Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-17

The denial that the call of sAs Commit
ses ..was suseained" by large msjsrisy
oftkc Desncczsiic vote and the asrftirn
fhas threc-iousshs Of the party were .ssn-
represented and misrsprcsented" IN hat
CoEventioa. Is 20 gratnitous and reckless
in d. fsce Of facts showing tie esetrsry.
~ exhibited By the returns u The Jadscs
Of the primary elections. that the cause
hinging for success. upon such assertions.
must be desperate indeed.
But shc point TO which the attention Of
the opposition candidates was especially
eaalea. BY the Chairman Of the Central
Committee. A. a6ording the strongest ar
gument in favor Of nominations. las been
entirely overlooked by Cot Crane. q ven
a. BY the eshes candidate Who esaaysA .
reply TO the defence Of the Central Com
n,ittee. This looks concerted. - IL q
was designed % dsdge Or evsae Il, and
keep its agitation from before the Demo.
cratic voters. The srcadcr viii readily
understand. that l refer % the chaaee
that has taken place IN the voting popu-
lation Of che county. By which the eoiorcd
voters With few white leaders. nearly
our equal in numbers. ere solidfy asrayel
against the Democratic party. h n thiz
party. (the hepuIlican) that win reap the
benefits d my factious schisms IN our par
iy; and they sre now gaping. and has.
tening with avidisy, % swallow tho game
which they think l. spprcachiug tlscir
nets. 30 cunningly set for unvary birds.
Why have they eschewed altogether. this
political change. as lift afforded no argu-
ment 10 favor of'shc call Of the Committee,
and the action oftbe Convention aad pur-
sued their disorgsn:sing hobby. with a
pcrtinacity worthy Of . better cause. and
mose hoeorabsc rcsulsf Do they expect
TO hoodwink Democratic voters, BY rcfu.
sing to consider this change and its ef.
fects? Do they expect Democrats TO be
blindly led BY their personal partialisies
and friendships to their own political de-
struction? l trust there is too much Do
litical virtue alive aud actively burning in
the breast ofevery true Democrst, to aid in
bringing such infamy upon our county.
Let Democrats but deliberately look the
facts in the face, aud yield obedience to q
cool and enlightened judgment. It can
not be said, that the success Of the oppo-
sitionists will not be the success of the
Republican party. which will most surely
lead to such disintegration Of the Dem
ocrasic party, as to put it in minority in
the county. unless in the mean time, the
colored voters should learn. what We all
know to be tho truth. namely. that their
interests are identified in every respect,
with The interests Of the Democratic par
ty. That they will in time learn this les
son, I have not doubt: but not until by
increased enlightenment and intelligence,
they can lay aside the prejudices cngen-
dered in their minds, BY the influence of
their union-league leaders, aud their blue
light night meetings
Remember Democrats, they would have
you look at things as they were two years
and longer ago. They would put you in
the-samc Rip Van Wrinkle slumbcr from
which Col. Cvnc would have you believe.
I have been so recently aroused. ''E,cr-
nal vigilance is the price of liberty"-watch
therefore that you be not overreached BY
the enemy. Demagogues have heretofore
quoted political precedcnts for their pur-
poses, as readily as the Devil can quote
Scripture for his. Don't be alarmed by the
cry Of "party tricks" ''foul wrongs" and
political rings" when that cry is so evil
as~iy prompted solely by Interested mo-
tivcs! It is ouly the cry of disappointed
hope and ambition. raised n excite sympa.
thy. and nislead personal friends. They
have no grievances to redress. And ifthey
had, the manner in which they seek it. is
vengeance upon their own friends. 1t true
the madness of desperate men is often too
hard for those who would guide them in the
path of safety and honor but in the end
they have cause to regret their mad career.
JOHN F DENT.
Chairman Dem.
Central Com rittee
for St. Mary's county.
Aug. Is. 1871.