The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-07-08

! 1t. 1Hcy nave brought, beSineA
this presen, advantage. increase Of popu
lauon, increase of industry. increase g
cultivation and fertility. end increase oil
the money value ol land--resomces
which, day by day. are becoming more
valuable, aud which will il brief years
over-haance the debt tia, was created 10
procure them.
Is there any thing to give occasion for
detection or 10 iriG ten rs from looking
our couhlion in the face?
To the Wings. we repeat, the State,
expects it from their patriotism that thew
will address themselves Il these embar.
easements of the day With all enlighle-
ned and brave purpose to sci all right
than not set them right, better leave the
control 10 those impotent men who have
heretofore blenched before the crisis as
unequal to its encounter, and who have
brought disaster out of lhei inbecility
and lack Of courage,
The next subject TO which we invoke
! your attention is the election of the Sc
| major.
The Wing party having the control Of
the State Senate last winter, refused to
concur in the election of 9 Senator to re.
present Maryland in Congress for the
next six years.
Some of Our political friends have
doubted whether this postponement Of
the election was proper.
Whatever any of us may have hereto
fore thought, we are persuaded that all
now believe that the course pursued by
the Wings Of the Senate was just, wise,
and safe.
There was no positive requirement Of
law compelling the election at that session.
The usage Of the Legislature on this pro-
ceeding has been various.
The Senator has been frequently
elected during the Session of Con-
gress at which he took his scat--as often,
perhaps, as before that session. Parties
in the State have heretofore ildiscrimin-
ately concurred in this usage.
The public service was not likely to
suffer BY il, because in the .lrst four weeks
of the meeting of Congress there is bu,
little occasion Of business in the Senate:
many members voluntarily absent them
selves at that period without apprehension
OF neglecilng any necessary duty.
The motive FOR refusing L, 60 into the
election last winter was 4 very cogrnt one.
The Wings deemed it of the highest
importance that the Senator to represent
Maryland for the next six years should
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State deht--especially, that he should, in
no wise, be infected with Reputation.
The party who style themselves De-
mocra's had an accidental majority on
Joint ballot majority not given them in
tentonaIIy by the people. but given ratI'-
cr Dy unfortunate and waywar'l divisions
Of the Wing candidates in several wing
counlies-NIon,gomcry, Somerset and
others.
The Senator from Maryland would
probably have been placed, lin the Cir
cumstances existing at that time and
which still eXist,-n position which
would have given him the decision Of
the political complexion of the Senate of
the Uni;ed States on the great question
of the Distributor Of the proceeds OF tina,
Public Lands.
These circumstances were produced by
the continuance Of the party calling them
selves the Democracy in Tennessee. That
State had kept the United States two
years with full representation in the
Senate, merely because the minority in it
could not overbear and control of the ma
Jointly. Rather than permit the majority
to elect two Wing Senator'S, they, the mi
nority protesting to be democrats, kept
the state, against law and constitutional
duty, two years unrepresented. Thus
no. only fragrant wrong ON
their own State OF Tennessee, but also
upon our State of Maryland and the rest
OF the Union: for we and the res, of the
Union had a constitutional right to have
the Senate of the United States full Ten
nesSee is yet unrepresented.
This conduct on the part of the self
styled Democracy of that State, has been
approved by large portions of the self
styled Democracy Of the Union: i. has
been publicly rebukcJ by no portion OF it.
In this state Of things, the Whigs of
MaryIand-their opponents having an ac-
cidenal majority on joint balIot--werc
invited TO unite irf elecling Senator OPP
posed to the Distribution of the proceeds
of the Public Lands, and consequently
opp ,sed to the reduction Of State taxation
10 the amount Of the annual share OF this
State in those proceeds.
This presented a question Of very deep
interest to the People Of our Stale. :
II the Maryland Senator VI as to occus I
~ position in Congress hich should :
,e decisive of the vote of the Senate a.
yainst the Distribution; and the next {
Presidential election should give the ma
lon--as we hope and confidently believe {
t villa Wing President, and, soon at
erwards, Wing House of Representa-