Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-17
T SPEECH
OF
HON. g. FRED. MADDOX.

HON. g. FRED. MADDOX
Delivered "a the Senate Of Ma-vlan5 F.;
day. the 5th of March, inssanf. ON ,h
Report Of the Fsanee Committe, q
that body on the House Resolutions /,
regard 70 The Baltimore aad Ohio Rad
road Company.
Mr. P-esidsas-It has been p,y wish
desire and sine-rcs: h2pe that the aues
tons nov in debate should have been an
preached by Sena'o-s 10 q spirit devoid o
political and personal bitterness. and.
possible, undue and unkiad bias. snt
that. IN eanvsssing the acts, words ans
motives Of men in high and re.ponsibl,
positions, ve would have abstained srou
impaiing to them unworthy motives O.
frat !uient inieafs that our debates voult
NOT hsve exhibited want Of f,irness o.
be marked with that virulent spirit of un.
Just accusation which has characteris ID
the late message Of G,vernor Bowie "a
the General Assembly Of Maryland-a.
least that its u just and mali .nan. accu.
sations Of fraud against distin guishcd
hnn"red and hunorai,ie ci,iz ,ns' Of our
State. would no. have foun | an ech !, wish.
in these waIls-but the hopes aud ex,ec.
'at'oHs of men are too often E,ted TO di,-
appointment. and our instincts and sen
sibilities as men aud gentlemen have been
shocked by the disgusting repetition of the
slanderous assertions Of the m ,ssagc, with
aided matter conceived and enuuciased, ,
with all the Particularly Of IN .,urel, in :
dustri"us aud calculating ~mrity. IF in
the course Of my remarks I should de.
par. from line of conduc, I would f,in
have prescribed to others. IfIavail nv.
self ot the privilege Of debate to arraign
and condemn the acts, words and motives
of men in high off ;ial positions, Senator's
will remember that the ex,mple and pro.
vocation to do SO have been given in
written and official commune atoms, and
their slanderous contents have b.en re-
peased, endorsed aud ampli6si ON this
floor.
Mr.. kimmell here rose and said:
II the Senator from St. Mary's (Mr.
Madiox) means TO sly that any state.
ment that | have made is the result of d..
liberate. calculating enmity. he says wha,
is flise as hell. And I declare further,
that | am responsible outside of the wall.
of this Chamber for the assertion make.
Mr.. Maddox-That is for the future,
[ will proceed:
Many and diversified are the questions
in connection with the Baltimore and Ohio
Rtilroad which have arisen before the pres.
ent Legislature of this State, each indi.
vldual member having his own peculiar
views as regards the settlement Of this
vexed Question many Induced b. she
prcjudIcs which has been instilled into
their minds by the frequent eommunica-
ti"ns which have been addressed to the
public By the President Of the Blltimore
and Potomac K ,ilrpad for the last two CT
three years. 1t can be safely said ,ha,
no occasion has arisen, within that limit Of
time. when there was necessity to s,y one
word in regard to the B ,ltim sre AMI Po.
tomac, or any other rosi in this State,
that the Baltimore and Ohio did no. come
IN tor q fail share Of abus. from the Pres.
ident Of the Baltimore and Potomac. and
especially when the Baltimore and Oai,
was innocently pursuing the even tenor
Of its way. witaou'. in the slightest de.
gree. doing aught which might be con.
s'dered as u recognition ths, such q char.
ter as the Biltinore and Potom &c was in
existence. The people of the State have
lived in a fever Of excitement 10 regard
to the many misdceis Of this ro,d-,ol
many to be enumerated here. TIE c,m.
manIca,ions so~hc rublidpres.. freqaen,
as they have been. ani so d,maaiug to
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad, werc
but the precursor! Of that communication
which emauatcl from the Executive
Chamber. so full Of deally poison. So re-
dolont with views inconsistent with facts
50 hostile in ali its attitule to tha. cor.
poration upon which the people have Sc
long been taugh. to look as a general
benefit. and whose interests in the pas,
have fully been identified with the In.
tcrrst uf the entire State. This Execu.
tive message. SO full Of errors and mis-.
statements Of facts. has exceeded all and
everything which has appeared in public
print. Not content with exhibiting "a
the world false conclusions FROM false pre-
misses. il has essaycd persis.ently and un.
justly to charge that corporation wish
fraud. Such might b the views Of the
Executive. in order to excite the Lesis.
iature to action. but such are Not the
views oil the Executive under the pre-
scribed oath of his Office. for If they ha
have been. the State of Marylan has al.
ready given full power to the Governor
to protect its Interest from violation by
any chartered corporation. The &C, OF
1863 gives full power to the Execu i've
20 call 20 al account any Delinquent. cor.
pora6on for the violation Of its plish,ed
faith. Tue Governor had full Do wcr and
authority to protect she public iuteres, ;
and his ueslcc, to DO 90. can it b, a,.ri.
bu,able TO \ magnanimous forbs ars,cs.
or tc cousci, usuess Of the peculiar deli.
cacy Of his position The past has i'm.
posed no such refraiuiug influence, as re.
gasds this great question. Tor we'll be i,
known. aud all the facts will testify, thai
this>great issue has been met, no, as i,
should have been by the Executive. Ia
the spirit Of even-hanssca justice, bu,
rather in forgs,iuluess Of his high poi.
ton, aud the duties which it imposed
upon him. aud under the asperi,y Of feel.
ing which weiied up in the heart Of the
partisan President OF rival corporation
It will be said that is vas the duty o.
be Governor 10 call the attention Of th,