Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-08-29

c.sss uhicl they hattie and Of usn whom
they seorn Can it pay them - patriots
70 ssriss in fsrseniae 20 longer On the
csnnrsy ~ cf servsnts vho ape the airs
I'D vield the poser Of mas1cr--a get Of
"a. 20. whom ssery one q these mal-
eossrass uks has 3 scened. i On REGARD -
dsacsne;ns - shs esilsy sesEee of al ass
yasi..nai wssa. vho have IN % yos
.hase.i the greed cftAcir guilt. or the dam
ger 1T their designs? Surely hot.
Why then do hosess men and men OF
intellect IN culture. pursue such devil
Gus ray! Why do they persist In . course.
the only result Of which must Be % aeccm-
pli.h, uhat none cf them canfcss . wish
10 aeccmplish What secret spring. What
ussekaevle.leed ssossve can ssiues or
drive men TO sseh . eoarsef They will
say thsy ssS d~vosed 10 principle. and they
bclisse ID sro. We have shown that IL any
peiseip,c b isvs,ved it II but Pot forth Ia
he sacri6ced-spcared with the h.rbc,l
point Of public desixion. and m true de-
vosee ever wilfally sacrifices ne-dlcssly the
object Of his love. Nor Is it statesman.
ship. Tor craftsmanship ever aims at the
practical. and when that which is best can
not Be STAINED. husbands i,s rrsour.
ecs for IN eff"rt 10 attain that which is
| next best. while these men. because they
cannot elect Democra,. prefer 10 throw
away their strength. or use il 70 elect The
nominee Of the Radicals
No, Ne trouble uith Mr.. BlanioR Dun.
can. al (hoss who follow his LED =
10 that they mistake pride for princ.p -
and allow pique to usurp the place Of pru-
denec. Il is pride Of opinion piqned he.
cause il 10 not recognized. . pride as child.
ish n Il 10 illusory that leads then. into
these strange associations. and urges them
to deeds abhorrens to all principle. They
are not temperate enough to cast aside tl,e
veil Of pride. snd look TO the ultimate good
They ere not statesmsa cough TO under
stand how it 10 better to have Horace Gree
ley on = Liberal platform surrounded BY
Liberal associates. with Liberal sendencie.
aud generous designs. than General Grant
With oil the hates aud strifes and william
ies OF the past four years as part of his re-
cord TO be vindics,ed. The spirit tina,
auimatcs them would drive them to pre-
fer death BY drowning rather than grasp
the hand Of an old foe. now stretched forth
to the rescue. IftLcir homes we're ablaze
they would welcome the ashes. rather than
acknowledge the aid Of fireman from n
rival faction.
That they are virtually doing this, j.
apparent from the earnest intent the Gran
titles manifest lor their cause. Those who
applied the torch have now the satisfaction
Of seeing the crass,l victims pile On fagots.
We do not admire Horace Greeley or
his record We find in both much TO Gen.
| sure. But we are not too blind to rcco,-
nize his cffnrt now to befriend US and our
tyranny stricken friends. or the album Ian,
capacity of the party lie now represents to
do it. The irrec"ncilable differences be-
tween him and us are Of the past. and IL
L. ihes waves cannot wash them ont. they
eau aud have filled up the rugged chasms.
lie an'i his party with s'a,csn'nnl,ke views
"f the present and generous purposes Tor
the future. propose to joi" hands with Us
in unioiny all that Is worth undoing. aud
\ recngniziny accomplished facts. I" build
| up the fabric Of the future on the broad
foundation Of goodwill anu reconciliation