St. Mary's beacon., 1861-06-13


Slight tAosgh Il nay apPsss b b,
taere b sin fir prsspesk Sds re.~e. asd
easa day L b grswiag more ssssaia and
dslissd. The ,s.dss~ which L.s swept
sway lie North and West ~ the wild car
rest of var ard ruin. ban SLATED o. i
r,pilly Ghasiag. and he tnes feeble cay
Sar peace i now sounding i the eass Of
ous Washiagtoa ruless like . ssenaes,
and is daily gathering b Strength and
volume. A load voice han come up from
Ohio. aying. ''W.r may 10 tar the East.
but Peace is > aecesuity ios the West. |"
The Seua Of diss.nt lows. Repsbliesn
and belligerent ~ i vas u the begi"siag
Of our national diastess. sends forth .
Plsin spoken and imperative demand Sar
peaee. Nor i this psaos feeling soEfsed
to Ohio and Iowa. Il 10 Ringing. wiih .
forse. irresistible, throughout the entire
West. The Peace Party Of the Eassera
States ID becoming bolder and stronger
every boar. The conservative press Of
thsa secsiOa has bces en,aseipated ftsun
the brutal dominioa Of . tsucalent mob
and 10 nov doing noble work in the d.
vine interests Of peace. Men are begia-
ming to eosot the cost Of 4 ,prolrn0fea X1E
and are beginning 70 resnss ISoOl1D10>ll0
viii have to pay the bin. Public opinion
is quietly freeing itself from the tbralion
of passion which has ruled Il during the
var S.turn.li., nov passing aw.y.
Whipping out the South" % long in the
mostb Of fools, Is nov heard 1t very dis
taus intervals. The in.poss;bility Of sub
jugsting the Confederate States. supported
as they will Be by the sympathy and per-
hsrs the arms Of the two great maritime
nations Of Europe. 10 slowly breaking
even upon the stolid understanding Of
the Northern merchant aud manufacturer,
and what is more to the purpose. upon
that great. intelligent aud omnipotcnt in
terest which produces the necesssries Of
life. A million Of money day. spent
in the prosecution of . war. the success Of
which even would he the grestest calamity
that ever befel the human race, Is excit-
ing scrutiny and alarm in al sazaUe
quarters. Men who have something to
lose are beginning to comprehend. that
. great Peace Party is the great nesessi-
ty Of the States which yet remain in con-
nection With the old Union. It exists. it
is eoo6lsnt Of victory. aud ito 6rst hattie
strange IS it may reads to be fought
upon our own soil!
Yes. upon the soil Of Maryland
Strange Is i may sound, Liuccla and his
war policy have their advocates in eur
State! Mr.. Charles b. Calveft. who is
q candidate for Congress in this district.
il one Of them, and be i asking osr
votes!! Before We give them, it would he
we'll to inquire what Nj. Liueoln has done
or 10 doing TO entitle his friend Calvert to
our support. He has collected IN army
without authority Of Law and is wsging
var against Virginia and the South in
contempt Of the plainest provisions Of the
Constitution he is sworn tn support. He
is holding our State. in the Uniou though
she is. BY the power Of the aayonet and
is governing our people BY military law.
He has occupied our State capital with his
soldiers, thus forcing our State Legislature
to assemble in distant and remote part
Of the State. He has imprisoned our cii.
sens. searched their dwellings. seized up
On and appropriated their property without
compensation and without euler Or authori-
ty Of law. and il now actively engaged
in disarming them. The great bulvark
Of personal iberty-the sacred writ Of
Habeas CDrp4s-he has insalently trodden
under his foot IN the Case Of John Merry
man. He hae stricken down the judicial
powers coordinate department Of the
Government-sndh has treated the rs4ui-
sitien Of the Chief Justice Of the United
States with insult and defiance. Aud for
srauapling down the most sncred securities
Of Constitutional governmsnt-securities
respected even in monarchicsl England BY
the worst Of men in the worst al times
Mr.. Calvert would support and vote him
money. If our oppressed and outraged peo-
pie shall give him the power 10 do %.
Let ~ see 70 this thing q 410l51
next.
Fellow Cisisens. % Thnrsday next.
Ne lath instant. yea win be called upon
10 90 10 the polls in your several election
districts 10 elect member # Congress for
this. the 9Th Congressional district. The
issue you are required to meet. b this:
Whistler you will cast your sufrages for
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