Daily Republican., 1880-10-07

aiers OF the Democratic party here
When the United States law was ap
's pealsd to and the motion made to ap
u point Supervisors to see the law honest
p " administered, the lsaalng Democrat
. asked that the question be argued, anG
!. the greatest member OF ths party ap.
spearsd in person or by implied cODsen
0 and opposed this. What did that mean
but that the Democrats were opposed Il
ths appointment.
The law was fair, but the Democrats
8 in this do not want fair ess. Mr.. Hig
t gins charged that the leading members
D tis Democtatic paityvers responsible fol
the frauds of which he had been speak
ing. he understood that receivers o.
stolen goods got the same punishment
/ I'd the theft, and he who proftsd by
| this fraud was as lad as those who
| lpsrpetrated II. he went on 10 show
, how the assessment system placed the
Democrats in the very clutches of the
, Levy Court ring shd they wsrs wIithine
under it to day. Closing on this point
he said: Taxation should bs equal "a
bs jnst. Every one should bear a part
Of the burden and. have right to vote
(spplause.) But here we have not less
than 5l0.00o or $4,000 hsapsd upon
the balance Of the people of the county
to pay, on account of the distranchise
ment of certain citizens.
| | say now that this Ia not govern
msnt Of msn, but Of Ass'ssors and Col
lectors OF taxes. Just here will rs.
msrk that of the men who went before
the Assessors and Levy Court and were
put on the list, the names of between
100 and 200 are not on the Collectors
duplicates. At Its meeting next Tues
day it is for the Levy Court to say
whether these names shall 60 OH and
the errors be corrected or the case 20
b.fors another tribunal"
\ THK NEAL CASE.
4 Allusion has been made By no less
men than our present Representative
in Congress and by the Senator from
this County, continued Mr. higgins, to
my conduct in defending a man
for mis- life recently at New Castle
Court. wish to say here that do
not intend to discuss the merits of this
case here. II does not belong to you to
decide nor does it belong to yeu to
hear. will not bring case Of life
and death befor popular audiancs.
long applause. These awful issuss
belong to the Courts hGTing jurisdie-
tion in the case and there shall do
my duty to my full ability.
I Bat it has bssn charged, that In
conducting that case in this manner,
acted from political seasons, to help
he Republican party, and for verse
and for unmeatio lable reasons. This
charge was first made by Mr.. Martin
before the Democratic Convention when
he was re-nOminated for Congress.
When read tnat attack, even though
II was made on 20 important an occa
sioo, before the representative body of
the Democratic party OF the Stats, and
by oue who had been brought into re-
nswed prominence Wy hi5 election to
Congress, yet made up my mind to
take no notice of it aEdto make to it no
reply
While had an impression that Mr..
Martin was member of the bar Of this
State, yet his placs--.ss a lawyef--was
40 obscure that it was NOT to be expect
cd that he could comprehend what duty
& lawyer owed to his client, any more
than he could what it is for himself to
act rs a gentleman. (Long APPLAUSE
Moreover his charge was brought in
such brutal manner, and attributed
to me conduct so infamous, that I felt
then, aud feel now, that they carry
their own refutatien with, h,them. | con.
fess was surprised and shocked when
this attack was renewed by the United |
States Senator from this county. read
his words as they were reported at the
tins
"He declared one great danger was :hs
determination OF the Republican party
to array one raos against the other, and
against the laws OF this State.
Referring TO the Neal case, Mr.. Bay
ard spoke Of this otfsnse ss worse than
murder. He traced the offender to his
conviction under the laws of the State,
majestic, steady and serene No one
doubted the justice OF the verdict, but
the sxigenoies of psrty demanded that
the laws OF this State should be over
thrown.
Mr.. Bayard closed with On appeal to
I'll COED women ~ teach their hus- (
Bands, sons aud brothers that no duty,
ssve duty to God, exceeds that to coun- 4
try." I
Assigned by the Court, without any
knowledge on my part, to defend man !
whom | had never seen, in case I Q
snew nothing about, whore he was on '
;rial for his life, and fsslingit my duty 4
10 taks an appeal on question CT law II
on which depends the validity ofths I'll
very indictment on which he was
,harged, OF the Grand Jury that found
& asI the Petit Jury that tried him, | =
.m grEely and seriously accused of h
aking this appeal because 'the ext :;
,enciss of party demanded that the y, ',
avs OF this State should ls over "
hrows," aud in order "to stir up the r
smi-saEsgs feeling of the African 4
ACE, with the hope to take from this y
tate the control over ths safety Of its -
itizsns' Nves and persons. 81
1t will not discuss the merits of the -,
uestionS involved in this oase, but my W W
rat answer to the Senator's 'charge is -,
ne Of fact. / say here and nov, his 40 a.
barge Is false. (applause,) Mine is the ~ ~
ole responsibility for this appeal. r.
| consulted no Republican of Della q,
are. consulted only the Attorney .s
sneIal Of the Erited States Court, who 1s ,o
associated with me In the case. Par ", y,
: exigency demanded should not raiss ~
IA nuastion of the constitution OF the on