Smyrna times., 1865-07-19

DOVER, July l8th 1865.
Editor Of Smyrna Times.
The following com,
munication was submitted to the Editor of the
Delawarcaa as a reply to his editorial of the
8th inst. He thought it best not 70 insert t.
send it to you for publication.
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. EDITOR
In your paper Of the Sth Inst,
| notice an editorial under the Caption off, The
Fourth of July in Dover" upon which [ de-
sire to make u few comments After stating
how the eth has been hitherto celebrated, the
complaint is made that ~ the first notice the
Democrats had Of what was going on in this
behalf WAS the announcement, by committee
OF arrangements composed entirely Of rabiI
aOOlitlOnistS, oi' the intention to celebrate the
day in the Mill woods, near town" 1t is
true, arrangements were made for the Celebra-
ton of the 4th of July without consulting with
the Democrats on the subject. and those con-
cerned think they had good reasons for their
course Of action 1t was desired by high au-
thority and the circumstances by which we
We're surrounded made it cmnently proper
that the day should be mainly devoted TO ex-
pressj0ns OF grateful eXultation that Rebellion
had le1n he'd, and the authority Of orr
Government was being re-establ she'd over the
! States in rebellion under these circumstances
We found in Qpr midst a party whose whole
course Of action since the inception of the re-
belIion had tended to encourage and strength
en- that rebellion and haraSS and embarrass the
government in its efforts for reducing the reb-
Il, to obedience we had no evidence from the
action OF that party or the expression of promi-
ncnt individuals composing it, that they re-
gretted their past course, or had any feelings
ofioy at the suppression Of the Rebellion
under those circumstances We l;l not feel like
inviting them to take a prominent part in our
rciolcinrs, for the suppression of that rebellion.
which We conceived they had done all they
rould to foster and sustain As to the rabid
abolitoniSm of the committee of arrange
ments, they are all doubtless men who when
slavery arrayed itself against the unity of the
country and existence Of the government, pre-
/ ierred that slavery rather than the government
should 60 down. If this preference constitutes
men "rabid abolitionists"' thew nroudlv 40.
cept the appcIIation. We may have been
stupid men for suppoSing the Democrats
would take part in the celebration" " The pub
lie call earnestly invited all those who heartily
and sincerely rejoice at the overthrow and down
fall Of the late Rebellion, and the rc,umntion
OF the National authority over the whole ot
/ the lately rchelous territory, to participate in
the ceremonies. Some Democrats were present;
we We're glad TO have their company. One Of
th" appointed orators OF the day announced
himself a Democrat, hut not Of that class who
upheld and sustained the Rebellion. We sbonld
/ have been pleased to have had all the marty
/ III the town and its vicinity there. But they
! booked into their own hearts and at their nost
action. and found they We're not invited under
/ the cal and felt they could find more congo
MIA! employment at the Bay" than attend;nY
a celebration Of the 18th Of July and re;olc;no
AZ the suppression of Rebellion, we Of course
hal ~ rarnrd; but submission to their deciS
ion
lis true perhaps the I55th Indiana regi-
mont marche to the ground unattended and
ainne. No ARRANGEMENTS were made for a
procession To meet them, none was talked of
or expected ly them as soon as the meeting
was organized a committee of raLid abolition
ISIS OF about the same type as those comDo-
sing the committee of ARRANGEMENTS was an
pointed to invite the Regiment forward to the
speakers stand and participate in the celcbra-
tIon. It is not true that a member of the
COMMITTEES Of arrangement, requested . that if
any persons present had anything in their bas-
k"ts, more than they needed for hcn6e1ceS they
would be kind enough to bring it to the table
for the soldiers vii, admit Mr.. Editor that
your informant approXimated the truth nearer
than the lying declarations that were going
round the Town relative to what was said bv
that member ofthc committee of arrangements.
The invitation was to those who had prepared
anything for the public dinner to bring it for
ward to the table to be arranged for the sol
dlcrs and citizens. We should have been clad Of
the company of the regiment during the entire
day They had signiicd their intention of
marching to the ground without any promise
OF spending the entire day with us, though we
expected they would do so.
The truth of the matter is, Mr.. Editor. if IS
SIMPLY ridiculous for Democrats of Delaware.
who have done all in their power to discourage
cnllstments, and have been wont to EXPRESS
contempt for all who volunteered in defence Of
Their country, to pretend now to be peculiar
friends Of soldiers or to prate about imnronoa
treatment to them by mcr who have given 70
the soldiers of their country the warmest sym.
pathles of their hearts, and have given of their
means most literally to promote their comfort
The wonder is how gentleman of your mod
eSty, knowing all the facts in the case ever
raised brass enough to make the insipuation
Democrats at the ' Bay may have deemed
The meeting 'fzslc;' We who participated
IN 1t looked upon it as a success. A large and
respectable audience was on the ground during
Ill the exercises; all the speakers na1..s ~ !.
The programme except c. H. b. Day. Esq
VINO was to speak at another meetinq) address |
Cd US with the adlition of speech bv a gen.
'eman who was rot on the programmes the