Smyrna times., 1861-01-24
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FridoV muraihg, Jan. 18th.


red the act to incorporate the Maryland and
Delaware Railroad, reported back the bill with
amendments.
MIR. Cochran presented the petition Of Geo.
DerrlcksOn and others, praying the passage OF
an act amending the charter of the Bank OF
Middletown.
The clerk of the Senate informed the House
that the Senate had conquered in the resolu-
ton appointing VIM. N. Hamilton, Auditor,
and Samuel B. Hutch, State Treasurer. Also,
that the Senate had passed an act to amend
ceapter 659 of llth volume of the laws Of Del.
aware.
Mr.. Robinson gave notice of his intention
90 lntrodHce bill amnnding the act in rela-
tion to the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Adjourned to Monday.
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Wendell Phillips addressed an audience Sun
day afternoon in Music Hall, Boston, on the
present condition of the country. He placed
himself with the South in the disunion move
ment, which he was glad to see had at last
last been initiated by South Carolina and other
States, and hoped that every State in which
slavery exists would leave the Union at once.
He was very bitter on Seward and G. +. Adams,
Tor the spirit of compromise exhibited by them
A disturbance was anticipated on the occasion
ofMr. Phillips address, but beyond some stamp
ing and Kissing no antagOnstc demonstrations
wer made.
Mr.. Holt was Friday confirmed as Secretary
of War by the Senate, bya vote Of 80 to 3,
after stormy secret session Of about four
hours. During its continuance Mr.. Crittenden
unexpectedly made speech, in which he Sc
verely upbraided the Southern members who
voted against his resolutions on Thursday, aud
thus defeated them. He declared that Ken
lucky occupied such a position in tho Union
that II was OF vital importance to her that it
should be preserved, and that it muSI be preserved
at all hazards. The speech is represented to
have made decided sensation among the Sc
cessonsts.
We learn from Annapolis, that Governor
Hicks declined to received the commissioners
sent by Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania ex.
eept as private gentlemen He had refused
similar Ambassadors from the South, and, TO
be consistans, must refuse those Ofthe North
We deem this the only course Governor Hicks
could pursue.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia on Saturday pre-
sented resolution which was passed to Sec
ond reading, but which will be likely to cause
long and exciting debate when it shall be
again taken up. II provides for the suspension
OF all Federal laws in those States which have
already passed ordinances of secession and
which may hereafter adopt similar course.
Letters received from distinguished sources
in Georgia represent that that State is willing
10 "reunite," if she can have guarantees for
what she calls POLITICAL "equality." If this
means anything. it means that the secession,
on the part of many who engage in it, is only
party game.
fRoFITABLE.-The 81 Charles, the largest and
most fashionable hotel in New Orleans, and
which every winter averages from FIVE TO eight
hundred Northern boarders, has at this time
but thirteen guests hailing north of Mason and
Dixon's line.
Hon. VIM. c. Rives, of Va is in Washing.
ton, using all his power in the cause Of peace,
and advising all sides to let Virginia act as me-
dlatOr. The Virginia plan of adjustment is
steadily gaining ground.
MASY Republicans favor the proposition OF
Rice, OF Minnesota, TO admit all the present
territories as two States. They think it will
settle the trouble, and that in the end slavery
Will be excluded from the whole region, ex
cept New Wexco.
The London Times in another article on
the agitation in America expresses, on behalf
OF the English people, the earnest hope tina,
The Union may be preserved. II urges that
the right of the questions at issue with all its
advantages, belongs to the States Of the North
The Paris (Ky.) Flag Of the 9th says; "a
large lot of mules sold at the auction sales on
Monday last for 500 per head, that cost $l3z
some time since. The cost of feeding makes
the loss per head about $50"
DoGs,-We see it stated in several of ouI
exchanges that the state Of sachusetts la
year realized the handsome sum Of thirty.si1
thousand dollars from her tax upon dogs.
A Dublin journal observes that handbill an
nouncement of a poliI cal meeting IN that cily
states, with boundless liberality, that " tht
ladies'. without dstiUcIIOn Of sex, are cordial,
invited 10 attend.
JEALoUsY.-Tbe Empress of France is eaiC
10 have become jealous of the fair daughter o.
a shoemaker, of whom the Emperor has becom,
enamored, add hence her wanGerings and ex.
centricity.
A SANITARY MOvEMEET.-Lady; Dear NE
Count, you don't look well to-day d"
Count; ".Oh II have don ware foolish ting
ware foolish Iing-I have wash my neck!''
LEVY CoURT.-Ths Levy Court of New ECas
tie County will meet on the 9Th ofFebruary.-
There. are several applicants in each Hundred
for collector.
II is reported that cannon are being shipped
from West Point to Fort Delaware. and in .
short time the fort will be in condition to pre-
vent any hostile vessel ascending the river.
The u.arket-houses belonging to the city o
Philadelphia rented for $4S,OOO laAt year. anC
the warVss for S42,lOO.
At Head Sasssfrss. Kent ccuAty, Md, Johr
Z. Briscoe is appointed postmaster, vice Johr
c. Voshell, resigned
! In the various dock-ysrds, of England n,
frwer than forty-three vessels OF war, carryint
from one to ninty.one guns each, were il
, course Of construction.
The Legislature of Rhode Island assemble,
> on Tuesday, and on the same day resolution
were offered in both branches repeating th,
personal liberty bills
The Iannaru I divida1da nf a.