Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-07-04

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ton. But having been present snd Civ
en- . patient and attentive ear to MI that
wss urged On either side Of the question.
would recall tn mind those points that
seem :" me mos. worthy Of thoughtful con-
siderstinr.
The Southern Maryland Railroad COM
rany ,apreared befnre yop. moi. with sny
open and square proposition or deelsratiou
Of what they propnsei kaido. brs simply
asking ''a,f errn,pts, r,gis," that after
their bright example OF four years inac-
,ion You should do nothing 1t ell. That
10 enntemre OF Iav and Shs intent and
wishes Of the State Of Maryland. ss there
in expressed. that ron By a fatuans. pro-
cras,ina,ion should withhold State sub
scription from adm. any and all works Of
internal Improvement. qualified. however.
BY jockeying and jocular expression Of
a hope that you would smile favorably on
that Company which would. within short
est time. &C, as purvey9rs Of green peas to
your Honorable body. or Of your Honora-
bic body to green peas. I forget which.
1t has been officially announced by Mr.
President Smoot. that the s. Nd. Comps
ny proposes TO connect with b. &P. branch
Of the \. C. Penn. r. Il at Brand ywinc.
and thence by lateral movement to Hun
tington. and thence to City Of Washing
ton. involving two or three changes Of
cars ere frcish. and passengers to or from
Washington can reach final destination -
Until last Tuesday. we had no in.imation
either of private or public nature. that
they ever proposed to do anything more.
and most assuredly Mr.. President Shoots
protest. as laid before the U. s. Senate
Committee. is irreconcilable with their hav-
ing any idea in the present or the past of
building any such direct and continuous
road to the District Of Columbia. But Civ
ing them the bene6. Of their after thought
and extorted assertion that it is their in
tent in the distant future to secure 70 us
possibly direct route. they failed to des-
isnate or approximate to any particular
month or any particular year when this
contamination so ardently desired BY us
may be looked for. They were equally
reticent as to the time as at what poin. Of
construction Of road they expect or will
ask for the States subscription.
Do they look for it when they connect at
Brandywine with the p. n. Central? Or
when being divorced. broken loose from
the unequal and not very creditable ALI
ance they will have entered the City Of
Washington on an independent and direct
line Of their own? Fiat Brand ywinc their
rond, on their own late apocryphal asser-
ton. will not have been completed. and
consequently it is not TO be supposed tina,
they will ask for or cxpcc, it. bu. il 9TH
cr~ise. what guarantee do they offer that
after having received the State subscrip-
ton they will redeem the hurried up and
s.rtor'ed promise. not Of their President
and Directors. but Of their advocate, their
paid advocate. Col. Winder. that they will
contract through line to the D. C.
Gentlemen, you are too conversant in
business and not quite so green rs the
green peas so wildly and ,emp,ingly pic.
tured to your imagination BY the learned
counsel of the Southern Maryland. as to
yield your Judgment captive to aud accept
as gospel such syren argument and shad-
owy Illusions Had Bret Hartc been elf.
ted with second sight or faculty of clair
voyance, he never would have written.
For WAYS that are dark
- And tricks that ARE vain
- he heather Chince Is pteuIar''
One point. much dwclt on BY the learn.
ed counsel. was that the Southern Nd.
Co. had actually graded Con dead level
by-the-ty) abou, seven miles of road
Very good. industrious and expeditions
wi,hal. -! !! In 1868 they obtained their
charter. and !. is now aged four years.
Some malignant spirit most assuredly mus,
have cast spell or sung = requiesca. over
its cradle. otherwise this problem in sim
pie proportion Of rule Of three would not a.
present writing be proposed BY way Of re-
taxation 70 the inmates Of our public schools
for solution. 10 Wit: + - a.
fit has taken the 8. Nd. Co. four wears
to grade seven miles Of road. how long
viii Il take said Co. (cven after ..leap-
frog sort Of ,nauner) to grade seventy
four miles Of same! II were good spec
ulatiou. even in opinion ofstriesess moral.
lists. Cor the s. Nd. Co. soplaus chestnuss
and accrns on either side Of proposed
trackIwittpiev Of obtaining in due time
= Supply <oss-sies ere completion there
Of Some hsy be Of opinion thatitfs too