Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-24

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sposss = letters sldrssssd 10 hin, 10
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taks HIN s.els beaAsf q vosss" he voad
serve theaA This snsoanesuent cane
100 late foe Mr.. Cunning to withdraw. or
nthss. vas considered b some Of the latter
gentlcoan's friends - smaeking .liffie
Zoo naeA 81 What b called ..vire pullinx''
On the part Of the old hero Of Liberty
Hal. !" aud thsy Insisted. spoa Csuing
giving him 6s6t Tor he sonipasion
Othsss noss bitter sgaisse NJ. s. pro-
nousssd bin N old political tsieksser.
and drew . very vivid pisssss 81 the ..fos-
sil-remain Of Liberty nsn, = sitting cross
legged 10 biz stuAie psffng solumss Of
smoke from a old "Poshastsa clay. I"
aud reerisg through the nisss With his
keen black eye; says 10 bic numerous
heoehnen 10 his usssl shrill. penetrating
voice "be1ars OF the Green county let
Ter Chat il the one from which your ex.
traet 10 takeu) I used the word ''eandi-
daey.s bat when they draw my letters in
which I stated I would accept sonsina-
zion. etc. come down TO special pleading.
and dIaw distinction between seeking .
5ddey and accepting nominafioa."
lls1ssaa} ~ polhlpd JSilsyfano ID
political nsseuverisg bone greater than
4leel The prissipal opposition to him
Vas on seeount Of his support to Grant in
she Looisisna matters and his advocacy
q the ''salary grab !" A@at~
The RepubGeass Of this district met .
few days ago and accepted Mr.. Stephens.
making no nomiuation themselves One
Of the spsakers IN said convention declar-
ing that he (Mr. 81 "vss - good re-
publican - he wsS democrat r. hope
not; 70 oil hope not who have white
skins. for il be il - good republican as
he has been democrat, where viii bic
support b thrown in the Civil Rights
Gen. Tombs il travelling over the State
addressing the people on the important
issues Of the day. and i il said be has
risen higher in his intellectual grandeur
than ever. Able men who have heard
him, assert that Tombs vas giant tea
years ago. but 10 now grown to be two
giants in one. He seems 10 have changed
himself entirely. and thrown aside every
thing save the interest Of the people; 10
fact be is educating Georgia from the
sfampi
Augusta 10 the manufacturing city Of
our State. and the wealth Of the place has
increased almost incredibly since the war.
The taxable property of this county before
the war (in lS60) was 81 1000. 900 which
included negro slaves to the value Of S.
GOO. 000) and the taxable property in
1874, upon the same method Of assess
ment. &C.. $ls. 269.155. The building
mania has seized the people and hundreds
Of 6ue stores and residences are going up
continually. The water power has been
completed; that ia. the canal which turns
nearly half the Savannah river from its
natural channel is the largest in the Uu-
tied States and is eight miles long. Sew
eral Factories have been erected on it
since its completion.
We are still suffering from hot weather
and praying for frost and speedy move.
ment Of the cotton crop.