Smyrna times., 1863-03-05
CORRESP PONDENCE.
Written for the " Smyrna Times"
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Letter from Dover,

Letter from Dover.
The egislature-Sa"lsbury's Private Interest in
I"restigation-G around the Iruth-Repv.
didtiOn, &c.
Dover, March I'd, 1863
The Legislature has about performed
its mission and is waiting on the Investigatjng
Committee That farce is nearly played out also
and we may soon expect to see retire 10 the obscure
shades Of private life for lme) our wise and grave
Legislators.
That report is being printed, though it has not
been read; rather novel proceeding, isn't it? By
the way, Salisbury will make a good thing Of the
printing Of that report. You know the institution
well known here as the "mud machine" be-
longs to him, and said machine does the printing Of
the report.
This gentleman can prostitute the funds of egis
laton to his personal interest with as much or
even more facility, than he can prostitute them to
promote the interests of his party. He deserves
great credit for strictly confning himself to that
passage Of Scripture which saith He is worse than
an inhdcl who doth not provide for his own house
hold and he has such large, char table heart that
he lntsrprcs household" to mean in its full d. fini
tOn. his party aud he provides for that by boss.
ing the concern" and subseEVing it to his own and
brothers advancement
Last week several Ssuthcrn.Righ. gentlemen of
this place related their experience 10 the Committee
we were amused at their manGuvres 10 get around
the truth without breaking into it. They seemed
dGsirOus that their testimony should convey the i'm
preston that the soldiers who crcnted disturbance
and committed assaults persons were those sent
to preserve que but they didn't like to say so in
paln1crmS, because they knew it was not so. Those
soldiers who were fighting were from the 4th Del
Volunteers, home on iurlough, and in no way res.
ponsble for their acts for the time being other than
as private citizens These gentlemen understood
this, and wouldn't swear falsely, even to promot,
the interests of their party Tney are honorable,
truthful, high-mndcd gentlemen, who although uu.
der strong temptlton, would not lie outright at the
bidding of even the chairman. Some of them are
widely and fav.-Ably known as men Of sterling
worth and incorruptble u integrity we mention as
instances HOa. Chas. Brown and Daniel {. Goodwin
Esq, late Register Of Wills for this county
! II may be an unkind thought-it may be Judging
them too harshly, but You must knew: the impres.
sympOthIers who rule our Legislature are trying 10
bring ruin not npon the nation only but upon the
State by sinking her deeply in dent that the pco
pie will refuse to pay. Don't you know their pr
vate doctrine just is Reputation? That with
the weight Of the National tax, added to III. State
tax they are so rapidly making, and which they are
taking every means III their power to make enor.
nous, they hope, first, to create in the minds Of the
PooPle feeling of discomfort, and, by carefully fos
terng this feeling by all the partizan contrivances
they can invent prepare them for open resistance TO-
and rebellion Ugainst the executive authority of the
State. We have not the least confidence in their
patriotism. We think ourselves right in the belief
that they had much rather see the Government sub.
verted. than have ii sueeesefully administered by
shsir opponents. Party is their God, and Salisbury
tries to make-und he has impressed SONS with the
belicf-that he is his prophet.
N. Ii. Covcrdale, ESQ, of your Hundred, was ex.
amned this evening. After hearing what they were
politically interested in hearing, they wished 20 dis
miss him. He protested against it, telling them Tor
him, ralher that he was summoned to tell the wI,Ie
truth he wanted to do it, that he wasn't half thrsugb
and insisted on finishing. They didn't want to hear
II, for you must know thcy not searching for tho
truth, but for something to prop up the decayinp
pillars Of their political temple. This Testimony
would have been the blows OF strong man against
It. They acted merely for themselves and re fused
TO hear him further. Yours, FDclrus