Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-02
ICoMMuNIcArED.
May d, 1881.

card, deNOteS mucn oil MS space 10 an
effort TO prove that he was not actuated
byaenvy and malice in his unprovoked at-
tack upon Mr.. Raley,, but IN this he re-.
minds me Of story | once read nl a
King who, on being told by one of his
4nobles that he. was. accused o.. having
an uncomfortable temper, burst forth
linio violent rage contradlctlng. the
lcharge, and so ] want no better evidence
of the truth ofmy assertion than that
furnished by the last card oil Gu Bono,
He tries to dispar9ge my communica-.
lion, saying ironically But such deep
! aud acute reasoning might well ema-
nate from so extraordinary brain as II
is natural TO suppose CIPHER posses
ses. What more could we expect from
an exponent Of such great value" Yet,
as If 10 show the Inconsistency and wide
divergence between his professions and
belief. he devotes two columns in reply
to my letter Of about half a column, aGd
even to more strongly fortily himself,
tases pains to inform .be public that
"before publication (ofthe card TO which
CIPHER repIled) Explanation in paren-
thesis my own,) he submitted II 70 the
inspection plan honest, fair-minded man,
democrat, requesting him to strike out
ANYTHING he considered untrue, &c,
and il was returned with but few alter
atoms" "and that since publication, he
has sounded the sentiment OF mol a few
of the same cuiibre and they give il
their hearty endorsement" II is far
to presume that those impartial Cd crit
les are political foes Of Mr.. Raley >; IN.
deed, so much Is admitted, when be
speaks OF their condemnation OF his
course. II is reasonable TO suppose
that the last card Of Gun Bono was SUD
joeled to the same critical revision and
correction, for il bears evidence Of more
careful preparation than the FIRST. Now,
lust imagine Cui Bono seated in hi>
sanctum on a Monday night about the
hour Of IL, or a little later, with his
manuscript in hand and his able coadju-
tors and reyisers seated on either side,
whilst every sentence and paragraph Is
being carefully analysed aud subjected
to as searching a criticism as tie
most Incorporating foe Of Mr.. Ruley
could invent. This sentence 10 eX-
plunged as Too personal; the phraseolo-
gy OF that changed to make ii more
strong aud expressive; another elucida.
ting a point which perhaps the asiute
mind OF the author bad overlooked H.
added, whilst the most learned aud
classical of the twain OF trio supplies
Lqiin phrases, aud you have a pretty
fair imaginative picture OF the grand
panorama. Truly Gu Bono has taken
much pains to rcfute the assertions Of 8
mere CIPHER t0) and Cyphfr must feel
himself complimented thereby Cy.
piers article had not the benefit Of any
such able scrutiny; il was written has
lily aud handed TO the editor the same
evening, with scarcely the benefit Of hia
own revision, consequently some little
error may have been discovered ~ lis
composition Gas that about the dog story
but not 10 The facts stated.
Much Of Gu Bono card is mere so.
phistry and argument founded on err
roneous assumption. ] will address
myself to the premises. He commen-
ces with the assertion that, naturally
expecting that IN openly attacking the
best representative man oil whom 81.
Mary's could boast, &c. Now, did he
attack Mr.. Raley openly II so, did
he mol appear before the public with ms
identity hidden behind mask while al
lacking man by name who is mol IN
Office OF before the public as a candl-
date for suchi This being the case, |
submit that the assault did SAVIOR of envy
and malice, aud was no more honorable
aud brave than would be that Of mailed
knight who should enter the list against
foe with his breast barred aud VOID oil
| such protection. sf*
He again refers to the convention OF
81 and says, that Mr.. Raley proved
traitorous tothe convention he was NOR
ally bound to support" lie quotes
portion of my remark in reply TO what
he said IN bus first. | SAID Tor rea-
sons not nor necessary TO recapitulate,
il was best TO have some opposition,
intending This merely asa reference and
not as a fulfreply TO the point raised,
and supposed that Democrat might
have something to say. Even now !
do not wish to enkind!c uukind feelings,
long since hope dead, by adverting to
the causes which led 10 the boiling OF
so large a number of the delegates Of
that convention when all were demo.
Gratis. will simply state that the APP
peal was made to the voters OF the dem.
ocratic party and decided by them in
their sovereign capacity and IN Mr. RAJ
ley's favor, and this ought to be salts
factory. How gratuitous and unjust
if not malicious then the charge
II be was traitor. then was a majority
Of the voters of that day traitors, for
they voted Tor hlm. For the Office Of
Register of Wills. however, there was
no nomlnation, so that The assertion Of
Cui Bono that Mr.. Raley defeated the
nominee of his party is erroneous in any
view of the case. Now, the difference
between the independents of 81 and
those OF 10 and since the advent Of the
republican party.In this county is this !:
that the former made their appeal to the
democratic party, and whether elected
or defeated, remained members of that