Daily Republican., 1878-11-05
10 NE ELIGIBLE 2
A Democratic Candidate for Com.
xress Disframe hised by the C0uSd
No Record OF HIS Pardon.

No Record OF hshs FoFOOm.
Edward l.. Martin. the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the DIS
tl;:s Of Delaware, was, at the Apr'l
term, 1864, Of the United States Dis
trict Court Of Delaware, convicted Of
aiding, assisting and inciting rebellion
against the United States, and was
fined el 900 and his slaves liberated
As a conviction like that carries with
il Acknowledgement from holding any
Office Of trust or honor under the United
States Government, IL is q. question
whether Mr.. Martin Is eligible to hold
the Office to which he will t..is day b.
.lectsd. or his conviction at the Court
referred to there can b- no denial
though his name only appears there al
Edward Martin. @
II Is claimed by the friends OF Mr.
Martin that he was pardoned by Presi'
de It johnson during his term OF ONCE
but of this there is no record on the
dockets OF the court in this district
where Mr.. Martin was convicted.
1t is always requisite that pardon
by the President should he sent TO thu
court In which the conviction took plac'
to be entered upon the docket, but In
the case of Mr.. Martin there Is either a
mistake about the pardon having beeT
granted or an omission in having thu
pardon forwarded to the District Cour
OF Delaware to be recorded In the cas-
of Mr.. Martin it is hardly presumed
that he would allow himself TO become
candidate in the face Of the disquali
fcation which appears against him on
he records OF the court, and this pre-
sum ptive evidence strengthens the re
port that he was pardoned by Presi
dent Johnson.
1t may be possible that there is a mis-
apprehension in regard to the affair
and what Is called removal Of disa
bilities be taken for pardon. DurinI
the Presidency OF Mr.. Joshnson the dis
abilities ofa large number of offender
were removed but this did not reacI
the courts in which convictions ha'
taken place.
We snail be very glad to know tina
Colonel Martin has been pardoned b.
the President, for he is very much OF
gentleman, with signal ability an
though a Democrat we doubt MT
would reflect as much honor upon tn
State he represents, as his predecessor
Mr.. Williams, did. The question will
however, afford food for thought an
discussion amongst politicians as to tn
eligibility Of Mr.. Martin under the cir
cumstauces, and in case he is ineligi
Bile, whsther John g. Jackson, his lead
ing opponent will be eligible, or wheth
-r new election would be, ordered.
In order to guard against the Erer
Epeniny haring up and saying that tn
REpuBLlcAN is publishing falsehoo'
we publish the following from the re
cords OF the United States District Cou,
of Delaware:
Indictment for aid
The Uuited States ing, assisting an
of America melting rebellio
Us. and insurrec.io
VIM. H. Dulaney, against the au
DR.. Jno. Maxwell, thority Of tn
Edward Martin. United States.-
True bill file
April IL, 1854.
1864 June IA. On motion of defend
ants counsel and upon afida 1T of tn
the defendant William II. Dulaney, ,an'
the certificate of the counsel Daniel M
Bates and George C.Gordon, Esquires
leave is granted by the court to tn
same defendants, William II. Dulane
and Edward Martin separately to plea'
from the defendant DR.. John Morrsll
and upon their trial to be tried s-ps
rately from the said DR.. John Morrell
and thereupon the said William h
Dulaney and Edward Martin plea
mot guilty" Guilty. says this Attor
n.y Of the United States for the Del.
ware District.
And now to wit, this fifteenth day I
June, A. D. 1864, came jury to th
Bar by the Marshal of the DelawaI
District, duly returned and empaneled
to wit: William Ellison, Joseph !
Taggart, Stephen R. Choate, Samuel
Thompson, Isaac S. Elliott, John B
Lewis, William P. Orr, H. H. J. Maj
Henry F. Pickles, Henry Grant, Rober
McCabe, Sr., and James P. Hoffecke
who being duly qualified swor
and affirmed to speak the truth in tn
premises upon their oaths and affirm
tions respectively do say thst the sal
William II. Dulaney is not guilty i
manner and form in which he stands il
detrd, and that the said Edward Ma
tin is GUILTY" in manner and form /
which he stands indicted aud recon
mend the said Edward Martin to tn
mercy of the Court.
And now to wit, this Goth day O
June, A. D., 1864, it is ordered b
the Court that the said Edward Ma
tin pay to the United States the SUI
OF one thousand dollars. and costs
this prosecution, and that all the slave
of the said Edward Martin be liberate
aud that he be committed to the custt
dy of tie Marshal until this sentenc
of the Court be carried into effect.