Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-30
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Dta8greehbte E0Aos
We had hoped that now the CAM
palgn Is over, that we should have rest
from the bitterness of partisan warfare,
but Il would seem from an article which
we republlsh elsewhere from the Dover
Dslawarsdn, that an effort Is to be made at
the coming Legislature TO deepen and In
tsnsify partisan feeling amongst our peo-
pie, and to array our State in silly and
futile hostility against the national gov
eminent, to the accomplishment OF no
good purpose and the certain detriment OF 1
our interests.
The criticism on the recent proceedings
in the United States Circuit Court In TINS
city, against certain officials, Is IN bad
taste-ofensive to the jurors whose YER
dict is criticised, and especially insulting
to those gentlemen of the Delagdrean's
own party who were on the jury. The
conviction of Archibald Given, for his
offences against the law and bis wilful
neglect of duty, has not excited popular
Indignation. There is a very widespread
feeling that If tax officer wilfully neglects
the collection of taxes, increasing the
burdens of those who do pay, for the mere
flttherence of partisan schemes, that he
ought to be punished, and the people
are not very particular as TO
what tribunal administers the punish
ment. The only thing, thus far, which
has awakened suspicion that these pro
ceedlngs were, MS charged by the DeIa-
,carsaa, intended merely to influence the
election, is the long delay of the hnal
proceedings in the case, but we are as
sured, by those in position to know, that
this delay was absolutely unavoidable on
account of Judge strong's engagements In
I the Supreme Court.
The petty fling at District Attorny Hig'
gins for employing assistance in case IN
which the ablest counsel Of the State "er'
pitted against him, is contemptibly mean
as are the references TO the irrelevant
fact, If be a fact, that his assistant Ia
relative.
If again on the other hand the Repuoll
=, cans did as charged by the Dsldwarea
= " stuff the ballot-box with illegal negro
votes" or as charged by the Sussex jour
; nal resort to Wholesale bribery or "A
, charged by the Gazette and Advertiser Is
y sued forged tax receipts, let the Attorne
General of our State prosecute the guilt
- authors Of these outrages before the court
" Of the State, and if need he, employ
- his male relatives to assist him. For
L paper controlled by the Salisbury tamil
:. TO erlticise the employment of relatives b
ID public officer, is too preposterous iC
any other response than prolonged laugl
~ ter.
10 We regard these prosecutions from IL
NJ standpoint Of neither party, but from I'll.
'e of the whole people. We believe that il
1T Engagements on the rights of voters, an
u attempts on the purity of the ballot-bo'
IL from any quarter Or in the Interests OF an
e party, ought to be severely punished }
" whatever punishment is adequate for l'
!. treason against the first principles OF den
u oeratlc government. We have little hop
however, of seeing such prosecutions ca
rled on purely with a view to consld'
ratloms of abstract Justice, so we hope Thu
ID the two parties may, for selfish reason
or prosecute the rascals guilty of such pra
te tees amongst their opponents. Foi Il
II accomplishment of this, however, the C.
9 listing laws and present courts are amp
We and we advise the Legislature to attend
It. the much needed work II ought TO do, al
Id waste no time in silly buster against Il
ad national government.