Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-04-14
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HAREoTrE HALL, April 9th, 1881.

e essFs. Editors From the sigma.
e your correspondent, IN your IS
March 3lst. one would have a
4 ITO suppose that he would have
4 #d 70 give fair and impartial view
oElhe debate. But he doesn't do this
4 mot be he forgets bis Independence
'xnd with porirntous n1ustachios twist
q curling with an Indignation no less
TiFely than tiger cats, he dons his
cap, and with sympathy bub-
B ling up from the wells OF his compass
Iouate heart, makes profound saIaam
I L hypocrisy. falsehood and SANDER as
Aspnngs into the arena 10 defend bis
4hds. MessFs. Holmes, Derby and
kt from attempted bulldozing on my
49, In common with the rest Of the
NY. 81 rather unhappy. quartette 81
wl4h he makes the fourth very worthy
anasspectabie member. he tunes his
lPiTA and strikes in with the grand
syIbhony OF all their answers TO nv
c0r1unications--malIce. Now, malice
meps unprovoked spiie--get your die
tiobry and see lift don't ''Independent"
--dsomething akin to Islander. Now,
ihhen't slsndered my antagonists in
thchast. Popular report says that what
hide said about them is the truth, and
II teing my opponents certain unwel-
com truths can he construed TO mean
MALE, then am guilty of the charge.
!. n ms that have proved the whole
Fraternity TO be a vet Of arrant towards,
waning the ability TO defend their chosen
position, and because OF this, am accused
Of slsndering them. Of malice towards
them, II what | have said is malice,
u is wonder tha, they have made such
sae w. Is si t6st Il eq5d t.roRels with
ridieuled their preiensions. have in.
timaledthat Mr.. Holmes is a demagogue
Well. that Is true. have also said that
he has used his position to thrust him.
self into office, aided by the ignorance
Of the county, with scarcely respecta-
BILE leader among them. Well, this is
the truth, and because have told the
truth, | am charged with malice. If all
this were not so, il would be malice and
would moi trouble the friends Of Mr..
H.. but as Il is the truth. and the truth
cuts 10 the quick those who have done
evil, they must peTforce strive with
brazen efronlery 10 make II appear that
shat Is said about them is without foun-
daiion. No, no. Sir Independent. If ms
were SIMPLY malicious
attacks on Mr.. Holmes, he and his
trieuds wouldn't raise such a hue and
cry. Ignorance and knavery ever
-whtbe IN fear whea y metelless lash Is
applied TO them. And what piiiful cry
- malice TITS piliful, heaven knows,
hs wondrous pitiful." What object.
Of public sympathy they wish 10 appear I
oh, how they cry out for our tears !
"See what virtuous gentlemen we al
are, and how malicious are our antaeo.
alsts' is their appealing cry Bosh
You are all 50 immaculate 'tis the su-
pTeme wonder OF The day that malice
can hurt your wonderful souls. | would
not wonder II these gentry.made malice
a synonym OF maTtyrdom, as they seem
TO wish TO appear in such a light before
the public. IN short, they arc con.
dcnsed edition OF the Book of Martyrs,
a wofu sacrifice 10 the malice (f) OF
their opponents. When entered upon
this discussion, | confidently expected
Mr.. Holmes to stand by has colors. but
! regret to say lie has given the intetii.
gent part Of the community proof that
he has BEEN weighed in the balance and
found wanting" Instead OF standing M
for bis side of the question, be
into a questionable silence,
himself with growing out
malice Z" Derby" comes upon the
scene, and with pen rreking with the
fumes Of his odorous personality, yells
out with the lungs Of Sienlor, ''mai.
ieesF "Catapotium' .unes his Tyre
and overlooking with satire ~ essays
10 conlound me, but doesn't succeed,
because the hoggoh part Of his body is
so largely in excess Of the godlike. And
now comes independent and shrieks
IN shrill treble, "maiiceilP' Get some
otter hook TO hang your scattered ideas
On. You've gotten all the good out oil
The word, and ify you persist much longer
10 peryertingits meaning, future lexicoe-
raphers will be puzzled how TO define i.
'lndependent' thinks "'Drrby' and
Mr. Holmes have as much right as 9th
r. American citizens to their opinions.
md as much right to express their opin-
ons on public affairs as Semloh or
my other college appropriation adyo.
cate. Granted. ! do not dispute that
N the least, nor ever did, and won't lin.
allow me the same privi.
eye Of expressing my opinions that he
Claims for himself and his beloved breth-
emf He informs me that | have wan.
Tered from the subject. Well, perhaps
have, long enough to send back an
answer to the personalities of the oppo-
'itlon with interest, and | was justified
n so doing, but generally succeede in
getting back 10 the main issue, which
some OF my opponents were unable to ac-
'ompilsh, II they ever were on the man
ssue, Derby" commencing with a
PERSONAL trade and ending with a very
shallow argument, and as for "Catapo-
ium," be was perched so high upon
he heights Of parnassus that he could
rot degrade bis poetic genius by dab
ing in the discussion OF mundane adj