Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

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I a.u-e ycu tint with exception II
perhaps = few intentian{an unimpor.
tart "missi..ns and adcitt of woris it
is Substantially true a,,hisI.fal account
# what occurred at said ftirg. I would ,
rot b, guilty or, capable b seilfL talsi-
.fcation Of the scope and i,ning IF What .
was uttered On that occasi by TIE $, eak-
ers. I bad Z" rely on my remcry. "rce
a very retentive one. and In ct 80 much
impaired As my advancetlgc mi.it leal
many to surn,isc. to help out H. tai.
lab,r Of love. but was etomplctaly a..
tvuLIeI at tie curailed al sugarc,! ver
report "of ,ur esteemed c1mrorary."
Star. a,sl at the same timso anxious 4 at
oil friem.s il. St. Mary's ould read and
digest true and full repa Of what real.
ly Gid occur Oh that imp4ant cccasi. n.
that I determined to fall blk an my mtr-
cry and SPUR it into the reprt ~ now fur
ni<hed. which I again asse You is sub
s'antiaby correct. snd dos out equal
measure to all parties. Il. Callahan,
Mr.. Sexton. Mr.. Hume. II chairman cf
the meeting. Mr.. Downha and twenty
tier gentlemen who were crescent at tie
meeting will certify to its encral fairness
and eorrectaess If It should be called in
question l.y the friends Of the Sou'hcr:
MI. company. I am no emery t" sail
com;a,.y. | would be ehi I" set i, 70
ahead. and l will DO Col. Sn,ot The JUS
tice to cay. that Lc is most anxious to
complete the road. and Believe that r.
woul! pay all its Indebtedness 81 H. very
lat far,'ing. it he COLD command H..
-. AIS t. d" so. It would not bcccm r,c
l. adva'c" Il the committee. app"irtc.l
I. r'r'rs IN this subject. I" publish or
rport What I understand is tho amount
,.ur t" vari.us creditors. in ard nutsi.l. #
tic District. aud the available means at
the c mr,ny's command to pay the sa'rr.
Gl SOFT claims that the Southern MI.
cmpany are largely indebted to him for
advances. His claiYs | have heasGiv;n
I" understand. - iIteA - -
eat. iFSke c. - OI(.lVll ~.
thing t. 10 with 50 navy q" inaaEtsa~es:s
That is . question. to be asked. Frnr
present standpoint. fear that the Stat, q
Maryla,.j's subscription n stock is il i'm
miuent danger u being swamred. Their
is IT,, Ole authorized r. lnnk after her ir
terest or {" represent her at the adjourn
ed meeting to be called in few days
Ca'. this he remedied? Is there any pew
. er III the Treasurer or the Executive /"
: your State to give even an informal pnwe
I, Or authority to some one to appear E. r Ter OF
sail occasion and watch and ask questi"ns q
! to t! e ostlay Of the $163. Geo. most un
wisely IL" atcd BY q majority Il our e. Ut
ty .rmissioners? The centlcmen w.
! 80 act. must nov acknowledge that t'r,
were most u;f'rtunate H. their VII lc nc
tior. Il.w much wiser AMI safer hal j
, teen. il th.y bad kent their rlig'.ted faitl
with tie City Of Washington all rci,
Lock ut company! Or ever If they ha,
i'm, Eel or the Southern Maryland th
like en- 'it;rns and thrown rou,d H.,
States grant the safeguards u'"!sr W. icl
the Washington City and Point L"okou
company were willing Aid pr,rar i t
complete q cir road !!
have not been able :" acquire an,
precise information or otter thar va.n
rep :. .,f I'll" rumorcd abandonment By III,
! Hoe. Fred. St'"'c "f the democratic r,arty
/, pe there is some mistake ~ tbs ma.
t~r. Say What We may. such an even
would be very disastrous T., Us dem..era,
His accession to the Republican part,
w"ull be A. event they might w"lI b.
proud If aud rejoice over. The r.ecra
public ard private. Of Mr.. STONE is will.
cut Flemish. His talents are rr; at, III.
pr,f.ssi nal and legal kn"wlc''.- will com
pare fav"rahly with any gentleman .f the
legal profession in or out Of Maryland
He is prcf.uhdly logical ard concise IL
his argument and grasp of eases anil sub.
jects. His social and genial n.auncr,
among friends arc captivating and mos,
iusinuating and polished.
His lineage is an old aud highly honor.
able one He Is the descendant believe o.
one Of the 'Signers, and his own public re.
cord throws no discredit on an honorable
ancestry. The loss Of such . man at thi.
crisis in cur public affairs would be ar
event | canoot contemplate or suppose
without deep sigh Of something more
than regret. l hope there is no truth ia
this repors-and still I apprehend that i,
is something more than . shadow.
may as we'll return to the point from which
| startsd-thc meeting, to Wit. Beside.
creditors. there werc present Col. Salt,
and Gen. Walker, and of contractors
noted Mr.. Callahan. Mes.rs. Sexton,
Messrs. Thornton aud Heddiman; Mcssrs.
Brucs and Domer represented tho corps
Of engineers. aud Mr. Jack Buckler The
Oakville district. or Cations burg, ..
friend John Key would term il. The
feelings the meeting vas calculated to
Impress OF call forth we're rather on the
whole unpleasant. When Mr.. Hume
had corciuded his ssathing rrioisder,
could not refrain flou noiise the look.
and deporineut Of President Smooe. He
literally qsailed Isdes IL What bis
feelings we're Jon nsy we'll imagine - b
looked round. to collect a il we're, the
sufirsgcs Of ali present. lie cseoshtered