Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-01-19

Democracy. The responsibility is fixed
and the day Of retribution will ere long
come, when the people, utterly fearless
of the advent of the Pope or the conse-
quences of the influx of g furriners"-
disguised with " AmericaaS ruling Anne
RIGA" will consign these " american"
statesmen to their merited obscurity and
restore the Democratic party to ascen-
dency in the Halls of Congress.
GS- We have received and shall pub
fish next week Memorial to the Legis-
lature of Maryland, requesting that
honorable body to repeal that portion of
the thirteenth section Of the Metropolitan
Railroad charter, which provides that mo
dividend of the earnings of the road shall
be paid to the stockholders until after
the entire road shall have been COM
pleted from Georgetown in the District
Of Columbia to Frederick city, and from
Frederick city to Hagerstown in Wash
ington county, but the same shall be
applied by the President and Directors
to the construction and completion of
said road as aforesaid, to Hagerstown !;
and in lieu thereof certificates of capital
stock of said company shall be issued to
the stockholders according to the amount
of their dividends respectively" The
Memorial truly represents that the above
provision is well calculated to retard if
not altogether defeat the construction of
the road-that the project of this road
originated with the citizens of our coun-
ty, and that such a clause never entered
into the mind of any one of us.
When it is considered by the Legisla-
ture that this road was projected by the
citizens of Montgomery county for the
promotion of their interest, and that they
have a perfect right to improvements of
this character when they can obtain the
means to construct them without pecu-
mary aid from the Treasury of the State,
we cannot believe they will hesitate to
remove from the charter a progiso stand
ing in the way of work which we all
believe would be of incalculable adyan-
tage to our county, and the repeal Of
which would insure its construction to a
point from which would emanate benefits
to every portion of Western Maryland
Ex7- The snow is still with US, and the
sleighing continues excellent. During
the past week the weather has been mo.
derate and the nights beautiful. OF course
our young folks have been enjoying them.
selves greatly sleighing, not only during
the day, but " oft in the Silly night
ever fond of the romantic, they have Ia
ken to themselves the pleasure of al
evening ride. With the moon smilin,
upon them, and the stars casting thei
gentler efulgence upon the white snow
emblematic of purity-adding beauty t.
the scene, they cannot fail to be cxalte,
in feeling; and admiring the beauty anC
sublinity of the scenery which surround
them, forget the cares of the day, anC
giving themselves up to the unspeakabl,
pleasures Of the moment, exchange word
Of affection, and fondly dream of last
ing joy.
Kind reader, we once enjoyed the hap
Ply hour you 50 much enjoy-werc iillcf
with the same emotions of pleasure which
thrill your hearts, and dreamed of tn,
same lasting and unmingled happiness
But those scenes of youthful pleasure
are gone; we have long ere now foung
life to be reality, and the cares of edi
torial life weigh heavily upon us. II
you we would say, enjoy yourselves il
the innocent amusements Of life, Will
hope is young and ere the chilling blast
of disappointment have nippod it in tn
bud. Soon these happy youthful pleasure
will be succeeded by cares and anxieties
and though life may not be without it
joys, they will flow from different source
. A PRoHDTTORY Law FOR MARYLAND