St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-05-30


hesek< - ~ .sIIaisnises'. sh.ll deal
fairly = 1Isnily Nth ithe people We
desire ndersfand whether they still
hope to escrve Or rcconstr,,ct the Tn
ION, IL i - how they propose h set
aboutFi1 DO they belicrc after all they
hare g ii the past six months, and
espesaa tince the feeling lately mani
fsste,l iShc North, that its people or
the a. stg~tion can be induced to
ofiert |isifrlia.nsang sterais Of
'conSfa067sH What's socsSr u. u the South
which would restore the old connection
between tlse two sectienss Do they inn
agine the South would now accept any of
the measures of Cancellation which it once
vainly asked for. and that it would undo
all that it ha. tcly done and dissolve the
Government it has organized? Do they
suppose that the armies and navies of the
North can restore harmonious relations be-
tween the free and slave States and again
compel the people Of both sections to unite
as brethren and Citizens Of a common
country! Surely it is absolutely incun,-
bent on the .'Unionists" to speak out upon
these points; and if they have no reason
able expectation of preserving the Union.
they are bound to be equally explici: in
regard to the action whicl, Maryland should
take 10 contemplation of the dissolution Of
the Confc,leracy. Do they desire Mary
land, in such case, to abide with the North
ern States? There are honest men. who
think her duty and her interest should
prompt her to DO so, but no man is honest
who. in this emergency cntcrtains these
convictions and fears, or hesitatcs to cx-
press them. We have the right to know
the sentiments Of every individual who un-
dertskcs to influence the future fortunes Of
this Stale and its people. We do MT
want to be juggled into one Confederacy
more than Into the other and it is because
We see that it is the hope Of many "Un-
ionisis" to trick us into lasting alliance
with the North that We thus continually
challenge declaration Of their opinions
and objects. We know that portion Of
that party, under the delusive cry of I'm
ion," "Union," would lead us uncon.
sciously into the new Northern Confedera-
cy which is to be. and We warn all to be-
ware Of these false counscllors,
'sThat palter with us in double sense i;
That keep the word Of promise 70 our ear,
r. sAsd Sseisk n 10 Dur h0es.'' Fssz =
Let the people insist upon having a full
and candid explanation of his opinions
from every man who asks their confidence,
or they may find, when it is too late, that
they have lost the power to control or in
fuence their own dcstinies. Maryland
must not drift to any destination towards
which the strongest current of the hour
may incline her. Her fate should be calm
ly and resolutcly determined BY her peo-
pie. Their right to do this is unquestion-
able, and We trust they will persistently
claim il; and. If need be. courageously
fight for it. even though they should have
to wrestle with naked hands with the bay
onets which would pin down their State
as conquered province upon the map Of
any Confederacy. II they would not
wave or l"se this right. at them be careful
not to follow the lead Of any man or party
without knowing precisely where the path
they are invited to enter on will take them.