Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-05
INTEMPERATE ASSAULTS ON THE UNITED
.sfATkS COURTS. u.


In the course of his harangue last evening
Mr.. whiteley assailed, amongst others, Judge
Strong, Judge. Bradford, Marshal Dunn, and
District Attorney Higgins. or the first, he
charged thAthis appointniehtito bench OF the
U. s. Supreme Court was made upon an agree.
ment that IL so appointed, he would join in re.
versing the previous decision of the Court
concerning the legal tender act. This is calumny
upon Justice Strong which Attorney General
Hoar long ago refuted, by showing that StroDg's
appointment was determined upon before the
first (adverse,) decision Of the Supreme Court
was pronounced, or its nature known, and there
fore before any such understanding could have
been desired by any one.
Against Judge Bradford, he directed the pre-
posterous innuendo that he had appointed Super
visors OF Elections for certain districts as late
AZ Saturday and refused to appoint them for
Republican districts, upon the same day, though
application was then made. Mr.. Whitley is a
lawyer and is presumed to know the law-if-he
did not possess full information, he had no
right to open his mouth on the subject-and he
therefore must know that Judge Bradford ap,
pointed snResKaesH sealy1 l6f Aistficts ta.which
appcatipa RaA @esn made eccSrdihg 70 the
terms OF the law. Item days before the election
For all the Supervisors who have been appointed
such application was made, and when, on Satur4
day last, ttoo days before the election, a. person
asked further appointments, of course Judge
Bradford replied that it was then "too
late" Such is the law, and the law il is
which he is bound to admibiBtery There
is not a. fan nian ip this 9ommpnity who does
not know that iBitard q. bradford, under any
and all circumstances, would discharge his duty
on the bench with equal hand to every man. and
that the insinuated charge that he did for one
party what he would refuse to. the other is false
in every particular. i-aa III 90
As toiMr Higgins, we need to sAyllittie. Mr.
Whteey's assault on him was in defiance both
of truth and propnetY. Anthony Higgins il n a.
king for hipself reputation bs oAeiwbo fear
lessy discharges his duty and whom no improper
consideration has sworved from his proper
course. He is known, too well, as man Of high
toned principle and an official whose honor has
been faithfully maintained, to. make it worth
while to specially reply to Mr. Whiteiey's fling.
Lastly, the attack made on Marshal Dunn vas
shocking to every sense Of fairness and propriety
1t was, githdpt eaSeption, void of truth, and it's
Incorporate and unchecked expression defeated,
doubtless the purpose oftheupeHksr. Marshal
Dunn, during all these disfranchisement trials,
and throughout his course of action in reference
to the election, has proceeded with the utmost
regard foritFie rghtA of all parties He has. we
know, faithfully endesvored to preserve the
strict line of his duty, and charges such as those
of last nights Jacosinade are infamously unjust
TO him. AkF "a A.
The purpose OF the speaker evidently was to
blacken the ifsceof the'Uniled States Courts, in
DelawaEes we-sppeal to sober men, and fair
men, for judgment whether this mad effort,
founded upon no fact, but faced by conclusive
disproof, shall hsye, ono ounce OF. weight In the
integrity Of theJudges the people reposc just
confidence, and the character of the juries is
known OF all men. An Incorporate political
harangue, at night, in the streets of Whining
ton, appealing to passion and mob law, will not
We should hope, do anything but defeat its own
object
Under all the circumstances of his personal
and professional position, Mr. Whiteley owes it
to the many friends who have stood by him. and
to the public opinion of this city to formally
disown and straightforwardly apologies for, this