The daily gazette., 1881-01-20
FROM DOVER.
EMPLOYMENT OF oUNsEL.-rIcK

IRGs.-A NOBLE REMoNsTRANCE.
DOVER, Jan. Is, lS8l.-The d.
vorce question kept the House In o
heat all day. When postponement
was made the members consulted
each other and gesticulated wildly.
Mr.. Robinson, the leader OF the di-
voree men, won signal victory In
the face of a brilliant and glowing
speech from 7. N. Williams, of Bus-
sex. The House Committee on Di-
vorce took charge of the Holmes case
Immediately. The Senate has no
standing committee on divorce,
therefore they are not fully at work
on Alvan Cochran's case. The ORR
ginal resolution In the House had
been postponed twice, but to day
passed with an amendment that the
Legislature would entertain extra
cases. Pilling was as mad as
"settin hem" We approached him
on the question, but for fear of our
capus, thought to walt for calmer
hour.
When the amendment was prof. osed
T. N. Williams jumped TO his feet and
said that he was anxious that the Leg
islature should redeem itself from the
imputation Of being divorce court.
Vote TO open the doors, and the mar
riage tie In this State will have lost its
sacredness and the matrimonial yoke
cast OF on the lightest and most trivial
pretenses. Ii In time that Me should
proclaim In unmistakable tones that it
10 not the fountain TO the stains of
matrimonial infslicity by Legisla tive
streams. l further object TO the Leg
islaturs usurping the function of The
courts. The man who makes the law
should not expound the law. ] am
not opposed to all cases, but TO those
cognixable to the courts Of common
law, am opposed ~ the amendment.
Mr.. Bradford followed with q few
brief and logical remarks in the same
track.
But Mr.. Robinson arose with q
grandure that can only be equaled by
Sussex county statesman, rallied his
forces and drove the enemy to the
wall.
he spoke Of the injustice which
| must necessarily be enlailed upon mer-
itorous e0mplainands and completely
turned the tables on lawyer Bradford
10 his reference to the inalienable right
| 70 petition the Legislature saved to the
people by the spirit Of the laws of this
Republic.
Bradford said we do not pre-
vent the people from petitioning the
legislature. We only declare thu
we will not entertain iavorably their
petitions.
Mr.. Robinson replied, your declar-
alton not to entertain iavorably their
petition virtually prevents the petit
zion. If you will not entertain the
petition, who is so foolish as to go
TO the expense of making petitionr
The resolution rs amended was
adopted. The door is open now,
and the meritOrious man or woman
may enter. Williams passed the re-
solution, Robinson the amendment.
REMoNsTRANCE.
We the underslgned, citizens OF
New Castle County, respectfully re-
present that IL has come to our
knowledge that there has been a
proposition brought before your
Honorable Body by certain persons
interested in selling lands in thu
State, requesting you to pass Law
encouraging immigration by an aci
exempting such immigrants ten year,
from paying taxes. We protest
against such an act, believing thai
our State is settling as fast as desira-
BILE, with a population more in har-
mony with our people than clans oi
strangers of any color, who have nc
feelings of sympathy in common with
our people, and the monstrous doc
trine that the bona tide Taxpayers oil
Delaware should pay for ten years
the tax of such emlgrants. thus en-
abling the land and worthless marsh
specutators TO put the hard earnings oil
Delaware tax payers in their pocket.
Delaware salt mArshes. composed of tib-
rous roots, that when the water is taken
OF will burn, rot aud settle. Two hum
ired years the Dutch settlers held the
Delaware salt marshes, and gave the
names 10 many creeks and Hundreds
Hornkill Creek, Murderkill Creek,
Strunkhlll Greek, Prime Hook, High
Hook and Butch Neck, near BombA,
Hook. Ali said settlers were forced tC
abandon such worthless country anc
move up to New Castle and Whining
ton, and above, aud al the session o
iezl, New Castle county aud Appoqui
nimink Hundred was glad TO cede Bonn
bay Hook to Keat county as . kind OF /
white elephant. And We your constltu
ents earnestly request your honorabl,
body TO give DO privileges TO stranger
that are not enjoyed by the ciLiEens o
your state.
MRS. STEWART.
We were entertainingly held for
! few minutes with this sprightly lady
She informs US that on Wednesday, til,
24th, she will have Mrs. L. G. Stan
son, daughter of old Judge Stanton
Newark, to lecture to the legislator,
and ladies in Dover. Her subject will
be :" Taxation without Representa-
/. tlon.o Mrs. Stanton is President o.
|, the Woman's National Sufferage As
. sociation now in session at Washing.
!, ton. Sho is said, by the press, to B,
one of tho most intellectual ladies il
r the country, and therefore treat /
!. expected. Mrs. Stewart is going t.
a present an amendment to the constit.
n ution, touching the enfranchisemen
= Of woman. The question of Woman
kights 10 looming up in the Capito
aud now entertaining The chit chat .