The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-09-23
For the Cecil Whio.


"Republican and Argus" locofoco paper
Ct Baltimore; in which article it is char
ged that the "ponderous debt which is
literally crushing" the people of this state
''to the dust, is the result of Wing legis-
lation and Wing scheming."
Now the editor of the Democrat, in
publishing and assuming tina. article,
pilyu7ly utters a lie, or else he is grossly
ignorant upon the subject. If he plead in
selfjustifcation his general ignorance,
the plea should not avail him, unless he
shows (as is the opinion of many,) that
by the obliquitv of his mental vision he is
incapacitaed from obtaining the proper
information, or, i'll other words, that he
is non compos mentis; because the posi-
ton he has assumed has been again and
again refuted; and the facts in the case
are at hand for his inspection, if he had
any desire to do justice, and TO tell the
tfuln III the matter.
But it appears more natural to suppose
that he kno~ingly lies, and having before
me the fact that he has lied, make that
charge and shall hold it true against him,
until he show cause why it shall be a.
baed. 1T is the practice of locofoco DO
llticians, and locoloco editors to issue
falsehoods and make sweeping declara-
tons, ad captandumEyulgus; and though
flat contradiction is all all opponent is
bound to make, choose in the present
case to show, as declared in liminc. that
the ipse dtrit of the Republican, and the
Democrat is false.
Let no one charge me with personal
sercrity, or party asperity-shere is lie
out-trulh requires that should strike
home, and my principles as wing, de-
mand that should shield that party from
the asperslon thus thrown upon il; and
whether 1t be obtuseness of perception or
not, have scarcely yet learned to dis
tInguish between a mealy-moulhed advo-
cate Of truth, and disseminator of false
hood.
Now "to the law and the testimony"
The first act granting money to Internal
, Improvement was passed in 1927, (see
p. p. Ssh Jour. H. Del. that year,
which appropriated to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, 100000. In the House
the vote stood, for the act, % Jackson
men, - Wings, against the act, fre Jack
son men, eighteen Wings. On the same
act in the Senate, the vote stood, for the
act, Z Jackson men and / Wing; against
the act, 2 Jackson men, Wing. Amongst
the Jackson men in the house who voted
for the act, were Messrs. Mackey, Tho
mas, Harlan, and Mercer, of Cecil coun-
ty. Let the locofocos of Cecil hear that.
Let the Democrat "gnaw tina, bone"
On the bill making the first appropria-
ton to the Chesapeaklsand Ohio Canal,
the Wings were equally divided in the
House and in the Senate, while in the
House a majority Of the Jackson men
wee for the act, and in the Senate 7 Jack
men were for it, and only 2 against (see
Jour u. Del. 1922, PIP. 1890 and Jour.
Sen, 1927, p. p. 1877
When the first money was voted to the
Bait s. Susq. r. Road there were l6 Jack
son men in the House, 10 of whom voted
for the bill. The Senate at that time con-
sisted of eleven Jackson men, and four
wings. Yet that appropriation passed the
Senate (see act 1880 CHI. 1922
Thus we see how the three great Pub
lie works that cause the Indebtedness of
the state of Maryland were began. We
see that the locofoco party are more cul-
pablo than the Whigs--a majority ofthem
IN all the cases voting for the bills, and
with heavy majority in the Senate every
time, that might have crushed them
| have been particular in giving you the
No. of each act, and the pages,-turn to
the record and see the truth. Let the yo
tiers of Cecil county hear these things and
heed them. They show the base fulsc-
hoods that locoloco editors, and locofoco
politicians put forth to deceive the people,
Boosting at the same time of their honesty,
and crying out against the wings for
''ralsing false issues"
Subsequently Messrs. knight, Thomas,
Scott, Busscy, Foard and Heekart, who
were sent to Annapolis by the locofocos
of Cecil county, all voted for appropria-