Smyrna times., 1862-07-03

seryative citizens of the town of Smyrna, we
learn. will celebrate ine coming Fourth of July
ia a becoming manner, as in days ofyore. An
Amateur Band has volunteered, from patriotic
motives, to be present to enliven the occasion.
The Declaration of Independence and Wash
ioeton's Farewell Address will be read, and
several appropriate speeches delivered. The
Republicans on the same day, 10 smyrna, 1t ls
understood, will hold a meeting for the purpose
of furthering the interests of their party.
The above we copy from the Dover DelaWG.
rsan. How it came in possession of such in.
eeIIigence we cannot tell. The local in,elli-
gence relating TO this community it generally
Gas is the case with one paper getting news
from the locality of another) copies from the
Times. but such an item, it is unnecessary tor
ss to say, could never have found it's way into
our columns, and the only conclusion that we
ssu come TO is that it was sent to that paper
by some one interested in the "Commssoners'
Fourth" or at the instance of those engineer
ing the enterprise. We had intended to let
she matter pass without any comment ourselves,
simply relying upon the digDifed statement
on our FIRST page, authorized by the citizens
meeting much less did we intend to misrepre.
sent them by the use of names intended to be
offensive. and the imputation of designs known
to reflect falsely upon our citizens. By author
izing the above item in the sheet of another
town, we feel ourselves RbsolVed from any OBJ.
legation TO pass over, through feelings ofa local
consideration, the remarkable proceedings of
our Commissioners.
There are TWO remarks that must claim our
our consideration The conservative citizens
Of the town will celebrate the Fourth III be-
csmiOg manner, as in days Of yore," and " that
she Republicans on the same day will hold
meeting for the purpose of furthering the inter.
sEs of their party" In regare to the first
ilem-the celebration was gotten up this year
By the same class of individuals as last Speak
era were invited from all parties, and bills were
posted in the same manner this year as that of
Last, inviting all the citizens to assemble in
town meeting 10 make arrangements for the
celebration, but last year not one, we believe,
aRd this year but one mao connected with the
party known as the "peace men" attended,
and he, on being proposed for an Office, declined
Last year these same men who have SO sudden
ly become great patriots, did all they could
sgainst the celebration, and many of them
openly avowed that we had no Government
and condemned the raising Of the cid Stars and
Stripes, under whose folds they were then re
ssiving protection Of person and property
Aud Furthermore, these same persons are th'
men whose countenances are lit up with smile
a. every success the rebels gain over the Unot
army. And yet forsooth, they are to celebrate
the Fourth as 10 "days ofyore.". These sam
men who were instrumental in getting up IN
the petition (twO weeks after The citizens com
menced their arrsngements) which induced tn
Commissioners to assume the celebration Cfc
they did not intend to celebrate until they II
eeIVed this petiton) have been restless aud diI
organizing for a year past. Not content wit
throwing themselves in opposition to everythin
the Government has been and is dong, the
have raised party issues 10 society, and carried
successfully into eur municipal and school ele
sious. and now they essay to lay violent han'
upon Liberty herself, by giving as divide
Fourth Of July" We'll may we sigh for Il
good old days." when all bad patriotic hear
to nnits 10 sue grand holocaust on the altar
Constitutional liberty.
Tbs second assertion of the DeIawarea
that "the Republicans will hold a meeting
the purpose of furthering the interests of the
per,y" 30 contemplate for conside GRAFTON
tit snly TO emanate from the realms Of Jeff. d
via. Though we do not knov that we shot
wondsr al it we ought to expect nothing b.
ter from sympathizsrs with secession. Ever
thing now with these men is Republican"
'HAbolition." Their eyes have been so jaI
diced that they can see nothing outside
Southern COnfederacy but what is Abolition
Republican. EVea liberty and patriotism hs
become sbolitionized in their eyes. Instead
The ei,izens making it a party issue, it is th
who are afraid Of free discussion, and we
consent TO hsrmonize on one celebration only
condition they should have q majority of
committee, and paddock the mouths OF
speakers on the question Of secession, the "
uud the suppression Of the rebellion. Th
are what they complacently style "pGrty p
ties" Is that patriotism which will not al
one 10 speak of eur eosasSy when traitor hs
are trying to tear il to pieces, and com
speskers. on the day Of our National IndeE
dense to dwell only on the old issues of mel
century past, wheu our people had the CT
age to fight foreign enemy. as they have
adomestic but much more powerful one
days gone BY the prosperity and hsppines
the country was always spoken Of. and C
t,sy speak Of its troubles and trials and ia
more parIizsn than the otheri And yet
isealied a Republican meeting, and thei
celebrations in a becoming manner. Let
people rally on that day TO the standard of
srty. and show those secessionists who cal
Republicans that our love Of country is str,
or than love Of party.
New Potatoes have made their appear
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