Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-24

from The speaker In the Senate 70 che ef
feet that the Ex.cat:vs Of this State hss
slandsred men in high position. he tbosgA
be had the evidence in the Exscutive'.
own doeunents. from his own pen, and
from the circumstances surroundine the
ease and the fsets-snd these subst,ntia.
ted the plain facts that he had maiataiaed
we're trus., f-. ....-.-...--
! The Governor Of sho State had been
pleased 10 say that he (the speaker) h,d
slaudesed him. beeauss he ssid ha had
not performed his dusy, and hs would ad-
init that IL he had not proved 10 svsry
man within the sound Of his voice that the
Exesut:ve .: this State had not psrsoru-
cd his dsty in the premises. he would ae-
knowledge that hs hsl slsndsred him.
The Governor. IN ais eommunicasicn 20
the Senate, asked whether or not the
speaker had read hs card in the Ba:ti-
more Sun some time in February. He
had not seea It. and more than that, he
had not the time to see 90 much - the
Executive. Bat he would give him the
benefit Of his whole letter, and risk the
case even upon that letter Of copvictiug
him in the premises The Constitution
Of the State. page 80. section 9. says. in
regard to the Executive of the State,
"tha. he shall take care that the laws are
faithfully executed" In the beginning,
or in portion Of his message, in regard
to that part which alludes to the Bal.i-
more and Ohio Railroad, he states this
fact: that he is bound BY his duty to pro-
csed in accordance with The law, &C.
Another provision in the Consultation.
which is very important to .his case, is
this: The speaker here read from Sec
tion Is Of the Constitution, defining the
duty Of the Governor to examine, under
oath. the Treasurer's and Comptrol!er's
accounts. Reference was also made to
section 2. chapter 35, wherein it is made
the imperative duty ofthe Governor semi
annually to 70 to sheoihcs Of the Trea-
surer and Comptroller. and to swear them
as to the accuracy of their accounts.
The Governor seemed to excuse himself
under that Law to which be had called the
speakers attention to that card to the Sun,
in which he says tho Treasurer and Comp
troller did not give him the information
regarding the deficiency Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. and. therefore. he
could no: have known it. He would like
the Governor to point to any provision
OF the Constitution that compelled either
the Treasurer or Comptroller to bring the
matter Of any such deficiency to his (the
Governor's) notice.
The meanest man within the limits of
the State. he cared not how ignorant he
might DO. was presumed to know the Law.
Was he to be told that he slandered the
Governor because he presumed to say that
be thought the Governor knew the law
under which he was acting? He would
say-from all the lights hc had upon the
case, from all the evidence aud fact, pre-
sented-hc would say plainly, that If the
Governor did no. 60 to the Treasurer's
and Comptroller's office half yearly for
the purpose ofinvcstigatins their accounts,
and looking at their books and bank ac-
counts. he was not acting in accordance
with his duty as Governor Of the State of
Maryland.
The act Of Assembly of 1868 was be-
fore the Executive Of this State. The
speaker world not refer TO it with regard
to its applicability TO the resolutions be.
fore this bo!y. But there was duty i'm.
posed on the Governor which he did not
carry out. Therefore, be was under the
impression that the Governor acted in Vi
olation Of his duty.
The Governor, since my speech Of the
7th, now stepped for ~ar,;. and what did
ne say? That he didn't know Of shis de-
6ciency in the Treasury-of this failure
upou the part Of the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad Company 10 pay this money into
tho Treasury until few weeks prior to
the 4,h Of November. 1869. The infer
nation was but recently given to the Sem
ate in official form. Until lately, no Senator
knew from any private or official ssa.ment
Of the Governor as regards his ignorance
Of said deficiency, except, from what l un-
derstaud, a few friends Of the Governor.
The secret was locked up within the
! Governors own bosom. The letter from
the Comptroller denies the correctness Of
tho Governors position in the premises
His own testimony. his own evidence.
presented upon this f,or. denies it. The
Governor says he was igaorans of the &C.
ficieacy prior to the time alluded to in
hi. message. He could not deny that
statement. but he would say .ha: oil the
other officials in the city knew aud ,vere
free to speak Of il. It was kpovn to al
most everybody else in Anu,pcls, and
had been discussed for long time prior
70 the date Of that alluded u. So.
The Comptroller. in the letter prescn-
ted as evidence by the Governor. reminds
the Governor Of his visit to the Com p,rol-
lcr's ofiise On this subject s,ms weeks pri.
or TO the S0sh OF Sepse.nbsr. asd ofa con-
versa:ion then had upon it. in wLich bis
ExcellcucJ promised TO renew his exami-
nation Of the secounts few weeks later.
! The speaker continued at length. re-
viewing the course of che Goyernor in
tue matter of acesuuts between the State
aud the Railroad Company, and criticised
in severe terms the letter presented by
the Senator from Anre Arundel. sustain
Ing fully his remarks Of lass week. The
speaker eoueladed BY renarkisg that il
the communication sens to the Senate by
the Governor intended 20 mean that be
. 9TH. spcaker) had acted eoasr.rv N sA.s