Smyrna times., 1866-08-29

Sn1y that exists on the part of great man,
nc.e to"aru Northern men; and this unfortn
nate af1alr has so precipitated mattary 49,"
tiaere IS now test of what shall be the stot
ot Northern men-whether thev can live o" Io",
WITHOUT being In constant dread or NOT yvbatb
5 er 5ShEey can be protected in life and nronertr %
Alu etTfty Hage protection in the courts y
ont Il Ile matter is permitted to pass over with
49, ~ thorough and determined prcsccnt;on ~
scenes of fSeu az IN 1T we may look for freoucat
ne says OF the leaders of the Convont,oo
TT lhe leading men of the Convention H..
iidiin' ana others have been polit;cal ao;tata,'
anu anu are pad men, | regret to saw tLat 'TiS tiie
course OF Gov. Wells has been yacllatin% " ''io
NOW, 1t seems from this that the C6nvon
'lon,StS We're not legal body. But wbctbor
iesal OF not was not for the city authorities to
uociue' out the courts. And it was not the
uuty OF mob to disperse it under apv circum.
S[aAces, and butcher and MAIN its members
Not oelng legal, its action was not b;nd;no
ana amounted to nothing more than = nol;t;col
meeting, In which capacity they had a nerfert
right to meet, in peace and under the nrotoo-
tlon OF law. The matter was not updor tho
jurisdiction of the Mayor, right or wrono -
Ilau any unlawful act been attemnted bv ,bo
ConventonlstS, they would have been nro,o,t
~ arrested by the military authorities as tbo
mayor mad been informed by Gen. Baird
IL Is evident from the tong of the disnatcbos
OF UenS. Sheridan Baird and others that tbo
eA-reoei officials and citizens took the occasion
aS pretext to murder Northern men and drive
'nem from the city. And their acts are sane.
uohed and applauded by Northern Conner
neauS' 1t Is the old game being plavei-alI
VINO " dare to maintain political views different
rom theirs must be got rid of. 1t is the old
Ieoel anlmoslty to Union men, against whom
-hey are waging war Of determination,
How IS Tive see it stated in tbo WI
nington papers that Capt Jos. NJ. Barr has
oeen appointed Postmaster in that citv ,ico
H. Gnnlshaw, removed. Only two or three
weeks since we announced that Col Grimsb,w
lau oeen reappolnted to the office and had ob-
aimed q. his orders. After re-appointing him
I'D the President find out he was NOT John.
son man and then remove him? Can't Barr
has been johnson man for two years or moro
longer than johnson himself. Col Grim
nav can now work for his "bread and buttor"
n his own party. A previous announcement.
i this kind recently was pronounced a Joke
may be most too practical
1t Is also said that Gen. Torbert is an onnr.
ant Tor the office of Collector of Internal Rev
nue. In this State. The Gazette saws his health
laving broken down he is unable to take tho
addle, In addition, he suffers severely fror,
INJURIES sustained at the battle of Gettvs- t
'urg' and has recently had to undergo an on.
ration. We suppose the General is . Domp
rat r or he would not think of applying for the
lace This would be an unkind cut to tbo a
resent incumbent, Mr.. Day. who has left his t
arty Just to keep from leaving his Office Il q
Ill be too bad for him to leave both Cen =
orbert deserves the office, but c. HBD "A
as sacrificed too much to give it up lie has c
cen too good an "Israelte" (proseIvtol for $
Moses to treat him in any such manner i
ust to think of his bread falling out Of his
and, buttered side down, after he has worked
hard to earn it