Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-09-21

certain clan in This village seems to
have taken grea. offence a, our very mild
reproof Of their outrageous proceedings en-
acted here on Sunday night, some few
weeks since, and have ever since kept up
monslrous hubbub about it, until by their
own imprudence, in vainly attempting to
justify themselves, they have become quite
notorious, as much SO, probably, as if we
had published their names in our columns.
Oar design in noticing the affair was MOTTO
injure any one,-for we knew not who were
The persons engaged in it,-but simply to
discharge duty, which we in our humble
judgmen. conceived to be due those who
have regard for The sacred institution of
the Sabbath and good order in society,"
Had our remarks been taken in q proper
spri. and this clan renamed silent, instead
of publishing their own shame with unblush-
ing effron.ery, public opinion would have
cslmed down, and the affair been, compare
atvely, bu. lit'le noticed by persons living
outside the village. want of better sense
and better principles TO guide them, howev-
er. has prevented them from acting thus
prudenlly, and now they are obliged to
"grin and bear" the consequences of their
own folly. Be assured respectable young
gentlemen, that although you may for
passing momen, receive encourag ement and
countenance from few slough faces" your
conduc, is frowned upon by every man
whose opinion is worth anything, and you
will soon experience the shame and mor,i-
fcalion which you deserve, unless your
future conduct should enable you 10 re-
gain the confidence end esteem you have
lost An attempt at defiance of whole
some public opinion, by any individual,
however lofty he may imagine his po-
silion in society, or however respectable"
he may claim 10 be, is an utter folly, in q.
country like ours, where love of virtue, of
law, and OF good order are essential TO the
existence of our liberties. Since we learned
that an attempt would be made 10 injure our
business, for the discharge Of most unwel-
come and unpleasant duty, which has been
forced upon US, we thought Of republishing
our "offensive" remarks, referred TO at the
Of this article, and then place be.
fore The public all The circumstances con-
nected with the disgraceful affair, by way Of
self-jus,iication, or rather self-defence.-
But this seems 10 be unnecessary, as subse-
quent events 60 to prove that no language
we could have employed would have been
too severe for the occasion.
Sometime during Sunday night or very
early on Monday morning last tremendous
explosion shook the whole villsge, which
alarmed and aroused many OF its inhabitants
Fl ON their beds. The cause of it was key
of gun-powder, which had been placed un-
der ground some two or three feet, proba-
bly,, in Mr.. F. stones corn field, and with
in hundred yards of our dwelling, and fir
ed-by whom, we leave well-grounded sus-
Picion 10 say. AT the same time a lively
fire was to be seen upon the public square,
number Of boxes, &C., having been set on
fire. Judging from threats tina, this Of
fair should take place, and the fact tina. the
place selected for the explosion Of the gun
powder was so near our dwelling, leaves no
doubt upon the mind of many that it was
done in a spirit of defiance, and from dis
position to annoy or injure US, regardless of
consequences TO Others who were perfectly
innocen, of any offence whatever to the
cowardy wretches. Beyond the break ing
Of three or four lights Of glass in one Of the
from, windows Of Mr.. Padgeu's dwelling, by
a shower Of gravel and sand, there was no
harm done by the powder. But an inspec-
ton of,he premises where the explosion took
place, has disclosed the rather startling fac,
tina. the keg Of powder had been EMBEDDED
in deposite of gravel and stones, some of
them weighing as much as two pounds
Had one Of these large stones been hurled
through one of the windows nearest the
scene of this monstrous outrage, much in
jury, or actual loss Of life, might have been
the consequence; and we have no doubt this
was well known by The parties who perpe-
,ra,ed the outrage. We will no. attempt
10 characterize il as it deserves. We feel
quite sure the public already fully I'M
derstand the motives which prompted il,
Blu, there is some thing so cowsfdly and