The daily gazette., 1881-04-01
OWr Legislative Letter
Special correspondence OF the Gazette.
DOVER, Mar. 81.


The most ridiculous fraud and as
toundingly i'm pudent farce was per-
petrated upon the Legislature OF the
State of Delaware yesterday and to-
day. Your correspondent has a
fine opportunity to judge the prime
mover in this project both In his
private character and in the case
that the Legislature took its seat
upon. We have been startled by
the inventions of a genius; the facil-
ity OF sharpers in manufacturing
startling surprises, but our inward
soul never conceived of such bold
unfounded, unjust and bare~faced
farce as this.
White came to Dover with a
mountain of brass upon his florid
and rum heated cheek and with the
prestige of that lying sheet, the
Morning News, at his back. With
honest people and those susceptible
to impressions ground out and plum
ged in by shere force of repetition
his case against d. B. Morris, Esq,
gained some favor. But when all
the witnesses from Sussex county
either half way admitted his mean
ness or openly declared that they
would not believe him on his oath;
even these generous ones became
disgusted with his niggardly pres
lenses. The facts in the case be"
tween Morris and White II disdain
to name this creature first) are about
these White taught school in Sus-
sex county. His character becom-
ing known charges against him were
made to Professor Groves, Superin :
tendent of the Public Schools of the
State. He was banished from all
respectable society and finally from
Sussex county. We will not pollute
our sheet by numerating the causes
and giving to print the exact ma
ture of the facts which brought
about this banishment; our regard
for society would condemn such o
course. But we will state that his
course in Sussex was such that he
was driven away and now is spoken
Of to the children of parents with
whom he is acquainted as an object
of loathing and disgust. But having
his lips to the coroded mouthpiece Of
that pestilent sheet the Morning
Netos, some of us were induced to
give the hoarse brayings an atten-
tive ear. The celebrated "Derick
& Bill" case as this individual
wlttily styled it is at an end and
poor White has been shown to the
State Of Delaware In his true light.
1t was strange and really sad that
this representative of one of Whining
toms leading papers should get such
broadsides as were thrown in upon
him even by his friends-even republi-
cans.
Among the witnesses that did testify
to this individuals good moral charac-
ter and inclination to veracity were
Mrs. Jacob Moore, Chas. MsCullen, G.
@. Stockley, (the next GOvernor), John
NJ. Houston. These men are not of
one political party nor of any one fac
tion in political party. They are
DslduGTedns, one of the proudest titles
that can be conferred.
The crawling creature went back on
himself and and his counsel following
in this most discernable wake openly
admitted that the case was improper
and should never have been brought.
The case would in fact never have
been brought thereby running The State
to unnecessary expense had not this
lecherous hound been urged on by the
MorRiBg Neos. 1t was the case of this
paper against the State of Delaware.
But ON the morrow we will see it's sis
ter sheet the Republican defending the
thinness OF the charges against Mr.. d.
b. Morris as only papers of their po-
litical complexion can. just as po~
lltical darkness clouds their Journal
istic course SO does their Egyptian in
tellect cast shade over their most
elaborate effusions. Piracy is the
chief characteristics of some journals,
but when the Netos stole John White
from the slums Of Sussex or the forest
near Massey's ID Roads il dirtied its
own blackened paws.
A. p. Robinson deserves the graft
tude of Delaware for the mastery way
in which he exposed the fraud and in
the future should be known as philan-
thropic man.
really do not believe that the evil
dence which was taken will be pre-
sented to the House it is not right
that the people should be subjected to
such an ordeal.
NOTES.
The passage of the Militia bill by the
House gives most hearty satisfaction to
all. When it goes through the Senate
the GAZETTE will give its history, its
present bearings and the future effect
upon the State of Della ware, sc.
The I ilot bill is becoming more and
more interesting every day in fact every
hour.
TIE NORRIS COMMITTEES REPORT.
Special to the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, April This morn
ing the House Committee to investi>
gate the charges against Esquire Der
rick b. Morris, presented the following
repor,, which was adopted
The committee TO whom was referred
the charges allegations against Derrick
b. Norris, Justice of the Peace in and
for Sussex County, beg leave to report
that we have examined the specifications
and charges with reference to the official
conduct Of the said Derrick b. Morris,
and after hearing the evidence Submitted
TO the committee BY John w. White, we
unanimously come to the conclusion that
the said charges are utterly without
| foundation aud that the character of the
said Derrick B. Morris has been fully
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