The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-10-21
For the Cecil Wing.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
The communication which
appeared in your paper u few weeks sincs,
in reference to the removal of gates from
public roads in SaSsafras Neck, demands
a passing notice; for from whatever source
it may have arisen, it is nevertheless de.
serving some comment from the fact offs
admission into your paper.
The author of that article sets forth
with what he calls some reflections upon
The benefits and abuses of Republican
form of government, which reflections
owe their origin to a visit from the sheriff,
and if there is 4 single point IN that small
collection of words and repeli,ions, having
the slightest braring upon the cause OF the
Nherltf's visit, he will enIlghlen nine tenlhs
of his readers by revealing ii. for defy
any human being (excepI its aulhor) to
make the discovery.
The attack made in tina. article, upon q
member OF The grand jury for presenting
as very nun ance as ever the lenily of
any community suffered TO exist, aud thug
Acquiring himself Of his duty is totally
unjustfable and ihexcusable, and il
would be well for It's author to continue
to "cullivale the arts of peace" "alopg the
cool sequeslered vale of li!e," rather than
attempt its breach by his slanderous and
,currious inuendos.
1t is generally well known who the
gentlemen were, who made the present.
ment, and it is generally believed, tina,
acting from IA knowledge of the fact. The
Voice from flazlemore," designed its
harsh and discordant croukings for at
least one Of them, but be that AS it may
hazard the avowal that either OF them is
as honorable and unslained as the logieian
ol llazl.more, whether he be re>iden. OF
Sassalras or elsewhere.
In his investigation of the gaze affair he
recognises law embracing the question,
and asserts tina. by the constitution and
laws, individual rights cannot be tramped
upon; that he has not transgressed or Of
tended agains. any law; and that by cone
sequence he cannot be injured, lie. him
therefore rest satisfied, law and justice
will both be meled out to him, so with
| out cause there can be no ground Of COM
plant; but let him avoid venting his ma
Iignant spleen upon those whose duty
prompted them TO abale nuisance and
render important service" to the COM
munily.
The Hazlemore expounGer of law and
politics, should remember tina. the frs.
gres. fundamental principle of the Repub-
llcan form of civil government, is, that
the ma orily should rule, and, that large
majority of the residents of the first EIec-
ton district (say at least three-fourths,)
have long regarded these gates as nui-
sance and desired their removal, no one
will pretend to deny; how anli-republican
then would be the principle, which would
make the good of the whole succumb to
the private in.eres. Of single individu-
al.
If the history of the gates in which
your Hazlemore correspondent Is in,eres-
led, be true (as set forth in his ar.icle,) it
does not necessarily follow, tina, such is
the history of the remainder, and uutil he
can prove this to be the case, his own and
the other are not parallel cases. There
are many roads in the neck (upon which
there are gales,) leading in other direc-
tons, than "right down to The point" and
the owners Of these gates are equally If
fected by the presen'iment. Is it a, all
probable. I would ask, that malice was
1.-THE covering motive with those Jurors, in