Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
C.rrespona,nre oCMe Smprna Times.
Letter from LeipsiC.

I.EIpsIc, JUL 9th, 1858.
Mister Editur Your correspondent "G.
w. S." has showed you only one side OF the
question; now, intend to show you the other
yes, both sides, bottom and mddle,-and
convince all that may read this, that am right
and he is rong. Last week our Town Commits
soners sent off and had lot OF laws or ordl-
aEces, as they Gull EN-, printed and posted oil
about town,--the most unreasonable aud unjust
laws YOU ever heard tell on great 'eal worser
then what was called the old blue laws OF Con-
nedicut. Why, sir, in these laws, they deny
us the right to throw few stones or eggs, Just
for sport ut niger; and last Saturday night
they arrested one of our crowd because he was
lust ringing q large bell that hangs upon high
post, used by us as signal when to begin our
fun. Well, after they arrested him, he went to
the office of the Alderman, (who, by the way
" thought was one vi our crowd, Is we had
DIR nix many good old whskey punch with hIm),
and what do you think thus old Alderman done
Why, sir, lie just got out some papers Ont his
candle irst) and put fine on him. We had a
great mind to lust out with our purses and pay
the fine Tor him | would have paid 1t every
cent myself, but left my pocket book at home,
(Which was empty; y Sc | just iet him pay il
h.mself Now, was not that two bad Oh,
Jehosephat my dander rz; my back was up;
thunder aud great guns | had mind to 20
right into some mans later patch and tear up
all the vines up, and make face at the first
baby | saw.
There is two or three Nv US that are combined
togather to carry on this sport, we have got enc
OF the bio bugs in town on our side; he goes
TO Dover often (every Tuesday,, aud ought to
know whether we've got right TO have our
fun or not. guess we all know what liberties
the Constitution OF our State allows u.s. Them
town commissioners might Just as well say that
we have no right TO burn our houses, or cut our
chidren's throats, if we ever have any,-whch,
OF course, would lie but doing as we pleased
with what belongs to us,-as TO say that We
have 10 right To ring our bell which was bot by
the mechanics that worked here many years
ago. bu, have nov all left How are we to gel
our crowd togaIher, anL have any system in
carrying out our tun, if they will not allow us
TO ring the bell when we please! By The way
| forgnt TO tell Won that one OF their police 9th
GERS and olr rap}0ih was both halt seas over on
TIC u-Il ,uc arrest was made,-Whlch o.
course increased the sport. Them meeting
chaps would not stand up to the scrawl, bu
sneaked off home. as if they did not care whe'
Their We carried out our sports or not; but we
did not need them, as we have an abe-le sup
porter, who has lately came here, and is well
calculated for such fun, as he has had much ex.
petlence in that line. He had two or three
fights here last fall, and would have licked his
adversarys bad,-yes. beat and bruised them
like all passed,-if it hadn't been they turned
fools aud licked him. But he deserves credit
for the latter, as ii was not his fault; and he
can run and talk as fast as any man IN town, Of
his size and height. There is one thing
would like to know of certain-a lawyer id
lately, in Dover, at a political meeting, that
there was a law passed few years ago, by the
Legislature of this State, against Jack A. run.
ming at large. Now, what want 10 know is
wether this law has been repealed or not; if il
Inns been repealed, we are safe; and if it is moi
repealed, we will elect a set of men this fall
that are pledged for ills repeal,-for we are moi
going to have such a rod over our backs. Sc
einote il be! ROB Boy.