Smyrna times., 1866-09-26
The Kilkenny Cats.

While the official heads of the officers of the
Government for this State are being cut off bv
the President for not supporting has "Policv''
and mot opposing :he reconstruction plan of Con-
greSs, we have wondered that the decapitat;on
OF j. T. McLear, Esq, did not occur. Know.
ing, as nearly every one does, that Mr. McLear
is thorough and influential Republican. and
chairman OF the Union Executive Committee
OF Delaware, we were pretty sure the President
had him spotted" The reason the axe has
not fallen is explained thus:
The matter was duly attended to about two
weeks ago. The names of the several appIi-
cants were read over, and NJ. Edward l.. Mar
tins being indOrsed by Mr. Comegys, the head
johnson man in the State, that gentleman ac-
cordlngly received the appointment.
In the mean time, Mr.. Geo. B. Dickson, of
Dover, also an applicant, proceeded to Wash
ington to urge his own appointment. He OBJ
tanned an interview with Secretary McCulloch,
by whom he was informed that he was lust a
little too late; that the appointment had been
made about an hour previously, and that Mr..
Martin was the lucky "satrap." Mr. Dick
son, surprised and disappointed replied in sub
stance as follows -" Sir, that will never do.
Why this Martins a traitor-an out-and-out
rebel! He was convicted in our U. S. District
court, about two years ago, of recruiting sol
dlers IN Sussex county for the rebel army, and
was sentenced to pay one thousand dollars and
IDerate all his slaves To oappoint such an one
to the office would be positively injurious to the
Presidents policy; would be taken up bv the
radicals and used as campaign document
during the present canvass. Estate these facts
not because L desire to throw obstacles in the
way of Mr.. Martin, but because I am anxious
to see the Presidents policy succeed. lam a
loyal man, and am therefore free from the OBJ
JectlonS which attach to the man appointed"
The Secretary of the Treasury desired to
know If these statements could be substanti
ated. Mr.. Dickson assured him that thew
could, and stated that if anything could be
effected thereby he would procure the proof.
The Secretary promised to retain the appoint
ment until Mr.. Dickson could produce the ne
cessary vouchers, which, if he deemed satisfac-
tory, he would prefer some other applicant
should be appointed.
Mr.. Dickson at once proceeded to Whining
ton to examine the files of the Court and pro-
cure the said vouchers. This he succeeded
in doing, and again returned to Washington,
feeling that he had won the position. Arm
ed with the necessary papers, he again enter
ed the Secretary's room, when, to his utter
discontinue, he learned that third applicant
had visited the Secretary and informed him
that he (Dickson) was not loyal man, either.
The Secretary, befogged in the matter, has not
nominated man for the Office, lest he prove
disloyal and drawback to the Presidents
policy. 1t is reported that he does not desire
applicant No. to look up the proofs against
Mr.. Dickson, fearing that applicant No. 4 will
come in with similar charges against all the
rest. There is no prospect of an early appoint
ment We give these statements as we learn
them from parties presumed to know
1t is stated that Mr.. Martin is the Comegys
applicant and Mr.. Dickson the Salisbury an.
plicant.