Daily Republican., 1879-06-05
A NOTE.
A NOTE
The s'Republican" sttll leads In
slroulatiOn. Advertise where you
get tho most for your money and
tho ssReDm blicann 10 that DaDer.
Ley ally Of Delaware Democrats.

the ssReDublican" IL that Daper.
Ley ally. Of Delaware Democrats.
The "Delawarean" imputes to ignor-
ance our intimation that during the
war troops should have BEEN mustered
into the United States service by the
States. OF course that paper being hard
pressed, had to fall back upon misrsp-
resentations to parry of thu damaging
blow and to still further deceive its
easily gulled readers. We never inti-
mated that Delaware or any other State
should have mustered in troops in the
service of the Federal Government, but
We did very plainly say that Delaware
raised no troops to put down the rebel
lion. That troops were raised in Della
ware there can be no doubt, and they
were amongst the best that upheld the
honor of the flag, but the State had
nothing to do with raising them. Being
under the control Of Legislature that
entertained rebel emissaries to negoti-
ate for secession of the State from the
Union, it never voted a dollar to
clothe, arm or equip a troop of loyal
soldiers. 1t may be said that neither
was this any part of the business Of the
State, but rather Of the national gov
ernment. Very true, but other States
did this kind Of work, and advanced
millions of dollars for that purpose, but
80 far as the acts Of the Legislature Of
Delaware show not one dollar was ever
advanced for aid in the raising of
troops. The editor who does some scrib-
bling for the "Delawarean," while the
editor with.brains is in Washington, is
familiar with all the laws, acts and
joint resolutions that were passed
during the war, and be can easily
confute our arguments by telling us
where to find such legislation, or he
might publish single paragraph Of
some such act or resolution to convince
us of our mistake. He cannot do it.
While he is poring over the musty
journals, he will find a resolution offer
cd we think by Mr.. Bewley of Smyrna
calling those who had enlisted mis-
guided persons, and it recommends the
wives and children of such misguided
persons to the notice of chartably in
clined people, but not dollar was vo-
ted TO help them nor was dollar voted
as bounty to aid the fathers, broth
e-s and sons of those who had enlisted.
The kind Of legislation that will be
found will be number of acts appro,
priating as high as $S00,O coo to pay per
sons drafted in the service to stay al
home. In the first draft, the man who
went to the war got nothing and the
man who remain ed at hone got $500 to
assist in paying his Communication. In the
second draft, the choice of remaining at
home not being allowed, as high as $500
was allowed to drafted man to assist
him in purchasing some broken down
tramp for substitute. Never was
there dollar given wi ich would in
any way encourage voluntary enlist
ments in the army or, which
would in any way assist in
carrying on the war; If the "Delava-
rean" can find any legislation to aid the
n n.tion in subduing the rebellion, let it
bring it out before the public and that
will establish the loyalty Of Delaware
80 far as the State Government was con-
cerned. This loyalty OF Delaware which
Senator Bayard talked so much about
in the Senate was fully shown when
the Democrats in the Legislature de-
feate1 a motion to raise tie United
States flag upon the State House. But
the "Delawarean" is improving. 1t
calls our allusion to the di loyalty Of
Delaware downright insult to the
brave men who abandoned their
homes and their families to peril
their lives on the field Of car
mage, in d, fence of the integrity of the
Union by irsinuating that the SOL
diers of the Delaware regiments
were disloyal. We never intima!ed
that they we're disloyal, and We but
used the term loyal to distinguish them
from the large number Of the " Della.
wareau's" friends who LETT the STATE
and fought on the other side. Perhaps
the sub-editor will inform Us where
he was duing the war. In making our
quotation We emphasized the word
"bravr," as something stran5e in the
vocabulary Of that paper as applied to
Union soldiers. During the war they
were towards and Lincoln's hirelings.
Sure enough the devil has become a
preacher, when the Delawarean"
attempts to defend the loyalty and
bravery Of Delaware's, Un.on soldiers.
The article is but a sensele,s jargon of
inconsistencies and misconstructions,
and disguised with having given it 20
much notice we contemptuau5Iy dism's,
il from our minds.