Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-07-09

the members Of Coagress, Will De allowed
10 ki-= ana drench themselves al li5jtara.
We earnestly hope they will not drench
anv more than they do now, for II they
dot. ]. B. will be obliged 70 furnish
carts and horses 10 follow them from rum
mill 70 rulu-uliIl 70 take them home WHEN
required. Not tad IDEA. for each mem
Der to have his ear; nestly painted with
his name in fall: SAY the Hon Disk Yates,
Wizards Hotel. raon y or other place.
the names of nirck ii would not 10 10 cire.
You see the Hon. Mr. ! ,uinbles iuto the
gutter on his Wy, policeman hncs hnn,
blows his whistle, calls ont Hon. M
Yates cart" il minute or two up comes
the cart, policeman turables him IN, looks
on the side, sees tie number, tells the dfi-
yer where to 90 Waterman At the hotel
comes out at the drivers call, the Hon.
VI. c. is carried up stairs, pat 20 bed ali
snug, wakes up next morning, fms him
self in his bed, rings the bell, orders his
cocktail and takes smother nap, before
going to his seat IN the Senate or House
! We fee, certain tue pan Is good one ana
will DO adopted; it will give work TO that
class Of men whose votes vii be certain
for Grant, contractors to make the carts
and harness, horsc-dealers and drivers
We viii propose 70 add to each cart
beautiful young lady from enc Of the
Massachusetts, manufactures and case OF
Cologne voter to battle the temples OF the
Hon while she holds his head IN her lap
The idea is grand ; Bowen, get cart for
yourself and Major Richards to 60 round
anu sec that your friends are we'll care1 t1r
and that the beautiful young Indies are
not caught talking with outsiders.
From our point OF observation We tn nix
the white ni1s have laid the black ones
on the shelf now the scufie for offices has
| come T. !. Il. made cords Of promises
of Office. to the negroes, but, up to date,
the fultilments of their promises have been
few and far between.
The Fourth of July has come and gone.
The Haunting lie has been displayed
at every turn and corner Of this blessed
land until your very eyes ache at the
sight Of it. Firc-crackers have been burn
| Cd BY the ton, cannon and pistol exploded
until YOUR ears ache. oratious delivered,
and freedom and liberty shrieled in our
ears till the iteration is painful Pulpit
! orators have raised their hands aud Ehtnk-
| cd God that this Is land of liberty,
while nearly one half of the States for
whose liberty they returned thanks are III
state of the most ahicct slavery, denied
the meancst rights ever granted to slaves.
their lives and property at the mercy OF
get Of the basest tyrauts that ever NOV
cd over the face Of Gods earth. We
could but think the dag had been much
better observed " day fasting, huIniN
alton, and PRAYER Gas many kept it, than
day ot rejoicing. Tear down the hauut-
ing lie'-it binds frllow-inan III chains.
God keep us from such liberty as this.
The people VITO have rrmaibel il
Washington are wild over the Convention
and nothing else IS talked of or spccutatsd
on. The eagcrucss Of the Radicals for
the nomination of Peudlcton almost
amounts to mauia. We learn from .
prominent Radical in>thls city that one
! Of the prime leaders Q: the Kallcat party
eivcs ~ the election Of Grant, unless
Pepilctou is nominated and SAYS It Is the
/ only ghost Of chance Grant has. Mr.
Stevens will, We hear, again Address the
House to-morrow On tie subject cf\ IN
parchment and agail bring charges against
the President q 81 entirely aeW charac-
ter. We suppose Mr.. 5. now thinks he
has the game IN hia own hands, as there
are enc or two more c1rpct-bag ro9ues IN
the Senate. The heat for the last weel.
has been most Intense the thermometer