Smyrna times., 1866-07-04
THE NEWS.

be held of those opposed to the Presidents
policy, and that General Grant is to be nomi-
mated as President JOhnson's successor.
Martin F. Conway, ex-Congressman from
Kansas, has been confirmed as Consul at Mar
seiles.
Gov. Swami of Maryland, and ex-Gov. Hol-
den of North Carolina, had interviews with the
President on Saturday.
Ten members of the Cabinet have given
their influence in favor of Government aid to
rebuild the levees of the Mississippi, and the
prospects are still favorable for the adoption of
the measure.
There is some uneasiness with reference to
the Presidents action upon the Bureau bill,
and the friends of the project are fearful lest it
may be returned accompanied by veto.
The Bankrupt bill, should it pass the Senate,
will entirely supercede all State laws upon the
question of debtor and creditor as it will also
the more recent stay laws" that have been
adopted in some of the Southern States. The
bill, | am told, is popular in the South, and
hopes are expressed that it will become law
A bill to provide temporary government
for a new territory, to be called after the late
President Lincoln, has been ordered by the
House to be printed and recommitted.
An address from the Fenian Senate, denies
the charge that their organization has been
used to surrender the Irish vote to either of
the parties. They declare that those who
would prevent liberty to Ireland cannot be its
friends in America, and we presume, therefore,
that those who deny it in America cannot be
its friends in Ireland.
1t is reported that our Minister at Madrid,
John 7. Hale, has asked to be recalled, and
that Gen. Sickles, lately appointed to the
Hague, will probably be his successor.
Twenty eight clerks of the Ordinance Office,
War Department, were discharged on Satur-
day. 1t is said that one of these is without an
arm and another without leg The latter,
however has been ordered by the Secretary of
War to report for duty on Monday Much
dissatisfaction exists between these men, as
nearly the entire force in this Office are dis
charged soldiers.
Gen. Q. q. Howard and Hon. VIM E.
Dodge delivered addresses on temperance be-
lore large outdoor meeting to-day.
We issue day in advance of our usual time
this week. i'll order that those in the office ma!
participate in the celebration of our Nationa
Anniversary. This anniversary, to Americans
is second only in importance to that of tn
anniversary of the birth of Christ to the Christ
ian. By the declarations made by our fore
fathers ninety years ago, and by the sacrifc
Of treasure, blood and life in defence of thos
declarations, we are now living in the bcs
freest and one of the most powerful countrie
on the globe. All who have a national pride
love of country, land who has not?) mu,
have a love for her founders and desire t
pay public alteration to their memories; to ez
tOl their bravery, to reverence their names.
And while we may honor our national birt
we may also honor our national preservation
Our ancestors resisted the expressions of th
mOther-country and made US free and unite
people; the loyal men of to-day resisted tn
power of treason and keep us free and uniteC
While we speak with reverence the names
Washington and his chiefs, we speak with hol
or the names of Grant and his chiefs. Tt
flag that waved over us at Bunker Hill is Sti
the emblem OF our nationality, despite the re
cross of George III. and the stars and bars
of traitors in our midst Long may it wave
HAVE EXTREMES MET?-An able letter
writer in the Richmond Wing makes the 70
lowing point:
| am as much opposed to allowing thes
freedmen to come Ell masse to the ballOt-bo
as any man and four years service in the illu!
trious Army of Northern Virginia should b
surety that | am incapable of thought or fee
ing iniInical to the South. But | can freel
declare that know many negroes better qua
flied for the suffrage, morally and intellectual
than thousands OF the present white voter
Whether any man $ color should exclude hil
/ l. l..
but am quite sure that no mans color shoul
invest him with such privileges
My propositions suggest compromise b.
tween extremists. No man, of what compile.
ion soever, should be permitted to vote unle
qualified vet. 50 qualified, he should vote,
he as black "a Ercbus.
The writer then goes on to urge qualified su
frage as a bar AGAINST an effort by Congress
grant M frage. We do not suppo
that this opinion prevails at the South to a
extent worthy of notice but that it prevails
all, or rather that it is publicly advocated, seel
to exhibit greater freedom of expression
public sentiment than was formerly enjoy
in the South, 1t is to be hoped that tar a
feathers will not hereafter bias opinion, be I'll
opinion right or wrong.
This is " advanced grounds 1t is nea
up to the radical standard, Says the N
York Nribune, in reply;
eve can assure the writer Of the above Il
what we Radicals require is Impartial s
frage. No matter though the rule ado
ted enfranchise but a tenth of the blacks,
that it operated alike on men of all colors. y
One Of the greatest objections to univer
suffrage is the great mass ofignorance broul
to the ballot-box by it. Already we have
much to contend with in this respect. 1t W,
better that the number already voting (wh
voters) were reduced, or that education w
increased. A ballot is the expression of
opinion; an elector who is not educated
no intelligent opinion, and becomes mere I
chine to be sold and worked by designing .
ties for their own political purposes. liz
gsnce is thus made to serve bad purpose,