Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-03

Nessrx Ed;tos The Legislature i
now in session and If we have ANY laws
to enact or to amend to advances the in
terests and prosperity Of the people Of
this County, now 10 the time TO do il.
II there Is any patriotism in the Coun-
~ let il speak out-discuss, petition
and instruct our Representatives in
what il needful and necessary. Intel
lect and action are wanted with the Cen
tennial year, let M turn over . new
leaf. 'sThe Public School System" has
worked admirably in Baltimore city
and in thickly populated portions of
the State, but it appears inapplicable
to this Co.nty and seems to bavs failed
to give general satisfaction. TO difFuse
the requisite knowledge, or to produce
adequate results for the money expen-
ded in maintaining it. If this assump-
ton is correct, what 10 the remedy ?
In the FIRST instance to petition lie
Legislature to amend the Constitution
BY excepting us from the general sys-
tenn. No better men could be selected
in the County than the present Board
of School Commissioners. They have
thoroughly and efficiently performed
their duties, as wellas the Examiner. but
impossibilities cannot be expected from
them. The Public School System
like our present system Of farming-too
little capital and labor spread over too
large a surface. The schools are too
remote for attendance, badly located,
sometimes discontinued for insufsiciency
of funds or pupils, inadequate pay to
teachers and too expensive in their ma
chinery. We cannot speak of other To-
calities, but there is not public school
available within q miles of the Patux-
ent River for distance of Is miles.
The residents On the River, whilst con-
tributing largely in taxation, have had
to support private schools for their
children. But the remedy7 Abolish
the present system. Let the people
the parents, be the board-tbe exami-
ners, the trustees. They are the par
ties Immediately interested; let them
chose their own Teachers, establish as
many schools as they chose and pay
as little or as much as they chose,
and let the Teachers receive from the
school fund 40 much per day per capita
for each scholar for so many days. at
tendance of each pupil. Ifthis is deemed
inadvisible, let US have other sugges-
tions more practicable.
TOBACCO WAREHOUSES;"
The Changers, Commission Merchants
and Tobacco buyers have all had con-
fab, and the result is compromise to
have both public and private inspections
and warehouses. Have the people wi Q
make the Tobacco anything to say
Some yearsago an act was passed legal
izing the public sale of Tobacco by auc-
ton. 1t was so cffectually smothercd in
its infancy, that nothing has since
been heard of it. May not this, il
passed, or other bills meet with the
same fate? Capital, combinations and
| influences are SO completely dore- tailed
into each other IN Baltimore and
are so omnipotent, that it is next
to an impossihility to devise means OF
to get any measure passed and executed
to effectualy protect the interests of the
| farmer. II is suggested to the planters
of ST. Mary's AS well as Charles, Prince
Georges, Anne Arundel and Calvert
Counties to petition the Legislature to
lie permitted to inspect, sell aud deliver
our Tobacco when, where and to wboey.
er we chose, without any restrictions
1t is further suggested that Drum Point
on the Patuxent lie made by us Depo,
or mart for the sale of our Tobacco
Steamers suitable for the trade and
River could deliver the Tobacco al
Drum Point at Cd one fourth the
present freight to Baltimore. The Rail.
road from Drum Point to Baltimore
land telegraph will inevitably be bull,
and will afford facilities for forwarding
samples and quick intercourse if il
should be desired to fake advantag.
of the Baltimore market. Drum Point
is of easy access to planters to attend
personally to their interests; ships car
load here directly for Europe; a home
market also would be created and Other
advantages unnecessary to enumerate
At present we cannot even sell oui
grain and Tobacco in Baltimore
must go through the hands of the Com
mission Merchant who is presumed I,
be immaculate-gives no bond and make.
up his account of sales aud returns>ot
produce on hls-honor.
| COUNTY TREASURER.
All public officers handing the pub
lie money should be required to Civ,
bond and an act should be passed au'
thorizing the appointment of Couns'
Treasurer.
We do not intend any further dis
cussion, but offer the above suggestion:
] for what they are worth and simpl,
for the public good.
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