, 1881-02-12
GOING FOR INGERSOLL.
Dclnwarc'N Chief JuAticc Levels His
Lnnco III New Crusade for tho

Lii HEC III NC" NIukHuC 1DE kl0
Dispatch n PHILADELPHIA 7gints.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. IA few weeks
ago Col. 1iUbrrt q. 1ngess0ll delivered his
"W!nt SlInll tl0 to be Sayed2" lecture
Mt the GRIND Opcrn-IIo.lso In this city, tho
auditorium being packed with people.
Since then tho clerBymen of tic city and
county have nttacked tho bold tniitlul from
their pulplts, and to-ttay, tn the Court Of Gem
eral Sessions here, Chief-JuAtIeo Comegys
cn,Mc down upon him like Il thousand bricks.
III his clar9e to tho grand jury, Judge
Conlcgys sat,l
"This city not long ago was uscd MS q the
atre fSr ting pro!MMiE'at!on of se;nti,nents ;,i ut
phenlDus language was used, lieir, where we
nro assembled, BY ali aMuaclO1s disciple of
the defamers Of revealed religion, for tho
purpose Of cxnosillx Its doctrine to contempt
reproaell Ut tho people Of this city, n0 man
stepped forward local him to account for
his detinncc uf tho Inv Of tho State. | say to
yom that tlo law Of this State Is. against the
Jury language or expressions, and exciting
tiie passions Of the people b. treating tlleIr
religion with coiltgmpt. No colllmlantty
6ue1i as ours can exist as healthy, NDral
with"ut c,al!eaS9 tSa7o, uFaimst ,,'o The very
q t;o,!. , M MW5eH' ,' w dstI!fone iIis
Ss nssMty y f a s5sst n% poa + LIS w pasS s Ss Sn 49,
Into Il state Of life not restraining, hMt, In
effect, promoting onr Inherent propensity to
evil; for no cniNIid man Gun pretend TINT oUr
Impulses nre not towards tho qualification
"'flifs crime Of hlasplsemy is Ill ancient
common-iaw otlense, nlsd was also punished
BY !stntute, passed. SO lonE ago as l7io hY our
co'onlal LeEisatnre; and such cnactncnt,
dow, to this day. Under tho net above nle,,-
toned. tho punishment for tho outrage WIS
tho pi!lory. tho brnn, altl Stripes. Afler tho
Constitution of tho Stnte went Into effect, but
charged to tilia and Imprisonment; but lilo
UtfeiIse rumaine nntl IL The same tn-tlny rs It
WIS III tho thirteenth yenr of tic reign OF
George H.. when thu old act was pissed.
ytler of Cllrlst !lnreti to utter its teIarnatory
lnngungp IN tho face Of the community of
this county. III Il speech too gross nlltt 0tfen-
slve TO be repeated flo WINS brought to JUS
fs r1 tIe1S! It M a s yeUE oseY sssstSa stsc ey
to the punishment bis crime deserved, ne-
tore tlolng 70. and In answer 70 motion II!
Tic IT defendant, ii whch tlso Clause u. the
Constitution securing freedom of spcech' 'nnd
| OF tho press WINS n!ncll relied upon, alMi also
after tho Court hAtl taken SIX months to con-
sllcr tho n,attcr, that Judgs laid down the
your duty to tol[ow that law; and whenever
hereafter man shall stand up IN tho taco ot
tho lpon!e nf tlsls county, while they remain
y crs!a" Hln Re1s it sn sos! nslt 'SF n' TfkS fi.
Jury WI to y braE 0 se a' olissa II h0 to ofdha tSa
notice, Of tho, Court, by pfesent1nont;
VII y NJ i w 6S @ Of wSns Ssfs to s,,nSs nfTesf
net h committed IN tho presence ot NIL officer,
hu tIny arrest and dutuln without warrant.
1t IL, hope, hardly necessary to say to this
fp1a!t pas MY @ S t. s aHs1s b tS saysa RsSse } q 1T It
crime nf blnsphenay, tharo will bc no stint of
tho full measure Vt punishment the law now
prescrlhcs. And VIC shall III no wise bo le.
,srrs from ths psrfor,"asce Of our ,s "ty "
TIM. that Of tho body ot the people Of thLs
Stnts, Or tho .leprecatory expressions ut
thosn wl!o think the flight q FREQ speeel wll
,etS b. SrnKs a s, ts1sSy 4 II Wy Mhn seyec@t I @ '{St
peace shall not ba disturbed by It or Is moi
III tln,lgrr Ut DefuK 80; but WI shall not con
sent to nlluw t!lo privilege to be used. II W.
sH % G:; i; se f' lsbsW lssSes a # crsta IL Gn4
wllnss exlstcncn AMI o1nnpotencu tho people
Ut this Ssntu beltevc, al,l whom they fear mn
ulsn trust; Or IN tho ysyllenlulIt Or repr0acll
rtam Gr!J,; IL; aat os t "'spaFase'"e't OF the fs
t'rhu law does not punish any ono wht
fairly al,l eenscfelItiously prollu!Kates thl
opln!ons, with whose truth ho Is Impressed
for the benefit of others; = malicious mn
lniscllevons, intention ", ~ sucl, cssse. tn
hit, wi!en II cal be collected from ths 1t
fells!ye leytty will. Which So serious II sub
ject Is treated. or frDnl other circumstances
1liat thu act Ut tho party WINS malicious, the,,
since the law has no nIealss Ut dtstlMgttshlnl
between different degrees Of owl! tendency
il the matter published contalu my sl,cl
tendency, thh publishers bec1lne al,ienab.
70 Justice. rhls language Of Lord AIans
s vas ~ HS1s4 rsierr w S1pySa to Sty y !s CSa Sa
ler, ! liar. bUi). II u,el, cal. lind In tho ~
suinr't royeallnents Of scicuee, or th
t}.s God ot TIC Bible, they are at i'll
srtY to DO 80 a.'@ s,,;, n;|ey "ay ,y+ pfIin
must t,lke caro- to avoid tho erin
81 b!asp'!e,ny l9 SO doing. You mYs
always Hereafter. to shleld the morals OF III
peoplo a,stt their rvIigIo,,, where tho law Klyc