Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1862-05-20
SMYRNA.

With pleasure we give the following ar
licle prominent place in the JOURNAL
While we had no idea or intention Of fasten-
ing stigma upon the whole community of
the beautiful town of Smyrna, because OF the
contemplate and cowardly acts of few
rebels who belong there, we could not avoid
the conclusion that the liberation of such
people in loyal and law-abiding town like
Smyrna, must reflect seriously upon its good
name as well as upon its business interests.
The article however from the Times salts
ties us that there are persons in Smyrna who
are loyal and true TO the government, and
deprecate as sincerely as anybody the folies
and outrages of the traitor-clan which in
tests their town. 1t would have been all the
more in their favor, however, if they had
publicly denounced the attempted insult TO
Mr.. Fisher, which resulted in nothing but
disgrace to the community in which the act
was committed.
"POOR BENIGHTED SMYRNA
Such is the heading of an article in tn,
Delaware journal of Friday in reference tC
l the hanging OF Mr.. Fisher in eflgy. Ii i,
, moi pleasing sight to any one TO see sucl
words in the printers blacklist letters, taking
l as it does, in one broad sweep, the Who'll,
. community, and rejecting on all alike
!, Smyrna may be, nay, she doubtless is, unde
the ban Of having large disloyal element
II but because this is the case, are the limo
a cent TO suffer with the guilty An "unde
voted city, cannot expect TO be spared, bu
\ is it customary to rain down shell and no
| shot without word OF warning.
There is no town but what has its disoI
ganizing as well as its ennobling element
Of society. If friend Eckel will look aroun
W him he will find all the above elements in hi
III city nay, more, he will find many men q
a dsloyal, il not in the same ratio, as we ca
boast or rather regret. What il we do hav
m men with us welded to a political idea
w they are not TO anything else, and who folio
blindly their leaders to the verge of tret
u son. does that argue that We are all so 2
he What if we do have men who in their bin
II. inatuation for Office forget the teachings
their fathers, neglect their conntrys cry
Ia stand to your duty and help bear aloit h,
or broad banner when the foe is endeavorin
al to strike it to the dust, tacitly give aid al
Y" comfort to the enemy in the hour of per
nd and scowl upon those who, shuddering at II
en- very idea of laying ruthless hands upon &c
lumbia's fair form rushed with sabre nj
ms bayonet to her defence? Had not Athel
her Alcibiades, who was ready to hctray Il
city fora few brief days Of power.
al What il We have men grown rich md
the benefcent laws of a model Governmel
and which now gives them all the protect,
as of the most loyal, who heap upon it all Il
it imprecations in the vocabulary of hate, al
gh bestow their blessings upon those who are
,ot powerful combination with fire, sword al
Il. bullet TO destroy it? Had not Sparta,
vi her days of glory, the same?
~" What if we have men WIG. TO crafty
4 vindetlye prejudice, would sacrifice the h
len nigh institutions under which the count
lrg has had uneXampled prosperity for the sa
the Of THE "peculiar institution" Of section
which not one in u hundred have any int
est whatever; nay, the losing sig
of the white man in their interest for I
Err "nigger.' Have not other countries shol
Ter. abundant examples of such rashness?
ii, What if We have those who, in their
'''' sire to be considered aristocratic, and I
ted still larger number of others who q
ted gaping the same in their susceptibility
tlaltery and slight DISTINGUISHED attentit
lhd should forget their country in the great TT
of its noble democratic institutions-dC
not the history of the world show that I
love of fashion is Il stronger ruling passi
at in the hearts of the unthinking than love
lies country?
700 All Of these may exist in a communi
~ and yet the mass Of the people be true, go
Fge and loyal. Smyrna has given abundant e
dence of her devotion TO the Governmt
the by the liberal donations to the sick o
wounded soldiers in the seventy or eigl
volunteers that have gone from this lecaiit
on and in the nainching support, by hundr,
of her citizens, of the Government in
the effort TO crush the rebellion.