St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-11


original freshness, Ne are sure it will be
read By the people Of our county with
sssl;as. Of profound emotion.
Warlike.
The administration ut Washington Is
about n show ~ Ut last that We have ''stil
. goverausnt. The movement Of sol.
disrs. the preparations Araking at ths
Norshsra Navy Yards and the departure
from New York Of large bodies Of troops
under sealed orders in United States stea
mers Tor unknown destinations, indicata
that some active aggressive movement OF
che South Is about being ipaugurated b!
DR.. Lincoln. This is the view taken il
Washington and by the Press Of the coun
tsy Of the warlike demonstrations which
are being made in New Yvrk. l. i
thought that an s'tsmp, will frs. be made
% blccksds the mouth Of the Mississippi
ssd the different Southern ports at or neal
The seaboard. BY means Of men-of-war
with view to the collection Of the reve
nue. Some Of our contemporaries express
che conviction that the troops are destined
for the relief Of forts Sumpter and Pick
ems. Bat VIII h.r for the frat or th.
latter purpose. opinion is nearly nnani'
Eous teat the admiuistr alton il abou ut Il
eroas tho Rubicsn and that war il now in
evitablc. This il our own conviction
But where shall Maryland stand "in the
Wild hour coming on !" On neusra
ground she certainly cannot stand. Sh,
must be either for the Southern Confe.ie
rscy or against it. Of necessity she he
comes party to III" strife. II she main
tain her Present position, she becomes tn
ALLY Of Lincoln aud q party I" coercion
We are not pr-parH1 to believed that sh'
will aafIer herself to beeom. either. From
her geographical position. she ia forced t
wait the scsion vi Virginia. bat Virginia
10 pledged to secession or At least TO war
like resistance should Lincoln attempt co
ercion. II L;neeln's armament has saile'
on coercive errapd. Maryland will no
have to wait long il .hs means TO follow
Virginia. Itis 70 be hoped that the dan
ger ofthe time. upon which ws have fal
len. win have q tendency to b.nish from
all hearts tho wretehed prrjudices Of par
~ and to unite the people Of this State .
one mau to resist If necessary by swor'
aud fame. by secession. By revolution, BY
any and oil meaus, the attempt Of the abo
lision government At Washington to 60
cree ~ sabjsgate the South.
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The Southern Conisdsraoy.
We learn. from our New York Ex
changes. that there is . rumor sAoa
there. claiming to be based upon oficia
information. that England aud Franc
vill refuse to acknowledge the indie
psndenee Of the eoushern Confsderacy
Il 10 stated that President Lincoln,
few days Subsequent to bis inaugura
ton. appointed Commissioners 70 tn
courts Of I.oedon and Paris for tn
purpose of contsriug with the prope
anlhorifies there IN relation t. this qucs
lion. They have returned. it sses:s. an
nepArted N shove rumored. That Com
nissiosen were sen. to Europe. We thisl
quite probable snd are willing to be
isve. but that the courts of London ant
Paris havs come to any such conclusion
- indicated by this rumse. We shall
eslisvs 10 Be f.ke until soms more direcs evi
ssass q the fact shall h brought hom
b u. Tkrs is no precedent for an,
sack decision, nor would il be to the 10
teetst Of either Haglaud or France 10 &c
sAblish such precedent At this d.y or in
hin particular case. Upon the State
forming the Southern COnfsderacy shei
swn prosperity depends. at least to to
great m exteEl to admit Of the establish
meat ct any new international policy
IN this case, for the qualification Of Mr.
Iinsoln. or even the preservation Of tn,
American Union.
Without free intercourse with the 60
eeded States the Manufacturing Interest,"
Of England and France ,,ust 90 TO ruin
Deprive them Of cotton, but for On.
month. and enc half Of both nations would
Be ssrayed against the other. The orer.
slives, turned cut by hundreds Of thou
sands. without bread or the means o
earning is. would convnise Europe with
revelation. Self presesvatiou, therefore
eonpels both Engisud and France t.
carry on trade With the secedsd States
and thiseannot be safely sEscsej but by .
recognition Of their independence. Il. Ia.
been losg ssssblished euseons 70 recog
mise the independenoe Of all 0evernmenis
whose people hsve desired . change and
showE ssikeiene insellieease and ability d
paiAiAin the form sf Goverpment sclected
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