Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-04-04
ADJOURNED.

ADJOURNED.
Under constitutional limitation the Legi.la-
ture has adjourned \ sigh Of relief goes up
from the people aud feeling Of satisfaction at
the close generally prevails With sorrowiul
regret that the days Of his greatness are over,
that the time Of his usefulness is past and that
,he hour Of accountability TO his constituents
hos come, the legislator wends his WAY home
ward. They gO back with painful reluctance
each to bis own ancient Rvocaton, some TO
dive into the mysteries Of the law and TO wran-
gle for livelhoods over the quarrcls Of others
in the courts some to peddle pills, heal the
sick or speed the dying; some to sticks and
.alleys Of ''the art preservative;' some to SELL
ing tape and pins and measuring calico: some
10 mixing drinks and trading in segars; some
10 the pillow handle and hoeing in the field;
some 10 dcl,ing and sweating in the mines
and some, may be TO tilt about here, there and
everywhere, travelling gentlemen to enjoy the
rewards Of their bartcrcd services Their pur-
suits in life are multilarious and 10 each and
every one deserving We wish the sweet recon-
pense Of conscienccs at ease over the rccollec-
ton Of work we'll accomplished, Of duties well
performed and. Of obligations well discharged,
Some Of them throughout the session have nct'
ed modestly. Beyond the ayes and nays OF
rcceipting to the paymastcr for their PR diem
lheg have made no record for themselves and
in this respect have proved wiser than mani
who aimed at display and were on all occai
sions Jumping up to say something which gen
orally amounted TO nothing when said. SOM
of them 20 home frightened 10 remember the
secrets which the tell-tac leaves ofthe faithful
journal are ready to disclose Some are scar
red with the wornds of debate MS testimonials
of fidelity to their trusts and some yet grand
in the gorgeousncss of their scli-cstccm go to
make frequent rchearsals to gaping crowds on
the street corners or at cross road groggcrics
of their exploits in craftsmanship at Annapo-
lis All this may be done to the astonshment
of the admiring throng, and yet when asked
if democratic teachings don't .culcate the
doctrine of the right Of the people to vote on
measures directly affecting their interests
what answer can some Of them make that will
recoucile their actions and their votes with the
They profess 10 belong? ltwaS not democratic
10 refuse the people Of this county the exercise
OF their right to vote for changing their county
seat o. for not changing H. It was not dem
ocratic to refuse the people Of the State ,hs
rigni 10 woe IN the matter Of doing away with
the traffic in liquor, it was not democratic &c
refuse the people Of any Of the counties the ex-
ercsc OF their right to vote on the same qucs-
ton as one, however, Of local significance only
1t was not democratic in Mr. McLanc Bati-
mere Bob, they call HIM 10 refuse 10 report
from the committee on finance, of which he
was chairman, the several local option bill S
which had been referred to that committee and
pigeon-holcd by himself the ground Of his re-
fusa being that they involved issues of which
that committee alone Ind final and cxelusiy,
eognizance and on which he insisted that ever
the Senate itself had actually no right to vote
1t was not democratic to refer the same bill.
lullh'uhttlA baVAi Ill not ana Innocent n1Sle
to the same committee after he had been com
PEELED by an impertive vote of the Senate to
report them for its action. There are many
many sins of omission and commission fol
which the democratic majority in the Legisa
ture is responsible, The catalogue is toe
lengthy for enumeration in our columns but
We may from time TO time refer to it in the fu.
ture when We come to ,peak of the profigacy
and ruinous extravaganza that has character
lied the Legislature throughout its session.
Messrs. Cox and Mitchell al the Front De-
Tending the RiSh hts of Charles county.
Nc note with special er,,tt6eati zion that " hen