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Negro Sufrage.

The right Of the negro to franchise is now
the absorbing theme Of the day and evidently
one Of the "knotty questions" in the recon-
struction Of the Southern States. Orators dis
cusS 1t, editors write about it. and tits the theme
OF conversation every where throughout the
country
That man should bc diSfranchised sim,}v
on account Of hi~ lp-i., black skin ;s IN
idea that M l TO = gra,t go.
tent. 1t Is slavery dogma, founded on pre-
judice and self-interest instead Of reason. II
Is promulgated by those who contend that
the negro has no rights that the white mar
is bound to respect Where negro is edu-
Gated owns property, pays taxs to support the
government and has riSked his life to defend
H' III SNORT II he has the burdens Of the Gov
ernment why should he not have its PRIVILEGES? d?
Ill MS black skin or his inferoritv is argument
against the latter, should it not have heen olso
against the former?
But the question of general suffarpe 70 ,ha
negroes in the South, without regard 70 tbo;.
ability or qualification for it, is now the chief
topic, 1t is contended by the radicals that ;t
Us necessary to the safety and public faith 70
alow all adalt negroes to vote; that they are
not safe Without it; that the greatest good
OF the greatest number" must decide if. tn
arrive at the authority ofthe President to grant
the power, it is contendcd that tho Soutb is
held by military rule. It's condition was brouobt
On by war and is therefore subject to Tho o.
l"orily ~ii"'n tne conqueror has over the con-
q"ered-all the powers which the President Or
Congress has is derived from war, not the Con-
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Shol religious ceremonies Were coneth.orgh
with at thc.grave when the battalion oflnarines
were drawn up in front of the burial ground
and the ceremonies ended with the usual mill
tary salute Directly after the interment Gen
eral Meade and number of the naval officers
proceeded to the residence Of Admiral Dupont 8
family, and extended their sympatiies in their
severe atlctiOn, after which they drove to the
cars and reached Philadelphia during the eve
ming.
None Of the ladies connected with any of the
Dupont families were present ut the funeral.
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stltution. They seem to think negro suffrage
a paadccd tol Southern ills.
But by the conservatives quite different
opinion is entertained. While they think that
the negro should be entitled to vote when pro-
perly educated and otherwise qualified, thew
have some doubt as to the propriaty OF grant
ing the ballot to 400 900 persons profoundly ig-
nOrant Of government and almost every thing
else. President johnson is of this class. Many
Southern men have expressed the same idea.
They are the class most interested, and the
best qualified to Judge of the propriety or i'm
propriety OF the measures by which they are
to be governed. 1t is asserted by Southern
Union men, also, (and not without reason) that
If the negroes get the ballot it is not certain
they would all use it as the radicals DESIRE
Many rebel planters still have the affections of
their late slaves; they can still control their
acts in many respects by this means men
who have now but one vote could have twenty,
fifty, one hundred, &C., as the case might be-
But the policy of admission adopted by the
President is contrary to that recommended by
the radicals. lie does not believe in treating
| the people of the Southern States as conquer
ed enemies; that his acW is their law. In his
speech to the South Carolina delegation the
other day he said, "both Northern and South
ern States maintain certain relations to the
Government. y State cannot go out of the
Union, and therefore none having gone Out
we must deal with the question of restoration,
not reconstruction, He proposes TO restore
them under the Constitution, recognizing that
as the rule of his action. To impose arbitrary
measures of the war power is looked upon as
injurious and as establishing a dangerous pre-
cedent. five can disregard the provisions Of
the Constitution for the war power so can S.
Carolina The Constitution gave authority to
war for the suppression Of the rcbclon-by
that authority the rcbcllious States must be
restored, The Constitution is reinstated in
the rchcllious, and we are bound by its provi-
I sions in our treatment of them So argue the
conservatives. They very properly desire the
! loyal voters OF the Southern States to decide
this. Both parties agree that the right nlog
be granted to them.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28


a YELLOW MAGRATH-Ou Charleston
special correspondent, in his letter recently
pnn.ed, says: " "lspcnd my leisure hours in
the 4'ubIlc School. and have a class of colorcd
! Gni!Cren-Onc of them son ofGIov Macrath. -
l. his reminds us ot practical and important
fact--lmportant considering all the difficulties
and distractions Otraconstruction-the fact that
SO many Of the class generally prescribed and
ulStrusted, because of its complexion do not
nave the complexion which is a necessary pre-
mise OF colorphobic conclusions, and might as
well be green, or purple, or varegatcd. for all
the purposes of the deduction which is 80 nom
SSequaclously established. Blood is blood
kace IS race. We are not told how RAPIDLY
Gov. Magrath little Magrath gets ON in his
primer; but. a1 he is by Inheritance at least
semrelect. tTacti0nai!y blessed as to brains.
with only moicty Of him under the ban rccor
dcd IN the carly Jewish history of mankind. it
Is far to suppose that he is triumphutly ad-
vancing from alb to valetudinarian. and
that, by the blessing of Heaven and by virtue
OF his halt-tlnted face, he will soon spell nearly
as correctly as his Anglo-Saxon papa Nay,
we do not despair Of this poor little base-born
IN respect of geography and reading, writing
and arithmetic. May be, as to the white part
Master OF Arts the other part, the part that
was cursed in the ancient days of Canaan. will
continue positively benighted. The left or
right side of his cereJrum will be filled with all
manner OF eruditon-what will become of the
unllnminated half of the BRAIN is known omIv
to&he ghost Of DR. Gall.-TTibme.
A terrific explosion occurred in Chicago June
~, when the boiler Of the tug Funny Sto6ord
exploded. The engineer was instantly killed
Ills body was blown out of sight, and has not
been seen since. The Captain was blown from
the stern OF the tug to the vessel in tow. a dis
tance of forty feet Two wheelsmcn and n
deck hand were also blown into the headcear
OF the vessel, where they clung fast. All are
-uninlurcd. n piece Of the boiler and works
attached, weighing three tons, was blown intn
the air distance of sixty feet, passed ovor a
four-stOry building, and landed ON the roocor"
building across the road, a distance of ,,;n"
hundred feet from the scene Of the cxnios;on
In the upper stories Of the house wora III
two families, who, marvellous to relate ~ lnS
unhnrt, although the first floors are com,loto
wrecks. The door of the boiler. weigh;ng S;v1
tty-elght pounds, was blown distance rs cnMr
DOCKS, crashed through the roof of n bn;ld;na
cutting G through the two-inch planks of t5e
noorIng' and buried itself in the cellar Tho
% snoGK caused by the explosion was fearful IT.
oral'y shaking the entire city. The ,Stn6G1I}
SI St'S Nc" Doat, having run but two seasons
1ne ni Is a total wreck. Loss $lOO0O The
pressure OF steam. = ~ -
a. CASUAIIT.--A report has reached here
from the hrst District, that Mr.. Charles Strad
icy was lost overheard from the steamer Com
c'eFce, on ednesday evening last, in Sassa
lt'9 n~er, on her return to George Town from
"h Excursion trip to Port Deposit --Ket NewS.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

RAILRoADs.-There is a report current that
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad Company have contracted to finish
the Maryland & Delaware Railroad for lease
on the same for twenty years and the 500, 200
appropriated by the State of Maryland thrown
into the bargain. 1t is said work will be com.
menced Immediately.
1t is the intention the present summer, we
are also informed, to extend the Delaware
road to Princess Ann, Somerset CO., Md.
1t IS also almost reduced to certainty that
the junction & Breakwater Railroad will no.
Immediately commenced and completed during
the present summer to Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

TIE "GIMES" is published ercry Wednesday Gf-
ternOOa, by Jos. H. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Pro-
nrietor, at Smyrna, Del.
r BscRprIoN,-Onc gear, 5000 in ad-
nance, $3.50 if not phil till end Of tie year. No
paper discontinued until GHarrearsar' Paid-Onlg
cat the option Of the Publisher.
ADveR oH he inserted at the rate ofSeueu
Cents line for the first insertion subsequent in
.seriionS 81 cents. 4 liberal discount made ta
qtt-t'"yt ..seM.Itauha aaI year!y advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS. Ts.-Much complaint is
made on account Of the destruction Of cabbage
plants and other growing vegetables by worms
and bugs in this town. In many instances the
plants are entirely destroyed We have not
heard whether their rsvages extend to the
country or not. From various other sections
we hear of great destruction being made. In
parts of Pennsylvania the worms are DESTROY
ing many apple and pear trees In Syracuse
y. T., they have the scyentcen-year locusts.
In Minnesota the grasshoppers are eating up
every thing. Gen. Sully says they eat holes
In the wagon covers, and attack the men in
their sleep and leave them bleeding from their
bites. In Illinois the chinch bugs have been
SO bad that farmer surrounded his farm with
a barrier of pine boards, covered with coal tar,
outside of which defence he had deep holes
dug in the ground, in which the bugs tumbled
IN turning from the tarred boards. He says
he got from thirty to forty bushels per day.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

TRrsToN PoLK,-According to a rebel Off
Ger at Cairo, Truston Polk, native Of this
State, formerly L. S. Senator from Missouri.
and lastly bitter rebel, has gone to Cuba to
live out the balance Of his days. At the break
ing out of the war he went with the South, and
i'll 81 came to this State for some purpose con
nectcd with its cause, it is thought. His
trunk was searched by order of the Govern
ment, at our depot, for which the usual abuse
was heapcd upon the Union men. On return
ing to Missouri, after the Union armies got
control of the State, he went South, and we
believe held an Office under jeff, his property
being cOnfscatcd in the meantime Last win
ter he petitiOncd Gov. Gamble for permission
to take the oath and return, which was grant
ed, not withstanding he had violated his oath
to Government as Senator. lie seems. Il
this report be true, to prefer more congenial
cline than that which was the witness of his
treachery. Perhaps some remorse attends him.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

LINCOLN CTY.-An establishment for tbo
manufacture of hubs and feoes and also 8
carriage factory are about being erected in the
new town OF Lincoln, near Milford. We also
understand that printing Office, seminary and
NJ f. church will soon be built, the former
being commenced, and Rev. Mr.. Lightbourne
OF Milford has commenced subscription for
the last named.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

DEATH OF AN EDIToR.-L. T. Straughn.
ESQ., editor Of tie Cambridge, Md, hfJiigeu-
c'7, and member Of the United States Board
Of Claims sitting at Baltimore, died in that
city on Sunday last.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

CAMP MEETING.-The trustees ofthc Union
VI. r. Church, near Blackbird, have decided
to hold Camp Meeting, to commence on or
about the Sd of August We understand the
woods has not been designated yet, but one
this side Of Blackbird is talked of.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

FATAL ACCIDENT AT MIpp1rrowu On
FRIDAY last lad named Rudolph, was run over
at Mlddlctown by the morning down train.
cutting off both legs, one below and the other
above the knee. lie died on Saturday Tia
was ne"sboy, and was stepping from the
csrs to the platform, with his bundle. as they
were moving off, when some one, in getting
aboard knocked him under the wheels lie
bore MS suffering with perfect composure
and instructed the persons how to carry him
home. nun
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

WHooHNG COUGH.-The children in this
town are having their little lungs terribly con-
vused by this contagious disease. 1t seems
to be in almost every household.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

ADvERTIsERS.-John II. George adycrtises
real estates at Public Sale.
Baugh 4 Sons adv. their well-known super
phosphate.
W. p. Spruancc runs freight wagons to the
steamboat.
Hill y Ready have dissolved partnership.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

WOODEN FooT.-Mr. Jonathan johnson, Of
Smyrna Landing, recently of C, Sd Del.
Kegt, and who had both feet (his right leg
nearly to the knee) shot off by a solid shot at
the battle of Cold IIarbor, June Sd, 'G4, has
been supplied by the Government with wooden
feet, with which he walks with almost as much
ease as when in possession of the "original
article. lie does not use even a cane.
Mr.. Jas. Carrow, who lost leg in the same
battle Is also being supplied in Philadelphia
The Government, besides relimbing them.
gives them pension Of $50 per month.
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MARRIED,

On the 22d inst. in Philadelphia, by Rev j.
w. Mann, Mr.. john W. FLICK and Miss So
PHIA DORA KlELKoPF, both of this town.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28
THE MARKETS,

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS. - Red
Wheat Sl.15(G$I.SO; white Wheat $4,000
1920. Yellow Corn, $l0O Rye, S5c,
Oats sell at 73 cents
Gold closed yesterday Tuesday, at sl4l.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

EUNAWAY.-On Saturday evening last two
horses attached to a dearborn became frightened
and started from Manncring & Scouts shop at
iuli speed, upscttng the vehicle in front Of Fox
well 5, and throwing out Charley Smith and a
boy. Beyond breaking the dearborn but little
damage was done.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

FATAL AcClDFNT.-Two men of Whining
ton, named Chas. Bugless and Walter, in cross
ing stream in Chester CO., one night last week
drove off the bridge, and the former was drown
ed. The latter and the horse were rescued by
the citizens
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28
F o II S A l. T.

A superior MILCH COW, with cnfa her side.
NICHOLAS GREWER'
j,9s Smyrna Landing
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

We have received the second Of the series Of
short poems BY great poets, now being issued
in neat pamphlet editions by Ticknor K Fields.
Boston. This edition is entitled Songs for
all Seasons by Alfred Tcmyson, poct-lau-
reatc to the Quccn of England. Fifty cts.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28
G0yEREnr Frn,,>,t.v, -,

= GOVERNOR BHowEL0w o1 A rAu.,.N
CAsE.-A characterize L.ttcr from t.oyyr1"r
brownie" was F"eriHe'i in Washington yc>trr.
The petitioner i, the r"lri Hrigadicr t;r,n.r,I
William II. Carroll, a very wealthy and onc~
prominent citizen of 1cnnessce and the sam.
who is Il pt:tcI Of beng connected with IN.
rebel coA- piratols in Cana1a. 1t was hut re-
Gently oLal Carroll employed counsel for tho
purpose Of >ucing the United States Govern,
ment for the use Of and damage done to his
property by the appropriation anl use of tLu
same for army purposes ffc now asks for par
don, however, and his case was referred t9
Governor Brownlow for suggestion. The Gov
ernor's letter in reply is received. He say
This man Carroll, we're he to come within
the State of Tennessee gould not be permitted
to live five minutes. The people w'''dd not
tolerate his existence there. can Say airy
thing against so poor and mean i man as this,
and 1 can't say anything for him, therefor"
say nothing"
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

WESLEYAN FEMALE CoLLEGE.-Thr annual
commencement Of the Wesleyan Female Col
lege, Wilmington, was held on Thursday last,
when several young ladies graduated, among
them Miss Susie Il. Colt, of this town. She dcliv-
cred the salutatory address and an essay cnti-
tied Not Quantity, but Quality" We hear
the production highly spoken of. Miss Ella
Yates, ofWilmington, delivered the yaledic-
tory.
At the " Iris anniversary, on Tuesday Goth.
Miss Helms Il, Pitman, of this town, read an
essay On " Utopia, I'll Dorado and Arcadia. >
and took part in a vocal duett. Smyrna is al
ways ably represented at the Wesleyan.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

From the Sanitary Commis ion EuN~+q for
June we take the following ompIment to DR..
c. A. Cowgirl, Surgeon in charge of Foster
Hospital, Newbern, n. c.:
nr. Cowgills hospital, the Foster. was a
model of successful organization and admins
tration, and was very much struck with the
quarters appropriated to the use of the rebel
wounded. These quarters were hospital tents
raised above the ground, upon yellow pine un-
derpinning and floors, hountifnlly supplied with
bedding, attendants, food. and medicine, and
and rhlan&ropy % Of Dr. :S CoRg f>n"I and the sh l
manity of our Government fcouId not avoid
lndulging the comparison between the condi-
ton of those men under the care of our medi-
cal officers, and that of our poor fellows who
had suffered in rebel hospitals and rebel pris-
OH pens.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

It is said a subscription paper is being cir
culated in New York city in behalf of General
Lee, and that the snug little sum of SEQ. 600
has already, been subscribed The editor of
the n: \. Independent, who, like all other ed
n ltofs, IS gentleman of exceeding curiosity, is
the lnvads Of Davis Island, whose tnet were
Totted off at Andersonyillc, and Salisbury. and
Belle Isle; and how many signatures were oh,
tanned from former inmates of the Libby.
Smyrna times., 1865-06-28

10 Tl'
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we have alluded. They are usually describ-
ed with names so nearly approaching our
own as to escape the observation of The un.
acoustic aed buyer. Some are represented as
made by the Union Watch Co, of Boston,
Mass. such company existing Some
are named as the Soldiers Watch" to be
sold as our fourth or VIM. Ellery style, usu-
ally known as the Soldiers Watch" 9th
ers are named the Appleton Watch Co. ;"
others the .P. 5. Barley" instead of our
"P. s. Bartlett :" besides many varieties
named in such a manner as TO convey the
idea that they are the veritable productions
OF the American Watch Company.
We also caution the public, and particular
ly soldiers, against buying certain articles
CALLED watches, SO freely advertised in illus
trated papers as Army Watches. Officers
Watches" Magic Time Observers" Area
ma Watches" &c, the prices of which are
stated to be from seven to sixteen dollars
good watch, in these times, cannot be af-
forded for any such money.
A little attention on the part of buyers
will protect them from gross imposition.
ROBBINS d APPLETON,
Agents for the American Watch Co.,
lS2 Broadway, New York.
anp05d TX m
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CAUTION FROM TIE AMERICAN WATCH CO.
1t having Come to our knowledge that imita-
tions of the American Watch have been put
upon the market in great number, calculated
by their utter worthessness to iDjure the rep.
utation of our genuine products, to protect
our own interests and the public from impo-
sition, we again publish the trade marks by
which our Watches may invariably be
known.
We manufacture four sty les of Watches.
The first has the name
AMERICAN WATCH CO., Waltham,
Mass ;" engraved on the inside plate.
The second has the name
APPLETON, TRACY & Co., Waltharn,
Mass. :" engraved on the inside plate.
The third has the name
'P. s. BARTLETT, Waltham, Mass, en-
graved on the inside plate.
All the above styles have the name Amer
lean Watch Co. painted on the dial, and are
warranted in every respect.
The fourth has the name
VIM. ELLERY, Boston, Mass" engraved
on the inside plate, and lie not named on the
dial
Ali the above described watches are made
of various sizes, and are sold in gold or sll-
yer cases, as may be required.
1t is hardly possible for US to accurately
describe the numerous limitations to which
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