Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1869-02-19
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1869.

that the County Commissioners will meet
on Monday next to take into considers
tisa hs.qsss.ion d. the disposition Of the
Charles County Internal Improvement
Fund. In reference to this matter the
Tsses can assume no other position than
that heretofore announced. In our capa-
city, - public journalist. We ignore oil
selfish considerations aud are actuated
solely by the desire to do good to and ad-
vance the interests Of ell parts Of the coun.
y, witboutreference to section OF locality.
The fund in question is general fund.
and Is designed for the general good Of
the whole county. In this light we have
regarded and will continue to regard it.
notwithstanding the cavils Of those whose
selfish views and feelings incapacitate them
from > just and impartial consideration OF
tho matter. We have never contemplate
ed the advocacy Of any particular scheme.
Such is not our province, and if BY re-
framing from so doing We iyuriously ef
feet any particular project we arc not re-
sponsible therefor. Representing. as we
aim to do, the whole county. We should
be false to ourselves were we to discrimi-
nate in favor of one interest as against all
others. Promising thus much, let US see
how the matter Of the disposition of this
fund stands. A general fund. it should
be the aim to apply it to the general good,
as far as practicable. So far, We presume.
al are agreed. But how to promote or
bring about this general good. is, just now,
the bone Of contention among our people.
There are two corporations-the Balti-
more and Potomac and the Point Lookout
Roads-asking this appropriation at the
hands of our people. Each has its sdvo-
Gates, and. as if to complicate matters in
. still greater degree. the friends Of the
former corporation are divided upon the
question Of the location Of the route-some
being willing to appropriate the whole
sum in case the road is carried to GER
tain point. and entirely Withholding it if
carried to . different point, and vice versa.
Thus the question stands. In the mean
time, neither road is confessedly ready TO
commence operations at any point within
the limits OF our county. The Point
Lookout Road has. but recently. opened
its subscription books, and the Baltimore
and Potomac Road has not, as yet. broken
ground south Of Marlboro. Yet. at this
early day. our County Commissioners are
called upon % divest themselves Of oil
control oyer this. county fund. BY ap-
propriating it to roads which are. to all
inteuts and purposes. as alien to Charles
county As if they were located in the up
Der or eastern section Of the State. Once
appropriated. the authority ofthe Commis-
sioners aud. pari nsateria. Of the people
in the premises. ceases. Then the peril
nent inquiry arises. what redress would
our people have. should. after::the sppro-
priation Of this fund. any unforeseen cir
cumstances arise to hinder and delay, or
ultimately defeat the building Of either or
both of these roads? The building Of
either of these roads will cost an enormous
outlay. in comparison with which the fund
at our disposal is but ''as drop in the
bucket" Were the fund large enoug b to
give material aid to either road We would
confess ourselves able to discern some
good reason Why this matter should be
pressed 1t this early day. But, as the
matter stands, We are at loss to divine
The cause or necessity for such speedy &C
ton. Our doctrine is, and We are sure
We will be sustained by every right think
ing man in the community. let Charles
county money be expended on Charles
county soil. When either or both these
roads reach us, then We can act and With
safety. Then We will have living. tangi-
bic evidence Of the long expected fact that
We, indeed. have railroad in our county
Our advice i. wait. New and unforeseen
circumstances may arise. six months Of
twelve months hence, which will tend t.
throw material light upon this question a,
to the proper disposition Of this fund. l!
may be that. BY this time, the conflicting
views Of ear people upon this matter viii
have become reconciled, and public opin'
ion point clearly to the enterprise which
should receive the county support. Apart
from this, we.do not, 1t present, see how
the existing difference Of opinion among
the Commissioners can be reconciled.-
These gentlemen are, Of course. only any
ious to promote the. peoples good. and il
doing 70. o-rspresent, % far as possible
the will Of the people. But elected. Al
they were, without reference to the mea'
sure now pending before them. We cannot
see how they can be expected fully to re-
present the wishes. Of the people. II
.ruth. the people have as vet, had no op