Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-09-10
&C. aMJSEATED.
IT, The Edit ot-the s. Mrs'. Beacon

We have no desire for 4 ne wspaper con
trovcrsv. We feel ourselves always re-
sponsible to the people for our acts whilst
We are their representatives. Numerous
versions hare been given of the diff
ferent bills affecting the charter Of the
Southern MARYLAND Railroad. All points
connected with tina. subject, ", expected
70 i scuss at the proper time, but feel
now constrained to communicate 70 you the
views witch actuatcd our course upon this
subj Ct, because YOU have received com
nunication from Sentinel which is cal
cuIated TO mi.lead the public mind. By ar
gurng the question upon basis which
does not exist in fact He who reads the
communication Of" Sentinel viii perceive
that his whole idea is based ipon the
fact, that the survey Of raiir,ad from
some point in PrineeGeorge's County TO
Point Lookout is premature. and may
avail nothug because ''there is no com
panv al present formed" We will refer
".Srntirs" to page 231 Of the Acts Of
1868 and lie will there discover that there
is passed Charter for railroad to be
built upon this very line.
Another idea is prevalent, that the
State of Mar,la has appropriated to St.
Mays County 3l73 600 for the Purpo-
ses of internal improvements, Md If not
used for railroad purposes. can be used
for local interests ".SeWlnef' eSntri.
butes some what to this error. He mis-
quotes the lst Section Of the bill when he
says, "Secton lst OF this bill provides,
that no part Of this sum shall be drawn
from the Treasury, except upon an athda-
! Wit Of the President of chartered COM
pany," &c, &c. The Section says IAN
/ affidavit of tho President of a railroad
company now chartered or which may
hereafter be. chartered" &C., &c. This
appropriation is especially made Tor rail-
road purposes.
The second Section is properly quoted
| but intended TO mislead that If the
whole or any portion of the fund shall
not be demanded, according to tie pro-
visions of this Act, it shall be held sa-
cred to be exclusively devoted 10 Internal
improvements in said counties, subject to
future lcgislation.'
The inference that ",SentineF would
have you to draw from that is, then let
it be held sacred at least for future legis-
laion for ourselves, our children and our
County" How for ourselves, our chill
dren and on COUNTY II it to sex
pectcd that it could be~o4Nrated to
pay off any of the INCIDENTAL expenses Of
our County he Legislature never in
tended that is INTENDED for such works
OF internal Improvement as would advance
-: .....s the property OF 'n ny, o'A'e ahJ
/nromotc tho general good "hy cou'u
not Mis inference be drawn from the Sec
ond section, which says that II tue
whole or .."y portion OF TIE fund aPpro-
priated By this Act shall rot be deman-
ded, &c. ''by any Of the Cou"s'es refer
red to, then, in that case the aforesaid
$500, 900 he set apart for works OF inter
nal improvements III SAID Counties TO
mt an that if St. Mary. cannot organic
| railroad company, that her portion OF
the whola of the $500, 900 'shall be held
sacred and the faith of the State pledged
that the said amount shall be exclusively
devoted to works Of internal improvement
IN .,t1 I,.4~tass - What amount stthn
$500 ,OOOT and may be devoted by "any
future LEGISLATION" to that County of the
three which has a railroad in progress.
Sentinel says, that this approprla-
ton" of so, 600 for the survey appears
evidently in conflict with the bill creating
the fund The bill creating the fund,
was the Act of Assembly, carrying out
the provision Of the Constitution, passed
in 1868, providing certain conditions to
be complied with prior TO the obtaining
of the fund That Is, after the company
is chartered, &c and SO much money IS
raised equal in amount to that granted
bv the bill. The Act of Assembly for
the survey is distinct and separate, d.
rcyting the Treasurer Of the State to pay
to certain Commissioners out OF the Ire $
ury of Maryland the amount OF $1,000,
which amount shall be deducted from the
amount which will come to St. Mary's
under the original bill of appropriation,
That is the State gives US $4,000 in
money to survey 4 railroad-but says,
that il YOU will comply with the proVls-
ions of the original bill aud desire the
amour, appropriated viz. Sll3,oOo, you
must refund the $4,000 winch we adj
vance YOU, TO the State, by deduction
of the amount approx 10 you.
but" says ..Sertind," 1.-The point to
which public attention should be partcu
larlv directed is, that the sum OF $40
600 here applied for general survey OF
railroad Tor ths benefit OF 81 Marys,
Charles and Prince Georges. IS to be de
Quoted from ana p.id out of the distrlbutIve
proportion of the Sis, 900 coming to St.
Mar,',. We have thus to foot up the
whole bill fer tie survey OF this road
without any cause. or consideration what
ever that the pubic are aware OF. -
Prince George. County has no alpropri-
alton By the State, therefore we can ex-
meet nothing from her. 1t would take four
wears for her to pay any part OF the cost OF
the survey. If every man IL Prince Georges
should be willing 10 It. Charles County
has an appropriauon-we DO not OBJECT
~ her hesltaucy ID subscribing TO the
survey. until she understands that 1t will
he beuehc 81 to her. Should the Com
missioners deeds that this road should
run up the Patuxent Ridge, IT will pass
throus h but narrow strip of Charles and
Ahen N close proximity to the patuxeut
river, consequently OF little advantage to
| Charls s-under such circumstances should
she not hesitate . Give Charles County
the advantages of this road by running
through populous portion of the Coun-
~, auu we mistake her people, if the
Southern Maryland Railroad does not get
her whole appropriation Of sl75,00o.
..Sent,nei says that il Charles Coun-