Smyrna times., 1870-07-13


A stranger having just come to this country,
and In former days heard of what in the
past has been styled the Democratic party.
would be sJrely puzzled to know how or where
to lind that ancient body, which ruled the des-
times OF the nation for so many years. and
which, upon its dying bequeathed to its sue
cessors war Of the greatest magnitude ever
Waged upon the Continent. In Congress he
would hear the remnant of its leaders exhort-
Ing their " Conservative brethren to close
no time IN the discussion of dead issues to
manifest no narrow or proscriptive feeling
Wnlle the Iammany managers announce them
selves as the party of "eqNdl rights," and see
tAe Delaware Nasty gentry ride maiesticallv
Upon the topmost wave of the white Mans
Farty. =. Everywhere the party has distinct
and puzgling characteristics, and nowhere. in
any two localities is known by the same name.
Following Immediately upon the Congression.
al Democratic proclamation to make ready for
the Fall Elections, is Pollard's Address to his
negro fellow citizens with his reasons whv
they should vote the Conservative ticket. II
Will be remembered that Edward A. Pollard
was, during the war, unsurpassed in proscrin-
tive feeling and vindictivencss toward the nov.
ernment, which put him down with the rebel
lOn-a cl-Democratic editor of a Richmond
paper, and since the war author of the q Lost
Cause, copy Of which may be seen in demo-
cratic families almost anywhere. Mr.. Pollards
democracy, we imagine, cannot be gainsayed
for after the straightest sect he has lived a
Democrat. The address fills nearly three
columns of small type of the n. Y. Uerod of
July 4th, and is acknowledged under his own
sign manual. lie says:
"Coorel Fear c't'zpns an we'll awa+o ,h, sos.o ,,
t., ''is mat not oI!J Will thov not solicit, but
r Lee ~ 2I9 vote, S"w eanditly speaking. the
INDIrFEnANCs Te ] Ta, ~ M t"nD =" 4ffkcT rms
tIAi, T. and S" >tEtNtSG or the nEMoC rio party
." van "."ai 'nowr -ur evid.mce Of our 9ese f II,
.. 3I'' I @ I IN Rc +. nGT lr 10 S1a afet Scs,ac ,Es
them. '.ea''e we have been unable to reach
What must'be the feelings of the ''familv,"
In Dover, who, at the Great Black RenubIi-
can Demonstration, lately held in that town.
when the "AfIican scent pcrvaded every Mace
hereabOutS, were 50 dlsgusted with the white
men of Delaware " who can persuade them
selves to vote the Radical negro ticket?' But
Mr. T., the great democratic leader, continues;
w. white & e,e[.s,'f' vat t %ant your your To,e m, eoored m
teres much those nf other voters, aud
& s t 81 ~, ' i've yg %T, ,",1 ~, a. ' Con;STya'ivs
want have ain c0unsc with There no De- ice
ia the language . the herrt.
lie is about to depart from Virginia, and be-.
fore leaving he begs leave to say to his colored
friends,
shall leave hero with tho burden Of MANY mixed tccooc
tpuss not among " least Shi regret, people
ypd.a nd tVh, ID
this life ni mine. have given u pleasure
aud at hOnOrs OF Gods
Those VIII" nav. white Races ana on their limbs the fine linen
and purple aud the garments that the black weary hands
your slavery wOye for them IN the past"
And so he goes on through three long col
umns in attempts to prove to the negro, that
the gratitude of the freedmen for release from.
slarers should lead him to vote the Democratic
Ptrtg. Oar space will not permit us to quote
further from this long democratic address.
Surely the hearts of many will be stirred from
Mastens Corner 10 the home of the Dover
Ring, when 80 much Conservative apparent
Inconsistency is shown in this important matter
of the coIored vote, It is however, not incon-
sistent with the party claiming to be Demo-
cratic. For the last ten years especially, it has
constantly and perversely taught one thing
aud as surely followed another. Bitterly OPP
posed TO subduiRg the Democratic rebellion, 1t