Smyrna times., 1880-03-10
POIftiC1I.

Political.
Now it is said that Mr.. Tilden thinkino
that he has killed off Mr.. Bayard has hired
a cooper to repair that bar'l for the coming
campaign. The proper plan for him would
be to knock the head in.
Senator Cameron is said to have admitted
IN Washington recently that the opposi.
ton to General Grant may became So
strenuous that his nomination, when the
Convention meets, may DO inadvisable.
The DeIa0arc Laylrcr says: The first
time that Asbury Perdue, OF GEORGETOWN.
attempted to drive a stallion for which he
pad $500 only few days since, tho animal
reared and fell back, breaking its neck
The Philadelphia Times thinks Mr. Bav
ards senatorial record is the most blame.
less OF any Democrat in publ life and lis
private character equally stainless, and
therefore that he will not do for President.
An agreement had been proposed in
PhliadNlphia that the Tmcs, TelcgraDL.
IreSS, Lr4ttrcr and NorM 1mcrieaa, should
uHlte III tavoring the election of the Demo.
cratic candidate if Grant were nominated.
Gov. Long, Republican Of Massachusetts,
Expresses the opinion that Senator Bayard
would heat either Grant or Elaine in that
State for the Presidency. The nsanufac.
turing interests of Massachusetts REQUIRE
peace.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson hag retired
from the editOrship of the PHILADELPHIA
IfcSS to accept the position Of Secretary of
the Congressional Republican Executive
Committee and will enter upon his duties
on Tuesday, the 10th instant.
General Butler preserves a mysterious
silence in regard t~ his Intentions for the
future in Massachusetts,; it is believed in
Washington, however. that he chorishes
n hope that the Greenback party NAV vet
be force in the politics of the country.
The Dotuoar,em says: " Nothing is more
apparent, to those who are at all CONVEX.
SAINT with public affairs in this State, than
that the republican party through their
leaders are making last effort to get con.
troll OF the State government through the
lnstrumsntality of the Negro vots Joined
with other corrupting influences"
The DsLurarcm. has no faculty for lock-
ing ahead. 1t berates the negroes, and
pours out its viais of wrath upon those who
are now acting as their political leaders,
without rejecting for a moment that in
ten years it may he leading the same ser
rlsd host. 1t may then find what others
have found before it, what a hard thin. it
Is to to have to eat its own words.
Senator Bayard who claimed in the grand
reception given him in WilEingtsE to have
the" unsuspectng confidence of the poeple
OF Delaware" was appealed to TO intcrpose in
preventing the power of n minority ia
detranchNins the majority, but the editor
OF the NrrS says " We fear we hoped in
vain. The senator has been here and has
departed, and the Levy Court hss not
changed its ways.
REcoEnRR ATroINTED.-Gov Hall yester.
day appointed John e. Gooden, Of Willow
Grove to be recorder of Deeds for Keat
county for live years. The friends ef Pres.
ley Spruance expected that as Duck Creek
had not had any Of the county offices for q
number of years that he might gSt the an.
pontment, hut the gift Of the office NAV
have been influenced by the fact that MIR.
s. was an old Wing and therefore not
having the same claim as others.
The Ecry EccaiaJ which rcioiced over TIE
entranchisement of 4 race and the eman.
, clpatlon OF a continent" now defends the
Levy Court III its efforts to keep those same
persons from the ght and privilege of
voting, which causes the editor of The Nr,rg
70 say " And is that all the answer YOU
have to make, sir, to the attempt to dis.
franchise voters, ard to uRequally arporton
|, ;axes, by officials vino are sworn to do
+ equal and exact justice in administering
the the laws"
The Delacqrtga gives the folowin names
Of officers appointed by the Kent County
Levy Court OH Thursday last: Coastables,
'or Duck Creek lId.--B. V. Weldon, +. II.
Wright; Kenton Hd.-Thomas English ;
Little Creek lld.-llsarv Wilson, East
Dover lId.-C. +. Hawkins North Muir.
! derklll HID. W. Smith and Thomas B.
Cosper; South Murdsrkil Hd.--J. w.
Emory and VIM. Whitaker, one for FELTON,
deferred ; Mspillien Hd.-J. Il. Vangesol
and Alexander Hughes; Milford IId.-J. r.
CANAL Physician to Jail. 4. H. Bishop.
EX-I.ieut.-Goy. Dorsheimer, of New York.
leading opponent of Hon. Samuel J.
Tilden, says that if Mr.. Tilden shall be
nominated by the national democratic con.
: vention, he will then be the representative
OF those who oppose the third term, and
that he (DorShEimer) thinks that issue of
SO much Importance that he does not know
nor can he think Of any one he would not
, support in opposition to any man running
; for a third term. The New York .S,m,
friendly to Mr.. Tilden, regards this as "a
timely and patriotic declaration"
! Governor Holidays manly veto of he
: Virginia Reputation bill has created a
f lively commotioA amoag its advocates.
They repeat the chroaic bullying threat OF
? the regulators everywhere " You refuse
, to consent to repudiate part of the debt ;
we will go to work now and wipe out the
whole They say they will go to the
, people next year with the issue Of total re-
pudation, and will WIN it. This is. of
course, mere boasting. They call the Gov,
} ernors veto a "cont0mptuous overrulinc of
, the Legislature, and an arrogant defiance
of the popular will"
: The Dolly Ne,cs Of Wilmington saws
We warn our Democratic brethern that
they are very far from comprehending the
,, true character of the issue Row made con.
ccrnlng the assessment of voters and tax.
! payers by the Levy Courts and the true
! purpose of the Republican party in tho
matter The Constitution of the State pre-.
scrlbss that every citizen shall pay a tax ;
and also that every citizen who does pay
tax shall have the right to vote. All the
Republicans ask is that these constitutional
requirements shall be fairly and fully com.
plled with by the assessors and Levy Court.
r A Convention of the Young Republi.
. cans of Massachusetts, was held in Boston
! on Saturday, twenty clubs being represen.
I ted Inv 40 dalaOotaa