Daily Republican., 1879-05-21
senator Bay ards Oyalty

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1t is probable that there are not two)
Senators at Washington more devoted
10 their State THAI are Senator's Bay
ard and Salisbury, of the little
State of Delaware. For any Senator to
say word derogatory to the loyalty
of Delaware during the rebellion
is to bring down upon their heads the
maledictions of these Senators. They
have not got much territory to guard
and shield but they do it we'll. They
do not always succeed in warding Oft
the blows aimed at her, but then it must
be remembered that she is vulnerable,
and then she is so small that any re-
flection upon her fair fame is met with
sympathy more potent sometimes than
words in her defence. On Friday
last Senator Window pricked the bub-
ble of self Importance with which Sen
ator Salisbury had aired himself, and
in a very short time the latter named
Senator was glad to quit the unequal
contest followed by the laugh of his fell
low Senators at his inglorious discom-
future.
On the Monday following while Mr..
Blaine was overhaulins the Democratic
Senators one by one on account of either
their own disloyalty or the disloyalty
of the State they represented, Senator
Bayard jumped to his feet as soon as the
name of Delaware was mentioned TO
5sfsna Ter from the damaging charge
of want 0. loyalty during the rebel
lion. Mr.. Bayard's Senatorial royal
blood being stirred up, he flew back to
the time in the history Of the Nation
when the Constitution was adopted, to
show that Delaware was one of the
original thirteen States, as if that was
enough to protect her from the charge
of disloyalty. Upon the same ground
Mr.. Bayard might have also given Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
and Georgia, all seeding States, the
credit of having been of the old orig
inal thirteen also. Senator Bayard
defended Delaware upon general
principles, but made no attempt tc
answer the charges Of Mr.. Blaine, and
indeed the latter did not seem anxiou;
to get him to answer, but simply t'
deny everything, knowing that th'
records were more efficient answe
than any words that Senator Bayar'
could utter.
Mr.. Blaine evidently had no inten
ton Of stirring up the Delaware Sena
tor to such an extent, or he might hav
gone on and showed with what friend
ly feeling the Legislature entertaine
the Alabama secession commissioners l.
1861: he might have shown that tn
military company, of which the distin
guished Senator was then captain, ha
to be disbanded, broken up and tn
arms seized by the Government, fo
fear the company would go over in
body to the rebels. Mr.. Blaine migf
have referred TO the action of the Stat
Legislature in its plan Of raying bour
ties which were so peculiarly arrange
that those who did not 60 to the wa
got the most meney, and in no case di
volunteer get a cent Of bounty money
The so5O,0V0, part of the debt nndt
which the State is now strugglin;, wa
paid ont to get men to stay
home, instead OF encouraging the
to 20; and he might have shown tn
although appeal after appeal was ma
to the Legislature for aid for the sutft
ing wives and widows of soldiers, t
Legisl ,turs would not grant solita
cent f,r that purpose. 1t is true,we b
lieve, nat resolution calling tn so
diers mis- suil,ci men, and recommenc
ing tler wives and children to the XII
copgide! alton otthe cha itauly dispose
was passed and this was all that IL
grept loyal State of Delaware, Of whi
Senator Dayarl speaks 50 eloqueutI
ever did for the Soldiers wives al
children.
Mr.. Blaine might have brought sol
in evidence Of the disloyalty CT Il
Democrats Of Delaw ware during the W
the fact that one Of the most disti
guished Democrats OF the state W
convicted before the United States Di
trict Court Of aiding and abetting t
enemy which made him so popul
with the democracy that they ha
lately elected him to Congress. The
who Rad the reply Of Mr.. Bayarl
Mr.. Blaine cannot but see the .vasi'
ness of it, which is creditable. 10
Bayard, though what he said wo'
lead to the impression that the Der
Gratis had always been loyal. He d