Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-05-24
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| Mr.. EDITOR: As every worthy father is ma
turally soicitous concerning the fate of his off
spring, trust you will exercise your character
istic generosity and allow me place in youl
paper once more, for the laudable purpose Of
defending my frst-born A murderons assault
has been committed upon the child Of my atfec-
tons, and I feel that | would be wanting in
paternal duty were | not to come to its rescue
But, to drop the metaphor, l did not suppose
my article upon the late fishing law contained
any thing at all calculated to excite the indigna-
ton of zone of the Late Delegates and thus
betray him into expressions, which, to say the
least Of are satiricM.
was not aware sir, that it was incompatible
with the privileges Of the citizen to hold an Off
Ger accountable for his representative conduct.
thought that fair questions merited fair an
swers, and that Delegates might be Intercepted
by their beloved fellow-citizens without the risk
Of severe lampooning. The question asked in
my first communication was certainly a fair one,
and my design in asking it was honestly and
truthfully to give our Delegates chance to ex-
murmuring people. They had been repeatedly
accused Of lodging the question, in the matter
of the late fishing law, in my presence, and be-
lieving that this prevailing sentiment was doing
them injustice l sought to furnish them with a
favorable opportunity of corxecting it. I did
not believe they were designedy absent, and
remarked to this effect in a complimentary
manner, but the compliment was secuted and
sneered at. But in its rejection | have been
rudey admonished to pay tribute in the future
only where tribute is due.
The late delegate, in his overweening en-
deavors to "set the public mind right upon the
question, has over reached his mission somewhat
in attempting to place me in wrong position
with regard to the actions Of the late Legisla-
ture. I did not hold it up as altogether ignoring
it's democratic character. simply entered my
protest against single act, which, in my mind,
was in its operations unjust and oppressive. In
the main, | highly approve Of that body's ac-
tons. 1t was a congregation doubtless of in
telligent men burdened with honest intent, but
courteous enough to withhold opposition and
yield assent to any gentleman's bill affecting an
interest peculiar to his county. Thus [ acquit
them in great measure of responsibility in the
matter. They have no reasonable grounds for
refusing their support to bill brought up by
the Prince Georges delegation and not opposed
by the Charles county delegates, when that bill
involved subject peculiar to the two above
mentioned counties IF our Delegates had been
at their posts, and had chosen to exercise their
influence against this bill, it would not and
could not have passed the House. This is a
fact incontrovtrsible. If this law then is oper-
ating oppressively, upon whom rests the respon-
sibility? leave it for the discriminating mind
o. the public to decide. But it would seem that
"One Of the Late Delegates is very willing to
take the responsibility, insomuch as he has taken