Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-05-07

dual. The claims of different gentlemen
have already been urged, and strongly.
urged, by not a few of the respective
friends of each.
Now, MIR. Editor, if you can, by any
means, induce the citizens of Charles
county to umite upon any man, [ doubt
not the Commissioners will most cheerful
ly lido likewise ;" otherwise, they can only
promise to do what they conscientiously
believe for the best without rejecting on
the qualifications of any.
COMMISSIONER.
May 51s, 1868. 1.
~We cheerfully give place to the
above communication in our present issue.
Our correspondent mistakes our position
when he says we gave them (he Com
missioners) 'the benefit of our views as
to the man who should be selected as Ex-
aminer." Our remarks were as to the
quail fcations of the man and not as to the
man. We named no one and alluded
either directly or indirectly to no one
The observations we submitted were of
general character, and were far from
being intended to forestall the Commits
sioners in the exercise of the right and
duty Of deciding the question involved ac-
cording to their own views. AS public
journalist we submitted our views to the
public pro bono publico-and not with the
expectation or intention of serving any
gentleman. We stated certain quali6ca-
tons which we conceived to appertain to
this officer and which all must admit to be
indispensable to the proper discharge of
the duties devolved upon him. Now,
while insisting that our remarks are not
susceptible of personal application, nor
were intended to subserve personal ends,
yet if those general qualifications of which
we have spoken, spso .tacto, point more
directly to any one party as the proper
person for the position, than to another,
We cannot but regard them, in the spirit
Of the language of Iago, as the "strong
circumstance which. if followed, twill
lead" the Commissioners "directly to the
door of TRUTH" and thus rid them of the
vexations and difficulties incident to this
matter. We only asked the Commission
ers to appoint that man who possessed, in
the most marked degree. the qualifications
necessary for the thorough and efficient
discharge of the duties of the Office, and,
in doing SO. stated some general princi-
pies which we conceived applicable to the
case. Such man the people want and
such . man is necessary to the practical
working of the system. We are aware
our people are not agreed as to this man
and that there is little hope Of reconciling
conflicting opinions. This, however. is
not to be expected. Unanimity is not to
be hoped for by any candidate for Office,
yet, when the majority have set the seal
Of their appreciation, it would be strange
ifrthe minority did not yield a ready ac-
quiescence. Were the Office one in the
gift of the people the verdict of popular
appreciation would unquestionably settle
conflicting views and who doubts the de-
cision Of the Commissioners, (servants of,
and amenable to the people as they are, J
will effect the same result? In the action
Of the Commissioners let the voice of the
people, as far as it can be ascertained, be
expressed, and we guarantee there will be
an end to ali further opposition. As to
what is the will Of the people upon this
question We express no opinion. They
look not to the man but to. his qualifca-
tioBs. Such, we have never hesitated to
believe, will be the action of the Commits
sioners. We believe we know these gen.
tlemen too we'll to doubt, for moment,
the truth of this. Such being the case.
the action of the Commissioners, whatever
it may be, will, we believe, put an end to
all dispute, and will receive the endorse
ment Of the people. We ourself have no
means, nor have We the inclination to at
tempt the task, Of reconciling public opin-
ion upon this subject. All we ask and all
that can reasonably be asked by any one,
is that the Commissioners do that which
they conscientiously believe for the best.
This is the measure Of the requirements
Of the public, and with it every one must
and will be satisfied.