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


C1apico Disrid, August 18th. 'ol'
To the Honorable. The Commissioners Of
81. .M,ry's County moatl's night
patrolling. and the total unwiltinsness on
the part of majority IF our population,
~ leave for ONE night their dear wives and
easy beds, induce me to make this public
appeal to Won. Vigilance is the price of
safety. The price is easy paid. Yet
some wont pay thu price, hut glutton!ike.
they rest in luxurious indsleRc-. and wake
to claim and enjoy the reward Of other
unrest. There is, believe, hardly on"
who is not sensible Of the imminence If
Difficulty. This Difficulty might involve
us in calamity to be deeply depiorea by
all, even though ~e and all oar dear ones
might escape. The poorest and humblest
widow in the county has both the moral
and legal right to protection at the hands
of the commissioners amd of each private
individual. And yet. they only get their
claim from feeble aud SMALL minority.
the majority sharing like mean indolants
the rights of feeble wunanhood. This
district has been patroled for six months
Ebxssquads of from four to six. Some
have, sheen repeatedly called on to 60. bu,
they refuse: and yet they think it very
right and prceer that patroling should be
kept up. Yes! go ahead boys; somebody
must do it: bat really. whenever set up
!. makes geafGel bad next day. FIX.
ScaA Hdoub make any body fe'l bad
except those That Wont go Some don't
like 10 leave homS because their wives are
afraid to stay,gith9ut some man in the
house. Good excise Suppose all the
Confederate States acted on this excuse!
Could not 80 valiant. discrete and cunning
soldiers. led on by Horace Greedy. subju-
gate the South? The folly of such ex-
cuses is evident. The majority Vi my
company are four men, who after setting
| M late at night have to rise early and g"
! to their toll for their daily bread. They
have, some of them, no property to pro-
tcct. Some have very little. some not
much. But yet, like men with carts IN
their bodies, they never refuse when cali
ed. These afford protection to their own
families. and the helpless; and also t" the
sluggarls softly sleeping in safe beds: tn:
price of tn" sltrple>s nightly round of the
few. Is this generous, is it manly, is it
right? There is no mcans 20 compel
them to do their duty; and yet it is quasi
suicidal for us not to do ours. though they
may IL participants Of the benefits OF our
labor, against our will. think such
ease-loving gents might he and ought t"
be reached. Cant your Honorable body
levy money for the protection and benefit
of the county? If 50, DO it. The in
! creased taxes will come out of those who
ought to he taxed. would not set up
any night for g.. alc,c. Yet | and my
81, ilad have been up all hours Of the night
from o'clock ill day-brcak during six
months, for nothing but in consideration
| If our duty. think that an allowance OF
30 cts for any five hours or more Ut active
night patroling. commencing, not sooner
than y o'clock, Lut reasonable and just
compensation. The patrolcrs will have
something to aid in paying the increased
taxes. aud those who stay at home sno"z-
ing. will get the worth of the extra taxes
in safety aud sleep.
ANXIOUS JUSTICIAE.