Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-02-06

BALrfMoRr. Jan. 90. 1879.

tic wave has ceased 10 slElict rs with it
chilly blasts, and q general thsw seems
Imminent, and a revival of business in
close view, we Of The Monumenlal city
feel somewhat encouraged, and are dis
posed TO renew acquaintance with our
country cousins, holding ourselves in
readiness 10 GIL their orders, and do
any other service they may desire. al
ways for a consideration. be il held in
remembrance. The morning papers an
nounce that the Potomac TTansporta-
ton Company intends TO put on the
route, between this city and Alcxan-
dTia, about the first Of March, the pro-
Peller. Major Rcybold, in place OF the
unfortunate Express, and that Capt.
Barker win be her commander. This
item Of news Is well received here, and
Capt. Barker il as acceptable 10 the
business and travelling community, ss
any man, who could have been named.
However much some OF your people
may have censuTed hun for the loss of
the Express, and many valuable and
dear lives. no one here, al al CONVEX
sant with the real facts. Ntaches any
blasne 70 Aim .-~rsz epAuagt-s
snent. Granting. hcGeyeT, ~ some
persons are inclined TO believe, that he
was rash in his attempt to run the Ex-
press asound Point Lookout on the night
Of the 22nd Of October last. The sad ex-
perience of that ever memorable occas-
ion could not fail to make him an emf
nently cautious captain in all time 10
come. The prospect of having your
countyman, Mr.. +. J. Stone. back again
amongst us, as Purser OF the Reybold,
seems 10 be no small occasion OF Ecjoic-
ing, not among ismany warm person
al friends only, who are always glad to
see his open, honest, genial coGnte-
nance, but with business men there is
evident cause OF congratulaiion, for they
know and appreciate bis worth, and
feel, that when he shall be at his. post
again, they can call on him for any de-
sired information, and that they will be
received by a gentleman and treated a.
such themselves. When Mr.. Stone
was drowned, at the wreck OF the Ex-
press, according TO general belief, the
writer of this was much around the
wharves, and the expressions OF regret
he heard were numberless, and he was
particularly struck with the earnest la
ments of the draymen and laborers, all
of whom spoke of him as rare excep-
tion-a gentleman connected with a
steamboat in a subordinate capacity.
This is no fancy sketch. be assured, and
it was not noticed by your correspon-
dent only, but by others, who spoke oil
it as a very significant fact, which went
far to prove the real merits of the gen.
tleman in question.
or course you have noticed the pro-
gress Of the election prosecutions and
their results, as far as they have been
published, in this city, and. as old WOOL
dyed democrats, who believed your par
~ and its engineers to be immaculate,
have hung your heads in no wcll-feigned
shame, but with real bushes sufusing
your rustic coHntenances, and doubtless
10 yourselves have often said, who'd
have thought iti" There are plenty Of
us here who have thought il all along,
through good long series ofyears, and
are glad that the facts have come to the
surface, even if we do feel ashamed at
the conduct Of Our party leaders. who
were dragging the democracy TO ruin,
and did not fear to wrest its principles
to their own perdition. Extraneous-
ly from doing right for the sake
Of the right, we are glad that these
ballot-box suffers have come to grief,
because we believe The outcrop Of il all
will be a benefit TO the party, The city
and the State. Under the old order OF
things prevailing here, any one, how
ever incompetent or dishonest he might
be, provided the party leaders desired
il, could get nomination for Office, and
the same appliances that procured the
nomination, were always brought into
requisition 10 elect him. The present
indications are, that ballot-box stuffing
as business, will be abolished, and far
elections established in place oft. This
being the case, it will become necessa-
~ in future that good men shall be
named for elective Offices, ifthose who
run the party machinery expect them
to be elected, for good men and true are
sick, almost unto death, oil voting for all
sorts of disreputable characters TO rep
resent them and their interests. Ifgood
men held themselves aloof and refused
10 vote, they were always made to do
so by proxy, through host OF enthusi-
astic patriots. who usually flock around
the polls in this city, named in honor Of
the great and good man who was the
founder of the State, and of religious
equality upon this Continent. When
the elfeto :, stem shall be re-established,
of selecting and electing good and able
representative men, then may we look
for the dawn Of better times, both in
party and State affairs. and not till then.
Ii would be Just as futile TO expect TO
see figs grown upon thorns. as to look
for good and wholesome legislation, as
an emanation from such men. as often
| fII places Of honor and delegated re-
sponsibility, ia this cur State oil Mary
land. About two months ago. il so
Glanced, that your correspondent was
seated in street car, BY the side of a
very gifted and willy politician, who re-
sides in the same ward with himself,
and has had the credit of engineering
political affairs in that ward tor decade
or 50. After the salutations OF the day
were gone through with, the writer
asked, who was the coming man for
Governor, and was promptly answered
and informed, that Gov. Frank Thomas
was the man beyond all reasonable
doubt. Both OF US agreed that he was
a frst-class man, and that the helm Of
State would be perfectly secure in his
experienced hands. Man proposes, but
higher power dispcses, and the pro-