Daily Republican., 1884-06-21
The Legislaiure Of 1863 and 1863


us that we were in error in stating that
the Legislature shat refused to hoist the
national flag upon the State capital was
the same Legi stature that elected Thorn.
as F. Bayard to the United States Sen
ate. So far we stand corrected. We
should have said James A. Bayard, the
father, instead of Thomas F. Bayard,
the son, the latter not being elected I'M
til 1869, when Mr.. Dean appeared in
the Legislature for the first time, and
who we believe, as he says, nominated
Mr.. Bayard for the office
1t was, we believe, the Legislature of
1868 that refused to hoist the national
flag, and that peremptorily refused to
give a COLLAR to equip regiment for
the war or to relieve the sutierings and
distress of the wives, widows and chill
dren of those who volunteered. Mr..
Dean says in justification Of this omis-
sion that the Legislature of which he
was first member was never asked to
aid the wives, widows and children of
those who went to the war. Very true,
BECAUSE tne war was over anu those VINO
had survived it had returned home.
There were still plenty of destitute wild
Ows and orphans of soldier, in the
State, but their friends had learned that
it wasno use to ask a DeIawar" Legis-
iature made up OF so'callrd Democrats
of those days for aid for any patriotic
purpose anu that is why ia" L"gisla-
ture OF which Mr.. Dean was first a
member was never asked TO contribute
MIR. Dean has not forgotten, however,
how that Legislature dlG Contribute and
compelled the people Of the Stale all to
contribute largely Ill The way Of taxes
topay off the interest and part of n
pubic DEBT contracted by me Leglsla-
ture OF 1908 'oPay Tor 'i'u'eS Tor
oral'eo men VINO hau d" sympathy
WIN 'he war, ana were generally
the SONS oi Syiapa'h'zerN WIN 'le oou' H.
Inc LEGISLATURE "i 100" created 'hr
"r ueos Oh over 'pII'loh "' "o''afs'
pat hot u cent OF "hicil was ever speh'
III an honest e1tor' 7" &ia me govern
menu III SuppreasihG 1ue rehelilo'i. D"
Desullrched was i Win nlSl"yal'y maj
Inc government ahSolu'ely ana EN- phatl
caily lHluseu u assume any poT'loh Oh
the deDt, though nor an objection was
raised to paying OF every dollar that
other States had honestly pad to AID
tne government III a severe financial
Crisis, anu III the dark hours when the
South h"' thro''lea her' Mr.. Dean,
we peiieVe. was CHAIRMAN OF the Com
mittee on ways and Means, IN 1863, TO
raise money TO pay on TINS debt But
IL Is not so lnuch our purpose 70 md
1ault WIN Mr.. Dean as 1t is to show
maj rbe Legislature OF winch he was "A
memb r and which elected Thomas +.
Bayar.t ~ The United States Senate, was
not whit more loyal than the one that
refused tp hoist the flag over the State
capital, and elected his father to the
same position in 1868, a position he felt
compelled to resign afterwards owing to
his extreme sympathies with the South
in the rebellion. II was before this
that Thomas +. Bayard, tue sou, made
his C, celebrated Dover. Green speech, in
which he alluded in tender manner to
the loyalty of his father.
Though the son was not elected by
the Legislature Of 1863, he was in full
symDathy with all il did. When WAS
there time in which Mr.. Bayard wa,
not in full svmpathy with the majority
in the Delaware Legislature Even
in passing the outrageous assessment
laws, which were only intended to
cheat R.publicans ont of their votes bv
cheating the counties out of taxes, he
was consulted and his suggestions,
which made il possib|e TO disfranchise
a voter two wears before his name
could be gain n aced upon the ASSESS.
ment, were adovted.
The Legislature of 1869 was in spirit
and sentimen, th. same az the Jepisla.