Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-08-04
The Regular" Candidate.

The Regular Candidate.
Among the many strange and uufathonable
mysteries of nature which have tortured our
mind with vain attempts to discover sails
factory solution, none have harassed US so
much as our unfruitfal eudeayors TO ascertain
the cause why the loeusis return every seven
teen years and why Francis Miller Esq o., as an
aspirant for congressional honers pays Us
biennial vistations. No matter whether the
weather be warm or cool, wet or dry, in July
or August Of every second year be makes bis
welcome appearance. Upon certaia day or
the year the grounding is said to steal to the
mouth of his barrow and cautiously make a
thermometrical observation of the temperature
before vepturing out oBt never aRtIl this
year did our biennial candidate ever calculate
the temperature Of his republican friends be-
fore rushing into the congressional convention.
He never made preliminary observation to
ascertain whether or not they entertained
warm yearning for him. and the consequence
always was that when he came in contact
with their icy GOODNESS be retired with poiti-
al comforts of his law Office. But it seems
this year, Judging from a letter written by
him to several republican friends obviously
in reply to letters from them to him, that he
has felt the breath of favorable temperature
and ventures forth upon the superstition that
the republicans of the Sixth Congressional
District yearn for him as did Ossian for the
harp of Coma when he sang descend from
thy place, O harp, and let me hear thy voice"
Heretofore bis aspirations were unbounded
and confined within the scope of no limita-
lions, and it mattered not whether the vehicle
for their conveyance to the goal was the wings
Of an eagle or not. He allowed no conditions
whatever Of any character to be appended ms
weights TO his sublime flight toward seat
in Congress; but alas, though free from all
encumbrances, he only rose to fall, the prey
of disconsolate disappointment. Now when
he feels that he is not to be left to his own I'M
aided efforts but that his congressional bal
loon is to be inflated with the gas of numerous
republican friends, several sand-bags filled
with conditions are piled in to impede the
fight which he fears may be too rapid
His letter consening TO accept the Republic
can nomination fol Congress is too long for
publication and we content ourselves with
paraphrase of il which we faithfully and truth
fully do as follows:
] Francis Miller admit that have always
cherished a desire for Congressional honors and
a nomination would now be thankfully re-
ceived, but my supporters must not expect if
Lam elected 10 receive though me appoint
mens 10 Office and Furthermore the Republi-
cans of the District, and not must defray all
campaign expenses.
Heretofore in his many races upon the con-
gressional track he has never handicapped
himself with these conditions. but now when
he thinks that he is ordered 10 make win
ming race be cares not what weights no loads
himself with.
Some of our readers may suppose that our
object is to injure Mr.. Millers chances for
nomination but we would spurn such an in
situation as an insult to our pure motive. No
mortal knows how earnestly we have
longed forit. Never did we hear his name
mentioned in connection with il that we did
not hang with trembling interest over the
proceedings of the Republican Convention as a
mother watches over the welfare OF her tender
babe. We have yearned for his nomination
with secret unalloyed bliss which has fire.
quently distilled the influence Of a soft ecstacy
ever our heart. Never did lover cherish
with more fondness ''loves young dream''
Aye we have goated over it with a passion
which has reared in our bosom a shrine, seat.
ed upon it as its deity this one pet scheme o.
eur thoughts and nearly knelt in worshipfu
idolatry al its feet. oh is we can only wit
ness its bright fuliillment this Fall the cuI
of our happiness will be iille6 and we will fee
that our mission upon earth is accomplished
Oh what iranscendant JOY it will afford us, fo
we know that he is the only man who cal
carry Montgomery county by one thousan,
majority-for the democratic ticket.
THE HAMBURG RIoT.-- The coroners's jur,
in the inquest upon the recert riot case a
Hamburg, S. c., returned verdict to tn,
>>coroner on Saturday last, bat at last account
itNSd not been made puolic. Its understood
however, that the names Of from fifty 10 sixt,
persons appear in the verdict 1.-THE Buffers ap
pearing 6rst) as being concerned the charg,
against South Caroliuiaus being murder, anC
that against number of persons from Geor
gia as accessories. A number of the leading
lawyers of the State have already volunteered
for the defense Of the indicted parties.
The long agony over the Belknap impeach
ment business is at an end by verdict o
acquittal, not two thirds of the Senate think.
ing they had jurisdiction in the case after hi:
resignation had been accepted by Grant. His
guilt having been confessed to the President
before his resignation was accepted, Grant
stands before the people as responsible for his
escape from justice. Should he escape the
pending trial in the Criminal Court it is
thought he will take the stump for Hayes and
Wheeler.
The great pressure upon our advertising
columns crowds out a number of articles in