The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21

dren, which the citizens should no longer
suffer. They are by such neglect robbing
their children of a proper education.
A STATE CHARITY FUND.
In our last issue we had reference to
novel project brought before the Legisla-
ture to "renovate " the worn out tobacco
lands of the State, by Senator Earl. We
find the substance of the scheme in the
following summary furnished by the spe-
cial correspondent of the american, who
gives this utopian scheme the significant
title of "a State Charity Fund"
Under the title of can act for the i'm
provement and renovation of the tobacco
growing regions of the State,' Senator
Earle has introduced bill which provides
for the sale of the State tobacco ware
houses in Baltimore city, the building of
cheaper ones and the divisions of the re-
naming sum among the tobacco growing
counties of the State. The preamble de-
clares that "the tobacco growing ragion OF
the State has felt more sensibly than any
other the disastrous results of the late
civil war, and has become greatly impov-
erished," and that it would be sound pub
lie policy to extend "the aiding hand of
the State.'' From the localities of the
State tobacco warehouses "they have
greatly enhanced in value, until it is sup
posed their sale will produce the sum of
three million of dollars or more Goth
er localities might be selected equally fav-
orable to the tobacco trade, and suitable
buildings erected thereon; the entire cost
of which sites and buildings, it is suppos-
ed, would not exceed one million dollars"
The bill then goes on to appoint commits
sion, consisting of John 7. Lee, of Prince
Georges county; John T. Gardner, Of
Charles county; Thomas Iglehart, of Anne
Arundel county, James A. Bond of Calvert
| county; L. W. b. Hutchings, of st. Mary's
county, and Lindsay II. Reynolds Isaac S.
George and VIM. A. Boyd, of Baltimore
| city, to sell the present ones and build other
warehouses, provided that, in the iudg
ment of the Commission after the erection
of new buildings and the payment of all
| expenses of every kind, including the one
fourth of one per cent upon the gross sale
to be retained by the Commission for its
| services, there shall remain the full sum of
| one and one half millions of dollars. This
amount is to be constituted estate Reno
walton Fund.- and is to be distributed
| among the counties of Prince Georges,
| Charles, Calvert, Anne Arundel and St.
| Mary's in proportion to the amount of to-
| bacco grown in each of these counties as
ascertained by the census of 1860. Com
missoners are appointed for each of the
counties named, who are charged with the
| disbursement of the funds allotted their
| respective counties. The manner of pro-
cedure is to be as follows: The Commits
| sioners are to purchase WORKOUT lands as
| far as practicable in lots of from 500 TO 1000
| acres, at not more than SIS an acre, third
the fund at their disposal to be so expended,
the title to be vested in the County Com
missoners. The lots are to be divided into
| farm lots of from so to 100 acres each, and
each farm lot improved by erecting dwell
lug house upon it. The Commissioners
shall then invite immigrants from England,
| Scotland, Wales, Sweden, or Scandinavia,
| to occupy these farms at a rent of four per
| cent per annum on the amount invested i'll
| them for the first five years, and per cent
thereafter. At the end of fifteen years
the tenant may become the owner of the
property by paying its first cost. The
| money received from such rentals and sales
is to be turned into the State Treasury and
| be put to the credit OF the g Renovation
| Fund.- and thus the fund is to be con-
| tinued and perpetuated to encourage addi-
| tionS to the population of the country and
secure the development and improvements
| of it's lands. The Commissioners shall
| receive for compensation one per cent upon
the original amount invested by them in all
lands and improvements, and s per cent
upon the amount of rents and purchase
money collected.
The Quixotic folly of the scheme is only
equaled by the unblushing effrontery of the
proposal to go to the State treasury in
order to create a system of landlord and
tenancy as near like that Of the Eng
lish rental system as it is possible to de-
wise. A Board is created who are to be
we'll paid out of the sale Of the property
with fat salary for an indefinite number
of years after. But why the tobacco inter
ests should be thus fostered and specially
provided for at the expense of all others,
will strike the wheat growing and other
agricultural interest of the State as re-
markable. The scheme is Sc utterly i'm
practicable that it would scarcely deserve
notice were it not for the animus shown by
those counties, which in the {" old times !"
fostered a feudal aristocracy, founded on
tobacco and slaves. The idea that emf
grants could be induced to become renters
of the poor tobacco lands of the State
when millions Of virgin acres in the West
can be had for the cultivation, is prepos-
| ferrous.
\ supplement to the above scheme was
Senator Earls immigration bill which was
so ridiculed by Senator Fields that the
Senate refused with laughter and ridicule
to engross the bill for a third reading.
The browning disgrace, though attempt
ee by the present legislature, emboldened
by unchecked control through long series
of years, was the calling of a caucus to
concoct general rerenue blu This is the
last and boldest step in the direction of
undssembled ring rule which the party
has ever attempted. The Aneracan re-
marks of this caucus movement:
"Of all the most extraordinary proceed
| ings ever attempted by the ring party of this
| State, no one was ever in 4 more direct
contravention Of decency and propriety
than this. A party's claim for existence
is ordinarily supposed to be based upon its
capacity to benefit the public good, but
the Democrat party of this State seems to
think that there is no public good but the
good of the ring party. AS all classes of
citizens have to pay taxes, all their repre-
sentatives should have part in the framing
of a revenue bill, and the exclusion of all
but those of a particular party when so
| important a matter as revenue bill is
virtually passed. is a high handed usurpa-
ton on the part of the dominant party"
The Whisky Ring Triumphant in the
Legislature.
The long suspense over Local Option
and other laws looking to the restraining of
the ndiscrminate sale of spirituous liquors
| in the State WIS hrounht To n criSos l., +I,o