Middletown transcript., 1869-03-06
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Mn. EprroR ~ have not sought a con
sroversy with the Chestertown Editors,
neither have | desired or attempted to ar
ray town and country against each other
| That has been done d long time ago BY the
arrogant assumption Of the town 10 dictate
to the country and absorb and control cv-'
cry common interest,
1t has not been humbly conceded IN this
Correspondence that Chestertown is Kent
County, or that il is in any proper sense
the rival. Of Baltimore. !" This is the
head and front of our offending" Why
do the lending men Of that town SO earn
estly and persistently oppose the extension
of the Kent County Railroad to any ter
minus on the shore Of the Chesapeake !?
The answer is, in the language Of a prom
inent citizen of the town, and a Stockhold-
er and Director in the road, that such an
extension would benefit Baltimore to the
detriment Of the town; whereas il Ches-
tertown were made the Western terminus.
Chester river would be alive with trans
ports bringing the products Of the surround
ing country to the town, and Baltimore be
| wholly excluded from its benefits So, to
spite Baltimore and accomplish the impos-
sible result Of making Chestertown her
commercial rival. all below Chestertown,
taxpayers. stockholders, and citizens, must
be deprived of Railroad facilities. 1t is
notorious that the late contractors urged
that the road could be built more expcdi-
tiously and economically from point ON
the bay than from any inland point. but
they were overruled and forced, by torn
influence, to begin inland.
How much this decision may have in
iiuenced them to abandon the contract, ana
thus delay the completion Of the road let
every one judge.
This influence is continually cxerted to
fetter the energies and ,paralyzc the pros
perity of the County.
of the county and town are mutual ana
their prosperity reciprocal. But such is
not the view held by the people of the
town. At least their policy does not show
it. My object, and yours. doubt not, is
to produce change in their views, to lead
them to see that the connty must make
The town, and that the town oannot make
the county. | regret, of course, that our
well meant efforts should have stirred up
the bile of the Transcript, and its s.new
subscriber (perhaps we may start up
another) nor do feel disposed to handy
epithets with the Editor. He has lost his
temper and is to be pitied, as is every one
who loses what is aost valuable.
may however congratulate him on the
astuteness with which he so adroitly eyades
every point at issue and diverts the atten-
tion of his readers to the irrelevant matter
Of the identity Of ''Sinapis" Seeking by
an unworthy and contemplate espionage
OF the post Office to pry into matter which
nom de plume implied was private, he
has satisfied himself that he has discovered
something wonderful! The Middletown
Transcript comes through the mails to
certain dividual-therefore he is "Sina-
pis," "a miserable fellow! p ''has nothing
mere to lose! and would make MARYLAND
New England province" &c.
Truly these are grave and weighty mat
ters to hang on so slender thread But
the same Transcript comes also in the same
mails, and from the same Office to a very
es.imable young LADY, Therefore she may
he "a miserable fellow" and '.have notli- |
ing here to lose." &c. The argument
proved too much. But let it be conceded |
that "Sinapis' is "a miserable fellow
"What is 'Jettor2" What but one OF
a pair? Sinapis is one, the Transcript
Edltor the other Truly do sympathize
with him in his misery, but cannot yet
angry, 1T is not my nature; if my fellow
gets angry, why | must laugh, or shall
not ''grow fat"
Suppose it is admitted that "he had no.
thing here to lose" My /" fellow and |
need not be miserable about that. for
blessed is he that hath nothing, for he
shall not lose it." This is comfortable
philosophy and must certainly console the
editor. We are fellows" blessed in ba.
wing nothing-why then be miserable p
why not be jolly fellows?
Grant that we are disappointed, dis
carded office holders" The Office Of Coun-
ty Prosecutor is Of no great value; and the
loss OF 1T should not make a ,fellow" mis-.
erable, On the contrary, does it not teach
that admirable lesson, blessed is he wbo
expecti nothing, for he shall not be disap-
pointed Y As to that amazing idea Of
making Maryland province Of Now Eng.
land it is too large for the latitude Of Chrs-
tertown. Maryland might be used for a
work of such magnitude were il not tba,
Chestertown is in Maryland, and her im-
portance renders the thing impossible
Better try something on smaller scale.
the annexation of Queen Anne's to Ches-
tertown, say. Or, as Cuba and IIayti are
IN very restless condition, suppose we 90
IN Tor the absorption of those islands. aud
make Baltimore q suburb Of Chestertown.
But it appears that the unpleasant truths
made public in these communications are
offensive. because not offered to the Ches-
tertown journals. Had they been usher
ed to the public through them, they would.
we are led to infer, have been welcome
Does the Editor mean this Credat Ju-
deus ! Does he know that they were not