Daily Republican., 1879-05-23
The DeEnby .tFarce'' or sham Trial.

The DeEnby stFarce" or sham Trial.
For the Republican.
MEssRs. EDITORS This is the least
State in the Union for size and for
christianity, but it has the largest pos
sible disgrace and shame upon it for its
legal treatment and justice % towards
the black man, Of any State, territory
or parish known in history, and Its
reputation increases at every session OF
its Court whore white men and roWdies
are charged with crime against black
men. L. Iotori"ty is just As hHS. il "
rev.rst order Of things, vbers hacH
men, innocent though they may be, are
hntrd TO. b. guilty OF crimS, and
where they are proved to be gnlilss7,
the charge, though MT Sustained, isl
sufficient 20 and viii hang them ~espits
the best efforts taken by decent men to
redeem them from an igG"lniHoas
death, vide, the Chambers and Collins
case. In your article ye' tsrday headed
"Who killed Perry Demhy " the SEC I
ond Of your reasons which indac'd you
to cay or predict that Tia. Thing rsuId
end IN a nst rs ole md di#grac7iui farce
is lust he ka-note OF the wk0ie g&mut,
Surely want Of tnlightonm ut, intel
lsctually and morally, and thu strong,
gro.. race prejudice would have pre-
vented 4 conviction sEeA !! tE- rchFlr-O
tors had bs~D eye witnesses 10 tA7 nor
ribs drama. You afe Inclined to justify
tho Stata's Attorney in aUsnd1nlng
the case ~ithosta thorough triA 90
You also Justify Aila III not retaining
the prisoners As wi!sessss or perpstra-
tors Of the assault ard battery "Aich
Vs. proved to have been committed ~t
tnvir hands upon the surviving ssh
and com aH0na Of tae murdered man
You r-m,mb..r whom you visited the
.nurdersrs III tAeir cells you could not
gs. them to talk with you about the.
M ter in the 81 shtest degree, bat we're
treated sulleniy AID col!tsmp'ib!T let
m. oil you that L guilty sna1i'aG"
pe.ts no accusing nor doe. it incline 10
speak It's g1ilt, but is couatenance ana
actions spo4k for It. Again let III. say
| to YOU, and you rr.nia'nber 1t to the end
! ct your lives, tina; N ali crn's-lIe
| Tat As@ nothing to StT has very "iuh
10 say and 30 j. has beeu IN thif i'"m-
by aissraccful tragedy. The preiud,c+d
authorities abandon The ca-e in lis
midst and ask for Il verdict Of mot
guilty" III any sense tLa jury, sworn
! t9 trv the ease and an honest and trH"
verdict give, acluiesce i'll the spirit aud
wish to give freedom aud license t" th"
misarsants, and enconrat" them IN tine
perpsr.tion Of crimes With tie peYlI
as their instigator, and they a. indor-
Rais. Verify it may I've asked, where
are we driiting TO ? Echo answers, you
are Guadiug the Almighty Power t"~
ards desperation, and when u'tie
dreamed oi he will sweep to tn" re-
vtnge Of these oppressed p9"pI", &h1
the history of the destruction OF Fha-
raoh = Host viii he n mere gIjnnnrr, i"
comparison. Of Ills wrath AMI indisna.
ton, which are being justly prov"k"d'
Let the fact stand plainly asserted
that the Great Judge Of High Courts
above will not let these ontr48rS upon
the black marble Of his creation go uy
unpunshpd. For truly they are the
,alt of the earth, lis chyspn people;
and sooner or later lie viii lHwerptAingS
of this Delaware with greater deVos'a-
ton than ne visited upon the wicked
oppressions farther South, lately, ior
their offences against these Sod tTariAS
people,
let me reccmmeud Tat lie pe kept
rscon,iled that lis justice may bn de-
laycd; for His eye j. upon D"ia"arr,
and the terrific shafts Ct i'ghtninS
which shot 80 naily across the dark
and frownilg canopy Of the il"avens,
being intensified Ivy their accompany
ing caunonic p"ali OF Thunder last Sat
nrday, w.re mere whispers Of the Ven
geance which the Eternal Judge Will
sooner or later wrsacl; upon this state
allies, and perhaps the oppressors VII!
he ''coniued to fast in flames till all
tho foul crimes done in their days o.
nature are burnt ard purged away.
Must we pray that such may soon GOMEZ
JUSTICE.