Smyrna times., 1855-02-28
SMIYNNA9 DNIh0,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1856
The Delaware State Reporter" and
The Delaware Sentinel"
The 4" Smyrna Times"

suppression OF lntemperance, on its final vote
in that House. Our remarks in regard this,
and upon other subjects, brought down upon us
the entire Dover press, in their next issue-
aike ga thousand of brick ON our unprotected !
pate. Well. we profess to be good.tempered
fellow generally, and have no desire to get up 5
a quarrel with our contemporaries. We have J
personally no unkind feelings toward the gen.
t1emen honored with the obituary notice, but
beg leave to remind them and the Editors who
have, no doubt, volunteered in their defence,
that, as public men, their acts are fair subjects
of public comment In voting against the bill
in question, they voted against the best inter-
.ests of the State; and we have good reason to
believe that some of those gentlemen felt they
were so voting; aud such a. vote should never
be cast in Legislative assembly. liza legisla |
tors constituents require HIM to vote adversely |
to the interests of the State, and he feels bound
not to vote agGinst their wishes, he ought to
resign, and let his constituents elect man who.
in principle as we'll as in voting, reflects their
sentiments. In regard to the Reporters asser-
tien that members drank and treated during the
~@"'~SS IVA ShS PoSC VI CdlCuInR lne NOleS
of those opposed to Prohibition and afterwards
roted for Prohibition, all we have to say is, that
"e disapprove of any such means of electioneer-
ing-nor have we any knowledge of such
course being pursued, except the mere state
ment Of the Reporter. We do most cordially
approve the vote of those who voted for the
bill. and we believe that, in all coming time,
the names of Cullen, Draper, Groves, Henry,
Mckee, Moore, Shipley, Spruance, Woodall,
Wilson and Biddle, will be names dear to the
hearts of large majority of the citizens Of
Delaware.
This bill which the Reporter calls "uncon-
stltutional and tyrannlcal," We feel well as
sured, is destined to be the law of the Stute,
even if il fail to pass the Senate this session. but
we do not believe it will fail. Fortunately,
such legal ability as illumes the head of the
Editor of the Reporter, will not be the JUDGE
of its constitu.lonality. As to its tyranny, we
apprehend, the people will be quite as able and
as willing to bear that, as the tyranny of rum.
We are not deficient in gratitude, and feel
very grateful 10 our brethren for their interest
in our welfare and their lectures on our want
of prudence. Very prudent and discreet men
these Dover Editors are, no doubt! We are
young in years and limited and experience
how fortunate that we have neighbors so ablt
and so willing to teach us prudence!
The Reporter dubs our sheet, L" rabid Maine
Law paper Well, if an earnest, conscien
tious and persevcring advocacy Of the enact
ment of PrObibitory Law in Delaware, con
sttutes the Times rabid Maine Law paper,
il will continue to be rabid, maugre all tn
Reporters lessons of prudence.
In regard to the Reporters suggestion tina
we had better preach the political funeral {
those who voted for the law, we say that,
they were to receive political death in such
cause, they would die glorious martyrs to trut
and right, and we should claim the privilege
attending, not as preacher, but as Prncp'
mourner; and deep and sincere as would be OF
grief, we should mourn yet more deeply d" o''
truth crushed to earth"--o'er the best ntere
Of our glorious little State PROSTATE in II
dust; and yet, we should mourn not as tho
withsut hope, for glorious resurrection NOR
bright in peerless beauty, should await bo
them and it:
"Truth crushed to earth shall rise again,
The eternal years OF God are hers;
While error wounded, wlthers IN pam,
And dies amid her worshlpPers."
In regard to the Sentiners lecture about q
want of faith to the American party, we S
here, as we have said thousand times beto
that the success Of Prohibition is more clos'
identified with the prosperity Of Delaware tn
the success of any political purity, and we p
fess allegiance to no political party that is
Ia its favor. We feel that we are battling
the "grestest good to the greatest numbe
and we believe that there are honest hearts,
willing hands ready to sustain us. We ad
cate no party and no principles which we do
conscentiously believe to be right. If II
receive our votD, t.. .er they are seated
represent our interest, should act directly
posed, are we to support such men because t
belong to this or that party! No while
have principles which are near and dear
every humane breast ia the State, we will {
our support to none who will not carry out II
principles. The question of "exPedien'
IA. la.gsince exploded. 1t is, to say the
sfit.. miserabe subterfuge for dastardS
any one doubt the prOPriety OF enactng
which has been 50 loudly called for as thu
Were those thousands of petitions from
Castle, Kent and Sussex countless sent thel
idle mockery! Verify. the people mean
they say. for never have men acted with
ae,ermination aad courage. 1t the temper
men had acted with the irresolution adVOcat
the Sentinel of taking grain at tin
would take us long while to cOmplet
s...a,,xe.s The Sentinel modestly asks "
"a be the driver in this political wagon