Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-06-05
| will infokm him that the system origina te(

| will infosm him that the system originated
not in the North, but in the West among
the new States. Indiana, Illinois and one
10 two others, as well as recollect, adopt
ed it for some years back. ''Planter" does
not appear to be we'll posted on this subject
of progress am afraid he is standing sllll
while the world is turning round, without
asking him if ii understands what il is about.
Y on, Mr.. "Planter," owe the Barn burners
an apology for charging them with such
| high crime and misdcmeanor, for which they
have been tried and condemned by your
honor, without Judge or jury. What a
blessed thing it is that knowledge is divid-
ed. thank you, Mr. s.PIan,er," for afford
ing me an opportunity, for once, of display
ing my superior information in this matter,
and of proving lha, the election of Judges
did not originate with these despised Barn
burners, the followers of your quandam
friend Martin Van Buren,, the N or,hern man
with Southern principles.
As to the word ''demagogue,' was "a
ware Of the meaning in the English Dictlon-
ary, but did not suppose that any one in
this country would give il any other mean
ing than that given by Webster in his a
merican Dictionary. Webster defines it "a
leader of the populace.'' If the gentleman
can find any '!ra5ble'' in this county he is
his hermitage, because his party woud not
submit to be lead by him any long ger,--lrom
whence he now and then throws forth his
political missiles, with the vain endeavor 10
regain his former standing with his party.
But see he has come forth again, and been
to Baltimore 10 attend the GubernatoTIal
Convention, as the representative of district
in which he does not reside. il, however.
the people Of Hilltop are satisfied, ough,
to be. SO much for the demagogue.
"Planter" says, in his confession Of faith,
Sc, "my whereabout in politics is known
to every wel-nformed repuslcan in Mary
land and TO many ou, of her borders.' Yes,
sir, it is we'll known. You were once
FederalIst, once a Republican, once De-
mocra', once in favor of Taylor, then for
Cass, for whom suppose you voted. Now
YOU say, 81 have CONFIRMED to the disci-
pline and usages of party, where there was
tions-but | will never yield principle 10
party expediency." leave this confession
10 be iudgeu OF Uy tne '-1utr,tt5rr'' rTyr-
est politicians Of your own party, with
this single remark, that when it suits your
conscience you mean to slip the political
traces, and catch what you can.
As "Plan,er" has mentioned Mason and
Dixon's line, hope may be permitted al
so to s,rave out of the record" without
being charged with departure, so as to ask
if he did not, some short time ago, recon-
mend to the people of this county to elect
delegates to the Nashville Convention.-
Wha, has become of this recommendation
Did he want TO GO to that Convention, SO
as to have his celebrated proposlion-ihat
The free negroes are citizens of the United
S,ales-se,lled and adopted by this Con-
ven,on, as part and parcel Of the Southern
creed | am mistaken, if old Charles will
suffer any one to subjec, her TO This IN ORTIZ
ern lead''
The gentleman has introduced this ad
vice from the Ancients-"Never complain
Of the kick of an ass, lest you excite the
laughter of the public instead Of their sym
palhy," He certainly did not intend to ap-
ply this adage to me, for throughout his
communication he complains most bitterly.
will now lax leave of.Planier," with this
advice, never to make an unprovoked attack
on any one, and then utter complaints when
that person has the courage to repel per-
sonai,ies when offered even by so learned
"a parsonage as himself
OLD CHARLES.
May 81, 1850.