St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-04-03
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
THAT RESOLUTION.

j, is reasonable to suppose that the
President attaches, in his own mind, some
meaning to the resolution which he desires
Congress to adopt--that he expects it will
serve as an inducement to some sort Of
Legislative action on the part Of some Of
the border or other slave States. But
suppose the resolution should be passed
what ther? Will it become so binding
upon the present or any future Congress
that either will be under any Obligation
whatever to give or lend money to the
States to purchase negrors, or di>bursc i,
to the owners Of slaves in those States iu
payment Of their emancipated chattcls?
The proposi,iou-if proposition it may
be called-is made to States as loyal. and
to their loyal governments. The relation
Of the loyal States t" the Union has no,
been changed BY the war. Before the
war it was not believed that one of the
powers of the General Government WAS to
purchase or free the slaves Of citizens, or
t. u.ake compensate nto the owners in case
tn y freed them tn. nselves C,nsr 81
canlot transcend the powers which belong
to it under the Constitution; and. if il,
should do 81, there must--if ours is
Government, and not cclusion-be some
authority somewhere TO prevent it. ie-
erecs from being carried into effect.
The lie alton between the master aud tho
servant in the South is a proprietary re-
la,ion. The Government can take the
property Of the citizen. GU paying its val
ne 10 the owner, bu; only when required
for pubic use. The fact that. in tae
opinion Of the President or of Congress
the relation between body Of loyal peo-
pie and their property is inin,icai to the
public peace, is not such All use rs will
create the right to sever it. Does the
Government. for any purpose. want tn.
scrviscs Of the negroes OF Kentucky. or
Missouri. or Msrylapj? Then take
them. aud pay for them at what they are
worth in the market This is tho begin
ming aud the end of its powers, and when
it transcends these it is an usurpcr.
Ex-Gov HlcKs.-Mr. Crisficld, Men,
Der OF Congress from Maryland, having
said, in the House Of Representatives,
that to 1.-The Governor Of Maryland clicks
are the people indebted for the safety OF
the capital" Mr.. Cavods. Rep, of
Pennsylvania. promptly and poin.edly
replied:
with respect to the action Of the late
Gove,n"r Of Maryland. deem it my duty
70 say. that ! heard that gentleman max.
a speech, standing under accession ,aaq
Qaughter). on the evening Of the riots in
Baltimore. at meeting where it was de-
te'mined that no more troops should be al-
Io'ceet to On through 'h<,t city to the defense
Of the national capital
MIR: Cris6eld's pitifu! reply was. that
1.-The Governor of Maryland was but a
human being. and was then surrounded
by mob. and did. under influences, that
which be could not justify"
RuNoRED DEATH OF Francis GAL
LAoHEn.-Among the slain on the FEEDER
al side At the battle Of Winchester. on
Sunday last. is said to be Francis Gala.
CHER. Of this city. Mr.. c. was lieutcn.
ant Of cavalry il Colonel M.ulsty's Home
Brigade. and was on visit to tits city .
few weeks since. For many years prior
to his death Mr.. Gallagher was a promi-
nent politician Of the democratic school.
and Was several times elected to represen,
this city in the House Of Delegates. -Bol.
Sun.