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Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
VIRGINIA IDEA OF LOYA

VIRGINIA IDEA OF LOYALTY" The other
day two young men were talking on street in
a city, They were diving deeply into ftlnda-
mental principles. One of them asked the
other what loyalty was Ideas have been 50
unsettled about what it really consists in, that
az an~W"r dld not come very readily to the res
pondcnt Alter some dclibrration. and an anx-
ion., puzzled expression Of corntcnancr. the
other face suddenly Frightened up why
says he, 4 Ii tell you exactly wiar it is It Is
sr'drinQ to d-dHcr Did. or did not this
young man, in the candid impulse of youth.
speak the popular sentiment, or describe in !,
few words the sort Of loyalty that is manifested
around Us. We know very we'll that a large
and respectable class Of the people view this
question Of loyalty more seriously than the re.
ycat.on Of this youth would imply: bur there
j. still dangerous sentiment entertained on the
subject Of loyalty which ought to lie repressed
and eradicated. ,'-R1hmond Rcpuihc.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

ANOTHER MILITARY CANDIDATE on RECON
sTRucrIoN.-tirncral Cox, ofShcrluan Sarmy,
who is now the Mon candidate in Ohio for
Governor, is out in long letter giving his
view Reconstruction. On the question of
negro suffrage. he says that the white aud col
ored people of rhe South cannot live together
as equals, politically, and he therefore tayors
peaceabIe separation ofthe two races, ON South
ern soil, the blacks i'll their separate condition.
to enjoy full political rights. He does not pro-
pose, however, to permit his private opinions
to prevent HIM from going a cordial support to
such measures as Congress and the President
may deem the best for the final adjustment and
settlement Of the difficult questions that have
grown ont OF the war
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

a Saratoga lettcr-writer, in speaking often.
Grants visit says; . had the pleasure to
spend some time with him, light my cigar by
his, and listen while he talked with young
officer Of Sheridan army about the war and
result. OF Sheridan he said, Il remember the
exact words; He is a good man, and one of
the ablest men men in this country OfSher-
man he said: There is not better man III
America to lead an army to battle He avow
ed his belief in the Monroe doctrine. and said .
Since the setting up of the monarchy in Mexi-
co was an act which France would not have
thought of but for our domestic troubles, it
was therefore untriendly to us, and our govern
ment should at least give all its moral force in
aid of the natives against the French. ="
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
M is ISCELLANEOUS
The Political Prisoners at the Drv Tor,n

Inc POlItIcaI Prisoners at the Dry TOrtnsas
The steamer Florida, on board which tn,
prisoners convicted of completely with the crime
OF asSasslnatlng President Lincoln were EN-
6arked, has LETT its criminal consignment at the
Dry Tortugas, an island in the Gulf. about
thirteen acres III extent, dry, barren, sandy. anu
almost treeeSs. A correspondent Of the NrU
York HerdLd, writing of their arrival SAYS:
DIR. Mudd, who is said to have many 6ualif-
cations, natural and acquired, for the position
and It's labors, has been placed in the hospital.
where he will hold the post of an Assistant
surgeon, giving his mind and body something
to do, which will aid in passing the tedious
hours OF his Imprisonment, rendering life some
thing more than mere existence. He will be
making himself useful to a class with whom
his sympathies, which first led him into diff
Guilty, have much in common, and can read.
practice his profession, and PERHAPS make him
self believe, in time that he is not serving ont
Il deserved probation of punishment for a helm
Gus offence against the laws of God and man.
but living the life he formerly lived in Virgin
Ia, before he ever saw or heard of j. Wilkes
Booth or the Southern Contederacv.
Arnold, who has probably had some cxpe-
rlcnce in the line, is to be made a clerk am4ur
the prisoners, and will also derive profit from
employment, and relief from the pangs Of out
ragged conscience.
Spangler Is to return to his trade as "A car
penter, there being plenty of labor ofthat char
acter to be performed on the island in the way
OF repairs and erecting new additions to the
buildings connected with the fort He is re.
ported as feeling more cheerful since learning
that he is to have pure air to breathe and pen-
ty to eat, with accompanying manual employ
ment.
O'Inughlin will find some business on the
island suited to his mental and physical status
though it may not be as congenial as that usu
ally pursued by the corps dramatiguc, when at
liberty, enjoying the favor of discriminating
or non-discriminating public, and playing their
part before the footlights of popular theatre
lie is also reported to bear his imprisonment
very well, and is thankful that he was not sent
to Albany.
Upon the Florida, in charge of the prison.
ers on the down trip to the Tortugas, were
Brgadier General Dodd, Captain Dutton, of
the Veteran Reserves, and Surgeon Porter, of
the same command, with Assistant Judge Ad-
vOcate General, Colonel Turner-al of whom
have returned to their legitimate commands
having performed the duty assigned them in
accordance with their instructions.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

Ruins OF THE REBELLION. A Virginia "a
per speaks Of the startling fatality which has
overtahen those who were the political rchcIl-
lous leaders Of that State At the beginning
OF secession Virginia had one Cabinet Minis
ter who was a ~rcr>sonst, the Secretary Of
War, john b. Floyd Hr IS d,ud She had
two foreign Ministers who were Scce>>ioni,tS.
Hon. H. *. Meade and John w. Daniel
Bath are dcd. Her two Senators, Hunter
and Mason. were Srcrssionist>-one Is a prtS-
OHer the other an crjE lier oldest and most
persistent. and among her lnoot influential citi-
Zens vino supported secession, and the man
who fired the first gun III Sumter. was Edmund
Ruffin. II" IS dcud The recognized leader,
OF the Secessionists in the State Convention
were George w. Randolph and EN-prr~dgnt
Tyler Rnndo(ph Is dying ahroud, yyI,r Is
detd She had three newspapers con>picu-
Ously devoted to secession, the Richmond In
qutrer, the Richmond E,rominer, and the Nor
folk IfguS. The journals are all extinct and
the leading spirits of all-WiSc, Daniel and
Lamb-duc dcdd In brief, we are told, thcr,.
are not now ten men of conspicuous promi-
nence III the secession movement of January.
1851. who remain to eXerciSC--if they possess
the de>ire-thcsr influence to thwart the move
ment of the people toward loyalty and rcu
Mon.
This is a very tragical exhibit, aSSuredIy.-
We can only hope that Virginia wifi hereafter
have for political representatives, wiser men
than those narrow-minded, hot-headed, lead
ers who dragged her into rebellion and ruin
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
S@e0~

Henry \. Wise, Of Virginia, recently ad-
dressed letter to Colonel Howard, requesting
the removal of the freedmen and others occu-
pying his old home at Rostom, i'll Princess
Anne county. in order that he may again take
up his residence there. General Terry refused
the application, on the ground that the peti-
toner had abandoned RolliSton and found
new home for his family, in order that he
might, to better advantage, engage in rebellion
and civil war and admonishes the ex-Goyern
or to 90 to the present home Of his family and
obey the laws in force
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
TPuBLIC-No. 2031

An ACT to provide for the supervision repairs abli.
ues and completion of Inc Washington aqueduct.
he 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-.
senfat'1es Of The United States of America in Con-
greSs assembled, That the sum Of one hundred and
my thousand dollars be and the same is hereby ap-
WISE appropriated for the purpose of constructing the
ua % "a soa masonry across the Maryland branch of
he tolOniac tVer near the Great Falls, and for
structlng the conduit around the recevIng TeserIor
and ior paying existing liabilities and expenses engi
Approved, July A, 1864.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

The GENERAL episcopal CONTENTION
In view of the approaching general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Phila-
delphia in September, Bishop Potter, of New
York, has addressed fraternal letter to the
Southern Bishops. The most important por-
tion of the letter is embraced in the subioined
paragraph Bishop Potter says:
" have cOrrespOnded on the subject with
the Bishops, and think myself authorized to
state that they sympathise with me generally
in the desire to see the fullest representation
of the churches from the South, and to greet
their brethren in the Episcopate with the kind
lest feeling"
If this appeal should be responded to by the
Southern Bishops, in the spirit in which it is
made, the result, politically, as well as in a
religious point of view, will be of the greatest
Importance. Opposition will doubtless be made
by minority of the convention to the represen-
tation of the Southern churches. But there is
no doubt Bishop Potter correctly intcrprets
the feeling Of the vast majority fthe members
of his communion. They desire to set an ex-
ample of peace and fraternal regard. And in
doing so they do their part both as members
of the church and citizens Of the republic
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

a NICE POINT OF Church OBSERVANCE
| SETTLED. Bishop Wilmer, Of Alabama. has
settled very nice point in the order Of Pub
llc W orship for the clergy and aty of his do
ceSe. In pastoral, in which the Bshop ex-
pounds very fully the doctrine of obedience to
the civil magistrate, and illustrates with great
ability the limitations of the Injunction which
the Church Is bound to respect, to pray for ali
III ctrd authority. Bishop Wilmer thinks.
as there is no longer any Confcderacy. there is
not much use IN praying any longer for the
Confederate authorities And he thinks that.
as the only government they have now in Ala
bama Is Il military governments there is no OBJ
legation to pray for that, inaSmuch as it doe,
not represent the civil authority. and is
moreover. a very undesirable Arrangement in
itself Bishop Wilmer however, r,achc, 4
sale conclusion ON the question Of praying for
public officials, and at the same time hold, out
Il premium for the restoration OF Alabama to
her civil rights when he says, 1rheu cirH az
MOrity shall be restored IN TIE State of .1kr-
hama the clergy shall use the form entitled.
A Prayer for the President Of the Uutrd
States. 50 that until Alabama ha> resumed
her place in the Cnon. the President must
consider himself not IA fit subject for luoii,
Suppllcationin the Protestant Eliscopal Church
oi AlabaIna. In view of this fact il is To he
hoped that reconstruction IN that State viii
make as rapid progress as possible.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

LUCKY AND UNLUCKY--A young man from
Worchester, private in the 57th regiment. in
the battle of Cold Ilarbor year ago, was hit
by ball in the chin, which badly fracturedthr
bone, and tore out several teeth. Another ball
hit the right shoulder, fractured the shoulder
blade and remains undiscovered. The third
ball passed through his abdomen and brought
him to the ground. His companions dragged
him to hole, where his body and head could
not be seen by the enemy but his legs being
exposed, one ball passed through the calf of
his leg, another cut deep grove through his
shin, another cut through the top of the in
step, and another carried away the next 10 the
great toe. He lay in the hole all day, and was
then taken prisoner and starved for several
months, yet this young man is now in WOr
cester erect and in good health, and not per-
ceptibly lame His name is f. Z. lockwood.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
ORNIATINH A DIEEIl

OBvLtTING a DIFFICUITY-A countryman
once brought Il piece of board to an artist, with
the request that he would paint upon it ST.
Christopher as large as life. But, return
ed the artist, that board is much too small
Tor the purpose. The countryman looked per-
picked, at the unexpected discovery. " That's
a bad job, said he; but, look ee, ye can let
his feet hang down over the edge otthc board, .
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

Satan must be abroad Yesterday morning.
at Oakland, Conn, a Mrs, Starkweather and
her daughter Ella were found murdered in bed,
having been chopped to pieces with an axe and
a bu,cher-knitc The horribly mutiated bo-
dies were shocking beyond all precedent, each
blow Of the AZ having cleft the skulls. The
woman SON is suspected to have done the
deed to get hold of few hundred dollars of
money. An attempt was made to burn the
hnIins
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

The Nashville Union says that General Pill
low has returned to his home near Columbia,
Tennessee. Like many of the once wcalthiest
officers of the rebel cause, he was without mo-
u,.y to travel with.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

We ALWAYS said that the Confaderacy was a
shell. and now we have got the colOnels.
Wanted-A pair of spectaeles to suit the
eyes of potatoes.
There were l6 marriages in Meadville, Pa.
on the 18th of July.
The soldiers call the army buscuit the crock
of ages.
Bamum, the Snowman, saws he is worth a
million and half, and doesn't owe dollar.
Gen. Mcclellan, who is resident of Orange,
N. D., returns an income Of 81 ,44y.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

The population of Newbcrn n. c., is in
creasing at the rate of ten thousand a year
The city, before the war, numbered about
5000 it now numbers ctn 0 over tEo SHUo' "RGn %i1
rapid growth is owing to the enterprise and
wealth of the Northern element. Two new
daily papers are to be started in Newbern this
Fall, which will make three,
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

Our "deviI' says that getting in love is some.
thing like getting drunk; the more fellow
does it the more he wants to.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

John w. Gale, the author Of the advertise
ment offering one million of dollars reward for
the assassination of President Lincoln, and
VINO Is now in arrest at Washington, is a resi-
dent of Cahawba, few miles from Selma, /
have taken some pains to ascertain the antece-
dents OF Mr.. Gale, who is extensively known
IN this section of the country. lie is LAWYER
OF considerable ability, and has been, all his
life, violent Southern man and secessionist.
He has been fast liver and of dissipated hab-
its, and, although doing lucrative business,
has fully lived up to his income. He has new
er beer. the possessor gilmore than ten thous-
and dollars, and the offering of the reward is
said to have been done in joke, while on a
drunken frolic. He has not taken any active
part in the war, but lived at home, practising
his profession and drinking whiskey.-C0
TT.,c0.1rOpTApIE II ho soo+oJ "a A. n:
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

An Irishman sent to trim young orchard,
was asked at night if he had finished. No.
said he; ." have cut the trees all down, aud
now will trim them.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09

UNcOMFoRTABLE.-To be seated at the din
ner table opposite pretty girl, with plate of
hot soup, on hot day, troublesome nous
tache and no handkerchief,
Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
OFFICIAL.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session Of the 7Rirty-eighth
Congress.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

A PICTURE OF JOHN BULL. the re
mans in prison were to be tried on the
9th, (Monday), and their trial was LOON JON
ed forward to with interest. There ougnt
to be disclosures of the most ASTOUNDING
nature, to justify the British authorizes
in the cowardice and tyranny they have
exhibited, particularly at Queenstown,
where they annoy, insult and rob pass
engers, In their desire to prevent supplies
being sent to the Fenians, they are all
the time declaring that there are no Fe-
nians in Ireland, and that Fenianism is
sham, delusion, a humbug, or what
ever is the least solid or palpabls. They
even pull women's waterfalls to pieces To
ascertain whether they are full of Irish
bonds What meanness that dirty old
dog, John Bull, will next be guilty of,
who can guess? His powers in the dirty
line are inexhaustible in variety and in
tensity, and we should despair of even q
swift being able to imagine or describe
them. In Jamaica he is butcher, in
Ireland sneak, in New Zealand scav-
enger, on the ocean pirate, and in India
a pimp to paganism of the worst sorl.
He ever acts in character, and Is perfecG
in every bad part-and he rarely at
tempts a good part.-B0sfOn 1rdoetter.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

The Legislatures of California and the
new state of Nevada have laws on their
statute-books prohibiting the circulation
OF paper money, and the consequence is
that much hardship is experienced by
those who are in need of the facilities Of
long credits and an easily convertible
currency. A good deal has been said of
the advantages of metallic circulation;
but 1t is asserted by many who have re-
Gently come from California, that if the
Secretary of the Treasury would consent
to organize great national bank, with
two or three millions of capital at San
Francisco, public opinion would soon
demand the repeal of the restrictive state
legislation. Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
is understood to be warmly in favor of
establishing such institutions in the gold
states. Nothing, however, can prevent
the circulation of gold-back notes among
the people of the Pacific states. They
will, it is certain, be sought after. being
more portable, more easily stored away,
and therefore more convenient of de-
ence. Among the vexations incidents
to metallic currency, is the frequent
temptation to robbery, while there are
no means of identifying the coin. Mexi-
can experience, in this respect, would
be sufficient, even if the utterly degraded
and distracted condition of that country
might not be quoted as one Of the evil
dences of the barbarism which charac-
terizes all countries in which hard money
is the only currency.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

SINGULAR TERMINATION OF LAW
SUIT. On Friday novel case was tried
i'm the District Court of Philadelphia.
The plaintiff, John Conner, brought
suit against the Rev. VIM. Barnes, a
well known and esteemed clergyman OF
that city. The action was to recover a
penalty of ESQ for marrying a minor
daughter of the plaintiff without the
consent Of the parents, ana without
notification of the banns of marriage,
in accordance with the terms of an old
act of the Assembly Of this Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, passed In the
wear I7Ol. After hearing the evidence,
The Jury retired to deliberate, and. re-
maifled out all night, unable to agree.
On the opening of the Court on Satur-
day. the melancholy fact was announced
by the Judge, in discharging the jury,
that the defendant, the Rev. Mr.. Barnes
who was advanced in age, had died a
few hours after leaving the court house,
The cause of his death was stated to be
over excitement consequent on the
| trial.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

IMPORTANT ORDER. The following
general order has been issued from the
War Department.:
Immediately on receipt of this order
all officers of the Veteran reserve
Corps will he relieved and ordered to
proceed to their respective places OF res
idence, and from thence report by letter
to the Adjulant General of the army for
orders.
"The names of all officers so relieved
will be reported by the general COM
mander, under whose orders they now
are, to the Adjutant General of the
army.
"By command of
Lieut.. Gen. GRANT,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

A society for the protection of chill
dran mt ont to nurse has been formed
in paris. Ten francs insures the baby
aS much nourishment as |. wants.
Two Young deaf mutes in Hartford
hav,. volunteered to go to the West Coast
Of Africa to teach some fifty of their I'M
fortunate kind in that part of the
world. A.llfl.sz.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

The following important decision Of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has just been promulgated in the follow
ing letter to the United States Inspector
of Tobacco at New York:
rp4PTNPNT 4
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

SEVEN HUNDRED DEsERTERs PAR
DoNED. The following order was yes
terday received at Gen. Hooker's head
quarters. 1t applies exclusively to vol
untecrs who have been convicted of
desertion, and are now undergoing
punishment for that offence, and will
reease in the Department of the East
about two hundred and fifty soldiers now
confined in prisons at Auburn, Sing
Sing, Clinton, Albany, Concord. N, H.,
and also those detained at various mill
itary posts:
WASHINGTON, Nov p, 1865 !
To Mgjor Gsasral Jos. Hooker;
GENERAL The Secretary of War di-
reefs that all enlisted men in the volun-
teer service imprisoned for desertion be
discharged. - .5
TO this end, all deserters from volun.
teer organizations imprisoned within
the limits of your command will be I'M,
medately released and furnished will
| transportation to enable them to repor
to the chief mastering officer Of thei
respective States, who will furnish then
with discharge, with the facts of III
case Endorsed thereon Including crime
sentence, etc. and such other papers a
they may be entitled to. In cases wher
no pay is due, transportation will be fuI
Bished them to their homes.
Complete lists of all men released un
der this order, giving the name, rank
company, regiment, sentence, date ,
expiration. of sentence, date of impri,
onment, date of release, and date {
leaving the department, will be fol
warded with the least practicable della
to this office, addressed to Major III. Cha.
Wood, Assistant Adjutant General.
Il. ID. TOWNSEND.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-05-12
Tuesday, lhe lld-daY Of MaY, lSGl.

~ rue Real Estate whereof Bsnjami W. Harris Raq
uisa seized, conA sling Of the following paree;si
No l. In very valuable and highly i'm ptoved Farm
iylng oa Bohemia Manor near IT. Augustine, Cecil
connty, Nd, containing, by survey jusi made,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-05-12
NO. 80.
TRUSTEES SALE,
OF
VALUABLE
In Cecil County, Md.

4 E7A-N BY virtue of Decree Of the Circuit
aFxafhz4sS Court fnF Cecil conpty, ia OhanesIy.
ak1jA2slAM the undersigned. as Ttastsss will
pose at Public Sale, at the Court House
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-05-12
346 ACRES.

ofwhleh nffy OF upwards are coversa with saA
valuable Timber and ths remainder Is under eul.
tlyAtlon aud highly produelite. The fencing Is --
goodi and the I'M PROVEN nts consist Of the
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-05-12
SEVEN THIRTY LOAN.

These notes are Issued under the date of IuAs 18th,
1885, and are payable three ysa,s nom that time in
gnto
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-05-12
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