Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

LErou me " lmlt Nttu hcNertlher.
The witnesses IN the election cases, In
dieted at last term, were discharged for this
term. This is a virtual discontinuAnee of
these cases, brought at the last term for
Illegal voting SC, II being understood that
The election cases now pending in the U. S.
Court against the Levy Cou-t and Collec-
tors will be abandoned.-EyERY EVENING
of The 18Th inst.
We are unable to comprehend the
reason for this peculiar action Il will
not fail 70 EXCITE deep dissatisfaction.
To our view il looks like q trade, as novel
as 1t ls noxious. Certain republican
politicians with the full knowledge Of the
wrong, plotted and combined to carry an
election in this city by fraud and It's
necessary coneomitant, perjury. The law
Of the State OF Delaware was invoked TO
parish the evil doors, and Furnishing,
deter others from perpetrating like crimes.
The majesty Of the law is derided and lis
dignity lowered by swop, which might
be commendAble in horse jockey, but
Is singularly unbecomlng in great legal
officers.
Tie security which thelaws Of the State
have heretofore given to citizens in cleo
tons, is become a matter OF sstofI, aud
is OF no higher virtue than donkey or
dollar. Preceding the next September
election, the ring-masteTs of the Republi-
car party will distribute tickets 10 Zion
or Bethel, bapiise with a name itinerant
4 yagabonds from Maryland or Peunsylva
MIA, distribute them In squads at the polls
where accommodating election officers
! preside. The votes Of citizens with
stake in the community, will be rendered
nugatory by these means. Cozenage and
! political trickery will hold high revel
! harnma IA
power will be certain by the use Of like
means al that and every future election.
Last fall public spirited citizens constl-
tuted themselves into a vigilance COM
mittee, to ferret out the personators and
repeaterA, and successfully traced election
crimes TO demi leaders Of the republican
party, handed over the ACCUSED and the
! evidence TO convict them, TO the Law
officer Of the State. One term passes. at
which the witnesses for the state attend
AT great loss Of time md expense, and
are grseiously PERMITTED 10 60 home again.
Another comes aud with communicable If
! questionable promptltude the witnesses
are discharged In effect saylug to them,
we have traded of with the United Slater
we don't want you any more. The
| frauds Of the last election, were many.
! Those Of the next election, now that the
! precedent Of State and Federal offences
has been set, harering will BE- so numer-
Gus &c 10 render II farce.
/ Look at 1t ci izebs. Politicians 10
Federal livery, violate our election laws
they are In danger OF punishment. A
Federal law officer sends lot Of ndict-
lnents against Democratic officials
Punishment stares them In the face, but
poor iustieG being blind, her masters
trade OF one set Of indictments against
the other. and permission is given to
politicians 10 carry on In future their
tricks With impuuity.
There lie one thug certain, 10 make
The thing square, aud honest, Archibald
Givn, ought TO have refunded TO him
the ei 800 he pad as fine, by the crowd
who have carried througa thelegal trade;
Given should he repaid his money, BY the
parties 10 the swop,