Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-03-27
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The Centen NAL Celebration.

Z That our Southern politicians are pecu
liarly obnoxious to the charge of dough-
.faceism, every days experience sufficiently
evidences. We find too many of them
ready to do honor to the powers that be-"
for the sake of few crumbs that may fall
from the rich mans table. Such men as
Longstreet, Mosby, Wickham, and we are
sorry to say several others, belong to this
disgraceful list.
Among the speakers at the late meeting
in Baltimore to rob the State of Maryland
in the interest of Philadelphia, we were
sorry to see the name of one of Virginias
most eloquent sons, Hon. A. R. Boteler of
Shepardstown. This gentleman was in
the foreign Diplomatic Corps when the
''late unpleasantness" occurred; but came
home and resigned, and Immediately con-
nected his fortunes with the Southern Con-
federacy. Soon after his departure for
Richmond body of foreign cut-throats
and Yankee thieves, fresh from Washing
ton (under orders of course), appeared be-
fore the residence of Mr. B. and demanded
its surrender. There being but small
garrison in the premises, consisting of Mr..
BIS youngest daughter, fifteen years of age,
she agreed to capitulate and surrender the
splendid mansion with all its costly furni-
ture, the elegant out-buildings, the stock,
and the large mills connected with the
property. They allowed her to take the
wearing apparel aohich she had on, but no.
thing else The furniture, such as could
not be conveniently carried away, was
piled in the middle of the rooms, the car
pets saturated with camphene, set on fire,
and all the buildings burned to ashes
Mr.. B. now raises his voice in adulation
and Republicanism generally. Of what
kind of material he can be made we know
not. But we would rather be dog and
bay the MOON than to subserve such vile
purposes. If we were never so anxious to
glorify this Yankee government, we would
not do it in such company. We can't see
how any principle can be honored by the
adulations of man who has no soul.
But have we no dough faces in Mary
landa Before the negro was dragged into
the political arena the Democrats were in
dignant at the idea. Some of them said
it would produce a war, Others said they
would never again disgrace themselves by
going to the polls. How is it now2 Some
fthese very Democrats beg the negro vote,
and use the most dishonorable means to
secure their political friendship and sup
port. Two years ago our county was re-
presented in the Legislature by tirst-class
men. What kind of an appearance have
we entered in that body the present SEES
sion? A wise old gentleman of Annapo
lis who has been familiar with the mem
bers of the Legislature for many years, on
seeing our representatives this winter and
comparing them with those of the last ses-
sion, exclaimed. "Wen, Charles is played
gut now Last session she showed us her
face-handsome, intelligent, noble look |
ing. Now and we hope never
to see any more of her.
But these things are the result of Yam
kee government, which we are called on to
glorify with our bodies and our-m0ney.
When our Yankee rulers show US anything
to rejoice at, we have no objection to throw
ing up our hat. This they can only do by
hanging themselves. But we do most strenu-
ously object to rejoicing when we feel like
crying or cursing. There was "A time when
we felt like chanting hymns in honor Of
national greatness and free government,
but it has been long time between hymns.
and the purpose of our life seems to be /
lamenting our loss in the glory of the past.
And we never expect to resume our equi
nimity of temper in a political point of
view. "When squint-eyed cats go back
on rats" we may cease to curse Yankee
government and Yankee ethics-and not
till then. For by their means has our
Country been brought down from the pin
nade of fame and admiration, until ''none
are So poor as to do her reverence and of
her it may be truly recorded-''stat magni
flORinis aanbr1" Au rer0ir SOUTH