St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-03-06

Ono ot the Union prisoners Who was re
l'asei at Rich".oud "n Saturday arrived
at New York on Monday evening. and
furnished the Herald with a copy "f tn:
Eichmond Examiner extra. containing the
inaugural address of jefferson Davis. Ac-
cnrding to the staten mt of the rtlna SEA-
on tnc occas.oI Of tie inauguration. The.
address il as follows:
F,E,sc- CUiS"ms: :--Un this tn" birthday
"f tn, man most iirntiieGi with the cstab-
l>hm' nt Of American independence. anil
i,ncath the monument erected TO crm-
nemurIlc his heroic virtues and those o.
his c"npatrio;s, We have asssrmIld t"
usher int" c%!,tcuc: the permanent g,v-
crnmcht "f the Confederate States
Through this instruneniali'r. ua'l.r th.
f;vor ct Di,inc Providence. We h"po TO
,rrretuatr the principles of our r,volu-
tionary fathers. The day. the memory
and the purlns'. III ti'iy associated.
1t is with mingled feelings IF humili-
ty and pride ,has | appear to take. in
the res' nee uf fhe people and btfnrc
high Heaven. tn" oath prescribed as
qualicati"n for the exalted station to
which The unanimous voice OK the. people
has called me. a.. D.eply nihlr sf all ,l,a.
i. Implied " this manit, sia.iru III the
l,'ople's confidence. am yet mere pro-
1 .nndlv impressed 5v The vast response
lili;y of the Office. ANA hum.bly feel my
own unworthircss.
In return for their kindness can only
offer assurances of the gratitude with
which il is rrc,'ivrl, aud can bu: pledge
Jealous devotion uf every faculty to
the service of ,hpsa MLo have chosen iue
for their chi, magistrate
When long course cf class icgisa-
ton, directed not to the general welfare.
lut to the ag1raud ;zr,l,rl, nf the north
crn s"ctipn Of the Uninn. culmina:el in
"a warfare on the dn,u. site institutions
of the Southern Statrs-- when the dog
mas of sectional party. substituted for
the provisions "f the constitutional COM
l'act, ttrcat,n,d to dc..roy the sovcr-
,ign rights of the States. six of those
Stat Withdrawing from the Uuion eo,,-
federated together t" exercise the right
and prrfurm 'hs duty of ins,iiuing u
gov, rnuacnt which would better secure
the liberties ior the r-e~crvaiion of whici,
that Union was Established.
Whatever at hope some max have EN-
tcrtaincd that a returning sense of Justice
nuld remove ,he danger with which
our rights were hrcatcncd. and render
j: possible TO preserve the Uninn of the
constitution. nust have been disp.lle
" .he nalignisy and karbariiy Of the
iorthciu States in the prosecution of
sA:st!ng war. The conidcbcc of the
,"st hopeful among us must have been
'catioyel by the disregard they hare
Gently exhibited Cor all The iime-hon-
"red oulwarks of civil aud religious lih-
erty. Bastiles filed with prisoners. ar
rested without civil process or iudict-
ment duly found the writ Of habcas cor
pus suspended hy the Executive Nam
date: State Legislature controlled by
the inpris''umens Of members whose
as"wed principles sn2g, sscd t" the F.,l.-
,,l Executive that there might be All
other dcd to the list of secedpd States;
circ;ious b.. Id under threats of a militia
~ power; civil "fiicers. peaceful citizens
aud gentle wnmen incarc.ratea for o,.in-
tuC1pacUv
eur late as>oca;cs tn minister u gov
iueit Us l.cc, liberal and humane as that
Established for our cnmnou use.
Ear proof of the sincerity If our rur-
pose to maintain our an,irnt ins,iiutiaus.
We nay paint to the CONSTITUTIONS of the
Co.f,d.racy aud the laws c,,a.t ted under
it, as wei! as to the fact that through
all the necessities of NIL unequal s,rur-
gle there has b.sa no act on oar part
to impair p.rsoual liberty or the free
dom OF spc.eh. Of ,heught or of the
press. The courts have b. en open. tue
judi ial funciious fully .xccut.d. aud e,-
.ry tight Of the peaceful citiz ID main, lined
~ sscuroiy as If war of iurasiou had
Lo. diss urLcd the land.
The people of ,he States now cnnf.d-
Grated became Convinced that the govern
n.cnt of the United States had falicn
iuto the hands of SECTIONAL u,a,a i,y.
who would pervert that m-t sacred of
all trusts to the acst uciisn .t!.e rights