Smyrna times., 1862-10-09


defend the Capital, and archieves of the ma
ton, they denounced it as unconstitutional
Whenever Brecllinridge or Burnett, who
were in league with the traitors, would vii
lity the Administration in the Hall of Con
gress, we would find it spread out i'll all the
Democratic journals, with editorial commep-
datlons, chief among them the UiaoH-(Qrflg
Delarufam. When our Delaware boys
volunteered in the army to defend the hon
or of our country's flag, they pointed the
finger Of scorn at them. BY prophesying
continual successes for the rebels and de
tcats for the Union army by harboring de-
scrtcrs by giving their sympathy to seces-
sion, and applauding every seini-traitor that
abused the administration of the Govern
ment by discarding the 4" stars and stripes"
and singing secession words to national
songs by prescribing persons in society
and men in business because they were for
the purpetuity of the Union, purchased for
us by the sires Of 7G by cEnging to party
when party had brought the nation to the
verge of ruin, and by using all their efforts
to precipitate us over the prccipice to de-
struction, and by the thousand and one
manifestations Of disloy;lty exhibited day
by day, they are proved incontestably to be
| the dsu,ion party, and in favor of letting
the South 90. taking the largerhalfof the ma
ton. Is it po3sible-is it rational for men
to continually express their sympathy for
one thing and be for the opposite?
If they are the Union Party, will the Del
aw@gan reconcile the discrepancies between
their acts and professions in the following
instances:
Why did they receive secession COM
missioner (Mr Dickerson of Mississippi bv
a nearly strict party vote, to teach treason
in our very halls of Legislation Why did
they condemn member who, on the heel
Of this speech, offered a resolution declaring
Delaware still loyal to the Union, an1 call
him, III contempt, Il Black Republican and
a trafor to lis P1rH' Why did the body OIL
the Democratic members of the Legislature
vote against every resolution which CON
demned secession! Why did they vote
against the purchase and hosting Of a FLAG
over the State House? Why did one OF
the Senator's offer resolution written. it is
said, by Mr.. SaulSbury,) f;lvoring the diSso-
luton of the Union into four parts? Why
did they vote against every bill to aid and
support the Government? Why did they
cal State Convention, at which their pre-
sent representative for Congress presided,
and passed resolutions opposing the sup
preston of the rebellion, and in favor of
letting the South go? Why did their Gov
ernor, at the instance Of the party leaders,
on two different occasions send in messages
to the Legislature. urging them to pass
bill calling Convention, the only object of
which could have been to pass an ordinance
Of secession! Why did they endorse Sen
atOr Bayard, who urged our citizens who
visited Washington to come home and use
their influence in favor of Deaware's seced-
ing who made speech in Congress, in
which he said if he were in Alabama he
would vote for secession who said in card
to the people Of Delaware that if majority
OF them were in favor of the suppression of
the rebellion he would resign! Why do
they endorse Senator Salisbury, who voted
with traitors, and has since followed the
chalk line marked out for him. Why did
they take up candidates for Congress and
the State offices who have strenuousy op-
posed the Government in every effort
" through war to peace" and have again
and again expressed themselves in favor of
a dissolution Of the Union!
Now, Mr. .De5acare,n, give us an iqted;Jc,a
answer to these interrogatories, and show
to the people of Delaware that the Il.ioa
Party is the hsInion party. You have made
the charge, now justice and candor alike
demand Of You to prove it.