St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-08-15


On Thursday evening last large crowd
sssensbled in front Of the Spotswood House
TO get look 1t Governor jackson. aud.
II possible. to hear FROM his lips sn account
af affairs in Missouri. In response to
loud and repeated calls for him, the Gov.
ernor appeared in front Of the hotel. aud
was introduced to the assemblage by q
gentlemen whose name We were unable to
learn.
After the cheers which greeted the
Governor had somewhat subsided, he ad-
dressed the assembly aa follows:
My ynIExps OF VIRGINIA. AND OF TIM
SOUTHEKN CosvEDERAcY, who have assen.-
bled here tonight. l greet you with the
warmth Of an overfowing heart. Had
not similar scenes on my way to this
place. In demonstration of the interest of
the Southern people in the cause in which
am engaged. accustomed me to thcm.
this kind reception might have taken 1n..
by surprise. / take It. however. as no
compliment to myself personally. think
] understand very well this demonstration
and sA other welcomes that have greeted
il.e on my way hiiher. II is but the ex-
:pressien of the profound earnestness Of
Soushern men in the glorious cause In
which we are sll engaged. to which m,
loer(l aro pleJ Jged, and 10 Which MY
- fGtane and honor are forever enlisted.
1 Ap(lnqae.
f Z 5o96k not you want to hesr something
10 Missouri. Voices. "Yes; tell US about
hcrwl The troubles you have had here.
the diliiculties yon have .urmounted, Mis-
souri, has felt and encountered to . far
greater extent. The people Of Missouri
src more divided than the people Of vir-
ginis.. The insidious Influences of the
enemy have for years been brought 10
hear on her in the effort to surround tho
South with vail Of fre." occupying as
che does the position on the left flank OF
the Southern States. On account of the
geographical situation Of Virginia and
Miefouri, It Is apparent to the minds OF
all that these States must be the great
battle 6clds npon which this war is to b.
waged, If Mr.. Lincon shall think proper
to continue it. had hoped, however.
and { still have some hope, that after the
terrible defeat aud dreadful slaughter
which his minions met with at Manassa
the other day. be viii look at the thing
properly and be governed by reason in
stead Of fsnaticism, and cease this war
before the sun goes down tomorrow night.
Il he has been laboring under the delusion
that be could conquer the Southern people,
the battle which was fought the other
day q Manassa Junction ought to be salts
factory evidence to him that such thing
i utterly impossible. He ought to know
that history presents no case where such
people as the Southern States csntain.
with such rcsources to back them, with
such interests ut stake, with such courage
@ nerve their arms. and such principles
n inspire their hearts, ever we're con-
quessd. And ell who, like Lincoln, at
tempt the hazardous experiment, viii learn
from the book Of bloody disaster that thcy
, yer can be conquered. (Con-
linued cheering, and cries of Never:
peyerr')
/ Isymph,thise deeply with the people
of Virginia. a. well rs you do with the
people Of Missouri. As before remark
ad, he geographical position Of the two
Stskes saskes item the battle grounds l,y
!aeeeakasy consequence. We are placed
% TIE fsapt ranks: We occupy the out
postA II fthcEe are taken it cannot be ex-
psntsd sse aiksda will long hald out.
tfnee. ! hsxe sEerywhere. from the
llrae ! sstsned ne State Of Arkansas until
saashea this plaae. inS0ked my fellow
eaiiseas b rally 10 the rescue: il they
dh ase want 60 zee their ara homes in
lanes, their esn 6sesidcs desolssed, they
mnst march forthwith. either to Virginia
" dissouri. meet the invader faee 10 faee,
md drive him from ths soil. or die in
he n0ble endesyor. [Cheere.]
= lIhpow pen desire 10 :hcar somethine
lpeenllj about Missouri. Well. We hare
6ad aa6ss dittle skismishing there; we
hAveaa0 Asste for standing Of aud look
ng an. and xhen We get close to the
'nsny, We are hound to make him smell
aur powder. We had . little skirmish
4 Boanesile. where ! had but six hun
tsa pen, and hslf Of them unequipped