The daily gazette., 1879-11-26
wxDNEsDAx, NOVEMBER 20. is7s
AT WILMINGTON POST
OFFICE
As sECOND CLAAB NATTER

= PorIrIcs IN THE JURY RooA.-one
Of the GAzErTE reporters was Told by
iuror who wa. one of the "twelve" In the
uial Il Sewsll Slsrksy for la ceny, that
nom first to last they stood "six for con-
yic.iou and SIX for acquittal; that the
Jury consisted Of six Democrats and Fix
Republicans" In the reporters article
NOT . word IL said about politics; and the
eply remark that might lead to 1t Is the
statement that the six Democrats were
for conviction aid the six Republicans
for acQuittxl.
There was in this, however, an as
founding matter. The Republican had
been teaching its readers that the jurors
summoned to this Court were Demo-
,crats, and this little bit of news dropped
down upon its editors like clap Of
thunder. So it is frequently. Those
who teach false doctrines and circulate
falsehosds are likely to find them coming
back upon them in bad shape. 1t is
little curious that this jury should have
taken the shape that it did; but the GA
snTTR never thought of attributing to
politics the cause Of 1t. The Republican
however, sees politics 10 everything, and
would At once, it seems, attribute to
political sentiment the cause of the disa-
greement of the jury and their failure to
agree upon . verdict. That they did fail
to agree after being out whole day and
night and were discharged, is fact. But
that any Of the jurors failed to regard
their oath to try the case according to the
evidence, we never imagined for a mo-
ment. 1t remained for the Republican
TO hurl that insinuation a. its political
friends.
A. the man was to be tried again the
GAZETTE abstain.d from any further
comment on the case and should not
have referred to it at all in these COL
umns had the Republican not called in
question the statement of the reporter.
which he gave As . matter Of curious
coincidence. He never supposed for a
moment that six respectable Republican
jurymen would undertake in violat ion
Of their oath, to clear negro thief and
se. him at liberty to steal again. MOI
did he suppose that six Democratic jury
men would disregard their oaths to con
vict any mac. The Republican whicl
rstails its bloody shirt doctrines and re
publishes them after they have beer
proved to be lies may enjoy its owl
opinions on this subject. Not long sine,
It published = story of the murder of {
negro preacher in the South. And wher
the preacher was found TO have rur
away to escape arrest for numbering hi,
wife in another place, the Republican
paid no regard to the denial of the stor,
and persisted In leaving its readers t.
believe that 1t was true. 1t also pub
lished q story as q fact that a negro il
the South had had "both his arms Gu
on" to keep him from emigra lug Il
Kanses and as warning to other ne
groes not 10 offer to 10; and still at.
other one that the ladies' in one of tn
Sou hern cities by agreement dress,
Themselves and para ed the streets t
encourage the 81 eritl and a mob to bea
an old citizen from the North, tear OF
his house and store and burn the pro
perty, rather than allow him to renal
In the place and hold An Office under I'll
United States. 1t is to be noted th,
since tue elections are over no MOI
such horrible stories appear in the Ne
York Times and Tribune and the r.,
publican has ceased to reproduce them