St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-03-07

revolt and cainmny. we're Matching inis-
chief in his tent - when its very thresholds
! was stained with the bio"d prints of his
l-rA-f'r'.-! s.ii.ry. snd the air grew
b,-s.y with th.ir cries for bread-he stood
W.. the grea, ~~tchnau of The night. IN
chilled b, ia. tempest. an.~ed hv tn
! f:.c che, ring his men and giving pron'is''
! nf Io.rA, iurn. and brilliant dawn !!
u ~ i, It yorktown. when. after Turing
th. filthy rr'ur- If - king, aud driving
L.ck his ts>c aul b'atcn rinions. cTuutn-
ing under the throne from, whrnca ta-y
crawl. !. We find him turning his great
mind and talent ls the rive polity OF hi
country. her consolidation. and III" resfe~
ratio., of her shattered credit and fnancs!
Dill Annapolis witness his rrawnl:g set
wien. Oh the ...3rd of December. 1883. IN
! an address of .ur passing beauty and digni
~. he SD nIode-tiv HING up in our Halls
I "hi. bruised arms far n'or'unents ami
s"ugh, The sweet sha.i-s "f home! Is II
i,I ,l... admirable State Taper. to which
| We hay. Just listened and which Comes &"
us in the last 'hro"s cf the Republic. witt,
healing in ITS wings: Believe it. tn"
richest, rar.st. sweetest rays. were in the
setting sun And. perhaps, ono Of The.
happirst triu,nphs Of Christianity. ono Of
the most touching instances Of the souls
communion with It's creator. and one Of
the 6acst lesson. far the study IF American
youth and The moralist every where. was
presented at Mount Vernon. December,
1899, when high rhovs the below voice
of the wind TANG out the spirit call, and the
soul Of the gres, Captain passed the portal
and was free
"Nolking in his life
hesams han. Ike ,E. leaving it:
he disd A. ..t.e shat had Teen slid 81
In k!s a-alh.''
We contemplate the departure If hi. good
man FROM earth with soothing sadness,
ii not melancholy pleasure. for We huow
that the hand Of tie reaper took the ears
. that were h"ary" We mourn. indeed. bu;
j, is witt. The feeling f wb;>h VIC REV the
closing of the year. when nature herself
is falling to decay and sec,us TO be putting
on tEe shroui Uf death. We must b..
solemn, for it ia ncmen;u which c',ms.
home t. cur own h-arts. and tells us, tina,
however bright the tide or proud the wave
Oh wL:cl! We tide. thy bsar Us swiftly ~
silence ana night. have hastily and
fccLly drawn for your consideration this
morning the rough outline nt grand pic.
ture. in which Washington stands boIdl,
ou, .p"n I'll. canvass. purpo.ed, indeed
coulsi nave Promised h"thi"g more. ttis
tory has UPON its pages the finished
painting. There are lie 4eta!ls and there
to" the ira" record.
Young U:n,ic:.,rrs, !, inc ssaia -a.rsat
you To cherish tn. n:rruur, and c,nul...
IA" virtue. of your Washington. t,y etri..
lag Ia p~rps,uatc and cXtsnd tie bles-
ring. he ncque..h.I. s" long a. w.
preserve oIr country, his fame cannct di,.
for j. IL reflected from &c surface Of cr,ry
thing that is beautiful and valuable in our
land. Iou cannot Iecur too offer MOI
dw.l! too Ing upon the character %
such man.
The yout. Of Ron.e once year. left
the -ac, ed groves Of Egcria TO vasi. tn.
tomb ,f Mama, the founder Of the civic
institutions 81 til ir country. TO VT.
your: mel, "ftenrr than ouce II year TO til.
grave Of Washington You will inhal..
there the moral atmosphere in which hc
moved. I"u will feel its purifying innn-
e,.ce and YOU will come hark to u. ullcd
VITA The inspiration of yirtu.'.
Ionng Grmilem"u. ,h-re IL . rare aud
beautiful belief among the M"rau pea
sanity. that he wbs gathers the frst flow.
er that blows liz the grave mould is cerlSin
Of never forgetting the dead ana Of nr.er
being forgotten BY them Wear in your
bosons this day fresh buds irn.u the grsr.
mould Of Washington They are tn.
passion h-wers of the Republic The,
are the germs Of Onion. tivt g:.n;
them blo"au eternal.
And here We draw the curtain "a raise
no more over our hsppv. free America
Verify. verify. the scrrtre hath departed.
from JUDAH. What fate il ours! Blu.
yesterday. sailing upon smooth aud shin
ing seas. With all the nations Of the
earth leaning from their shores I" watch
| this grand experiment, e; popular govern
meht! aid today. stranded hulk, the
jeer OF mouarchy aud tho cursed vi IIea-
ven
There w. tine in the as,rs cf Rome
when Caesar h.d hi. party. P,mpey his.
! bat the Republic bad none. Iii 50 with,
us today; and. darkeniug upon TIL: dial.
plate Of this Republic are the shadows
! Of revolution. ruin and eternal night
The >torn-clnud is upon us--~e can Sac
no silver lining. It is crimsoned with
fratcrnal blood. I. has already blotted
ou. our sun.
| VIVA, fall i. b=rs. my coun,rymen !!
4 powerful psorlc. once leaders in the
grand march Of nations. join: heirs in
nothing now but the kpc!l. the shroud.
the mat;ock and the grave!
Woe to thee. Diana. when thy King
IL child aud thy priuccs ca. 10 she noru-
i-g"
! And who are the workers Of all this I'M
q"isy7 Where ~~s forged that terrible
engine Of disfederation and destruction
that IL now sweepin; away the la,t yes
tiges Of American freedom: Not in
South Csrolins: Not amoug a people.
driven to secession by the frs, 1sw OF our