St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-08-22

neeacl sound wisdom they haze inaugu-
rated financial system which nust Grip
pie their resources 4 prohibitory tariff,
and one which they viii lind it difficult to
repeal, just where a nation needs both
friends and money. j. the very height Of
, folly and system, 1T borrowing ut \ hea-
w discount Il poor beginning for pco-
ple Boosting Of It's wealth. and arrogant
abons IT. resources. The commercial men
OF thc North pcr'riv,: this weakness, and
therefore it i, that they cry out for qn:c,z
measures aud short war. They know
they cannot hear very long one. And
very soon they will h.gin to murnur 1t
any Comn,ander-in-Chief who desires to
move slowly and surely. and will either
hurry him into meas ures which will insure
his defeat, or force him t" yield his mar
shals baton into boiler, because more ig-
mvfant hands"
GENERAL Bg,rEEaARo--Th Richmond
correspondents vi iile Now l"rk 1rtbaa~,
speaking of thc guerrilla character Vi the
Southern army, thus rsicrs to Beaure-
gard:
He. more than any other Southern gen.
eral, seems TO excel ia the handling Of
these peculiar elements Ut Southern troops;
da~hing little Creole. standing thorough
ly upon his dignity with strangers and
equals, he has the knack OF ingratiating
himself with the soldiers, by the minglet
simplicity, natural4ess and inpetuosity Of
his manner. He imprcsses one rathcf IA
a soldier of action and sagacity, than ef
great aud cn,npr hensive mind; rs man
of thought and intellect he seems to bc in
fcrior to Johnston. but he blends South
crn fire with Northern smartness his
features are mobile his eye sparkling;
bis motions denote r,sl SIS activity: while
his countcnance indicates steady r"mpo-
sure. H" has the CO lness oi Yankee,
and the i.npul>ivcncss vi Creole, and
looks like cross between the two. He
was lucky at Su inter- and lucky ut Bull
Kun. H. has tn u .va.;agc OF ;!is pres
tise Of success, an the little man is the
idol of ,ac s.lIicrs aaI tle aero of lie
South.
TIE ARR.sr OF I. A. II NELSON Tho
Cha,an o5a Tenn } Gazette. announcing
the arrest of Th.S. y. H. y lsun, SAWS:
Maps combining II Careful and accurate
dcllmeation OF all the IN ,untain passes in
East T"nm .>Ser, from Chattanooga to Brl,-
t"l, were found in his Possession This
is no sensation item, il is now known 10
be true. Had he succeeded in passin,
throngh Virginia and reaching Wash:n.-
ton, the authorities th re would have been
put in possession Of full aud accurate
statcnnen: Of our strong and weak points
i'll East Tcnncssee, aud every mountain
pass i'll the Cumberland rang. would have
bccon,c known to Scott and the Federal
array. His arrest dncs seen, like a time
iy intcrp''sitinn of Divine Providence. rs
1t may yet save East Tennessee from be-
ing drcnched with the blood Of orr own
citizens. and prevent our soil from bccom-
iig t eaIcua Of strife b. wecn the North
eIn n South q aI.ues.
REGISTRATIONS or FEDERAL OFFICERS
We are reliably informed that $50 officers
of the Federal army have resigned Within
the last ten days. This action has been
brough hit about chiefly because of the dis
satisfaction felt at the manner Of General
Mcclellan $ appointment. his extreme ego
ti>m and ri,liculously severe measures
Furthermore, many officers, as we'll AS
men, have become satisfied that they have
been deliberately deceived as to the nature
and purposes OF the war, and wish TO re-
tire from service. This the Government
rrsists
1t is said that General Scott keenly
feels the rebukc administered to him by
the exalted position given to young Nc
Clcllan, and that nearly all the officers of
the regular army sympathizc with the
Lieutenant General, who has been virtu-
ally opposed to make way for AN almost
beardlcss boy. The troops continue to
desert in large numbers, upon every avail
able opportunity.
A GENERAL System OF PASSPORTS
The State Department has just ISSUED the
following notice addressed:
To aA @hom 1t may concern:
Until further notice. no person will he
allowed t" 60 abroad from any part of the
n'ted States without passport from
this Department or c"untersigned 5y tho
Secretary of State. Nor will any person
be allowed to land in the United States
without passport from a Minister or
Consul Of the United States; or, if a for
e'gner, from his own Government, coun-
tersgncd 10y such Minister or Consul.
This regulation, however, is not to take
effect in regard to persons coming from
abroad. until a reasonable time shall have
elapsed for it TO become known in the
country from which they may proceed.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSTON. ara
or recently were. no less than six promi-
nent Southern men bearing these Names
They are 8" often confoundcd. that tho
reader will be pleased to have the position
OF each defined. Lieutenant Colonel Beui.
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