Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-25
False Pretenses.

The Republican managers Of this county
with view of enthusing the colored citizor
in his truly slavish work Of serving their pri'
vate ends, propose to have grand celebration
at Cox's station, ext Friday, in commemora'
tion Of the emancipation proclamation, issued
by Gov. Bradford, Nov. lst 1864. This, it is
understood, will take the place of tie usual
mass meeting at Port Tobacco, being a novel
idea and supposed to 10 suhserve their purposes
better than the ordinary 'pow-wow". in the
court house. The Indepondant says this will he
the greatest celebration that has been held In
the county for many years and that the event
celebrated will mark An epoch in the history
of the colored populated &c.
1t Is becoming that an event, thus cel-brst.
ed With go much demonstration, should be
understood by the celebrators, and especially
that the part taken by the 'mas sgsrs" Of this
affair in the event cel-br. ted should be under.
stood. Hence a few inqniries and explanation
will not he out OF place.
First. then, let it be understood that the emsn.
cip-tion proclamation. which 10 10 be celebrst-
ed, was pronounced by the Governor Of Mary
land under color of that revolutionary measure.
the constitution Of 1864, adopted prac,,csll.
at the point of the hayonet BY q fc,ious and
lawless minority, ever the protest Of the mr..
jsrity of the legal voters of the State; and
was done at a time when, under the policy Of
President Lincoln, the slaves would soon have
s.z 90 hn
owners. Its effrct vas wrnngfully to impov
srish the people of this section al q time when
no such action was necessary to accomplish the
emancipation of the saves.
In the second place, not one of the present
Republican leaders in the county. (unless our
informant is at fault voted for the adoption Of
the Constitution which su,htrixsd the pro-
clamaiiou to issue; hut, on the other hand.
every one Of them that vas not in the Con.
federate army, and was old enough to vote,
vsted against it.
Suppose while the celebration" Is taking
on its most jubilsn, aspect, some enquirinE col
cred citizen were TO undertake TO estechise the
present standard hearers of the Republican
party, auU dsh eoSn Ouc WuAt pAIt uc kCOA -
the "eveut We ceiebratt?' What would Be
their chagrin, aud how patent would he their
campaign of false preieuses 1t would he use.
less TO ask Mr.. Posey. for be Was not . voter
then, and it is only or 9 years since he was
a full nedged Deuocrst. What could Dr..
Mndd say? He uonld have to answer with .
gandiIoquent "uaw". How y ouid il he with
you, Me.srs. Con,ee aud Miicbellf Both Of
you were ''sway down South 10 Dixie" on the
occasion Of that happy event, weren't You
Calamity firing away At the "bs.s 10 tlse" BY
way OF hurryiuR up the emancipation prscis
nation, Ell And 20 with Mr. Adams and Nr.
Boz hing and Mr. lie Grand P.dsett aud Mr..
Ma ylor and Mr. Harrison and Mr.. uilstesd.--
II they voted for the ": rocls Dstioa". their
votes don seem to have been recorded. Eyes
DR.. Wilmer. the high priest OF ,hs lor.l Re-
publicaaisp voted az .inst the proelamsiios. A.
We are info med.
This ~e put to his credit, fos though life
long sbolitionist. be could soi - . native
Mary ndsr vote Tor this wrongful and arbi,ra.
ry measure. But in view Of these facts. gen
,lemen, don't you think it is rsther a trsnspar-
ent farce you are nov going toplay?