Daily Republican., 1876-06-28
From the Delaware Gazette.
4 Letter lrsm Samuel Townsend. !.
DEFENSE OF EX-JUDGE FISHER.

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TOWNSEND, June 20, 1876.
MIR. q. P. JOHNSON ask for spac
IN your old Democratic organ, the Della
ware GAZETTE, to say a few words in de
fence of a Republican. Report has !
that the President has displaced A. Zig
gins, U. =. District Attorney, and ap-
pointed &. P. Fisher, and for 80 doinl
has called downthe wrath of the Com
mercial and Euery Eueajag newspapers
and what is The most remarkable tht
Herald and your paper join In the cry
do not propose to have much to say In
regard 10 A. Higgins; bis mother and ]
were school children, and Of course
have a kindly feeling towards him, and
believe him 10 be a ,full-bloodtd Kepub-
lIcan, and l think you and John O'Byrne
will acknowledge that 10 the case against
Archie Given and other Democrats this
terrible man you call Judge Fisher could
not have done more.
What have Democrats to do in the
quarrel in the Republican family /? Don't
we want to displace them with Demo
cats that we think will do better then
why enter in or take sides In their quar-
rel ? But as O'Byrne calls Fisher thief
and every bard name, ! determined to
say a few words in Fishers defence
George P. Fisher was first taken to WASH
ineton wien young man by John M.
Clayton, a man for foresight Delaware
never produced greater man; and Fish
er was his private Secretary. v hen the
late war broke out and the whole Breck.
inridge element with buchanan at its
head, said let the Union slide, that, the
first gun fired would be eternal separa'
ton! Guns we're fred and there IS no
separation. Fisher was In Congress and
to- k the side of the Union, and passed
through the frey ordeal Of civil war, and
done hundreds of acts of kindness tow
ards misguided Democrats that he has
never got any credit for, and many citi-
zaps Of WILMINGTON got jobs of work
from the Government and made tbous-
ands of dollars, aud gave work in vii
miDgton 10 the poor mechanic, and an
impetus to the town; and George P
Fisher who helped to procure these jobs
was none the better off, /
Can yoa Mr.. Johnson,or John O'Byrne,
point out another Republican human be.
ing who held the position Fisher has at
Washington for the last fifteen or sixteen
years, who has come off as nnsca he'd as
George P. Fisher has I? No. 1.-The has
a son, who by allurements purposely
used on him by what they call delectiv s,
which are the lowest brutes or devils Of
ss sSs fB Ss bdlD@sisy d@i!sy ii t. n'slsad thi. said
We bad case round Middletown of one
Of these detective devils coming among
young men and lying 10 them aud gain
ing their good graces, and then went to
Baltimore and told lies, and had nine
Young men arrested and put in Fort Nc
Henry. And suppose all the nine men
by the lies of this so-called detective had
bten shot. But when Republicans found
cut the true state of the case tn, young
men we're released and came home; and
all fathers and mothers should have some
sympathy for Fisher.
Aud have no doubt that Richard
Harrington IS pers' cutrd BY u ese Ro.
bespiere blood thirsty devils of America
in the same manner. Ask George P.
Fishers Dover neighbo!s If be has not
/ kind heart, If he ever refused to help
, Democratic boy as soon as he would a
And l am positive if Eli
is in the Senate when Fishers |
comes up for approval, Mr..
salisbury will vote for 1t, and Mr..
Bayard too. forgot to state also that
leo. P. Fisher many years ago was
Sta ca ATTORNEY for Delaware, and We
lever had better or more humane man,
md he gave general satisfaction to both
,ar les, tha' never heard augtt against
lin, and why should the Democratic
,apers join in this hellibalew against
George P. Fisher?
He is a republican, and Of course
wishes his party to beat us, but neverthe-
pss when he has been long time in
Republican power can any Democrat say
fisher stepped one side Of his duty 10
'eedlessly prosecute Democrat? No.
But I can and now will state a case
vhera he stepped one side 10 help get
ne of our first Democrats home from
foreign land to his family. l was ask
ID by the neighbors of an ex Governor
nd of whom / also was good friend, to
lse my influence with g. P. Fisher to
ry to get this said Ex-Governor home.
I vent to Washington, took walk with
Fisher, and told him WANTED him to
70 with me to Mr.. Seward, the then |
secretary of State, and ask him to
i've said Ex-Governor protection 10
ONE home. Fisher said Sam, won't
10 it, and replied, why lhe devil won't
ou this man is no more guilty of sym.
'athy with the South than hundreds or
thousands Of others in Delaware. We
re border State, and we are all mixed
n this feeling; but of one thing certain,
title Delaware would never have COM
nenced the war.
The family of this friend has lest a
on, and I want the father to come
ome. Fisher. said Sam, I will do It,
nd turned right round In the street and
7e went direct to Mr.. Stewards Office
nd saw him, and in my presence asked
i'm to allow this said ex Governor to
ONE home, and be did come home, and
; home now. This George P. Fisher has
big, kind heart, and has done more for
Misguided Democrats during that civil
var than ever has been dresmed Of.
But Fisher knows his conscience is
lear, and does not mention these mat
ers only tothe mcst intimate friends