Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-06-24

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Messus k6itorss--I did net think 70 visit yok
a1aln . soos. hns have eeen eobblsd O. gnr.
blsa, y belh soremorsrIessIy 81 rttsfesisrharfsd
v2fisns wbose sfpheIins's / unconsrionsly
bruised that masi Il lssss npks 40 nsissart 70
sscever myssIg 10 wish your permlssson win
creep into anothnr little corner. lam dfeadgaI-
u scared, % pl be very polite and make my
bess drawine-rnom bow ~ conciIiatoTy prelude.
! eesaatlv shlak thas vsritas IL largely my
atsfoF. Caes S<ss furnished him tie opporsn-
80. - ssssss ) - zSliss = d ps.Siis We
were % unloFtunnts - not % be under the sound
ofhls sr-itably pleading voice more didacticex-
position cf his esrs5ly abe, syllogistie and self
satisfactorily rspsrdsdargumeu than supposed
wa, necessary In my little communication. Ny
sfSspMs.sles fly out 10 him on the sable wings Of
beEstehes as read--'T certainly expected fairer
hexpoeitiou Of facts" Conld have foreseen this
slpectailoh. ssrtainly woald have made an e.
fort 70 have getien the manuscript and laid the
satire composition before an '.injured" commu-
nifty, since Verilas seems 10 think the ''exposi-
ton would haze been such blessing. and
now keep cool veritas. Were Il not that he had
ieft me Sstlittie room 70 sound bis notes, would
crave big corner ofyour present isxue. and with
''supsriOrity In welding the pen, the ''inlur-
ed' world within its circulation should know
that--that--weil, as am sailing on sable wihes
.--shouid know that veritas in his own eoneeit
At least-exense this slip, keep eoOI-Oeeupies
the throne Of sylIogistie debate In the Washing
ton and SionewaII Literary Society Of Charlotte
Hall Academy. EPEsritus Ussml In making
my little compliment TO the efforts Of the courte-
Gus young gentlemen 70 entertain the good pco-
pie Of these whereabouts, and which 50 much
enjoy, did not think II expressed any word or
sentiment that could have been construed into
an excuse Cor sef-laHdafioa or loss Of good tenn
per, especially n the 'snot few have assured
him that he Is victor and the distressing drought
that was bearing upon as so heavily at the time
suggested 10 all 10 keep cool.
Verisas has such good-natured look and has
proved himself such aE acquisition 20 the com
munity, | en- serisabiy surprised that he should
have allowed his general character for courtesy TO
loss itself In 50 small matter, under pretence
ef doing '5Hsiies' 20 the community and SER
omerafiMg" the venerable judges when ''nobody
was hurt, " rs the very natural fact that venera-
Die judges adorned the fe0r Of the Hall and the
affirmative had quite as good right TO admirers
and defenders In them as negative side had In
the venerable gentlemen who adorned the plat
form. His communication sounds like the spleen
Of q schoolboy, and did not the language con-
tradict the fact that the Boy has not such capa-
city Of sspen." sh0aId conclnie that 'ousy
u . scfool-iellow prompted the article. ] ann
one Of the most quiet, prosy old bodies known
outside the ssSleek" family, and not one Of the
genilemen Of the Affirmative at whose door Il II
plainly iniimated the authorship of my litale
Item lies. NAY, Verify, as Aminedab Of the
solemn family alluded 10 would say, ard were !
20 present myself 20 veritas Ia prepri@ persona,
he would iaks refuge In a prolonged A--h
Judge mott may not be inapt al this point,
since the person judging Is likely 20 prove what
he suspicious others to be, for surely mind ca
capable Of charging even by intimation 90
modest and retiring young gentleman with the
heraldFy OF his own praise without shadow Of
pro0g, would not be Incapable Of writing up his
own imagined PeEfeciioas. IL Il apparent that
the secret Of she unchallenged attack upon the
motive OF my communication Is not my failure 70
give issRircr exposition" only gave pass
Ing meniion offaas, thinking Il aot necessary
10 70 Into details. as the audience had seen and
heard, and the "concurrence Of mot . Gw,"
should have onsweighed ioF him the assertion Of
my communication that part Of the andience
thought diisrently. The 6nrdea Of proof. ac-
cordEng 70 my mind, was intended 70 be uader-
stood ne the fear Of punishment In common sense
Of the word. For the criminal annals Of the
eounfry--''no North, no South" --were searched
over COR the most horrible cases Of murder and
saiclde. the ei;neheS being UGdeFzook, as indis-
putable evidence ofaction from the fear Of pun
ishment, when it seelns 10 me thai many hungry
wretch, from irsl 70 LAST, worked-in the very
face of The aaliowa-for reward ell the time the
last act Car the greatest Of all his Ife aud died
impenitent, utterly fearless ef the dreadful pun
ishment beyond, where II he had the power Bob
Ingssoll would give him q reward. And the
case Of the little child whose fear Of Punishment
IN the loss o. the affection Of her idoiixng father
induced to constant eeort on her part to pre-
serve and increase u; wns 20 mind an argument
IN favor Of action for the hope Of reward, since
no father would hold such threat over his
sweet child, Il could have no just cause to fear
this loss. Aud the syllogism to my mind was
not redeemed ofits sophistrT. Ifmy stupidity errs
In this respect and my s'anperioriV ofpen" blois
out . single laurel, beg 70 be excused. The
major proposition halever is more natural
has the kfeater influence was certainly not e.
tAblished e. fact 10 me-that fear is the natural
Influence. The minor--ssThe fear ofpunishment
Is more natural, hence has more influence on
man. not having been proved TO my mind as
one of that class of facts hence the conclusion Is
not . natural consequence. VeEitas evidently
censidered the syllogism bis chef d. mnyre, and
thought The public had lost an instructive lesson
Sy not making In my item a s4airer M@csitfon''
on their duty rs responsible mind-end0Wed ciii.
sens 70 cali the fear OF punishment 10 sheir aid
whenever they s0wed wheat crop, planted |
tobacco bed, set out on the pcrilous expedition |
In search ofa wife, OF what Ia only little less |
perilous, dream Of beeOming Chief Magistrate Of |
the land. Now Il may be well argued that che |
hope Of reward snperinduees fear in all these I
eases especially the wife question: for BY the aid
q the hattefing Cupid, the iucipienf s.worser |
hals trims bis mnssache. tormenls his tailor |
with particuIarities, srolda his washerwssaan,
employs two looklnggiasses one % settle his inn
aenlate neck-te In ffoni the other 70 observe the
set o. his .'Sultan'' behind, and with rose bud
-the symbol Of bis budding hope -knotlcd into
buttonholf os bis eutaway, he springs forth IN
his polished kids as Hne picture Of The hope Of
reward as can be drawn hy the most skillful
hand--th way Is foil Of hopes lowers al along
and fear does not dare face his energy, until,
perhaps, yes, may say Il Is very likely, IL comes
creeping along 81 the end Of the lane, where
picture IN many cases Is hung bearing the sug-
gestive title OF Candle. No man planted bis
tabaeco bed except In The hope of reward, 10
tsar pursued him when he went about II, and be
locked On very hopssuliy when u was snugiy
covered 70 generate, and nothing bnt The hope
Of reward urged 70 the labor Of destroying the
ny and watering the dropping pianis, the aafs-
rel feeling Of hepe that their labor would Be re-
ward created the Fear Of punishment In the loss
Of . crop ills did not. had no intention of
becoming champion for the affirmative. am
foc staunch democrat not 10 encourage eqnal
rights, buy Y TIE charge Of personal ieesings'
has been aade, win give 81 opinion that
might otbxswise not have formed. The charge
is macharikabies and IL may not be deemed, 6y
the feadeF, eny more unchmFiahie % state In this
connection, that the boasfed ssrefnfaffoag Of vez-
isan, Ii mr. opinlon aud ssnos kew's others alro.
was bis uhsimelg schallenee 10 answer BIS