Smyrna times., 1865-05-04
DiahOlism.

Treason Venting its Spleen on the Dead,
The Ccntreville (Maryland) Citizen of
Saturday last gives the following startling an
nounccment
We learn from a gentleman of Denton, !
Caroline county, that on Wednesday night last |
some fends opened the tomb of Tx. Governor ,
Hicks, i'll Dorchester county, and stole his cot /
tin ana body theroron. and broke the tomb /
stones IN pieces The body and coffin had not
been found ut last reports, and it is believed .
they have been sunk in the Choptank river ,
This Is the last exhibition of the hellish nalig-
nifty of the spirit ot treason. Mo- place is too !.
sacred to protect the object of secession hated
from the perpetraton of outrages of the black
est hue upon it. 1t does seem that if the
spirit of secession become thoroughly infused
into man nature, he Is capable of the com
mission of deeds of wickedness that would put
to shame the very Devil himself Every reb-
el sympathizcr ia the vicinity of the outrage
should be held responsible therefor until the
real perpetrators OF the decd are produced.
Though this deed seems almost impossible
the report is given without an expression of
doubt. That Gov. Hicks was sincerely hated
by the rebels and sympathizers of Maryland
and elsewhere for his patriotism and memora-
bic acts in behalf of the Union is we'll known,
but what punishment his enemies can expect
to infict upon his remains now that his spirit
has been called to its reward is not apparent.
In all our Maryland exchanges we see great
objection and regret expressed at the idea Of
allowing the men from that State who have
been fighting for their right" in the rebel
army to come back again. This is not to be
wondered at These rebel Mary anders have
done more to destroy the peace of their native
State than any other one organization III the
tebcl army. In every invasion Of the loyal
Staaas they have acted as scouts and guides
they have been the most cruel in treatment to
peaceabe citizens; have made the most des-
peratc guerrillas, and waged continual war
fare against the State; have been among the
first to apply the torch, and the leading horse
thieves in the rebel armies of invasion, as the
diaholical deeds of McCauseand and Harry
Gilmor fully testify; and have been the most
blood-thirsty, hard hearted rebels that ever
put foot on Maryland soil. And what they
were as soldiers they still are as paroed pris-
oners-iust as much traitors in defeat as they
were before After the parole of Lees army
r. number Of them came TO their homes, where
they were pettcd and fetcd by the sympathi-
GERS, and strutted about in all I" the pomp and
circumstance of war" Finally, their presence
an1 thcr act. became "too intolerable to be
3orne by the Union men, and had they not
been ordered to return South, much trouble
,a1,I hive t0dpwed We have always been
o1,..... l., ...9, .aw, and have invariably re.
gretted its enforcement but while regretinc
it we could not wonder at its rule in many in
stances. The people Ct Maryland have beer
toe severely injured by tilesa men to have insul
aided by their presence among them. Th,
snoHer this is known among the Aarylan,
chivalry who have been fighting for thei
"rights' in the rebel army the better.
Northern traitors are the worst traitors. =
The worst deeds VI war have been allotted +
them. The country mOurns y martyred Presi
dent at their hands. This we thought til
worst crime on record, but when political hat
searches the solitude of the grave for viotir
we are at loss for words to express the enol
nifty OF the act For such men, after CON
Mitting such deeds, to be transformed int
good citizens by AN oath of allegiance or a
amnesty oath is an impossibilty The soone
they dangle at a ropes end or are sent to tb
dry ToFtugas the safer the country will feel
Though Delaware has not been troubIsd b
these bravados that we know of, there Is
"felow feeling" that would make some {
our citizens Wonderous kind" to them. I
this respect there is sympathy existing betwee
some Of the resideDts Of the two States.