Delawareans attend! : Remember the 19th of November approaches, the day fixed for the election of our representative in the glorious old Congress of the United States. Stand firmly by the flag of the Union! Rally to the support of our national standard, and the honor of our own state! Forget not the declaration of the immortal Jackson, "The Union must and shall be preserved." Vote then for the talented and well-tried son of Delaware, Nathaniel B. Smithers, ... Shall the sons of Delaware ... be cast aside to make room for a talkative adventurer like Charley Brown? ... Let us then roll up such a majority for Nathaniel B. Smithers, as will demonstrate to all worn-out politicians from other states, that Delaware has always on hand material enough of her own, to serve her in any emergency. | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Smithers, Nathaniel B. (Nathaniel Barratt), 1818-1896.
Contributor	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title	Delawareans attend! : Remember the 19th of November approaches, the day fixed for the election of our representative in the glorious old Congress of the United States. Stand firmly by the flag of the Union! Rally to the support of our national standard, and the honor of our own state! Forget not the declaration of the immortal Jackson, "The Union must and shall be preserved." Vote then for the talented and well-tried son of Delaware, Nathaniel B. Smithers, ... Shall the sons of Delaware ... be cast aside to make room for a talkative adventurer like Charley Brown? ... Let us then roll up such a majority for Nathaniel B. Smithers, as will demonstrate to all worn-out politicians from other states, that Delaware has always on hand material enough of her own, to serve her in any emergency.
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa.? : s.n]
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date	[1863]
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 29 x 22 cm.
Notes	A special election was called in Nov. 1863 to fill the seat left vacant upon the death of Democrat William Temple; Republican Nathaniel B. Smithers ran against Democrat Charles Brown, and won with 99% of the vote. In the regular election the following year, Smithers lost to Democrat John A. Nichols.
	The illustration shows and eagle on a shield, with the banner: We must be brief when traitors take the field.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	Brown, Charles, of Delaware.
	Republican Party (Del.)
	Smithers, Nathaniel B. (Nathaniel Barratt), 1818-1896.
	United States. Congress -- Elections.
Genre	Broadsides.
	Campaign literature, 1863 -- Republican.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Books & Other Texts \| Rare \| sm # Am 1863 Smithers 5786.F.44a (McAllister)
Accession number	5786.F.44a (McAllister)