Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-08-15

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Nx,uxs Epsraas >-ls wessd srrsa that ths |
mid and frieadiy stricsnrer passed hv yoar COR
respondent 8. J. C.. 90 tho bill Of indictment
lately barred against the commissienexs Of Tax |
and all and snndries residing hetxesn Leonard |
town and Poias Lockout. ard Point Iockons
and Charlotte Han (heing about two-shirds Of
oar ei,iaensl have not found favor IN the sight
Of seniineI. and In his opinion hardly need .
reply"
Thew certainly have received - a.s~er. no,
to saw eyeu On affempf af reFssafios Sensinei
has declined, rrudentiv declined, 20 gragple
with that ssmAss Of Irrelevant matter" He has
made no effort 10 extrieste hiuselffrom his own
reckless aud contradictory statements and aver
menss. He has failed 10 reconcile his pointed
and voluntary recognition OF the 'ssnpi< sssr-
aHtee and Best eridence q good faitA' on which
the Commissioners based their ''order." with
his previous assertion that this same order s.was
. bold faced act of injustice and q reckless dis
regard Of public opinion" He has failed to
point out how The mass Of the people" how
the ''citisens Of the county could he ignorant Of
what was passing in relation to the State fund
and the pending Order Of the Commissioners
AID could be pefitiosi.g snd iprotesfiss against
IL at one and the same time. From any such
effort. from any such duty, however incumhen.
on him, he has for reasons satisfactory 20 him
self drawn back and has favored as with a bare
reitrraiion of his former unsupported accasa-
tons, with the addition ofa lew more new ones
equally vel, proven. In lieu OF the ample proof
and evidence which the public had a right 10
expect and did expect from him, he has done
whatr He has left his sGne at the ssBeacon'
Once with request that il shoald be given as
authority for his statements, and further that
be assumes the responsibility to prove AL the
assertions made by him.
What value or weight Sentinel attaches to
names" his own included. we know not. But
be his name whatit nav, be i,Smi;h-yones-
or hooinson-names no matter how familiar or
uncommon or high sounding will not he received
oy this or any other community As demons,ra-
non, rs proof OF such grave and criminal accs-
saiion as II has pleased him TO bring against
Officials" and private citizens alike, either d.
Iectly or by fair Implication. The complaint
against Sentinel Is, not that he has assumed he
responsibility 10 prove and ssanswer for ALI the
assertions made bv him but that he has. when
invited to explain his assertions and snhstau-
tate his accusation, E,ied 10 do either, and has
put on that labor of love 20 a more convenient
opportunity. II is loss of time and ink 10 ar
que with writer stiited, dogmatical and
seif-Satisted as Sentinel. nor are his new and
supplemental accusations worthy of notice or
retutation rs long rs former and graver ones re-
main unsnb;tan.iated. Sentinel incincs To the
opinion that il is an act OF ridiculous iemerity
Quixotic in fact, TO attach the slightest impor-
lance TO or seriously notice aughi that has late
ly appeared over his nom de plume" But
most aSSuredly his address ITO the Citizens OF
~. Mary County, as il appeared in a late is.
size OF your paper. was entitled TO some sli yht
acknow!t dsement, aud i: the humb,es; among
them has esSayed TO make il, he ought 20 accent
The effort as mark and Assurance OF Ibis most
distinguished consideration Had Sentinel
prehxed 10 that address his happy aad late quo
Gtion from the Decalogue and had been AZ
some slight pains TO make his assertions con-
f"rmahle 10 its requirements, ne would not now
occupy that bad emuence 10 which his rashness
and uurrovoked enniiy have r,,ised him. To
impute TO Others the acts Of omission and COM
mission OF which men themselves have been
guilty. Is n thing ot every day occurrence The
breach BY him OF the commandment ''thou shall;
not Dear false witness against thy ncichbor."
very naturally and logically awakened a rccol-
lection Oft, but could not prevent its VIOLA
ton.
But has il ever occurred 10 Sentinel to weigh
aud consider the nature and gravity Of the ev-
iaence that he has been bearing against himself
III his late communications? II the Commission
ers OF tax have been guilty of the acts he has
laid 10 their charge il they more or less
than ring of .'rscy eus politicians,
if they are mere ''paraL who have arrro-
pria:ed this fund to sui, teir own Interests how
came il To pass that some ten months ago he
supported them So zeAlousiy. and nominated
them, We NAV say. 70. their present position of
honor and trust! Mcn-rspeciaiv old mea-.o
not pass Suddenly and AT once from the contro!
Of honorable 10 that of dishonorable moiives-,lo
not pass NJ once from virtue TO vice. What the
are now. they were then. Ii they are now !.
ring OF Inscriptions aud corrupt poiiti-
clans and tr.cksterS. they were such nine Or
ten months ago. and in recommending for and
voting them into their present o:iives, Sentinel
has been guiliy of gross outrage and wrong on
this community. Bat. Messrs. Editors, our
Commissioners are not justly liable TO such ac-
cushions. They are not now nor have they
ever been the INSCRIPTIONS aud corrup, poili-
cans Sentinel represents them TO be- Sentinel
Is not guilty OF any such high crime and misde-
meanor against society as his averments iftrue
would tasten upon himself. He is and has been
doing himself n great injustice. Sentinel, and
Sentinel alone, has borne false witness against
Sentinel. In this most lamentab.e and abor,ivc
attempt 10 lower his own fair name he has had
no accomplish has had no need of any ally. In
the unanimous verdict of mot guilty." which
has been passed on his colossal Indictment by
an indignant public. he can read his own &C
quital from the sclfimpu'cd charge Of high
crimes and misdemeauors against society,"
While tears Of JOY anil heart felt sympathy irem-
BILE on our eye lids and percuia,e our dina d and
COMPOUNDED old specs, We congratulate Sentinel
on the result.