The daily gazette., 1881-01-19
OUR Dover LETTER.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

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Dover, Jan 1881.
Mr. McWhorter called up the Join
resolution authorizing the Governor tc
employ counsel to defend certain peaee
oticers Of Wilmington indicted Ia the
unised States District Court.
The resolution provides: That the
Governor may. In his discretion employ
counsel to defend any person or person,
now under Indictment, or who NAV be
Indicted In the District Court of the
United States at Wilmington charged
with interfering with United States
Marshals on The day of the last general
election, and who were ON that day act,
ing In the capacity of peace officers; and
he is hereby authorized and empo wered
10 draw upon the State Treasurer for a
reasonable compensation for any services
that may be rendered under his direc-
ton.
Mr. McWhorter prefaced his motion
Tor the adoption of this resolution by
the following remarks:
l am sorry that the necessity for such
action as this should have arisen, and
keenly feel that blind, fanatical partisan
prejudice may sometimes be so enshrined
In political Intolerance as to subject its
victims to scorn and contempt rather
than commiseration. Such is the feel
log entertain for some OF the press re-.
1ecttnns against this resolution, but do
not propose TO refer to them more fuIly
~ lxy stf . ha.,,
exist Tor tue expression Of my support
TO this resolution.
They have uilated upon the needless
ana unnecessary expense to the State
uere entalled, aud, but accord. nR 10 that
lmmutaole rule OF common law and com.
mon justice that when a criminal IA In
dlcIed tor any offense against the laws
OF DIS state and Is unable 10 employ
counsel, counsel Is employed for him
ustice escapes their party vision. Is ID
not tlme tor the State to employ couu.
seH GontleheR, who may be 80 fear
tnl OF hiching 'he State Treasury, think
OF The untold expense which that case.
trled In the New Castle courts and re.
moved to the United States Courts wi n
amouutto. And yet when we talk of
employing counsel TO defend peace offi
Gers acting under State authority, who
are arrested without warrant OF law, il
Is denounced az unnecessary expense
-~-AAsAs4 4Ass,Ahd6nu a rev -uavH -baf,Ira w..
election that the streets Of Wi,nin,',n
were a danger OF flowing with bunsn
sorei that there was danger thar Iha
siectlon Do turned into mere mockary ~
70 broken up entirely. The Mayor aud
onerlH very properly determine ~
appoint number of deputies To ouard
tne peace. An agreement was ar tered
INTO l, between them and the Unlted
S.Ses Marshal to cooperate aud di,-
oouu " ueeuahce anything like disorder, and
on each side. But a few honrs hsfora
the poils were opened the Marsbl with.
uteW from the contract and saw proner
10 eomnand the peace himself
ms gave all The circumstances which
are engraven upon the minds of euars
DeiawArean, IN detail, and went on 70
say: oA W
II is no. for me to say who was in
.~ul'' uoe lof shls honorable body to saw
who was in fault; 1t is for the eonrp -
pass ludtmen Oh those Indicted.
Mr. McWborttr contlnued tn so,,a
ienRt3 ana referred eloquentIy to the
Ohm O'Byrne- Heald case
Mr.. Belts arose and said:
am entirely opposed TO the rasol,-
uon and the precedent that wonld he |
established, but, independent of that. II |
would be we'll TO limit the amount tn |
o-oo anu onered this az an amsndment- |
not seconded.
Mr. NC Whorter said In reply:
IL my friend could give me any a..
'urance as to the mum Der oT men th.
5oVerL ment would have to defasd
YOU'D accept the amendment. Or If ba
you'd name the sum to be expended
or each man Indicted or to be- Indictsd
could entertain IT,
Nothing more was said.
Mr. Belts called for the ayes and noes
An1 Vo ed In the negative while The re-.
:, nai inder OF the Senate voted in the af-
1rmatIve' ~
Inc Senators were then chosen giya
80 ,ooo. nhonas 4. Bayard was the unam-
hony Higgins OF the Republican,
MS ls considered direct thrust at the
sra faction of the Republican nartv
ma It's wings In the lower counties.