St. Mary's beacon., 1863-04-02
TIL W.. rpsa vs. amen.

fro.A 80. Baltissrs exchanges. we
l.s-r that an crder has been recently pro-
~,sig&.ed BY Gen. sehenck, military
c,nmaa,l.ut at Tia. post. under which
81 ss,,en found guilty of di-i"ysl prac-
,ces" are to De- sent beyond the Federal
lfaes. Cudcr this new ediet. several
rarsies have already been sentenced, and
the -k,Nsviug names have beer published.
Mus. P.irc and daughter, Mrs. Morrison
4 Ni.s Flsnig4n The Object Of Gen.
S.h.uck. or his -ubordinate. C,i. Fish. in
r.se,.ing 10 such extreme measures in
these cases. IS hy no means apparent 10
u. from ths face Of the srdar iha, has
,rea yuKli.hed The charges aeains;
IN. parties d, nc, STOW that Save been
eail,y Of Lisser srsde Of oItncs than
/. of frequent commission 10 every sec
I'm Of th- State. where Southern SYM
,ashs or element exists, and Why such
f. rigorous sentence should De visited upon
,hesn.. We calno, di.i.s. Il nay Ds. how
e-sr. tia, ,'.is is hut the beginning of a
.ew or3ts of ,hings ia Warsaw. Mere
oser, a. We are TOLD that pros;-ivns arc
,aarcs at the Soalh. this may be bot new
sshrme dsyised fur the sutjags,ioa Of tie
..retes." And IL ell the women in Ma.
,y,an3, and North Of It. arc TO be czFa-
,ris,ei. fcr the mere, expression Of or
cp:aion siverss 10. eoercisn we ti'ink
,hs neS ,pisu- nay prove . success
Their maintenance would certainly draw
heavily upon tie seanty larder Of the Con
f-dsrscy, whilst IA military sense. ihe'
,-rsiees would prove useless.
IL rnas be Remembered. howcrer, tia
in al vsst revolutions woman has playcc
he, part. aud that her position has ever bec'
upon The side Of her virtues. Her sympa
tales are ever with the oppressed anC
:ewr -trc6den. aud her eFerts have beer
irecicd TO :he eanse Of truth aud in be.
half Of Justice. Our irIt revolution gave
20 history its scnre Of woman patriots. and
she Freedman still remembers. with .
coinmendatle pride. the names of Char.
Iotte Corday ahd Madame Roland. The
sdysn. Of these Maryland women at Rich
snond will not be without its influence upon
the Southern heart. Driven from their
homes and families by. The unrclenting
hand of fanatic and q rufban. they will
he ,welconed to the South with outbursts
Of generous sympathy. and their wrongs
sill become identified with the great cause
in which her cons are battling. Mary
land may again DO invaded, and, if so. ii
~M Not Be that her conquest is sought, but
TO redress tho wrongs Of these helpless
women Ito restore them to their SORROW
Ing friends ana their weeping children :,
Armed with such cause. who can doubt
the reception they viii meet? Will they
net be welcomed. as redeemerr. to land
where oppression riots upon the wall of
che parent. whilst despo,ism gloats over
the sobs Of his child? win not the
husband strike for the partner Of bis
bosom. and lay The infant from his arms,
that bis rife may be grasred ! Will not
the brother doff ths civilians garb. that
the grim paraphanalia Of war may be
donned And who. We ask, dare ques-
ton the jus.ness Of this conduct7 l.
Mr.. Lincoln a man ? and has he wife
and children snd. yet, will sanction this
conduct from Gen. schenck 7 If 50, he
does not deserve TO be ruler over free
men. nor 10 he, entitled to either obedi-
snee'sr respect from any ehrstianised or
sivilissd people.