Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-09
MR.. BAYARD IN FAVOR.
From the Baltimore Gazette;

Al there l@ any one newspaper in the L niied
States that shndders at the very name Of De,noc-
racy It IS the New York ErenHg Post Why the
red rag should cxasperlte the bull i. a question
OF ply seal economy which we believe never has
been solved, aud We are quite as much at "A loss
10 give "a "olhtion of 1t rs We are OF the problem
Why 80 intelligent an organ OF public opinion ab
tue fost, 50 thoroughly antagunistc To all the
Fi1ciisea OF Triumphant Repubcanism, should
a1tualIy lose ITS senses when il is confronted with
tethhiSal Dtmocfacy, the Democracy holding ak
ms moment with Il "tllth sincere" TO the very
ptinrilits ol government and economy which our
-'ew York helghbor espou~es. But we see soms
si5hS ol change. In the Post Of the 9th we fph
quoted at length, aud wth at least Impled au,,ro.
VAL portions OF Senator BayaId's speech, nomi-
many ON the Lo,iisltna question, but really OH
"rhbl'c faith Now II there be Democrat adj
The Land holding Its most advanced priuciple, IL
~ lhonaa i. Eayard, OF Delaware. And strange
10 say ho has reached his present position as ah
tXPoihtirr ot Democratic principles by process !
which may account Col the aympithy, even at this
late day, "l the once Federal, then Democratic
now mildly ftpuhhcan Evening Post. Mr. Ban
ants grandfather a man in every sense eminent
Wa a llamiltnnlih fcdctallst of the most prd
nounc"d type. The Evening Post with Coleman
ior IT. editor, was oi the same school. Ii wellt
ana s'l'shed ITS teeth when the i,tll Hamilton
duel occurred. Ii wa the mreat adversary ,;
l'ami and Chcetham. 1t opposed rs far as IT dar
cd the war OF ISL with Great Bl litain Much
later, il We remember rightly, under the auspicrs
I'll Mr.. l.eggttt 1t became DemocIaiIr- no o,onn
more 50 and only was il when the poetical ,ru
sentimental element was injected and bcca,u.
predominant that it slid first INTO the lnti-sIsy.,v
tsd lhtn INTO the Republican groove. With M
l'nblieanlsm that is, actual RrpubIcanism 1t Is
now utterly dlsgusted, and Of Democracy, IA " !
have SAID, 1t has sort OF hysterical horror ILe
bait which II is Obvious tempted the Post TO M,
justice 10 Mr. Bayard Is his sound ,loctfiu, ,.la
quently cnunciatcd, on the subject of the tutt.n
cy That covers multitude OF sins, Including
that OF Democracy But the Post does not s,t
or what Is more probable is wllluly blind Ia nv
lar-rcaching doctrines and principles the Senalor
from Delaware 80 eoqucntly inculcates, IL 1,
the utter faithessncss of the Republican mart,
especially IN Its relations to the South thai MI
haNard asscrts and demonstrates, and the Post
adopts. His theme was "louisiana" NOT "Su,
| enc Payments We copy from our New Irr1
| contemporary sin.,e passage OF Mr.. Ba,ard,
speech:
"l'y refusal Of the General Go,er,
| meht 10 act IN good faith with the people DR.
| Stale, by thrusting upon them n Govarn
nent hateful 10 their feelings ana ruinn,,s
! 10 their property, their affections are da
| Nit'9td hi'd lheIr means ot payment of the
| burdens a, taken away. | ask in caudor
| now can the per pla al tho other STATES of liza
| ohlnh Spect Wiling maintenance of the
burdens uf lhh General GOVoruIueut nav
| lnent oi lis ta%e~. and a hearty sunnort r
itS financial honor, from a cOumunitv
| whom they have suffered t. he trampIod
down by fraud and iorce, and over whom
| they have set sham government which
exists only to punder property instead bf
protecting IT. wish could engrsvo tins
sentence where every man of the rich ANA
pnpulous North could read il: "Jusllco 1n
tue South Is sell. I.protecllon To the North ,
ours ~ voluntary GoveIntnenl: II h.
ifaihaa aud based upon the idea that th.
people can aud will govern themselves, +
the viii o; tho people be wanting the torn,
loi tho Government Will soon fade awav If
tht 6oNernlnent is 10 be strong and con-
tnue tn oNlst, II VIII loo because the h.arI.
oi tho American people strongly desire /, !.
aud II ihey Lose their love Tor IT, or loh.
| thelr loNo IN It, II must soon go to piece.
I Aud this, Wa ~ Democrats are nroud to
sly. the Repnhicau Eren,a0 Post ntononh-
r'S "inasteriy and slatesuauhke." NerllS
the NnIl moVt>i