Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-03-20

was to my mind the arrest Of Judge Carmchal Of
MARYLAND. lie II was SAID was arrested and
beaten while Oh the bench 10 the midst OF a trial
for charging the grand jury OF Talbot Co Nd
which was nothing more nor less bis sworn duty
to DO, by the Laws Of his State, and carried to
Fort Del and then confined for long time but
finally Internationally released without hearing
or this Semblance Of n trial, to my mind clearly
acknowledging that the arrest was un' wful-Now
lat me ask Is not that disoyal or something worse
Mr SptAker--What else has the President
done i'm his augural address he said have no
purpose directly nor indirectly to interfere with
slavery in the States where It exists. believe
have no lawful right to do so, and have no
inclination to do so. Now compare that declara-
lion with his proclamation Of February % 1862
and see how you can reconcile the tW0 assertions.
IL not the latter unconstitutional and therefore
disioyal practice Mr. speaker again suppose il to
be true that the president did not resist the
pressure for time OF the Chicago SAINTS as they
are edisd and said that the proclamation Of Feb
ruary 22l 1862 gjorfSaid would be no more use
than the " Popss Bull against The moon" but the
SAINTS aforesaid urged him to consider the matler
oni consult his conscience and God 4 that they
irould call Ggain. We'll we will suppose Tor the
sake of argument that be did as good old Jacob
did presle nth has Lord until the 5tegk Of dan,
and behold the return Of said Committee he let them
kRow that he rfddy and pouid make and isiue
the proclamation. Mr. Speaker-I feel disposed
to symrathize with Mr. Lincoln On account Of his
icelinsss and hcgpaedy for really | am almost
ready to believe tnat there mlght be radical com
miiee sent on 10 Washington III n could persnads him
to 20 somewhere on The Baaks Of The Potomac River
aud dig for BiRs6sdrds Money MIR Speaker
We will now 50 back aud see what has become %
the LiucOlu supporters referred to, towards the
first part Of my remarks, namely the Northern
abOliiionists and the free Territory supporters,
the former have rushed to the war and paid a
lamenlabe penalty, the latter has also gone TO
the war and have suffered nwfuly, but of late,
that is since the proclamation Issued by the
Pre- ident ou tue 22d September A u 1862
they have been brought to reflect about the
causes vi the war, ami aud from the last election
III our owu State aud many Of the larger States,
| am inclined to think is token that the Citizens
are not prepared 10 carry ont the design of the
radical abolitionists, aud thereby ruin the whole
of our Country north and South
I Mr. Speaher-what do we fluid in our own
state cir we find the Democracy are gropinq in
strength daily, 81 much 10 That ut our Ulnirsd
Bisction last October the Republican party heaten
To such an alarming extent that they resorted to
the mos, wantou aud provoking md dastdrdiy
Outrages that could be committed on free and
law abiding People moan that OF being guilty
posted
at different voting places in the lower counties. Of
this State to prevent the people from exercising
the greatest aud dearest rights bestowed on FREE
phils Citizens is not that disioyaI practices yes
sir, Treason aud l do give il as my decided
opinion that One Of three things causes them to
come that is 10 say, that those who was insru-
mental in causing them to come here for the
purposes aforesaid were either Copards, Fool or
hHav's or 1t might have been partly all three.
And want to tell You what was further done
Grn. Wool app Provost Msrshals to attend
ut the different places Of holding the General
Election in sussex county aud il Kent county.
also have no doubt | saw the commission or
authority of the pns appointed for Georgetown
Hundred, and what kind Of men did he appoint
as Mershalls. Why sir in the most cases the
corrupt, contemplate irresponsible men ia the com.
muhliy. Some OF those men that would not be
believed in our courts on their oaihs. The con-
sequence was that Democrats were arrested.
soue put in Jail, others put in out Houses ct
aud afterwards reeaseds without being informed
Of the offence for which they were confined, is
not such conduct dislOyal. Mr. Speaker con-
Hidering all those matters that have referred to
aud which party has shown the most disloyalty.
Sir say that the Republican party is the dis
loyal party aud the disuuion Party
MIR Speaker-the Republican party has done
al. AMI yea more than have charged them with.
Now let Inc refer briefly to one portion of the
inaugural address of our Governor | will read
un e1traot-page suppose that he meant the
provost Marshall was prudent and discreet
man. Sir, l deny TIE assertion for know and
he knows that with very few exceptions they
were men of bitter feelings politically Men Of
no integrity or moral worth To the community in
which they lived, ready aud willing TO do any
thing to serve their own sowardiy, loio, mean. yea
mezpressibte will und design, few more words
and will be through for the present. Ii the
soldiers were placed at this voting places in TIL.
State to keep order sc. they were not placed iu
New CAsue county, aud all of the Republican
hundreds in Kent & Sussex couuties, that ia 4
t question would like to hear answered, are the
DemoeraIs such huge animals with loug claws
aud nails that they cdn scratch out Republican.
sge' one day ind The neat day scratch them in again