Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-28
The Commercials Plea for Negro
Jurors.

The Commercial seems to be ignorant Of the pro
cess by which jurors summoned IN our Count.
Courts. 1t gives its readers to infer that they arr
summoned IN the same manner that Jurors in tn.
q. S. Courts are This is not SO. The member.
OF the Levy Court put the names of number oi
gentlemen in a box from which the requisite mum.
ber are drawn by the Prothonotary and Clerk OF
the Peace, and the gentlemen whose names are
drawn are summoned by the Sheriff. At the last
session it was said there majority of Repub-
lcans on the Grand and Petit junes. We do not
know the political complexion of the present ju-
rors-it may be one way or the other, but it is not
a selection by one partisan ofiice-Lolder.
In the U. S. Courts the Marshal summoned thir-
ty men OF his own selection for petit jury and
twenty-threa OF his own choice for grand Jury
At the June Term We believe about one-third Of
the petit jury were said to be composed Of negroes
and the balance nearly all Radicals-there being
only three or four Democrats. II the Marshal fur
nishes only names of Radicals TO the Clerk of the
Court of course only those 90 into the box and no
others can be drawn out Thus it is often said
that in the U. S. Courts in court-martias, "ju-
rors are summoned to convict"
The Commercial, in its anxiety to secure negroes
for the jury box and excuse and defend Marshal
Dunn for putting so many negroes on the Z. S.
jury as to draw out censurabe remark from the
chief prosecuting attorney Of the Court, calls our
attention to the Cincinnati Baltimore PLATFORM
We quote from our neighbor:
ave recognize the equality of all men before
the law, and hold that it is the duty of the Gov
ernment in its dealings with the people, TO mete
out equal and exact justice to ALL OF whatever ma
tyty, race. color, DeTSuaslOn religious DOt-
ical"
This is the Ga-ettes PLATFORM if it accepts the
decision of the National Democratic Convention. |
Now does not this equality before the law" and |
this "equal and exact justice to all'-.'o. whatev
er natiraty, race color or persaas,on" which the |
Democrats have recognized, and declare to be the |
Governments duty; does not this justify and de-
mand that colored citizens, If fit, should be placed
on Jurles, as white citizens are! Let the Gazette
answer this
No. it does not justify or demand that negroes
should be placed on juries. And We answer di-
recty and squarely that neither the Gazette nor
the Democratic party aes1e miHtng that the
Ghite men ard ,conen, boys and girls Of Deln,eare
should 6etrsed by negro juies.
One Of the great aims OF the Radical party is
that negroes shall take the place OF white men in
political positions especially in the lower counties
Radicalism loves to govern and control, and it
would suit Radical partizan attorney to have me-
groes on cases whom he could direct and be obey
ID in his requirements
The United States under Radical Congress
has committed an act OF tyranny in this It has
ormed a court OF partlzan judges and forced into
hat court as jurors and witnesses, men filled with
'olt,cL rancor and prejudice. which for want Of '
ducation and civilization incapable to testify +
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aent. Into these prepared courts where jurors
re summoned, "to convict" it forces citizens to
rial and denies them trial in their local county
ourts. And I. S. Marshals and Attornies are ,
aid fees to prosecute land persecute where poit-
cal capital may be made thereby.
The Commereea! might well tell us that T
equal and exact justice to all required that all
len should be made jurors. 1t is the first time A
lat we ever heard that did not receive equal
nd exact justice, because he was not upon the q
Try pannel. Ia
Negroes are not ht to be Jurors Jurors are S
dges of the facts and testimony and often as I
lme to be judges Of lar. And the Commercial
light well tell that "equal and exact Justice"
quired that if Judge Bradford, or Chief Justice A
ilpin, or Associate Judge Wales, should resign,
e President would be required, in duty bound, G
appointed a negro to the Distsict Judge or the
oveInor be in duty bound to appoint a negro 10
Chief Justice and q negro to be Associate
dge.
The old rule 'sauce for the goose is sauce for the
nder," !" must come in here II the white Juror
ut give way for the Degro juror to mets out
,ual and exact justice" to the negro why not
white justice give place to the negro justice? BIZ
to apply this new principle which the Com a.
rciSJ and Radica'ism seeks to fs.tsn upon
Awase, the negro judges and jurors shorld have ~,