Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-19
mi.Barbarisln.

The proof Of the truth OF wha. Mr.. Brad
ford said is the violence with which the
Gazette assails his speech. The Re
PUBLICAN has sinned against the Demo
Gratis by unequivocAlly endorsing what
Mr.. Brad ford said, and therefore 1t.
with that gentleman has become the
target Of the pop-guns Of Democracy
We do not know how 1t is with Mr..
Bradford for we have not seen him TO
converse with him since he threw the
last bombshell into the Democratic
camp and therefore are not able nor an.
thorized TO speak for him, but so far as
the REPUBLICAN is concerned We have
said naught in malice, nor have We
said anything that We wish we had
left uussid.
Because good men lived and made
their impress upon the legislation Of
our State a half.century or less ago does
not relieve the Democratic party from
the charge Of semi bar barism. Had the
leaders Of the Democratic party in ty'
zone DAYS beeE imbued with the same
righteous and humanitarian principles
that governed sub men IS Charles
Polk, John N. Clayton, Willard Hall
and the Hon. John W. Houston, the
party would not to.dsy be smenable to
the charge Of semi-bar barity. The
slave code was not only semi bsrbarous
but barbarous in the extreme, and
slave y existed in Delaware in spite Of
such men as we have named-never by
their help. Good men can live in a
barbarous age and not BIZ responsible
for the crimes that others ,omtnit. The
opposition of many of the best men of
Delaware to the slave code and against
the spread Of slavery shells halo Of
glory not only around our little State,
but the memory OF those men-Hon.
John W. Houston is yet with us in an
honored and high position. The two
most important votes he ever cast while
be was a member Of Congress, was the
one lie cas- against the introduction of
slavery into free territory, and the
other was his vote in favor Of protect
ing American industrieI against the
pauper labor of foreign nations. How
silly for the Gazstte to attempt to drag
in the honored and sacred names Of
Washington, Adams, Hamilton and
even Lincoln in support OF its pretend
ed argument. Every one of those illus
trious men denounced slavery as bar.
barous. They did not possess the
power to abolish it and because they
lived in an age when the Democratic
party toster3d and cherished and fast
ened the accursed institution upon the
Nation in spite OF their circumstances
does not make them partners in the
crime. /: was the Democratic party
not only il Delaware but all over the
Upiou that espoused and chsmpioned
he cause Of slavery. The leaders Of
%ha nrpnoor r. m la M M knol, alnuo.u
upon their own shoulders and stood
sponsors for the crime, which the very
men the G4z9tLe has named was bat.
Ting against it. We have no imputa.
lion to cast against the memory ofthese
D0ble men. The Gazette makes one
great mistake. 1t treats the subject as
Z Mr.. Bradford had referred to the y
semi barbarity Of Delaware. He did
20. do that. He referred to the semi &
barbarism Of the Democratic party Of v
The State, and therefore it is a little l
sheeky to drag in the names of illus il
!rious men, who all their lives O
fought against the Democratic party. n
We would advise our neighbcr to stick p
10 Its own ride and defend the leaders t
Of the Democracy OF the State from the .
charge Of semi barbarism. The RePub- G
licsu party needs no defence. The re- a
e5ed memory of John NJ. Clayton and y
Will ard Hall needs no defence. The u
actions of that illustrious legislator and 4
iurist yet with US and battling against l
the semi. bar barisn Of Oem0cracy-Ion. I
J.W. HousiOn needs 10 defence. They :
never we're Democrats aud therefore are t
not amsnable to Mr.. Bradfcrd'S charge
The Gazstte will have enough to do to t
clear the skirts of its own party from !
the charge of semi bar barism. Will it 7
do iti
Our neighbor ID hard pushed for ar. c
gument when it dilstss upon what the 8
Democratic party has done for the STATE. c
Let us notice few Of its extraVagaDt '
claims and answer them as We notice
then. !: "has maintained peaceful !
relations with neigh bors." When was 8
there occasion to quarrel It isinstitut- c
ing and eDlarging the public school sys- G
tem." Yes, and 1t is yet almost r
al age behind even of it, sister t
8 ates OF toe Soath, and has never sp |
propristed one dollar for the oducatiou [
Of colorsd people. The Democracy IL c
Hestabli-hipr cOllaosa and In wing than