Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-02-22

Nm. EDITo2: | observe in your paper of the
sth instant, piece signed WM. READING, in
which the writer assumes to represent the
feelings and opinions of this county on the
impending crisis. Now, | have no objection
10 Mr. Reading having or expressing his OPT
Mons but knowing him to he northern man,
who has lived only short time among us,
am pretty sure that hesis imbued with those
feelings of prejudice TO the South which very
few in the North have escaped. He calls him
self Southern man, Int bis arguments are
against the South. He looks Que way, and
rows another. | shall notice only one or two
sentences in his piece, for it does not require
u long answer.
lie says " that the owners Of runaway ne
groes have not claimed them in a decent man
ner, but have begun by calling the northern
men a set OF scoundrels, and threatening them
to have justice, or die in the attempt" And
Mr.. Reading further says: E" 1t is not reasona-
bic to suppose that such unnecessary and i'm
proper appeals will be listened to with pa
thence by them or profit to ourselves For
myself, have thought that the abuse and ca
lumny has been coming from the North against
the South for many years. Witness their
breaking up the churches their pulpit ha-
rangues, their abolition newspapers, their
convention resolutions, such speeches as Sum
ner 5, the election Of Andrews as Governor, the
celebration Of John Brown as martyr, and
10 crown ali, the circulation Of Helpers nia-
nous book as an electloneering document.
As to claiming negroes by violence, the own
ers tried 10 get them under a law OF Con-
gress, and were met by mob law and threats
OF the penitentiary.
As to Mr.. Readings notion that it is the
duty of Congress TO make war on the North,
to get back runaway negroes, it is all non.
4 - a inc hat IN 4 IL
South, would be treated as John Brown was
if we go with the South, Mr.. Reading may
think we would deserve it; and SO old Eng
land thought our revolutionary patriots de-
served hanging. But there are two opinion;
on this point have made these few obser
vatons merely to point out the prociyities o
Mr.. Reading, and almost ask your pardon
for noticing it all, for the spirit Of his com.
munication must be plain to every one.
au MONTGOMERY.
LIscoLS's WnsKERs AND THE GIns.--Th,
taste displayed by Mr. Lincoln on his tour Il
Washington is, TO say the least Questionable
The idea of future head Of great nation
the presden, elect of the United States, one Of
the great potentates Of the earth, the represen.
tttive man of republican and democratic in
Notwithstanding speeches in which he al
ludes to his own whiskers, and amid the terri
BILE calamltleS which impend over the whole
country, on his way to take possession OF til,
chair Of Washington, telling the people stories
about stupid letters lac had received from stu
pid girls he had never seen nay more, call.
ing the girls upon the stand to him, aud kiss
ing them before gtping crowd is any thing
but imposing-is, in fact, disgusting. People
of ordinary dignity and refinement are accus.
toned to keep their endeaFments for those who
have a right 10 them, and even TO those they
are only offered in private. But our new Pre-.
sident calls the women he likes up 70 him, aud
salutes them in public. One cannot very rea-
Oily imagine the grave and decorous predeces-
sors Of the lloosier making themselves speota.
cles in this way for the vulgar tests of the null
titude II Is TO be hoped that Mr. Lincoln will
not expect TO carry the same style Of behavior
into the White House; when he is president,
viii he siill throw the handkerchief and sum
mon whomever be prefers, to oCei her a caress
What is prohibited even on the Paris stage MS
too gross 20 be offered TO public women. the
successor OF Washington commits MS he pro-
crosses to the capitol, Of which he is so soon
10 be the ruler 1t is also to be hoped there
will he no illusions TO the important subject OF
Mr. Lincoln's whiskers in the inaugural adj
dress Such things may do for the hustings
Of Illinois, but hardly for a man with the
weight Of dissolving empire on his Shout
ders.--M Y. Express.