Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-24

RNLRoAD MATTERS.

Jf<ssrs E<fitors "A very brief reply l.
all dec Necessary 10 the very long pro-
duction q ny friend C. Indeed after the
very sspo69 and. as believe. sincere ex.
pressiaas-sf fFisndship. which are fu.ly re-
ciprocafe1 BY me. have hesita,ed about
replying = al. but on reflection think it
advisnh W correct his erroneous state
ments misconceptions. After getting
throuxh Re brilliant skirmishiag exhibi-
ted in c. Communication and stripping
il OF its ieht plumage. We fad the same
staseasen and charges which were con-
tanned II his letter before the one in your
last isss c charge. tina, the statement
in the r Act referred TO. that $780,
600 wss ryn by the stockholders of
the 5. lR. Co. is gigantic
tatseh0 q som the impossioility Of
the thu rom any evidence which
be prodYees, but because. As he says in
?arehilfy sis. he Lelieees it to be a false
hood. II. rs be says in his former card,
Gel. Smoot bad sworn TO the fact. then
there was -grouad for C.'s believing differ
emily frdln what he does. or he should have
broughtsqms fact-somcthing besides his
mere-sntbu funded belief before asking the
public =. ~ q the statement. After
assul1 n 4. Smoot hassuorn to the
Ia 900 was paid. he calls
on a myself to say If it Us
so. Il is not Important that DR.. Bronze
and myself should know anything abou,
it. but if We did it would not be becoming
in US to step forth on the demand of Col
Shoots enemy TO volunteer an endorse
ment OF any statement of his under oath.
Upon proper application c could. no doubt.
have gotten the information from the most
reliable source whether the statement was
true or false, and whether COL Smoo, had
sworn to it as he says.
But. says c.. this "gigantic falsehood
was uttered. printed and widely circulated
for the purpose of laying the foundation
for call on the State of Maryland for the
payment Of 90 per cent. on her subscrip-
ton Of Sl6S. goo to the stock OF S. MI.
II. +. Co" This extract from C.'s let
ter shows how be has been led sstray. |
will not say how he has misconstrucd the
law. for i, is impossible tina, Que Of C. s
intelligence could. upon reading the law,
make the assertion tina, it was necessary
that $500. 600 should be paid in by the
stockholders Of the S. Md Il Il. Co. be-
fore they could call on the Treasury Of
Maryland for so per cent. rs he says, of
the States subscription OF Sl63 900 to
said Company. l will not occupy any
space in quoting the law. The public
aud justice. however, have a right to de-
mand that he read the law Of 1865. Oh
i54. and correct bis own statement. But.
he says. tina. this pamphlet statement that
$500. 900 was pail in. was made with he
view and NOTICE of getting the said 80 per
cent from the State This cannot lie so.
for the very pamphlet itself contains the
subscription Of Jno W Davis. Treasurer
Of Mary land. of Sl63, 900 of stock of the
S. Nd. X. r. Co. an! also contains the
said Treasurer statement that 5 S. Smoot
had sworn that bona fke subscriptions
TO the capital stock Of said Company equal
in amount to the sum (SlG3 ,G00) de-
maaded by the Act Of 1868. CHI 45i. had
beesh. O. in money" Upon this afliia-
vits spany was entitled to the whole
StatcsS description in instalmen;s fixed
by the law. The pamphlet containing the
statement to Which { takes such eyccp-
ton. aud which is the foundation OF all
his charges. was written. printed and pub
lished after the State subscribed to the
stock and the Company was entitled to the
money from the Treasury as stated How.
then. eau my Irish friend charge that the
mo'irc in making the s;a,emcn, was to ac-
comp'ish what had already been accomplish
cd J.! Let e therefore also correct his error
in this respect These are the chief points
in which your readers are likely tn be iu-
tercsted; those relative to responsibility of
the Comrany's bouls are very apt To- b.
Investigated by others than c or myself
the capitalists and their counselloIs Bat
il C s objections should be found to have
the least weight upon the monieI gentry,
the Company can easily change their
bonds to suit them. l apprehenl no dan
yer. however. on the points raised. In
conclusion | will ssy--on with the road
u. q. HARRIS.