Daily Republican., 1879-05-29
HIandering the state.


found out too that the REPUBLICAN has
been guilty Of slandering the character
Of the people Of the State, and it also
names the Sentinel" Of its own town
as another of the slanderers, and such
ISLANDERS it says discourage immigra-
ton to the State. 1t is very easy to
make an assertion but much more diff
cult to prove it, and we think that even
the Dover organ will find it difficult to
prove the assertion that we have utter
cd anything of a slanderous or libelous
character except upon the old libel law
based upon the principles Of "the great.
er the truth the greater the libel" In
regard to immigration, there is not so
much trouble to induce persons to come
into Delaware to settle, as it is to keep
them here after they have como. 1t is
true that the reports about the admin.
istration of justice, and the strange and
inconsistent laws that are upon our
statute books croate au unfavorable
opinion in the minds of people at a dis
t7,cn, who are looking around for a
new hone, but that Is not the fault OF
the REPUBLICAN. The fault lies in hav-
ing such laws, and generally the pa
pers that expose and advocate the re-
peal of them would be looked upon
rith favor instead Of being censured.
Though Delaware has been benefited
By very fair sprinkling of immi-
grafton the same causes operate to keep
settlers from coming down to our fertile
fruit lands, as do to keep them out of
the States farther South; indeed, we do
rot believe there is as much liberality
and humanity in the laws of Delaware
a'thers are in those of the reconstructed
STAT $. The old slave code Of laws Of
Delaware yet stands upon our statute
hooks unrepealed, aud with all its
ma hi e"y IS complete ss in thr
palmiest days of slavery. Were
the Wheel Of time to be turned back,
wards only twenty years, AMI the re,
suits of tie rebellion to be wiped out,
the slave code of laws of the State o.
Delaware would be found ready to b.
enforced without further legislation
1t is to-day crime for a colored man
to cross Duck creek into Kent county t.
preach the gospel, and it is crime for
colo. ed men to be out at night after a
certain hour. That this slave code is
imperative and not enforced is 40 fau'
OF the laws Of Delaware nor Of the OH
rs of tue State, but it is because pLu
~ opinion elsewhere, except in tn
bourbon States Of the South, is abLoi
rem, to slavery, AMI because the stron
arm Of the government has struc
OF the shackles, giving freedom to fou
millions Of human beings. So far a
Delaware is concerned, she had no pal
in this great revolution. Her laws al
the same as when slave holders rule
the nation. There is not statut
uoo her books which shows that sh
sent loyal regiment of soldiers in
the field to take part in saving the III
ton, but there are plenty of statut'
to show that the State was plunged il
to debt to pay bountes to men to key
the ntrom going to the war. 1t is OF
boast that Delaware was the first Of t.
old original thirteen States to sign IT,
national constitution, and We're t
amendments to the constitution to
all hlOttad out, AMI the slave code pr
in force again, Delaware would be t!
first 10 resume her ol place, becau
h y slave laws have never been rrpe.
e! or NO Iii d. They siuply remain i
op0natiY". ready to be sprung in
lif' at H." first opportunity. Legisl
tur. after Legislature has Let and Il
isla'al upon almost every con 5s;val
subj act, but neve" has the party
pog-r tourHel the oil slave co
laws 70 make them more cOIsonaut Vi
the alvancad and liberal spiri: of t
age.
TAey are good to look at ev
i they clnnot BE- enforced, seems to
the prevailing lea, or they would 10
ago have been repealed. We dou
whether there is another STATE
the Union that has preserved int
the old slave code laws upon her 5
tute books.
If in advocating more liberal spin
and in opposing old bourbon laws a
bourbon customs we have slandersd
STATE then we are guilty, and we nei
er ask for clemency, nor seek scr
behind which to hide our guilt.
would ask the Delawarean" to Il
its eyes westward and look ~ the te,
ing thousands pouring into the Sta
of Iowa, Kansas. 1--WE mean white !
ple) Colorado, Nebraska and Nera