Smyrna times., 1865-04-20
Celebration of the Victory in Dover

CeleDraLl0n OF the Victory In Dover. II
Friday was high day in Dover, the capital5
Fof our State Under the combined effects Of
sthe victory of our arms the surrender of Gen. M
y Lee and his army, and the prospect of speedyfi
xpeace the loyal people with one accord were9
9inspired to give vent to their joyousness in aE
I public and grand demonstration At twelveH
10 clock, M-the time for replacing the " oldR
flag on Sumter, from which it had been tornE
flour years previous by the bloody hand Of trca- q
#son-the bells were Iung, intcmingled wlthN
%booming Of cannon-the latter being kept upH'
.s53at intervals during the afternoon and evening
y At o'clock a large concourse assembled at theN
NCourt House to give public expression by speech
land resolutions to the feelings and sentimentsE:
Eof the occasion. The house was beautifully #
Edecorated with. flags, the whole surmountedE
with the word VICTORY in large letters. /
q After some splendid music by the Cornct BandE
Mof Wilmington the meeting was organized byE
Il the selection of the following officers;
81 Presidcnt-Dr. Isaac Jump.
a Vice Prcsidcnts-Dr VIM. 7. Collins, Will L
b on |. Cannon John Woodall and John Green
n Sccretarics-Robt d. IIoflecker, Samuel d
EMcGmigal, and John H. jenkins
I'll DR.. Jump on taking the chair made fewI
Hertinont remarks acknowledging the compli-E
Hment
8 Henry W Draper, C. H. B. Day, Thomas
u Camow and Capt. d. S. Yardey were appoin
D. At2d committee on resolutions, who retired,
= 81 iuring which time Hon. n. B. Smithers was
4 Aintroduccd, and addressed the audience for al
Mhour in one Of his most forcbe speeches.
4 lie reviewed in an able manner the ground
Cover which we have passed the last four years
@n the order Of the past present and future.
3 He commenced by referring to the joyous Occa-
Esion that had brought them together, the hour
asMof gloom and despondcncy had passed and this
IS Mlay we could rejoice in a country regenerated
llSE Eand ,lisenthraled secession and treason ami
rs, Inflated, and universal liberty proclaimed
70 sathrourhout the land. He thought that inSteat
k16f one-third of the nation being conquered by
,tyEstwu-thirlS, two-thirds had been conquered by
third for the latter had not only the whole
.,MSouth to fight but almost an equal number o.
- @malignants at home In speaking of wha
Eshall be dome with the rebels, he said that tn
EconStitutiOn defined treason and those guilt
20 Ewere punishable with death. What shall b
er Elonc with them? he propounded. Some on
,rn Hanswercd 4" hang them. But where vii! yo
begin, what part? A yOlce-thc members o
eryEC congress who seeded \ large number Of tn
leds worst fomenters of secession were not member
rel sof Congress, he replied, and just here you ar
Ibo%mct with the dithculty-yOu don t know wheT
Ato begin and where to leave off. No two pc
lseS sons agreed exactly Just as 10 who should an
the Awh0 should not suffer the penalty. 1t wOul
ereAbe lust as difficult to decide on this question
.ou Nit is for rain in dry time, and if the Lon
Ewated until there was an entire unanlmlty
!" Eprayer for rain there would be an cverlaStiI
'hll- HdrOught. 70 carry out the provisions of ii
theNcOnStitutiOn upon all who were guilty wOu
Ecrcate universal dcs0latiOn in the South /
Ethought it would be better to be magnanimo
Hand forgive the masses who would repent al
to their rghtfll allegiance He almo
the leaders would escape to anoth
ON zcountry and thus save us the trouble Of deali
,I kto them their deserts. At any rate they W
'' Sbc regarded with scorn and infamy, and as q
'th sEsad unto Cain, will not kill thee but | W
f fe- set mark upon thy forehead whereby all NJ
. dog shall know thee" SO with them and tn
ooa w sNorthern allies the brand is upon them
will follow them to their graves.
at 81 On the new issues arising out Of the war
feel zrelation to the status Of the negroes he 5;
THAT any State had right to decide whctl
they should vote or not and it was the duty
Mo- Ethc minority to acquieScc. Ills mdivid
opinion was averse to negro suffrage; he to
thlSs a decided position against it in the Congr
urch gsiOnal committee, and had the latter report
'res in favor Of the measure he should have oppo,
l1n fit strongly on the floor Of Congress.
Smithers' remarks were very eloquent a
obSe- &were frequently and loudly applaudrd.
cidcd# At the conclusion of the speech the comm
bestEtee on Resolutions reported the following p
samblc and resolutions, which were unanimo
Ely adopted:
WHEREAS, We have been for the last
theEyears engaged in a bloody civil war brou
'rcsi- Mupon our beloved country by the reckless
Sc insswlcked ambition of the leaders Of the Sou
,ot EwhO have cndeayorcd to destroy the Cove
Mment because they could not longer govern
anlshNand
, 9th, q WHEREAS, This terrible contest which
Sc-Einvolved the integrity of the Union framed
NO bv Ecemcnted by the blood of our ancestors,
= Eperiled the life of the nation, is now virtu
= kclosed by the capture of Richmond, the II
4captal, and the surrender of Lee and his wi
r theNarmy, thereby destroying forever the existc
ecingYot the so-called Southern Confcdcracy tn,
kf0rc,
Rcsolrei, That in the reelection of Al
Fer ham Lincoln we recognize the hand Of
4Grcat Ruler, and that his reelection has sa
'own, Nus from dissolution of the Union, and we
8nOw able to hand down to posterity unive
j ohn4 Liberty and Freedom one and indivisible
oden,5 ReSOtrett, That to our brave soldiers
sailors, whO by making of their bodies a bre
ST., 4work for our defence have, under the bless
EOf Almighty God, crushed rebellion and gi
illiamx xus victory, our unfegncd and heartfelt tha
are due, and we congratulate them upon
near approach to the end Of their labors, Il
)opcr, kzdangers and sacrifices.
osephM ReSoircd, That we will honor the living
HazclM Mchcrish the memory of the dead of the sold
owns, Bot our own State, whom their noble deeds
kheroic deaths have covered all over with Q
lartin hcr name, despite the efforts of our Legsla
lgtOn, &tO tarnish it by their disloyal acts.
H Rcsotred, That we sincerely regret that
taker, HExcellency, the late Gov. VIM. Cannon, e,
ION q. not have lived to witness this glorious real
Evans, tion of our hopes, for which he labored so
Nnesty, and in the effort to secure whcl
JamesESgave up his life
sharp Resotred, That with those who in the h
DayIu NOf our darkness and gloom gave their syn
. Nthy aud support to the enemies of the Rel
uuu.- lic, and who have let their partisan preiuC
that eA'i1Eulsh eneii haIrtls'i anu rove OF cou'