Smyrna times., 1863-02-19
Z CORRESPONDENTS Il
Written for the Smyrna Times"
Letter from Dover.
0N' "O"e-'dea" SenafOrs-Lotiery BiH-Nsp Bill
for Dra,oing Jurors, &c.
DOVER, Monday Even'g, Feb. 18th 1872

0"' "O"e-'dea" SenaiOrs-LOtfery BiH-Ns,p BiI
J0r Dra'oing Jurors, DC.
n DovER' Monday Even'g, Feb. 10th, 1863
You will observe, by looking over III,
proceedings ct Legislature, last week. that m NJ,
day Mr. Salisbury introduced a resolution to D,,.
teet citizens of this State from HLeDal ,rrc.+s e.
and his brother Willard seem each to bo r,1o. 49,.
E'etual dread, but from different sources.
willard Is haunted by the hidcous phantom of ,
oi'ck nigger earnestly cndcayoring to place Lu,se,
upon an equality, socially and politically with -.
IdlS)honorablc person. Poor fellow. il lets hin, h,,
no rest' except when he has drunk himself into ..
state OF bHssiul oblivion then he is free from :,
ana can any ore blame him for adoptiup this Gym.
uicnt to rld himself of his tormentor2 or o,n..,
not and as his waking moments are occp,;od ,..,,4
peasant janelcs and attractive pictur, $ sucb 40
pants o' glossy hues, and men with features he, Mi
'u' as those OF Pan, god Of the woods or Of ,vom,n
attractive as ShakeSpcarc's hags, or the Witrb =,
E"d'r' and as he is haunted most by this eoua,i,,
hlgger when he Is sober, we advise him never ,o h.
sober again.
'oVe' on the other hand, has his life rendered per
i'ctiy miserable lest somebody should be arrested h.,
TINS unteeling Black Republican Administrator
1t is to his view horrible that men sb,nd h. a.,,
ca ior the indulgence Of such harmless plrasan,,ios
S raising reoei Hags, or in the Cxhubcrance Of nr,o
animal spirits, cheering for the patrioti hayi. or
hrhg sautes IN fiyor of the victory oftbc Soutt.r
arIns' or by giving, by every means in their povcr
moral and material aid to treason. 1t is sbockno
TO man OF the Doctors humane and tender fceI;nr<
70 see men shut up IN the cells of damp unc,mfor-
table prisons for such mere innocent amusenents =. |
'hose' lie has so much sympathy for such men
'Ha' ne Is constantly miserable, thinking Of them,
A"u o' lhe unjust treatment To which they are sub
ect' lie may also think that though as innocent
IS they' (and perhaps not more so) he, too NAV he
mace TO suffer from the caprice and tyranny ornn
unfecling administration.
Mr. Allen, Wednesday last, gave notice of his in.
ohton to Introduce bill for the benefit Of the Stat,
Deta'odre Have you any idea what that tmeans D.
ome say lottery. Strange as it NAV appear. some
'eope seem to think that whatever is to their por-
ohal oeneit Is TO the benefit of the State for are
ot they part OF the State, and very material part
90 don't think ever knew a man but what br
eVed his own interest and those ofthc State idcnt
al and mseparablc. 1t is not necessary to rive
ny opinion Of lotteries. One would never tbink ofl
Iylng TO prove Ills Satanic majesty an agreeable
"u ProhtaOie companion, yet we find many who
ustaIn an intimate and apparently profitable con.
ection with him; and if we could know anvvtbnc
his advice to his friends and followers. we wou,d
nd hun urging them to sustain lotteries. .
MIR. Bailey presented, on Friday last, a petition d
om certain parties asking for change in the man.
er OF drawing juries. We think this subject de- o
landing the consideration of the people. The pro
osed plan is to allow the court and the sheriff to
raw the jury. We inclined to think there woul1 o
less chance of securing partizan jury by the
,oPoscd plan than by the present ono
Business is coming into the Legislature. some.
hat and very probably the last of the session will
the busiest.
'nr Investigating Committee is getting on as rlo.
'uSiy as ever. want to pay my respects to i.
my next. Yours, F.c,-.,.