Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-08-11

EXCURSION TO LEONARD TowH.-The
steamer Wawasst. having on board large
excursion party of ladies', gentlemen and
children from the Northern Neck of Vir-
ginia, visited our wharf on Saturday last,
and before the company landed, Col. j.
Parran Crane. at the solicitation of the
citizens Of the town, addressed them a
warm welcome to our shores. The Colo
nel's speech was happily responded to on
the part of the excursionists by a gentle
man whose name We were not fortunate
enough to learn. The Company then dis
embarked and scattered about the town.
singing and otherwise enjoying them
selves, and after remaining about an hour,
departed for their homes. well pleased APP
parently with their first visit to Leonard
Town. The following are. substantially.
the remarks ofColonel Crane. and they are
published chiefly to set our county and
people Alright in reference to discour;esy
with which the same or similar excur-
sion party from Virginia is reported to
have been recently treated at Piney Point
in this county We own to an anxiety to
stand r"rtus in cHria with the good people
Of the Northern Neck Of Virginia, for.
during the war, in no part Of the Confed-
eracy, were Maryland soldiers and fugitive
Maryland citizens received in a kinder
spirit or with warmer hospitality.
Ladies' and Gentlemen We are glad
TO see yon in Lr"nar,l,own it is particu-
larly gratifying to me, upon this occasion.
on behalf of the citizens Of our town, t.
bid You hearty welcome and to express
our regrets that your stay among US will
be- of SO short duration. Many Of our
citizens are absent to-day-on n pleasure
excursion to Point Lookout and to Nor
folk in Your own loved State, else they
would be present with me and others here
te bid YOU welcome.
We have been panied to hear Of the
treatment you lately received, in another
section of our county, upon an occasion
similar to this; and We beg to say to YOU
that the people of the county had no hand
in the matter: that those from whom such
treatment was received we're neither citi-
lens of the county nor State. but holding
only a temporary residence among us !:
and that ice shall always be pleased to see
you. No two States are more closely
linked together by ties Of friendship and
time-honorcd principles than Virginia and
Maryland. and in all the unfortunate con-
ditions in which your State has been
placed. the sympathy of Maryland has
been excellei by none other.
What American should not be proud of
Virginia-thc glorious old State whose
soil has for two hundred wears been mark
cd by events more grand and sublime than
ever occurred in any country before! In
war. she has ever been courageous and
true. fighting always in the cause Of right.
$50 believed. } till she had conquered or
been overcome by numbers. In peace.
no State has been 50 justly celebrated for
warm. generous hospitality and confling
kindness.
Her daughters. many Of whom I see
before me. need no eu,ogy from US. Du-
ring the four years Of bloody carnival
while war ragged almost in their sight. thew
never faltered in the performance of duty
nor proved rccrcant to the cSuse they had
espouscd They encouraged the despon-
dent and wcak-hearted. administered to
the sick and wounded in the crowded hos
pital>. buried the dead. snd knew no
such word as fail" The women Of Vir-
gina, God bless them,
We hope and feel ccn6jisnt that the dav
is H., far distant when the hallowed mem
Dries Of Washington. aJetFerson. Mad.
iscn. Monroe will make their influence
felt. and that under wise and judicious
legislation. Virginia will take again the
advance in social and political standing
Again We bid You welcome 70 Leonard
town.