St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-10-31

PsoSSSA0us Wtsuous eituCf utHtoIm Ot the
exhibition Of warrant d authority. to
search housss. to seize upon persons and
20 institute rigorous system of surveil-
lsnee extending itself to fhe colors of
childrcn's dresses. and the trimp,ings Of
ladies' gowns. end the neck-ties of passers-
Ly in the streets. The L-gi,lasurs Of the
State condemned The e5l1fs ssleus u he
0overnd5ent. md "a wcil-writtcn and
very able report, which was adopted BY
the large majority Of both Houses, de-
nounced the suppression OF the Police
Board and the usurpation of the civil
power BY the military as illegal and uu-
constitutional. Prrhups they had the best
Of the argument. quoad premises and con-
clusion.
On vauxhsll masquerade night. long
ago. heard = controversy between gen
tlcmsn sttired as Charles II. aud u per-
son who had. BY the exercise Of some in-
fuencc. obtained the loan Of the Lord
Mayors suit of armor, in which his knight
10 drcsscd-the unmistakable brass habili-
meats Of our snnual Feast of Chivalry.
The dispute was about seat in an arbor,
and the payment OF certain moneys for
creature comforts; aud Charles H., wise
and witty. had succeeded in Oh wing his
antagonis, he WAS completely in the wrong
on every poin, in hypothesis and in fact.
when the knight, suddenly lowering his
visor. and exclaiming: Now, then. take
that" struck out with his left, aud, hit
ting the successful controversialist between
the eyes, wrested victory from his grasp,
and walked away with it.
The satisfaction Of being right, no
doubt. is something; but in the present in
stance. there are millions Of people in tbs
United States who will not give the van-
quished Of Maryland such melancholy
consolation. But they persisted in their
course. They cried aloud. why do
srs still part Of the Union. We are not
out Of it," TO whicL the Government re-
piled. in effect. I'VE regard you as peo-
pie who would 0e opcn enesnies if you
could. aud who would g. out ofthe Union
it you had the means. IIeuce, McHenry
aud Lafayette! We are determined not
to let You 60 ont of tn. liaioB. -.a 10, ,Irfl,
vent your passing any resolution to that
eject Some days ago heard that the
members of the Legislature hostile to the
Government would be arrested before the
session opeued at Frederick, and on Mon
dsy it was announced that twenty-five of
the most prominent men in the State and
iu the city Of Baltimore had been taken
prisoners on the authority Of warrants from
Washington.
Some of those gentlemen probably ex-
peeted that such would be the case, but
only one Or two succeeded in keeping ou,
of the way. Still. l thought the cgisla-
ture would meet, but now 1 au informed
there is no possibility of obtaining a quo
rum; aud it seems probable that other
members aud the officers Of both Houses,
will be taken into custody as soon as the
doors are opcn. Ii, in tho days Of the
Irish Parliament, ut the time of the Dec
larstion Of Dungannon. the English Gov
ernment had. BY sudden cup seized
upon Dublin, arrested Lord Charlemout
aud his friends. and seized upon Ill who
were supposed to be in favor Of the Vol
unteers and their principles, Including the
officers Of the two Houses of Parliament,
they would have furnished some type Of
the trea.msnt Of Maryland, always sup
posing there ever lave been such things
as State rights. England. however. never
could have taken such steps, and in those
evil days when haJcas corpus has been
Suspended. the arrests of State prisoners
have always been made upon proper war
rants. duly exhibited to the accused.
1t il impossible. I think, to deny that
the great majority Of the landholders and
of the respectable classes of MARYLAND are
in favor Of secession principles. and t::..,
they hate thc New England States As COR
daily as the Southcrncrs detcst the Yam
KEGS" 1t is not that they are slavehol-
ders no much ~ that they maintain slave
holding is guaranteed BY the Constitution,
and that those who attack it are not gen.
tlemen. Your Mary lander is very high
aristocrst. II his ancestors did not come
come over with Lord Baltimore to escape
religious persecution they were actuatcd
BY si,uiiar motives He is generally Cath
Ollie aud Anti Puritan, as his iorefasher
VAS two CENTURIES ago. In no part Of the
Union has slave labor been so profitl-ss-
nowhere will 50 many men be found ready
TO condemn slavery on principle. though
it msy be legally right. They say. I'VE
seep nn our slaves because We caunot ge,
rid Of ,hcm at once. Leave Us .aone, and
the thing will die cut of itself And then
;hey ars fund Of enlarging ON the vulgarity
of Black Republicans and Abolitionists.
aud on the curses Of universal suffrage.
To the commercial classes the prosperi-
|ty af New York. attained. rs th:y aver.
6y uafair ssss ef political power. il also =
-gFieysnce, Tbe snomalirs arise out OF
~ sristocrsstc. sentiincnt founded Oh pride
VI birth aud extent Of pussspsicRs. fostrFcd
BY slavery sa4 aggravated BY the opposi.
tion Of ucighboring Sesses on the ONE
hand. and on IN igporaat impatonee pf =
result Of repablican institutions. which.
however dne1rcessd. VAS perfectly legi.i-