Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-11-04
SURVEYOR.
JAMES L. BRAWNER.
Next Tuesday.

Next Tuesday.
Next Tuesday is election day. On that
day will devolve upon every citizen of
Charles county stern duty of sacred and
unavoidable obligation. On that day the
people are required to elect Comptroller
of the State treasury; two Judges of the
Circuit Court for this circuit senator
and delegates to represent Charles county
in the State Legislature and those officers
who are to administer the affairs of eur
county. That no conscientious citizen of
this State, who recalls the alarming squan-
dering and Misrepresentation ofthe public
money under the brief Republican misrule
in this State Is years ago, can reconcile
his conscience to becoming contributor,
by any act of commission or omission, to
the committing of the fiscal affairs of our
State again to the central of that party,
we assume to be an indisputable fact
That all Democratic and Conservative
citizens, who recognize the menacing dan
ger to our sacred liberties contsined in
the Capitalization doctrines of the Repub-
lican party will see the necessity of doing
their utmost to preserve our State Judi
ciary free from the manipulations of this
party, at the sacrifice OF personal antipa-
thies or partialities, we believe is an E.
qually manifest and generally accepted
truth. That every true citizen Of Charles
county, who has her interests at heart,
once more fully represented in the coun-
ellis of the State does not we think admit
of any doubt. That every citizen of this
county who entertain7 any reverence or
respect for her past history, or any inter
est in her future prosperity and national
advancement, will! recognize. as of bind
ing and sacred obligation, his duty to use
his best and untiring exertions from now
until the day of the election to break down
the bad and false combination that for the
last decade has degraded and demoralized
her and stayed her in the march of pro-
gress and prosperity, we affirm as an un
disputed and indisputable proposition
That any intelligent citizen. that breathes
ae air and loves the memories of Charles
kkty. canG.ind- it in his conscience to-
contribute to the continuation of this
misrule by scratching any nrne from the
Democratic ticket on Tuesday next, We
cannot believe.
We must and will, therefore, assume
that the Democratic State and county
ticket will on Tuesday next receive the
same support from the Democratic voters
given to the ticket of two years ago
Assuming this, We have every reason to
believe that there are enough colored vo-
tiers in the county, who have determined
to liberate themselves from the blind sla-
very in which they have for ten years past
through delusion and deception, served a
few selfish white men, and who will vote
for Democratic county officers in whole
or in part, to ensure the triumphat cleo
ton of the whole ticket. We confidently
predict that result. Almost every county
in the entire South, except our own, has
efectually and finally divided the colored
vote and broken up Republican misrule.
Here in Maryland, in our own little pen
insular, the good example has been set
all around US. The counties of Calvert
and Prince Georges have long since over
come the manipulstions and exposed the
deceptions of their so-called Republican
managers. The colored population in
those counties have become under Demo
cratic government, far more thrifty and
prosperous than when their minds were
continually poisoned by malace and de-
ception, and their time consumed in the
rioteus and drunken election sprees which
form the chief political methods OF south
ern Republicans. Every assurance comes
to us that those counties will continue by
increased majorities on Tuesday next the
rightful administration of their local af-
fairs, and the news even comes up from
old st. Mary's, heretofore our patient
companion iu misery and degradation,
that she too will be disenthralled on Tues
day next. o happy prospect! Will our
own good county prove laggard and de-
faulter in this noble contest for freedom |!
Will any of her manly sons, who have
heretofore with such constancy and devo-
ton contended for her liberation, fail her
now in the very hour of victory2
Breathes there man with soul SO dead
Who neer to himself hath said,
This Is my own, my native landr'
No, we do not for a moment entertain
any such fear. We know the high intel
ligence and true type OF manhood which
characterizes our people, and upon that
we rely for the full discharge of their
whole duty on Tuesday next.
The Senate adjourned sine die on Satur-
day last The only busin ess transacted
at the late extra session, besides the max
ing and unmaking Of presidents pro tenn,
was Of an executive nature, in confirming
q number OF necessary appointments OF