Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-10-31

thrown and the State of Maryland converted
into slaughter pen. Those who are croakin.
for Estates Rights" have their emissaries now
in Richmond beseechng jeff. Davis to send an
army into Maryland to protect "their wives and
daughters from the "utrages of Gen. Sickles
Brigade. Sixteen gentlemen, according to the
Memphis A,yus. from the lower counties of
Mary land, who had fled from their sswivcs and
daughters" waited upon Gen. Davis few days
ago and made this interesting request of him.
Gen. Davis replies to this touching appeal as
follows:
81 sympathizc, gentlemen, with you and your
noble people. My heart bccds at the accounts
which receive of the brutal outrages of the Fcde-
raj army in the lower counties of your State but +
am rest,ained by piciples Of high political necessity
from sending an army i,to Maryland, or invading
or violating the sovereignty Of her sou'
1t is thought by some, however, that as Gen.
Davis was not restrained "by principles of high
political necessity in the case of Missouri and
Kentucky, that Gen. McClellan's army had
something to do in bringing the Confederate
President to this magnanimous resolve
L have always been peace man-have re-
peatedly warned the people ofthe county against
secession, firstly, because 1 looked upon it as a
bercsy, and, secondly, that it would lead to civil
war. Because of this, because of my peace pro-
clivities and anti scar tendencies, this Secession,
Anti Coercion, Southern Rights, States Rights,
Peace party came to the remarkable and highly
intelligent conclusion that myself and those who
agreed with me were God-forsaken, hell bound,
nnmitigated "Submissionists." The fact is, all
who did not come up to particular standard
and were not perpendicularly. diagonally,
straight through and Internationally in favor of
rushing like dmons with torch in hand upon the
Federal Capitol and laying it in ashes were by
this natriptic ho nd of hrafbrap 6rhbo1 o;f
Lincoln man." "Black Republican" or, more
humble still, "Submissionist." Those who are
so rampant to see the Government broken up
have omitted very important consideration in
the estimation of those who have never been
sufficiently enlightened upon the subject to per-
ceive the evils of our present. form of Govern
ment. They have failed to point out better
form. They would tear from about our heads,
the roof that shelters and protects us, without
pointing out better and surer protection.
The Government of the United States has &C
complished the great object for which it was
designed: it has secured to us the blessings of
liberty. The wit of man could not conceive
better form of government than that under
which we live. So firmly am I convinced of
this fact that am for maintaining it at all haz-
yards and at any cost.
Should be elected to the Legislature you
will find in me a firm supporter of the Constituz
ton of my county and uncompromising enemy
of secession and friend to all measures that in
my judgment will contribute mostly to the in
terest of the people.of my county and State
A Southerner by birth, l love her people even
in their madness and folly; and hope to see the
day when her erring sons, with penitent feel
ings, will return to the old homestead and renew
their allegiance to that proud flag that will and
must be maintained, for it is the symbol of lib
erty. THOMAS A. MlLLAR.
Holly Springs, Oct %, 1861.