Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-22

are some men who
are honestly endeavouring to effect differ
en' organization of society, in the vain hope
OF establishing greater equality and comfort
among mank nd-whilsl there are others
who maintain the theory of the socialists,
whilst their practice is precisely the reverse.
OF the latter class is Eugene Sue Of France,
who, adopting as fundamental maxim, that
''no one has right to superiority while
any one is in want of necessaries," lives in
the mos. splendid and luxurious style,
whilst The poor and destitute of his neigh
borhood labor hard for scan,y fare, and
sometimes 60 "supperless to bed.''
We have, unfortunately, many of this
class in The United Statesmen who preach
up liberty and equality, and s,ouly main
TAIN the rights Of the poor, a, election times,
but who would kick them from their doors
al any other period. We have heard poll
ttciars ridcufe the "codGsf aIistocracy,"
''silk stocking gentry" and the like, who
would consider themselves disgraced TO 81,
at table with mechanic-and yet, like
Eugene Sue, they are cheered for protesting
what they do not practice.
Now we do not believe that all the re-
formers in the world, admitting them to be
honest in r1wir intentions, can SO constitute
society as to prevent inequality in station
and in comfort. Willis. some are prudent
and others protligal-some industrious and
Others 4e-,kere must necessarily exist
difference in condItion-and il is light that
such should be The case, as otherwise all
motive to exeriion, Int lleclually and ply
sicaIly, would be destroyed. IL the maxim
of Eugene Sue were universally adopted and
acted on, mankind would soon become an
assemblage of beggars; for there would be
40 incentive Ia labor. 1t is The ambition
To excel tina, gives an impetus to industry,
and draws forth the talents and virtues Of
the world. Were men no. permitted 10 en-
JOY the fruits of their industry, even to the
indulgence in superfu'ies, their labor>
would become as ,iresome and frui,less as
shose of Sisyphus, but would have speedi-
er iermina,ion-for no one would continue
to work, if The lazy, 'fe prodigal, and the
antemperase, were permitted to participate
equally in the results of his exerlions.
We doub, either tire sincerity or the sani-
~ Of the man who adopts The maxim of
Eugene Sue. He is a hypocrire. lie lives
like Prince, and yet affects to recognize
an equality in the Clipper
MURDER IN CALVERT CoUNTY.-Mr.
John CSackaTn. an aged CITIZEN Of Cslver,
county, wss murdered near his residence.
in the vicinity of Lower Marlborough, on
Sunday evening week. just before his sup
per was ready, he started from his house to
give his sheep some salt, telling his wife he
would be back in few moments She saw
him do it, and afterwards noticed him lump
ing over fence into neig hbor's lot, as she
supposed, For the purpose of looking at a
bed of,obacco plants. His long delay caused
her 10 he uneasy, and she sent over to MIR.
George w. Weems' house. on the adjoining
farm. Mr.. Weems came, and after search,
the dead body of Mr.. CrackIin was discov-
cred in fence corner, horribly mu,ilated
Ills head was cut across the forehead, one
cheek was nearly cut of, and his ,hroa,
was Gu, from ear to ear-there was also
stab IN has side. Being at loss who to
suspect for the deed, Mr.. Weems examined
the tracks around and found one of them
marked peculiarly with nails in the shoe.
This track was followed up until i, led to
Mr.. Weems' negro quarter. The wearer of
the shoe was found to he negro man be-
longing TO hirn-lhe mans jacket also had
blood upon it, and an axe with blood up
on it, with which il is supposed the deed
was partly done, was also found. The
negro was arrested and taken to prison
and j. was stated that he made full con-
tession Of the deed on his way. The cause
assigned for the murder is that Mr.. Crack
lin had peremptorily forbidden him to come
on his farm, which he had been in the habit
Of doing to see one of Mr.. C's negro wo-
asen.
The "RAPrINGs" AND TIE FATE OF
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.-The Tribune pub
fishes letter from Scott, Cortland Co., n
Y, where it seems the spiritual rappings''
have appeared, and in which the following
ridiculous story is related. The party is
conversing with the spirit:
"Af,er conversing upon various subjects,
the conversation turned upon the fate and
Whereabouts of Sir John Franklin. about