Smyrna times., 1867-04-10
Delaware in the Nineteenth Century.

erp or southwestern States is so far behind tba
average civilization of the age as the little State
OF Delaware; Properly speaking Delaware Is /
moi, Southern State, but no greater insnlt
could be offered Its citizens than an intimatior
phaI ,tIney are Northern, or belong even to the
middle range OF Commonwealths In all mat.
ters pertaining to education, in public snirit
and III average culture, Delaware is sadly he.
hlnd her sister States of all sections, but no.
tlceably distqpGed by her immediate neigh.
bors.
n 1t has been argued by certain apologistS that
Relaware Is unfortunate in geographical situa-
Ilon ana political complication; that while by
latitude she is a member of the central belt, by
sympathy and personal intercourse and indiyid.
lal interest she is more Southern than any.
lnlng else possibly this has somewhat to dc
with the present unsettled condition of her
business interests and political parties, but
neither II nor any other cause can be deemed
gu excuse Ior tho retention upon her statue
pillory and the lash. Wv WV
In ordinarily reputable communities the
Deatlng OF horse is frowned upon, the strik.
ing OF child excites Indignation. but the
Whipping OF a woman is deemed a crime Tn
peiaWare, however, the active and public use
OF the whipping post and lash is INDUCED, nm.
aer the sanction OF the law. Black men and
black women are to this day publicly punished
IN the very capital Of the State, and within !
stone throw of the Legislative Halls of the
CommonWealth. But to their credit be II no.
ted tnat IN the Indulgence of this peculiar in
sCltution the citizens of this State are at least
anpart4l, ior they likewise whip in the public
square, white men and white women
Senator rSaulsburyrather brides himself on +bo
enlyalry of his people, their pedigrees. their
hlgn-toned ideas, their scornful shifting Of mod
erh INNOVATIONS, and their entire selfSuficien-
cy but he Is careful that this pride shall ven
tilate ana air itself III the presence of the ma
ton Senate. Would it not be anti as vol 1l.I
Tor the reputation of his State if he would de-.
vote some OF his time to a correction of this
outrage upon public decency-this blot ON the
name or his State and country? At New Cas-
tie' at GeorgetOwn-the residence of Senator
SaulSbury.and at Dover the capital of the
State, within thirtyfve miles of the Citv of
rnI!liaueiphla, this spectacle of rufianism, this
tIllc oi parDarlsm, Is occasionally presented for
tne delectatlOn of such as can witness il and
the culture Of the youthful chivaIry of the
state. Quite century behind her sisters in
Inuch N that Indicates progress and refinement.
delaware IN the matter is full two hundred
years behind the teaching of Christianty and
the pratice of gentlemen.
Nothing Is more noticeable in the tome of
the newspapers Of the South, even of those
more conservative in spirit, than the tacit. hut
!ndubltabe admission of the presence Of ne,c
IDEAS; W hen we find the staid journalists of
the Southwest and the fiery pugiists of the
RICHMOND Press discussing the propriety of
female sui1rage, with an evident leaning to-
Ward belief IN its certain advent, it is with
aSC0hlshincnt that we turn to Delaware paper
ana read an account of the trennial WHINING
a woman hat
and looking now on this picture and now ON
tnat, we are free to admit the vast SUPREMACY
OF the extreme Southern States over Delaware
a selhl-N orthern State, in all matters recurring
the exercise OF common sense, or the rec
ognltlon OF common humanity-N Y. Tn,Se
:, The Emperor of Brazil has appointed q
Board OF liealth" to investigate and decide
what proprietary remedies should be admitted
lnto the country and what excluded After
some months session they have reported con.
dehlhlng them all except DIR. j. Aver & Co.'S
preparations. Three of those they recOmman-
ded the Emperor to admit for the benefit of
the public health while they hold.t fourth
Cherry Pectoral, under advSement for further
Information respecting one of it's Ingredients
morphine, which, while so extensively ON.
2,loycd anu SO highly esteemed as a remedy in
ms country, Is scarcely known in that OIL
Ill the other medicines before them. tLe I'm.
)enal commission say, mo one Ofthem merits
my favor whatever, or protection from This |
government, as they contain nothing new nor
my speclhc virtues not fully known and used
~ our own physicians" The Imperial Gov
'rhment has accordingly prohibited them all
rom ADMISSION through the custom house. ex-
ept the remedies OtOur distinguished country
Tymen above mentlOned-a discrimination bv
heir learned men, very like that to which ex.
,erlence has led the American people. = Boston
Herald l''0 OoS'""
TURNING CIGAR ENDS To ACCoUNr.-Tt ;s
veil that there should be some atonement
owever small, made by the offending sub'
lance Itself Tor the damage to health and en-
eebllng of both mind and body caused hv tho
xcesslve use of tobacco. Rather more tbnn
en- years ago society was established in Ber-
n! the memb berS of which agreed to preserve tho
0lntS OF their cigars, instead of biting them
II L ana throwing them away. These ends are
objected and then sold in large quantities, ei.
her Tor the manufacture of snuff or for smoL-
lg IN plpeS The sum thus raised is annl;ed ,
the education of orphans. Some idea Of
nc extent OF the society and the intensity of
5 aIiectlon for the weed may be gained from
le TACT that the cigar ends of two years saw
Y: nave brought IN sufficient sum for the
'"i'''0l"hce Vi twenty-five children.
Wendell Phillips was recently ipv;to1 %
ct1re at Mount Pleasant, Illinois. and ON
s3achlng the town, was met by the Secretary
the Lecture Association, who informed him
lat the people could not decide which thew
ost wished to hear-the lecture ON The ,
ost Arts, or that one entitled 1.-The Peril of
le Hour. Mr. Phillips was ready to deliver 6
ther, but the Secretary gravely proposed that 4.
should delyer both The lecturer thought
pity to spoil a good joke, consented. and 7
.glnnlng with The Lost Arts" gracefully !
lded into The Peril of the Hour" occupy. y
three Or four hours; and entirely satisfying
$ hearers.
1t appears from the report of Attorney. Gen. Il
al, submitted to the House of Representa.
Yes by the President, in answer to a resoin. F
IN OF that body, that from April Is, 1865 to
arch 2, 1866, Gov. Bramlette of Kentnctv $
tor pardon 64 Rebels Govcrnor o
..ownlow OF Tennessee, 1858; Gov. Fletcher of v
issOnri, 4S Gov Wells of Louisiana DC
ov. bradford Of Maryland, 95; Gov. Hamil.
n OF Texas, 525; Gov Murphy of Arkansas
D and Provisional Gov. Marvin of Flor;ds
In Missouri So Rebels were pardoned On n,
recommendation of the Hon. Austin to
l Rebels. p"'uon VI M
Gov Bramlette officially apprises the Loo;s
ure OF Kentucky that t1awIass bo,I-c 80