Smyrna times., 1861-10-31
Arrests in Delaware.

Such proceedings have been expected for many
s.on,hs, and many people have wondered why
she Government has so long shown it's leuiency
60 men who, if not plotting treason, were at
least giving contenance to it BY their impreca.
tiops upon the Government and everything it
las beea doing to preserve intact the unity Of
she nation.
We 10 Delaware, however. have, We must
sOstess. been remarkably quiet as people, and
sOnsidering our Biographies position have had
40 little direct aid given 70 the cause of Rebel
lOn-if they have not acted too much on the
sly-as might have been supposed. when we
take Ihe deep political prejudice and hate which
many possess into consideration. Neverths-
less, we are State in the Unisn; can never
get out of the Union; our interests are with
the Union aad Government; and the authori.
ties very properly consider that any one living
under it's protection and enjoying the immuni.
ties which it besIows. and at the same time aid
lag, as far as he can, the cause Of it's enemies.
sssuld be treated as an enemy. Those how.
ever who have come under the ban of martial
Law are not possessed OF great Influence, and
we're, We suppose. arrested more to make ex.
anples Of than for any amsunt of mischief they
we're capable of doing.
We last week referred to the arrest of four
nen a. Laurel. by Marshal Akin and his aids
assisted BY squad of fifty men of the Cd Del.
Regiment. under Maj. Andrews. The four
msn we're Thomas B. Giles. Sidney D. Frost,
Joseph Bacon aud John S. Bacon. Giles was
afFesied alter q most animated chase, notwith.
standing he had asserted that the man who
should attempt TO arrest him had better bring
D" conn with him. The direct charge against
them was stealing and secreting the Govern
nsnt balloon used by Prof Lowe for reconnois.
sseees near Washington, which, it will be re
collected, broke lose and drifted to that place
t~sOr three weeks since. They were taken
10 Fl. M'Henry.
oa Thursday last q company of soldiers Wis.
hss Willow Grove, and almost before the ciIi-
Esas were aware OF 1t, had surrounded the town,
To their dlsmay. Their object was to remove
hs muskets put into the hands OF a company
OF homs Guards. charged with having seces.
SION 'ymPsthies. by our State authorities. The
CaPisn. Whitley w. Meredith, was arrested
And taken TO Salisbury for refusing 10 tell where
tas arms were, but they were subsequently,
found. and be was released and returned 10 his
AOme on Monday.
report was circulated and it wac expected
Nat the arms would be taken from one OF the
somf anies in Dover. and from other compa MES
o. similar character elsewhere, but we have
heard of no arrests since Thursday.
Two hundred troops from I'd Delaware
Regiment visited Sesford on the 2Ist, for the
purpose Of taking the arms in the possession of
ihs company of Capt. Edward Martin, of that
town. The town was surrounded, and on Mon.
day morning Capt. Martin was waited upsu
and the arms delivered up. Sixty carbines
vas the extent OF the seizure. Some one driy-
Tag out of the town shortly after the arrival Of
ths troops. hurrahed for JET Davis and was or.
ssfsd TO halt. which ke refused 10 do, when
several shots were fred at him without effect.
a detachment ofsbOut 80 U. 8. soldiers, com.
sssdsd By Capt. Mccullough, visited George.
sown on the 2ist. The captain, upon his arri-
va. so dePlOyed his men as to guard all eutron
Gee aad exits to and from the Court House. the
arsenal and Jeferson's carriage house, in the
'sh u whleh were stored a case Of percussion
masEets. Capt. Painter. of the Home Guard.
spon learning the CO ptain's errand, acted WISE
" IN showing him the place OF deposit Of the
sfa'sin the hands of his company, $50 in mum.
ss) which were without hesitation handed over
"CsPt. Mccullough. The captain, after re.
nln'ng Psynter in arrest until all the guns.
WIN t~o OF three exceptions, had been deliv.
s'ed into his custody. released bin upon his
ps'os 81 honor that he would in the future be-
asVe hinsslf asa loyal citizen, and do nothing
VI say ssything iDimIcal TO the interests ofthe
so'srnment, at the same time reminding him
""as Charges had been preferred against him
pc should not trouble him sgain till prosf sufi.
s'ens accumulated to remove him to the " La
'ayeus boarding house."
la the meantime the Lieuis. and Orderly
proceeded TO "gut" the arsenal. which was
host edeciually done, by the removal of 400
a'a1lOek musksts. csrbines, rifles. sccoutre-
meats. P0wder-6asks, moulds. and two field
r'ssea, claimed as private property by two OF
iee Citizens. both of whom were known for
sasF secession proclivitics. The whole affair
Ss'ssdrOitly managed, that no possible chance
eosA es possibly had to remove the arms by
"s Heseshsts. had they beea disposed to.
81 Is said Coy Burton received 40 order from
sas "ar Department to deliver over to Briea
a'sf lockwood all the public arms in The pos
ssssAoa OF The State. but as the seizures have
say been from companies supposed to be dis.
'e'as Ss saPPoss the Government intended the
ssdsf ssspply oaIy 10 them. .s...-
" Thursday The steamer Balloon went back
0.amss'dee sith the two comps nice detached
"'e me I'd Del. regiment, Cos The expedition