Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-08
Letter from WIN. Dsap, Esa.
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pressed will OF the people in the Baltimore Con- \
vantion is impeEatIve apcn every one who eiaima
being q pollution, statesman, or thinker, simply
give my views Is . number Of the DamooEatie par
u in the ranks, believing that Ct the political J
questions that atses the interests q ogt people
pEemacy, OF Opposition 70 Negro enlrauehisement,
social and political equality Of the negro with the
white race are the most important Tko Demo
cratic ny q OSr yss" ssS .s ss,' ~ V
doctrines which ns yet has been only an expert
ment and to the Democracy okthe country one OF
f the most dsaeterous experiments ever tried and
one which think the DemooFaey will not soon
wish 10 repeat To illustrate ths absurd position
\ Of the white men ol White Clay Creek the Editor
says :-"Supposs ths governing body Of one Of oui
churches were to adopt regulation Tor their peo-
pie how could d1snidant pretend TO continue In
communion with the church II he refused to sub
init to adocros made By itH such q mans position
would Be Nbsard.S Now let ms for the purpose
Of illustration assume the position of Q member Of
Il the Catholic Church in which have been taught Il
to believe in the inianibiity Of the Pope. Why
am taught q believe in this dockrinsf because
il is true and Is for the good Of myself and the
church that should believe II now because /
some Of the leaders in the church wh0 occupy
high and leading positions think they can get |
along without the Pope and by that means make |
things better for themselves, say the doctrine of
no1nce the true doctrine which I have been |
taught all my life and Of which am satieRed i
the true docftine for the simple purposs q pleas
ing and following corrupt and dishonest leaders
in the Language Of one OF DelaWars's n0blsat sons
J before the Baltimore convention must adopt
"cut and dried without crossing 'st" dOtting
an 81" without mastieation digestion the soRki-
, msnts Of otheTs." Would the Editor Of the Adj
/ veItiser ike to give up any opinion which he
} holds and beliasel 70 b true without some evi-
deDce to the contrary. Now the above is Just the
position q lhe white menot While Clay Creek.
) They believe m The doctrines OF the Democratic
lparty Of the country expOundSd in their Nation
al and State conventions previous to the assemble
: ing Of the Bait. Convention. How did that body
meetthe questions asked By our Noble Senator
!, on The Aoor Of that eonventionG Net by arRumsnt
A but By gibaa sneets and Misses. Does such COM
j duck become the reprssentatiVes ofa great party.
Can q eonvention composed Of such mataFiai re-
Z csivs tho support Of men with the least pEatsn-
4 ton to honesty think not, and the verdict Of
the Democracy Of the country In our last cam
I, paign eonvinees me that AN right n mVsadn
/. EucntiOn as q democrat haNa hnen ouQAt that
Snte sOversignity was one q the great principles
Of our party and Tor the last ten yeaEs oppostion
4 to negro enfranchisement, OF political social
equality Of the negro With the white race al
so one e our established principles. and for my
n self bsliaVs 90, st notwithstanding the aotlOu
y of that great and august body which the EditoI
= calls the "National Convshtlon embracing the
. best and purest Democrats Of the country. In 9
j broad, human, spirit trampled dDwn the land
NNe4AN
= does that the men composing the Baltimore con
r. vention wesa tss bsss end prest Dsnocyats Of th
y country. So
Z But that many Of them we're as great seoun
- drels Is ever vent nnhung, and II had tho rus
OF our fails to pick out OIL could find many bette
II men than many o. khoso who composed ths Balti
mora convention. They did not a. the EditO
he says, "trample down the land marka Of CASTE o
er was plainly aAowh by The result of our prasidse
" tal campaigB Did those negroes who lad Cd
'rs invitation to DemocEaEie fellowship accept it
think not for if they did, all the weight the.
added TO our party wa ovsr-balaneed tan to ON
1n i by the white men who refused to support an
he such abandonment Of principles and have left ou
lo- party Wonldnot at this time have 70 lamsl
MS over the most disastrous defeat that any part
nR met nince the formation Of our goveRnmont. Ha
lm the negroes united with the Damocrats, the
would have proved that thsy had less good sens
than they have been given credit with.T May q
result % our party ever be tha sane es ~ the la
campaign whenever great and good party III
lay the Democratic has hesns VIII tor the purpose
Of getting into power, abamdon their llolong pril
ht clples and Join hands with tho moat bittaE opp
~ attempt to plaza in power such man In the hig
y. eat position In the gitk Of . g.eat people. ~
Editor in speaking OF the revolutions passed ct q
meeting Of the whito Hien of White Clay Cree
lmys: "The hEst part Of the resolution ia q m
q tiny against the National Democratic policy"
NJ The Baltimore convention did not represent,
lpe adopt the principles ef The Democrats party
,aW laid down n any platform ever adopted BY a
HnEENIOH| NJNA0MMA
rammed down their throats without discuasi,
the platform q prinelples and Candidates ma
and adopted by 4 mongerel set Of dlsappolnt'
Re- once hunters assembled a. Cinelnnatl Let =
nuP quote again ntho see0nd part (of the resolutio
m. Is incorrect the white man'a party b ~
never vas, nor never will Be the Democratic par
OF. the State Of DelawareR Now, whenaihia d
quotation was written The author either knew
was writing what wna not true, o. was entire
me ignorant Of what he was writing aboat Lot A.
~. rad the resolutions adopted ~ the Democra
vas State convention, held af Doverin 1870 and n
say that his quotation above b true, Il was or
ON the basls OF the white man'o party that
'ie- could have won the aplendld victory viii
We did In 1870, when the hspnblloan party wi
an addition Of . solid column Of negro Vot
4He amounting In our State 10 nom four 20 Eve ths
me sand, notwithstanding which they were vol
o9- beaten In our Htato Than thgy ever were aimee
I Edltor agaln, s'we have 30 ollea Invited an
sai tsWer 10 our we'll known advOcaey Of the ha
more convention that we far none wiz CON
i1c- Ia reply to this Lass qaota1ou en- UA cay tn
mot mistaken In regard 70 The author of she
laR0iatiOn, offered pelsenalls a4 New Castle
lpr- dlseuas the question Of which wing 81 the pa
Ilna tle aGreeley," o. to GtFaighloua DemocrI
oui6 fnra Nv fhd DdIaucinlle doaVnntlona, beth
a 70 tlonal and State and the only reply received
Billy, gohonA6H a. the pfeAent time q y
Worth while discussing QU1llIQu thas aim
a = eVery nnmocmt Is ashamed to own that be {
n ndvocated 20 cunlemplable polItion and
IsW that are len who Stiil occnpg the position
e aaEOoaiaa of Negral1lnR the 0snoaEuays
81 aoonoR thar are gotten I'D e - ln1 party
'asHs better 4 viii hq for she suee 6 ne
4 ~ bgpn deceived " ne aelqg e .he hPl.l.n -