Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-03-29
Editorial Card.

Editorial Card.
We confess that we have been considerably
annoyed Of late by complaints from friends in
different parts Of the county, that we allow Toe
great latitude in our columns for personal
controversy, especially between persons who
profess TO be identified with the party whose
interests we seek 10 promote These friend.
represent that such articles not only lower the
standard of our paper, but have tendency to
distract and weaken the party We feel the
force OF these representations. II does seem to
us that il is playing in the hands of the Radi-
Gals when Democrats prefer grave charges
against Democrats and call each other ugly
names through n Democratic paper. Such
course OF conduct will do more 10 break down
Democratic asccndency in this county and turn
it over to the Radicals than any and every
thing the latter could do to effect that object.
ShorSighted, indeed, must be the Democrat
who supposes that we can afford to be wrang-
ling and fahting among ourselves, and sowing
discord and dissenson in our own ranks BY
personal alterations and individual charges of
corruption. The truth is, as Democrats, we
will find that we have as much as we can do
to fight our enemies and keep them under,
without turning upon our friends in savage
personal warfare. We, therefore, hope, that
Democrats will henceforth lay aside their fra
tricidal weapons and buckle on their armor 10
90 their whole aud most valiant battle against
the common enemy. We appeal for this in
the name ola common cause.
We avail ourselves of this occasion to de-
clare most emphatically that the editor demurs
to being held responsible for anything of a
personal character that has appeared in this
paper, and shall continue to ignore accounta-
bilty for anything ola like character that may
hereafter find its way through its columns.
Of course, impartial justice demands that we
should give an opportunity TO anyone who has
been assailed through our paper TO make re-
Fly, which we shall chccrfully do.
THE PoINT OF ROCKS RAILRoAD.-This work
is being pushed forward to completion as rap
idly US circumstances will permit. From the
hes, information we can get, we see no reason
10 doubt that the road will be in running or
der sometime during the coming Summer.
1t is difficult to estimate the local advanta-
ges the completion Of this road will afford =
There is very large quantity of waste land in
our county, farmers not being able to cultivate
the large farms which they run, owing 10 the
dieoTganized and denoralized state of labor.
The completion OF this road will open up the
the country and allow landowners to dispose
Of their surplus acres to great advantage,
thereby increasing the population and wealth
OF the county, as well as adding to the value
Of The land they may still retain. They can
also have the advantage OF the Baltimore mar
Kat while they are now almost exclusively
confined to the markets of Washington and
Georgetown. The facilities of getting iertili-
zers will be greatly increased and especially as
far as lime is concerned. 1t is conceded by al
that lime is the one thing needful for the land,
OF this county, but it is impossible to get il
now, the cost being too great but when il
can be brought by railroad within a convent.
ent distance. great quantities will be used and
the most beneficial result5 may be expected =
In a variety Of other ways will the completion
of this road result bencfcially to our citizens,
in a greater or less degree, rs the Railroad
Company shall act in n liberal AMI accommo-
dating manner or otherwise, as also TO The ex-
tent they shall feel inclined and justified in
bnilding up a local trade