The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-12-12

A WANToN AeCUsATIoN.-lt 10
hardly worth while for US to allege that
the GAZETTE has not sought to quarrel
with the Republican. Far from 1t (.
We delight to live in peace with all our
nsighbors. But the Republican by Its
wanton declarations and intolerable &C
cusstions required the GAzETTE.to call
upon it TO reverse Its language and give
utterance to something more resem-
bling the truth, at least, II 1t cannot
stick to plain facts. la our Issue Of FRI
day we had hastily reviewed Few OF ils
sentences that required to be eiucidated
to show the errors the writer Of them
was endeavorlng TO inculcate, and we
find 1t necessary 10 refer to other Of its
remarks that are calculated TO be damag.
ing where they are taken for the truth.
We cut them from the Republican Of
Wednesday, and we had hoped to have
seen them recalled before this time, but
they still stand and challenge con-
tradlction. That paper says in referring
to The courts Of Delaware:
Occupied with that was the fact that
for many years past only negroes had
been executed for criminal offences
while white persons equally guilty in.
variably were cleared"
At the risk Of being charged with
seeking q quarrel with the Republican
we are compelled to regard the asssr.
ton In that paragraph as q wanton and
in l'rable accusation. Unless contra
dicted 1t is calculated to do our whole
people (for from them are our juries
drawD) wrong, and mlsrepresent them
abroad. We deny the intent Of the &C
cusation aud call tor the facts. 1t lie
not true that "enly negroes had been ex.
ecuted for criminal offences while white
persons equally guilty invariably were
cleared"
1t is wanton and unmanly in the Re.
publican to resort TO such q s'anderous
and vituperative declaration upon which
TO found an excuse for one of the most
perverse aud scandalous verdicts that
has ever emanated from jury. That
which sent DIR. west to prison for the
murder Of Cooch Turner was objection.
able enough 10 all conscience. But 1t did
not turn that crazy man loose upon the
people as did the verdict In the Neal
case. West was not acquitted. He
was found guilty Of murder In the
second degree and given the extent Of
the law. We thought he should have
been hanged. But the jury were In doubt
as to his being sane when he killed and
skinned the negro Cooch Turner.
We challenge the Republican to point
out the cases in our county courts
where white men were ON trial for rape
on white women and the evidence
against them was Of the most positive
character aud uncontrsdicted by the de.
Tense, and yet were "cleared." Ths
records do not prove that white per.
sons equally gu y" with negroes tina
were hung "were invariably cleared,
and, therefore, the declaration is fal.e IL
fact, and malIclously partisan and pre-.
Judicial In intention. In no State In tn,
world are negroes more kindly :reAtst
than in Delaware, and the negroes them.
selves could not be trusted win th,
trial OF Neal. As an evidence Of thi
not talesman was summoned frou
among the crowds OF negroes in an,
about the Court House, notwithstandinl
Meals first trial and conviction was SO
aside because there were no negroes OF
the jury, Negroes often fear to trf
with an oath. Here was q case where
fourth or fifth part of the jury nigh
have been made up OF negroes VIII,
could read and write to try one OF thei
own race, but not single negro wa
summoned, although the whole jury wa
made up Of talesmen from the Republi
can party ranks.