Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-01
The Coming Contest.

The Coming Contest.
1t will be we'll for our Democratic friends
throughout Maryland to be CD the alert in an
ticipation of the coming fall elections, and
prepare for vigorous, thorough campaign.
In the first place, unity of action is of the
very highest importance. The entire Demo
cracy must move together. Discussions
should they at any time crop out, either on
account of personal or other selfish motives,
must give way to the paramount policy OF
certain triumph.
1t should be borne in mind that the Repub-
licans are even now taking courage with their
new colored voting element, and many of them
count upon success. Buoyed up by this hope,
and desire to revolutonize our State in or
der to get office, they will work hard, leaving
no means unavailed of whereby to regain po-
litical power. They will spend both time and
money wherever either can be effectively APP
piled. The contest with them is intended
we are assured, to be desperate.
| There is much at stake to induce their ac-
tivity. Should radicaism triumph, as a mat
ter Of course, every Office in the State would
eventually fall into its hands. This is an or
iect by no means trifing A Republican ma
jority in both houses of the Legislature would
ultimately lead to the assembling of another
Constitutional Convention and the production
of a new State Constitution, with view of
recognizing the judiciary and of filling all Of
fees with members of that party. This is
undoubtedly their aim.
We do not seriously apprehend such re-
suit, but it is well to be on the alert and ward
off even the faintest possibility of so disastrous
a calamity, by harmony in our own ranks
and unity of action in every respect.
1t may seem early to begin, but precaution-
airy movements in matters so vital!y momen-
tous cannot be commenced too soon. Let our
friends, therefore, move solidly together, hav-
ing in view but the one object. and that GER
tain victory .-Maryzand Republican.
The Richmond and Potomac Railroad.
The Richmond Wing of Wednesday, the
22d ult., says:
There is now before the House Of Delegates
a bill for the incorporation of a road in which
this city has no little interest, and which, we
learn, has the approval Of the people along
its proposed line of route.
Our readers are aware that under the au-
thority of the Legislature of Maryland there
is now road in progress of construction from
Baltimore to the Potomac river, under the
presidency of the Governor of that State
With this road it is proposed to connect Rich
mond by the Richmond and Potomac Rail-
road, thereby securing shorter, speedier and
more economical transit from Richmond to
Baltimore than is now provided by any of the
existing routes.
Naturally this bill has evoked the earnest
protest of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company, and we have
now before us the manifesto of its President,
addressed to the General Assembly Of Viz
MA
aht th COMPANY mpnog has for over thirty
mac e. = railway to the Poto-
= - lfo.lI Richmond, and its exclusive privi-
leges have just now expired, or are about 70
expire. We are not aware of-Any .otheI rail-
way in the United States to which exclusive
privileges have been granted other than the
Camden and Amboy road. 1t is assuredly
true that competing line of railway will Sc
cure TO the people lower TaleS, uioIe aS0oul-
mediation and speedier transit.
On the present line to Wasbington-llO
miles, 40 of which are by water-the rate for
travel is 81 so, or 6 81 cents per mile, and
the time is hours, or 13a miles per hour.
From New York to Philadelphia by the
Camden and Amboy route, SO miles, the fare
is So Is, (of which one dollar goes to the
State,) 3-38 cents per mile, and the time is
three hours, or 80 miles an hour.
That the charges are extortionate must be
apparent to all, and we have no doubt that
they might and could be reduced one-half,
unless, indeed, the management might object
to the large increase Of passengers resulting
from reduced rates.
This road is controlled in great measure,
if not in whole. by Philadelphia parties, who
also own the Norfolk and Seaboard road and
the Bay Line of Steamers from Norfolk to
Baltimore, and herein at once is found the ex-
planation of 132 miles per hour from Rich
mond to Washington. The schedules of the
two lines are so arranged that the Northern
bound passenger by either route reaches WASH
ington at the same hour, and thus passengers
by the Aqua Creek route are detained four
hours to wait for those on the Bay Line
And this is to be perpetuated because forsooth
this monopoly may be damaged by rival
line
The President of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac line appeals most earnest
ly to the Legislature not to permit this dam
age, nor allow an invasion of its rights.
We since learn that the House bill to in
corporate the Richmond and Potomac Rail-
road Company, was amended and passed
The bill gives authority to incorporate COM
pany to construct and operate railroad. with
one or more tracks, from the city of Richmond
through the counties of Henrico, Hanover,
King William, Caroline and King George, to
the Potomac river, at such point as the said
company may select 10 the county of King
George, with the right to construct branch
from said main line to the town of Fredericks-
burg; and with the right also to cross at
grade and connect with any railroad now or
hereafter to be constructed in the vicinity of
fredericksburg.
B9 R. S. Morse, the proprietor of the City
and St. James hotels, in New Orleans, is feed
ing his guests on the refrigerated beef brought
from Texas, much to their satisfaction. He
says that it keeps longer and better than beef
slaughtered and treated in the ordinary way