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

SAs<A ~ ASAAs ~ T. " BE dA04SA
OWN. Md. THURSDA
d treasury would nsesssitsie h;sk tasiGs
shea hey went fss . sxsssvaeast esyssu-
ernnsnt. and eagiassssd wisA tCssessas
fss hsge sppsogsistioss. Te esssss ~
msnds upon The nstionsl pusse, they e.
ssellshed nayy-ysrds where shey vsFs not
reqsirsd; bulls fests vhses tisy wsss ~
wanted; erected liehthossss vhsss they
wefs not nse1sl; - se1u.11y s1n1apa
che Nssthsrs sssboasd ufsh esesk 5sco1s
sf this sort; while the vhsIs Esuahsrn
coast from the Capes Of Virginia all the
way rSsnd b the nsutA q the Rio
Graads. ia Texas. vas bot bsdly lighted.
though the navigasioa along shs Sssth.
ern Bays is NEST diliculs and dangerous.
There . also along the Southern coast q
half-6niyhsd fsrsi6cation here sad there,
and. - for . navy-yaFd, there IL not one
in which there could b. fouad any Of ths
usual fseilisiss either fer building or re-
pairing; and neither Of these operations
could ke performed exespt for doubls
cost. A. for Lighthouses. compare those
Of the Florida coast with those Of New
England, and ysu will bstter appreciate
the force Of those remarks. Pray lsok st
this somewhat .ttsntively. fss it II one Of
The points sf dif6culty in the quarrel. thss
!: not apt to Be perceived BY one outsids
the national family circle. Theegh
neisher the sole nor the chief cause. it Il,
sevsrthsless. one Of the many aggravating
influences which helped 70 make &. Aleng
the coast sf the Northers States aud With
in the distance of absut $50 miles, tkey
have no less than four nagni6esnt dock
yards. where millions Of public msney are
annually expanded. but along the South-
ern coast from Cape Haseesas 10 the Riu
Grsnde. distance Of sesrly 1000 miles,
the South has bst enc savy-yasd. and
that ouly in name. for no vessel has sxer
been repaired there; and % fer bu;ldinx.
though Il has been established abous forty
years. the first vessel esastrueted there
has yet to be eounissionsl into service.
In case Of disastsr 70 nan-of.war in the
Gulf Of Mexico or the West Indies, she
hes to 60 to Nsrthsru ship-y.rd to b.
repaired and paid sE., This IL oaly aneth-
er one Of the snany 'euts little Yankee
tricks q which the Nostherusrs have re.
sssAs1 - ees lAs puaIie n1asy lishnsssj.
among them. Az rule, the great mass
of the public expsnditsrss were made in
the North. lot in the South. 70 that the
Soushrous found themselves doubly taxed
taxed first for shs bsue6t Of the Nerth.
ern manufactures. snd then. in the de-
burssment Of the public fands, denied IN
equal participation in the benefits aseru-
ing therefron.
Thus fsstered. pampered and pctted.
The Northcsners began to think them
selves alsegeshsr superior to the South
roos. for. said thsy. look At ssr ship-
ping snd commerce, behold the beauty
and nagni6esncs Of our cities, mark our
workshops and railways. eents.se them
With the like ss the South, and shsn say
It thess ATE not the evidenesS Of q ail5ef.
ent aud better PsoPls. the iadisssisas Of
. superior racer With this they tosk
up the notion ,hss they could net 'asseei-
ate With u in the common territories %.
cause sf our slaves. We held slavss vhea
they sought our alliance. They knew
that. for they kidnapped them il Africa,
they and the xsglish brought then, over
in thsia ships and ssld thea. 20 IN. Bss.
notwithstanding this .greensnt. the Goa.
stitutien and their oblisaiioss ussles Il.
they announced "'hishsr las." and pse-
neuneed their sgressene With y u1ler
the Constitutes ~ covenant with he'll"
VIII these people keep faith any better
With moaey-isn6ers when dsbss pi.eh I!
With this sempsr in the Northern heart
and mind the Federal Government found
itself seized With vast sxtest Of nnpeo-
plsd lands. the eemmsn property alike Of
eli the States. Much sf. il had b,ep
gives to the Federal Governmsut by the
Southern States fer The bese6t of the
Commonwealth; some Of Il had bsep &C.
quirsd from the Iudiaas By trsssy and
purohsse, e,-snd some had beea Eeushs
from France. Spain and Mexieo.-lne sll
was paid for out of the so,nsaoa seeassry.
IIso thses territories the North now in.
sisted that the Soushsrnsss should MT NJ
unless they left their' dawes bshipd. 4.
this the South said nay" lsr, sssti.ued |!
We. these lands bsluug . nush % n =
to you; they are tho eommoo property of |
oil the States; the FEDERAL Gevers~ess !.
oaly the trustee In tie mattsr: & . bovnd ]
70 manage them ior tie good sf she |
whole. is cannot disssiaiasss between .
sae hsirs- Lesk s& ths dssd ssi a;Hle |