Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-06-26
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sitk 3io have within short dino
Lsl I'D . desire ior q railroad
thrsj II county. to terminate at or
nesp Lookout. The object had been
50 w considered that no less than
tw1 1eEs we're in existence at the same
finl I'D companies actually at work
to q 8 out on lines not very remote
fros = other. After slight struggle
be- these roads . compromise was
about. the Washington City and
Pc pakout road selling.out 70 tho Soush-
cru yland road. a. per contract enter
ed 4 ~and I believe duly recorded -
That siaie Of rivalry should have excl
ted So warmth Of expression in the con-
trovsr1 With each other vas. perhaps.
nat1r Ito DC expected. but it was thought
that sYftlesnent would tend to unite all
parties{h an effort to accomplish the gen
erai pdpose that all had in view, or nj
any r.t would put an end to cap,ious OBJ
jcc,ideg garbled statements and gratui,ous
sland9p against the company of either
roadeed especially agains, the company
VIII bly, it became and whose interest
= Move any difficulties in the way
osJrix bog abost the much desired result,
shss ser ious difficulties may arise to thwart
or d<ls \apch undertakings is common
ohsess = but that friends Of the I'M
dertaking. instead of giving aid and coun.
sci in removing. should spend their time
in suggesting and magnifying obstacles
and in libeling those engaged in over
coming them. Is a most singular and un-
natural condition Fittings. II shows that
a profession Of friendship may be used as
lsrb to cover malignant hostilitics. or
whn in reality there is no malice, how a
fire. lance, such as Dugald Dalgetty, can
slaughter on either side for pay.
!onr correspondent G. did, when the
rirary between the two companies exist.
ed. END forth frequent productions through
yow columns for the advancement Of the
claims and interest Of what was called the
S,itroad. He appeared to be the Jupiter
Tomns Of that company. and I think bad
u monopoly Of laundering. for l do not
rectlect that he ever drew forth response.
II vas hoped that when the Suit road ex.
pircd we should have calm sky, but that.
however. does not suit some persons. and
it required that some more thunder should
be manufactured, and C. is sent for to
make bis appearance in Washington city
to forge up n small thundcrbolt. and sure
enough here il is in the BEACON. All mus,
allow that G. is fne classical writer, and
one very apt to seize upon any strong
points which the subject On which he writes
may present. The viper, however. bit
file, for this communication Of c. seems to
have but little. If any. point at all. 1t is
based upon mere indefinite Prescriptions.
without the evidence of one single impor-
,ant fact to which the public mind could
DO attracted. abounds in the grossest i'm
propric,ics. and in a way which the au-
thor thinks ingenious (but which all right
thinking men must condemn as ungencr-
Gus and unbccominc) charges the Presi-
dent Of the s. Md. r. r. with perjury
and President and Directors with corrur-
ton. both actual and Intended in the man
agement of the affairs of the company
1t is true he excepts from any of his
charges Ds (H5 myself. (the lat
ter with sse rather 1eft-handcd Irish
complimc'I -. but Or. Bronze and Mr..
Harris believing that President Sinoot aud
the other Directors are and will be actu-
ated BY the purest motives in their trans
actions past. present and to come conncc-
ted with our enterprise. consider it use
less compliment to be placed at all in con-
trast with such gentlemen. They have
implicit confidence in their integrity. and
such exhibits as C. has presented will not
remove that confidence. 1t is rather cal
culated to increase that confidence with
them and with the public, that one so able
and willing as c. to detect and expose
faults had to draw upon his Imagination in
order to find them. To use his own QUOTA
ton: ut is all but dream ut the best"
and will retort that have hi cher authority
than Homer for saying that such dreams
as lis come nat from God. What dream
it Is, and fear not all dream at that,
to represent 4 man rs acting corrupt,y
with money when the money had no exis-
tence The bonds ESQ C. says) have not
been sold, have brought no mooney and
cannot be made to bring money for vari-
ons 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 Few, in my opinion. could
be more offensive. c. was so anxious to
hunt up and detect some criminal offence
on the part Of the management Of the S
Nd. II. r. that in his ran,bles he inter-
views Gov. Cooke, Vice-Presidcnt of said
company. aud his statement. even as Civ
en- in C.'s communication. should have in
,iicated to him that President Smoot has a
character in the community 10 which he
lives. which would not justify him, c.. in
the charges and insinustions he has made.
But. sir. .et me ask is G. stakeholder
that he should be so extremely inquisi,ive
au1 uneasy about the money the company
may have or get? Does the company owe
him any amount7 Has he any interest
at oil in the concern. except such as may
be in common with all citizens who vii.
ling or unwilling cannot fail TO be bene-
fitted BY the construction Of our railroad J
Even this interest, he seems for some con-
sidera,ion or other. to be willing to aban-
don or jsopardiae.
c., l think. may be justly booked with
the enemies of a railroad through our pen
insula. and all he says and writes should
be viewed in that light. His important
services are engaged. much suspect. to
advance the interest Of some other corpo-
ration than the exploded Suit road. and |
believe the :u,ure will prove il. The PAM
phlet to which @. alluded. issued last year