Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-09
SOME DELAWARE HISTORY
The writers OF 10 Have Long
Memories.

hon VI lHb bbdbes Inc reply 10 10 Dy the
editor of the Tribune is also sufficiently
explicit aud historical to be under
stood by everybody. The Tribune
editor evidently had forgotten that
Delaware voted for Grant in 1872 when
Greedy was the Democratic candidate
for President despite the earnest pro-
tests of the delegates TO the Baltimore
convention.
Another error made by the Chicago
Tribune is in respect to James A. Bay
ards senatorial career. He was re-
elected in 1865 to fill the unexpired
term of Senator Riddle, named in the
article, and he vacated the Senate in
1869, when Thomas +. succeeded him.
CINCINNATI, July 20, 1883 In your
article which / see quoted in the Com
mercial- Gazstte to-day referring to
the election of Chief Justice Fyller
you refer to the candidacy of Senator
Gray "of the little rotten Confederate
State of Delaware that was kept ia
the Union by sticking a Lincoln bayo-
net through il as boy impales a bug
against board WITH O pin"
l am Dslawarean, though not liv-
ing 10 the State, and / am a Rspubl-
can. feel keenly the injustice which
your remsrks accomplish in regard to
that ever loyal and gallant people, and
l am persuaded that when you are re-
minded Of the history Of that state
You will publicly express your regret
Of those disparaRing remarks.
l beg to remind you that in the
inception Of the Rebellion, and before
Lincoln's Inauguration, tho Legiels-
ture Of the state. on the occasion OF
the ENJOYS of the South appearing be
fore them equesiing their co -opera-
ton with Southern Confederacy.
promptly declined the proposition and
asserted the loyalty Of the state to the
Union.
Moreover, Delaware sent a larger
proportion of its fighting population
TO suppress the rebellion than any
other loyal state, except Indiana. In
all the great battles Of the Army Of
the Potomac they were distinguished
for their hardibood and intrepidity.
At the fatal field Of Petersburg General
French in the open field appealed to
wavering troops to emulate the Della
wareans. The state has just erected
a monument over its fallen sons at
Gettysburg.
I will also remind you that the first
decisive victory by our fleet was gained
by Admiral Dupont ia the capture Of
the Rebel fort Of Port Royal, S. O., for
which he received the thanks of Con.
gress. You cannot point, l think, TO
any army OF navy officer Of Delaware
who foreswore himself and joined the
Rebellion; and think can cay that the
Delaware Congressman voted for All
demands made by the Government in
the prosecution Of the war; and they
were all Democrats. The only debt of
the State for which it has not ample
security for redemption is what was
created for sustaining the Union.
The glorious patriotism of the state
was shown not only in the war of the
Rebellion but in that of the Reyolu-
ton and the last war with England.
During the former its troops fought on
every battlefield from the Carolinas to
White Plains, N. Y. At Princeton
their most distinguished general was
killed. During the war Of 1912 10 can
anything in naval fight show more
brilliantly than the victory Of Commo-
doTe McDonough over the British fleet
on Lake Champlsin, or that of Captain
Jacob Jones in the combat of the
Wasp with the Frolic on the sea
Well, both of these great captains were
Delawareans. would like to enlarge
on the distinction won by the soldiers
and sailors of Delaware ifyou would
grant the space.
Turning to what the state has con-
tributed in the way of statesmanship,
l will barely say it has furnished a
President of the Continental Congress,
three Secretaries of the National De-
paftment Of State, one Secretary of the
Treasury and one Attorney General.
In the United States Senate it haslal.
ways had distinguished representa-
ton.
Delaware is doing nobly in tho work
Of common schools. Out Of a white
school population Of 81 500 census Of
1880 so per cent are enrolled; out az q
colored school population OF 1851 ~
per cent are enrolled. Delaware levips
a special tax for colored schools. To
show how purely American is its
people, out OF population OF 7,45d
white males between IS and 81 all were
born in the state Except 226
If you find upon investigation that
my statements are correct l feel con.
iident that you will withdraw your
hasty remark that Delaware is little
rotton Confederate State that was held
in the Union by LincoIn's bayonets. "
Q. p. CoMEGYs.
In its references to the attitude OF
the State of Delaware, complained OF
by the above correspondent, the Trib-
une had nothing to say about its 10y
atty in the War Of the Revolution or
any other war except that OF the
Southern Democratic rebellion war OF
1S61-'65. Our correspondents asser-
tion to the contrary notwithstanding,
the record shows that Delaware rangt d
itself on the Copperhead and Southern
/ side in 1861. a state must be Judged