Daily Republican., 1879-07-11
[Hsox YssrIRDAY's LATE rDlrros.l
WHAT THE MAMenAL WILL no
The Court to 20 ON uNint~rrupted-
A Marshal Who Works for ps.
trioiism.NO Order Received from
WAshingtOm.


i Being informed that Mr.. H.H. .McMul.
len, L. 5 Marshal for this district lad
received an order from District Attor.
ney Devsns at Washington, in relation
to the performance Of his duties in the
absence Of the appropriation for his de-
partment, REPUBLICAN representa-.
tive called upon him. We fou nd him in
his Office, comfortably settled in his
chair in the form Of q letter Y. His
good natured oountenanc-, generally
wreathed in smiles, was furrowed and
wrinkled in the vain attpmp: to digest
several punk.liks sections OF the r.yjs.
ed statutes from the volume that rest
cd on his lap. When We entered, hs
with some difficulty removed his feet
from the table and as his heels struck
the floor he calculated, "wel!, what's
upl"
We thereupon informed him of the
natare of our visit and asked him what
he intended to do in pursuance to the
order received from Washington.
Nothing" was the reply; the fact is,
he continued, ~ have received no com.
munication from Mr.. Dsvens and Ishall
go on as If nothing had occurred; trust
ing in the honesty and good faith of
the Government"
You have faith in the government
them" We repeated.
"Guess Its worth one hundred cents
on the dollar, "hs sententiously mutter.
I'd with a lugubrious expression upon
his ceuntenance. yes, +, he volun tssred, ~
acquieace in the published ex planation
OF the duties Of the marshals as given
by Mr.. Devens in his letters to other
officers. have had no conference with
the officials OF other districts; as far as
l am concerned the business of the
court will go on without interruption.
Twill you dispense with your
deputies ?" was the next question.
mo-" vas the answer, 81 have lust
Informed them how the matter stands.
and said to them if they want to serve
and put their trust in the Government.
they might consider themselves re-
tained."
"lf you would refuse to serve, what
would be the result ?" We asked.
"The result would be simply this"
he answered, looking patronizingly yet
pityingly upon us fer our ignorance,
that there would be no arrests made,j
"Ah, indeed I" was the utterance as
his chunk of wisdom: fell upon our
ears, "but the Court? ?"
"The court I" he reiterated with the
air OF q man who was nearing the verge
'f distraction "the court would 20 on
Is it always has done, and as for the
marshal, why il he was to refuse to act
here would be no writs served. | am
marshal and there are none who are
egally entitled to fill the duties of the
and so you can readily see ]
what would be the result"
We nodded assent and az we ware
preparing to leave, he again informed a
Is there would be no trouble, "for," n
AID he, II have had consultation
Nth Senator Bayard and he informed
ne that the Marshals would not suffer
the least, that the intent of Congress
vas not to interfere with the workings
! the court, but to bear directly upon
Deputy Marshals.
"ln that case would you take the
psponsbility of deputizing assistants
case of serious trouble ?" we inter
ogated.
"Most certainly, l would deputize !
lem, but only on an order from the
ourt. | would then have an under
with them that their paw y
ust come from the government" p
This concluded the interview and we
1t the custom house not only favora- -
y impressed with the officer Axecutivs ~
'llity, but won over to the doctrine st
at there really was some virtue not ls
ny In men but in a government that ~ ~
uld inspire enough confidence in an pa
1adulterated Delawarean as to induce a,
m to put faith in a department that a. a
fused even all intimation to fulfil an te
acknowledged but perfectly legal OBJ tic
,ation. pa
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