Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-03-15
To the Honorable WILLIAM VElRS
B0UIC, Judge, &c.

Sin In using the word HonoraFe, do so,
only because it is an epihet COMMONLY applied
10 the office which you hold.
] am ayerse from public controversy, but
occasions sometimes arise when the most quiet
and peaceable persons feel bound TO resent an
| injury, an insult or an indigniy.
Two years ago, without any solicitation oil
my own, | was appointed sole Justice Of the
Peace for the Town of Rockville. Immediately
there arose clamor that two justices OF the
Peace were necessary for the business OF the
village, and special law was then passed
creating another Justice for The town, and
| David Bouic Esq, was appointed under 1t.
Did you suggest or conriye that law il you
did, had no objection to it, for ] acknowl-
edged its convenience. Is the same argument
good now 7
In the late appointments for Justices Of the
| Peace for this county, observed that my name
was omitted. | was surprised at this, AS it
had been the custom to continue the list, nm
less objection made. have heard no OBJ
! lection made 10 my conduct as Magistrate,
but the omission to continue me was an I'M
| Piled condemnation. wrote TO your repre-
sentative, Mr.. Clark, for an explanation, but
received no answer then began TO CONGO
| ture from circumstances who was probably the
author of such mean trick. Solomon, the
| wise man, saws, Iii is hard to find the way of
a serpen. on a rock !" but the way OF a SER
| pent through slime and mud is easily traced.
am convinced from circumstantial, and some
! little of other evidence, that yon had the hand
ling, or manipulation, as the phrase now Is,
OF the list Of Justices of the Peace, and was
very active about the appointment Of Judge of
the Orphans Court. ! have heard it limited
though do not state it positively, that you
wrote to the Senator from this county, to OPP
| pose the nominate Of Mr.. Washington Bowie,
| if Gov. Whyte should make it. You know
whether this is true or not. | think that it is
not improbable, and know, that You, like
Bottom in he play, wish to act every rart
! will refer you 10 the character OF Bottom in
Shakspearcs Midsummer's highs Dream,
where you may see your face in new glass.
You could hardly have omitted my name on
your list, on account of my political opin ons,
for you must recolect, that you, among others,
requested me to contest, by Mandamus, The
validity of the Radical Registration act, by
| which the truest and most patriotic citizens OF
| Maryland were deprived Of their votes ] con
sented, and the case was most ably argued,
principally by the lamented Robert j. Brent
think that case fully proved, if my uniform
conduct had not, that ! was constitutional
democrat willing to oppose usurped power, as
far rs ] had the ability. ] neither made nor
sought money by politics. despise that crafty
AMI insidious animal, vulgar!y called politi-
clan. You have made money by politics, MS a
party man, holding the States Attorneys Of
fee for many years, and now the Office of
Judge by The same means. Well, Judas car
red the bag, but his end was bad
You may say that the omission to appoint a
Justice of the Peace is q small matter TO make
such fnss about II is not the importance of
the office as much as your desire to rule and
tyrannize over this county, that has caused
tss IN bp OF nc he
office may be, you took good care TO place
your nephew ms the only Justice ia Rockville
One of Grants greatest fanlts is the appointing
his relations TO Office, and if you had his place
you would do the same. ! will here say that
have not the least personal objection 10 Mr.
David Bouic. And very soon after the APP
pontments of Justices of the Peace We're an
nounced TO us, there appeared in the Sentinel
new law regulating the number of such Off
GERS in Montgomery county. This law was
approved on the 18th of February, 1872, show
ing how anxious you were 10 clnch the nail
yon had driven. Were you afraid that the
game you played two years ago would be re-
peated and one passed providing for a1di-
tional Justice in Rockville2 In this law which
was published in the Sentinel of March 1st,
1872 amongst other things, it is provided that
there shall be FIVE justices Of the Peace in this
district one of whom shall reside in Rockville
w ny uio you NOT cothe oul IKE intll anu
provide that there should be but one Justice
in Rockville, and that one n Bouic Then
| you might sing the old song, with slight al
tera,ion, '.W no Il be King. but Billy ~
| will leave it to the public to say whether this
mean and sneaking business, this imnertinent
interference with the appointments ofthe eoun-
/ ty is not calculated to lessen the confidence
that people ought to have in q Judge on the
Bench ; and, finally, viii ask you why YOU
did not, among your other exploits, prevent
the appointment of Charles Murphy, as a JUS
tice Of the Peace in CIarksburg district? For
you know that he was uniform and bitter
Radical This is enough for the present. When
you make another start for Congress, if am
living, you shall hear from me again
TIIOS. ANDERSON, Sen.
j Rnclc,. ilIe Mr. lh-1t