Daily Republican., 1881-02-08

three papers. Therefore We
give advertisers more fo
their money, and they shoule
be made aware of this fact
The REPUBLICAN is still push
ing its circulation, which has
been steadily on the in.
crease for the last three
years.
Chief Iasttee Gomsgys' G2eatna
Charge.
As piaee OF historical "Reminiscences
Chief Justice Comegys' opening cnarge
to the Grand Jury in the new Ccurl
House, yesterday, is almost thrillirRly
interesting, and as lecture on religion
and morals IL can scarcely fail to please
the religious portion of the community.
The Chief Jnstiee did net use so many
words in his deuunciston OF lngersoll-
ism as Rev. DR.. Gala well did In his two
notable sermons delivered few weeks
ago, but Judging from his charge he is
thoroughly tndoctrinated with the same
spirit, and his charge will no doubt
create 8 greater sensation than the
Doctors two sermons. It muat be said
for the Judge, that he has the moral
courage to take decided views and de
cided stands as aiast what he conceive
to be wrong, and we are not amongst |
those who would say that he is not !
right upon this subject. Blssphemy |
against the Holy Ghost has always
been considered grave crime, and ST.
we're punishwents have been provided |
to be inflicted upon those who are
guilty OF il. The learned Judge re-
minds us thSt even in our own little
Stats it was St one time punishable by
branding and other physical tortures,
but afterW wards the law was so modified
that fines and imprisonment were sub
stituted, and this is the law at the
present time, The Judge could not
have referred 70 q topic which would
have crea!sd raOrs genuine sensation
than the suggestion tlat Ipgersol
should be indicted and punished for
blasphemy il he ever entered the State ~
and usel sRch language second time
as he is said to have used few weeks
ago, when be tectured on "What MustI'
we do to be Saved ?" 1t remains to bp 4
seen whether Auiacious Bob will h4 d
scared by this PHILIPPE aga,ns: hin
and his doctrines. Wa imagine III at l.
he will not be scared matchmaking
yet has ever sc3red him. A person who "
is capable Of taking such stand as he 8
has on the subject OF religion is not
easily scared, but still ii is not likely 81
that he would run the risk Of coming 'I
here again and use the same kind of 10
language, with fues and imprisonment Il
staring him in the face. eL
Bob's religion may serve his purpose
very well SO long as he eteets clear OF -.
the clutches OF the law, bat we doubt ~,
very much whether brave as he is, he ~.
would be willing TO throw himself into ,
tanger, and like Buuyan take up his !,
uture abode IN one of the lone cells Of
New Castle Jail for it, and for these
easons we may reasonably expect that
ngersoll will give Delaware q wide y,
erth hereafter unless he choose Other
. -, an
ubjec.s for the entertainment and edi-
cation Of the peopls. :,
Though there may no. b. an entire
,quiescen0e in the stand taken by
le Chief Justioa, on the question of
say
the
rofanity are alarlniDgly on the in 4
ease but these are quito different the
ON the blasphemy and profanity tho
iarged against Iugersoll. We do not ,bo
low that Ingersoll was ever guilty of van
8 general profanity OF the times--in the
,ed we do not know that he ever rou
ed g cross word. His blasphemy ap. rat,
srs 10 be Of a different chara ctsr, that of
b!asphsrny against the Holy Ghost, ma,
i'd appears to consist mere of actions mn,
an Of words. The Chief Jaatice is to .;or,
commenced for the firm stand he
IS taken against tie prevailing vices T
the day, and taken altogether his dist
arge to the Grand Jdry on thq first over
y of the first court hel& in Whining the
a and the fret held in tho new Thu
nple Of justice vas appropriate. All upoi
Dd citizens, no matter how much they sra.
~ dissent from his views on Inger. poip
Il will commend him for the firm Hou
nd he has taken sgsinst cook fight ~,
:, rioting, the ipcreass Of intenper- !, :.
,e and the other crimes which make
its long, black category. .,
Whatever else may be said, there ,
mains no doubt that the conservative ,
Lrt Of Delaware is not grasping ster
= new spun theories ofjuriSprudence tt
/ is content to carry out the laws as see
" have been administered in the benC
st, and In so doing there can be no som'
1bt that the morals and true inter beer