The daily gazette., 1876-04-05
p. JOHNSON. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
WILMINGTON, DEL. APRIL 3. 1876
The Threatening Braggarf.

The Threatening BrdDOGrf.
Boutwell, has shown himself the mean
est of all men in the Senate. His last
speech is that of threatening braggart.
Such speech as might be delivered in
some low groggrey, by the vilest of demo-
goguss to bloated addle-patel mel. He
threatens war; civil war all over this
country for the negro-not for the union
which he now scouts, but for the negro,
as though the negro, led by only few Of
Boutwelps companions, has not already
ruined half dozen States in the South,
where Boutwelps low thieving compan-
ons has had full sway. But this loss
not all of it sustained in those States.
The rascals who ran the States in debt
sold millions of bonds in the north, and
now some of BoutwelPs friends there
begin to feel loss when they hoped to
make hundred and fifty per cent. on
their purchas Perhaps Boutwell, him
self has been experiencing this loss, and
he wants the people to go to war. Why
the negroes must feel contempt for
such language.
Read what this bleating. cowardly
bully said would happen if the people
did not continue to keep in office his
thieving comrades about Washington
the District Ring, the post-traders, pos
tai contractors and straw bidders, and
Indian Ring spectators. They are the
fellows whom Boutwell, means to keep
in good positions, and if the people dare
to turn them out by electinz Democrat,
war is to follow. Poor, crazy Boutwell,.
He deserves mad shirt. But there is a
method in mis- madness. He don't pro-
pose to fight, no, not he; he fears his
cowardly skin would suffer. But like his
friend Phillips, proposes to set the peo-
pie to fighting. And for what, became
they assume again,as they had for three
fourths Of the century, to conduct the
government through Democrats and the
Democratic party. Could any sane man
give utterance to such language? Read
it. Here is what he said:
If they fail to do their duty the Gov.
ernment is lost. If they fail to over.
throw the democratic party by a vote so
overwhelming that there can be no ex-
cuse for bribery, for falsehood, for double
returns, this country year from this
will be involved in another civil war
Nothing but an overwhelming vote of tn,
people, from which there can be no ap
peal by traitors, will save us from civi
war. We are nearly in the same condi
tion that. we were in 1860 and l86l-elev
en- States without the power OF free elec
tions; and you call this free Govern
ment, and appeal to US for union, for con
cession, for friendship, for justice Tn,
democratic party to-day has the power il
had during the war. If at any time dur
ing the war the democratic party of tn,
North had said, This war must cease
we will give no aid or comfort to the
democracy OF the South in their attacl
against this Government the war woulC
have ended. you who cooperate with
the democracy of the South will say t.
them, Do justice to the negro peopl,
there give them their rights, civil, so
cial, and political" all occasion to appea
to the North for justice, for sympathy
for cooperation, Tor support, will pas
away. There is no feeling in the Nortl
but desire that you should be just t.
the people of the South, 20 the blacl
man. We can take care of ourselves =
do justice to those who sympathize with
us; but, so long as you trample unde
your feet 100000 people entitled t.
rights under this Government equivalen
to your own, can you expect us to forge
these outrages upon our fellow-men anC
take you by The hand and say, We ar,
brethren, citizens Of common country
let the past be past, and by-gones be for
gotten r Injustice cannot be forgotten
The democratic party Of the North is to
day responsible for the outrages perpe
trated upon the black men of the South
and they have been responsible from
first to last. Their appeals to me ar
vain
" If they fail to overthrow the Demo
cratic party, this country a year fror
this will be involved in another ciyi
war" says Boutwell,. And this is to b
because the white people south will nc
elect to office such rascals as Kellogs
Ames, Moses and Holden.
II we supposed the people of thi
country had no more intelligence tina
to be intiuencec for one moment by tb
opinions of this demagogue, Boutwell, w
should lose all hope of the continuanc
of our republican government on tn
continent. Why, what do we have ele
tions for if a set of thieves is to be q,
trusted continuously with power.
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