Smyrna times., 1855-12-19
Communication.
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.
Letter from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18th, 1855.


breadstuffs, both very acccptable-arrived a,
New York on Wednesday,
On Thursday, our good and peaceful citizens
: were astonshed by Proclamation from Presi.
dent Pierce, against all Fillibusters. II is NOT
g generally known who it is intended for-some
think the Irish, who have been holding conven-
tions and talking loudly about taking Canada
ana all the British Provinces, while all admit
that 1t is locking the door after the horse is
stoen," If he intends any portion of it for Don
Walker, the Ncaraguan filibuster-tbat gen.
tieman being very nicely fixed there; he bov.
, ing lately entered into proposition 10 unite
t all the smaller States into one Confederacy-
decidedly the best thing ever done for the
people In that quarter. So you readily perceive
that it is intended for the Irish.
The Rev. DIR. Durbin comes out with Iopr
letter in the Bulletin on the Slavery question
Inc Doctor goes over nearly the same grounds
'hat ne took up last July, in the same paper
namely: that he cannot find single passage
IN the New Testament justifying slavery and
also the means to eradicate the same from the
land, and the church's duty towards slaveboli.
els. Inc article is written in plain style.
WIN extensive quotations, showing that he has
made immense researches on that subject
Even admitting that the learned Doctor cannot
ma It's Justlhcatlon in the New Testament he
certainly will in the Old Book. Ibeleve that tho
apostolic Church has not rejected the Old, even
II portions OF the New do clash with it. When
Christ was on earth, He did not Interfere with
slave and master; He labored for the salvatio,
OF mems souls. How much better it woub ba
Tor all ministers to attend solely to spiritual ae
fairs, instead of bringing up isolated nassoges
OF scripture to bear against an institution
which is protected by the Constitution of the
United States The Doctor had better he caro-.
ful, or he will have John, of York. at him
again.
Party politics are beginning to enrape the
auehtlen OF large number of our prominent
citizens. Caucuses are nightly held and wire
pulling Is lucrative business to some of tho
Old stagers. AT present, Mayor Conrad is
working hard amongst the Temperance men
Americans and every other class and party. to
secure MS reelection. 1t is thought by many
that the Liquor party will elect their Mayor
since Conrad has occupied his present position.
lhe taVern-keepers have been great sufferers.
In Pecunlary view, by his indomitabe perse-
rance to maintain the Sunday Law-that heinz
the most profitable day of the whole seven
and' you may depend uP~n it, they will strain
every nerve to elect the man who will wink at
thelr breaking of the Sunday Law, lust as our
worthy officers of Criminal Court wink at the
gambling houses, within stone throw of the
place where the petty thief receives the fulles,
extent OF the law for appropriatng loaf of
bread to his own use |
On Friday night, the Presbyterian Board ofI q
ruohcatlon House was robbed of large amount !
Of money. The thieves entered the buildino :
oy prylng open side window, and succeeded G
IN carrying off considerable plunder unmolest- t
ed. They certainly must have been green at u
Ihe business, as they might have easily taken
with them couple of thousand more than thev c
Id In the principal room they broke the su-
1erlntendent's desk open and obtained the fire. g
'root key. The safe W, opened and 1856 in r
'o'd was taken; $40 in silver that was in the Il
root, was overlooked. In the room of the a
Ireasurer, $50 was taken from the proof and =
OK containing $4,000 worth of church plate n
vas turned over, but not otherwise disturbed X
the main department, cash boxes were tr
roken into, but were not entirely relieved or
heiF contents There were several GiIet-deaur sc
EFT behind, thanking the Board for the loan of E.
he money. OF
The past week, there were lS4 deaths in our ~ -,
lty' beng an Increase of II over the previous do
'eek. Adults, IA children, ITO. Consumn- as
ION of Lungs, %; being the highest number in
any one disease. Every week, the deaths
consumption slowly and steadily increase 10 70,
eople read over the weekly report, and pass a of
emark upon consumption, and think no more e..
1t although, at the same time, the disease as
making slow inroads in their own poor NOR fri
II frames If that number of deaths were re. N ol
'rted OF yellow fever or cholera half the citv te,
ould be ready for stampede. Although feG
Is not contagious, it is, beyond St
'ubt, hereditary; and when persons have that
sease, they may grasp at all the remedies .t1 .la
- J~ '"ey 3te sOiemniy I'M tih
essed with the idea of no cure. Yo
business in our city at the present time is s.
If. have heard of no suspensions of any of COT
large Establishments. Money is very tight. ~ ~
d hrst-cIasS paper brings IOal2 per cent. per :
mum; while inferior runsup to much higher off
'ure. Loud complaints are heard from Potts of
Iie-no work, no money, and consequently. Art
bread. The editor of the MinersviIle B,l. $o'
an says "last season when they had plenty '"o .
money they spent 1t for rum, now their fami- the
s suffer-" ,a.
The weekly review of the markets shows a into
,llnng tendency in respect to flour and grain sine
e export demand has been quite limited we
les Of small lots at $3.50 per bbl for export.