Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-07-07

The Primary Meetings fof the selection OF
dilsssess to the County Convention to b held
% the 18th, will take place tomorrow. Let
khsrs b. a full turnout Of the people.
~ We are in receipt of an anonymous
communication, postmarked "Glymont," levi
IDENTIFY with intent to mislead as as to author
ship,) 10 which the writer, impelled doubtless
BY . narrow minded and most contemplate
species Of jealousy, undertakes to find fault
With certain act Of ours in the conduct Of
our papsr, and for which we profess no &C
.couptability to him OF to aught else save our
own conscience aud judgment. Having fail
sdtto comply with our rules, requiring the
suthor's name to be given, and for another
and s'greatsr reason-for the sake Of any
lingering spark of decency and self-respect
which may be yet latently abiding within
him-we decline to publish. the article in
question, OF even to allude directly to its con-
ssnts.i Our paper, We would have this poll
Eoal slubberdegullion excuse the word for
Ills dirty subject we are dealing with, as
we'll ~ all others, to know; is owned by our
self, worked by ourself and controlled by our
seH 10 suit our own notions. Our views are
broad, open and liberal, and we doubt not, in
the great majority Of cases, the reflex Of pop
ular sentiment. And in case ours should
conflict with the views of others, we are al
ways ready and willing to hear earnest and
respectful protests and to spread them out in
eur paper and thus give them the benefit Of
our circulation. But anonymous, scurrilous
communications sent to a distant postoffice to
be mailed, can never find place in our COL
umns. All these subterfuges Of the author,
however, are Of no avail. He is well known
tous. Out of crowd Of 10000, we could
point to him and say in the language Of Ma
than 70 David, "7heu art the man." What
boots i than, bis disguised handwriting, bis
mailing from . distant Officer Apart from
The visible earmarks of the article itself, there
are msny,others that would gside ss uner-
Singly to solution of the question Of author
ship. Whsss else, " ask, than 10 g. Of
- ------- shsuld We look for. such . mean
and eonsemptibls exhibition Of spleen, envy
and.sll uncharitablsness" Politically, we
know that be ID turncoat Of the "dead duck"
spscies, but were We disposed to sink him 10
yn1 usjpel, uaFEer aud everduring depths Of
oblivion, contempt and insignifcance, we
would, have only 70 publish bis piece and
~lsavs The rest to time and his oountrymen."
knowing that be is dead politically, We had
hoped 70 go him quietly iuurued 10 the sepul-
ehre Of fotgetfulness, without again, like Ham
lsts father, "rsvisitine the pale glimpscs Of
the MOON" and making night hidepus by
sssh . disgusting exhibition Of petty envy
snd haes. si4 .5i'e.' -
This se-ueio.s scsibSses, be conplseently
informs %, cav . sDsmoe,at tess up" the
1sssss ~ Mo postoflce the other day !" aud
anothsr sid, Al The same tina and place, if
~ did 70 asd 90, &c., "he would see yos
I'D before he'd pay You arrears for SUBJ
scsiplion." Hoity, toityl You don't say sol
taith, end wasn't It yourself that said it Z Be
tbat q It may, We take this occasion to say
10 che individual we'll be DID" il We
dbn't msEe him fork over, if be doesn't hap
pen - Be subject Of pettiooat government
and stand u that delightful situation est Of
which nothing can be made.
Again, his district last fall gave meprity
ior Msrrick Of about So votes" (57 is the true
number - per official returus,) and now, if SO
and 20 is done, "the result will be the other
wy BY a least 100 majority" Undoubtedly,
Il this individual had the control of matters
The resslt Of last fall was indeed glorious, but
10 what respect was Il due to him : How
many votes, save his own, did be contribute
Did be odd single one, We doubt it
nsuchy.
So much ios oug anonymous seribbley.-
Anonymous be came to us, alike naneless and
dishonored We dismiss him to oblivion and
His sslf-accuGng conscience Gf be has any,.
willing 10 wouod add yet afraid to strike"
he has sought eovertly, not IN the broad glare
of daylight nor after the manner of honorable
men, to do injustice to an unoffending gentle
man, and in this has put himself beneath the
notes of ak right-niuded people Of whatever
sex, age or condizon. Time was, in the light
81 the events Of The last eight or nine months,
when We had hoped for better things-that in
the slougbing of Of the old coil the old poison
had diseppsared with it.; but, alas, we are
doomed to disappointment. In truth, we
nigh have known that tho old leaven, do
what 10 wosld. cut as many political antics,
somsrsaults or evolutiaps Is be might, would
still cling to bin and remain With him for
ever. 1n view Of last falls stonement, We,
10 common with others, we're disposed TO cover
him and bis manifold Sins with The mantle Of
sbazity, but, becoming reckless and impatient
under ebscurisy, b, himself, has lifted the
Nokanns veil which obscuved his couutenancs
and again revealed It to the public gaze in all
IT. bidsous dsformity. Ola truth, what man
uer 81 man is he7 We can only say
'The Lord bless him." but
What in the devil can possess him. =