Smyrna times., 1867-02-13
For the "Smyrna Times. -
Letter from Dover.

Tho DOVER, DEL, Feb llth; l8G7
\ tr,nIIPy 3oPy u Ine constitutional Amendmen
1Iah9mttcd by Secretary Seward - ,h, "a u
."Il' ana sent by him to the Legi,Iatnro ~,
r a: since: Was called up tor final ac,in, ~
r v,,tn ~ ana defeated by strict nart,
= 'o'' Hcia"aIe has thus been plar. aI,,'','..
5 the category of States which dnr;i,, "Ii'oh5
], SON 't"''II%cIS with tTca
Mr Allderdice's bill granting 70 oror,. -.
G' Go"' without ieHard tG color, the rirh, IN ,,,,;
. .,.,,'tl;. - VI law, and III many resnrct, r..
,"I ~''i'ii"S the Congressional Civil RIrhts IN
49,. 49, t.'o "@leatrt at the same. The ,p- 80
,r,. ,'iI ,''I ~ regard to the punishment nt NJ
'V.iIdiiS as before, and the atrori,n.
tn rn,,,,; ~" c"''E are sold INTO slavery for
our statutes ''O' a'1d dIa5Faces
me following is the bill! relating 10 tey,;,,.,,.
'"I'ouucc' by nr. AlIderdice and amnndnJ
'h0 no" l. he II enact,d, 6c No VIM. 49,.
-. -" " ''"eS' shall be excluded from g,y,, -
! n r''''e' III person or by deposition II, ana, -,
in,, .' III any '"urt or bcfofe any nersn i..
,.o,,' '9 % receive evidence, by rctspu nj ~
ICY nom Interest, but every person a. ,I, ''a
DC adhlued 10 give cvldcnc. ,c,a,,' l''u snail
| ~ may nave an interest IN The mailer ~ 'V VI
I 80" interest may be shown tor the ,,l,,,
ms or her credit. o Puf pose OF ,
r,a. : dfues 10 any civil SUIT or proca.d,,-
Iyl,
el S"lt or proceeding Is brougI, ar d,,i ~ a''y (
'cstliy IN open Court and may T.. o'I 'u'u' may /
: - u'P'lse ~ such suit or procted,rr '''-
- 'O''ue" thit when an original mart, ~
Co... u cause OF action is dead or rJ,en a. ~
er partv =, :. uto' - party 70 the SUIT tb,. o,h
but shall no; ea''eu as witness by his opponen,
= '"dI not De admitted 10 testify ,.n,,, I PF'"t'
'I OF upon the cali Of his co.pI,iI,+T " 'IS o"n o.
nal party merely U''o"eu' unless a nom
shall ','tn'ng IN the preceding two Scc,ors
-, e ."uef ''e husband and VIE dpr,pg ..i 1'''
each Other competent TO testify for or aga,ns,
oIicr' o'her"Ise than nav by law sl,,ast '"'l
'e applicable 10 the atLestrnp ,.,,n nor l.
viii or codlcll. "'''lesSe' OF any last
H.. .o, 4"e interest Of witness in the svon, :,
,,,,,a i u proceeding, or his coDvir,i,n IS
,;,ns' may pe proved by examinai,no - ,,,od
minatinr , "'Se' ana ms answers upon such eY d
-. ~, O' oon'Fdd'cted BY other evidence.
lor,aj GnIsuay G,E VIM. }. Clarke. Of Dover uo. q
IT, Ntalc treasurer The apnlican,. ,r'r. b
lF and Ayreo Stockly. E~o ~ p:'r,''a' were 4
"J' u "4on, from their skill ~ fina,,". U"' u'"H
VI H. Fo2d officers. The preference ,g,, ",u'.'
ear tb' 'AI ou account Of his re,idenc, he;n', =
:. ,,,am = ItIe OF the State For = nn,ni'
,cy, p & nc uaH been connected with the - in
=, dan D"hN mere, and is at present T'Iar4 J..
.od;,ai =, ~ an the moneys belonging or ao
,il1eu - 'Ic state pass through tbi, in.t; 10
ent Is evident appoint
hohert {. Lamden, Of Srssav ,,o. =, =, of
ne ne time ne elected Auditor of Acron",. the au
No. iio plL! ~ increasing the salary Of rho T. int
III " hent county, making il ~ nor oa,", ava
'ne sums collected by him install ~ - .'n'' NJ AN
. oruleTly, has passed both HonsoS % = de :.
hPpropo OF this, the Levy CourI On IT,. tin
Ilp"'ea C' Andrew j. Wilson, of Little CraoE
- county Treasurer. '''' NIeeA sur
~ r;ie house on the same dav. rosoI,,;o, Du
nrnn,5 'tie RESPECT OF the Legislature 70 tbo kcr
ent dec;.os oI the United States for their sub
4 'S Nh ;unecislons were passed by nar,y ,(,o
DLl accepting the munhccnt Of ~ o0 tVte oo, the
sd PuPilG lands offered by Congrass ba. Raj
Sou poCh Houses Unanimously 7Ji1 L LLaH q
u an outstanding otfer 70 the SCI ii'S f incC
o.%i years an the only stpulation 80 lor Sen
S,%s II was that the proceeds Of tLa o.Ia q
q IIn '.; ne appropriated to agri.nl,nraI to
Ie Will tLa advancement Efforts were min
r. aan S"c Legislature was in session tw(, .
tbas 10 induce them to accent Tho i,nJ to il
'ne democratic party belieyino oil ' iand' Con
,d ,add'a'Ioh To be lnimica to their sn",' 81
80 80 ~ 30 80. Nearly, ifnot all RI. S. Hon
IJoI the portion which was qo 0,,h ..1 Eng
= JI'[eSentatlVc IN Congress. aIl,,"S - amer
:, "'iu m New lork disposed OF most ot bar /" 70 Oi
n!,,. p.' d re- incor
tba,P P',e oi interest To your readers - takeI
.ta' ane pr"flcr of this Gilt to tb,. ,.,r tmr
,rn,,nn. va hTNt suggested to the t,.nrr.l On
= ,.'irnt ',. 10y man at the mention of ,rL. to Dir
every D&awlrean should feel b;nb @l who's Whose "
ue' refer To Major John .Jnn,i - S'nSe MS On
W." y, IN -h'gQr Jones has alwav. been f,r, amen
49, " al "oiAS OF improvement which u,,,,Il Code
IT! n'"C the country and bis n,t;. On
ia ot l.; "'''otlSh Is the marked rb,rac amen,
10 ,I: oi ms nature, for be it known thar or Bank
ran'io ,''ion anu half of men that snrn, paSse,
loacuc oi our lmperiled c0untrv ~ tL lIO
io"Oo'henI anu during the Rebellion b.. nate a
~ no '"p J"$t Tn Sunday. after rrcn;,.;n Chapt
e"s OF the firing upon Sumter bo,,IIS or I
- W W =" ashlngton, and in company with up ant
10 W clay, General MuSsev and a H',n Mr..
:, ",io ha9 remained in the CITY. ofIaroi porati,
Tbo,, C,,o lid lailehted Lincoln as BODY lncorp,
ro ni, anry were gladly accepted and tGo Railro.
# r." 0TV w b win his shouldered musket ~ Mr.
,ti6n of ,I 5louse 10 prevent the as bailey,
onoJ - |''o PRESIDENT, which had hoo, Slaugh
foJIou,;,L.u in Ltd
nt,, nonowng wing bill regulating the collection reds
ed ;nto oOIu ,ha ana m poor taxes, has been ; On n
~. - . iou'e out a r,
All nav bai. e"acted' Sc.: That all nc,so, up am
1.,t ty y '"e't county. Road and P,ar ~ 'a'"S Mr.
he frat 49, - '"e Collector thereof nm - County
dav oc 10y 10y o' june 1867, and ON or hoc,u VI On n
entitled TO 1,sc'.'y thereafter. shall have lncorpo
= = TtAes so pad: And all ncr,n '' from NJ NJ vi
"o Collector their County Road "nG "n% snail % W. r
u ay part thereof after the first d. oor G nfS Vi
- ailor % the first day of June o. June Oh Levy
= Isiore Tho first day of Septembar tIgfe iSce
" shall have and be cn,,d% annually House
cent from tho tax or tares " uScount OF vey cert
n That all persons who hsv. % paid and pas
Noad and Poor Taxes IN Tho CH ~ palu Their On me
. erSt day of September. is67 on or to divorc
mrs. Gay Of September annusliv ,bon.r on OF Edmund
Pry pTy 'ne iul amount of the Con1,, pI passed.
I axe" up to the first Tuesdays of Nove" oo On mo
anu on or before tho first TUESDAY nc NJ to enable
"un.y nn;I thereafter And all persons who road in
IA - 'ne Collector their County, Road and passe
,ho: axes: on the first Tuesday of Noyember HOUSE
shall pay an additional tax or the protcC
~. ~ month on the tax or taxes uDpaid nlaces oF
That it shall ba ba'J a. Mr. Br;
Lty, Road and Poo, - % .no Collector rations re
lay in each month bcfsre ,bs sr! po'4t at House bill
'''rs- sec alton