The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-13
SaUjnOing The Bloody Shirt

The Commercial has raised the bloody
shirt anew. Its editorial on Thursday
was of the most alarming character. All
the negroes in South Carolina were in
terror and Governor Chamberlain was
dreadfullv scared. The dreaded white men
had adopted the "shot-gun policy" (what-
ever that ISL and the truly loyal stood in
fear and trembling. Poor fellows-they
are all armed with Mimic rifles, supplied |
with ball cartridges, with the Governor, |
all the State and election officers, and the |
U. S. troops at their back, being greatly
in the majority, accustomed to hard
knocks, and yet they tremble before the
'kid-9loved, lazy, do-nothing" whites.
Well, that is sad state, sure enough.
Why don't the editor of the Commercial
90 down to South Carolina and help the
negroes. This would certainly show more
gallantry than staying here shedding
crocodile tears over their hard fate as
lyingly depicted, by. himself to get him
self voted into an official position, when
his views are entirely averse to the views
of the people of Delaware. This "bloody
shirt business has played out. The
commercials article will not move Della
wareans. They know too well all such
nonsense has been denied by newspapers
on all sides.
The Commercial copies Chamberlain's
description of joint meeting of the two
parties to discuss the political issues.
The men of Wilmington who partici-
pated in the Know Nothing campaign.
who read that article will be forcibly re-
minded of an occasion in our own CITY
Hall. The very men who were then
Know Nothings and Plug-ugies are now
Republican Radicals. They will remem-
Der that a carpet Dagger was then got to
take the nomination of that party for
Congress. A fellow whose tongue was
as active as that of parrot's-who emit
ted perfect torrent of abusive epithets
and disgusting by false assertions, almost
equal to the letter of the Rev. Mr.. Mann
Like the 'magnificent' Levi, this fellow
was going to walk right over the course
and threw out his challenge. He defie,
the Democratic candidate to meet hin
anywhere and debate the issues. '.Plu
ugly bullies" were imported to back him
lie was allowed to '.screw his courage u
to the sticking point" swagger aroun
till he could not back out. And then on
young Democratic nominee-who was il
the very flush of manhood, secured til
assent of his Democratic friends to tax
up the gauntlet. He did it in tru
knightly style; nor would he let tn
Know Noting off. He cowed and tried
back out. But he had led some of our ne
pie to take hold of him, and they woul
not allow him to back out. Well, Il
time arrived; and the Know Nothn
Plug-uglies were present in force. TIL,
edged their way upon the platform. G
behind their speakers, with their hea'
headed canes. And the Democrats d
the same; but they showed no weapons
at times a breathless suspense existe
and thus it was from the commemorate
OF the debate until the end-until d
carpet-bagger was so completely answer
and used up at the close of each speech
our candidate that his friends were oil
to get him away, while the Democra
almost carried their man from the Ina
He was triumphantly elected; and is NJ
the honored Mayor of your city. Hat
blow been struck that night we know I