Smyrna times., 1862-10-30
HENRY STAFFORD,
ROBERT DOUGLASS,
THoMAs BRooKs,
SAMUEL JoRDAN,
A. l.. WARDvER,

Now, then, for the cream of the Joke" or wa
should rather say the malignant lie they arc irving
TO palm OFT on an unsuspccting public for truth. A
week ago prominent member of the pe,ce n,,tv,,
had one of these circulars in the counting house of
.hr' Edwin Wilmer, and expatiating thercirom
grandloqucntly on what we were coming TO. Sew
erai persons were present, among them two gentle
men from Philadelphia, (Denocrats) we'll known in
this community, and whose names we can rive if
called upon After listening for some time. one of
them said to the other, Mr.. b. you know something
about these circulars" There being general re-
quest OF course, by the bystanders to hear anv nr
ticuiars In regard to them, he replied, "WeI, gen.
uemeH, to be frank with you, as the circulars were
printed tor nm entirely different purpose, and not in
tehoed TO be used in this State do know their ori
GIN. and contributed to have them published Thcy
mere oritten by certain pOIitician named HemobH
for the pTpose Of carrying certain ,cards in pLia
drphia they printed and distributed at niDbt
under each mans door in those yards; the ,neetlug
''HS neUer held proposed, and the negroes names
'0"'eh are true names, were placed there entirely
toithOut their knowLedge."
Here, men of Delaware, we have the way ,h.r
D''ANAA
is it is 10 transparent to 90 down. But is if not
sad reflection that we have party with u. tha,
place: itself so near equality with negroes as
to torge their names? Have they become so low
That they must have their documents endorsed bv me-
groes before they will pass current with them
Sau' indeed, is the reflection, and pity in our
hearts the party that has sunk to such depth.
In Keeping, and in perfect harmony with the
above is matter that transpired here last Thursday
night. Late at night large pictured posters, twenty
or thirty Ia number, pasted on tine premises of
Onlon men all over town. These pictures were y,o,s
earlcatutes, intended to impress by pointei rdcuIe
o"s OF 'hem' headed the The results of Abolition.
O hao The picture ofa large brick house. in course
oil erection, the masons being negroes, the hod car
rlers white men the former calling to the latter
hurry up with mortar you white rascal" and other
similar expressions. The other picture, headed the
" Habeas Corpus Suspended" is too vulgar and do.
based to repeat in columns The design wa.
too evldent-to insult Union men, ind scare weak
men with big black picture
such things have more effect upon tic negroes !
than the whites and they are constantly receiving
rom this party by their bills and public speakers,
lessons on equality from these very willing teachers
That they cannot get from any other source We :
ourselves saw crowd of negroes examining enc of J
hese picture early the next morning. Could thcy II
not understand what it taught
And what is more, the man from whose place of {
business these bills said to come, is known
practical amalgamationst. as are number Of his
associates, who all the time dissenting on me-
sro equality"
This is dark chapter we admit, but the only 2
lPology we can offer to delicate readers is that
nc cloud got in way and we had to pierce it 10 u
'pen the way for clearer light and purcr atmos. II
,here. Il