Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-05-25
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sented IN tbia centenniaY vaat EybS,.
the mementoes and mosonnmsnts, ~ IN
virtues Of the na,f Ana Moro Ana ,krch. ).
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cosrnnt;on Of the nresen,. ,hsrs '.ha sA.,
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here in mocL;po Contrast fbev evera;ct. ~
courts and the r.cor.l. ~ Los,L,,;ss
boa;es. ;llu.trat;no tha no,;,;cal NEIL
of to.iav. and this hefnre IN ,n.rS;nd
solemnIy summoned AZ ! .;tres. ~ az
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How can we avert such dangers and
wine out such shame ? nv nrov;ny that
although the government maebinery
has become corru,,t the great bodv If
the people are sound and strong nj the
core. and that they are bones,iV deter-
mined TO reform .be abuses Of onr No.
litical life, and to overthrow at anv cost
the agencies of evil that stand n the
way. Only such an effort. Well direct.
ed and stesdily erseyered in until suc.
cess is assured. will save tn. .ood name
Of the nation. prevent the nreva;linp
disease from becoming fatal, and res.
tore to its old strength the faith Of our
own people in their institutions. -
At the impending national election
various questions of great Importance
will be submitted to our Judgment. The
settlements Of the civil war as con-
fixed must be conscien-
tiously maintained, and ut the same
time the government strengthened in
general confidence by the strict obser-
vance Of constitutional principles. and
the old brotherhood Of The peonle re-
vived by a policy Of mutual Justice and
Our solemn and often re.
peated pledge faithfully TO discharge
all national obligations must be fulfilled.
not only by the payment of the princi.
pal and interest of our bonded debt
" hen due. but also the removal not In.
ter than the time nrov;d.d hv ex;st;no
law. of the curse Of our re5nndant r.,
paper currency. which not
only impedes the return Of tr,a nros.
reritv- but has laroe,v contr;bu,sa "a
The existing dem oral;.,t;ru
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o'' 'm eey virtue ., Poiticai
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~. .,, ptssS' our discussions anu strus,
ses aSo"' !,, ou"er great Questions and
Pr'nt.P'es wi" appear IKE a mockery
'iu i.lee . We permit our Pubic con-
10 ur''t ."to 'oat ruinous asarchy
men ctr"Pt'on must necessarily bring
"a y IT'S I'a'e' because It c'stroys the con-
nuen~ , .. Il, 'ne PeoP.e IN 'ne'r sell gov
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ePu",c' Is" s'mP'e qnes-
l'on VI me OF ee~n. a eorrupt mon
'tchy may las. ~ tue RUE OF force:
''uP' refuo''e cannon e"dure; :,
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g aha Espo"s'o,hty - the reward
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