Smyrna times., 1863-03-19

'0 0"uSe Cney are true to the government
Gov. Cannon knew (and we have no douL
10 that this knowledge was the impelling caus
le In his issuing this, to them, hateful procla
matlon) not only from the tendency of thei
" acts, but from documents in AiS possession
~ a letter was found in the office of the Sec
retary of State, signed by Gov. Burton
dated Jan. 8th, 1861, addressed to Gov
= : Hicks, OF Maryland, stating that, though
our commercial interests were North, the
YnpatJdrs, at least, Of the two lower coun-
ties were with the South, and advocated
the calling Of a State Convention, which
was favored by Mr.. Bayard and the leaders
OF the party-to give the people the chance
to vote themselves out Of the Union. ST.
multaneous with this, military companies
were formed in different parts of the State
Of bitter estate Rights" proclivities, into
whose hands the State arms were to be
placed, Thus torearmed, at a moments
warning we could and would have been
wheedled into secession without the mower
to help ourselves The participants in these
movements, who have not already gone
South, are the special pets of the party for
elevation to office. Knowing the party to
De animated 10y the same spirit, how could
Gov. Cannon, as a true Union man, do
other than use this simple discretionary
power to protect earnest patriots from the
virus of secession.
Gov. Cannon is assuming no extraordina-
ry prerogative in taking the course he has
tor 1t has been used freely by every Cover
nor who has filled the executive chair. lie
does not Interfere with any other statutory
law, and would not in this case were it not
for its manifest tendency to aid the rebel
lion. To wait until the law was repealed.
as the DtbunUrm wishes, would be rs was
the case i'll Virginia (where there was a
popular majority ofGO,O0O against secession
IN the vote for delegates until we mi.sht be
bound hand and foot and cast in the whirl- |
pool OF secession. Oar Jacksonian Cover |
nor, like sod Hickory" sits at the helm
himself, and will sec that our little shin is
not run on ineXtricable shoals or into mask
ed batteries while he is in command of her
and, herein is the cause Of their complaint
(and our safety that the executive chair is
not occupied by an old fossil, whom they
can control ut will.
Our contemporary also asserts that "the
doctrines of the special message clothe the
Federal Executive with more than REGAL
powers, and stripes the State of her sover-
eignty, and her citizens oftheir civil rights"
In reply to thlS-and it is complete reply
we would call his special attention to a
Democratic example, under Democratic
PRESIDENT, as found in our leading article
on this page, under the head of "The Des-
potc Power of President Lincoln"
The copperheads would like to spike our
CANNON, which, from its long range, is tel
ling on them with terrible effect, but tbev
VIII have to place the job in the hands of
brighter genuSes than those now engineer
ing 1t, before it will be accomplsed. 4
SERENADE OF Gov. CAxNoy-On Thurs. r
day evening last, Gov Cannon arrived in '
this town, learning which, the SMYRNA :
Cornet Band, later in the evening, proceeded :
to the residence of Col Wilmer-wboso {
guest ne was-and serenaded him by the h
performance of several patriotic tunes The a
Governor came to the door and thanked =
hem for the compliment, but being fatioued
'y travel, he introduced DIR. Cummins to h
'eSPond more at length, which he did in \
snort and appropriate address, during which. tt
ne compiincnted Gov. Cannon for the hold 81
tand he had taken in defence of the Union "
-denomlnatlng him the " right man in the :.
lght place." and closed with a merited h
lstigatlOn of I" copperhcads." The G.rr;- c,
on Flag of the 6th Del Regiment, twenty tn
y forty five feet, was then, for the first :"
ime, thrown to the breeze and three hearty :,
heers glven.for it and the Governor Col. in
Wilmer, then, with his characteristic oon- ST
roslty invited the Band and others to par t"
axe OF some refreshments, which was dome ou
nj the evening passed with much good :,
heer. The next morning also number :,
our citizens called on the Governor and ha
aid him their respects previous to his TAX h'
lg the train for home
The copperheads in the Legislature have err ''
in contemplation if they can, legally, ,h' '
o ascertain which two lawyers have been tai
lgaged to investigate the matter) to pass wa
resolution instructing the State Treasurer vid
withhold the pay of Gov. Cannon. This ca
IN revenge for his proclamation. Won '% Te
9r If they have read the Constitution ~,
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