Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-28
. 90 So BRICK.


Well, honest John Vane triumphed at
the polls, and became member of Congress
Tor the district Of Slowburgh. Let US
glance now at bis qualifications for the
splendid aud responsible position of which
his fcllOw.citizens mad pronounced him
worthy. lie wus, to use a pOellcal figure,
in the flower Of his age, or, to use "A cor
responding arthmetical figure, about
thirty-nye. lie bad, as he and his ad-
unirefs had supposed, fully formed his
character, and settled II on n stable plat
form Of wOrlhy habits and creeds. lie
was commercially honest. inGefatigably
industrious, q believer In tue equal rights
Of man, strenuous advocate of the
Maine liquor law, a member, " am not
greatly mistaken, Of the church, and
every way In good repute among gr We
conscientious people. Ills "war record"
was admitted {" he unimpeHctable that
rs to say, ne had consistently and un-
llmchirgy denounced the Rebellion,
from rs inception !" II he had moi
fought Tor the Union on the battlefield,
h, had fought for it IN the stump aud 10
the ch.mney-cuintr. In ali his <, Ograph
zeal seniimruts he was truly Am ricau,
even 10 occasional misubde standing of
uur foreign affairs, and tU the verge Of
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wanted somebody (mcaning of course
,Jmrhudy tl-) 10 thrash England wei.
for the Trent ALTAR. and to anu hilate her
ior the Alabama ouiragos. lie sflirmtd
IL one vi his public efforts " that onr
claims for Indirect damages should be
prosecuted. If necessary, before the
court ol high Heaven which phrase he
aiwu,F regarded as one OF his happiest
Inspiration, nllhO Ugh be had found il "in
the paper lie couicnded that il was
our mission, and consequently our duty
TO iuterll.e in hchalf OF oppressed Cuba
nv bringing 10 within the pale Of our own
national d ht, aud generally 10 extend the
area of freedom over such countries rs
would furnish us with n good market for
our home productions, aud a mild climate
iOr our mVNids. At the same time he
did not want 10 go tn war for these hcnev
client purpus t- for wal, as he frequently
remarked, was frigttiul thing, ana We
had already shed blood enough TO show
that We would fight rather than submit
To outiagr he only proposed that we
should IL SUI u oar grandeur and let
those follows gra,ilatc towards us. ."
liz views concerning informal affairs
were NAKED by an equal breadth. He
held that the Industry of the American
producer should be protected, at no
mpttrf what cost TO the American con-
-iner. lie WINS opposed to the introdlc
ton of Ch'ncse cheap labor as being in
/ furious 10 The noble class Of native arti-
sans, however 10 might benefit our
equally noble farmers by furnishing
tu,u With .oW-priced tools, shoes and
clothing lie believed that our system
Of government was the purest and most
economical ia the world, when II was
not uhn-cd hy municipal rings, pub &c
deiaultrrs, rn lrotd lccislati6n. and lob
hyist- of The state aud national capitals.
Tie ,rgued that rotation in office 10 re-
publican, because il gives every citizen
u tar chance y and that II II means OF
national rlucliion, because It tcmpts
rYru thr lregs Of sorict, 10 aspire 10 RS
spou.ihiily aud power. Ia the whole
superb O. Of our civil affairs, he saw hut
unr error which needed serious aud in
slant attention, namely, the Thanking
privilege. II that could be removed
sud two millions thereby saved annually
ont Of budget uf lhicc OF four hundred
millions, be thought that the legislutiy,
suu of American democracy would be
ielt without spnt, the. cxempInr ant
despair Of other iaN-ladeu nations.
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