Middletown transcript., 1870-08-13
For Tie Middietoun Transcript.
LETTER FROM KENT COUNTY, MD.

For tie Middtctown TRANSCRIPT.
LETTER FROM KENT COUNTY, MD.
Mr.. Editor Perhaps your quon-
dam correspondent " Sinapis has conclu-
ded that the weather has been sufficiently
warm without mustard.
What with the intense heat, the dry
weather, and poor crops, the people of this
ilk think there is abundant ground for
long faces and short purses; yet better
philosophy and truer spirit of enterprize
would dictate different temper. And
they who can accept checrfully the situa-
ton and with elastic energy " try again, :"
will hardly shorten their lives thereby.
The excessive sultriness of the summer
has not been favorable to political agita-
tion, yet the elements are beginning to
move for vigorous fall campaign. The
Kads. are moving; meeting was lately
held at night in dark corner of Kent, in
dingy old darkey church, to hear speech
es from Judge Hugh l.. Bond and the
Hon. General II. Clay Crawford, of Ches-
tertown. Ii. Clay! ALAS! to what
base uses do we come at last" II. Clay
G. is the XIV Amendment orator of the
mongrels of Kent. He makes ink. He
has Photographic gallery and makes pic
lures and perhaps originals lie has
printing press, and rumor has inspired the
hope that he would print paper. 1t is
not known what name it will receive but
1t Is not the onl y nameless thing which
claims paternity from him. A suitable
name might be found in tho character of
its founder and that it may not suffer in
this regard, a suggestion to call it L" The
Ace of Spades and Dark Lantern" might
not be inappropriate. He may yet get
nomination to Congress from his woolly
headed confreres. But what of Democra-
cy? Hon. Mr.. Hambleton has alienated
many friends by his blunder in voting for
the continuation of the odious and oppres-
sive Income Tax, and is not the man for
the battle now to be waged, battle of
desperation.
have heard several good names men
toned, yet l hardly think the right man
is yet before the public. The Democratic
party needs as its Congressional candidate
democrat from principle, high-mnded
honourable man, of age and experience in
political affairs, of ability not only to ex-
press his views, but of sufficient discretion
to know when to keep silent. He should
know the people well, and their wants; he
should be identified with them in principle
and interest, and be thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with party tactics. Such man
would unite the Democratic and Conserva-
tive elements of this District, and such
man is Col. George Gale, of Kent. 1t is
to be hoped that the nominating conven-
ton will consider well not his claims, but
his fitness and ability to unite all classes
against the blue skins and hybrids of this
District Col Gale can beat them, it is
doubtful if another man can.
The Rail Road-not the Kent County
r. r. but the Chestertown Rail Road is
now on its first and last legs.
The wiseacres who direct it arr prepar-
ing to run it from Dryers into town, and
then, by slight curve, to---keep it
there. The road bed between DIVERS
and Bacon's has been bought, graded and
fencing paid for, bnt they abandon that
section, and at an expense of $50, 900 run
it into town, and propose to run it out again
at an expense of $40, 900, making dead
loss to the stock holders of $l35, 900, and
then what? They will have no road, and
only as now one market, and no power
to control what they have built. This
whole thing is shameful swindle, secured
by bogus votes of men who never bought
and paid for a single share of stock.
Some rich developments may yet be
made anent this concern, but my time and
your space does not now admit thereof. |
Why did not the road 60 to Middletown
Why was it not commenced at Deep Land
ing and enormous freightage saved? Why
have not the one-sharc stockholders a
round Chestertown been made to pay up ?
For what specific purpose were these one
sharr and one-day stockholders drummed
up? Can any director tell? If not per-
haps some one else can. A great splutter
was made, amid dining, riding, feasting,
junketing and whiskey guzzling to get the
bonds of the company endorsed by the ci-
ty of Baltimore; why was it not done
Who in Chestertown made efforts to thwart
it? Can any one tell? Or dare no one
tell tales out of school?
Yet the lower part of Kent gave her
share in the States subscription, $50 900