St. Mary's beacon., 1857-02-05

tena 70 saY now far iise rerett Fnnsors VI in
sureclsDa have affected the rrsuli. but IN n
aenlive observation 81 0sF 50utte.n exchstlgs
papers convince uas 6lsag never before, proba
alg, was sh%re so geueSal a disposssaon " sd
'tlegFoes. A. a psrs~nt O1 evurs~. mis- ssass o
things j. nsore sppareEs IL VifslEiasr Nary
hnd and oilsfr ssior. eF States, than e:se
wherr, bot parsieuiarly u the FIRST n;lsnes
cOrnusoaweaIsl.- Throughout 1hose Ssaisz
ffoui wl.Ich escape IS supposed 10 ne easiest
We see indiestigns Of unusualiy heavy sales
while the prsees, without exception, shaw :
lag~ advance anu an aIsncsl ualiiGsIsd de
nsand.
Thr reflections SUGGESTED By this state o.
Affairs are potent, bua they cover TOO wife .
Etld, are sne subject OF TO- much za.srr feel
ing, and lead Us 70 itlle that i psscih al JUS
&C present. rs tessplus beyond mere a0sies
OF tie iacs nselE W neither the fanasicisni o
the Neuh viii attain any rational purpose by
Fastening what APPEARS 10 Us, the necessary
suiEImaie Esligrailesssof ahesnslDEei race Soath,
wSri, we do not care TO say; but one sh:ng Is
certain, VIII Ie lhe usode % doing Il Is a p.-sai-
lent nuisance, the beneliis sHiiErly rebound &C.
tlsose who dispose OF veFs unsatisfactory
and Insecure property ai a high valuation,
while Il e urgro hInIself j. burned 60 more
secure and lasting bondage. IN preeisp pro-
poEtiuB TO the or aier suitability OF the eli
male aud soil 20 whirt. be j. transferred
EVefy step the negro takes tcMauls the s,in.
wideas the distance between him AMI n0ini-
nal frredoIn--tlle freedom. which keeps the
word Of promise to the ear. bus breaks Il TO
the hott." the Isee,loIn OF the h0yeis Of Bos-
TIN, back alleys and Ann stree: denS. and n.
y ORD ..i5reweries." and ..F'ixe Point" base
intnss-tlae GFeedam. IN q woFd. which VIII
not tolerate his presence in railroad car, or
allow dis breath 10 poinle theatre pr.
A Virginia editor j. informed that the ne
gro sales by auction IN The CITY OF Richmond
alone, the past year, exceed fo'sf millions 81
dollars IN value, and are slli increasing -
American. -
AVErEkAs.-On the "ocr Of the House
the other day su aged bat vigorous and
healthy looking Did gentleman, about sax teet
three inches in heighi, Of majestic form. at
tracIrd great attention. Ii was Major George
Peter. Of Montgomery county. Md, an tx
neIIIlsT Of Congress. He entered the House
isi 1913. city two years ago. MOI Tan who
was in then bul hiul-elf now lives. De re-
ired in 1907 to private life; E;it returned TO
Congress again in 1919. and hrlahy left in
public councils now who was here when he
left in 1925, and that man Is Sam Houston,
who was then Congressman srom Trnnes-
see. .M;jor Peter received an appointment IN
the army from Geh. Washington in las early
life, and perforsnea gallant services. He Is
now an active politician IN Mary Iand. having
been elected a year ago member oithe board
Of pubic works. ] heard him speak during
his canvass ior this Office, and ne has all the.
viger and force ,of youth about his oraloFy.-
He looks as II he would half century longer.
w abingdon Cor. Charleston News.
THg CsEsArEAKE AND Ono CAsAL-The
present President and Board of the Canal. are
giving evidence that they have proper APP
pre-, afl % OF tie importance cl the work conf
miilrd to their charge: and there is good
ground for the indulgence OF the hope That
the Oft deferred prospect OF a regular business
on the canal is TO be realized at no distant
day. 81 hfiF @r
Some months since contract was award
s for Il e: ess.llu. lSssalGli
in place o! the ieaky affair known IS Dam
No. 5--and the work is now 10 progress.
Al meeting of the board in Washington,
last week, contract was given 70 MesSrS.
GoruIon. Brown & Clark. for the construc-
ton of a substantial stone dam NJ No. g..
There have been frequent Interruptions OF
the nagigalion, BY heavy slHleS OF rock INTO
the canal, at the east end of the tunnel, and
from the character Of the mountain nj that
point, further slides may be anticipated. To
facilitate lhe removing of such Instructions. a
short railroad is IN ihs course Of construction
al that point.-Ibid.
> THE OUrGoixs A pMrNisrRATIoS.-Theu n
caEdii spirit OF the opponents of the present
has known no limit. Nc Pre-
Sileni has ever been more grossly abused with
less ground Tor abose than President Pierce
no administration has ever been more severe
b snimadvested upon than that now about
70 close. How stands It's true recon- Q
No impartial man can examine that record
without helng convinced of the firnness, Ell
cheney aud ability " it'll which President
Pierce hes carried out The long cherished and
salutary principles Of the Democratic party,
aud redeemed the promises oil his noble inau-
gurai. In enforcing faithful and strict econ
only. IN cutting of the lavish and eorrupting
drains on the public treasury, winch. under
the administration immediately preceding had
disgEaced the nation; in enforcing q strict and
and energetlc discharge OF duty BY
officials; IN crushing the iIsidi-
Gus and dangerous attacks mpen the treasury;
in carrying out the spirit and letter OF the
OF 1851, hy securing the pass
age Of the Nebraska Bill, with iss repeal of
the unjust and the unjust and unwaFransed
sectional line Of the Missouri Compromise.
and by prompt aud vigorous practical en-
foEeement Of the tugitive-slave law; IN settling
old and troublesome difficulties with foreign
powers, and the extension OF free principles
OF commercial intercourse with some of the
richest portions of the globe; in she treaties
that have laid the founaasions Of wider pros
perity; in lhe faithful guardianship OF the
national treasury; in the able vindieation Of
cur legal relations; ia the wise regulation and
control Of our army aud navy; in word, both
ia our domestic and foreign poLry, tie pre-
sent government has proved itself 10 be Of the
old democratic stamp. promoting safe and
gradual progress. sternly drtpnding the coa-
stitutional rights and the Unicn Of the States.
which must ensure il commanding pr0mi
nence upon the record Of the executive his;o-
ry Of our uniry..-SentineI.