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St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31
NO. 8

| had caught hog by his creased tail
Sic transit, exclaim. as with sick heart
l revile poverty and curse fortune.
Surely ne hath not sinned as other men
slnuesh. He had not coveted his neigh
bor,s OK, nor his ass. nor his maid servant
for De it known unto you there are no
maid servants here He hata abidcd nv
the Law and the Prophets. Lst the nrof;ts
have net abided with him.
Now. therefore. renouuce these dir
gings--I alsquatulate the premises
Tanose the ranch-I depart without scrip
or prorendcr, taking no care for the NOR
row, for the morrow takes no care Of me
Ere IRE days shall have passed. the shirt
Of thy servant viii be waving in tho
breezss Of the Nevada
A remnant Of it will he nailed unon .bo
highest mountain that he crnss. 9, as an
emblem OF the extremity to which a man
may be reduced 10 the land Of Ophir. Yet
think not oh, Elishal that | would rend
my garment for this alone. Verify I
say unto thee, an evil genius hath ionr
pursued me. She has followed so clos
upon my footsteps that every thread and
fibre OF my old shirt are familiar to her
eye. And if, in her pursuit of me- She
should gaze upon all this relic in the soli-
tary fastness of the high mountain, sho
Will ut snce recognize it, and believing
me to have been torn and destroyed bv
wild beasts she will rctraee her stcns anJ
thus will | escape her.
As Moses reared the serpent in tho
wilderness, for the Children of Israel to
look upon snd be cured of their infirmities
so VIII | elevate my tin among the Cen
''les, that they may look upon and he made
as whole: The offerings Of gold and sill
yer will be acceptable unto me, and ifthev
1--we not afterwards. pordvcnture they nav
lind treasure in Heaven.
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WILLIS on SOUTHERN Soc,xry .
recent leading article for the Home .Jour.
nal, y. p. Willis thus lamcn.s over tho
"Estrangelnent Of the South -
Politics, trade and sectional diff.rcnces
quite out Of the question land News"
knows these branches of the question arr.
sufficiently discussed in the other papers. }
we are sustaining great social loss in the
"strangcmeut Of the South. In all the lar.
ger and more refined circles of our Ameri-
can society-at Saratoga and Newport. in
our gaye;ies of the .sieies, and on our routes
of fashionable travel and rcsort-the
southerneEs are uaqucs,ionably the class
most sought and admired as 1.-The niccs.
people" 1t would be hard 20 find cu!.
tivsted society man." probably. any.
where at the North, who dies not number
many of his most valued friends and pleas
antest acquantanccs in this cla>s. Ex-
plain 1t by what social alcht my you please.
too, the infusion of the Southern amalcani
In any allembic Of politencss ut the North
exceedingly improves the metal p.r,I,
no doubt, from. the corrective given Ly
the more generous and graceful ouali,ic.
OF the South to the more angular aud cal
cu!atlng qualities of the North. TIL.
American. travellers who shire most at for
elgn courts and in foreign society arc from
the South They are. in fact our csun-
trys natural patricians. And abused
though they are, at distance, by some
OF the Northern Newspapers as an offcr-
slve 'oligarchy y-the tribute of pr. ference
and admiration paid to them, by these
very Northcrncrs, at this very time. when
ever they come personally in contact. And
so, with all the ''mOincntUus issues'' Of &C.
cesson left to more grcgari"us discussion.
may We not fairly own. that, individuals.
\orthern men "re rcgr".iing exceedingly
the social cstrangrncnt Of the South:
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WHY DlGGEST THOU.

The following amusing carricsture was
written for All eastern paper BY "a phy.i-
elan who wandered away to Pixies Peak
country and turned miner. IL is pretty
good:
"NAy VIII II Di;g'"-son of man
for the light of whose presence my spirit
ycarne,h and my bowel, g-ninblcth, dos,
thou ask me why: Is it not written tina,
fortune smiles upon fools: And for the
sake Of all these smiles hath not thy ser.
want been making fool. yea an ass Of
himself in vain: For Eve years and ten
days he has snjp,rned in this place
he has dived into water--he has torn an
cient rocks from their resting places, and
removed afar of-hc has rooted into the
mud like unto swine His beard has
grown long skin upon his hands and
face has changed its color until he is made
to look like nnto wila beast and his
garments are red anil solcd, SO that sack
cloth and ashes would he rs fine linen
and purple t" him. He who in time past
was want to fare sumptuously and to
grumhle over great deli.acies which we're
then piled upon the table of Dives, now
snuf's with gladness the fragments of pork
aud beans, and gnsshcs his teeth impa-
tiently over frying slap jack. He bolt
eth onion with unspcakable avidi,y
Potafoe skins fear mis- pretence, beet
vanishes from before him, and dogs look
in vain for the bones. In his sleep, nev-
ertheless. the COOL angel of the past de-
signs to visit him, and delightful visions
are opened to his recollections. for a de-
licious bill of fare foats before the mind
Of the dreamer. and he orders oys,ers and
terrapin for six. only to wake up to get
bis infsrnsl slap jacks and molasses.
All this hath thy servant endured. Il
he not then fool. an abomination in the
very sight of wisdom' l must secrets
myself in fortunes path. and seise her
uaawarcs. Blu: she gliIcth Of, az though
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A real jolly good old fellow VAS

A real jolly good old fellow was Dr.
s. was introduced to him jus, a.
the steamer North Star was leaving her
dock at New York, for Europe. For tho
first twenty -four hours Richard was him
self again; but that fell destroyer, who
spares neither age. sex or condition-sea
sickness seizsd him, and nothing mora
was seen of tho jolly Doctor for several
days. We had left tho Banks and were
steaming along beautifully. when ono
morning saw the Doctors head emsrr.
iug from the lower regions. But what =
face--long, lugub' iors, is res.ed--his hair
not cared for. dress un,idy. eyes bloodsho,.
I could scarcely believe this apparition
was the jolly doctor who had kc,.t
US all in a roar for the 6rst day out.
We'll Ey dear doctor, how do yoa
feel hy thi. tinic =
Feel said he and there was an VI
nsistakable carnestncss in his eye--'.fe.
why feel as though had hut Two objects
in life now; one is, to put MY foot once
more on terra irn,o; AMI the ether. 10
find out and whip the fellow who wrote
A Life On the the Ocean Wave""
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II This nrenc0n wore away like the pre-
vious one; but jnSt as II struck eight bells
j and th,. IarboSfd watch, to which be
Elougrd, wss SHIT to be relieved, ther
came down sinsrl eneously from all thrc
mastheads, q cf5s which made the bloo
thrill wildlg ilaIcsery heart.
4 ..Sail O! Ssjlss G, !. boat right ahead -
..He,w far off, shouted the captain.
"Aleut four nGles of, ia the ice. Cal
just make out tho n,ast booming up in tn
haze u answered ahe lockout
The captain s;1zed -ifis spyaglass, an,
having ordered flie helnlsnlan to keep tn,
ship All sseildy if be wac steering for hi
4he III hex q s'cssses iii I H.. q nc
men might have been seen intersperset
about every elevated part Of the ship, al
anxious to behold the welcome sight.
Nor were We long kept in suspense, fo
as the vessel continued steadily to lesser
the intervening distance, we were soor
enabled to discern the outlines of the boat
and, little later the forms of the men
seated in her.
Presently the captain descended, and
VIC noticed that his countenance wore Z
troubled look. He stepped up to the sec
ond mate, and said something to him in
q low tone, which caused the latter TO start
and turn pale.
Il only suspect So" continued the cap
tain, in voice which was this time audi
bic to us, "from the looks Of things; but,
may be mistaken after ALL"
The haze which hung over the ice,
had now thickened into mist, complete
ly >hroudfng the craft from our viex; and
about ten minutes afterward the captain
had the ship brought into tue wind. and
ordered the starboard and waist boat. t.
be lowered. This was soon done. and d
few vigorous strokes of our oars, brought
Us 10 the edge of the icc-fold.
Pushing our way through the ice. VIZ
were not long in reaching the spot occupied
ty the long missing boat; and then the
sight which greeted our eyes was enough
t" have moved the hardest heart with
mingled pity aud h"rror-fnr. seated in
their proper places (the five oarsmca uTon
their thw4rts and the mate iu the stern
these six men were as mntionlcss as though
they had been turned into stone. Their
heads were bowed upon their bosoms-
their eyes closed. and their features white.
still and rigid. The terrible realty HOW
forced itself upon us--they had been
frozen to death!
Upon examining the line we perceived
that only q few fathoms remained in the
tub, and that they had cut from their
whale not long after having fastened to
him. But by that time it is probable that
the fish had towcd them many miles from.
the ship. and they were then urable to
find the vessel, owing to the thick mist
which prevailed. How long they had
continued their search. ere giving way to
the benumbing influence of tho cold
and sinking into that sleep froa which
there is no awakening We could not ray
but we judged that this last had taken
place during the early part Of the pre-
cecIlng aght
Th. boat with it's crew was conveyed
to the ship. and the burial service was
performed on the ncAt day. As | saw
the forms of my dead >hipmates disap-
pear in the waves. | again thought of
my remarkable dream. which haunted
me for years afterwards
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Ills ExcELLEScY
Il. II. HICKS,
Gorernnr Of .NdrW0nI.


Gorrrnor Of Maryland.
SIR u am indebted to your courtesy
for an Official copy of your address TO tho
people of Maryland.
] bad already real it through, in an-
other form. with intense interest
In ordinary times, should not feel it
to lie right to intrude on you with an cx-
preston of my private opinion.
But in the present emergency even the
least contribution of support to one in
high place exposed 20 extraordinary as
sault upon his 6rmness and integrity, ma,
be neither inopportunc nor unwtlcome.
/ have been in ten counties of this State
since the lst of November, in each of them
c"nversant with some among the most i'll
fuencial and respectable men of the coun-
ty. In all without any exception. have
found convictions of the present duty anil
poticy of Maryland i'm the main agreeing
with those expressed by yonr Address. al
most exclusively prevalent among those
with whom l met.
May be allowed to say. that in my
own opinion, your forcible. frank. manly
and trne hearted statement of your polky
and tho grounds on which it has been
adopted and will be maintained, cannot
hut be attended (under the Divine bles-
sing) with the happiess results.
| belong to no party, ani hare never.
in any way, mingled in political discus
sions or contests: but it 10 not possible, in
twenty years incessant and close study of
Maryland and its people not to have form-
Cd pretty clear aud strong opiniths Of thc
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31

II AN sxsy Hom Rssecrsft, the residence o
H Wilism p. axriy. in st. lnlgoes' dis
srict, on Tuesday the 18th instant, negro mas
David Williams. aged about a years. Davie
is about S feet, s Or = ipcaes high. He had on
when he ieft the Farm. a pair Of white drat
cloth panialoons, ack pea jacket and whn.
elnih hat, He ;eok with him, also, a Sunday
suit Of black clothes and . black bat. David i,
He yas purchased Of Bsrioa Duyssi, Of Anr.
Arnndei county. Nd.
will give fhe &i.ose reward, If he 10 taker
oassaide Of ST. Mary's county, and $50, IL he i,
tAkee ~ the c"aaiy-provited he,s 90 ssearel
s6as 5ees him again.
- JOHN NJ. MlLLARR
- for
WILLIAM p. HARDf,
Leonard Tsxa. No
.Nss, 3Jsa. 3sss
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LUMBER
SHINGLES!!
Flooring, 90,

WE Invite the attention Of our friends and
W Consumers, generally, in st. Mary 4. aud
adjoining csunties t" our extensive assortment
of seasoned BUILDING MATERIALS.
All parties contemplating the erection c'
Dwellings, Barnes, &c. will find it greatly to
their advantage to give us call, as we can
eel at lowest rates for cash or Negotiable pa
per.
Doors. Frames, Sash, &C., furnished At
Mill prices:
Orders filled for Bricks. Lime, Hair, kails,
&c.
n. Wharfage charged On vesscls receiving
Lumber from our Yard.
CARSON, ZIMMERMAN, 4 CO..
Wcst side Union Duck,
.s Norfolk Boat Nhsxf
Narch 3pt'. lS60-tf.
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: prospects and interests Of the State. Mine
such rs they are, bear fully evcrythin,
that Won have assumed or asserted con
cerning those interests ami prospects il
! your address.
/ My humble efforts. therefore, shall no
be wanting in my sphere. to back YOU
noble pcrsistency in keeping Maryland il
her only true right. safe attitude Of dig
nitied and quiet expectation OF legitimat.
redress Of past wrongs and provision
against contingent dangers, in the regu
lar working of the Constitutional Govern
| lnent of th. United States.
For what you have already done to that
effect and are still doing. be pleased Il
accept the very snIssfc expression sofs sl,r
warm admiration and hcartiest thanks
Of your personally obliged
And sruly grateful
Friend and Servant,
W. X. WHITTINGHAM.
Baltimore Jan. 9th, 1861.
To this the Governor male an appro-
priate reply, and asked for permission to
publish the letter Of the Bishop. To
which tho Bishop made the following res
p0nse:
To His ExcELLExcY
T. II. HICKS,
Gorernor Of .MIrwInd.
Sin :-Gratifed and obliged as am
by your very kind acknowledgement of
my letter of the ?,h, and earnestly desir-
ous TO aid you in the noble work of pre-
serving Maryland fron the disturbance
of her strong position. should hesitate
about acceding to your proposal TO pub
lish what | wrote, did ] suppose that
it could by any possibility be understood
as an isnmingling in political discus
sions.
AS Minister of Christ, serve a
Master who dsclsms interference in se-
cular affairs. beyond the line of entorc-
ing individual duty, and general peace
and quietness.
But an obedience TO constituted civil
government, and observance of contract
even 10 ones own hurt, are clearly laid
down in His Word, as dntirs to BE en-
forced on Ills authority; and ito main
tain and set forward as much as shall
lie in me-. Inictncss, love and peace
among all men," is an obligation of my
office to which | was solemnly sworn, on
admission to its responsibilities the pur-
pose, therefore, Ito keep Maryland out
of strife and true to recognized rela-
tinns and engagements ii one that am
bound to further, if | can.
If my testimony as to the opinion of
others, observed as | have bad oppor-
tunity. and expression of my own per-
sonal convictions. formed with some adj
vantagcs as to knowledge Of the State
and its people, tend to further such a
purpose, have no ri Git to withhold
them.
| firmly believe that in resisting the
pressure for Immediate State action, you
represent a large majority Of the people
of Maryland. and a still more over
~hcim;ng prsp".derance of it's property,
Intelligence. and manly rirtue.
Very respectfully and faithfully;
Your Friend and Servant.
w. X. WHlTTINGHAM.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31

AITENS Of this eoaaty who may be
- dEjrous ri pnitiug iE- the formasiun of q
CAVALRY COMPANY are rquested To
leave their names Ut The Store Of Nessys
6imm~ + Maddox in this villaes,
panuary 3rd, lSel-M
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NOTICE.

DERsoEs having sSERvANTSF FOR SALE
IL wonld do we'll to call on the subscribei
before dispesing efthem elsewhere. All COM
nc~iestions will BE- pronptly a.teaded ts. Aa-
dssss,
VT A. REEnER.
CHAFTICO.
Nd.
Asg 2Ra. ls6o-K.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31

An Eastern Editor heads bis list of
births. marriages aud deaths: "Hstehcu.
matched and dispatched"
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31

SASH FACTORY WORK
OF BALTIMORE MAKE.
GEOR6E n. DOBsON 4 CO.,
SUccyssoEs To
POE Il HOWARD,
No. 60 Pratt street,
FACTORY, LOC0ST POINT. BAIT,
Have on hand. and make to order, o
xeu-seasoned Lxnbey.
SASH,
DOORS,
BLINDS,
FRANES,
And all kinds Of SASH FACTORY FORK.
Also furnish every description Of BUILDING
MATERIALS.
kT We solisit the esdsrs Of Builder aad
others.
Sept. 3Tsh. lsso-sm.
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JAMES WILKINSON.
GROCER { Com EMISSION
III E R c III A N r,
No. ia3 Dugan's Wharf,
BALTIMORE.

Keera constantly on hand . large assor;-
msnt nf nfSCPERlOR FAMILY GROCERIES.
F..reign and Domestic Liquors. Tobacco. ST.
gars. &C., which y i'll be sold at the lowest
market prices.
Produce Of all kinds sold on commission
Int ! shall only do . CASH sommississ
bsasin<ss.
Nov. 2sth, ls8e-tf
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We have been requested to publish the
following letters. addressed by Bishop
Whittisghan TO His Hxcelleney Gov
Hicks.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31

V The right man in the right place
"a husbaLd At home in tbs eyv,liag.
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To this the Governor made an appro-
priate reply, and asked for permission to
publish the letter Of the Bishop. To
which tho Bishop made the following res
ponse:
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-10
Southern Bank Convention.

We notice that he Bank Cenvention which
assembled at fsiehmond few days ago, and
adjourned on the 2eth ult., after expressing
an opinion in fsver Of the Confederate Gov
eminent issuing $Ioo,eOo,ooo in Treasury
Notes, in addition to the amount already an-
thoFized. Fives, Tens, and Twenties, not TO
bear interest, but to circulate ~ currency
other denominations 20 bear interest at the
rate Of seeen per cent.
We presume the Banks viii all take them,
and il so, they wifi be able TO give them q
circulation. We have no doubt bat their
Congress will act upon this recommendation,
aad as little doubt that their Congress re-
gssstsd them to give this advice. The Con-
Rrsss Is comp, sed of set of Southern Loeo-
foeo Strict CoBslruetiohists, who have got
into Office by making var upon Urttsd States
BanE, and a kational Pepper cHryeney, and
these want an excuse for flooding the coan-
try with paper currency, bAsed alone upon
Government credit
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-10
grumulnw's Nhia,
KNoxvTLLR. TENN:
saturday Morning, August 10, 1851.
Forming Q Union Church.

A gentleman OF character and influence,
suggests, that portions Of us, belonging to
4. .Ferent denominations, and even TO no sect,
organize 3 rev congregation for religious
uorship, and that we employ some man Of
.sles,s and piety TO preach TO US, irrespective
OF Creeds or Confessions Of Faith. We like
his idea, and bring il before oar readers rs
4 vell-tiued suggestion. We want some
-Au TO instruct US ali ia the Comz4oR GospsI
o fsd oar Sertorr-who viii not mix mp the
.ACrsd truths Of Holy Writ, with the sbomi-
aA5se heresy Of Secsssioh-who viii refrsin
rom deaouneiug one party la his rongrega-
too as traitors to their country and their
Go.--snd Who will not attack private iami-
Gee IA pubic prayers. We haze among
aaals, brought disgrace upon the Church,
ssslroyed confidence in the Niaistry--dis-
banded oar congregations and broken up
:se social aad reiigaos tes thai formerly
bound rs together. Il is useless for us TO
usst in our charches oa the Sahb4tb--put
3n Ieag pious faces offer mp long prayers,
aAnd roapd The bread and wine--And then
pAss out IL society and Willy each otherSas
set OF pick-Peckets, liars, and traitors, and
,eeP up tbis holy aud patriotic warfare
latI we meet again ihe next Sabbath. Th'
:ool. the way-laring nan, and the nututoret
African can see that We are 81 wicked as Hell
sal ca the high read 20 the Dewitt Let us breSl
up oHr hypoeritieal organizations called
Churches, and eat Of half dozen Of then
make up one new ons, whose Pastor and
members, shall neither psesch exhort, or Pray
anything connected with party politics.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-10

GAob 4g&Ag1ee& GuANouAOA 1kSStA0hs
AZ the Gressesills CsassBtiea. 90 the 2esh
day of Jane last the foisowiaR Resolutions,
amonE others. were adopted:
We do fafther resolve that Aa election be
held 10 ell theeoaaties Of Eaet Tsaasssse, and
In uneh othsr counties In Middle Tennessee,
adjacent thereto, as may desire 70 co operate
With us, for The eloiee Of Delegates 10 repre-
sens them In General ceavsatlen, 10 be held
Ia the town bf Kingston 81 shsh time - lhe
President Of this Convention, or, in case Of
bis abeenee ef Inability, any one Of the Vice
Presidents, or In like case with them, the
Secretary Of this Conventioa Nay designais;
and the ofhreF 30 designating the day for the
assembling Of said Consehtion, shall also NJ
the time for holding said election herein pro-
yided for, aud give reasonable notice thereof.
aklh. Ia order 20 carry out the foregoing
resolution, the SheriGs OF the different eoun-
ties are hereby requested 70 open and hold
said election, or cAuse the same to be so held,
In the usual manaer and &C the usual places
Of voting, as prescribed by Law and in the
event the Sheriff OF any county should fail or
refuse to open and bold said election, or cause
the same 10 be done, the Coroner OF such
county is requested te DO SO and seeuld
such Csronsr fail or refuse, then any ccDsta-
HE Of such comfy is hereby authorized TO
open and hold said election, or cause the same
/ 10 be done. Aud II IN any eoahty Boas Of the
above named officers will hold said election.
then aay Justice of the Peace, or freehalder
la sneh county is authorized 10 bold the
same or easse Il 10 be done. The oifiser or
other person holding said election shall eer-
tiIy the result to the President of this Con-
vention or 10 such officer as may have Direct
ed The same 10 be holden, At as early day
thereafter as practicable and the officer 10
whom said Fetafns may be made. shall open
and compare the polls and Issue certificates TO
abe Delegates elestsd.
aeih. That in said Convention, the several
ceunties shall he represented as follows -
| Tue county Of Kaox shall. elect three Dele
| gates, the counties Of Greene, Washington,
and jefferson two delegates each, and the re-
Hiainiug counties shall each elect one Dele
| gate"
| In obedience to said Resolutions, J do here.
/ by designate Saturday, the 3lst day Of Au-
| gust, 1861, as the time OF holding an election
| for delegates TO = Convention TO be held al
| Kingsiou, and request that the election be
sAtld by the persons and in the mode provided
| for 10 said Resolutions Notice will hereafter
| be given of the iimP for assembling Of said
| Con sention. 10 the meantime, should any
thing occur to rendcr more speedy sctiod ne
| eessary, II will be remembered that the
7 Greeneviile Convention authorized the Com
mittee Of Thirty-oue 20 act, and they can b
| assembled at the call Of their Chairman.
TH0S. A. II. NELSON,
: President of the Greeneville Convention
KnorrilIe l0A Juiy. 1861.