The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-04-14

LIBERAL LEGIsLATURE.-The late session of
the Legislature Of Maryland has been signal
lied by exravagant appropria tions of money
without devising any extra means for raising
it, but on the contrary they have cut off, or
crippled some of the most important sources
of revenue. Finding themselves in power
their conduct rcsembled an heir, (who never
had been used 20 handle money! on coming
into possession Of a few thousands, who
thinks he may indulge in all kinds ofextrav.
agance, and will always have plenty. While
they were voting away hundreds of thousands,
they seem to have had no one to keep tally,
and did not really know what they had done
The State had about as much use for the
appropriation of $4,000 for the purchase OF
arms, as a wagon has for the fifth wheel
This money IS to be squandered in the pur.
chase of improved arms. and companies will
be springing up all over the State, to catch
the arms: there will be the Blues, Gre, S,
Ticktown Rangers, and host of others. -
These arms will be scattered in all directions
the companies will die ont about water mellon
time, and the guns will be neglected, suffered
to rust. and scattered here and there, and
many of them go into the hands of free negroes
as the old ones did.
The Code, that wonderful product of human
genius, that came to the light Of day after
seven long years Of ceaseless, unremtting
toll cost the State some $50 900, and all the
revenue which the State might have derived
from the sale of the work was given away to
a publisher in Baltimore.
Then there was SIG 900 to Fitzhugh, for
some old claim, seventy years ago, which had
been rejected by the Legislature time after
time for want of proof, when proof, if there
was any, was more readily procured than
now. There are scores oil claims of the same
kind, that will now be revived, now that they
have precedent 1t was truly a very liberal
Legislature. Wonder why those claimants for
French Spoliation prior to 1900, who have
been so long bafiled by the General Govern
ment, did not apply to the Legislature o.
Maryland? Their chance would have been
pretty good.
The Eastern Shore Appropriation of $780,
o0o has been source of rejoicing, and the
Eastern Shore delegates have achieved impcr,
rlshable renown. 1t is to be paid out of the
surplus in the Treasury; but suppose there
will be no surplus. which will be very apt to
be the fact, then it will have to be raised by
direct tax, of which Cecil will have to pay
about $4,000. The bridge over Bohemia is
the only advantage of much moment which
Cecil will derive from the appropriation. And
would it not have been better to lew $500
in yearly instalments. commencing at once,
than wait four or five years, and then be for
ced to levy 100000. AS to the Railroad
appropriations in Cecil they may be of as
much use as that part of the million which
has already been spent on the Eastern Shore
Railroad, and which cost our citizens many
hard earned dollar-a grea ditch, guley, or
bank may be seen running obliqucly through
many farms, the only momento, except the
unpaid debts of that great work. These are
only part of the munlficent appropriations
OF money by the Legislature of Maryland at
its late session. 1t was natural enough that
they should be liberal towards the Insane
Asylum. These appropriations, their pro.
found legislation, and the speech Of II. WIN
ter Davis, must immortalize them.