St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-08-22

Maryland Politics. .
The I'nioa, &c what may be more pro
prr,v termed srar asd lazafsSa. party
have held Convention in Baltimore. ans
nominated Augustus W. Bradford. o.
Baltimore County. for Governor and Sam.
ucl 8. Mafit, Of Cecil. for Comptroller
The nominees are represented. By their
party organs in the State. to be men o.
ability aud integrity. aud are faid to *
devoted to every principle embodied il
the platform upon which they were nomi
mated. The ivrmer will be remembered
As Clay. and afterwards Fillmore
~hig. whilst the latter. it will be recol'
lected, was member Of the Charleston
Convention and an ardent supporter o.
Judge Donglas. Of the antecedents o.
these gentlemen. however. It Is not ou'
purpose to speak. and we merely refer t.
their past political history to warn ou'
>sekders against this ingeni'us device Of the
en.my. that they may not be ensnarcd OF
ensrapped ty him. A fusion Of the Bell
aud Douglas interests in the State was
evidently the object sought by this party
in making these selections. We had
hoped that the day fr party chicancry
and wire working" had past. and that
the supporters Of Lincoln in this
State, would It least have the honesty to
make a square fight. and openly avow
their real purpose for entering 80 earnest
ly into the coming contest. We had
hoped that the question Of peace or war
would be- freely aud fairly discussed. aud
that the people would be honestly called
upon to vote in the matter as their judg-
men.s might dictate. Blu. such seems not
to be the policy of the Union party in
Maryland. Their object is, first to carry
the State by appealing TO the political pre-
juIices Of the people, and next, to throw
j, into the arms Of Black Republicanism
Will the people Of Maryland permit this ?
Will they stand by aud see their ancient
aud ,iu,.- hons red institutions swept away
aud ,heirlibertics destroyed. by the machi-
nations Of an infamous and despicable
band Of demagogues? Will they suffer
themselves to be again placed in situa-
ton to be subjected to the ignomiuy.
insult aud scorn. which. through the in
strun,cntali.y Of the .traisorous Hicks.
have been recently visited upon them ?
Will they forge new chains with which
TO frtter their limbs and provide new
Bastiles for their degradation aud incarce-
ration3 If not. let them arouse aud pre-
pare for the corsing struggle! The avowcd
and leading principle Of this Union party
is to maintain the Government" by sus-
tanning the present administration. The
administration has made war upon the
South. and 70 sustain the administration is
to eudorse the war. The administration
has procured the passage Of = law lcvying
a direct tax of over half million of dol
lars upon the people Of Maryland. and this
party. in sustaining the administration,
must endorse that law. The adninistra-
ton has heaped insult. oppression and
degradation upon the people Of Maryland,
40 60. h.
must be likewise endorsed. Now, the
question arises. will the people Of Mary
land endorse party that endorses the
administration? Will they suffer them
selves to be longer deluded and humbug-
gcd BY the hollow and empty cry Of I'm
i'm. when that cry has become the watch
word for dcspotism aud oppression Can
it be longer denied that Union, war. taxa
ton and oppression have become .ynoni-
inuus terms. and. that to sustain the one
y"u must likewise sustain the other !!
Then. voters Of Maryland. rise up in your
might and crush out this party! Let the
tocsin be sounded, and the trumpet's blast
be heard, from the mountain tops and
through the wales Of Mar yland: Let the
advocates Of peace marshal their forces,
aud prepare to give the death blow to
these infamous endorsers Of the ..irreprcs-
sible conflict" Let the people of Mary
land rally to the rescue. that the days of oblo-
guy and diah"nor may pass away with
the term Of the present Executive! We
have all loved the Union. We have
priced it a. an inestimable boon-as'
blessing-bequeathed US by our forefath-
ers. But it il new disrupted and there is
no hope for its salvation. War cannot re-
construct. nor taxation and oppression res
tore it. Then, Why may we not have
peace? When naught can be accomplish
ed BY war. is not peace desirable? To
this end. tie anti-eocrcionists of Maryland
will, in few days, place candidates in the
field as opponents uf Messrs Bradford aud