Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-05-19
of the Inning ration Society.


its stock. He announced his readiness to
invest as much in the stock of the associ-
alton as anybody else, and stated that un-
less some reasonable encouragement was
given to the measure in the near future
he should sever his connection with it
Hon. Daniel R. Magruder who was present,
was then, by resolution invited to address
the Society, which be did at some length
and in most practical and entertaining
manner. The Judge, after reviewing the
many advantages of location, climate,
facilities and resources possessed by our
county, alluded to the fact that in the
provisions of Alsace and Lorraine, which
were taken from France and annexed to
the German Empire at the termination of
the Franco Prussian war, there are large
number of people, chatting under the op-
preston Of the German conquerers, and
who are contemplating emigrating to
America in search of agricultural homes.
These people, he stated are most thrifty
and intelligent in agricultural ar d horticul-
tural pursuits, which is their inherited
avocation and are peaceabie and pious
in their modes and habits of life and good
and law abiding citizens. He alluded to
q recent conversation with Rev. Father
Voltz in which that gentleman gave him
much accurate information concerning
these province, and assurance that il
means were adopted by the society to es-
tablish colony Of them here according to
the cantonment system in which they
live at home, that the immigrants could
be had forthwith.
Judge Magruder was followed by G. E.
Hamilton, Esq. who made some pertinent
inquiries as to The cause of the failure OF
the Society to get State aid to the meas
ure at the last session Of the Legislature
This brought forth the Hon. Sydney E.
Mudd, who in spread-eagle speech, THAT
roared and Numbered in the index dis
claimed his responsibility to the immigra-
ton society or any other man or set of men
for his conduct at Annapolis. He stated
that the reason be did not introduce the
bill that was sent to Annapolis wa. be-
cause he had heard that similar bill had
been previously introduced in the Senate.
Evidently recoliecting, however, that a
similar reason did not prevent him from
introducing tuo tobacco inspection bills in
the House, Hon. Sydney went on to give
some further reasons He said that pol
itical complexion had been attempted to
be given to the Society 10y those promi-
nent in i, which had determined him to
take no further interes, in it. Mr. Hamil-
ton and Mr.. Wilmer disclaimed any knowl
edge of any such &C ior or effort by the
Society or any member of it, and Mr.. F
NJ. Cox asked the gentleman to specify to
what he al uded. He finally delivered
himself by stating that he had reference to
an article in the Port Tobacco TINES week
before last. The article he referred to
~ q lltdt lHt NtJuo-
licans had endeavored to squelch the
movement. In the first place it is certain
ly difficult TO see how that recent publica-
ton could have had any bearing upon
the Hon. Sidueys action in Annapolis las,
winter; and, in the second place, the Hon
Sydney ought to know that the Immigra-
ton Socie'y is not responsible for what
the Port Tobacco TIMES says, and tn Pnr
Tobacco TINES is not in any way respon-
sibls for what the Immigration Society
says or does or fails to do. All that the
article he alluded to called for was a den
ial; but it was noticed by all that neither
Hon. Sydney nor DR.. Wilmer, who subse-
quently spoke denied that they had en-
deavored to make political capital out of
an opposition to the measure, though they
both professed to be favorable to it now
We would like to hear Hon Sidney deny
that he went around among the colored
population last fall making statements to
the effect that the Democrats were organ
izing q movement with q view of intro
ducing foreign labor the exclusion of the
colored laborers.
DR.. Wilmer, at the invitation of the
Society, made a speech encouraging the
measure and urging it to be pushed for
ward. 1t certainly appears that our Re-
publican friends are taking decidedly
more interest in the measure since The
publication to which Mr.. Mudd refer
red than they did before, which we are
very glad to see, and hope it may last.
Although there was decidedly more
speechifying on Tuesday than at any pre-
vious meeting of the Immigration Society,
yet as far as we learned mot a dollar
dropped in the till" Whatever may be
the result of the present efforts of this
concern to collect money by the sale OF
stock at 81 . share, it is certain that if a
few men of some capital would organize
themselves into joint stock company for
the purpose Of advertising the lands for
sale in Charles county and inducing i'm
migrants to come and settle on them, that
it would not only be handsome and prof.
liable speculation but would result in
inestimable good to the whole community
Since the above was put in type, we
have been much gratifed to learn that
nearly 5000 of subscriptions to the stock
of the society we're made at the close OF
the meeting on Tuesday. A resolution
was adopted, requesting the President to
appoint committee to consist of three
persons in each election district to solicit
subscriptions to the stock of the asrocia-
ton, said committee to report to special
meeting of the society to be held on the
second Tuesday in July next. The terms
of subscription are to be, that 25 per cent.
If tho amount If all subscrintiOns muat no