St. Mary's gazette., 1865-09-21
(f~T'.r~4:3'n"s IF y. J. Ncc.)
On ST MsSY's Cpu>rI. M !
Sept ,nbcr 4't, 1865.

the Pa,uxent. and Potomac Rivers. never
rnn.id. red n.isf rtnne until lately. be.
cause the Supreme Arcli.ect ef the uni.
verse so ordtr,d d it. Bu, on accorrt OF
This. an1 b, cause her people have shown
ih.m-cft.s :" T. descended from the old
nuaiu'ure',d, Nar>lInd s'ock. kv ron
t"ndlng III ;!..s" irnlicr sb'a rich's which
s!.ir f.! hers guaranteed 10 them. they have
been vilti, and abused Will or' mercy -
MIR presentation srd lies have been stc
:""tvped At h"adquar'"rs. and !, ned l..
-. whnl. sal. to their discr DIT. until yncn
WI are unscqna;nted with ,h,i- true char
.c:.r night srpl"se that there wer' no.
sch p'oIle elsewhere cD the face Of the
";r;h. Yea. n ore. outraess agairn ku-
rur t;G',s ord every rrir r;r's Il in.'ic,
inv" t'r'. c"nni,,ed here. which nugh, t.
,not: IL, sensibiii,i"s o: ihc r.os. o ,tura'e
Tie ,crple Of St. Mary (s,d 'lr same
-, tc said oi the o;h' l,v,r c2ur';,s r.
Maryland. hut | ,prhs for s. Nars's :.
have born" .lrs" thirys tohy. in INV.
rer worthy of th'ir F'rcs II they have
co:npiain.d il n 9 rern 10 ,h' nsslves and
to one .nr.hcr. Th"ir r"rs' cr'or. havr no:
heard ,l.rm. Their fauir i hat they were.
Vino. 10 man r,d woman 80, orpos,d
- h war { cocr,ion. bill wing TIM, n.
d:ncul,i,r OF b" s"c:inns Nigh have hecu
slin. ! by little regard for con n ~
sense and 'h" s'iehscr, c"n,liatory spirit,
'.i..,t u, The IN dding f one drop Of t'ood
'rh"y sill believe i, Sir. aud the, wil.
l.a7. ;hcr faiti il his b, If IS Lcritop-
- 'hrir children. Il. me Particular q.
sl;acahlt oar sr.. V n-:s.
I: tie Arsi rl.ce. The county ws. i,.va.
dri b. i bald If cntLros,s who, under
y,e;.a' OF :, 81 ching fer concealed weapons
snl hs.skinp Up crsaniz' d military con:ra-
,i.s. dr"vc p scesLie citizens out of their
h"u,-s into the wo,.i. frightened delicate
tsu a.,s and helpless children. arrested men
upon negro iniorms:ion and csrri, d them
10 camp. a,d p,rforned o'h,r wonderful
t"tia of valor which i, Is nvi Hcccs.ury 10
mention.
IN the n'a' place. land 7 will .e very
1ryise on ,sir point. lc'suse the facts
k,vc n,vc, been publ he'd before, a re.
curing 'fnrtr for negro trn,rs wa= sent to
'hn village of Benedict, which stands on
,Ar rs,u1rh River and almost in mediate
IS or the dividing line Of Charles and ST.
Ns,,'s counties, and made il recrui,il
t'ation. b. fire sny declaration or p:ocla-
alton of ne2!o freedom had been made
i'f lis State. and y! hout nny order 10
Tic: tho rrenlis.s cf airy citiscn 70 inter
ire With his e..vcs. Yet ,l.i, ffctr had
tsrn in Eeh.dc' la. fey lours when be
rol su.aii boat with 'wc ncgr" soldiers,
~ko carried muskc,s with fix, d lavoncts.
crossed the creek wh.h s.Ia' atrs he vii
ioRs OF Benedict from tho farm Of q ct.z n
.i st. Nary's. attempted TO excite muriry
cmong his slaves. Of whcm rhrrc was larc.
numtr (abcu, ninety large and small, }
and. when ,xrortulartd d with. chsrgrd bay.
"n",s upon the Eps:cr. aud wa> killed
Err Iii The farm and a:ii' apt utter AZ ccs
were Aeizrd day or ,wo afterwards by the
n,ii'sry. he Iocse fu1raurd,d hy necr"
:.''.ii"!s. both day and night. The nn.at,
icing NO u d,cs ard - little children.
r7ho, after being liva 'cs.eccd, AMI having
~ endure usny irdieni'iea ~ere finally
turned o,,. o. d ora. erd driven nway into
the wide vorld to struggle Rih its hard
sh;;s A mother. no,ed for her ell gan.
fo<pi'nlity. h,s an::>t'e ii>pcairi, n,-k
gr,Tr o,ugbnr. ro less ditir sui.h 70,
courage " cis'.' A. and bravery II: ,nr "a,
Of dagger, Than fnr a noble hesrine 60
wards her suftrirg r"!s,ivss. which doe:
'fcd;t 20 her racc-snd sx li:.lo children
:.duccd - oncn. ron, 'he highe,' ..nu
:rc- &c The lowest p ve.,y And for wha,e
For rcrrire undrr heaven. This is 10 ro-
rinncc that an, telling yo.. Sir hui pain
unea., iehed tse,. Their icsses, to say
i!'thir Of the nc eroes, are not much |, o.
thar q hundred 'hou. aud dollars Evn
i!-ir furniture was taken swsy al carried
80 stcre. place. and ,hrrce 30 Washing
ten City. a"d there soid as property cay
,ur,d rcur r, i, ,iekss u-g. Va. But, Oh!
os old Grimes save ''Thcrc's another dav
ccnirg Well. eho did nj this? W'ho2
That's hone of ms business; | az only tell
inR you fsc:s.
IL H. nex, plsce ths people of :h;s toun.
~ have been sccrs-d, by authority, of Lc.
T. e&s, eis;cd with nutdcrere nnd assas.
s;us. ard Of block: 4. running to help the
rnea:-. Of the Cui,,d States Six. when
Aha, assa,s.us,ion took place. they were as
isprra,: Of The ucc snd their schs rrcs as
'he lsbc unhn.t; Tor did they know any
is;,er un,il IT, wcrld 3, large knew it.
rnd tie eu'e!its wsre fsr away. And as
:, eloeksd" surniog nofsr;ous purposes.
lie s.oss C this vas douc bY strangers from
Sc~ T.rk. Ik..Ed.ip'i. SLd Baltimore.
whn eane tk.cueh f:am Washington City.
u.ter :hs ESQ cf tie Gs y,rnu,tn:. because
il was eor,eriar'. ,-i-kirg they haa as
r.>h ,:s.. % make a:croy CT: G: he wsr
a. their ce;. .l6c's Ard lie East charge
r.sd. ssa;rst It's prcp,c;s tbs, they drive
Lssro3s. o.! ard il f.U ncgroes. awsy from
home. Il were VEL Il these cro'kiug phi.
lar,h:c,:::s.s h.i cne ten.s .ar. hc regard
f,s tie .ss'o"s .hN rccp's h.re have.
tAse ye; to Lear II tie SIS. l'rsoH.
rsr ns Eenar. who l%s dssveu old snd
yt'n reescss from .A.!1 hf 1.rs. tas
k"cw sc.',Ai vie Ee IL ,iu.aInirg suct
Cegroes t<esrse .A.5 Prefer to rtmair.--
- u~st easrs. these slaves Who have %
tanned thcis fresoou. by military in,er:er-
ecco o. legislative action. have ehoscc to