Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-04-17

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grsSeby 80 whose very nunbers pro-
tessed shentreu any probable paniskEens.
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eArepeatsdisquiry and the just - frequent
answer -. s.Os. shs isin sbsrgs Of N
Eastern Shoremsn. and there b no dan
ger Of bic ibterserisg With them" A gen
ilensn Iron Sosshefn Marylssd vho vss
induced sipply 10 the present Governor
Of tie Sssss sar The position Of veisher Of
erais. ~ esavcly iusormed BY thas ror-
fhy funesiossry. that the Law q amenied
and passed. made il obligatory to have
grain ssrried 10 the City Of Baltimore BY
water only. weighed. and - that from his
section. al uss transported by rail. they
were clearly sot entitled to an appointments.
and they 9at al. or nearly 50. come from
the Eastern Shore, because that portion of
the State aent it, grain BY water. I, is
needless T n1prm any intelligent person
thsf I'M - eutlsly phsnsom railroad.
which existed IN ths brain Of the Govern
or alone. and hes scarcely "a local habi-
tatiea or name" and that nearly all the
crop of cereals raised on the slopes Of the
Potomac and Patuxent rivers. reaches the
port OF Baltimore in the old-fashioned way
af onF rc-fathers. Was it the phantom
fact that all the oysters in tie limits Of the
State we're in the Eastern Shore rivers.
that induced this most equitable Governor
aud the rest Of the Board to give the en-
tire control Of The States vessels of Police
to Eastern Shoremen Or. vas it anoth-
er real fact, a some suppose. that the
Ring" arrangement had to be carried
out. and the Eastern Shore should receive
nearly all the patronage that was not de-
sired BY the ever patriotic Prince Georges!
The writer has not the means nor The time
to solve these mysteries. and must pro-
ceed to dispose Of the wantou attack Of the
Cri.feld Leader,
a Memo me in,pa'e laeesst,
as the Scotch national motto has Il, be the
consequences what they may The BIT Of
pleasantly this paper gets of about there
being no newspapers to be gotten hold Of
in ST, Mary's is quite likely founded in
truth. as there are many Eastern Shoremcu
settled on the banks Of her streams, and
uneducated negroes. who have no earthly
use for such inventions, and il was most
probable that the Leaders friends called
upon some Of these benighted Beotians,
IL Upon any one at all. So far rs the at
tack upon Mr.. Justice Dent is concerned.
in his official capacity. where he is we'll
known. all good citizens from their knowl-
edge Of his integrity will and must indig-
nantly repel it as undeserved. So again
of his reedy nerve aud want Of courage.
If the Editor Of the Leader wishes to prac-
tice his own. there is scarcely any one in
the State who would more readily afford
him the desired qualification and mete out
the punishment bis tcmcrity and want Of
generosity 30 we'll merit The Leader
goes on to inform US that during the trial.
many interruptions took place aud bcsot-
ted spectators "secmed inclined to hang
every Somerset dredgcr to the nearest
limb" Ny Gear Christian friend. do
you not know that this is just shout what
one half Of them deserve and some will re-
ccive. ifthey do not change their predato-
~ habits And adjure you to give them
good advice instead Of manifessing so much
misplaced sympathy for such as are caugh,
in most fragrant in:rac.ions Of the law that
should claim aud receive obedience from
every good citizen. The Eastern Shore
has many clever. refined gentlemen. many
Of whom are known to the writer OF this,
and upon whom he could not cast any re-
Fiction. bat unfortunately, she has large
number Of ignorant and unprincipied men.
and least Of all, Should Somerset engage IN
throwing stones across the little stream
that separates her from her old mother.
and taunting her with ignorance and in.
justice to some of her hayward children.
Poor King Lear who had . graccless
daughter is made to say. 2 'es -
''lngratitude. thou marbled hearted fend,
More bideous, when ,hoa show 81 thee in q child
Than the sea monster rs
Remember then, D Leader, the terrible
curse Of the poor half-demepted and ipfu-
rated parent. and bear in mind the sad
fate Of her who caused il to be uttered