Smyrna times., 1856-05-28

Jumped at Mr.. w. and attempted to ,escue il
Irom him. The result Has. a fght and .,sost
/" all parties. At hearing before the Mayor,
man named Slvey testified that the child was
ms and that this DIR. Watts had sedneed his
wife and taken the child away from his fMr
Slveys) homie; he said, he did not cave far his
wife, but waited the child. During the exawi.
nation, Watts was id terrible state d sGita.
ton; ne wanted some one to 90 for his wife ~,
Dat not an individual offered. When the hear.
ing was concluded, Watts was required 70 give
bail Tor assault on Mr.. So; and, upon fall q 50
10 do, was sent below" After he had taken
MS seat IN the van, his rife aIrved-bnt it was
too late for her to do anything towards saving
INN he was driven off in the van, and she ran
a'tcr H. crylng-causlmg great amusement to
The Oystanders. The child was taken from the
! Doctor.
The Methodist Conference at Indian. ,ol;s
Indiana, has had very stormy time on the
SUBJECT OF slaTyry. A motion was made tn ex.
puhge from the church-government everything
respecting slavery, and substitute rules reonir.
| ing every member OF the chuch owning sl;
u eahd teach them TO read the word of God
/ pay strict attention TO the rights of narriooa
! &c. In fact, they were Of such a cbar,cfe,
that the Shareholder will have to reIinnnisb hi.
church or his slaves. The New School p,ns-
I by'erianS have had their say too, on the ones.
/ ton OF slavery; after considerable ILL., Feelino
ana pickering amongst the brethren, however
sort OF compromise was effected.
! II Is torebodlng of 10 good, when sucb
iu's'.o"S "S ihe eAtirpatlon of slavery OCCUPY
! w., me time aud attention of religious bodies -
mere has been much said and done on the
sohject OF slavery, bur, up to the presen,
llii'e' not even single practical idea has been
suggested to eradicate 1t. A man ownin0
/ saves wishes just remuneration, if from cir.
c"histahce' he Is Obliged to free them; thew
are MS property. ltslayery is ever exterrnina.
teu III tnlS country, 1t must be done bv purchas :.
"s "hu coionizlng them, and il the phllauthropi.
] an wonderfully humane Abulltonists of The
! NoI'"' Ils'ead OF opening their purses in aidinn
! /" "cts Oh treason, were to contribute
Sm"H portion Of their abundance toyarJ,
tins object, the slave might the moro naol,G'
/ be liberated from bondage and the vols 20 :,
The country enhanced. What is the conditio,
oi Tue slavery question now 1t is one that
threatens TO cause the greatest difficulty thu
country has ever experienced Even with all
the compromises, people in some of the S. ale.
persist III running off slaves through tho mn
/ foreground ral!rOad'-thou"h they. lhr,u,,b
thelr representatives,, aided in MAKING The
id"S' w men the Nebraska Bill was nasScd
| 'arSe oodles OF men and money were raised. IN
"""e Nahsas tree State this being done. too.
! m"e" actual settlers were leaving the Southern
otates 10 take up their abode in Kansas ~,
no exponent OF slavery, but | think. as tho
! states on the line of PENNSYLVANIA and the Ohio
| river are gradually relinouishing Slavery md
| Tue owners moving further South. canal rigb,s
should guarantee new slave State for the mo
Just given up. Many of the Nor:herners Lnn,.
100 wen that the South could not well s,Darat4.
ana, thus Knowing, would force any measure
80 iar as the power IN them lie. Sncb bo,.
neaued agitation is being realized. Blo.d bas
moved III Kansas; it will flow-and whore 80
me IA. means to stay it +! Not at Washinr,on =
we nave rot got them there. The Issue i
soon to be decided
ne New License Law seems 10 he but l;,,Io
regarded here as yet; one reason is. the B,,rJ
~, hcehseFs nave not completed their labors
IheJ work with great clrcumspection. no Il.
ee"se oeins granted until necessary require
0'c luIhlied. II Is designed to license,
o".y ABOUT l2UO places in the whole CITY.
The new Mayor OF our city has been :. doc.
gIng around" very sharply since his in,n,,'Igs
ton. He is beset on ali side, bv asn,ra,;s
oince' The foreign party appear sanpuipe Of
getting large share of the spoils; the Amer.
can democrats fight against such move So
sne greatest local question is, Will he appoint
I R;st. T 10 office The knowing ones say.
D,cHy |auX has been " inside" and. If tho on, !
SIDE pressure is not too great, no foreigner will will
De appointed. VII
MARkETs-Flour active; 200 bbls. mixed and
,alr at SO. . per bbL.; extra at Sc. So: g IN
of extra family brands. Wheat-4,OUO busbS /
; I60aSl. 50 for white. Rive is worth z.},1t 80
Corn Is dull, at % cts. for prime yellow. Oaer.
:llron BARK Is sold al $50 per ton, at which
lgure It Is wanted.
We" YORK, May 2l.-Flour unsettled: sales
y sFalght State at -, s9a6.IS. Wheat and
'orn are IN far request. CrIro
Doings in Congress.