Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-12

For the Gazette.
The White Men Of White CLAY Creek
EDIToR GAZETTE: My attention has been called
to an article with the above caption, in a small
weekly newspaper published in your city,in whic
the writer wished some Of his Newark friends 10
answer two or three questions confined in his
article am sorry that the course Of the person
WHO suppose wrote the article has been, and con'
tinues to be, such that he has no political friend
in Newark, except in the ranks of the Black Re-
puDhcan party. Tor whose interests he seems to
have been laboring for some time.
That that paper should pretend to be Dom
ocratle Is absurd aud ridiculous, in the face |
OF its constant opposition to everything that is
adopted proposed, or contemplated by the Demo- |
Gratis OF the State, while it advocates overy
ure esponsed and malntAined by the Republican |
party. Within four years, the gentleman who |
furnishes brains for the small paper has been in |
accord with the apparent minority of the Demo- |
cratic party OF Delaware on two points only |
voting for Horace Greeley, q Republican, and
adopting the Cincinnati platform, also hepubli-
can
| But even this similarity OF purpose AMI princi-
pie between the gentleman and the Democratic
plrty OF Delaware, vanishes We approach it.
lie voted tor Mr.. Greeley exponent of Demo-
| cratic pTincIples-a Democrat; and he adopted
the Cincinnati platform as the conscientious en-
bodlment of those principles The party of the
State who did vote tor Mr. Greeley, voted tor him
as more conservative Republican than Grant
and the Cincinnati platform was at oncs rePWdia.
ted
That platform was not and never will be adopted
by the Democrats of Delaware. So that even the
| small similarity mentioned does not really exist
Now this brief statement Of facts q sufficient an
swer to the gentlemans first question, to-wit ais
the Democratic party national unit, with one
and the same policy IN every quarter OF the landi"
The Democratic party is not now, and never has
beer, national unit The rank land file Of the
Abohtionists, Barn Burners, Free SOilers, Hun
kora md
or faction that has arisep during the past seventy
years sprung from the loina of the Democratic
, party Each one held on to this party as avow-
ed dissidonts till its numbers were sufficient to let
it organize Independently.
Occasionally unity has besn approximats, but
it was not at Charleston, nor in McClelan's cam
paIgD, nor at Seymour's nomination, for Chase, q
deep-dyed Republican, was his principal opponent,
aud the Greeley hascO is before our eyes in its
, sad results.
The next question is, Suppose the governing
body OF one Of our churches were to addpt reg
uation for theig Peopse-how could q dissident
l. pretend 70 continue in communion with the church
! II he refused to submit TO decree made by it
Such q mans position would bs absurd"
Not at ell absurd, for one half of the intelligent
commandments OF the various churches all over th'
world do dissent from one or more OF the DEGREES
= rules of the particular church with which thsy
hold communion, and this dissent in nowise inn
pairs their stindlng or fellowship. Some Mstho
. dists Dance and not few Catholics dissent from
tuo u0CAco VI OA Iu6 1Opo. Aut
m dissent will always be present long as there i
% intelligent and independent eo9sceRces left to ou
er race.
Whence all these hundreds OF Christian demon
3. inatonsF Evidently their founders must hav
Do been dssidents while m the parent church or the
never would have got out OF it. Many times II
r, this country the dssidents have been numerog
4, as to actually divide the churches
OF That national unit" in the Democratic part
is much 10 be desIfed hone will deny, but that
ti- exists at present none will seriously Affirm No
Or are we likely to make q unit OF the party throug
n national conventions. We are at ln9rL et "A
of IOrong end Of the prop9S'tisE.
ns It strikes NE Us the only feasible plan of carry
w ing the next or apy succeeding national election
to thoroughly organize the Democratic party G
each individual State upon those principles whic
the people of each State may hold to b9 most con
ducIVe to their welfare, happiness, and success
D When i'll this way we have carried the indtvidu:
States there is strong hope of electiRg a nRtioui
ticket, not BEFORE And the sooner we drop VI
d' tiona politicals and attend to State politics Il
~e sooner will ths party approach q national uni
", 1t 10 great de ! better Tor Delaware. and Oac
other State to have Democrats in State and count
Offices, and Republicans in the national Office
Ter than to have them in reversed positions.
on The idea OF political party expecting to ele
1p national officers when it has not sufficient cohe
US encs and organization to carry but four States
ht- the height and depth OF absurdity and nOnsens
IN, 1t was to this policy OF State action that u
Hes Democracy OF Whlts Clay Greek addressed itsG
g in mass conyeSti1R OR the lst instant BY the Il
IN IN loving
nu Resolved, That il is the sense of the Democra
,ra of Whits Clay Creek Hundred, in convention
~ sembled that We will not under any circumatauc
10 seek the negro vote, but will rely exclpaivsly
nal the vote of white men; hereby DECLARING that
Of Democratic party Of tha StLts OF Delaware .
,sst now as they eyer have been exclusively = VIII
IN Mans Party"
sey The frat part of this resolution is chaEaeeriz
asst as "mntiny against the national Democratic p
icy This charge is based upon the assumpti
that the Cincinnati platform is the "DsmoeEa
ted policy" which most emphatically deny. Th
are platform never obtained the Conscientious apprO
Ith ana endorsement Of the great masses Of the De
sty, oeEaoy, no matter what was done at Baitimo
- In fact the Baltimore convention was . mutt
against the record Of the National Democracy
IN. three-quartsrs Of a esnturyl can speak Il
ton boldly for ct tho behet Of that convention tul
nd cd my back upon thar great record and voted
me, Mr. Greeley. / never want to dsiEaud my q
In science again, therefore want more frau'
lent Democratic policies thrust upon me.
II is not the business OF National ConventiC
ent TO IsFample down the old land marks or set
y,iS new onss unless they hare been 90 ina.ructsd
{ Of the great voting masses OF the party. Such
c nc sumption Of authority L sure 10 bring the dis
lla tsTa ol the last campaign. These National U
Ible Vsntiona should express the a01H OF the peo
le s without attempting to Lad, ooax or drive thi
Az al the authority such conventions have con
from the people, IL u obvious that the highest
red, thorikv Il Mas Convention Of the people the
the Selvea II was in the uss Of this praEogaeiVo
lnsh the Democracy Of White Clay Greek met on
npt- lsk instant. And II the Democracy Of every b.
sus- drad in the StatS would meet IN Mass Convent
De to-moEroW, the same resolutions passed at New
the wonld hs reiterated IN all the conventions, n
sup WIthstanding the gontiemnn who furnishes "a
da. rails for the small weekly says ehae me sec
part Of the reuOlution "is incorrect. as the wi
Man's Party is net, neVer vas, nor mover VIII
..,I ~ Democratic party Of the State OF OelA4al