The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-02-03
KENTUCKY-GoV. DEstIA'S SON.

On proposition in the assembly to change
the place of trial, 4 warm debate arose.
The following extracts from tile speech of
Mr.. Wicklific, a distinguished member Of
the House, will be read with interest.
On entering the committee room (said Mr..
Wicklilfe) took my scat, and i'll a few
minutes l observed the gentleman form
montgomery (Mr. Shortritlge) enter the
room, and with him, TO my establishment, his
Fxcellency the Governor made his appear
ancc, and presently took his scat near the
gentleman from Montgomery, with whom !
observed him to speak several times; soon
after this, that gentleman moved to take up
this bill.-lt was now easy to account tor his
Exccllency's presence, and the occasional
conversations to which lhave referred 9th
er gentlemen have reprobated this intrusion
of the Governor upon the committee as in
delicate and improper. do not think 1t ne
cessary to give vent to my feelings upon the
subject. He had ~ influence Hhon my
course.
This is the last and all heard OF this bu-
siness until a Senator reported the bill with
amendments when on enquiry learnt, that
tie gentleman from Nelson had, the morn
ing after we were IGNORED soth his E4rcei-
hciiencg's hreseRce in the committee room,
that this house had passed it by dispensing
with the constitutional provisions and the
rules Of the house, in few minutes after it
was handed TO the Clerk; and that the Senate
to shew their zeal, had also dispensed with
the constitutional prov isions and rules OF the
Senate, and run it through their house; and
then that grave Senator had run with it to
this house. Quick work, said MIR. Wicklifie,
no time to be lost in either house in legsla-
ting Governors son out OF the possession
or the officers of Justice, on charge OF muir
der. 1t is no great affair only robbery and
murder. Nothing but a mans throat cut
for his moNeyi And WHY should we spend
time? why hesitate to release the supposed
robber and cut-throats Sir, said Mr.. Wick
life, a little hesitation, a little reflection
might have been serviccable.-Oh no. Sun
day pressed upon our career and we were
forced to stay the work one day. But scarce
ly has Mondays light been she'd upon us, be-
fore the gentleman from Jefferson is up and
doing. The orders of the day must stop-the
mornings business must lie over-the Gov
ernor's son is in danger Justice may over
take him. Sir, said Mr.. Wicklifle, do we
owe nothing to decorum i'll this affair?-Shal
we forget that the eyes of the people are up.
on use That the eye ofhcapen TOO is on US:
Remember Sir, this forms an epoch in oul
legislative career; that we shall see oursclve.
or our children will see us in history in thi.
business. What will be our record i-Tha
stanger in our land has been robbed; tha
he has been murdered-his throat cut thu
Governors son is charged with this crime
the very mention of which is enough to chill
the blood; and VIC are lcgislating-zue, will
the Gooernor his father, are passing law
for his release, with a precipitancy withou
. example. VIII not the people of our siste
state (Mississippi) require the blood of he
murdered citizens at our hands, If we per
: form this d@,d, will they not say to TIL
: people of Kentucky, your Governor S son ha
murdered our fellow citizens, and your rep
: resentatives have legislated his IMMUNITY.
: Yes, sir, it has been reserved for tn
+ present year to exhibit to our view an cx
/, Governors SON in-law, (your now acting Re
gister) arranged and tried for wilful mu,
I, der, and acquitted, because Of his drunke