Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-02-24
Court House Question.
kIifor of HE Times

Editor Of tie Times:
am glad you have so kindly and wisely Offer
ed to publish temperate and accurate discus
sion OF both sides OF the question of the proposed
removal or the Court House from its present
situation To La Plata. The general desire of our
citizen; for the removal of the Court House from
new progressive little village Of La Plata, which
Is IN every way better situated for our count,
seat: shows they are arouSing from their lethar-
~ ana are catching step in the march of true
progress, and are trying To relieve Charlie
County of the unfortunate reputation il has so
long Justly melited of being fifty years behind
me timeS- For the past two ears, this question
mas been much agitated and is one of general in
tSrest to our people: not only has il been con-
templat,d and desired by the people Giving at
or near La Plata so a To advance their personal
interest, as seems 10 he the unfortunate impress
son OF your correspondent from Hin Top. but by
In" majority OF our X-payerS. IL mol bv oar
rioters. The obiscf OF the ysaople i'm making This
change certainly cannot he To burden themselves
Win heavy taxes without being ultimately BEN
emitted ny II. * has been iHtmated nv n fetc of
our ct'ietis, nor 10 advance the interests of any
particular class or set OF men, but for the adj
Nahcrlnent OF the common interests of the peo-
pie OF our county. In any ordinary business
enterprise. money must ~ extended before
proIit can toe expected, nothing venture nothing
have 50 IN this case, and If our citizens viii
derive individual benefit from public blessings
aS they usiiou btedlv will Ia this event they GER
talnIy would he willing tn tribute 10 its erec-
ton Nor i the object OF this removal. for the
pleasure OF seeing the rHilruad' as stated In
communication in the IndeprHdsHf last week
for this purpose might be accnmp he'd without
ncCe>>itat!Eg the removal.nf the Co ,rt House AT
all. strong effort has been made at considerable
expense Ia the people. to make Port Tobacco a
healthy pace. frOm time Ia time levies have
have been made tO bnili the canal &c and in
all probability will continue 10 be made and
sun u has the same reputation of being very un-
healthy We do not pretend to blame the citizens
OF Fort Toiacco for this: for nature has fixed IL
10, Fort Tobacco was made our county seat
aonut hundred years or more ago. but we are
now liVing In "a new age. and under wholly diff
ferent circumstances. in the march Of UTILIZATION
other things about US have changed and now i'm
the course Of pnisresS this change Is not only
desirable but has barumc "A necessity. Your
from HUI Top thinks that because
Cur fathers and grand fat ems considered IL good
enough Tor them, u Ought to be good enough for
Us this truly breaths the spirit of content but "A
spirit that does not belong Ia this age OF progress
IL II did. we would shudder for prSssterity our
honored grand fathers lived without the conven-
lsiicsS OF the Heating palaces that now pillow
the great waters, railroads. telegraph &c but
llis Tnoie Of living not good enough far us
No. HtiI Ton. neither state. cities or counties
can I'VE on the past, progress is the accessity OF
their life.
Hoping Mr.. Editor ! have not occupird too
much 4 ace. ana yours traly. LEN