The daily gazette., 1875-10-26

to the good sence of the American
people we hesitate before mentioning
the oelittllng argument which has
oGen fddressed to them. They are
asked to pass by Mr.. Bayard and turn
uei' car to his merits, because, for
1ootn' ne Is a resident and native of
Deiaware, which happens to be one of
TO thiss Arc the free citizens of tbio
great republic to be arbitrarIly con-
fined to tLe larger States in their sell
ection of the illustrlous man who il 70
preside over their whole country from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the
lakes to the blue Gulf Are brain and
culture, generous impulse, dsrinD
| action, pure life aui character. emi
nent services, to be recognized ONLY in
these? Are we to have an aristocrsrv
OF section, Of locality, more contempi.
Ible far than one of bIrth or of fortune
Tor the Latter would Imply merit in
mes ancestors az least. or tho hene
hceut means Of doing good to orr
fellow men, while the former would
be pure matter of accident, happen-
ing alike to the wise man and the fool.
Ike to the beast ofthe iicld and to tho
iordliest creature ever slammed will
the image of his Maker? To ask these
questions IS to anwer them, with an
Intelligent people, who are not pre-.
pared to stultify themselves, and to
say that the larger States only produce
great, and goOd, and wise n n, or to
aver that donkey born in New York
IS more intelligent, or more worthy
or respectable animal than his brother
donkey, born in Rode Island. At this
particular period, too, the American
mind reverts, with peculiar iaterest.to
the days of The revolution, the dtys
that tried mems sous, aud recalls with
pilde The illustrious names Of Rodney
and Of Reed, and other Delaware wof.
thies, and remembers that the Blue
Heh's chickens were ever to the front
In that memorable struggle for all that
mrn h0ld dear, COuntry, roof tree. ire.
side, individual and National life.
prosperity and reno Sn They reject.
with scorn, the gross, material, vulgar
notion, that mere numbers are to over
power IN all respects aud in all places.
and resolve that as on the Senate of
the United States they have immuta-
bly, stamped the grand old idea of the
sovereignty of the Sites, 40 TO the
hrst place in their gift, the chief mag.
istracy of these free and United States.
they will bring the f., grauder, far
nohIer idea of The So1srca9Rtyof Mn.
And so, friends and c0untrymen. the
Democratic party will decree their
pest lIen fer the Centennial President
ana th1t man, we respectfully submit,
Is the Hon. Thomas f. Bayurd. SEN
ator from Delaware At some other
time We may discuss the subject l1ore
particularly, and compare him with
uls eminent competitors for that cx
alted position. For the present We
pause, and inviting the CLOSEST scrutiny
TO his record upon the part of the
hosts OF oar friends, and defying
our political enemies to poini
out blotS or flaws upon its stainless
pages, we confidently present him the
suirascs Of the people, the coun.
try over, And the pc ople, sick of cor.
ruption, nausea.cd with fiction.
shrinking from the thought of farther
lnternecine strife, anxious only to
DETER tht prospects and build up their
waste places and fallen affairs; thi.
long suffering, much abused people
rising in their might, will eject fro,n
their places their present rulers. those
lnprofttahle servants, who have been
hut archite.f of ruin, and in the place
Of the COrged Cesar, who occuries the
chair Of Washington, they will seat
he legislator, the jurist, the statesman
.he modest and gallant gentleman.
without fear aud without rerroach, OF
whom We speak. II.