The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-03-05

The Democrat, in lengthy article on
the Report of the Superintendent of Agri-
clture and Labor in Maryland, which is too
long to dredge over, when the prospect is
only favorable for finding little else than
shells, says in one of it's paragraphs:
We venture to assert that Southern
Maryland. in point of intelligence, cult
walton and neral worth, will compare with
any other portion of the State. Moreover
Soutl ern Maryland, for situation, topegra-
ply, soil and climate is almost without a
rival.
With such natural advantages, Southern
Maryland should present a better show in
the census tables than it does. We find
that the cash value of farms in seven north
ern counties Of the State, in 1860, was
81, SAG, Sa6. while the value Of farms in
seven of the most southern counties was
only $35, $685. just one half. 1t strikes
us that the "cultivation here alluded to
was not the cultivation Of the soil, nor the
Intelligence manifested in institutions
of learning, the northern counties showing
!" Moral WORTH" has rather and indefinite
meaning as above used, and we cannot dis
cover where it has spent its force. Perhaps
in the effort to erect a whipping post in
ties in the State! These figures are the
representatives of values ten years ago.
when slavery was in its pristine glory,
shedding its tluctifying influence on that
is much greater at the present time.
AS the southern counties rule our Legis-
lature at present, we may with reasonable
hope look to that body for reflection of
the intelligence" and "moral worth :"
referred to by the Democrat, and rather
than intrude our own opinions of the moral
and intellectual status Of that political as
sembly. we quote from the D6mocrat Of the
same issue the above extract is taken, as
follows.
In an article on the Publication of tho
Laws, that paper says:
"Inteligence reaches us from Annapolis
tnaG our Legislature Is tHuS surviving 10 10
penny wise, while We hear Of nothing as
yet being done to stop its pound foolish
ness. Its militia pa.eantIy still tlourishes.
Its oyster police are as erocions as ever
Its school system still swallows its millions.
Its pension list daily Increases, the old pen-
sioners at a respectful distance sucking the
pap in the name of past ser, ices, its new
ones hanging on around the Capitol doing
nothing and getting paid for prospective
labsrs. The Governor lives in his palace
and stables his blosded chargers in $751;
stables. Thousands are spent in publishing
reports and other documents that 90 to re-
plenish the BARRIERS basket or the paper
makers vat, and much more moves on in
the stately tread of wealthy dignity, while
a parcel Of economists seek to secure the
reputation for retrenchment by saving a
paltry fifteen thousand dollars by refusing
to let the people see what laws they are
enacting."
This is the Democrats picture of the
"intelligence and "moral worth " OF the
Southern counties. The figures from the
Census Reports, in the preceding part of
this article, define their position as cultiva-
tors OF the soil, at least. "Morssver,
Southern Marylaad, for situation, topog-
raphy, soil and climate, is almost without
a rival - Ahem, brother, let us pray