St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

,icrned n.ccs>ar, {" relieve t'rt upon
the border 1T the country.
! From, th" lac, tina, have quoted = part
Of the inaugural Address. i: must not toe
inferred that repuIiate auy ether part.
,hc VI! ale of which rc-sffirn,. except 50
far AS that ] u,w ray vi tie m-ils may
he regarded as = modification.
NAvYLaxn TO Rr TIs,p Er rmE Nosru.
The Nc~ York World. X Republican,
save:
We do not wish /" act tn. part Of alar-
,n'.r AMI rIar- sax tn. administration has
a full appreciation Of whatever danger
there ira, TO-. l:ut tn. s"ltinuc,. Iosses-
si'"' "f tn. federal capital is OF ,uch vit.l
c'"'s"qn~nc" ,aAt the government will be
dcrclict il it does not make Washington
secure az .in~t all possible attacks. WHITTIER
Oh" preparation IL open or covert The
capital must b.. h Id at I'll harar'ls aud at
whatever cost. Ali the materi,l interests
Of Maryland. i" which I'll. district
! once belonged. identify her with thr
Northern States. Tier greatest work Of
Internal Improvement Ithc i. l. y. Rail
r"adl WAS built ts give her hold on tn
trade Of the fertile and tcru.ing Northwcs,
the great prize for which all the priuci-
pal Atlantic cities have been ,igornusl,
competing since the compilations # the Fri.
canal gave go astonishing ALI Impetus L.,
the growth of New Y"rx. Mnrvlau,
has small and declining slave populalio.
having exported. within tn. last te..
years, considerably m"rc than the natural
Increase If h:r slaves during that period.
But. without entering further int an ar
guueut founded "n tn interests Of NARY
land, It is sufficient I. state the ,ruis,n
that the possession of Washington is a
vital necessity to the government of the
Union: ard nh"terer the pr"rle Of Nary
"a't may "'sh. the tc'irrnl capital NUT
be he'll ut all hus.n,s 1t is nrt for e..
bat for the military authorities. to ss,
what is sufficient force for its pratec,iou:
bat to provide that force. whatever it .,ay
be. j. the most imperative duty OF the
| government.
! MoNrGoMsKY. - NsArdouxsY. April
| l3-Major Chambers. Ut the Alabama
army. has arrived here from Pensacola,
and brings Lieut.. R.el Wooden. of tn.
Federal navy. prisoner of war He was
bearer of dispatches to For. Piekens and
to the Federal feet in Pcnsacvla bay. H.
is held by the Secretary OF War. who scu,
de,srhn,-nt to arr-s, him
! Dcsps,cl,.s from Governor Pickens.
giving intelligence. Of the surrender ef
! Fort Sumter. were received by the S.cre-
: tary of War that Afternoon and read by
the Clerk of the War department from
the Executive buildings in the presence
Of President Davis aud his Cabinet. Sew
en- guns were fired in honor of til. event
and there are grea, rcjoicings among all
! classes OF our ci,iz-n~.
Lieut.. Wooden. who is prisoner here,
has been Compelled 70 give up 10 tn. Sec.
rotary Of War his despatclirs from Lieut..
Slsun.r TO the government at Washing
ton. The Attorney Generals opinion is
requested as to the law 10 his case. liz
violated ii PROMISE to report to General
Bragg. and carried in secret dispatches 10
For, Pick-ns. showing to Captain Bragg
other dispatches. aud failing ~ report
himself Oh biz return.
IxTERyIEw BETWEEN SENATOR Dors.
Lac AND THE President. Doug
las called OLA the President t,-nigh, and
had MI interesting conversation Oh the
present condition of the oouotry. Til.
substance Of it was. on the part Of Mr..
Douglas, that exile he aros .~s.seraN.
opposed 70 tic Administrasion On al Il.
pot't.osa issues. hs ~as prepared 70 ssstGis
che President in the ererciss Of all IL. co,..
stitssiosot fxnctians 70 presercs i6e Union
and maistain tie Gorernnssn, asd defend
the Federal Copied. A 6rm policy and
prompt action Was necessary. The Cspi-
tel 81 our country was IN danger and
! nsssf b dcfrnded at all hasard. and at axy
erpe"se q me@ and money. He spoke Of
the present and future without coy refer
snee 70 the pass Presideus Lincoln was
| very much gra,i6ed with the interview.
New York, April l4.-Jasper, the
1ssses' correspondent. has been arrested
as spy at Charleston. He was confined
for some time. and then ordered ont Of the
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