The daily gazette., 1876-04-13

MR.. EDITOR: | see by last nights
C0nmerctoi, an article upon the war
record of the Hon. II, f. Bayard. Did
Mr.. jenkins know tie facts, as well rs
any person who was in Delaware at
the time refe red to, and, after that,
make use of the language in that ed-
torial, should say such IA person has
no regard for truth. | will give you
what l know in regard to Mr.. Bayard's
connection with the military organiza.
ton, referred to in the article: In the
early part of 1861, before any war had
been declared and at time when it
was said by many OF those persons,
who like MIR. jenkins. were very loyal
ut least you would be led to believe so
from the amount of shreking they
done, just about the time that one
John Hickman who thought there
would be no war, for MIR. Hickman at
that time said that a few old women
and COWS would frighten all the
Southerners that would attempt to
| resist Federal arms.
Even w. II. Seward said there
would be no war and that if any set OF
persons should attempt TO resist, it
would all be put down in six weeks. At
this time, S. A. Douglass declared
war was disunien" and as no one
| except the secessonisls and abolition
lists wished for disunion, every sensible
man secuted the idea of war between
| the States. At this time the Hon. T.
F. Bayard, under the laws of the State
of Delaware, for the formation OF a
military organization in aid Of State
laws and to maintain State authority,
and for the protection of our ci,izeps,
did assist to organize in the city of
| Wilmington. q military company, ADD
he received aLieutenancs commission
and arms were issued for which he gave
bond to the State.
About this time there was In several
| places inDelaware, where military con-
panies were formed for the purpose of
protecting the rights and property of
our citizens, we had one formed in
our swn town just about the time of
the one that was organized 10 Will
mipgtOn. The Wilmington company
was never called into service and 1
believe never did, or proposed to do
any act in violation of the laws of the
State, or of the United States or in op
position to the Government of the
United States. The only flag the
company ever had, was United States
| flag, and even that was bought and
paid for by Mr. Bayard. The uniforms
were blue. The Southern Confeder-
acy had not been formed when this
company was organized, nor was a
| military organization of the Southern
States imagined to be possible at that
| time.
| So you see.the error into which Mr..
jenkins has fallen, in attempting TO
array Mr.. Bayard in opposition to the
| government of the United States.
forgot TO say that Major General Hepry
DUPONT well known Republican, ,
was at the head of the State military
organization, and was officially recog-
nized by Mr.. Bayard as his superior
| officer and issued all orders TO the
company. Mr.. DUPONT sill believe
holds his commission. New, Mr.. Bay
ard, like myself and many other men,
who are quite the equals of Mr.. Jen-
kins in regard 10 loyalty, ID the Gov
erDment, were not in accord with
every act of Mr.. Lincoln's admipistra-
tion. any more than we are with Mr..
! Grants; but oppositioo ,and SO far as |
know of Mr.. Bayard'S bas been of an
open and consistant character, l have
had plenty of opportuo oity, of knowing
something of Mr., Bayard's course,
having been intimately associated with
him, both in business matters and So
cially, and if Mr.. Bay ards opposition
to the Republican party is like mine,
it will continue until that party shall
hold no more power in the United
States Government to disgrace it,
than what they have 10 the State of
Delaware, or until the administration
is replaced by another and more
honest one. Respectfully,
April II, 1876. VIM, DEAN.