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

az th~ lsr''ish feet dnr'n~ Tho VIZ Of
1912. Tho torch hes;.i. id full shsrs
os mi,eh;-s. tn. ~riaemie nfshas pcricd
sweps at msrv hu~d.~is 81 evcrv .ye
Nv~r 'he s~u'h-wrsarrn reninsuis. Th-s~
drswhrek,. lcss~s saI ni.fer;a-.s. rasv
stso hsve si-'cd in dclayine tie r-osr~s:-
W ~ the eldest section # the Sac. Em.
ierssioa 10 IN measure suspended Wars
70 10 hoped sre over for time as least.
.na M rr,silence ~ fearful or general
character hn visisrd NJ snT nearly half
century. The time. shrses.re. promises to
lie prsritjHus fnr recuperasinn and far i'm
rrovsm~nf We entertain some 4. licarv
- sugeesiins the mode of in.lueing i'm
migrants IN take u their abode with NJ.
Tksre viii te saHe difficulty. no doubt.
n d'vevtinr the tide Of Immigration from
he veuseS etsnn~ls. tn. shin 10 barely
n"ared 20 the wharf befor. her living
fright iso. che train for The West. The
strangers give themselves No rest until
sbsv feashe TIRE trans Mississippi air. nor
Do tlsy sasnifss: soy interest whatever in
Tie equity they travel OVER.
Thc;r pmyoss, are hx~d. and the cnn-
srsess likely persec.ed before they leave
the fatheriand. Inducements cf consid-
erahie weight. must he held out for a
While u lcsst. The cary Colonial Pro-
avietary Of Maryland. gave tonus Of
100 scrcs or more TO every able-bodied
White rrn that came into the Province to
inhaJif. Similar inducements were also
keA cut 10 the other sex. The country
wss ihrn . vildssn~ss, wishou. 'schoole or
churches. AMI cxecr, Immediately on the
raSigahlc vsters without clcarings. A
efvrdcd pepulstion at hcme. however.
With the lore OF adventure, and religious
irtGierare". al combined to make Ii,
Iard,hip, coalitions Of plantation" sc-
eer.stlc ard for While strangers poured
raridiy into the colony. This ia mat
Ter OF record and 10 referred 10 ~ merely
furnishing an idea. We want from
abroad. land buyers and land workers -
both may be found in Germany. The
Germans. however. will not become our
tenants. TLosa WHO settle in this coup-
Try bring money.
The very poor. the unenserrris;ng and
unamtitious rarely cnigrate from any
country.
A arr, Of 20 OF. 80 acres satisfies
Gcrnaa. He wants no more land than
he can cultivate to an advantage. but
few years rast a colony Of Germans made
arrangements to locate in st. Msry's
county; several hundred acres of land
xsrc contracted for, be divided into 90
serc lots. aud the building Of tho houses
for the different families was on the eve
sfbeiag eoumcscri. when the entire ar
Tssgeaent frll through. We zee no rca-
90 Shy similar plan carried out in good
faith should not be successful. A small
qratrity Of 3 scrcs migL: be thrown in If
found necessary.
There Is scarcely landholdcr in south.
western Maryland that cannot part with
tsicr 20 acres 20 such o class Of people,
and be gamer by the transaction. Men
src very slow TO part with property even
though pro itlcss to them to secure mere
probable advantages. The bait is of GER
tain value. for i, 10 so considered whi'c
the capture Of the prey is doubtful. Some
With more craft aad sei6shness, may re-
cosnnend tho sacrifice 10 others while
they decline making it themselves. under
The hope cf rearing equal advantages with
those that do. State Legislation may lc-
Ultimately intsrpose, Wien ignorance. sell
dshness and sksp,icism stand opposed to
Improvement.
Every citizen Of the State is interested
in the prosperity Of u,h-western Mary
land. The Marylander who feels no in
sercss in any section bu, bis own. is but
kiile wiser than the seaman who cared
not hov soon the stern Of the ship went
doxn ~ long as the foreas.le was aaoat.
Tire improvement Of this peninsula
veald be aavantageously felt by every
Taxpayer in the State. and BY. the citi-
seus Of Baltimore particularly. South
western Maryland haSA besides. 6sims
upon the upper section e the State. A.
DEL! - si0n those of; p. Monumental
Ell. ~
Every property holdeFs anoagst US has
been paying taxes for nearly - years to
seears TO them those transportation kcil-
isics which We are now askiae. for our
sslvss. Tie obligation 10 nons the less
hindisg from the fact that the delegation
FROM tie lower counties Of the Western
shore, voted. We believe, as q unit for ev-
cry appropriation for. tie Improvement Of
upper Maryland and 10 the advantage Of
lialtimers. The obligation is not can
csllsd by the late conditional appropria-
tioa Of Eve hundred thousand dollars, for
internal improvement purposes to the pen
issslsr eeaHties. The share allotted to
eseA county il insufficient 10 secure any
real advantage to either of them, nor can
The appropriation be 90 united to one
isint fund - 10 construct any railroad i'm
rrovcnaent bene 6cial TO all ofthem. The
fsssxens river separating Calvert county
from the rest cannot be bFid ged below
Hsll's Landing. All this may appear to
have No eonncc,ion With the Southern
Maryland Railroad. But the Company
organised an1rf the charter of that work.
VII b the most suitable agent 10 make
and rsrsess che necessary arrangements
ks im~igrsiisa, while in doing SO. they
vill seare he funds required to carry on
sLs vosks Of oss r.ilrssd. BY the con.
diiisa Of the charter. real est.te nav be ,
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