Mr. SAULSBURY. Mr. President, it is not my intention to enter into any discussion of the merits of this measure, though I may take occasion to express, my disapprobation of it in every form in which it has or can be presented to the Senate before the final vote shall be taken on its passage. Sir, during the last political campaign in my State we were visited by many speakers from different States, some professing to come from Louisiana, some from Mississippi, some from Tennessee, some from Virginia, and among the rest we were visited by my distinguished friend, the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts, [Mr. WILsoN] Sir, I was apprised of the fact that he was coming to visit that State to enlighten us in reference to our duty as voters, and I notified popular audiences that I believed he was a frank and open speaker, who would state honestly his opinions; but lest by any lapse of memory he should forget to express himself within the limits of the State of Delaware upon the question which we deemed so vital, I suggested to them the propriety of asking him his own opinion and the opinions of his party. Sir, he visited the cap For that reason I am ital of the State; his speech was published in the public press of that State; but instead of meeting this question and giving his opinion or the opinion of his party in reference to manhood suffrage, his speech was composed of laudations of the Republican party, of what it had done for the country, its great achievements, how it was composed of brave men and brave women, but in reference to manhood suffrage or negro suffrage in any shape or form, qualified or unqualified, the distinguished Senfrom Massachusetts did not deign to enlighten us. Sir, notwithstanding this omission, this prindential omission of the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts, the published proceedings of the Senate and HoRep had indicated to the people of that State what was the opinion of the dominant party in this country; dominant, not in numbers, but domi nant as far as the present exercise of political power may be considered; and the people of that State made up their minds to what their intention was, to force negro suffrage. Then, sir, in that gallant little State, which believes that this is a white man's Government and was made by white men for the benefit of white men, we elected our State ticket by a larger majority than was ever before given to a State ticket in that State. I hope that the next time the distinguished Senator visits our State, and I assure him that I had no objection whatever to his visiting us, he will then express more clearly and definitely to the people his own opinions and the opinions F. party upon this question; but, sir, I will not trespass upon the attention of the Senate now. Before the final vote perhaps I may have some occasion to notice the “infidelity” alleged to exist on the part of myself and others by the disposenfrom Maine, [Mr. MoRRILL.