Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-02-06

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10 -. Iy Dear SIR =. sa- q. $780,
Your letter Of the l6,h was hasded me
the night Of the 2Sth on my retosn from
Philsdclphia. where I had been uesrly .
week attendinga meeting Of the Kxceu-
tive Committee Of the Centespial Gem mis-.
sion. II bad been awaiting my arrival. I
presume. some days. hence the delay Of .
reply. The COPY Of the iBeseea Of the
l6fa Of January. TO whish It calls my ct
tentiou. came in company. Ia Jour nsss
you refer 10 commuuicsticn from Centre
vile to the Baltimore Daily San. seem
ingly With the impression Of knowledge
on my part Of its eontents. aud which at
ycar request you state. was Published in
the Peucon. In this deducioo you arc
wrong. know nothing o!shc letter pub
lished in the San TO which ron refsr. ~
infer from the eonnection n With Is Il
mentioned in your letter, that Il was upo6
the subject Of labor.
The question to which -four letter ana
the editorial in the Beacon Of the 18th in.
vito attention 10 one certainly u the high
est magnitude 70 the various interests Of
our State all are more or less affected and
depressed BY insuficiency Of labor-and
from tits cause especially ID our agricnl-
tire suffering. In very many districts Of
our State fields are to be seen thrown out
OF cultivatiou-grown up with scdge and
brisrs-become Of merely nominal value.
and have almost ceased to contribute to the
revenues Of the State. and the defraymen,
of the expenses Of the counties. To this
gloomy portrayal Of the condition of onr
lands We may perhaps end occasional
cheering exceptions in those counties where
white labor prevailed and was well estab.
:ished before the war. though even here.
I have been informed. the effects Of disor.
ganized labor are apparent. and the pros
perity Of the farming interest is not what
it was. The late census tells us that 10
nearly all our counties population has in
creased. and that labor should be more
abundant. but practically it has not been
found 40. and nearly every interest is Ian
gushing from inadequacy Of the labor
supply. II this want Of labor il not to be
accounted for then on the ground of d.
minished numbers in the ranks Of the Ia
borcrs. it must be ascribcd either to de-
generacy. or increased demand for labor
in other departments Of business than FARM
ing. Be this however rs it may, this de-
dcicney Of labor in connection with the
fact that 10 neiehboring States large
amounts Of lands are continually on the
market at nominal prices. has had the eff
fec. ofreducing tho values Of lands in many
portions Of the State. heretofore prosper
Gus. from sevensy-6ve or eighty dollars
per acre to thirty dollars. and in some
districts as low rs 70 twenty
The fnanccs Of our State have not been
affected or made to feel the depressed con-
dition Of her agricultural interest. because
her revenues are drawn from q taxable
basis. established under Inflated values BY
the assessment Of 1867. Other sources
Of revenue too have been added to those
heretofore relied on. the States debt has
been gradually reduced. and ir view of
prospective revenue from investments
heretofore and still unproductive. it can
not be doubted her finances win be con-
tinucd in healthy condition. and that her
public debt. now small, will in afew years
be cxtinguished; il indeed State, whose
capital. though not all actually available.
is larger than its liabilities, can be said to
have any debt Still. so closely connected
are the interests Of the State and her peo-
pie. that under . new assessment. which
will be most probably ordered BY the Leg
islature ut its next session. the State must
be aroused to the impoverished condition
Of her agricultural interest. and IRE neccs-
si,y Of making some provision for its re-
lief In what manner this can be most
economically afforded. must be determined
by her legislature. In no way l think
can it be more judiciously accomplished
with reference both to the prosperity Of
her farming interest. and the restriction
Of the taxable basis of the State. than BY
additions to her labor through proper and
sufficient means to be supplied from her
Treasury. The amount required for this
purpose. viii be 80 small. when compared
With tire advantages secured. that il will
be positively insignificant. In the mean
time until the importance Of such legisla-
ton Is recognized. our citizens should not
be idle. but endeavor TO the extent oftheir
means to secure labor for themselves. In
my county this Is being done. and though
the supply is and must continue to be
very far short OF what Is required. yet la
torcrs are being introduced in ncighbor-
hoods in sufficient numbers to afford great
relief. and certainly give promise. Of a
more comfortable ccSditiou Of things to
come The project Of getting German Ia
Dor among u. has been very much aided
BY the services Of gentleman from this
county, who for The benefit of his hcal.sa
passed eighteen months in several States
Of Europe, over which he Travelled on foot.
In his tour through several States Of Ger.
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