Smyrna times., 1862-10-16

,e Mr. Wilmer was next loudly called fol
d and In his usual Independent style gave th
II half-trsitors in our midst a bitter pill t
: swallow. His remarks, made from the i'm
! pulse Of the moment, were listened to witt
# the most unbounded enthusiasm, and amids
e the most entense excitement whenever, il
his mastery manner, he "combed rebe
down."
The meeting then adjourned till 81 o'clocl
In the evening, at which time Wards Hal
was densely packed to hear an address by
N. B. Smithers, Esq.
MIR. 5, in a,speech of one hour and 6
quarter in length, and in probably one Of his
most masterl y efforts, reviewed the history
OF the last two years, showing, incontesta-
bly,, how that the traitors of the South, af
ter the election of Mr.. Lincoln, held the
relns of government in their own hands,
and could have remained and prevented any
hostile legislation against them, and, in
fact, having, at the time of their secession,
every department of the Government in
their hands except the House of Represen-
tatlves that for the purpose of destroying
the Government grave and oath-bound Sen
ators occupied their places in the Senate by
day, and prayed and groand and wept for
the country, but were found at night in
their secret places Matching vile treason, and
conSplrlng against the best and greatest
country and purest form of government the
sun OF day ever shown upon how that be-
fore Mr. Lincoln was inauguratcd certain
States seeded, while at the same time they
clamored for the Crittenden Compromise,
but when they could have had it six of them
like traitors as they were and are, coward
ly SUNK out of the back door and refused to
vote. Then the cry ran through the South
. the North will not compromise and the
Southern Confederacy must be Inaugural
ted" How that that I" imbecile" who dis
graced the Presidential Chair and dishon
ored and basely betrayed his country, al
lowed his cabinet to rob the Treasury.
squander that greatest Of all arms of de-
tence-the Navy-to the four corners of
heaven, steal the Indian Bonds, strip the
Northern aresenalS to fill the Southern forts.
while he, the President of the United States
sworn to protect and defend the nation
baIlled and cajoled by John Slidell, with
the basest weakness, told the country that
while the Constitution denied the right Of
secession i'll the rebels, ii lad not the po,re, TO
coerce them to their allegiance. In regard to
the candidate for Representative to Con-
gress, Mr.. Temple, he asked why the So
called Democracy had taken him up? Had
he ever been a Democrat? or voted Dem
ocratlc ticket? Was it not simply because
of his sympathy with secession and rebel
lion? Only few years ago that same
superfine Democracy had maligned Mr.. T. |
as an abolitionist, because he employed ne
gro captains, and it was most difficult
matter for the old Wings to elect him to
the State Senate because of the violent ep-
position Of these same men who now take
him to their bosom, and hold him up as the
great High Priest of secession Democracy.
lie asked if they, Cthe so-called Democracy.
OF which quite number was present, and
some OF them occupying front seats) JeAered
Mr. 1. to be an abOlitionist when, few
years ago, they were so loud in their de-
nunciatiOn of him as an abolitionist! "No.
pe did not" answered Democrat from the
audience. Why, then, how shall we Bchere
you no'r, when you call as abolitionists
This short but convincing proof of political
dishonesty among the quondam simonpure
Democracy of years ago was too much for
the audience, and the speaker was inter
rupted by the most uproarous applause at
his happy hit, and the entire discolnfeiture
of the Breckinridger.
Mr.. Smithers, during the entire sneecb
sitted well the rebel cause, and left it naked
and in all its most hideous deformitv,-I
Brownlow, and Ethridge and johnson were
his Southern brethren, not Floyd, and
Yancey and jeff Davis.
Henry w. Draper was next called. In
speech of fifteen or twenty minutes he
declared that the young men of the country
should and would sustain the President in
his present attempt to put down this wicked
and gigantic rebellion. Mr. Draper's speech
was well received.
After three enthusiastic cheers for tho
President, Gen. Mcclellan and the speakers
OF the day, the meeting adjourned.
The Result of the Election.