Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-02-04

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CHAPTER v.
80 deep OF his mont engraven,
DeiipsrAtlon sat, and ppblic care.
Lend me ny lantern auothas
marty III see tneehan&ed nrst.
A small tlre blazad on The hearth
Of the study and mingled It's light
with that OF a silver cresset, which
hung from the ceiilsg above table
Furnished with writing materials
and strewed over With papers.
Here the Proprietary sat intent upon
the perusal Of the packet It's con-
tents disquieted HIM, and with 10 /.
creasing solicllude be again and
again read over thb letters.
Al length the secretary was sum
moned into bis preaence. ALBERT, 7
be said, ''the council must be called
together tomorroF al noon The
messengers should be despatched
tonight; they have dark road aud
far to ride. Let them be ready with
the least delay.
The secretary howed, and went
forth toexscnte us order.
The letters brought to the Proprie.
tary . fresh Importation Of troubles.
That which most disturbed him was
from the Board Of Trade and Planta-
lions, aud spoke authoritatively Of
the growing displeasure Of the min.
istry az the exclusiveness, as II was
termed, of the Proprietary's favors,
In the administration OF bis govern
ment, 70 the Catholic inhabitants Of
the province; IL hinted OF the popu-
lar and probably well-founded dis
c0ntent--to use its own phrase-o OF
bis Msiesty's Protestant subjects
against the too liberal Indulgence
shown 70 the PapIsts; repeated stale
charges and exploded caIumnies
against the Proprietary, with an
earnestness that showed how sedu-
lous his enemies bad taken adyan-
tage Of the disiayor into viii Oh the
Church Of Rome and Its advocates
had fallen since the Restoration; and
concluded with q peremptory intima-
tiou Of the royal pleasure that all the
Offices ofthe province should be i'm
mediately transferred into the hands
Of the Chuch Of England party.
This was q blow at Lord Balti-
more which scarcely took him by
surprise. His late visit England
had convinced him that not all the
personal partislity Of the monarch
for his family--and this was render
ed conspicuous in more than onesct
OF favor at q time when the Catholic
lords were brought under the ban of
popular odium- would be able final.
ly to shelter the province from that
religion sproscription which already
was rife In the mother land. He
was not, therefore. altogether nm
prepared to expect this assault.
The mandate was especially harsh
In reference TO the Proprietary. first
because II was untrue that he had
ever recognized the difference Of
religious opinion fn bis eppoint-
ments. but on the contrary had con
ferred Office indiscriminately II
strict and faithful accordance with
the fundamental principle OF tolera-
ton upon which his governments was
founded; and. secondly. because II
would bear with pointed injustice
upon some Of bis nearest and most
devoted friends bis uncle. the chan
cellor. the whole Of his council, and,
above all others 10 whose welfare be
took an interest, upon the collector
Of tho port Of St. Msry's. Anthony
Warden. an old inhabitaut Of the
province. endeared TO the Proprietary
land indeed TO all bis fellow bur.
CESS by long friendship and tried
fidelity What rendered Il more
grating 10 the feslingss oi the Pro-
prissary in this instanae, was that
she relationship had Already been