Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-17
For the Sentinel.
Nr. Edi0r,,

mr.. EdttOr, -
Situated as we are, some distance from the
county seat we hail with pleasure the advent
of your valuable journal-yauable, because Of
its constant endeavors to advance the interests
OF Montgomery county, and because its firm
adhesion to and steady support of the time
honored principles of Democracy II there
ever was time when the Democratic party
needed true and unainchng friends, it is at
the present friends, | mean, who will aot sac
rilice the party and its best and modest men to
satisfy petty spite because of disappointed
ambition as has been witnessed in some of our
late elections
Though not subscribers TO your paper, ye.
we manage to borrow from our neighbors,
which, OF course, you most heartily condemn
But, when we tell you, Mr. Editor, that our
breeches are out before and behind. and that
our best boots are the worse for wear, we feel
sure you will forgive US.
In our day we have been able 10 take one or
| two papers, and now we find it hard to do
without them. That is why we borrow from
our friends Our advice to all is, 'tSubscribe
to your County paper" if you are able, and
we will assure you that after having received
q few copies, you win not be without it for
| five times lis subscription.
We were glad to see the little flare up some
weeks back between our Sheriff and Grand
Jury glad, we say not on account of any ILL
feelings the affair may have eugendered, but
of the good that no doubt accrued to those
held in dnrance vile. Pity the poor prisonerl
all you who have never known what it is to
have been deprived of your liberty We know
nothing whatever of the condition of the jail
or the care of its inmates; hence have no opin-
ion 10 express. We think, however, either one
party or the other, must have had on leather
glasses. Our laws never intended 10 punish Il
man by taking away from him the require
ments necessary for health IT'S enough to
clip the wings of freedom. Perhaps if our
worthy Sheriff should ever be so unfortunate
us to be incarcerated, (Which the Fates forbid J
be would regard it as an injury-but take
away his bodily comforts and he would con-
slider it as adding insult to injury. He would
look upon it as hardship not to have we'll
| keep him warm. lie would not so much as
like to have a broken pane of glass in his win
dow, because, aside from the cold it might let
in, he would not even care to snuff the air of
freedom but seeking the darkest and most re-
tired corner of his cell, he would murmur TO
himself
81 love not the air of liberty,
If have not liberty tself.'
We have written more than we intended
Mr.. Editor; still, if what we have said, tho
bad it be, tends to excite one spark of sympa-
thy for the prisoner, we shall have been amply
rewarded.
We notice in the columns of your paper a
call for a meeting of citizens TO take place at
Sheppach's Store, for the purpose of condemn
ing as a nuisance, the Rockville and George
town Turnpike. That is move in the right
direction. No one will deny but that it is a
rough, disagreeable and break-neck road
That good roads are absolutely essential to the
improvement ola county, no one will gainsay.
With these facts before us, we hope to sec
the meeting well attended, and trust, also, Mr..
Editor, that you viii WELD your editorial pen
towards advancing the object in view.
Should the above prove acceptable, We
might feel ourselves fattered to such an extent
as to try it again. RURAL.
A Church RoBBED.-one night last week.
some scoundrel entered the Methodist Church
in this place. and stole therefrom the Bible ant
and Hymn Book What the object of the THE
could have been in stealing these books, o
course, no one can tell. If the thief value.
peace of conscience-that is, ifhe has one-i
return of the books would be a sure way o
quieting the monitor. Sharp eyes are out ant
we request all persons. officers and citizens
who may see this paragraph, to keep a good
watch on this unreasonable scoundrel fifth,
books have been sold, the purchaser can Civ,
information as TO the thief
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