St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1857-07-09
COHAUxIcATEp4
TO THE PEOPLE OF SAINT MARY'S
COUNTY.

ScSutS ~ uhiuh tsbai We SBbOuIu t!ASs bnOnOp-
oily ct hafsh epnIlsts; :or, although his cards !,
iTom the fiEsi Ia the last, abound with Ihsas.
yea he thinks ought 10 be "GsAasae,I'' oil the
few | have intrUduced. | arm not OMIT moi
ashamed OF them, but used tLesn deliberately
as just iuGerencts frUm his conduct, and ex-
pHssIve Ut my real opinion. WHEN saw
Ill tempered son. this nsan wiih his sarage
temper" ''sGSHdsriag nss Gs has perseculor, )"
use terms winch all who read his illusions
must consider very appropriate. Probably
the IDEA struck the rrader, that he WHO could
preach 20 well abOui the use Of "unchariia-
bic" acts, sLi0Uld not have praciised on plan
as remote from his preaching as he well coult J..
MIR. Miles is still anxious to make me his
assaIiant 10 thu newspaper warfare. and has
twisted and turned in various WAYS in order
To effect his object. In one card. he wishes
the people 20 infer, that was his assailant.
because 81 held wy silence" and because I
would not undertake to excuipaie him; but he
seems 60 have dropped that bright idea. and
taken up the stronger point Of il were frae)
that eIIhs. prcegrcd" Min"s 10 write al him,
or thai lac wn,Ie nj HIM with my knOwIedce
or arqu.e>cpncV." InGscd, If I had known vi
his Writing. or acguirsced n ~, cannot per
ceIve how ! should be held rcsponGLle for
such knowledge CT acqupscSncr. II would
be very unfair rule 81 Introduce. Upon the
same rule, should hsve tue right 10 a.sai!
| ihu,e l9~rds q his mo Amwmhsyzd aeqaicscaxt
u. mis- kiiacks on uE!. But stated in INV frat
card. that ! had nothing TO do with the cards
Ot Minos. And. II Mr.. Miles wished to base
an attack ON we upon the contents OF that
card. he should have brought some proof vi
the fact Of nay completely with .NInos. and
| especially after nay denial of IL. and unless he
could bring some evidence to show that pro-
cured. kms'r # Cr Gcqu,esecd in. iis publication
ne should then, ia accordance with ".chGt
hcmo'MLie men cali Integrity and trwth," have
acknow lesgsd his error aud Tciraced hIs steps
But this plan would not suit the feelings vi
Mr.. d. Miles. Ills malice j. progressive, and
! am confident will never find IN hls heart any
opposing feeling. When IL once strikes, il
will hang ON, unle>s IL shall be- well az posed
aud well lhraShtd off. IL seems TO have
marked me for victim many years back,
,rLy or ,rheTrtore, avn slIl 10 ignorance. even
II, az Mr.. Miles said. "ihe public generally
are not," and suppose shall die in IgnO-
rance Of my offence against this great mortal.
Notwithstanding my expressed desire aud
readiness To repair any injury | may have
unknOw ingly committed on him.
MIR. Miles IS IN 30 awkward position he
lore ille public in consequence of the state
lnent made in his first card, that instead of
meelIng the issues in which lac is personally
IN crested, and in regard TO which he PROM
Used $50 full an explanation" he Is coniinu-
ally raising up such isS'irs as are entirely col
lateral. The conduct of NV personal iIis nd )"
as he calls mrniber OF his W ashinS;on meet
ing: my prrten,.rd ungraieiul conduct 10 his
father, even my past pOliiiral conduct, Git il
were as bad as he could wish I'D can aid him
but little in h de fence oil his course, rs ayow-
ell BY himself, in connection with that cele-
brated meeting. lie should have told the
people where he found the principle OF ro,a-
ton in office. - a principle TO operate
change IN public patronage, independently oil
executive diScTstnn. as To whether such
changes should take place or not; for il, as he
and hiS friends claim. It is n principle Of the
party. il should have been fully aud iairly
aeLn..l-i-sIr.~i L.. IL 49,. t.'.- '.' o' Eases.
IL this had bPe:I the case, then there could
have been no advantage taken. or attempted
To be taken, OF our political brethren. in OF out
Of office. by secret Conclaves, drawn together
(Know- Nothing like by secret messages and
iMritatiOms, communicated &c the special few,
who could secretly present themselves before
i.e President AZ the embodiment Of democra-
cy IN their different localities, assail .heir un
Suspeciing brethren al home, as guilty of cor
rupt practices, and demand their removal from
offices they occupied. and their dismissal from
tue confidence OF the executive. This is the
way he himself acted. as his cards clearly
show, and this is the way he charges his breth-
rem IN that meeting 10 have acted, and IL he
charges them falsely, they should see to it.
Does he expect the people will lose sight OF
these offences by his absurd attempt TO divert
their attention 90 other and minor matters
No, sir, such secret dark lantern movements,
will meet their indignant rebUke. That Sc
crery of action was, and was Intended 10 be
the peculiar trait OF that meeting, cannot be
denied, IL .MF. o. MIle> speaks que truth, or u
we may judge from his conduct. .Mr. Miles,
Col. BIllingsley, aud suppose MIR. Sharks,
are the only persons yet named, out OF the one
thousand democratic votes in ILIS county, to
whom invitations tU this extraordinary meet
ing were extended. Possibly. there are others
in the county who were considered by the
committee Un invitations worthy TO have
joined in IL, but ihSM ,iames have not yet trans
pired. From whom did these gentlemen pro-
cure their invi;aiion>9 Was IL from any pub
lac notice. Of which all tLs. people could have
availej thrmselvesl or from some secret
friendly hand And why was it, that Mr..
o. Miles being in Leonard Town on Tus sday
ia our last March court, when the place was
crowded with the people Of our county, did
not give some public notice OF the INTENDED
meeting. aud OF his intention To start the yer,
next day ia order to parfakr Of it! u was
because every thing like publicity would have
deprived IL al liz charm for Oscar Miles. The
neaEer IL approached TO a secret conspirscy,
the more suitable il was TO his dark intentions
and malignant feelings.
MIR. Miles has devoted about a column Of
the Beacon 10 translation OF .nr. MAYS cer-
tifcaie--a pretty strong proof that 10 was not
the clearesi instrument that was ever read. re-
Iuuring, rs dad, the light OF has learning.
Well, this instrument considered justified a
different translation aud different train Of
thought from that which Mr.. Miles has sub
iecis-d il to. Both TRANSACTIONS are now before
the public. and without any intention 10 '.as-
sail this proud eagle in his towering sum fight
wish him successful trip. and icr aughi
care. he NAV take his Trend Miles with him.
But hs had better be cautious Of him. had
hardly written the last sentence when, look
;na M Mr. Milea, card in.l even In his doasnea