St. Mary's beacon., 1862-01-16

'5rate r as.f-4. s.a saa ,NOJ
! suss js;aea the redsr.i uaion. And
that righ& wac ths right 70 wisharsw
| from it. f'p- + fdi@9ls IT, t@a 3. EfI
Though sos % mighty is ssmbsss sss
% sish ia wsrliks snpplim "a the ssnessy,
ws ass sight s,ilIioss Of people shriee
srnsed. IN that ous quarrel sjuss: Fight
|'s~ss.1,nu.eyeE E EeFifhty r hz-,
tks SfssdB u sar fathers. dsS3 h|s. and
oil that IL prscioas to the heart and 70 civ
iliz,tion. Our cause Is holy the;ss. hsl-
lish. We cannot. We win not, be subju-
gated.
The contrast is frequcnsly drawn BY our
old men between the conduct Of the Eng
lish in the war Of 1Sl. and the conduct Of
the hordes of Lincoln now. The Euglish
invaded rs. hut respected the property
and regarded the rights Of unarmcl ei,i-
zens. The sa,ue counties have been ia
vaded BY Lincoln. He has devastated
! and laid them waste, aud for what ? Why,
simply to compel as: to submit to his gov
ernaace. Suppose he should succeed.
. would not succsss ovcrturn the whole fab
ric Of tho Constitution The Republic
was founded on III consent of the govern-
; Cd. Failing in this: 'it'lss NO longer either
. Rspublic or any other sds4a u govern
u.cat that has at ito fouad.tion the will Of
the people. Il is . tyranny. We wait
nosking Of the North. We choose not to
submit to Northern domination We are
Sighting .impiy to b. let alone. aud to b.
permitted to govern ourselves il our
own way. -
The South presents the remarkable
spectacle Of an srmy haSing in ito ranks
the krst men and best talents Of the eoun.
try. To subdue or conquer sush an srmy
Is simply an impossibilisy. for i.s soldiers
are fghtiag for all that makes life dear tn
'hcu. tight with price upon my head
aud halter sFound my neck. Nor 7
alone. ..but every man. Of mark or substance
among Vs. kincoln's men are not ,nad..
Of such stuff; f'r they are for the most
part mere hirclings. snl their armies in
battle are strengthened BY no such heps,
and moved BY no such fears a. those which
inspire us- Thsy talk ofs .. re-conssrsv-
tion Of the go.ernnsnt and Q rs-unien Of
the people. Simply. and in few words,
remuneration ss the British Crown 10 more
possible.
l very much dc.ire that the friends Of
free government in Europe shoalI Be cor
rsctly inf'rmsd - to the true state of
things with us; for your information b.
ing chiefly derived through our eaemies,
it Is Of eourss ons-siIsd. and generally.
also. It il not oaly erroneous. but wilfaily
n.endacious. The papers At the Nes,h
that plead our cause. Of dare tell the
truth shout this war. arc suppressed Nv
Lincolns mere SIC jsbeo. A large major.
ity OF -. they would have you bslisys,
are opposed to secession and this wss.-
Saving come Of the Wcstcru counties .f
this State. snd few IN East Tcnacsse..
have never known the pesrle 50 uni,-,l
spon any suljcct. The wo,nen. il possi-
bic. are more enthusiastic than. the msn I;
they are Of one mind aud the clergy ara
- earnest ss the women. In the week
the clergy sre. Of their ows free will.
drilling and being drilled to arms thei,
churches Are given up h the ws,nsI.
who. With needles aid e~ina.u..
chimes. congrcgate there to make slothins
for the soldiera. On Sundays. frou, th5
pulpit. the holiness Of the war and the
righteousness Of our cause are psr.rhcd
to the people. in battles. you fud cher
gyn'en among the foremost Of the 6xht.-
We have on our side bishop lor gem,
ersl. holy divinss for solonels. msisis,.
csptsins and soldiers 10 the ranks. Nxv-
CT MAS people more united aud in earn.
est than cur people Of the Cvufcdrra,s
States are 1t this momcN.
Yss. you have heard somethine too Of
our ssrsing-of our inability to produce
hreadaffnf leasi,iens unnIar1l -
would BE- REQUIRING you to renounce ySur
belief in physical gcogr.rhy. fos ,h.t
shows thst within the Confederatc Sf.asr
We have the fsess Of climates; our lands
are uasurpasse!. in fertility: We arc .
Grazing. and fArming, and . plsptiae
pe"ple. Eiuessed in Tie Sousk, I .sv.r
saw . beggsr until | entered the Navv
and vent To New York. Sueh !. Ii. he'd.
ituzl sbundsuce that the very f.w ;..s
who are found a'soag 10 are providsd .f.s
with"ut esliing Ga the people sfsr posr-
rates. Our Soufherp lsss recognize ~,
such '... The ssPle. q csssgia srs eos-
tan and rice yss shs Ccasus skews tlsss,
a1cosding to pspul.si"s. i;~sxis furnishes
=: ?. much wheat 70 Nex York--ssd New
York !. one sf the shsst-gro.ing States
"s the Nosfa Never have tho grain ero,.s
sf she Ss'sth b~es ,soss sbundsse lsLsn
teex n..w ere. The. blerksde sfoss psrs.,
.d.'''''ng = ~ Ls cafatn.l. su.sld M IN,
'srssss ",sh ~ ~ . ans of the hscessari,
I h's. y may cut % our suppl sf
shsa ne .hsse .hru.. .c,,wu,..,..s
ID TO receive frssn shro.I: Lut shis dsvs
not a:nount rvca to priyst;..u. far =.
'ubs'if tn these t.nt- % = s~lf.aeai.l a,,I
discipline thsf IN sll f.,r .,,.~ -, -.