The daily gazette., 1876-06-29
SECOND EDITION.
For the Delaware Gazette.

MIX. EDlIOh Ilduh you IOI puD-
fishing my letter in defence of G. p.
Fisher. should not have said word
if you ard O'Byrne had not been led
astray by the Commercial and Every
Evening. l admit you were more care
full and decent than the Herald; he run
full tilt at Fisher. You have written
an editorial and appear to wonder why
defend Fisher, and say he has hum.
bugged me. You are greatly mista-
ken. have not seen or talked with
G. L. Fisher, as recollect, for the last
six months. Now, sir, l do not wish
TO call up old memories. You say the
people of Delaware are greatly indebt-
ed to the Breckinridgers for the free
dom the State enjoys. Now, sir, you
are greatly mistaken in that also. The
Delaware. Breckinridgers as general
thing, had not the nerve and inclina-
tion to lay their valuable bones on
Southern battlefields, and of course the
little squall in Delaware could not
scare the Republican Administration.
Therefore your boasted liberty ana in
dependence in Delaware during the
war was brought about by Union Dou-
glas Democrats interceding Ior Breck-
inridgc men; for if it had not been for
| US Douglas Union Democrats the Re-
publicans would have made short work
of you Breckinridgers. and it is for
this very reason like and respect this
George z. Fisher. Some of the bitter
est Of the Rebels were harbored in this
State, dressed in disguise and passed
through the State. We know Of more
than we wish ever to go to public ears.
The war is over, and thank God the
Union was saved, ana after the Union
Democrats helped the Republicans
save it, if the Republicans, in the ex.
cess of their power, enfranchised the
niger, they must accept the hostility OF
thousands of their late Union Demo.
cratic friends; and 1t is not Union De-
mocrats going to Breckinridge Demo
Gratis in Delaware, but Breckinridgc
Democrats going to Union Democrats,
for don't the Breckinridge Democrats
now cheer the old stars and stripes as
Justify as they cursed it in the late Re.
bellion? And what has Breckinridge
ism cost these United States ? At least
one million of lives of human beings,
and some of their bones are now
bleaching on the face of the earth
And further, it has cost the nation five
thousand millions of dollars and end
less taxation. These are the fruits oil
John Breckinridgeism. l know Geo.
p. Fisher well; he is no stranger to me
We differ in politics; / never was 9
Republican. High office was offered
me, but have the living proof that
told said powers that l was Douglas
Union Democrat, and would not ac'
cept. l was then and am to-day g
Union Democrat, and ask no political
favors of Breckenridge men, l am
willing, since they profess love fol
the old flag and the Union, to join to-
gether and try and bring about or re.
store the pure old Democratic party Il
its former usefulness, economy and
honesty in administering the govern
ment. There has been too much pa
radescf Breckinridgeism from Della
ware to the St. Louis convention. A
former bolter from Charleston must be
sent right or wrong to St. Louis
There are certain rings in Delaware
that would be crushed to atoms If il
was not the fear of the niger element
getting the econtrol but when that niger
element gets to quarrelling among
themselves what sound policy. is there
in Democratic papers taking sides p
The editorial of the Herald of the goth
inst. was the worst ever saw, and
hope Fisher may sue the owners OF the
paper, SAMUEL IoWNshND'