The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-03-30


sU5@I 1t is evident to every person who has no.
ticedthe last two issues ola certain locofoco pa
per, that attacks by inuendo have been made
upon us, the Justification of which, in our opin
ion, would puzzle our bltterest enemies. They
have been so direct, as to be the subject of gen
eral remark, and ifthey do not serve to point out
the paper to which we refer, we shall not.
Nor have we alone been aimed at-a high
judicial officer, whose honor, exalted character,
and great worth, need no endorsement, and
raise him as high above the puny scribbler who
would defamo him, as mind is above matter has
also boe:l made the object Of the basest insin ia
tons.
IL has been question with us, whether we
should notice them or not. At fist we enter
tanned ''strong INTENT" to apply keen lash
to the contemplate and silly pup py-the ridcu-
!ous and gorgeous ass, who penned thom-whose
name is Synonymous with the term "fool''-
whose face is stamped with the print the sheep
islncss Of his soul-whose owl-like eyes shadow
forth his proneness to deal in sneaking deeds OF
darkness--whosc contracted soul never expa nd
ed wiki single noble sentmcnt-whose dark
bosom was never lit up by one elevated emotion
whose monkeyish skull encloses a brain tina.
never gave birth to a thought worthy of man
whose miserable ideas are "ephemcral vermin
testered from corruption''-whose cowardly
bcart shrinks from shadow and trcmbles at the
sigh Of the wird-wliosc whining voice and
hateful breath "fiIme from the foulest throat that
ever'swarmed with lies, as carrion with its own
engendered grubs'-whose utter imbecility and
shallowncss are by-words amongst his own par
tizans-we had intended, we say, to have given
the smplcton whose character we have been
sketclling, and who penned the insnuations re-
Grrcd to, a most severe castigation, but we will
pass him by for this time. He may be seeking
for anoticc. As kinghthood is conferred with a
blow, so he may think few kicks would do
him homer, hut we shall not at present CRAFTY
him. We feel that he
''---strkes upon the triple mail
Of conscious honor, and the batlled viper
May wrltEc and hiss to find his venom wasted.'
We have ever endeavored to 90 out and IN
before this commluaity as u peaceful and correct
nnan. We have been able SO to conduct our
sell as to gain the good opinion Of every man for
whose opinion we care a straw. In every diff
Guilty that wo have had, whether in paper war;
fare, or otherwise we have been the assaulted
party. Within the last few months we have not
only been @,tackeda number of times in public :,
by drunken and hirclins backguards, but we
have been wayaid and set upon by the roadside
We have borne the sc things without munnur.
Our desire all the time has been to be let alone
And now again are attempts made to draw us
INTO newspaper quarrel, which may lead to
serious results. Now why is this What de-
mandcd such an attack upon u.s. Why this eff
Tort TO force us, against our will, into 4 bitter
controvcr sy: Is his community again to be
thrown into fennent? Or is it expected that
we will bear every hing Assurcdly we will not
and when wcdo retort, it may be ,uith some sepery
The first attack we did not even refer to
we find tquickly followed by second, and
now we ask TO be LET ALONE.