Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-16

Improvements 10 defeat The spprcpri.sioss
ve ere sos sskisg from Ccagres.
] know you viii do ne the credit to be.
keve that an impcllcd IN take the liber.
~ Of expressing my opinion thus freely BY
. desire-a si.ccre drsire-to promote the
Interests Of the people. vhsm I in part
represent. and to save The great Republi.
car party from the consequences cf step
which | feel eoa6dens cannot be Defended
on just and high grounds.
As an evidence Of nay sincerity I am
willing. aud viii be glad. to do my part
- citisen Ia make the eo,aing inausura.
ton IN event City commemorative Of the
great triumph We have achieved but rs
. representative cannot give my sanction
to the appropriation u public money at
this juncture for the purpose proposed. -
We should rather seek means Of relief to
the burdens already necessarily imposed
upon the people than to adopt measures 10
increase them. particularly in the absence
Of any necessity.
/ have the honor to Be, very respectful.
ly. yoar obcdiens servant.
SAMUEL 8. SNoof.
Representative Ninth District.
The editorial referred to above is taken
from the Ner National Era, the organ of
the celebrated Fred Douglas. and is in
these terms:
80. r. Sur.-S. r. Suit, Esar.. of
Prince Georges county, Maryland has
built upon his land . school house for the
usc u ths saasssa children in his neigh
borhood. Mr.. Suit acts upon the belief
that as the colored people are citizens and
are to exercise citizens rights. i, i. ncccs-
sary that they be educated in order to
make of them good and useful citizens -
Mr.. Suit is the son Of a STAKEHOLDER and
was educated in the belief of the rightful.
ness Of slavery. and was imbued with that
prejudice against a free man Of color %
intensely felt BY most Of the white people
Of the South. He has largely shaken Of
the teachings Of ais youth in regard to
slavery; his experience in the world at
large among foreign nations has taught
him that q man 10 man. and with this
belief he sets himself to work to make
good citizens Of the hitherto dcspi,ed and
ignorant ex-slaves found in his immediate
ncighborhood. though bis white neigh
are loud in their opposition to the black.
being taught to read and write. Mr.. Suit
has correct understanding Of the causes
which lead to the iaferiori,y Of the South.
and BY building school houses and en-
ploying teachers for white. as we'll as for
coiored. children he is doing more toward.
bringing the South upon plane Of pros
peri'y than many Of his ignorant and non
enterprising whito neighbors can imagine.
Mr.. Suit employs many eolored person.
upon his estate Of four thousand acrcs. and
he pays them all according to agreemen,
without any attempt to cozen his untutof-
ed employees out Of a cent at settlement ;
and the result is. he has no complaint to
make Of the lazy negro. as all are anxious
to work for him. Mr. Suit. rs President
Of the Washington City and Poin, Look
out Railroad Company. 10 engaged in an
enterprise which will be Of incalculable
benefit Z" this District as we'll as the State
Of Maryland. The bill now before the
Senate to give the above company the
right to enter the District. deserves early
consideration So rs to enable the company
io complete its wl.s as sp>> 49, -. po>s.-
blc."