Smyrna times., 1866-07-11
The Campaign Opening.

BY reference to the call of the Union Part,
. at the head OF the paper, it will be seen tho
the State Convention for the nomination =
= candidates for Governor and Representative +
Congress will be held in Dover on the 8tb dow
Of August. -" H"'
i"e 'nree counties are expected to have tbe;,
Delesates chOsen-50 each-and he in foroo -,
0 .li"t Gay, and thus arouse the now dormon,
lostS OF lovers Of the Union into a st,to of Ef,
anu activity against their old political foes who
nave brought the name of the State in disgrace
anu VINO are preparing to perpetuate upon nc
possible a deeper political degradation
=, ia""Ie mas become a by-word throughout
'l'o ioyai Union, from the bold and pestilent
stand she took against the effort to conc,,,or
"lneu treason and restore the Union, combined
WIN the drunken men she sent to renresent
ler IN VleIng with South Carolina in upbolding
'he doctrine OF secession State rights
lt Is time this disgrace was removed and IFS
ioIiher renOwn for truthfuncss to itself and f.
uellty to the national government. 50 nobl, won
ana 50 honoraby worn in the good old Wb;o
tinieS' was fully restored. To this end let us
nave good wise men to begin with-let us have
'ne right KIND of delegatcs-thoughtfu pene-
tratlng men-and through them able live
sprung from the people men, for the chosen
:. T'"noaru-oearerS, who are fully up to the en-
hghtened, christian, progressive demands of tho
age With an appeal to the common sonso of
'"I people, and fair opening of the books
an" " 'ruthlul exposition of the doctrines ofthn
Two partles-ior there can be but two, the "con-
Ser'atlveS eventually being driven in the great
contest for true, republican, governmental ;dc.s
ether IN sympathy with the abcttors Of tbo
>u'Ju@ated rebels or with the true Union n,r,,.
-the people, we say, must see what is r;cb+
and soon place themselves where their norsonaI
lna state honor show them they should stand
Inc Democratic party have issued their call :
VI county conventions to. choose delegates 70 I
ttend State convention at an early d,v ), :
-hey nope to make a coalition with disafFected :
If what are known as johnson or s.consor,.a y
I've Republicans. They have no hone out If V
delaware and Kentucky to elect what was
hown as Peace man" through the war
no hehce they are fishing around for general @
colonel; or if they cannot Get these = COR &
oral or IT unsuccessful entirely here. a Lin
DIN member OF Congress, or man "wbo did d
lore In his district than any man in it, TOT ocIotbo 7
'ed and get up regiments for the war As
atlonal party they do not lay claims to scarce D
plank of their old platform, but are hunt n'
e up and clothing themselves in the cast-oF "a
lrments Of the Republican conventions Of '6o "
ld g. and thus rehabilitated, with low pl
lced' " glneral' at their head, they expect 70 re
ave some show of respectablity, but if wc
g not mistaken the people will take the Iudi. y,
Gus gu! spectacle for vcrtable scare-crow w w
Inc great Cmon party need want no better frC
arantee that it is right, than the constant Of We
Ft OF the Democratic party to ''steal its tbun- be
+ and secure the old Republican garments as as
their national political clothing. and crv Of
ey are Tor Union and restoration, after it has 81
Ell obtained without their effort spi