The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-03-02
CORRESPONDENTS.
Division eff the Election Districts.

MIR. EDITOR: The extraordinary produc-
ton of W. S. F. in your paper of 18th inst,
under the head of" Division of Election Dis
tricts "-eXtraordinary because il is a miscel-
laneous affair, touching but little upon
tie subject it purports by the heading to dis
cuss. / shall not follow him on all his varied
points.
His first is not before me. must speak
from memory; but it had nothing in it about
enfranchlst ment nor is the word colored
named. ! trust, Mr. Editor, that your read
ers will not understand me 10 say or insinu-
ate that John Forwood had anything to do
with enfranchisng the negro-he who pre-
sented the tnactments referred TO "a years
ago, and who died in 1885. wrote white"
and that part of my letter it does not take n
Solomon to understand differently from W.
S. F's. version.
As to distance it is as short as it was 40 years
ago for voters. Are we to have legisating
at Annapolis 10 regulate the weather? w
s. +. wrote about persons having control of
our elections, who pay no tax. He did not
speak of color and replied that, irrespective
of property or intelligence, the white man
may vote i am no classic. | make no pre-
tension TO rank with the literati, but without
boast am patriotic for public good-pro
bono pubhc0-the greatest good to the great
est number danes cratus, the power and will
OF the people. Good citizens submit to the
powers that be, for all power is ordained of
God, whether we approve of mans doings or
not.
w. s. f. draws out my sentiment regard
ing the negro. Inever did, do not and never
will advocate negro suffrage; yet l submit
as q good citizen.
lie asserts | said all could be adjusted to
the satisfaction of all, l must say, void of of
fence, | did not. Cider Song. | said moth
ing on the subject of Temperance. plainly
spoke of law and all good citizens submit
ting thereto My advocacy OF Temperance
own, and thank my God do. When w.
S. F. says there is not much intelligence in a
man when drunk, agree with him. He
used the words intelligent tax payers and ig-
norant non-taX- payers. This evidently in
cudes the poor white man with the negro.
He says "if we h ed the complaints and
preiudices of j. J. and his followers" There
inform him that J. j. claims no followers,
and reiterate my language and advocate
the law. AS TO what he say of the Creators
oversight, it is base sacrilege.
cited fact of going TO market, and the
same doubtless might be said of others TAX
ing stage, &c. W. S, F. says perhaps l was
one of the favored few voting in tho judges
ROOM You, Mr. Editor, will remember we
were side by side in the ranks cfvoters. My
sight is not very good, but my sense of hear
ing is, and heard but one man swearing in
the ranks, and he but little.
/ do not know how many persons pay tax,
therefore l eau not say about the cent per
head.
Mr.. Editor, this running around Robin
Hood barn to get mouse and finding moth
ing but feas, by W. S. F., caused my writ
ing so much. In conclusion, say / will
agree to subdivide, when W. s. F. augments
the voters with his Miss Dinah, for their ac'
commodation.
W. s. F. should confine himself TO the
matters at issue and not misrepresent about
John Forwood. j.
Feb. 22d, 1S77-Immortal Washington's
Day.