Smyrna times., 1858-02-11
Or Correspondence.
Correspondence Of the SmyrHa Itms.
Election of Almshouse 0verseer.
FELTON,. Feb. sih, 1858.

FELTON,, Feb. S;h, 1858.
Mr. Editor-SIR: received an anonymous
letter from Dover to-day, in relation TO the up-
pointment of the Overseer Of the Poor for Keut
County Almshouse, rejecting severely upon
myself aud Mr.. Short; and, if no to
be effected by said letter bat myself, should
remain silent upon the subject, aud look upon
it with silent contempt-as being the produce
tion of q mean, sneaking and ceaodrdiy fce, |
who would not dare show his face in open COM
bat. but would conceal himself behiRd an oyster
shell, and attack your shadow after, yeu have
passed. '"' - >i~i'Ji -
New, r.-EditoFyfpropose,- TO give the pub !
lie an account of tho election OF Oserseer, on
Monday, the lsl day of this month";, and, in do
ing so I shall not attempt to bring into diste-
pate any OF the candidates for that Office but,
permit me, to say just )here,, that so far,ps
know them, they are all high-mnded aud hon.
orable men, and well worthy the confidence ct
the fellOw.cltizens. But to the poiut: It'was
made known to the Board Of Trustees at their
meeting on the first Monday OF January, that
the present Overseer would resign lis office al
the next meeting, and that we should be called
upon on that day TO fill his place. According
ly, on that day, Mr.. Purnell handed in hls re-
siguation, with the understanding that, he was
TO leave the Institution on TUESDAY after the
first Monday of March, leaving no other alter
native than TO make tie appointment on that
.dly. There were but two OF The Democratic
Trustees present, Mr.. Fleming being confined
at home on account of the severe illness Of his
wife; and the Trustees belonging 10 the Ame.
,ricAn party very kindly gave US l4yseif aud
Mr.. ShorD the privilege Of selecting tie man.
And, after we had considered the relative merit
of all the candidates, ard their wives, for ii
was said by"those who had been longer ac-
quainted with the Institution than have, that
more depends upon the matrUn than upon the
overseer,-and, upon this point, the choice
turned in favor Of Mfr. Dickson and we made
choice of him without the least Iuiina ion from
the old Trustees that they would vote iof or
reject our choice .oi'.
Allow me Just here, Mr. Editor slight di-
gresson from the proceedings Of our meeting,
10 order 10 quote from the letter in question re-
lative to the action OF the old Trustees, it ays:
But need not descant upon the relative
merits of the several applicants; it was the
manner in which the appointment was made
that so much excites our Indignation. Two
men making an appointment for Kent county !!
II have no doubt you felt your Importance. |
say two men, because the reIn1 lnIng Trustees
were of no more account than if they had been
in Africa, they were merely passive ins;ru-
menis in the hands of the Hun. Mr.. Wright
and Short, for 1T was pretty we'll understood
that If they did not vote for The nominee of the
said gentlemen, there would be ano- her elcc-
ton on the first day Of, March and, therefore.
they exercised no will of tbeir own IN the case,
but roted as commanded; which, in my bpin-
ion. and that Of others, mikes the election null
and vold. | truly thought that these men had
more of the true man about them than to actin
such manner" ''.'f -"
Now. Mr.. Editor, will say that they were
not commanded to vote our man, and any sane
man ought TO know that we had not the power
TO command them; but, like gentlemen OF
honor, they voted every man Of them, for Mr..
Dickson,--lhough some of them were urged 10
vote for Mr. Davis without our knowledge.
Now have done with this Insignificant pup.
/ know he is small try, and n relation to the
retrlbution he speaks Of, | viii just say that il
ever am SO unlucky as to come before the peO-
pie tor their support, IwIll contrlye 10 get him
aV or x, which, am sure, from the size of bis
pile, will make hun all right lie IS built Of
small timber, | know, and is not worth wasting
ink aud, paper ,wih, aud 4 hope may ppt hafe
occasion again to tro4ble your readers with any
further remarks upon the subjeetn.iI' ysoJl e
D. Respectfully, &C. A!J WEI6Hr.
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