St. Mary's beacon., 1862-07-24

what. we presume. upon tha rrowfss OF
the Arkansas. or the prHfence ahd tulo
ance of the people be governs. j.
The late action of the city Council on
Bal .;nnre. in refusing 10 vote S3po,"oo
I, facilitate recruiting for the Federal army
has created considerable commotion IN the
State. Gov. Bradford is certainly much
annoyed a, the lack Of patriotism thus Tar
evinced and is making strenuous cxertl"ns
for the cause of coercion. He has appoint
ed a committee of fifty of the most promi-
rent among the loyalists. to aid him IN
his laudable, CD but labor'us, undcrtaG-
ing. and this committee met IN Baltimore
ON Monday last Of course. they abused
the city Council. passed patriotic rcso!u-
tions. dissectcd the traitors and did other
wrongs to him. the said Jeff. Davis, but
when the question OF complying with the
Presidents demands came practically be-
fore them, they seemed to be sorcly vex-
I'd and puzzled. Some were for calling
the Legislature together. Ohese. we be-
licve, were members of that body) others
"a very few, iu,leed--were for drafting,
whilst one MAJ. Mr. Randolph. VIC be-
lieve, was o; the opinion, that the COM
mittee should vote themselves "a commit
ice of the whole, upon the state OF the un-
ion" aud take the work in their own hands
During the discussion. to our great aston
ishment, il was stated more than once,
That, "Gov. Bradford entertained grave
doubts of the loyalty of the last Leglsla-
rure." They had been loyal. but he had
learned, that from some unaccountable
cause. "a change had come over the spirit
Of their dreams" Be this as it may, there
seems to be but little prospect for calling
rhe Legislature together, and less for re-
cruiting the States quota of troops, with
out q resort to a draft. What condition
Of things drafting would produce, and how
much the scldiery of Maryland. thus en-
listed, would add to the Federal strength,
IS, perhaps, too we'll known, both to Gov.
Bradford and Mr. Lincoln, for either Of
them to hazard the experiment Mr..
Benjamin Deford was for drafting in Or
der to catch the sccessiouists, "whom he
would drive upon the enemy at the point
Of the bayonct." Unfortunately, howev-
er, this is a game at which the secession
lstS cOuiu piay tHciusci'cS, u guns "ciC
put in their hands. and altogether We
think the project had better be abandoned.
Benjamin is said to be a very good fellow,
aud moreover to keep first rate tobacco
shop. lie has been unduly elated by the
rotice of Gov. Bradford. aud is evidently
ambitious to do something noticeable, but
we cannot believe that there is as much
harm in him as he prcteuds. At least We
will engage to cat everybody that he
slanghtcrs We. repeat. there is NO harm
in BIN.
We regret to lean. that John c. c.
Hamilton. ESQ, talented young member
of the Washington city bar. was killed,
by falling from a window in his bed room,
u the early part Of last week. Mr. Ham
ilton was well known here. and had seve-
eral relatives among us. 1t was his GUS
tom to visit our vili"ge. at least once a
year. and his pleasing address and genial
manners will be long remembered by cur
people. His relatives and friends have
our coincidence in thar sad bereavement.