St. Mary's beacon., 1857-07-09
ECoaarxsc AxkH.
TO THE PEOPLE OF SAINT 81 s s s
COUNTY

pIy TO Mr.. Mlles' six-and- A.hall eulplAns ot
60 Beacon. In lae iirsi place. As. Niles
sErlns 10 mink 1lsas Nj sisOlHid he W iilonop-
Oly OF havsh epitlless: NJ, alihoUxh bis rarIS,
from the FIRST 10 tie last, abound with tllrIIl,
vet he thinks ought 10 be aastamei" OF the
iew have introduced. | am not only not
ashamed Of them, but used them deliberately
as just ii!erencrs from his cOBduci, and ex-
prtssiye 0i nj real opinion. When say
'.H-fefapered soR, "tLis man riti his sGrage
temper" ''sLaadsriag 1ns as has PerSecutOr,"
use terms which all who read ms elfusIOns
must consider very appropriate. Probably
the idea struck the reader, that he WHO could
preach 80 We'll about the IlSe Of "uncharlia-
bic" acts, should not have practised on plan
az remote from his preaching as he well could.
Mr. Miles ~ still sRxious 10 make me his
asssIIant 10 tins newspaper warfare, and has
IwISiFd and turned in various ways in order
10 effect his object. In enc card. ne wishes
the people to inier, that was his assailani.
because IL held my silcRce,r and because
would not undertake tO exeulpate him; but he
seems to have dropped thar bright idea, and
taken up the stronger point (f Il were true)
thai rithe. prtc jared" Minos TO write AZ him,
|oE that he wrote AT han ''wifh my KNOWLEDGE e
af arQuesccnce. Indeed, If had known Of
IslA Fssiag, or acgni.Sced IN IL, cannot per
riff h0w | should be held responsible for
knuwltLse or acquIcScence. Ii woIild
srsy unfair rule - Introduce. Upon The
e S1's kssle, | should hsye the righhfG assail
'nIinsp friends of bis who kAetr, and aeguiesecd
pi, his attacks on M. But stated III my FIRST
card. that had nothing To To .Silh the cards
ot Minos And, If MIR. Miles wished to base
an attack On me upon the contents Of that
card. he should have brought Suni" proof of
the fact of my completely with .MInos. and
especially after my denial Of il, and unless he
could bring sume evidence 10 show that pro
cured. kEe,r n or Gcqpesced in. lis publication,
he should then. in accordance with ''trhd!
hcHoruILe men cell integrity gnd truth" have
acknowledged has error and re'Iaced his steps.
But this plan would not suit the feelings oil
Mr.. o. Miles. lis nalice Is progressive. aal
am confident will never find i'll hIs heart any
opposing fceliug. When it once strikes, II
will hang on, unless il shall be well exposed
and well lhrashed eff. Ii seems to have
marked me f,r a victim many years back
,rhy or ,rhTcfore, ani SlIlI in ignorance, even
il, as Mr. .iiIlrs saiG. ''Ihe public generally
are not" and suppose shall die in Igno-
rance of my offence against this great mortal,
notwithstanding my expressed desire and
readiness to repair any injuIy | may have
unknow:ngly committed on him.
MIR. Miles is III 50 awkward position be-
lore the public in consequence of the state
mrnt made in his first card. that Instead Ci
meeting the issues IN which he IS personally
in crested, and in regard 10 which he PROM
Used 80 full an explanation" be IL continu-
ally raising up such iSs'IeS as are entirely col
lateral. The conduct of my personal friend, -
as he calls member al l:S W ashington meet
ing; lay pretended UnSTatetul conduct 10 his
father, even my pa>t political conduct, (if il
were as tad as he could wish it) can aid him
but little in LIS de cncr Ut his course. as avow-
cd by himself, in connection with that cee
bratcd meeting. lie Should have told the
people where he found the principle Of roia-
ton IN Office, as principle TO operate n
change IN public patronage, independently OF
executive discretion, as 10 whether such
changes should take place or not; for il, az he
and hiS friends claim. il is principle of the
party. il should have been fully and fairly
acknowledged by all, and should have been
equally obligatory Upon all. and IN all cases.
If lliis had been the case, then there could
have been no advantage taken. or attempted
10 be taken, Of our political brethren. in or out
of Office. by secret conciavss, drawn together
(Know -Nothing-lik by secret messages and
iHritGIions, communicated 10 the special few,
who could secretly present themselves before
the President as the embodiment of democra-
cy IN their different localities, aSsail :heir un
Suspecting brethren al home, rs guilty ofcor-
rupt practlceS, and demand their removal from
Offices they occupied, and their dismissal from
the 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 TO have acted, and if he
charges them falsely, they should see 10 it.
Does he expect the People will lose sight of
these offences by his absurd attempt 10 divert
their attention to other and minor matters
No, sir, such secret dark l4nrrn movements,
will meet their indignant rebUke. That Sc
creGy of action was, ana was intended TO be
the peculiar trait of that meeting, cannot be
denied, il Mr.. o. Miles speaks ,ue truth, or If
we may judge from his conduct. .Nr. Miles,
Col. Blllingsey, and | suppose Mr.. Sha1ks,
are the only persons yet uanIe,l, out Of the one
thousand democratic votes III This county, To
whom invitations to this extraordinary meet
ing were extended. Possibly there are others
in the county who were considered bv the
committee on invitations worthy to have
joined in il, but thea. names have not We, trans
Ducu. EtOlIt "iAOit pro-
cure their invitations? Was il from any pub
lIc notice. of which all the people could have
avaIled themselves? or hom some secret
friendly hand? And why was il, that MIR.
q. Miles being in Leonard Town on Tuesday
iii 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, and oi his intention TO start the yer,
next day in order to partake OF il? 1t was
because every thing Ike publicity would have
deprived IL uG liz charm Tor Oscar Mites The
nearer it approached TO 4 secret conspiracy,
the more suitableit il was to his dark intentions
and malignant feelings.
Mr.. Niles has devoted about a column Of
the Beacon 30 a translation OF .Nr. May's Ger
liIicaie--a pretty strong proof that il was not
the cleareSt instrument that was ever read, re-
curing i as 1t dId, the light OF his learning
Well, This Instrument considered justified
different translation and different train of
thought from that which Mr.. Miles has sub
jec,ed II 10. Both translaiions are now before
the public and without any intention TO ''as-
sail this proud eagle in his towering sul-fighi.'
l wish hia. a successful trip. anu for aughi
sara ha may taEa HE ir,and Miles with h,,,,