Year: 1870

Model Republican N0minee-A Gentleman
who Would Rather be Defeated than Buy
Votes.


The Wilmington Commercial publishes letter
from Mr.. T. B. Coursey, recently nominated by
the Republicans for the Governorship of Della
ware. tits document quite out of the common
run. We present portion of it,


You inform me the State Convention have
chosen me as their standard bearer in the
coming campaign. l can do nothing less than
accept the position assigned me. 1 may be
allowed, at the same time, to say that in
accepting it l do so at great sacrifice of per-
sonal comfort. Living, as have been, retired
life, devoted to the happiness of my family,
literally sitting snder my own vine, with none
to molest or make me afraid, was then master
of the situation, with but title to disturb my
quiet and repose. But in acce, ,ting the situation
assigned me | am set up for the next six months
as q mark for all the slang and SANDER of those
opponents who do not even respect the sacred
precincts of the family circle and care not what
means they use to traduce the character of a
political antagonist have, however, made up
my mind to possess my soul in peace and try to
be prepared to pass such by as not worth being
troubled over. 1t is nevertheless difficult for
man who has endeavored to live correct life
and leave as legacy to his children an unsul-
lied reputation to remain unmoyed under such
circumstances.


Candidates for the executive chair are rarely
taken from the rural districts and common
walks of life and it has come TO be the opinion
of some that none but professional men are
fitted for the position, and your candidate has
been already twitted with being illiterate and
lacking capacity, ETC., for the position. / make
no pretension to being Solomon, and am
willing to admit that there are others who, on
account of educational opportunities and pro-
fessional associations ought to be better fitted to
adorn the executive chair than your candidate,
who was educated at the plough and jack-plane
Nevertheless should l be elected, will endea-
vor to give no cause to bring blush to the
cheek of those who nominated me or NAV assist
in my election.


suggest thatwe conduct the campaign with
little more respect toward our opponents than
they have heretofore shown to u.s. The issues
of the war are over and it is useless to call hard
names; harsh epithets engender bad feelings
and no votes are made by it.


Allow me also to say a word in regard to the
use of money during the campaign. Though in
doing so l may lay myself liable to the loss of a
few votes in certain quarters, yet if there is not
in the religious and moral portion of the oppo-
site party sufficient amount OF interest in the
purity of the ballot-box to make up my loss let
me suffer the consequence; it will be no more
than have done before.


Bribery at the polls has grown to an alarming
extent in this State. 1t is disgrace to any
community claiming either Christianity or mo-
rality. 1t ought to be abated or republican
government will soon be among the things that
were. hope that no money, from any source
whatever, will be used for buying votes in the
coming campaign. / so detest and. abhor the
whole thing that would sooner be defeated
than so elected.


Aggravated Assault oSp.sx on a Supporter of mr.


The Commercial also publishes the following
despatch from Smyrna, Delaware, June 2l:-
Considerable excitement was caused this after
noon, by an aggravated assault made by q
butcher OF this town, named Wilson, on the per-
son of George Blake, Esq, Well-knoWn horse
power engineer, and a prominent Republican
Mr.. Blake. by his outspoken and manly advocacy
OF CoQJsey ana Heald, has brought down upon