Smyrna times., 1874-03-11

lesser lights-such as the Collectors of the
county.
believe all the collectors we're present Mt
the meeting of the Levy Court in the private
rooms above referred to, excepting the collsc |
tors from KOnton aud Milford Hundreds. They
failed to put in al appearance because | sup.
pose they thought they could do their own
dirty work unas>istrd hy the Ring. The Col
Lctor oil KentUn Hundred came here Que day
very society and went home without many
people tiudng it out. HS drove around the
b ,ck street,, u We understand, in orde' to keep
the people from seeing BIN. 50 as to get up iR
the Levy Court room. Now Uncle Peter
il a Jnvial, clever, gsnllrmAnly man and
enj"ys good reputation, but We we're ahton-
i>hsd to find bin ohe'lient to the dictates
OF the ring. Uncle Peter, " Honesty is the
best policy and we hope you will give the
| Republicans iair chancs in the coming gam.
paign. The Collector Of Milford Hundred was
| in Dover early ia the morning but did not go
into the secret meeting OF the collectors He
let Dover tor AlilfOrd about ten o clock, A. NJ.
| He has done some very unfair aud Illegal
things and tie will get rmrll OF the Unir"d
States Court. This Court will have to make
an ex. mple of some people III this county be
lore the Republican party Can have justice
fairly administered 10 it. The Milford hund
red Collector des rves to be brought before
that tribunal and he might we'll empl"y
counsel We don't intend 10 allow members
of the Republican party, who have a right TO
vote, to he di>r. hi>ed By the mere capricss
Of the Collectors anu tho Levy Court. The
Levy Court of this county had better be very
careful how they act Or they will g>t then
selves in trouble.
A legal question arose few days ago before
the Levy Court OF this County. BrniAh Wat
son. E.q., Attornsyat Law, gave the opinion
10 one or two clients who had been returned
delinuu-nt>, that the COLLECTORS Ol the different
Hundreds were bound To receive the taxes
that the law passed at the last session OF the
Lesisature did not reps al the law aS laid down
in the Revised C"de Of 1852, and that tn.
COliecIOrS were Obliged to take the taxes wiIhir
five days alter the delinquent lists were re
turned by the Collectors. In other words
, there are 10 dellnquents until five days aitel
! the return Of the delinquent list that th.
manifest object aud intention Of the law was Il
: raise revenue aud unt To dislranchss men, ant
that, consequently, he Delinquent list must lay
; open for Inspection five days tor the purpose u
making corrections in the same. He went uy
= = in the Levy Court room and asked the Presi
dent il he would hear him, and when he he,
spnken hve minutes. right 10 the confluence
! ment Of his argument, tie President gave
tremendous knock with his gavel and tol,
D MIR. Watson he could not speak any lOn2r
{ than Ave minutes. Now thi. Is the first tim
= that any gentleman has been confined to tV
minutes {" explain the law hetnre the Lev
e Court. Mr.. WaiSOn's opinion GREAT j xre-
u fururr in the camp. The rang s4ijlIt could nu
I br a. he had stated it.
IL The Collector OF Dover Hundred soon hear
< that an opinion had been gwen by msmbU
'r OF the Dover Bar that hs Was Bound TO tax
J. the taxes &c Said Collector, Mr.. Philip Mai
e vel, IL believe all honest and fair msn in a
Is RESPECTS, and has tried to do his duty. h
q called on n very prominent lawyer here and h
Z, gave the same opinion as stAtsd above. and Oh
II next daV thi~ saline prominent lawyer told tl
: Levy Court that, An he had been .pnkcn TO b
81 tho Collector OF D,ver Hundred b.. had cou,
a brfme them voluntarily 10 advise them cor
! cernlng this very lIApnrtant matter. he spok
er To- them some time, AMI IN fact VAS allowed
}, speak a. long a. he wished Yet Mr. Watson
~ OF Polly McNau uotnristy' was in>ulIsh b,
q cause he sprung the question on the Lev
ne Court. They did nor like "Poly" To tax
Z tho lead IN ruch IDstter~. You know the ri,
K hate the Poly McNutts' worse than ii
tS Republicans.
r. Nav, Mr.. ElitOr, havo written you a lon
u lter, much longer han | expected 10 wri
nt sn1 will sly IN vIncldsIun that the Repuhliea
al party intend that tn. voters who have heu
{" iranlneuIiy lett off the as-s.~Avmi list sha
n vote this tail and we ask you To be kind Snoug
IT, to >av throGRh your p4p1r tAat those whu h4v
nd besn improperly and traulaleutly disfranchi~,
IN shOuId 70 to the Collectors of the diffsrs
~ Hundreds and tender their tax in the pressn,
70 OF q witness AMI ii they refuse to take it, v
W know our remedy. VICTORY.