Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-04-04

rosas fns last year. growing nut "fsh~ mer-
esutilc Transactions Of :. r. Sait. 4 Co.,
III Kenturky. va. $3.50 600. andkis pres
ent years income will reach Sa50, OOo.-
OF the sbove facts have had ussuesfiuo-
able proof. and know wha, l state above
10 be true 10 the very letter.
After Ill, some allowance r. tn Be made
for the extravagsnt and dixssstefal Ian.
gusge which escaped Mr. B. on last Fri
day night. He had the misfortune Tow
ing to f.!se alarm) to Be constrained
lately to occupy apartments in the Marine
SMALLPOX Hospital. and when be spread
himself in the House Of Delegates in the
extravagant manner l have indicated. he
forgot for moment his surroundings. and
must have imagined that he was .'telliug
that to the marines" and not to The ..sail-
ors" Who navigate and hold the helm Of
the good Ship State Of Maryland.
There are some others. and not fsv.
Who are much prejudired against Mr.. Suit
Were such to enter into the depths Of their
Own hearts and honestly snalysc their rea-
cons for being 70. they would recoil | be-
licve from the gross injustice they have
been betrayed into. Il il very mortifying
to little natures to see one who has start
ed in life without the advantages Of . milo
of pedigree. or inherited wealth. pass them
in the course. and obtain BY sheer energy
Of brain aud muscle. and honest and hon.
orable industry. high positions in social
life. and not content to settle down in luz
urious idleness and imbecility. to observe
him utilizing his wealth for the benefit OF
his kindred and native county. Mr. Suit
left Prince Georges county twenty years
ago with sixty dollars in his pocket land
the world before him." After twenty years
absence he returned to his native place
worth "a plum" His 6rst act was to pur-
chase farm for $2l 900. for and in the
nome of an aged father. From tine to
time he has put improvements on said farm
to the amount Of 800. 900. Considering
that the size ofthe farm was disproportion-
ate to the cost Of improvements thereon.
he set to work and purchased contiguous
lands. now one farm and then another, but
in the names Of his father-is lar a.d his
brother-in-l'r, until be acquired all the
lands now forming his magnificent estate.
For he knew very we'll that had it transpircd
for whom really and eventually these pur-
chases were made. the holders Of such con-
,iguous lands would have asked extrava.
CANT prices. rating them. not at their. real
and intrinsic value. but BY the necessity
and desire which they would have conclu.
ded Mr.. Suit was under Of possessing them.
After Mr.. Suit had obtained all the land he
required (7acrcs excepted. Of which more
anon) he had all the said lands transferred
to him. for and in consideration Of one
dollar cash in hand paid last September.
as Mr.. Bowie might have learned had he
the wish or the industry to inform himself
correctly on the subject. However, he
has failed to do so. and now furnish him
and the rest Of mankind what is aud will
be found accurate information in the
premises.
The seven acres which Mr. Suit has failed to
purchase. were offered 10 him At one time for
$40 or $50 AZ acre-the owner has now the
conscience to demand 50. 900 for said lot-and
Mr.. Suit hopes tina: he may get IT," but not
from him. Now. one word in conclusion as TO
Mr. Suit. had heard great deal Of and 10
the prejudice Of this much abused gentleman
before made his acquaintance. OF course |
have lived too long and seen too much Of
men and manners to attach much importance
If any Ito what every body says Every
body" when diligently sought for. turns out
most frequently TO he nobody" have had
frequent opportunity Of seeing. marking. and
couvcrsins with Mr.. Suit have foand him to
be modest and unassnming in his speech and de-
pertinent truthful and strsigh,-forwa ard in his
statements. slow TO resolve but quick and de-
termined to act and perform, enlightened and
liberal in his views. and Of . kind, open and
generous nature In . word, Q gentleman"
holding his credentials Is such not torn from
musty rolls Of parchment, but = gentleman Of
nature and God creating. ! fear that I am
transgrsssing sli fair limits in writing more just
now, but there are several things which must
relate, ''TsSo periegio." too good to be omitted.
Two arrivals in Annapolis and its neighborhood
have caused much excitement, speculation and
merriment. The 6rst was the arrival OF An
napolis Of three British mcn-of-war and visit Of
officers ard crew to Senate. &c. The second
was the apparition Of .'Resu Hickman" in the
Rotunda OF the Capitol, representing himself as
O member Though by some oversight not as yet
a director of the Southern MARYLAND Railroad
Company. &c, and the accredited agent and
employee Of Coils Winder and Dunkinson TO de-
feat the bill then pending before the House of
Delegates favoring the Point Lookout and
Washington Railroad. The grounds taken and
views assigned by beau" were distinctly sta
ted to a large audience Of delegates and citizens
who gathered round him. He said, that al
though he had no property himself he had a
vested right in the property Of all other men-
hat he ~ al he all If
kind, such IS the present constituent body Of the
lower counties, to decide what should or should
not be done, was contrary to all his d.as Of pol
icy and propriety-that such decision ought to be
left 20 men who were able to issue white and red
checks. !. e. one dollar notes and S. gold pieces.
That his friends, Coils. Dunkinson and winder,
had given him few sneh checks, in order tina,
be might 60 TO Annapolis and enighten Senators
and Delegates as to their dutiss-ihat he was
prepared to take few more from any geu,lenen
prcscat-that he was certain they were gentle
men, and would be pleased to see them look
for and into their pockes-books, and that be
wss prepared to insert their names in his eeeoRai
beck. wherein were written the honored names
Of CLAY, Webster, Calhoun, Jackson and Col.
B. @, Harris, Of st. Mary county. Here there
was q move Of hands TO brrscbes pockets, but
only 20 button them. Gentiemea, continued
'.the Hickman" am gentleman born, ] take
commendabie pride in being my fathers son,
and there are only two other men whose son
regret I am not. One Is Gen. Washington
The other 10 nv friend and his county frieod.
the Hon. B. @. Harris. The last appeal and
declaration acted like charm, and white tick
ets were handed TO the orator. who received
them with . bland and pasronizing smile. The
Hon. Frederick Stone acknowled the corn, and
your correspondent was one dollar les on the
occasion. Bean added, that he had m invest
ment (bcing Q stockholderl In eeso, 900 spoken
Of nv the Washington correspondent Of the Bal
timore Gs.rsts, and copied into the issue Of the
81 Nary's Beacon Of the eth inst. He uoald
correct an erroneous statement, however, which
found lbs way in the Washington Patri0s Of the