Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-08-14

other law. The Court complied with the
last law by appointing the assessors, none
of whom, however, could be induced to
serve as SUCH The court discharged its
duty, and no more could be expected of it,
We doubt whether the court in Charles
county did as much. The law of 1871
clearly empowered the court to make the
reduction, and no unpreiudiced man can
read the twenty-6(th section of that law
without coming TO this conclusion. Out OF
E'courtesy" to the writer, we will insert this
section entire. 1t has been published be-
fore in this paper, but as he only ''some-
mes borrows the paper" we presume he
lay not have seen it, 1t reads thus:
"SEcTIoN 25. find be. 1t enacted, That
he said Levy Courts, Commissioners and
Appeal Tax Courts, as the case may be,
= SHALL HAVE POWER to call thc.severaI
Assessors before them, at the time limited
for hearing appeals as aforesaid, (that is, on
the second Monday of November next, as
expressed in the proceeding twenty fourth
section) OR AT SUCH OTHER TIME
OR TIMES, in THEIR DISCRETION, as
they shall think reasonable, for the purpose
of CORRECTING THE VALUATION
MADE BY SAID ASSESSORS; and they
shall Gkeaoise haze POWER AND AUTHO-
RITY, AND ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
AND REQUIRED, CAREFULLY To Ex-
ANIME the several certificates, statements,
and returns Of raluation in their respecfiUe
counties, district or city, and TO CORRECT
THE SAME, ALTHOUGH NO COM
PLANT or APPEAL be .LADE TO
THE.N'
This section needs no comment. 1t is
plain and cannot be misconstrued. The
court was not only directed but required to
make the reduction.
We scarcely know how to treat the de-
claration that "we urged the people to resist
the act of the Legislature,' putting back the
assessment. Where the writer got his in
formation we are at loss to conceive
certainly not from the columns of our paper.
We therefore pronounce it gratuitous and
unfounded assertion. What we said then
we say now, that the people of this county
"will not tamely submit to the iniquitousI
law" Is this urging the people to resist the
law? Certainly not Yet the writer has
the audacity to accuse us nullifcation.-I
We have carefully searched our files, and
find one other sentence in our editorials on
this subject which the writer in his hurried
reading of 'borrowed'' paper may have.
misconstrued. Speaking of the bill, we said ::
'There is but one sentiment on this sub
Ject, in our county, and that is an expressionI
of contempt for so unjust, and, we we're
about to say, tyrannlcal a measure--and no.
thing but the great love Of claw and order,nI
which is so prominent trait in the charac-I
ter of Prince Georgians, could prevent them
from multiplying this arbitrary, grievous, and
oppressive law.'
Is resistance recommended here? The
jaundiced brain Of the writer cannot so con-
strue it. He would search in vain for SEN
tence written by US countenancing a viola
ton or resistance Of law. And we advise
him, when he again writes, to confne him
self to the truth. His unwarranted and un-I
scrupulous declarations would lead us to-
believe he has willully misrepresented US.
He may think himself ''spunky,o as he says,
but we cannot trust ourselves to say what
we should characterize his wonton attempt
to brand US as ins:igators of a violation of
the laws of the land. We gave no occasion
for his invidious remarks; he admits 1heI
folly of those citizens of his own county,
whose conduct as actors in the meeting at.
Bensvile we alluded to, and therefore had
no reason to attack US. Does he approve
their course? If not, why chde us for en-
teraining like opinion with himself.
The silly attempt to identify political
party with the meeting at BensvIle will be.
laughed at by those who know the gentle
men who got it up. We have not the plea
sure of personal acquaintance with either
Col. Thompson or Mr.. Spalding, the latter
of whom was chairman and the former Sc
cretary Of the meeting-but on enquiry we
learn that the writer is correct land it is al
most the only fact in his artcle) in stating
that Col. L. is a Democrat. and leading
one in his district. But with that regard
for veracity which characteristics his article,
he did not tell us that Mr. Spalding is a re-
spectacle and influential Wing. This would
have displayed too much candor, as he
seems to be entlrel y unacquainted with that
virtue.
One more allusion to the duplicity of this |
writer, and we have done. His article ap-.
pears in the Port Tobacco Times of last
Thursday, to which paper he sent it accom-.
panied by note stating that he had ''found
the article in the road;'' and thus he i'm
poses upon the editors, and succeeds in get
tinr hiS aponvmouS DrOdnction nnbliShod