Smyrna times., 1867-01-23
impeachment.

The Reconstruction, the Tariff and tbo l.,
peachment questions are now the LEADING s,,l
Jects for the consideration of Concross -,
Will occupy the principal portion oftLo ron,a;'
der OF the term, i'll all probability.
On the iast-named subject there is mucb :,
lereSt manifested. Mr.. Ashley is v;ooro,,sI
%orhtng III support Of his measure. now botor
the judiciary Committee 1t is eyeidortI, ,;
pet scheme, - which he is urging IS mncl
from this reason rs from anv sense of ;nst;.,
ne may entertain il the premises Mr. To-,
is supporting E!m al i-od'
e,i.l ror the last week we have examined care.
d. Uur exchanges, among them the lcad;no
,'pupi'can papers Of New York, one Of wb;oL
mas puohSled extracts from Republican iour-
t'"iS dill over the North, and we find that tbo,o
Is an overwhelming majority opposed 70 o,,,
steps OF the kind. There seems to bo iii
1ngpess oF the part Of most of them 70 boo.
WI Asnley charges fully invested baat.o
the Judiciary Committee, but unless tboao
niueh more brought out than has borototoas
oeen alleged, they desire the matter de-
vi tne papers we have seen quoted. only tnoL |
a, 4S :me m boston Commonwealth and WondeII
nlilpS standard, advocate imnoacb,,,,,.
WINE TWO or three, (the Toledo BZ,6o ~,
E'"natl Ga@efte, etc. without exnreS,inr.a
very ueclded opinion pro or con. are ,,;ll;r~
pace the matter entirely in the hands or7L0 II
aoove-named Committee, and ara .oo.e,.4 ~
AOlde by the decision thereof Bnt tbosa ~ "
pers which express and foresbadow tbo ,,; p' :
0 party are opposed to the measure in a
'Uto' ana think Congress could be better on' w.
ployed 'e''er en- n
IiieSe journals all admit that Mr.. Jobnson 81
mas Deen false and treacherous; that bo H. a
aeSerted the party that placed him in now. b.
lnat he has allied himself with the lata roha1' OF
against the country; that he has abusod ~ W W
sLeSS ana individual members thereof by name. be
'nA' ne VetoeS measures that Congress- ind,,os pr
'ApeuieH1 Tor the good of the country. t6ot nc nc
ne removes those from office who will no. IT, Bi
eri]e : with him and appoints those WHOM ~ Re
: 2ehate VIII not confirm; that he adv;so,, ~ no
'o"'n 10 reject the Amendment. and otLa- Iic
'iS leSlStS the plans of Congress- in tbo ,1ot Gle
or OF reconstruction; that he abnso. - '-Ia'-
apcans, MS former friends, and associatos g's gs
~" '"e Uopperheads, his recent onnononts a p
~ many other things which are embarrosa DIRE!
. " congress and contemplate in tbs D. "Hi y
e"'' out there Is no clause in the Const;t,I usec
on 70 prevent it. For all of this bs ,,a1, taxi
npeachment shouId sre,oo MS moral 4
yler - !" 'ne case of last
~. Rec
Not few ofthe papers look rron u.
>, f.ou'p'eo In partisan spirit, more Du,
~ as an, actual necessity. As sucb +ha,. d
pose IT, They contend that the result III III pei
I've ~ more disastrous to the promoters tban to
''ie resident Let him have the rona - rcor o.,
"S Hl'nSeif; do not urge the matter Ios, h4
nooSe get over the wrong head Tn otL~ Will
'uS' uon make political martyr of hin, :" t,'P H
Dpcr.e- 1t
OEoEAsED.-James H. Smith. Esq - rable
OF the Legislature from NisniIIida 'ToH'' ~ aFscI
O. IN this county died at the residence nf the y
salisbury, in Dover, on Saturday nigbt have
, OF pneumonia. He was taken With tho TINS
,ASe al his clearinghouse, Mrs. NnlIon est sIi IN
ut week since. '''i'n s. doubt o' b.
H. 9nllth was farmer, and very nonr,.u %Precia %
uSgiui citizen. He was a menbar nftLI ''''"'
nodlst Protestant Church. and tooI ~ 'ne y
part In religious matters actin, ~D az n,oot; oH
~I~NA'J VI tAuOfter IN the Cb,r.l IOf tn
Is choice. --0'cn electiC
lis requires an eIao,ioa -, Cumn
,Ias; tnt county to fill the vacancy Tbn gu Golt
onat;tn. r'-Gn .Hsreto reads thus: Art II Sao H. r.
.,ss of Delaware. - 'eo Secret
hneo me othce of representative ~ H. form t
.rm bsrNo before the regular OF sen. and tn
scted to iii nc preventative or senate. M Ql er witt
1r the residue of sad and shall hold lbe o the
inen there Is a I'm
raj go 10 Vacancy in eitbar -. 49,
sia ,S 70 and the General ASSe mouse OF the j.
lon III. lne Governor shall have assembly is not
elecf"" e.sed 10 fill such vacancy %bich TG%g5 to issue
+; os "rIl issued by The writ shall
see 1t stated, however, that f. ce een' the the
nat the complexion of the Honso ,U ;m the was ded
anged by this event, an election win win not ther beir
1ered. 'ion Will not turn o.
ntermont took place yesterday on y, Bishop i
OF the deceased near Whiteicvsbn'r'' '' j. D. D. Gu
pr, E"sl of this town, delivered tto eh, T' II =
j discourse '''''U the ieai s''I a,d H. l