Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-08-23


Dear Times: 1t has been long time since a
letter from your recreant correspondent has ap-
peared upon your pages. How your numer-
GUS readers have been consoled in the loss of
such wisdom and such sentiment as my letters
usually contained, will not stop to enquire,
but with unchanged sentiments ofregard, pro-
coed to salute the good people of old Charles
county in the name of past and pleasing memo
ries, and to remind them that am still in the
land of the liFiaa ill where. 1 can sometimes
enjoy the privilege through the agency of a
familiar letter, of having little talk to the
friends of "long ago." and though I may not
speak now of the past joys I shared with them
in common, or the sorrows which some one who
reads this may feel that he has shared with me-
I can tell them something of events as they are
passing here; can tell them what know about
the man who tells the people what he knows a.
bout farming-the proper time to cut elders,
&C.
Politically, the fight has commenced here in
enthusiastic mass meeting in the interest of
Greeley and the Illinois State ticket. 1t was
an open air meeting, but with numerous chinese
lanterns, an elevated and broad rostrum, and
seats for the audience, all previously arranged,
we were comfortably prepared to be enthused.
The speaking was preluded by strains of soul
stirring music, martial and otherwise, while,
ever and anon an iron-throated "baby walker"
made US nervously sensible of its close prox-
unity.
I Col. Eustace, candidate for Attorney Gene
raj, was the first speaker introduced, and in a
mastery effort, for one hour, set forth, clear
ly and distinctly, the numerous counts in the
peoples indictment against Gen. Grant, show
ing, conclusively, that he is entirely unworthy
the confidence of the American people in the
capacity of President.
Gen. Koerner, the Liberal Republican and
Democratic candidate for Governor, next pro-
ceeded to edify the people. He is a German by
birth, but during his forty years residence in
this State has frequently been called to fill
some of the most honorable and important of
fees in the commonwealth. He is well and ia
vorably known, and if not elected Governor in
November, it will not be because of the lack of
those sterling qualifications which has won for
him the confidence of an intelligent people
His speech, though short, was forcible, admin
istering heavy ana telling blows to the ''party
of plumber" =
But the speech Of the evening was delivered
by Gen. Black, candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. I have been somewhat disappointed in
the public speakers of this State, especially
those of reputation. They are generally argu-
mentative, their points well made and their
logic conclusive, but they do lack in the gram
NAUTICAL arrangement of their words into SEN
fences, and in that clear and distinct enuncia-
ton with its proper emphasis and infections.
George B., and how he used to make the old
Court House at Port Tobacco resound with his
trumpet-toned voice in his eloquent appeals to
the jury in defence of some good or bad cause.
Gen. Black is of the same oratorical type, and
his language came to me like sounds from
home" He reviewed Gen. Grants career as
President, recounting all those rank offences
with which the people have grown familiar
his deeds of commission and omission, which
have stamped him indelibly-tweighed and
found wanting" In drawing comparison
between the two Presidential candidates, the
gentleman %vho dwells mostly in my "cottage
by the sea-" grew beautifully less and small
! er by degrees" while the Cato OF Chappaqua,