Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-01-15

NEv-s AND OTHER ITEMS.
lies the head that wears \ crown" The
gods -re hard to reconcile and President
Grant is being made to appreciate. like
other high-Eftcd mortals. the INCONSISTENCY
1t the ''many headed" Nothing that
he has recently done has been the recipi-
ent of public approval. One would have
thought that his late investments in Caleb
Cushing would have realized liberal Der
cert. OF endorsement. Yet it is no. So
Even democrats are dissatisfied with Cush.
ings prefermcnt to the Chief Jus,iceshi.
and republicans are fro,hing at the mouth
and waxing wro,h about it. B,forc the
LAPSE OF many moons, it will not much
surprise Us TO see navics and armies and
legislatures and placemcn aud other n ul
ti'udcs, heretofore bowling down and Offer
ing incense. erect in wrath and waring
fercely upon the idol themselves have
tegoitcn. He builds upon the sand who
limits his hopes and fears to a days life or
the humors Of market crowd. For such =.
there is but step between the Capitol and
th, Tarpeian rock
The Message Of Gov. Whyte has been
read. ere this. We suppose. BY all our read
"rs. Though an able paper and exhaus-
live in discussion Of matters Of grave State
interest. we are constrained from its length
to deny 1t publication. and any synopsis
we could make. with present space at
command, would do it injustice. With
most Of its rccomme ndations. we cordial
y agree. and as all Of them doubtless viii
come usdcr legislative notice during the
Winter. We shall avail, the reports Of the
different committees Of reference before
INDUCING in any extended comment
Sufhce il for the present. that the mcs-
sage, in our Judgment, is deserving in
large measure Of the favorable reception
1t has met from the people and the press,
generally. Of the State.
Enough is known Of the legislative do.
inss at Annapolis. and the democratic
caucus proceedings in Baltimore. to war.
rant the conclusion. that Gov. Whyte has
the Inside track for Senator in Congress,
and that Hon. Barnes Compton. of Charles.
Is The coming man" for Treasurer of the
State. The list Of officers Of the General
Assembly. elsewhere published. makes
men'ion of all the lucky people Who have
thus far drawn legislative prizes at An
nspolis ills Winter and does not mention
that any of these people are from St. Ma.
rvs. The organization Of the Lower
House. however. is ye, uucomplcted. and
we arc expecting our county to turn up
'runps a, the eleventh hour and to carry
Oh couple or more Of Clerkships and n
Tobacco ln>fee,orship from the Governor
besides.
ihe legislature has not been ia session
sufkcien, nambcr Of DAYS since rs meet
ing Qs adjourned over from Thursday OF
last week to Tuesday Of ,Lis) to inaucu.
rate any very important legislation. We
notice. hewevcr, that our able and a,ten-
tive Senator. Col. Billingsley. has intro
dueed I'LL doubling the amoan, Of the
states present donation TO the colored
schools (,bc amour, these schools now re-
eeire is $50. o00) and also another bill
repeating all existing oyster laws. the pro-
visions Of which. however, We are at pre-
sent unable TO give. no mention being
made In the news references TO the bill OF
sAe character Of the sab.,isaas proposed.
We hope to BE able to give hearty sup
port to both these measures Of our Ssna.
;oe. Leave has been granted to Senator
Eas'e 10 Introduce bin prohibiting the
& rertsr from holding any other Office