Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-15
n SlaMllcr Nailed.

InaSmuch as Mr.. Wallis in his letter to the
voters of Maryland has thought proper to re-
vive the stale SANDER which Mr. Earle uttered
in the Senate of Maryland against Col. Wool
ford, and which on the next day was retractcd
and apologized for, we publish the following
letter, found in the Princess Anne True Nary
lander, and which ought forever make the SLAM
derers of Col. Woolford hang their heads in
shame We may add that the Baltimore Sun
of yesterday in publishing this letter says,
editorially, that though not ordinarily dealing
with charges against candidates on either side,
yet as much stress has been laid upon this one,
it thinks it no more than right to call attention
to this successful REPUTATION of it. And fur
Their, we may add, that of our own personal
knowledge Col. Wooford has ever been an OPP
ponent of the pension laws and the State is
greatly indebted to him for having repeatedly
protected the Treasury from depletion in this
WAY. Here is the letter referred to-
M EtHor-Some of the partisan press is re-
viving SANDER which in the heat of passion
was made by Mr.. Earle on the floor of the Senate
in 1874, and which should have answered long
ago, II had not supposed II had been sufficient
~ ISIutel ana as retfiictSd L lne
time was in the Legislature of 1872 and intro
duced the bill in regard to which Mr.. Earle :
misapprehe occurred. II was II bill for the
relief OF Noah Webster of Somerset county, but
Mr.. Webster was not an applicant for Il pension,
nor was there any man at that session or since,
that have ever heard OF, APPLYING for aInfnsiqu
iE 6r SssssS SsIs sss faasS his
being Illegally drafted under the state draft
thOriZed by Gov Bradford Mr.. Webster was
proved to be over the legal age, and the proof
was in the hands of Mr.. bradford : commissioner,
but Notwithstanding that fact, his name was
drawn thrice from the box ut that draft. Col.
WoOlfOrd was present at the drawing and knew
the facts, and knowing that Mr.. Webster was bv
that means forced TO sell his house and lot Ia get
the money to buy n substitute advocated the
passage of the bill. 1t passed the House Of Del
egateS | believe without dissent. but in the SEN
stand until the Islander came out. Mr.. Earle re-
ported against il. and IL failed to pass. \ hill.
however in nearly the same words in Is
introduced in the senate and Mr.. Earle with the
identical proof that was before him in lS-2. re-
ported in favor of the bill and IL was passed and
the public viii find IL in the laws OF Isl chapter
-, and Mr. Webster has received his money un-
der il. About the time the bill was pending in
l>12, l knew Col Woolfuri was very much afraid
n new pension bin would bc passed and frequent
" made remarks to the effect that he did not b, :
lcve some uf the persons on the pension rull ever
Were in the war of l>l2. hut that Mr.. Webster
ever applied for a pension. or that Col. W oolfDrIi
desired any increase II the pension list know
To he untrue. | Will further stat" what should
he apparent Ia everybody. that If Col. W,ulfori
was advocating bill to give a man u pension.
il would have been before the Committee on
Pensions and not before the Committee on FL
nance. RoBERT J. WALLER
We were members Of the Legislature, Of lS71
from Somerset county and Were familiar with
the facts Of this case and know this statement OF
Mr.. Waller To be correct. GEn. Il. DENNIS.
WN II. ROACH.