The daily gazette., 1876-06-27
A Letter from Samuel Townsend.
DEFENCE OF Ex-JUDGE FISHER.

DEFENCE OF Ex-JUDGE FISHER.
For the Delaware Gazette.
TOWNSEND, June rs, 1876.
ME-, C. P. JoHNseN:--I ask for a space
in your old Democratic organ, the Della |
ware GAZETTE, to say few words in de-
fence Of a Republican. Report has it that
the President has displaced A. Higgins, |
U. S. District Attorney, and appointed
G. P. Fisher, and for so doinglhas called
down the wrath OF the Commercial and
Every Evening newspapers, and what is
the most remarkable the Herald and your
paper join in the cry. do not propose
to say but little in regard to A. Higgins,
and CT course have kindly feeling to-
wards HIM, and believe him to be full
blooded Republican, and l think you and
John O'Byrne will acknowledge that in
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 quar-
rel in the Republican family? Don't we
want to displace them with Democrats,
that we think will do better; then why
enter in or take sides in their quarrel P
But as O'Byrne calls Fisher thief and
every hard name, determined to say
few words in Fishers defence. George
z. Fisher was first taken to Washington
when a young man by John M. Clayton,
a man for foresight Delaware never pro-
duced greater man; and Fisher was his
private Secretary. When the late war
broke outand the whole Breckenridge ell
| sment, Buchanan atits head, said let the
| Union slide, that the first gun fred would
be eternal separation. Guns were firedand
| L =, chav- -xxac in Com
gress, took the side of the Union and
passed through all that fiery ordeal of
civil war, and done hundreds Of acts of
kindness towards misguided Democrats
that he has never got credit for, and many
citizens of Wilmington got jobs Of work
| from the government and made thous-
ands of dollars, and gave work in Will
miugton to the poor mechanic and an i'm
petus to the town; and George p. Fisher
who helped to procure these Jobs was
none tho better off. Can you, Mr.. John
son, or John o. 'Byrne, point out another
Republican human being who held the
position Fisher has at Washington foI
the last Is or 16 years, who has come Oh
unscathed as George 2. Fisher has? No
Il he has had son, who, by allure
ments purposely used on him by what
they call detectives, which are the low
EST DruufS aHu utbilo vi tiiC 40
ily. to misleadthis said son on purpose to
disgrace his father. We had case round
Middletown of one of these detective de.
4 lis coming among young men and lying
to them and gaining their good graces
and then went to Baltimore and told llei
i and had nine young men arrested anc
, put in Fort McHenry. And suppose al
the nine young men by the lies Of this 80
called detective had been shot. But wheI
|, Republcans found out the true state oi
the case the young men were released
and came home. And all fathers and mo
theirs should have some sympathy fol
Fisher. And have no doubt that Rich
ard Harrington is persecuted by these
Robespere blood thirsty devils OF Amer
lea in the same manner ASK George Z
Fishers Dover neighbors II he had moi
a kind heart, if he ever refused to hell
] Democratic boy. as soon as ne would /,
Republican. And | am positive II I'll
Salisbury is in the Senate when Fisher
appointment comes up for approval, Mr.
Salisbury will vote for it, and Mr.. Bay
ard too. | forgot to state also that Geo
2. Fisher many years ago was States AT
torney for Delaware, and we never had I
better or more humane man, and he CAV
general satisfaction to both parties, tina
I never heard aught against him, an(
why should Democratic papers l0ln II
this hellbalew against George 2. Fisher
He is a Republican, and of course wishe
his party to beat us, but nevertheless
when he has been long time in Repub
lican power can any Democrat say Fishe
stepped one side of his duty to needlessl
nersecute Democrat? No. But ca
and now will state case where he steI
= ned one side to help get one of our frs
democrats home from a foreign land t
his family. I was asked by the neighbel
of an Ex-Governor and of whom also wa
]. a good friend, to use my influence wit
Id P. Fisher to try to get thus said e.
Governor home. Invent to Washington
took a walk with Fisher, and told him
wanted him to 60 with me to Mr.. Sewart
the then Secretary Of State, and ask hin
to give said Ex-Governor protection
come home. Fisher said Sam, won't q
o #. and I replied, why the devil won
van: this man is no more guilty OF syn
= nathy with the South than hundreds
:. thousands Of others in Delaware. We al
a border State, and we are all mixed u
a. in this feeling; but Of one thing certain
iittle Delaware would never have con
menced the war. The family Of tn
fr;end has lost son, and want the fl
ther to coue home. Fisher said, Sam,
will do it, and turned right round in til
street and we went direct to Mr.. Sew
ards Office and saw him, and in my pre-
: ence asked him to allow this said ex-Go'
L ernor to come home, and he did con
ID home. and is home now. This George
Fisher has a big kind heart, and do
t more for misguided Democrats durir
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