Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-01


M. E5itsr The inoohsreney Of the editorial
IN the last Port Tobacco Times must attract the
police Of its readers. With lppant pen che
Editor undertakes 60 buFlesque and ridieule the
sstnIented gentlemen In their own estimation; the
w0nld-be statesmen as he calls them, who are
candidates for the Congressional nomination
from the sth district. OF course he does not In.
eiudc Mr. HenkIe among these honorable mea, -
for the whcle article was designed and written
for tie purpose Of advancing his interest. tie
seems to Intimate that the other gentlemen refer
red 70 are the opponents Of IIenkle, without al
lowing his mind for a moment to think that be
10 equally their opponent. II appears 10 him al
most q daring violaSlon fgood order for him
not 10 have the place 70 preference to any and
all Of them. His blind love would give Henkle
vested right In IL which II Is sacriIcge TO dis
turb. The "pFudcnt and cautious" Editor, as
he describes bimself, then undertakes TO deiaiI
with mang ereEses The points IN the record Of his
fayoFite, and very strangely and incautiousy pre-
ecnts those maybe the5 are ALL on " hieh he bv-
the-bye, differed and stili differs from Henkie
lie differed with him On his financial views.
Gle differed with him in regard TO The act re-
reallng The act requiring the resumption OF spe-
Gle payments, but hurrah There Is one thing
he ases about which DIR. Hcnkle and the Tgaaes
are In hearty accord and In which they both rep
resent Charles county"-That Is the great cleo
toral fraud. The Editor then proceads-sfWhe
few days before adjournment resolution was
introduced and passed the House By an over
whelming majority declaring that Congress
would not and could not interfere with the frau
duient title Of Hayes, the vote Of Dr. Henkle will
be found with the very small minority cast
against the resolution. He has never condoned
this great wrong and has lost no opportunity 20
record his solemn protest and that Of hig ueople
against It," So speaks the Editor of the Port
Tobacco Times, and from his strong expressions
ifit shalt appear that lIenke's vote was the very
opposite Of what he declares Il was, we should
reasonably infer that said Editor would not ex-
erclse his powerful influence 10 secure hiE nomi-
nation; or at any rate he will have to fall back
upon the assistance" which he says DR.. HenkIe
has two OF three Zines during his Official career
afforded him. lIe must 1T least weigh the Car
sistance'' which IIenkle personally gave him with
bis vote, on the important question alluded 70,
ana then decide pro or con. rather expect the
personal assistance viii carry the day ,rith
uose. Times. ! have intimaied that Mr. Hem
ke's vote on the question referred 10 by the said
Editog, as stated above, was directly the reverse
OF what that Editor claims Il TO be, and am
confident be will find my statement correct. Mr..
Hartridge Il believe from Geosgia) offered the
following resolution;
"Resoircd, That the two Houses Of Congress
having counted the votes east for President and
Vice-President, and having declared r. B. uaves
70 be elected President and VIM. A. Wheeler 10
be eleetea Vice-Psesiaent, there Is no power In
any subsequent Congress 10 reverse that declare
uoni nor can any sach beexercised BY the Courts
o. the United States or any other tribunal that
Congress can create under the Constitution"
Among the sotes In .faror Of this resolution
was recorded the vote Of z. J. Henkle. He was
fer and net las the Editor Of the TSmss assertsl
against 10 In the last appearance Of this aues-
ton before Congress. The Congressional Record
OF The l4th or 18th Of June will show this.
The Editor Of the 1SAes In his blind gratitude
Tor the lass stance which Henkie cave him. has
been misinformed or misled on this question bv
the fact that there was offered another resolution
snort time previously 10 the one above quoted
and Of exactly the same import on which I.enkle
voted IN She negative. This vote the Editor has
probably seen, but did not see the last will and
testament Of bis friend HenkIe BY which he cut
the throat Of his former vote. Whether these
sudden Inconsistencies indicate undue influences
or an unbalanced mind the Court and Jury must
decide. The Editor Of the Times having a strong
personal bias, bis testimony should be subjected
10 some degree Of scrutiny, notwithstanding the
sympathy ielt for the grief to which he has been
brought by the Inconsistency of his favorite. 1t
fs clear he has committed the sin &c sin Il isl Of
not only differing with his friend of the Times
but Of differing with himself, which indeed Is al
ways allowed II such sudden changes can be sat-
istaetorily explained. Great men are olten I'M
consistent, but this IL 'stoo like the lightning
which doth cease 10 be ere one can say-lt lisht-
ems" Reflect upon II, Mr.. Editor OF the 7Smes.
CHARiEs.