Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-19
Nh. sArARD's DoyIH sPsEUR.
Rot'a Word OF IL Ipconsisteni with
His Recent Declarations.
Now YorA sun, june IA,

Nh. BAFARD'S D0YIR SPEECH.
Not'a Word of It Inconsistent with
His Recent Declarations.
Now NorH sua, June IA,
We republish in full to-day the speech de-
hyered at Dover in 1861 by the Hon. Thomas
+. Bayard as reported at the time in the
Detdteare cdsehe. The accuracy of the re-
port, we believe, has not been questioned.
II will be abserved that Mr.. Bsysrd made
this speech about two months after the attack
on Fort Sumter. The occasion WAS a so called
peace convention, held on June 9th, 1861 .on
the village green at Dover, in response to
call to ''all citizens opposed to civil war, and
in favor Of peaceful adjustment Of all
questions which have distracted the country
and produced its present lamentable con-
dition." Mr.. Bayard was then 81 years old,
and it was not until eight years afterward
that he took his seat IN the United States
Senate. His father, the Hon. james A.
Bayard. WAS one OF the senators from
Delaware.
The most casual examination OF Mr..
Bayard's remarks at Dover will show that he
was utterly aud entirely wrong in his judg
ment respecting the course to be pursued III
dealing with the IL seeding states. He was
opposed to a vigorous prosecution Of the war
to suppress the rebellion. As citizen OF s
State on the border line between the north
stated the question OF war or peace ss he
understood 1t at the time. Here are his
wUrds
shall we make war upon and subjugste
this new confederscy, or shall We peacefully
treat with them and consent 70 their self
government, trusting to tune, which is the
great healer Of al wrongs and passions to
bring them ssain voluntarily into common
government with Is
After drawing picture Of the horrors q
civil war lie Ssked
rs such wSr necessary for Tie peace snd
happiness Of the United states
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exhaustion The peace we can uog command
IL ten days by treaty
Immediately SITTER Mr. Bsysrd had spoken,
tie meeting sdopted series Of resolutions
Ihe following are those most significant Of
the spirit and purpose Of the Assemblage
i. hrSa.1-ti, hat while We deeply deplOre
the revolution which has severed II states
from the Mon, We prefer peace to civil war,
and believe that II q reconciliation Icy peace
fui means shall becum. impossible the
acknowledgement Of the independence Of the
Confederate states il preferable to an attempt
TO conquer and hold them a. subjugAied
provinces.
%. That the reign Of terror attempted to
be luaugurated 10y the war party by dcuUunc
ing all men a. dlsuulouists secessunists and
traitors who are opposed to civil war and to
the palpable and gross Violations Of the con
7titutoL committed by the pre.ent adminis-
| trstlon, will not deter Us from the expression
OF our opinions both privately and publicly
We have quoted those Passages Of Mr.
Bayard- speech which seem to uz u.lst likely
| 20 bc used against hlm in the event ~ htr
uomuatlou tn the Presidency. There il no
! question that MIR. Bayard was at that tune
| opposed To the war policy Of Mr. Lmcoln's
! administration. Events hayc proved that he
| was totally mistaken IL believing that 1t was
| better to let the zouth E1, " 20 would
! Tins belief however wAe shared hy many
! Democrats and Republicans at tho north
HuFIU |..H .HrsH
] ton To- tue principles that hua ly prevailed 10
| the memorable conflict have never been ,lu.--
toned. Ar Sayarl opinions were al-o ueid
! by llr Horace Greeley. Whiu tho late Wendell
! Hhllhps went SO FAR b,y0ud hu that he wei.
coined dsualOu, and protested against ANY
eitort 10 bring the seeding states back to all
legieuce. We look M VAN through the Dover
speech FOR single expression 81 -ympathy
with treason for any attempt t. Nudicgte
the right of the southern states 10 Withdraw
from the mon, for GaE sentence VI phrase
OF word giving color 10 the charge that Mr.
Bayard was dlslOyal
Fifteen years afterward IN tho souate Of
the n!ted states and in reply to an !usIuua-
ton from MIR, Boutwell, Of Massachusetts, Mr.
Bsyard made this eloquent declaration Of
unchanged loyalty
The senator Las suggested that in SOM
way / have been parts 10 some act OF dee,
uEfslthfu to the integrity of the guyvrumuu
VI tLls country. i WAL simply say that ever
drop OF blood IN my body Gomez from mc
8nd women who, since this government wa
established. never harbored 8 thought OF di
an act untA!thtul or uupatrour Nomau ca
assert the contrary, The senator dare not i
80. He might attempt It uy an ipuueudo b
classifying me with those whom he term
enemies of tie country but lie kaOw- a- we
as | that the man Who says ! ever did an az
or uttered a word unfaltLful TO the iutegrl,
Of my country government has lied IN hi
throat
; Let every Democrat read the Dover spe5c
Of June 2Ith 1861, and decide for him-el
whether 1t contains word inconsistent vi,
! Mr., Bayard declaration Of March Goth, ls0