Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-07-02
ROBERT S. REEDER, ESQ.

ROBERT S. REEDER, ESQ.
The following communication appeared
in the Annapolis Gazette Of last Thursday:
To the Editor of the annapolis Gazette.
DEAR SrR:-Will you permit me through
the medium of your columns to present to
the Voters of the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict of Maryland, ROBERT S. REEDER, Es-
uuire, of Charles county, as most suitable
candidate to represent them in the next Con-
gress of the United States. The public
mind at this time, throughout the United
States, is in a condition of active and exact
ing enquiry upon almost every question, and
upon none more than upon the subject of
government and of constitutional law. I'm
der these circumstances we want in the
Councils of our Country man who, from
the peculiar order of his mind and his pecu
liar modes of thought and investigation, is
capable of giving publicity to great govern
mental truths, which shall be productive of
benefit to not only the present but to future
generations. Just such man is he whose
name I now present to the Voters Of the
Sixth Congressional District of Maryland.
Mr.. REEDER was but a short time in pub
lie life, having served twice in the House of
Delegates of Maryland; and during this
short time he exhibited learning and pow
er of reasoning rarely surpassed by the first
intellects of our country l am sure, those
who served with him will recollect the sig
nal ability, learning and eloquence display
ed by him in nearly all the debates upon
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day.
He was noted for the popularity and ORR
ginality Of his views; and as specimen,
! present the conclusion of his mastery and
conclusive argument upon the assumption of
State debts. It is in these words: ssThis
is the secret of the foundation, growth,
great prosperity, and death of nations. The
illustration is very simple; [ here assume,
as fundamental principle of society, this
proposition, that all the legislation of this
State is as much the property Of the citizen
as his pillow, his hoe, or his axe, or any one
of his possessions and all the legislation of
this State ought to be as intimately known
to each citizen as is the ploughing up piece
of land, properly preparing it, sowing it in
grain, and reaping the fruits for the main
tainance of himself and family. This is, I
repeat, the secret of the success and down.
fall of all the nations that have preceded
us; that so long as this Legislation was used
and enjoyed as the property Of the citizen,
as accurately and intimately as the most
common transaction of life, nations were
free, prosperous, happy and great! And
as soon as the opposite rule begins to work
then commences tyranny, anarchy, confu-
sion, decay; and then follows the sad result
national DEATH
His views upon the slavery question as
shown by his report and speeches on that
subject, were original, instructive. and i'm
portant; and [ have no doubt will be ulti-
matefy adopted throughout til ela-ehd ding
regions. He showed the inordinate and
dangerous increase of the free negroes their
habits of idleness; and contended that it
was comforting privileges upon one portion
of the slave population above, what the 9th
er enjoyed and that it was contrary to the
genius of our government, which granted
equality to all classes in their peculiar
sphere, and exclusive advantages to none.
That their existence among us was at war
with the integrity, efficiency and legitimate
character of the institution of slavery that
their cheap labor was injurious and adverse
to the labor of the white laboring class; that
the true organization of Southern society
should be like that of the Egyptian-a con-
fnement Of the slave population to agricul-
ture; while the mechanical pursuits should
be left to the white class. His report on
Education, which was marked by distin-
guished ability and great originality and re-
search, ought, in peculiar manner, to en-
dear him to the laboring class of our State.
will say, without exaggeration, l think
few men among us have displayed greater
ability for the time he was in public life.-
He is moral, Industrious and temperate and
I at this time know no man in the District
better, if as we'll, qualified to adorn our halls
of Federal legislation. I, therefore, re-
specially and earnestly recommend him as
a candidate for Congress; for place in
which body I regard him as peculiarly and
prominently qualified. JUSTICE.
GEN. CAss.-The National Lntezzigemcer