Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-09

accomplished cp2P ihl- Congressional
contest VS. u genuine surprise aud con.
thu tn be ID Z i ertl srn-aDluu. | makes
one gasp for breath II tir,t. TIE l,hs.i-
ion upon me was Ike that If M ice LAlh
II mld-miutt Que gets use to tines,
hugs after white, huwr7er / ehall b.
surprised ut nothing hereafter Not even
at the reformation OF Bttmh Walbou.
DANCING On A VOLCANO.
Oar Dover friends are somewhat gstnn.
r,hed themselves principally At the commO.
lou they hAys caused Toy are NOT =
little eufprioed however, that they Dos
-essed sutfciant flrautrry aud c sPeEatg
mpudel ce to ito il The nmd are
.ipruIed but the bsldrr ONES axe icciin-d
10 be amusrd. They tak sO4ut tbs con
test with II sem'-2 Imic A'r, sod haze The
appearances OF he.ug qliut, honest lrilDWs
Poor old Judge iNu1ipu tGkrs the mttt.F
qlite seriously, AZ Gtll h. u.aF, although
perhaps it Is serious 10 i Wy he does not
4 yet comprehend, tie due.s 10 every
Euua thcy choose to play.
I He Is dancing on volcano.
Tue n4tou;sdm enl AZ The puii eitr.n,ery
7 II tue proceedI ~ agsiusl Gorge ssueu
4 Martin, has subsidized, bat !np Indignation
/ whieh it has occasioneo is profound e.
grows with ev-ry day. Dec Ut I ,ubU-
cans hesitate to *, use it, sud the Eett'r
ones of them are ashamed tt tIlk about il.
pity Judge Houston Is his mis-
fortune that lu his Oil age Ia ms ovcomL
The unconscious tool of daring politicians,
who have ut last m9Ge hiin the target for
The indignation Of III Outraged community
His candidacy, whit a Iudps of tut
Court, was shock 10 tie long
settled conviction OF The State
that the Judiciary should keep cur
OF politics he means uscd 90 elect Llu
caused even more liberalization. All this
was borne with some iuJpliieuce 10 he
sure, but still! it was bnrna. Alter most
desperate contest with Mrjir l. h.ni'a
money bays negro reursieIS and every
appliance If Federal authority, Duiuuel
Martin was returned to Congress judge
Houston don't know GuyiLlug about ID
facts set forth IN the notice Of eontrs,
He has no reason 20 beil: va III i lie wBa
elected Egen his counsel confess theif
ignorance of the facts for Judge Fisher
said to me yesterday that he knew nothing
about the proof of the allegations in the
notice, and would not until the evidence
was taken, From that notice, with d
degree Of care which must have a. ouce
truck such lacical mind as Juig.
Houston, nc 'ustonied as he is to legal man.
celvre, there was ocrupulously tx ;tudrd
Any reference to the purchase of vnter,
and bribery generally. Ibis was Rdroit,
rs under the act of Congress provldr fol-
contests, the reply 10 the notice II cOutrs,
cannot go hey ond the nUice These, and
Il hundred aud one other facts couneots d
nth the notice OF contest, place judge
III iuston in the position Of att, mpting to
uss for party purposes aud not wl'h It
uelief that he is entitled to seat 10 Con
gress. the power of Congressional
uulry. It is uLforuua for him that
h. mas allow d him. elf to be dragged into
such Il political vortex | have said that
he is daucirg upon a volcano. The ian.
gnsRa was faurotiye OF course, but when
the Legislature has been In session a f. "
days, the Judge will comprehend biz
, danger If not before An fl ri, back, d
hy u very large nuinber of the prominent
. Democrats in this and SUISSE equity, aud
sympsthizpd in by every Dem crst with
whom have talked, il al this moment Oh
foot TO
HAVE HIM REMOVED.
t The promoters of this idea, rriy upon
t clause IN S o "A. Art 6 OF the State on
stitution, which q Iote:
! THE Governor may, for any reasonable
4 cause. in bis discretion. remove any o