Smyrna times., 1863-01-08

SONS III the eye of the laws OF nations. rs he
treats them, wiie they are actually persons,
are, by that Constitution which he has sworn
to support, the private property Of private
individuals, and that neither under the Con
stItution nor under the laws Of nations can
you take private property on land as an act
of war
Mr. kelley take issue with the gea-
tcnan there, and if he will say they are des-
ignatrd in the Constitution us '.persons."
Or point me to the clause in which they are
designated as property, | will yield the
point. The Constitution that have sworn
to support tells me that they-ycs, the mo-
theirs, the fathers and the children all-are
'perSons held to service" They are persons
so held by virtue Of that Constitution which
has been Spurncd and tramplcd and spit
upon, and yet he asks that those who have
heaped these lndl@nties upon that sacred
instrument shall enjoy to the last iota the
rights of loyal men under it. Did sane man
ever utter so lrePoSterous proposition be-
fore 1t is the service of these people we
need. The proclamation invites them to
our standard. He ch;uacterizes them as
property. | say, with the Constitution,
that they are persons, and as such will vel
come them to our support. Their advent
to freedom will exclude the necessity of the
further draft or conscription of our sons and
brothers
Sir, / was rcmarking that it was a great
thing to be man, in contrast with horses,
COWS and other cattle with which these poor
poor people are hahituallv classified. and to
| l,t-1i ho, l.,
lzlng laws. Man chains the lightning, makes
the sun his servant. whtens the ocean with
salls-his messengers to the polls in quest
of knowledge burdens It's great waves with
the commodities which his genins and toll
have produced, and which he i exchanging
/ for others, the products of distant lands.
more valuable to him. From the conflict
ing elements. fire and water. he generates a
! vapOry power that almost anrihilatrs space.
and practically removes m0unt1iuS and lev
! els valleys and ut the clos. nI a I. oi u,,.-
fulness, upon the sick bed he remembers
and reviews the past, cheers. counsols and
bleSseS those about him, and, looking to
heaven. feels that with God he is to live for
ever. The gentleman looks upon these
millions of pcrSens rs property: so do bad
institutions pvrvcrt gc.tlr and generous
natures | say. sir. they are capable of all
that enables man. and aI that cniearS wo-
man to man, and all that opens to either
the great hereafter and its blessed hopes.
1t is these women. these children and these
men, | speak, and | say that h. can point
to no case in which a brl gcrcnt has refused
the aid Of such rs these when engaged in a
war such as that which now cngrosses and
exhausts the energies Of this country. Sir,
the only thing about the Presidents proc
lamatiOn that struck me rs amiss was. that
Ii was not, like the lightning. to take instant
effect and that its bcnciicrnt results should
he postponed to so distant a ,lav. Are
these people, or the relation in which they
stand to those who hold them to service
like cotton, leather. railroad dcpots. bad
whlskey. and other supposed analogous
things suggested by the gentleman from
Kentucky, yesterday? No. no. Trace
back the laws of war so elaboratrlv deScrib
ed by the gentleman from MARYLAND Mr.
CrlSiirld to-day. and YOU will find that tho
, invading force not only has alvey welcomed
acquisitions from the ranks of the enemy
but that in the good old davS of rhivalry
herald invariably proceeded to the gate,
, Of a bcScigcd town and offered immunit,
, and protection to all who would Join tn,
t invading power. This chi,alric cxampl,
the Presidents proclamation pledges him t,
! follow on the coming in Of the glad new
year Let us hail the auSpirious day
} A Hon FIGrRr-Turpyntlnr, by L. S
: Marshals auction sale, /. 'nl9deiphia
3 brought on Monday ;24I ,,rr gallon.
: retails for S3.25. Painters now cschcw i
: altogether. They use coal oil, naptha an,
: bcnzlne Even this costs 60 cents per gal
lon. Narnish cannot be made exccpt from
f turpentine, for which reason people whc