St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-06-27

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would be found to be great differences. I.
Lincoln had in his proclamation LISA
vowed his Intention to. invade Southern
States, bat he has invaded them, and tho
Southern States should all make con,mon
cause 10 resistance To that invasion. Lin
caln bad called not only far Il, 900 but
2sOO 900 troops. He might nj sail
marching these troops thrmagh The Bor-
der States to suppress armed combinations
in the Southern States sutjugation," but
what else would it be? The presence of
these troops would over-awc the citizens,
would humiliate all-would humiliate the
Union men rs well ms the Secessionista.
1t is true that the invading Generals
issue proclamations that they will protect
private property, but what arc these pro-
carnations worth when you look ut the
composition OF their troops. The leaders
arc ambitious politicians, nd the men are
desperate fanatics-thc conservative people
.tay at home. The leaders are unable to
control the men. and their paper procla-
nations amount to nothing. The very
presence Of such an army in any Southern
State, dcmornlizes the slaves-thcy are
ruinous, aud ought to b. resisted and
driven back.
Mr.. BELL alluded to Mr.. Nelson's ad-
..rcss. lie did not doubt that Mr.. Mel
son was patrintic-sincere in his desire to
uphold a glorious government. But with
what prospect Of success! Military domi-
nation at the North will scatter the hopes
Of Mr.. Nelson and others. The North,
perhaps. may not call themselves an
Empire, but they are already preparing to
make Licutenant-tienerals and Marshals
Of those who distinguish themselves BY
their valor in the contest Of the South.
Lincoln and Seward, bad as they are. are
nonentitics-thc military spirit rules, and
even threatens to depose Lincoln.
One sentiment Of Mr. Nilsson he would
particularly refer to- Mr. Nelson says:
''In an awful crisis lik" this. Involving
our own destiny and the fate of our chill
drcn's children, it is u great crime against
God and n'au to suppress the truth and
dclude the people into an unjust rebcl-
lion against a government they have
loved" Mr.. Bell could indo,sc that SEN
tinent-he comcurrcd in it entirely. But
when Mr.. Nelson looks at tic other side
OF this question, he will find that he has
been. innoccntly. n" doubt. misleading
and dclu'ling the people Of last Ten
nessee. Mr.. Bell would point the peo-
pie TO the military dc>poisnm that is
growing up i'm the North-where men
are stimulated by hopes of place and
position from the spoils, honors, and
sweets Of victories over the South Mans
curse aud Gods curse falls on him, who,
in time like this, wi2faNy misleads his
fellow citizens. Mr.. Bell claimed RICH,
to say that Mr.. Nelson is dcluded. The
military spirit rules at Washington, aud
not Lincoln and his Cabinet, and it il fair
to conjecture that this military spirit will
extend over the subjugated South 10 spite
Of Lincoln and Seward.
Two hundred aud twenty-five thousand
men have been called into the field, to
overawe doubtful States. Look at Missou-
r-Maryland--snd even Kentucky, with
her 700 miles of exp"scd border. The
kentuckians are bravc-none drawer.
Their spirit could not be crushed out per-
haps. but they could Le hun6lcd and
subducd, and without firing gun.
There is no such thing as neutrality.
Mr.. Lincoln chooses to march 100. 600
men through Kentucky, and Kentucky
cannot resist. because Mr.. Lincoln pro-
fesses TO protcct persons and property in
kentucky-he does not invade her--he
marches through her to put down armed
combinations in Tennessee. But when
that column OF 100. 900 troops gets into
Kentucky. under this pretext, Kentucky
will be subducd as Maryland has been.
Mr.. Bell next noticed a statements il
The Aaioaol LnteUigencer that the lin
coin Government calculate that, whcrey-
er they can march troops in the South.
the Union men will march to their stand
ard Mr.. Bell thought they were mistaken
The Uni.,n sentiment was strong in East
Tennessee, but East Tennessccans would
not resist ii the State voted out, u1less
they were tyrannizcd over intoler:bly
lie had not been in favor of the ordinance
as the Legislature had passed it. He had
favored military league with the Confed-
crate States, but not the league made by
our Legislature. But the Lincoln shsory
is, that there lis a Union sentiment there
that must be protected. But Mr. Bells
advice to Tennessee Union men is, never
to call in Lilcoln's aid; never resist
majority. unless they intolcrably Cypress
the minority.
Mr.. Bell did not say that the acts of
the Legislature were constitutional. lie
believed they were extra constitutional.
but in . revolution all laws end all con-
stitutions were done away There is no.
law about it. The Unisn men Of Eas,
Tennessee were pledged to submit if the
State voted out by clear majority--with
y qualification, namely, il it was done
without fraud. That was an idle otali-
fication. There never was an election
without some degree of fraud, on one
side or the other. Then, too, they
thought the law emitting volunteers to
vote in other than their own ..o,,ui;es