St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-25

: The Governsris Message.
We have not room sufficient in our pre-
sent issue to give in full the message r
Gov. Hicks 10 The Legislature now i
session in Frederick city W. must cor
t-ut ourselves aith giving y tsi.f ske,c
Of the POSITIONS ,aken BY hi@, Excsllency
TIC Governor says that he szTnss..y pro
tested against the pas-sgr q the fed,.rs
troops ever the soil Of Ma. ,ia,..!--.that h
had personal interviews With fl~ Pres
den, and his Cabinet and alsn sens ~;,..ci
dispatches to them. e1reating ~ aba.
donment Of the design % march the troop
through Maryland. The answer of til
administration was. That Washing.o,
vas threatened with attack--thst the Gov
eminent had resolved to def.nd it--,ha
there was no other way Of obtaining ,Ioor
than by passing them over the soil of Ma
ryland, aud that the military necessity 0
the case rendered If impossible for tn
Government to abaudou its plans" lii
Exccllcney says. that Gen Butler askee
his consent to have th- fnr"os under Lin
landed at Annapolis which h. refused
The Mayor Of Annapolis xl-o protested
agaius, the landing. The General howev.
eH, paid no respect to t'is wish,.saeRher o.
the Governor or MAYOR, but landed hi.
troops and took up line Of march for the
Federal Capitol. His Excellcncy protest.
I'D acains, the military occupation OF tho
Annapolis, and Elk Ridge Rail Road, bu,
the protest was not respected Another
appeal was made To the authorities al
" ashlngton, but with no better result
than before. The Governor Is now con.
WINGED that the War Department has con-
Guided to make Annapolis the point for
lan'iing troops. and has resolved 10
maintain communication between that eli Y
and Washington. Yet, Notwithstanding
all these outrages :nd insults. His. Exec
lenvv has no better advice to give the
proud and still uncouqucrsd people If this
State than this:
II is MY duty to advise YOU sc nv
own convictions vi ia: proper eo,lrse 10 be
pursued 10y Maryland in the emergency
which is upon US 1t is ofnn consequence.
now to discuss the Causes wlish have IN
dure'i our troubles. Lit as look " o,.r
distressing present. and to our port-n,ous
future. The fate Of Maryland aud Per
hnps of her sister border slave States will
undoubtedly b. .,ri"u~ly Effected bv I'll.
action of your honorable toav. There
fore should every go'd citizen bead all hi.
energies To the task b. fore ns, and, there
fore, should the animos'i-s and chickering's
of the past be forgotten. and all strike
hands IL the holy cause Of restoring peace
to our beloved State aud To eur common.
country. | honestly aud mos: earnestly
entertain the conviction that the only saf :
~ Of Maryland lies in preserving a ncau-
trail position between our brc'hrcn, of tli,
North and Of the South. We have viola
ted no rights of either section. We haze
been loyal TO the Union. The unhappy
contest between the two s"ctiuns has not
been fcrsuented or encouraged by us, al
though we have suffered FROM it in the
past. The impending war has no, come
by any ac, or By ANY wish OF ours. We
have done all we coIld to avert it. We
have hoped that Maryland and the other
border slave States. by their conservative
position and love for 10. Union. migb,
have sctcd as n,riia,ors between the tx
themes "f both sections. aud :uus have pre-
vented the terrible evils ot a prolonged
civil war. Entertaining these views,
ca.not counsel Mary land t. take sides
against the general government. until it
shall commit tu,rag"s up'm us wi,icI,
would justify Us i'll resisting its authority
A consequence. | can give 40 othcr
counsel than tina, VIZ .hall array ourselves
for Union and peace. and thus preserve
cur soil from being polluted with the blood
If brethren. Thus. it ~ar must he be-
tween the North and the :Suu:l, We may
force the contendiug parties 70 transfer the
,irid Of battle from our soil. ~ tina, our
lives ALI prsp-rty may he secure. 1,
seems to he that, independently OF all other
considerations. our geographical position
press Us t" this. unless We are willing, e.
see our State the theatre of a long and
bloody civil war, ami the consequent utter
destruction Of every material interest Of
our people, to say nothing OF tao blocd of
Lrave men and innocent women and chill
dren. which will cry out FROM our soil for
vengeance apcn us ii We fail to do all that
iii US lies to avert the impending calamity.