Smyrna times., 1862-05-22
The Hypocritic Cry of Oppression.

Ine htSHAOHu papers Say bHAb the t1Ons
Jobs Minor Bolts, who has been ncarccrated
ia that city for three or four monlhs past on !
suspicion Of being friendly to the old flag, was
recently breug ght out for hearing and a" nigh
have been set at liberty hut for his characteris-
tic obstinacy in declaring himself neutral in
this war" Suppose the Government should
commence arresting not neutral men, but those
who have expressed a desire for the success
ct tas Rebels, land they are knew and exist in
in svery section of Delaware,) what a howl
would arise from every quarter of the " viola.
tion Of the Constitution" and the despotism of
the Administration! If so much has been said |
about the arrest Of those knovn to affiliate With |
treason, what would be the measure of the out.
cry against oppression " and the violated
rights Of the people! yet we End Jeff Davis
will mot allow a man 10 take even a neutral
pantlOs. without being mOlesIed, and TO ex.
press any desire to return to the Government
Of his fathers, is equiValept imprisonment or
death.
The wall is heard continually from sympa.
ihizers with rebels, in Congress and elsewhere,
asainst the Government, for tho arrest and
confinement of the traitors who are striving
BY every means in their power to betray the
country into the hands of the conspirators who
have plotted against its very life. The very
men who wsre for months justifying the out.
RACES committed against the Constitution and
the laws. by the Southern eligarchs and their
niniOns.-who could witness and applaud the
seizure of atmssnd forts aud ships and arsenals
Of the Govsrnmen, by the iustigaton OF traitors
In the very capital itself whilst proclaiminr
that we had " no Constitution" that l." there
was 40 Union" are most horribly alarmed, lest
in the arrest of some of those desperate wretch.
es who have been found violating the laws by
giving aid and comfort to the enemy, the
" Constitution will be violated. What mo-
tive can the Governmet have for imprison ing
men. Of whom perhaps they had never heard
uatil informatio or circumstances had conveyed
to them the TACT that they were engaged in the
violation OF the law, and required TO be arrest.
ed No doubt, in the multiplicity of cases
daily securing, mistakes may have been made,
sOd Injury inflicted upon innocent parties; but
which cannot be we'll provided against! How
may poor wretches are confined in Jail for
Insnths. yes for years, upon charges OF crime
preferred against lhem,- and when they finally
thsy succeeded in obtaining a trial, Aave been
found innOeent Yea, how many poor but
honest men. and women too. are detained filthy
prisons. debarred of their Liberty, without any
thing being laid to their account, but held ss
witnesses IN some petty case Of assault and
battery. or to testify against SONY thief when
thsy happened to see picking the pocket OF q
passing stranger. These are cases of hardship
all will admit. but the ends of justice can per.
haps. be alone accomplished by this provisicr
OF the law. Bat let traitor, who delIberately
sets hlmselftO work 10 violate the highest law
OF the land,-who may commit murder in thu
Puohc Streets upon men engaged in the servic,
OF their country, or destroy telegraph wires Il
prevent the Government from promptly order
lag troops aud other aid to protect The Capitol
or who may deliberately burn the bridges al
around great city 10 prevent those trosp
from reaching the seat OF Government in tim
we're threatening it, or who are engaged il
isr~irding supplies or information to ,hos
traitors 10 arms, sending their money, thei
ssns.er going themselves to help ia the ruin Z
the Government that has protectea them al
THAR liVes,-let such as these be caught an
Imprisoned awhile, and how soon do we hea
the howl Of their sympathizers 10 our mid,
sehosnelng the tyranny Of the President "a
causing them 10 be seized.
These hypscriies could see nothing in suc
deeds as thess to shock them-acIs intende
to susVert the very Coustituiisn and the IJpio
Itself; Out when the partes charged wi,
'nem are arrested. their ssnsibiIily are might
shocked at the suspension ofths habess corpu
or 'nA1 the public authorities will not Ieay
every other duty TO hasten 10 the yele..e
these thus charged with beiag yiOlatOr, Of Al
law.
The RaltiNor Clipper says in due eour.e
u~e' 'ae SoFernment will make public II
'essohs ist tue arrest ef many Of those parti,
"ho have been confined. and who have sonU
or thlsaIensd 10 seek revenge and damages
taes courts, aud it will be found that the lie
tnus tafo"n before the world upon the subiet
WIZ TIE parties tfembe. and their sympatI
Ee" TO shrink abashed at the recital. TT
loyat@ Of The soOntry may rest assured N
ms course the Government has pursued w
tnse. tne approval Of all fair and honorab
minds aud put to confusion their villl6ers.
The great fault which is found by' m. ,ru
loyat OF the land. against the Government.
Mat u has net done its whole duty in /
premises. "
REBELS DIscoURAoEO.--Fiveh hundred SIM
era troops ia aVisginis lately deserted in bo,
ana We now hear that ninety rebel prisooe
who were TO be returued from Fortress Al,
roe TO Richmond. refused to 90, and desired
mkeahe oath Of allegiance to the Usited Sta
rhsse Indications show anything but I
na'ainity Of Southern sentiment Of which