Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-06-26

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uitAoue eoDspaiss have within short sios
lack e9rpsssed = dssire f6r . railssa1
sass1G1 ~ esaasys 10 terminate q a.
sear - lsokost. The object ~ bsea
N favesl4ly considered that 10 lrs than
Two skae>rss we're u exissencs At the sane
sioe saE1uo eo@pasies sefsslly st vorf
10 carry = eue on lines bes very remote
from 90 ether. Amer slight struggle
besuseo 1Aese fuads Q cnmpronisc 0as
broaehs -sbost. the wsshington City and
Psiss L. sstraed selling out to the South
err Msylsad road. ~ per contract enter
Cd iats. I'D I believe duly recorded -
Thst . s1sss IL rivalry should have excl
ted 500 warmth Of expression in the co.,
tsevessg With each other v,s, perhaps.
nsasrsllyto be expected. bat il vas thought
that . oo1tlenent would tend to unite sl!
parties = N effort 10 scconplish the gen.
ersl purpose that oil had in view. o. at
any rate voald pat IN end to captions OBJ
jecsioes. garbled statements and gratuitous
SANDERS against the company of either
road, Al especially against the company
vhose {cy 4 became and whose interest
i - eaa4s any difficulties in the vay
~ (sugiag 1osss the much desired result.
That seriossdii6culsies may arise to thuart
or delay such undertakings il common
observation. bat thss friends Of the un-
dertaking. Instead Of giving cid and eoun-
sci in removing. should spend their time
in Suggesting and magnify ring obstacles
aud in ibeling those engaged in over
coming them. 70 most singular and un-
natural condition Of things. II shows that
. profession Of friendship may be used as
q gsrb u eover malignant bostili,ics. OF
when in reality there 70 no malice, how .
free lance, such AZ Dugah Dalgetty, can
slaughter on either side for pay.
Your correspondent G. did. when the
rivalry between the two companies exist.
ed. send forth frequent productions through
your columns for the advancement of the
cAims and interest Of what vas called the
Suit rosd. He appeared to be the Jupiter
Tonans Of that company. and I think bad
q monopoly Of laundering. for l do not
recollccs that he ever drew forth response.
1t was hoped that when the Suit road ex-
pired ~ should have calm sky, but that.
however, docs not suit some persons. and
it required that some more thunder should
be manufactured, and C. Is sent for to
make his appearance in Washington city
to forge up small thunderbolt. and sure
enough here il Is il the BEACON All must
allow that C. 10 Sue classical writer. and
one very apt to seise upon any strong
points which the subject On which he writes
may present. The viper. however. bit .
Gle, for this communication Of C. seems to
have but little. If any, point at al. II is
based upon mere indefinite prcsumpsions.
without the evidence Of one single impor-
tant fact to which the public mind could
be attracted. abouuds iu the grossest i'm
and in . way which the a-s-
thor thinks ingenious (but which all right
men must condemn a. ungener-
Gus and unbecoming) charges the Presi-
dent Of the 8. Md. II. X. with perjury
and President and Directors with corrup-
ton. both actual and intended in the man.
agement Of the affairs Of the COMPANY
|. is true he excerpts from any of bis
charges DR.. Bronze aud myself. (the lat.
ter with some rather left-handed Irish
but Or. Bronze and Mr..
Harris believing that President Smoot and
the other Directors are and will be actu-
ated BY the puress motives in their trans
actions past. present and to come connec-
led with our enterprise. consider it q USE
less compliment to be placed At all in con-
trast with such gentlemen. They have
implicit confidence in their integrity. and
such exhibits a. c. has presented will not
that confidence. It is rather cal.
culased to increase that confidence with
them and with the public, that one 50 able
and willing As C. to detect and expose
faults had to draw upon his imagination in
order to 6Dd them. To use his own QUOTA
lion; 1T is oil bat dream at the best"
md I will retort that I have higher authority
Than Homer for saying that such dreams
~ bis come nat from God. What dream
i is. and fear not oil . dream at that.
10 represent q man a. acting corrup.ly
with money when the money had no exis-
leucc J. Tho bonds ESQ C. says) have not
been sold. have brought no money and
cannot be made to bring money for vari-
ous reasons (Which are powerful in only
his opinion). Why then volunteer the slam
der that these gentlemen or any Of them
would steal it il it did come! Could any
charge. either written or spoken. be more
gratuitous 7, Few. in my opinion. could
be more offensive. G. was 90 anxious to
Luut up and detect some criminal offence
on the part Of the management Of the s
Nd. r. R. that in bis ramblcs he inter-
views Gov. Cooke. Vice-President Of said
and his statement. even Is Civ
en- in C.'s communication, should have in
dicated to him that President Smoot has q
character in the community in which he
lives. which would not justify him, c.. in
the charges and insinuations he has made.
But, sir. let me ask Is C. stakeholder
that be should be 50 extremely inquisiiive
ane uneasy about the money the company
may have or get? Does the company owe
him any amountI Has be any interest
II ell in the concern. except such a may
be in commoo With oil citisens who vii
ling or unwilling cannot fail TO Be bene-
6ted By the construction Of our railroad !!
Even this interest. he seems for some con-
sider.sica or other. 10 b willing to aban-
don o. jsopardise.
c.. l think, may be justly booked with
The enemies Of railroad through our pen
inssla. and al be says and writes should
Be viewed is that light. His imporsan.
services are engaged. I much suspect. to
advance the interest Of some other corpo-