Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-10-26
L. J. SUTTON.
{ Correspondence. Of the Beaoos.


] was present at the Democratic meeting at
st. Inigoes' on Tuesday last. The speakers, Hon.
Eli ]. lieukie, our present representative, Col Fen
dall Martury, cur elector for this District Hon.
Mr.. Furey Of Penn. and Mr. Robinson, Of Anne
Arundel, arrived little after o clock, p. m, in
company with DR.. Broome Who assumed the duties
ofchairman Of the meeting and introduced the dis
iinguished gentlemen 10 the audience in the order
above named who proceeded TO address the meet
ing. lregret my inability to reproduce the admi-
rabc addresses delivered in oil the fair proportions
Of their excellence and SO will only refer to n few
points. After few words ex pressve Of the pleas-
urc il gave them to meet their friends OF 81. lni
goes aud the usual compliments TO Saint Mary's
City as the birthplace Of civil and religions lib
erty, where rcpose the bones Of Lord Baltimore,
her first Colonial Governor. they advanced 10
the discussion OF the issues involved in the cam
paign, the depressed condition Of trade, stop
page Of manufactures and crippled state Of COM
merce, corruption in Office and want and distress
generally Throughout the country, with high ts-
riffs and heavy taxation. The condition u the
country, as it 10 now, was ccnirasted with what
IL was under Democratic rule, when peace, plenty
and prosperity abounded. II was shown that
this sad condition Of the country was brought
about by the misrule Of the Republican party,
which party had governed the country for the
last fifteen years, and passed all Of the National
laws. That all this distress and want had been
brought about by the policy, extravaganza and
ipGdelity to public trust OF The present National
Administration aud the high iarifis on the ne
cessari.s Of life imposed TO support this expensive
and corrupt system Of government that those
tariffs and reyenuts were imposed On the indis-
pensable necessaries OF life, such as sugar wooden
goods, tobacco, &C., which were used BIZ the poor
and rich alike, instsad Of being imposed on such
luxurics as silks, cloths, &c, which were used
principally by the rich who could afford to paw
tor the luxury that the poor, being nine times
as numerous as the rich, had consequently 10 paw
nine-.enihs Of the expense for Carrying on The
Government. The records Of the different depart
men,s Of the Government were appealed % in
subssantstion OF the fact that the cost of admins-
tering the Government for the last nine years
Of Republican rule, was more than IL ccst for tbe
sventy-one years pseoeeSiing Llnculn's election,
Gratis, and this includes on The Denecrssic side
die cost u the w.r with Great Britain, the Mex
lean aud Indian wan and the purchase Of Loaisi-
ana, Florida, and california. Thatduring the last
NV years the public oGlces in the country had
been more than doUbled, the salaries II the rep
res<ntatives in Congress increascd and the pses-
idents' salary increased from g, eco 10 SO, coo
dollars, and this in time Of geuersi prossrstien
depression and want. The fact w.s also stated
that The Frerdmsn's Bank wss incorporated apd
chartered BY Republican Congress, managed and
controlled By Republicans exclusively, aud The
ffvedman deirxndcdr e thsir hard earnings by
member Of that lsrty.; That vhes the Drno-
cratic House met Ia { winter they dived down
to their elbows into the cess-pooi of corruption
created by the Republicans, and drew forth the
hydra headed msnster in The shape cFshe Freed.
mans bank and exposed it in ell lie hideous
deiormify. The Demoefsts BY eusting down
the expenses in the difzerent departments Of the
Governmeut bxve Hved the country thirty mil
lioa dollars annual expense. The records Of
Congres and Of the difernt departments were
ssferred to in differentiation q these facts, and
also the Joarnal q Proceedings In Congrrss
Tor peoef a thu further fart, that Gov HayeS the
presidential candidate q tha Repablicaa party,
although . siiest Member, voted with his pasiy
for al their moss radical measures, including
tie hack pay or salary grab and The acss grant
ins subGdiss a millions a arres q the public
tands q railroed corporations. v
The sperxhes delivered by The difItssns een-
tieDen were o. their usual high order of ability
N e1ieiscd fsQuesa rosads 81 sppiaaes. usas.
Fsrsy md Ru6inDas tsesupayea- aheir sgru-
1euaa wiih vasiem a1uinI anec1Dtes, &C.
cially NE lnsses, vhoss fund Of anecdote and in
Asuatioa nppeArd 70 be fnexhaustible. Il
uight se sad q hin, that 2 - 1'sa.afae
''Agvd eazs play tsssst n his ssIes
y Ard younges hea1ess no quite raxixAed
So sweet and voluhle l. NJ discourse"
The anecdcse with rrxard 70 Mr.. Gresaey and
the csrpei-baggess was Waited II seems hat %
~. 0rreaksis rtsmnse Nrw fsrk etusn . visit 10
Tez.A shey -ankss hin u what wn reported
shout the csrres-hsggrrs was uvcf lie rsflisd,