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Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

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Smyrna, Del.
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Liberal arrangements made Nth yearIyi and halt
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Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

BAYARD TAYLOR. Esq, the celebrated author
and traveller, delivered his lecture on Life
n the Arctic Regions" before the young La
dies of Irving Female College, Mechanicsburg
Pa, 24'h ult. The College, writes a cores
pondent, was never more fourshing than al
the present time. General good health prevails
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

ADvERTIsEMENTs.-We have several adyer.
tisements on hand, intended for this issue,
which we have been unable to get in, owing
TO the arrangement of our office by the late
FIRE. We hope our friends will pardon the
delay-aHother week will bring us up on this
score all right.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

SENTENcED.-The Court on Monday sen.
fenced John r. Hamilton (see account of trial
in another column to pay fine of 81 900, on
Saturday, Nov. 10Th, to stand in the pillory
one hour, receive 60 lashes and Imprisonment
for life. Also, John Cannon (n.) convicted o.
rape, to be hung on the 23th of December.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

New GOoDs.-Do not forget to look at the
new advertisements of our merchants. 1t will
be seen that they have laid in an extra stock
Of dry goods, groceries, provisions, &c.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

The Young Democracy of Smyrna will have
a grand Torchlight Procession on Saturday
evening next, Sd inst. Addresses will be de.
livered by J. Frank Hazel, Henry ]. Savage
and Adam s. Fowler, (in front of the Odd Eel
lows Hall.) The Smyrna Sax.Horn Band
will be present to enliven the occasion.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

TINS is an active week among the politicians.
We see in their respective papers and by hand
bills, meetings announced for almost every
town and village in the State, by the Demo.
cratic and Peoples Party, some day of the
present week.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
THE MARKETS

In Smyrna, white wheat is selling at 81 81
Red, 81 81; yellow Corn 40 ts,-whitc, 20 ;
Rye, II, and Oats, 33 cts. per busheI Round
polatoes, 81 cts. per bushel. Butter. % cts.
per lb. Eggs, Ia cts. per doz
The prices in the Philadelphia market, are
For White wheat, 81 AS; Red. 81 81; Rye;
rs cts; Corn, "a ; and Oats, 36 cents per BUSH
ell
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
COAL! COAL!!

Furnished TO Consumers, in small or large
quantities, on short notice and at low prices,
by JOHN w. SAVIN.
P. SIT is desirable that persons should
leave their orders before the Fal! and Winter
advance Of prices, Ito be delverd at any time
between this and the lst December.
aug30 J. w. S.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
New Advertisements.
Grand Rally of the
DEMOCRACY.
q r. ,:5;sa;'
The Constitution 5sgS Nj;iSSSSs. The E0nali,v OF
and the Union aIkS "ST;<Ss+Sa% the States!

and the Union s,'gf.ss,SaH the States
A Grand Mass Meeting of the Democracy
OF Kent county VIII be held in the town of
SMYRNA, on SATURDAY AFTERNOON
and EVENING, November Sd, at o'clock in
the afternoon and in the Evening.
The following distinguished speakers have
been invited and will be present TO address the
the meeting Hon. Josiah Randall, of Phila.
delphlo Hon. Isaac ID. Jones and Col. Samuel
fiambeton, OF Maryland; Hon. VIM. G. White.
ley and Charles B. Lore, Esq, of Delaware.
The SMYRNA SAx.HoRN BAND will be in at
tendance.
We call not only upon the Democracy, but
upon the UnlOn-lCvlng men of all parties to
unite their efforts with ours in this, the hour
OF their country's peril. Come out, patriotic
citizens OF all classes of the community. and
evidence by your presence and invincible de
termlnit on TO resist TO the very utmost of your
ability the efforts which are now being made
by the Black Republican Abolitonsts to drao
honest white men down 10 the level of the de.
graded negro. Come out, ye law.abidng free.
men OF Delaware, and proclaim to the world
your lntieXIble determination TO preserve little
Delaware from the domination of party which
ignores the decisions Of your Courts of highest
resort and proclaims LAwLEssNEss as one o.
its chief characteristics
Rally, Rally, Rally once more for the pro
motion OF the institutions which were pur.
chased by the blood and treasure of our Reyo
lutionary Sires, and bequeathed to us-,ht
richest legacy that coald descend to Freemen
Rally, for the preservation of your Hearth
stones, your Affairs and your Homes!
| Rally, and again we say, rally, for the pre-
servation of the Constitution, the Union, the
equality of the Sta es and the Supremacy O
the white man over the black.
BY order ofthe
COM. OF ARRANGEMENTS
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

THs assrsighi" oat Bell'ticket for Kent co..,
has, We learn. been Withdrawn. There viii
therefore bs only two connty tickets to be vO-
led psxt Tussdsy,
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

WE are requested to announce that Gov. /
!. Stevens, of Washington Territory, will
positively address the Democratic meeting
here on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
To the Citizens of Smyrna and vi
CinitV,

public meeting will be held at Wards
Hall on Friday evening next, at O'Clock, for
religious exercises. In community of some
twenty-five hundred souls let US show o the
world that there are many possessed of that
same spirit which animated Caleb and Joshua
of old-prepared to fight the battles Of our
GOD, and ready and willing to meet together
in all brotherly kindness, love and chartr.-
And why should not we have at leat one night in
the week devoted to the praise of our common
GOD, and to prayer for ourselves and our fel-
low men! And what can be more profitable
to US town and community than to meet in
this capacity, with no other name but hat OF
Jesus upou our banner, and with no other mo-
tive but that of Christian love in our hearts
As an humble citizen make this appes 10 the
intelligent and thoughtful. When we o's serve
what other communities, much more United
in numbers and resources than ours. are doing
we believe that there is life and heart enough
in Smyrna 10 sustain such meeting.
Say, Brothers, shall we meet there.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

A NUMBER of young men met at Ward,
Hall on Monday evening, and formed FIRE
company.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
G. A II ID

DIR. GARDINER will be at Charles l..
Smiths, Delaware street, next door TO where
he formerly resided, on Thursday and Friday,
November lst and I'd, TO prescribe for his pa
tients.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

SALE OF PROPERTY.-George P. Collins has
bought house and lot at Duck Creek, of WIN.
II. Holding, for $500.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
REAL ESTATE AGENCY!

The subscriber having opened an Office in the tosvn
oi smyrna hehi co. Del, would respectfully inform
the public that he is now prepared to sell NJ a mod
eraln commission. all REAL ESTATE which NAV he
put IN his hands From his past expe rience thayng
Deen engaged IN II for the past several wears on a
ml led scale, and his extensive acquaintance in This
and The surrounding States, particularly New JERSEY
he Is confident that he offer ad vanages 10 Uersons
desiring to dispose OF Reat Estate. lie would there.
Iore can Ie attention OF Farmers, and others, his
Agency believing that business entrusted 10 his hands
would he OF mutual advantage 10 both parties. Can
be lound at his office Commerce street frst door
above Tschudy q Collins Store.
NH l-tf NJ ICpNAN
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01

M[-lf you want Fence Board go to
James E.Black's Lumber Yard,
where you will find very choice lot of ii f.,
IL f., l6 fl. and Is #. lengths, together with
large assortment of all kinds of Lumber, at
very fair prices.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
l. O S T.

A STEEL PORT MONNAIE
with small sum of money. The finder will
be suitably rewarded by leaving il at the
Counting House of E. WILMER.
Oct l6. 80.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
Opening Of The Campaign.
THE "DUTCH PLANK IGNORED


To the Editor of the EUsn,ng Journal
Slr,-The above is
the title OF an Editorial article IN the Daiiv
.NeWS, OF yesterday morning, in which the Ed
itor, who has been seduced into the support of
the Chicago nominations, attempts TO show that
the so-caled ''Peope's Party' can preserve
their consistency, and avoid Republican absorp-
ton, by simply exscindng the l4lh Resolution
of the obnoxious platform. What miserable
sub,eIfuge What worse than childish folly !!
And the editor, after pluming himself upon
so successfully getting around the difficulty,
prates largely about being found where he has
stood since l854-earnest in bis advocacy of
Americanism, and resolutc against foreign dom
ination.
Fortunately for the cause Of Americanism.
the sophistry OF the .NeWs is too apparent 10
mlslead an. one. For myself, the effect OF this
miserable hypocrisy has only been TO make me
more resoute in my determination not to be
transferred, in any way, into the ranks of Re-
publlcanism; and have this morning resolved
TO lend them not even negative support, but
to go against the whole "People's Ticket" IN
October, even at the risk of striking down some
good men, who, under other circumstances,
should wish to see succeedl Indeed, how can
any conservative man do anything elsea Will
not the triumph of Curtin in October enure 10
the benefit Of the Republican party! Will it
not carry JOY to their fanatical hosts all over
the country, and disprit the friends of the Con-
stltutlon and Union in an equal degrees Un-
doub;ediy it will, and hold it, therefore, to be
the duty ofevery friend OF his country to pre-
vent that triumph by all the means in his power.
AN AMERICAN.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
Things sacred TO the RiaCk Ege
DubEiCanS.

The New York Herald, of recent date, con-
tains the following list of relics OF the former
history of "Spotty LincoIn'' Every Black Re-
publican should have full invoice of them
/. Handle OF the maui with which Lincoln
split his first ral.
:. Chew OF tobacco masticated during the
operation.
). Wastband of breeches split during the
operation. Patch of seat of ditto.
4. Portrait of the man who stood against a
tree looking at Old Abe splitting the rail-
(Old Abe told him if he kept on sogering
there, he'd never get into Congress, aud he
didn't.)
D. Horns of the oxen who hauled 1.-THE rails
g. Half pint OF whiskey, (rrhe-warranted
to kill at hundred vards) distilled in the hol-
low by old Abe.
7. Original tin pot out of which Old Abe took
his drinks.
8. View ofthat grocery tby sour own artist
on the sPot."l
8. String OF one ofthe original brogans worn
by the Prophet in his hegIra from Kentucky to
Illinois
10. Half a pound of best Young Hyson sold
by Lincoln, as 4 grocer, TO the sire of the FIRST
white child in Sangamon county.
I. Pine knot from the original hut built 5y
Uncle Abe from lumber got out by his own
hands.
10. Hair from name OF the horse who won a
race of which Uncle Abe was Judge.
l3. Ditto from tail of losing horse in the
same race.
IA. Tooth knocked cut OF mans head who
fought another man, and chose honest Old Abe
referee.
ID. Portrait Ct Old Abe when he tried to
look pretty and frightened a child OF one Of
The first families in the county into convul-
sions.
We submit thus catalogue in all good faith to
the Republican Central Committee. If thev
discard all absurd distractions and go into the
campaign on this grand platform, they will be
sure TO win, provided Old Abe gets a sufficient
number Of what his principal supporter at Chi
cago called "electoria'' votes.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
Local and Miscellaneous.

~. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. .-Durinq one OF
tne recent violent thunder storms, the dwelling
house OF Mr. GRlFFl TIL, 10 Broad Top town
ship, was struck BY lightning. The electric
current passed down the chimney, stunning all
10 the house. Mr.. Griffith merely saw a bright
Hash on the stove, and then en- recovering from
the shock, be beheld his wife and children ly-
,ng on the floor apparently dead. The chill
dren, however, soon revived, and the rife also
recovered in the course of an hour.
-. LARGE HAM SroNEs.-A gentleman re-
siding 10 Cumberland Valley township, picked
up number OF hail-stones which fell during q
recent storm in that region, eleven OF which
weighed pound. The country that can beat
that, must have been made to the tune of
"Haat Columbia"
- The Annual Exhibition of the students
ot the Allegheny Male and Female Seminary,
at Rainsburg, will come of at that place, on
Thursday, the 2lst INST. The pei formances
will be OF very interesting nature, and we
have no doubt will amply repay all who may
attend. There will be band of music IN at
tendance, and other arrangements have been
made to give variety to the proceedings. The
public are respectfully invited to be present on
the occasion.
-. j. NJ. Shoemaker S. Co. have Just re-
turned from Baltimore with fresh stock OF
Summer goods, when they are selling cheap.
Give them a call.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

Snow that the Gazette IS weekly belchnS
forth IFS columns of stale lies, taken from lin
dred prints, hadn't it better correct the fake-
hood it uttered and persisted in, 10 regard to
Squire Oldham, o: Union tp. Can the as@r-
lions of such print be believed :"
The author Of the above editorial bijou is
easily detected. lis edr-marks are not to be
mistaken. We, therefore, need not disgrace
our columns by printing the authors name.
We have redeemed ogr promise 10 Squire
Oldham. We have given the Squire the
name of the gentleman who told US that he
esquire Oldhaml was engaged IN selling The
Helper book. It is question of veracity be-
tween that gentleman aud Squire Oldham. II
there was any mistake, il was not on our part.
We desire TO do no man injustice.
"Can the assertions of such print be be-
lleved 7"
'I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word -
Can sheet be believed that declared in
1853, that the property of Jacob 6eckley, the
Democratic candidate for Commissioner, was
in the hands OF the Sheriff Can a sheet be-
believed that made the deliberate and unqualii-
ed assertion that if John Amos was elected
Poor Director, his son wDuld be made Steward
and his son-n-law Miller Can "a sheet be
believed, or respected, that has used the filth
est blackguardism when speaking Of decent
and respectable females, or can its editor be
made the associate of men having any self
respect, when on account of his indecent allu-
slons to pure and virtuous lady, the daughter
OF Democratic candidate for Congress, he
dared not venture near the town in which she
resided for fear ofa coat of tar and feathers
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

This body will re-assemble at Baltimore on
Monday next. Stormy scenes may be expec-
ted, but in the end, we feel confident, all will
be we'll. For our part, we shall be governed
by the will Of the majority of the Convention,
no matt er whether il taIlies with our individual
preferences, or not. As our readers are well
aware, we have never advocated the claims OF
any Of the candidates for the Presidency now
prominent before the Denocra,ic National Con-
vention. Several months ago we expressed our
personal preference for Judge BLACK. and we
have not had occasion since to change our
opinion. Nevertheless, we arej for the regular
nominee at Baltimore, be he who he NAV,
whether Dickinson, Douglas, Breckenridge,
Black, or any other Democratic statesman.-
We have an enemy in front of us, and, there
fore, il IS not necessary TO seek for one in our
own ranks. Let US stand together against the
common enemy-against Disunion and Black
Republican anarchy--against the repetition OF
John Brown raids, and for the maintenance
Of the glorious Republic which we cherish and
bless as our country and our home.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
Fillmore for Bell.

The Abolition newspapers copy articles
from the Buffalo Commercial .Aduertiser, pa
per published at the home OF Ex-President Fill
more, TO create the false impression that that
gentleman intends supporting Abraham L in
coin for the Presidency. These tricky sheets
find IT, however, very convenient to omit an
article which recently appeared in this same
Buffalo CommerciaI advertiser, which gIves
the lie direct to their insnuations that MIR. Fill
more will support Lincoln. They forget, too,
to tell their readers that the Boston Courier, an
old-line whig newspaper, has been authorized
By Mr.. Fillmore to say that he IS for Bell and
EUsref. They might also have added shat
Mr.. Maynard, Wing member of Congress from
Tennessee, and Fillmore elector in 1856, sta
ted 10 his place in Congress, few days ago,
that he had the best authority for saying that
Mr.. Fillmore is opposed to the Chicago Black
Republican ticket. 1t being thus proved that
MI. Fillmore is for Bell and Everet do his
whllom friends in Bedford county propose to
follo,U or desert him J
The following is the article of the Buffalo
Commercial advertiser, correcting the rumo
that Mr.. Fillmore intended to support Mr.. Lin.
coin, and we commend it to the careful peru
sal ofthat once ardent friend C) OF Fillmore
the Hon. FIR. Jordan, hoping that he will no
forget to have it inserted in the rnext issue o
his organ, for the benefit of the former friend
of Mr.. Fillmore IN this county
owe are authorized and requested by Mr.
"Fillmore TO say that there is no truth in tb,
"report whatever. So far as we know MIR
"Fillmore's sentiments, they remain The cam.
''as they were in 1856. He has ceased 10 be
"Pub!ic man, but not to feel deep interest il
"the welfare of the republic, and he deprecates
"all sectional parties as dangerous to the wei
'fare and peace OF the country. In that cate
"goTy he includes the Republican organisation
''If he has any preferences we doubt not tha
''they are directly for Bell and Everett"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
q Z 9 q Z Z = = Z Z
The Trrenressibla conaict.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the Black Republican
nominee for President of the United States, is the
author of the annexed reasonable, fanatcal and
revolutionary doctrine. 1t was announced by him
prior to Stewards sTrrepressible Conflict Roches-
ter speech, the leading idea of which it embodies,
and was the basis of all his arguments against Ste
phen A. Douglas in 1885, by whom he defeated
for the .. S. Senate, Let the conservative masses
reflect upon this startling doctrine, and let patriots
shrink from it as from a serpent whose sting Us
death !
awe far into the fifth year since apolicy
vas initiated with the avowed object and confident
promise Of putting end TO slavery agitation.-
Under the operation of that policy, that agitation
has not only not ceased, but has constantly aug
msnted. In my opinion, it will not until
crisis shall have been reached and passed. house
divided against itself cannot stand. believe this
goVernmsnt cannot endure permanently half slaps
and haLffre / do not expect the Union to be dis
Solved-l do not expect the house to fal-but do
expect it will cease to be divided. II fciH Eeeoure
~ thing all the other. Either the opponents
Of slavery will arrest the farther spread of it, and
place it where the public mind shall rest in the be-
lief that is the Of ultimate extinction, or
ITS advocates will push it forward till it shall be-
cone alike lawful in all the States, old well
az new-North as well as South"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic County Convention to nom
mate candidates for the various county Offices
to be flied at the ensuing October election,
will meet at the Court House, IN this place, on
Tuesday next. The success Of the party in this
county, will be affected to considerable ex-
tent, either for good or for EVIL, by the action
Of this body. IL view of this fact, the Conven-
ton should have one purpose above all others,
viz the nomination of ticket that ariH cont
Iand the entire uote Of the party IN the county.
Let justice be done 10 the claims OF the various
candidates, but let delegates remember that the
Interests OF individuals are not TO be compared
with those Of the party. Let the counsels of
The Convention be harmonious, looking at all
times to the success OF the party and IFS primer
Piles. AT five successive elections we have
carried Bedford county. The responsibility for
the future rests with the Convention on Tues
day next.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15

and brilliant character, $ unsurpassed 10 the
military annals of The world" but sin tcor
unnecessarily and unconstifutionatly begun"
That is the kind OF thanks that Lincoln desired
to give Gen. Taylor sand the officers and SOL
diers Of the regular army, and of the volua-
teels under his command" Ia another place
IN Lncoln's speech on the war, he thas spoke
ofthe President: uThe blood OF lhis wa, like
the blood OF Abel, was crying from. the ground
against him." Thus it will De seen that Lin
coin regarded the blood that oul soldiers shed
in Mexico, as crying from the ground against
them, like the blood of the murdered Abel
Were our officers and soldiers in Mexico mur-
derersl Lincoln answers, in effect, "that they
were" For thls speech see Congregational
Globe, Is4S. page 155. .
But the most noted, as we'll as the most RI
diculous act OF Lincoln's Congressional career,
was the introduction into the House, on the 22d
of December, l847, of his "spot" resolutions.
This was after the war bad been going on for
about twenty months. Among other whereases
and resolves, the following are the pith of the
"spot" manifesto
find Whereas, This House is desirous to OBJ
tain full knowledge OF the facts which go TO
establish whether the particular spot on which
the blood OF our citizens was shed, was or was
not at that time our own soil therefore,
Resolved by the House OF Representatives,
That the President OF the United States be re-
specttully requested 10 inform this House
lst. Whether, the spot on which the blood
of our citizens was shed, as in his message de-
cared, was or was not within the Territory OF
Spain, at least after the treaty of 1919, until the
Mexican revolution.
I'd. Whether that spot is or is not within the
territory which was wrested from Spain by the
revolutionary government of Mexico.
I'd. Whether that spot is or is not within a
settlement OF people, which settlement has ex-
listed ever since long before the Texas revoIu-
ton, and until its inhabitants fed before the ap-
proach of the United States army.
Thus Abraham Lincoln, instead oftryng to
produce measures TO bring the war TO an honor
able termination, was wrsngng about the
"Particnlar spot" upon which the first blood as
shed. But sold Abe' never found the "spot"
And there is another '.spo;" that he will never
rest upon, VIZ the ''partcuar spot'' on which
| the White House stands Patriot g. Union.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-15
~C Candidates submitting their claims f

G%CandldateS submitting their claims for
nomination 10 Convention, delegates taking
seats in Convention and persons voting at
delegate elections, implicitly and virtually
pledge themselves to abide by the result of the
Convention. No man should be allowed 10
vote at any delegate election, unless be IS will
ing to support the nominees of the Convention.
This ~ rule, without the observance of which
Conventions would be a nullity, and of no
earthly use or effect. We would suggest to
the Democratic Vigilance Committees, that all
doubtful voters be questioned on this subject
before their votes are received