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

representatives re honsst anil her exc
su,ives abl.--no. Ia the naus Of her
immortal Line the haaSt ri Wnshingso ton,
the liberty b.lt If the Rev"iu,ion--no!
Visit for the vert act" sHy thr I'm
ion shriekere" Yitld say the timid.
Catalina - ri che yases and they nk ~
to a~iiisrots
So rlc.l,-i s.ae Toric. of r.. r volutiou
for .h:ir A.ug. bat the Wings were p.,ri-
rs anu America w-:s free.
.Thev kp4w ~" M-s'-r snre creating r.aren
, o. hose ~ham -kofcS or common ssea orda =. -
Conservatism now Guild i'e construed
INTO eow Ardirs and cowardice is a second
death They VII" whi>r"r peace when
! ,he war cry t. 'iag,.., in laeir ears are
/ st f,r eerfdnm. It is their proper ele-
m.ut. They Who w"uld chain the State
! In ordcr ~ p,ussrve is, are sLc UaIries
defending The feast which :hc Hariies
would fain a-snur.
Fe!luw citizens. / an MT here to
chuckla over :hr .'pwrf,n e nv country.
The wreck OF such 4 rich argosy Vi free.
dom could please no patriot heart, M
am / here t., poisNa this audience with
the 81 unpopular whisperings Of disunion.
[ woul jar M chord attuncd to harmony.
Bet. ~ an humble citizen Of til: lanl, l
cannot affect Indifference, to this wholesale
hatchcry tbutehvry call IT'D of ali We
I'D u.ost .dcar-this mols;rous wariuc
upon me and mine. blush not TO ho,a
c"i.l,utn;an wish that unfortunate few, 10
whom 1.-The Union Of thrrr States" is Sec
ondary to III, .au,ual ri.!.tf. dignity and
nonor OF the States And I am weak
enough TO think that WHEN government
organized i.r II common aud specific goo
fails "t is ain. "h>u p'oplc I'm Ter the
same laws aid the samc sky. read the
same Bible ana worship diI.rcn. God.
thcira is not the 81 elton ~ Ruth anil
Naomi. Nor would Il. :r parting he az
bitter as tia: Of II-c,.r and Anirouach..
| have i,vcd my Country With tn. fond
devotion Of zcaiot claim au eau.l
portion in her floating aa.. and her .ens.
OF victory. but il degradation. insult AMI
, wrong lnuA DC tbs price Of sach par.-
ncrship. thu = truce t. the compact!
perish such union L., us part. AMI
under laws benifccnt aud more genial;
under "ur ewn -ins and fig tree; With
equal rights and equa! lihorric,; around 4
co,nmon altar. and with = comwnn des,i-
ny. work ont this tire bling problem of
self government and prove it to the ari.-
tocracy Of Europe If the North.rus
claim our Hail Columbus" and the Ma
tio"al Flag. lie; us wipe from, it's folds th,
h,,r, oh g
to their popcorn urc,ina aud squcaking
deacons the dull air and the dropping
rag We will wear y new battle fsg fror,
the sh.oud at Washington sud a freshcr
'Marsc'ilaisc" shall bubble M from hearts
thu, dare be free. If this treason 1T
them make the most of it,"
And thu is the banquet to which
woul! imsite my State Let her sit ut
this table and not at that. for until she j.
a con1u"rcd province, l., her NO, pay .ri-
butte TO Cesar. Until she is ready for
the sacrifice. 1t no, the victim. be crnwucd
Rather let h'r move this day and hour
with sovereignty and might against her
trickst: ring "fhcials and drive out with
Scorpion la<h the mon changers froa.
h'r temples. AMI. if this war Of til,
races must comc--if tn, homes of Small
w"'d and your Riley. Carroll and Sore
arc 10 he '.es"cra"d-iI the Black knight
Ut Coercion is To CONC amongst us. ani
b, hind the mask Of enforcing the Fcderrl
laws" moves with the heel Of Attills
scounging and sthouching up The fruits If
our earth let Maryland meet hin, with
her hand upon her sword hill; and if she
is to g. down ia the terrible fight. let /.
be With the crcs, Vi Achilles or the shield
Of Leouiias.