St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-09-05
April 9th 1861.



An invitation, numerously signed, has
been issued calling upon the people of
this county to organize for the approach
ing fall election. This movement is made
| totally irrespective Of past political differ
enccs. 1t is the spontaneous action Of
those who feel deeply impressed with the
solemn issues now presented to the people
of Maryland. aud with the necessity of
prompt, united aud decisive action in
order to arrest, if possible, the ruin now
impending over the existence aud integrity
Of Free Government.
No man, unless he is designing un-
scrupulous and desperate demagogue, can
or will appeal to party prejudices. Party
organizations are broken up. a ID the strug-
gle to-day IS nt for the success of Il
mere political question, or the dis,ribu-
ton of official rewards and plunder, but u
struggle for life aud death.
A war has been iuauguratcd which can
result in nothing but universal disaster
unless speedily arrested. The Northern
States. un.:er the arbitrary dominion Of
the Black Republican party, have entered
upon the contest with the determination of
subjugating the South aud abolishing
State institutions, as the preliminary step
to the reconstruction of the Union, and
the preservation Of Constitutional Govern
crnment. To prosecute the war success
e.. a. A.l,,..,,.. IS D~n,..1a,.
Lincoln has been authorized to call out
FIVE hundred thousand men, aud five hun
bred millions Of dollars have been voted
by the Congress of the United States.
In order to raise This extraordinary
amount Of money. axation such as the
people of this Country have never suffered
froln, has been resortej to. and every
means which ingenuity could devise. or
reckless extravaganza could suggest. has
been adopted to burden the people with
taxes which must ruin every branch OF
industry, aud bring poverty aud suffering
on every class of the community. The
necessaries of life, coffee, sugar, tea, &c,
are so highly taxed, that the poorer clas-
scs of our citizens must in a great mea-
sure if not altogether abandon them
Direct T..c.ttio", Oh all kinds of property.
which the present generation has been
exempt from, under which every man
will pay to the Tax Gatherer appointed BY
Mr.. Lincoln, an amount proportional to
the property be- possesses. is another in
strument BY which money is to be extor-
ted for the prosecution OF this unholy war.
In addition to this. a tax of three per
cent. is imposed upon the income of every
citizen, over a certain amount, whether
he be farmer, a mechanic, or q profess
sional man. First. all the measures of
life are taxed--then our property and pos
sessions are to be taxetl-and lastly por-
ton Of our income derived FROM this same
property is also to be ..ctorfed from rs.
Can human ingenuity devise more one
rous and more oppressive measures, by
which the whole country is to be impo-
verished. and swarms of officers and tax
gatherers appointed to "harrass our peo-
pie and eat out their substance"
These are the ieast evils whicE can arise
frum the terrible civil war which now
desolates the land. Thousands of human
lives must fall victims in inhuman and
unchristian conflict. Dissolution and s0r-
row will be carried To every household.