Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-02
THE coLoRED REPUBLICANS.

approaching election for delegates to the Y
State Convention, and to control the result E
by such q vote. We hope that this is un-
true, and that at least, if there is any one !
claiming the name of Republican who is ,,
capable of attempting to do the party so {
grievous an injury that his schemes will re-
coil on his own head. The colored men
have been misled and deceived more than
once before, and have been " used" by
men who sought their friendship only for
selfish ends. They have thus weakened
the party, and weakened the hands Of the
true friends who have stood by them
through good and evil repute. They have
given point to the gibes and sneers of those
who always condemned the extension of
suffrage to them, and have put themselves
exactly in the situation which they ought
sedulously to aYoid-namely, of giving
their united vote to the support of IN
worthy men and unfit candidates.
At the present iuncture, in the election
Of delegates to the State Convention, there
are differences Of opinion within the party.
and a variance of choice. This is natural
and, of itself, not harmful Between
the gentlemen who have been pro-
posed as delegates to Cincinnati, |
different persons will make different |
choice, and this the colored Republicans have |
the same right to make, that any Republi-
can has. They may, and should, exercise
discrimination, looking to what they be-
heve will best serve the party's future in
terests. But what they cannot afford and
what, to the party would be a most serious
injury, is to allow their strength to be
msssed, bodily, in the hands of men ,oho
hope to control the pdrty's action by IL. The
colored people are in the party they are
part of it they mnst not make color
nne, and array themselves in solid mass
against the body Of the white Republicans
When they do this they wound the party
deeply they weaken it in the face of their
political opponents, and put themselves
more and more in the power Of the Dem
ocratic organization from whom they can
expect no favor, and not even fair play
Let the colored men think OF this. They
want the Republican party to WIN. They
do not want to see it prostrated before its
enemies. They want to see its banner waving
forward to success, and not borne backward
70 defa.-s. How. then. Fcan they help2 Ger
tainly not by making their strength ''solid"
in the hands of men who without it would
be without following. They can afford to
exercise Judgment they can afford to
choose for delegates or for candidates the
men whom they most respect or confide in;
but they cannot afford to give themselves
mp for club to be used in the hands OF
those who have no other weapon.
At this moment the Republican outlook
in this city and county is very encouraging
There is deep disgust amongst the people
for the statesmanship that is displayed in
the City government. Prudent counaels,
fair open procedure, honest candidates will
give the Republican party the public con-
fdence. The colored cltzens can do their
share Of the work of restoring it both to
confidence and control. Let them, by all
means, help it to succeed by proving that
they can and will act intellgently for its
best interests.
Andrew Jackson decidedly disapproved
of Congressional Investigations pointed in
his direction. This is the way he made re
ply to the application Of an investigating
committee during his administr alton that
wanted to overhaul the department records
The heads of departments may answer
such requests as they please, provided they
do not withhold their own time and that OF
the officers under their direction from pub
lie business to the injury thereof to that
buHinaaa 7 aha1l 10
themselves TO their duties in preference to
any illegal and unconstitutional call for in
formation, no matter from what source il
may come, and however anxious they may be
to meet it, For myself shall repel all such
attempts as an invasion of the principles ot
justice as we'll as of the constitution. and
shall esteem it my sacred duty to the peo
pie of the United States to resist them as
would the establishment of Spanish inqui
sition."
What would Jackson have said to tn
secret inquisitions attempted by the com.
mittees Of the present House What word
of denunciation would he not have used 70
such nosing detractors as Cate and Bright
The committees who have to ''investi
gate" Secretary Bristow are getting discour
aged. He is not only without fear, but h,
comes out from their malicious attacks
without reproscb. Not only is he cons spiou
GUS for boldly meeting, on the instant, an.
and every attack of his detraotors, bu
he displays manliness aud dignity tina
are consistent with high self-respect. The
way he facei the hypocriticsl Bright Of
Tennessee, the other day, is everywhere
applauded. We can fancy George Washing
ton acting just that way.
The New York Tribune IN an elaborat
article on church music in that city an
Brooklyn, describes general tendency t
economy in employing choirs, organists, Sc
Many churches have cut down the salarie
OF their quartet singers, and others hav
adopted the plan OF congregational sing