Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1862-09-18

1t is well known that everywhere in The
Northern and Border States these "conser
vative patriots" are engaged in a systematic
effort to paralize the energies of the Gov
eminent. Until the ordering Of the draft
it is notorious that they not only discour-
aged enlistments, but slured and ridiculed
the recruiting officers to make them odious
to the public. And even since the ordering
of the draft, the Breckenridge candidate for
Congress, in this town, remarked, we are
told, that "he hal qutieg see orr streets run
'rth blood Hdn that or yOung men dOahlbe diut-
ted." Call yOuthat conservatism, or even 10y
atty? And etitis nothing uncommon to hear
these same Peace Locofocos boast, when
they are pressed to make a show Of their
loyalty, that the majority Of those in the
army [true Oft the rebel army are Democrats
We have never doubted the loyalty Of
the Douglas Democrats of the North who.
like true patriots, have given their blood
and treasure to suppress the rebellion but
that this is so Of many of the Breckin-
ridges, we deny We have but to look
around us for the proof. In Do, er every
young Union man capable of bearing arms
but four have enliSted in Leipsic we be-
lieve there is but one left-perhaps none by
this time, and we hear that nearly the same
ratio exists in Camden, Milford, &c, in our
county, and to IN equal extent in New Cas-
tie county. The same state of affairs exists
in Maryland, as is will known, and even
from the far West our ears are greeted with
the same monotone.
The st. Joseph VlHy Rcyiter, Qndiana)
whose Editor 0he Hon. Schuyler Coltax.
is thoroughly acquainted with his district,
says that the supporters of the Democratic
State Ticket Systematically discourage en-
listments-that they contributed but &25
toward 81 ,4G3 subscribed at the late War
Meeting in South Bend, and that
9 Of the 5000 volunteers in this district.
raised under the late call for infantry. cav
airy and artillery service, less Mos ol,c-<i4d
are Democrats, and Of that sixth more than
half are advocates of the election of the
Union State and Congressional tickets
Company after company have gone into
camp ut this place, with only from six to
tex Democrats i'll each. And out of the
5000 neither The Turpie nor the Jesse ID.
Bright State Tickets could get to exceed
100 votes. AS it has been in this District
SO has 1t been i'll nearly every District in the
State. In consequence Of this vast diSpro-
portion between the number of Republican
and Democratic Volunteers, the Vallandir-
hammers now boast that they will be able
to carry even the strongest Republican
counties and districts in the State. And
yet speaker at the Jesse d. Bright Con-
vention in this place, on Saturday last, and
the last F0rum, had the unblushinn impu-
dence to claim that over one-half of the
volunteers are Democrats"
Such is the policy of the traitors of the
North. They dare not brook public senti-
ment and come out openly against the Gov
eminent. They resort to cunning devices.
Our object is simply to call attention to
the disloyal practices Of those conservative
patriots" and to point out the beautiful
manner in which they exhibit their "con-
servatlsm." 1t will be seen that the policy
OF these men is the same all over the land
They basely attempt to reduce this strur-
gle to partisan warfare, and to confne it
to the lines ofpOlitical organizations. Let
1t be known that there is no politics in it.
lie is demagogue who attempts to make
politics oft, whether he be in the pulpit or
the prison-whether he be preacher or
thief. This is struggle for government.
not contest for policy This is 50 plain
that wayfaring man, though he be Dem
ocrat, need not mistake it.
In the nature of this struggle there can
be neither conservative friends nor foes.
There can be neither moderate Unionism
or Sccessionism. We must be either one
thing or the other. We must be decidedly
in favor Of one side or the other. Conscr
Tltism in these days is only a cloak for trea-
son-and thin one at that.