Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-02
0FRIcE OF U. 8. MARSHAL, y
DIsTR1cP OF DKLAwARE, =
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oFTICH OF U. 8. MARSHAL, ~ y @Il
DIsTRrcF OF DKLAwARE, + IL
WILMMaToN, DEL, Deal l, 1873. y II!
Samuel II. Harrington, Esq, AtfoFney at LaU,
Wilmington, Del,
Dear SIR Upon review Of your letter 10 me
published in EuYy E0eniRg OF the 18th instant,
believe might safely omit any reply to it what
ever; you have departed from the original tsaus
which you chose to raise, fading yours Charges
against my ofaclal actions abundAntly and COZ
clnsively refated, aAd have sntef0d uPen eougse
OF personal attack which, II It does not. damage
your soaring political schemes more than u in
jures me, will at least DO them equal harm. The
original complaint which you set up against me
without the concurrence OF even the knowledge
OF your associate counsel you pretended was In
the interest Of your clients and for the protection
OF public virtue. But these pTetencss are exposed
by yourself III your action was for your clients,
you would not have taken it without consulting /
Mr. Massey, who lS their counsel, Joined with you
| and without whose co-operallon any such measure
in their behalf would be extraordinary Nor is it
possible that you engage Ia those attacks from
/ regard for the public interest The ialsity of
this pretense IS shown in the conclusion Of your
letter when you declare that my inaspendsat ac-
| tlon-"Lhat Is my making q reply 10 your char
GET" bringing out these facts, and then add the [
threat "that you have something father, WhIch II
reJoin to your second lsttet, you will publish"
Are you capable of comprohondinR, SIR that your
hypocrisy IS here betFayedR IL you assalled me |
only tor the public good, how could you suppress
part OF your facts IN order to threatsnand silence
the object OF your csnsuTep And IL you dlVulge !
them o duty how is il that any prudence or im-
prudence Of mine is bringing thsm OatR Yg
Mr.. Harrington, IL not tie whole animus
OF your attack upon me shown in the sentence in
which you change lns with serving . partizAn
clique OF disOEganizerS, and do you not in tact
admit thar had sat ut your feet and accepted
you as my political apostle. would have found
III you "a warm and constant friendf"
80 far from your course 10 this matter being
from lofty motives, its animus has become perfect
lv MIA tn tha ntN
selfish one. 1t il well understOOd as sIgniIylng
your return to that political field, which yoa pTu-
IDENTIFY quilted at the close Of your disastrous cam
paign OF 1865. Wherein yourself from lofty aud
extensive antlcipOtions to . eo@plete and igno-
minious dlIeat After eel ON Of some year,
you emerge from obscurity most similarly to your
method OF action and most kindly TO yOnr real
ablhties' and by way Of announcing your reap
peaFance, make q NOISY and hyp0cEtleal and un-
= justified assault upon me- 1t Is characteristics OF
your previous political undeFtAkinga that this enc
Q though apparently subtily devised pIOoaaAnEas
4 to be both nindicioua and aboTtiVs. Having thus
& illustrated yLnr real motive in mabiug thls At-
. tack will return to the subject matter OF yOar
tBsk letter with the purpose OF discussing it with
Z brief comment. You arst charged me with pack
lag jury. This was in Substance and effect the
whole Of your attack upon my official conduct
replied, lSi, by giving the names Of the jury
1 | whose well Known good character dispg0Ved your
libel upon them; 2Rd, by showing that you made
no objection tO than in coart aithough you then
Knew tnat 1Ouo were lfuut A68b county, hut A4Ct
which you now declare IL the sole baSls of yOar
charge of packing; Sod, by Tecltng the fact that
Y the omission Ct any from kent e0nAty was 0eci-
y dental and not Intentional, and 4th, by showing
that both your associate counsel and your Clsni
expressed their satisfaction with the jury. You
:. nov make the singular assertion, although you
+ pretended 10 have been impelled 70 your public
+ attack on me because the jury was packed0 that
you made no attack upon the character Of 1t; what
u do you mean then By calling u "paekedP TX Id
le character is beyond attack why Do you make all
A. this OutcrV against ne for anmmoning til IL il
Ir was packed Jury it was bad one, and II II Wal
"a not bad, thea your charge Hgonst me oil packing
an 1t must be false you age brought 20 the ollemm1
of either asserting and maintaining libel upon
A. thirty iuroFs, whom summoned, OK OF denying
any such intention, and so destroying the Wholl
= basis OF your original attack. In regard TO tA'
!, Jury, only one more point needs my attention. Il
"a Is the charge that gaYs to Dr.. Prettyman, who
- had cause 10 be tried, blank summonses for in
>, rors intending that he should eoTTuptly use then
for his own advantage. In rsfutation OF this falls
= aud slAnderous assertion will quote the state
o msnt OF DIR. Prettyman himself, which explain
;. the whole. lie says; tE
In the second place wish,to state all the eircnm
% stances connected Wth the Oher 0t the MarAhal
10 authorize me to summon three jurymsn fRom Mil
u "Hs came apparently hastily into efiSs some day.
perhaps weeks. cannot recall how long. before th
=. meeting Of the u s. Court and stepping up TO q
counter. spoke to me et my desk some slK OF elsh
feet from him. somsaainG NE e. sn' oI0 wsn
raisSd nv head from my desk and remarked i
ol reply II cannot. have case pending IN that COuI
Us think Of that" He thea vent out. aad SOmS daS
w. amer messenger came 70 my OIaes With three bAa
summons for Jurors, with request that daliys
circumstances indicate clearly that the Marshal di
not Al that time think OF the fact that had ca
as in that Court did not then think 30 and DO M
y, nov believe that he did"
p. Finally. upon this branch Of the subject, u
NJ charge Of packing Jury 10 affect the result Of
suit would be, II true, one OF very grave cha
actsF iustilylng my removal from OfleS, and eau
- ing nv permanent disgrace. YOu have chose
rn- without any offence ny part, 10 direct again
.Iv mY official conduct this malovolsnt attack q
~ whole apparent substance OF which at the nE
~ pnucturs dlssaPaees Mto notnlng' sna valea J;
40 are though weakly pGoeeadlng % reltoraees neaR
ua forced 10 abandon thus admitting Il 70 have bes
lhe without truth or Foundation. would not ha
saF Locked for this from yoa / would not AaVo .
sFy Dacled such an attempt to lnjuFe me, tFOm ol
ne who has himself had the bitter sxpsEenee. rsatI
vs unIsF thO unjust saspiciOn Of great eEiues q
=. who having adhered the Woono OF aeeh ehnsI
might be expected 10 pansa long betoEe eontal
Mating b innlot then upon aMoeheRt and mol
9Th regard 10 thai large portion Of your lett
nF- which amply assails ne as 40 individual, WI
On ero Won forced 70 add thisP YouF charges again
~ Inv ofaelal e0ndaet. IL yoRF original lstoaF d
IN not even intimate that yOa intendsd also, 2.
n. Sonal oontFoveTy, and yOa did not by any tes,
- - Vation Of expEaa1ioa eAaae this personal ettAck
my bs SppropTisisly added, nor did ln ny answ
- bsyond ths aahisal lnelsdea u year leltar.
i1ow andlnT that voa haA fAllsd In yonF eoatemp
ills "a md aiSFeDntahla attemPt b Do ne damage
ave Al o0lcial Vou Tuah o. WITH pneoneealed SO
eks ana mortiheation % attack my RFlVats eaAFAeo
ion hold yon Fssponslole before tne ear et Peo
nt0 opinion for this and All results lso9 E
There "a however, 90 Qs.er ea2l7e IN 70
..ec-S ne,ts- aClaeting me- e Uni.aH NO II