St. Mary's beacon., 1858-02-11

about t. contact with bear or hyena The Ia
dies may rest assured Of this that man who
will Il squeeze their hand when he gets hold
of it, does not deserve to have such hand in
his possession; and that he has heart seven
hundred and forty times smaller than grain
Of mustard seed.
DECISION REvERsEp-Our readers will re-
member the attempt made by the more ,lnscrvl-
plio'Is portion of the Know-Nothing press Ia It
fall to accomplish the disfranchisement. unfier
colour oflaw, ofall foreign-born citizens who had
received their naturalization papers from State
Courts. As justification for this bold attempt to
inausura:e principles, which had never been
heard Of Eefore, i'll this State, they, appealed t.
the decision of Judge Goodloc. of Kentucky. a
malignant partizan Know-No:hing Well, the
decision Of this Judge, whose p1rtizan preiutli-
ces no doubt influenced his legal opinions, on
this question, was taken up on appeal before
the Court of.Appeals Of Kentucky, and they
have ovcr-ruled the decision of his Know NotlI-
ing Judscship, and decided, that
| 1st. A voter may sue the Judges of election
for illegally and corruptly refusing to permit
him to vote - '-47-o e--t'.' AZ II
2nd. Naturalization in State Court in pur-
suance to the Act Of CJugreSs is valid and coners
citizenship.
3rd. That according to the Constitution os
Kentucky, a naturalized citizen, having the
other qualifications of n voter, il aut horized 10
vote as soon as naturalized.-Rep. Citizen.
IMPORTANT TLEGIsI.ATION.-"Orler lered by the
General Assembly of Maryland, that each mem
Der be supplied with copy of the Constitution
of the State"
| This was right and proper, for we have no
doubt it was the first copy Of that document
that the majority of that body had ever seen.
and as they are likely to provide for conyen-
ton to abolish that instrument, they should
have the privilege OF casting one first and last
lingering look upon it before it is numbered
among the things that were.
''Ordered by the General Assembly of Ma
ryland, that Pcnknffe be procured for eacl
member" and it should further have been or
dered-a nice soft Cedar Shingle for each, that
they may amtlSe themselves during the session
Why this niggard economy? Why not order
q gold watch for each member? Quills are not
used and knives therefore are not needed tc
mend pens, but handsome gold watch would
be of service while at Annapolis, and beside:
they could keep it as n memen.o Of their legis.
lative history.-Rep. Citizen.
BEAT BIN AT HIS OWN GAME-"Dad," ," said
a young hopeful the other day, show many
fowls are there on this table 2"
! "Why," said the old gentleman, as he looked
complaccntly on a pair Of nicely roasted chick.
ems that were smoking On the table, "there are
two." a. .
Two J" replied the smart boy, 'there are thres
sir, and I'll prove it." .- -
"Three r replied the old gentleman, whc
a x1iaiv man .sItI like
4 you prove it"
| Easily done, sir, easily done. Amt that one?
said smart boy, laying his knife on the first
siand amt that two ?" pointing 10 the second
'.and don't one and two make three 2"
"Really," said the father, turning to the oh
lady, who was stupefied at the immense learn.
ing of the son, s.rgalIIy, wife, this boy is gen
ius, and deserves 10 be encouraged. Here, old
iIdy, do you take one fowl and III take the sec.
Ond, and John may have the third for his learn.
ing"
A CHANCE TO GET CUBA-The latest new.
from Europe is that the Spanish Goyernraent
/ win refuse to give satisfaction 70 the United
States for the outrage which its officials in Cuba
perpetrated upon cur mail-sseamer, FL Dorado,
/ in firing into il, endangcEing life, and subse-
quentiy rifiing it, in practical manner, Of it.
mail. This outrage upon the high seas cur
Government tSays the Cincinnati Enquirerl ID
bsand, hy sense Of national honor, To- have
| afoned for Both the last and the present. Adj
ministrliDn have made persevering Efforts to
that end. Ii the Spanish Government persists
i'm It's refasal, il rnsy lead to important resGltx
and give us chance % get Cuba in An honor
able mannsr, - national conquest. 80 -
ai ~ - IT - Is. .1slls s n
WAExTxo 70 TMPUDEST EEGRoES. -Satmr-
day izzt six negnes were tied t0 . whipping
poss m The jul yard. AS@tminisser, and public
~ whipped ON tas hare back n fhsSherif. Coz