Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-10

Dedr SU:-Upon my return from Baltimore
last night, found your favor Of the 10Th ult.
informing me that some of your neighbors
who were hostile to my nomination for the
Senate were charging me with being the
author of the ''Treason bill, - passed by the
the Legislature of 1862 and also tha: had
and would If elected, advocate the purchase
by the State of the grounds bought by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company of the
late Ross Wlnans for the use OF the Maryl
Agricultural Society.
To the first charge, answer emphaticnlly
that it is false. | was chairman Of the Commit
lee upon Agriculture, and not upon the Judi
ciary Committee from whom the bill ia question
was reported, and with NJ. Reverdy johnson,
Judge Hammond, of Howard, DR.. Washington
Waters of the Senate and Mr.. Thos Donald
son tried to keep out of the bill many OBJ
noxious amendments forced into it by the
Radical members from the City of Baltimore,
Frederick, Cecil and Aegany counties. Those
conservative gentlemen were all opponents of
[sadicalism, and have long since been regarded
as worthy 10 be voted for and to represent
the Democratic party, and with them 1t is
possible may have voted for the bill upon
its final passage as some such law was deemed
necessary topreserve ana protect our State from
the horrors OF civil war, then raging upon its
immediate borders. The law however proved
nullity, for have never heard of present.
ment or prosecution under it.
Thereare however, sins of omissions, as well
well as commission and if the law in question
was so obnoxious to Democratic sensibiities
as is represented-whv has not my real oppo-
nent (whose Office requires him at every term
Of the County Court to give this law in charge
10 The grand jury, thus having his attention
called to it three or four times every year,
fhrn t,Frl IA fri 10 IN, | Q
several years past, had this oppressive and
obnoxious law repealed and stricken from the
Statute hook2
As 10 the second charge, was appointed
chairman of the committee to examine the
grounds offered the State Agricultural Society
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
1.-THE Winans property and while reporting
its peculiar fitness and adaptablity to the use
Of the society, | reported against the purchase
as not expedient and necessary to the present
wants and condition Of the farmers OF Mary
land
Thus you see both charges are positively
false and unjust against me, but ! suppose the
same fertile source will invent something else
because happen at this time to represent the
real feelings and Democratic sentiment Of the
county, 10 stand 10 the way of the 0igarchy,
which has so long ruled and controlled it,
Query IL | were the special friend and ad-
vocate Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
(which am not )how comes it that your neigh.
oors, who oppose inc upon this ground, are
advocating the nomination Of the sub-ator-
ney, upheld and pushed forward by the ex-
attorney of that same great corporation
o. How am |, who voted against Lincoln
and Grant, and for Mcclellan, Seymour and
Tildenior President, and also for Chambers,
Bowie and Pinkney White for Governor OF
this State, less worthy OF support on Demo-
cratic grounds than those who voted for
Horace Greeley. Truly yours,
A r. DAVIS