St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-11


read BY the people Of our county with
lsslinss Of profound emotion.
wasaiks.
The administration At Washington Is
about t. show 10 ri last that We have ''ssill
. governnsnt" The movement Of SOL
disn. the preparations making At the
Norhern Navy Yards and The departure
from New York Of large bodies Of troops
under sealed orders in t'uited States stea-
mers for unknown destinations, indicate
thst some active aggressive movement on
che South is shout being inaugurated BY
Dr.. Lincoln. This is the view taken in
Washington and by the Press Of the coun-
tsy Of the warlika demonstrations which
ere being u,.de IN New York. l. il
thought that an aftsmp, will frs, be made
70 blockade he mouth Of the Mississippi
aud the different Southern ports at or near
che seabosrd. by means Of men-of-war,
With view to the collection ef the reve-
rue. Some Of our contemporaries express
The conviction that the troops are destined
for the relief Of forts Sumpter and Pick
ems. Bat whittier for the frat or the
latter purpose. opinion is nearly nnani-
moas stst the administration ia about to
eroas tho Rubicsn and thss war il now in
evitablc. This il our own conviction
But where shall Maryland stand "in the
Wild hour coming on" On neutral
ground she certainly cannot stand. She
must be either for the Southern Confesie-
r.cy or sgsiast it. Of necessity she he
comes . party to tho strife. 1fshs maiu-
tain her Present position, she be,Am"s the
ally Of Iincolo aud . party I" coercion.
We are not prepared to believed that she
will suffer herself to bceom. either. From
her geographical position. she ia forced to
wait the action vi Virgiuis. bat Virginia
Il pledged to secession or a. least TO war
like resiatsnc. should Lincoln attempt CO.
erc;on. II L;neoln's armament has sailed
on coercive ersapd. Maryland will not
have to wait long il .hs means to follow
Virginia. lis 90 be hoped that the dan
ger ofthe times upon which ws have fal-
len. win have q tendency to Danish from
all hearts tho wretehed prcjudiess Of par
~ and to unite the people Of this State -
one man to rests. if necessary by sword
and fame. by secession. By revolution, BY
any and oil ,ussus. the attempt Of the abo-
lis;on government at Washington to co.
cree tr subjsgate the South.
->-e.s
. The Southern Conisderaey.
We learn. from our New York Ex-
ehsng-s. that there is . rumor aflost
there. clsininx to be based upon oaicial
information. that England aud France
will refuse to acknowledge the indie
psndenee Of the Southern Coufsderacy.
Il IN stated that President Lincoln. q
few days suLaeqasnt 10 Bis inaugara-
ton. appointed Commissioners 70 the
sosrts Of Losdon and Paris for the
purpose Of conssriug With the proper
snshorisies there in relation t. this quer-
lion. They have returned. it sses:r. and
departed n shove rumored. That Com-
aissioasn we're sen. to Europe. we think
qsite probable and are willing to be.
isve, but that the courts Of London and
Psris have come to any such conclusion.
- indicated by athis rumsl We shall
bslisvese Be- f.lle until soms more direcs evil
Sssss u the fact slsll be brought homo
y us. Th.rs 10 no precedent fer any
zach dee,sion, nor would i, be to the in
testst II either Rsgland or France 10 &C.
ael;sh such precedent at this day or in
shis particular case. Upon the States
tssning the Southern Coniederacy their
s~s prosperity depends. at least to too
sress N exteEs to aimi, Of the establish
meat sf any new international policy.
is this case, for the qualification Vt Mr..
Linsols, or even the preservation Of the
American Union.
Without free intercourse with the &C.
eeoed States the Manufacturing interests
Of England and France h,ust 60 to ruin.
Deprive them Of cotton, but for enc
month. and enc half Of both nations would
ss ssrayed against the other. Tho orcr-
aaives, turned sat by hundreds of thou
sands. without bread or the means of
earning Is. would conSnise Europe with
resoaatios. Self pressrvatiou. therefore.
eonpels hoth Eaessnd and France to
carry On trade With the seceded States,
and this.eannot Be safely sGsesed but by =
rseegnition Of their independeuee. L, has
been loag established custom 70 recoe-
Mise he inde2endessoe Of al Governments.
.hose people hsse desired change sai
sAowE sui6eieae intelligence and aSilisy %
DaiAlAis the form q 0ovesnnens ,rlecssd.
Csseon and riebt. thsss6ess, = vell q
interest. wossd inpsl Eselssd and F:snes
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