Smyrna times., 1863-02-05

The Investigating COmminee-Hs Lnfairness-G Gar
Burton-State Ireasurer-Ihe Court of Ouart.
Sessions, &c.
Dover, Feb. Cd, 1863
Most OF the interest manifested in tEt
Legislative proceedings in relation to the Invest
eating Committee. We have before EXPRESSED am
views as to the unlairness of having such an one
sided Committee. They can, and they do. call betore
them Just such persons they please, and ask iu.
such questions as may elicit replies suitable 10 their
purposes Is there the least prospect that any tes
llmony will be received which may mili,ate ayains,
what Dr. salisbury terms thorough searching and
honest invcStig4 4tion Not the lcust: it will h IN
accordance with his distorted views of honest, b,.
'i'" 10 virtue with which he is little acquainted,
that one nuy pardon him for not undcrstaudioy mr.
! approaching It. What hc, in his ignorance. migbt
term honesty, most men, who have some kuow,l.d
OF 1t, would never think OF recognizing ax sucb
an "a faIr-mlnded and unprejudiced public opinion
"e brought to look upon TIE report of any such com
mittee as sfsny weight, o. as comm, nding ts,I,,o
It's consideration Some of their own members sau.
ana protested against the unju>nrss Of the thing,
out SALISBURY, tearing that Ii both sides were enga
gagrS IN II, that 1t would not elicit the facts 80 we'll
opposed 1t, and the rest subsequently, acgyi.sced
Did you ever near that a cross examination in cur,
tended to keep back the facts Sausbury's brother
Willard rs toer4ble nis priuS lawyer when he is
sober, and he might have told hIm that cross KAN
nation is the chief mode Of finding the truth, bu,
is III; deadly toe 10 fIncies as grouudcss assertions
beliefs and lies.
Last uaplro a.,
n answer to question to that effect, said lie was
Governor Of the State Of Delaware, on the 4,h q
November last Now the old man intend, d Ia tell
the truth, and We doubt not he Thought he did bp,
we are very much inclined to the belief that he ha.
nh been Governor for about two years bat that tl,
feaI executives have been pot house politicians net
tIcoats another consideration commencing with n !
and further cong"mcra;on Oft is too hard /, |
te' what, except there is small element Of rene
gadc Whigery, very obnoxious to some Of us.
GoV. Cannon was also before them but a nv extend |
ca e1An'naesn was deferred until next week A |
susse1 mombcr Of the House testified that h. ,lIv
believed twenty-five were kept from voting tI,
Democratic ticket in his Hundred, hy the ,rili,,rv
gentleman Of our acquan t4ucc from the >am,
place. vino stood by the window all dlv is surprised
at the assertion, and not in tie least inclined
10 believe it is true.
Last week Loxlcy R. Jacobs was maGc S,,,.
Treasurer, in place Of ) .muc b. Hitch Nr. Iit-;
IS IN rather delicate he .ith and, ,e rlaa he ,n,ii
ule D'ore smother SESSION, tlry rernorsrs.ly tr,w
hun overheard, to keep Gov Cannon from ih.
OF appointing i su,,"sso1.
Andrew J. Galley, tho newly appointed Auditor.
Is another Democrat. This election did not alto.
gether please the Bell Everett men who acird with
The Democrats during the llst campairn. as tb,v
had been promised the Auditorship as their part .,
the sPoIlS. VAN are tile hopes and foolish is the
man wh' relics upon the promises Of Ioeotoco Gem
ng"gues.
There Is an eff rt being made 10 .boi<a the C,nrf
Di Quarter S's>Ions. This should not he. W. ar.
inclined to believe lnnd the working of the system
Carries out our beef) that this Col-p is h ne6c,a
institution One OF the members rom your inv,
we bclicve asserted LAST week. IN debate tht had
cost about three thousand dollars nl.re than bcior.
he system was inauGurItcd. Let him examine
closely and he will find it scarcely more than so
many hundreds; either he is mistaken or We ~.
he attention of the community should be directed
o inns s, and II should be fully discussed before IN,
mai passage iii the Senate. Those who .re in the
laot OF attending the term of the Superior Court.
zee al glance the agreeable change. Then, wit. +
'eSses and parties were kept waiting until every 5
i'e larceny or liquor or assault ard battery case
vas disposed Of Now they can commence at once
he transaction Of respectable business.
Inc two Houses met and adjourned this evening.
nu 'he Representatives. gave up their Hail to the In
esIigatlng Committee who are now in session and
NS"'"'hg some unImPortant witnesses. One of
hsm' we think, is named Dale, from Wilmington r
he names OF others did not learn.
Yours, very truly, FAcIrrs. =,