Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-01-12

There = . popular aaaee end true one. hat
ssha tourh q the aunprsnflz p6fty . dealh 10
pupulsr sapeaio4 Iftae asmoeEatie party
80 90 sse > hiaz ignanes. why hass
eot e sskstnl n5Esfs' i - soniA nissn
30 .riklie. s1ps& 10 the nasss7 Tel NE.
hesv ~ CO. r.utsstssn y e. Ne fairest
portl6a 81 snr iana' k6rs. ne Iincola ard
GarGsia, sprung from che maisss7 Aeade-
mies and colleges wess endowed foE tbs bene-
81 o. The opalen1 hus The great mass = ils
people we're allowed % rsmain IN ignoEance.
and to-day. n . man from he Ennka stasmpss
. rise above his fornss sission. soms con
femptlhis toady. snxioas % carry ssvor with
those around him, win bespaslsE his iair nams
with the mad In which he has just wallowed-
Msfyshd'sseh6 ssxlsm NastEs vstIzsE 80
unsil the repdhlieans obtained consrol. Ths
sysiem inangurntsd By them, thoagh dssecfiTe
In some thingA was FAR superior 10 che present.
Elss,naes that the Fspnbliean party b BIT :
coniianaiioa offhs Federal and whig parties
Granisa. And right heEs Ist ne ask he a.
aisrisns aAnon," Il Wnshingtaa. Adama
Jay, Knox and hest - othen Old ret a Is
mmck 10 seeuse tie Endependence, and hare -
much inieEsss 10 he welfare ofths country as
jefferson and bis foIlowersf And were thsy
any more despicablef We are aware that
even he puFe and unspostsd name q wash
ihgioA could nes escape bsisg bes0aied ard
blackguardsd by the grovsliugs of democ-
- -. H. 80 ~ - Nme.
ezp.ct nothiag more from this Degenerate
pOstsrity. In ihis alone is democracy un-
charged. Concerning iss principle. - me
anderinss IL the last twenty yeaFs % gst into.
power show that Il has none, only desire
for the spells ofsairs. II has straddled eresy
hobby iis leaders eoald invent. And she ~
ssrsiOa that Il has not changed In ths last
eighty years Is simply ridiculous.
He denies Staging cut Graves. This L. Ger.
tAinly coal. Any sehSlble man. who win read
his irst card, can reach 30 other conclusion
Yet, Measrs. AIlston, Canter and Graves mag
well congratulate themselves upon the kscs
that no one who hts knOwn then through
lie. not even natIveof the county, has called
them despicable, but the dirty, disagreeable.
task l. left to one, who, had be not hare bsen
a democrat, would long ago have been branded
a. a carpcG-baggeF.
was certainly misinformei as 10 his ma
iivity and for the mist.ke make an humble.
apology to old Calvert. His description OF bis
native county eivrs rs to understand that the
lsla~sr ~ xwhssh la,.,rn-...- Z. ~--s a., R...s
has but little footing there. There ID such q
thing 10 governing too mueh. Men also soma
times leave the place Of their nativity fbr its
good. bui let this be IS Il may, IL 10 ce-iainly
81, pFisinR, II viii not be 50 scurrilous a. TO
say fOOll that one should leavea county, where
Affairs are managed 50 in accordance with his
ideas and immisrais 10 one governed 50 re-
pugnant 70 his views. The negroes though
ignorant mot By any e. I Of their own or Of
the republican partyl J, thanks 10 that party
have the same political rights as the mcst ed
ucaied, and II the men thew elect to ofige are
As honorable and intelligent as their oppo-
nents, no one hiss any right TO complain. And
ample justification for higher rate Of taxa
ton in Sc. Aary's than In Carroll and other
counties Of the State will he found in the fact
that we have a lower assessment here than
elsewhere owing to lack Of internal improve
msnis and its not being near any important
city.
Anon has ample opportunities TO fnd out
my rreOrd. and am glad Of It. There Is
nothing in itfor which need blush. Iwas not.
taught paFtizan politics al Charlotte Hall. Ny
teachers were too sensible 10 resort TO such
trickery. have endeavOred to follow their
example In this, aud "Anon's' assumption
that / do Otherwise 10 PFima Jaeia evidence
that he deems sneh-a course proper. I.pre-
sumo his grand essays are used in his school
a. text b ,oks on American political history.
Those TearheFs taught me something better
though, viz, 10 think and act for myself, aud
in the exercise Of those rights have had The
teuaeriiy 10 hold different views from "Anon,"
the iaielEsessaI siaaf, Who'll inmigrassd here
% teach the citizens Of Sc. Mary'sike beauties
Of biIlipgsgate.
Any intelligent man Who reads Anon,s
e1asiOns VIII certainly say that they are char
acteristie Of a FrecOcious schOol-hOy, o. Of .
new convert, anxious to show his fidelity TO
his new love, or Of . sOady trying to curry "a
vor with these he deems the most Influential
and oPulenE class Ills assertions show that
he IL n0t Of the FIRST tao, consequently he
must rank with the third class.
In conclusion will say that joined the re-
publican party when In the minority In lis
county, am net seeking any ofice. u the PER
pie wish me 20 serve them, am con6ds-ni that
~ in Gravss's ease those who have known me
through life, and who have my whole record
before them, viii not be- blinded By the VIM
peratioas ofthoze, whose entrance in Our
midst has been characterized by dirty assaults
upon shose natives who dared 70 exercise their
God given rights.
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