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

what course the necessities of the ease
may rcquire-,Krm Coasereator.
How an Army Moves.
There are great many things be-
sides men and guns essential to the army.
and a commander about to lead aR army
into a hostile country. first sees that the
commissariat is we'll provided with pr"v:s-
ions. that there are ample means OF trans
porfation, and that there is reserve OF
ammunition, and clothing, and good
supply of hospital s-orrs and medicines
All the preliminary arrangements tor the
march having BEEN carefully made, the
: order of march" is communicated tn the
several commanding officers of divisions.
hrigades and regiments. bu: not published
in orders. The trt'ops, are distributed ac-
cor,liug to the character Of the Country
In a very open country, large proper
ton Of cavalry would be at the head of
the column hut. generally it is distributed
throughout the line. The artillery should
he in the rear of the first foot regiment
An advance or rear guard Of mounted
troops-one or two nmpanies-shoul be
d. tailed each day; and til" regiment that
has the right OF the line one day should be
<; day in the r@ar.
In woody or mountainous country, de-
tachmcnts Of fiankers and skirmishrrs are
thrown out to the right aud left Of the col
nn,n, at the distance OF Que or two hun
drcd PAGES, to keep sharp lookout, and
prevent any such disastrous and gratui-
t"us experience as those painfully and re-
Gently familiar to US in connection with
the ambuScaic nu the road to VIENNA
The column having been formed at half
or quartz, distance. and the baggage train
assembled in the rear, protected by guard
selected from each regiment for its own
baggage the column is put in motion and
the march commenced with the sane reg
ularity as would be observed by a regi-
ment moving in and out ofa garrison town.
the band playing, the light infantry with
arms sloped and those of the riaemeu
swung over the shoulders. the officers with
swords drawn, exact wheeling distances
preserved. and perfect silence Observed.
After having proceeded short distance
in this manner the word Of command
"route step" is given by the general at
the head Of the leading battalion, and pas
sed quickly on to the rear The captains,
instead of continuing at the head If their
companies, draw back to the rear Of them.
that they may see any hlen of thei, respec-
ticc companies who attempt to quit the
ranks without leave. The soldiers then
march and carry their arms in any man.
ner convenient to them. conversation and
smoking being ordinarily allowed.
TUE CATHOLIC Press AND THE War;
Our contemporary, the Cahltc Mirror.
Of this city, concludes an admirable edi-
torial, in this weeks issue. upon 18th.
Catholic Press and the War;" in the fol-
lowing earnest and speaking language
speaking, we doubt not, the almos, uni
versal sentiment of the Catholics OF Ma
rylald:
Wherefore in what we have written.
we have had an entire singlencss Of aspira-
ton and purpnse-peace first, peace last,
country to its proper condition of pro<peri-
ty. In peace only can We husband profit
ably the inheritance of political liberty be-
queathed to US, ana save our benefcent
Constitution from the ravishing hand of
military despotism. We are therefore for
peace-peacc. because it will give to the
Union the life blood Of constitutional lib
erty. without which the Union must be-
come consolidated despotis m-peace, be-
cause it is required to save the poor from
the sufferings Of poverty and the tempta-
ton to crime--pcace, because it is in con-
sonancc with the interests, and teachings.
aud charities. of our Holy Church-and
peace, because rhe Divine Spouse of that
Holy Church hath said Blessed are the
peace-makers, for they shall see God"
TUE New YoRK NEwspAPERs.-If the
Government should undertake to suppress
all the Journals in New York which arc
simply denounced" journalism in the Em-
pire City will become an eradicated insti-
tuition. as each newspaper seems to be. en-
gagged in tho laudaole business of denounc-
ing its rival as n promoter Of treason
The Heraid calls for the suppression of
the Tribune and hdepeneiem, and CARR
sons LiLen.tor. The Tribune calls fur
the suppression Of tn. Herald aud the
Courier dies Ean Unis. The Times is, no
doubt, of the opinion that the World ought
to be stopped. aud the World will think
the same Of the, Times. When the daily
journals have thus used each other up. like
the Kilkenny cats. the weeklies will follow
suit, and newspapers will beccne as scarce
here rs they are in China. Ii there is to
be censorship of the Press. it would be as
we'll to consulate some capable aud re-
sponsible per-on ~ judy aud examiner,
and establish sbme rule for editorial gui-
dauce.
A FORCED uNIoS.-Dr. Russell, in his
London Tines correspondence, says:
"If the Federal Government pcrsevcrcs
in its design to make Union by force, it