The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-03-09
The Cecil XVElig.
E'Or president kas ESlf.A
HENRY CLAY,
eezN dHIN's'aICEaY

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The county Temp Society holds
It's quarterly meeting in the Court House
TO. Gay. Mr.. Levin is TO be present
! CampGeH's Maga.ine.-We have IT.
ccivcd tie number of this work for the
lsl Of March and SPLENDID one it is.
is cmbelIishcd with two portraits, one
Of Washington Allston the celebrated
American Painter and Poet, and The other
of the talented, exccntric, learned, but
wilma! unfortunate DR.. VIM. Maginn OF
ireland, together with SIX etches of their
lives, and much other interesting literary
matter.
Preston losing his Seat, &c.-A rumor
which has been flying about since The
election, found its way into the locoGoco
paper Of this county last week. and has
caused much excitement among many in
dividnals of that party, who had not prcv-
ousIy hoa ri it; indeed we have been told
that ii has caused deal Of Notification,
and that much grog has been made to suf
Ter in consequence thereof, 1t is to this
amount: that the judges of some of the
districts in Hartford county were not
sworn before the opening of the polls, and
that in consequence of such neglect, the
votes pollol in those districts should be
thrown aside.
We have no evidence that satisfies us
Of the truth Of the reporl-the channel
through which we learn it first came. gave
it no title to belief, nor has its publica-
lion made il any more worthy of credit,
YET many OF the locolocos who lay claim
10 somc sense and standing, have caughtt
up grredilv, and contend that Dir. Con-
stable should take advantage of it, and
contend for The seat, and take it if he can
get it,
Now let us assume that the report is
true, and see what we can make of it,
Suppose lhe jadges alluded to, omitted to
be sworn, were the men who deposited
their ballots there accountable for the
Did they not vote as honestly
as they would have done had the Judges
been sworn? To say that they did not, is
to make charge against community as
as this, which we would not
tolerate if made against ourselves. Clear
ly, the neglect of the Judges does not vili> |
ate the intention Of the voters.
a majority Of the votes polled in this
ConsFcssi"na District were in favor of
DR.. Preston suprse that through the
agency Of an oversight Z. misanpreheu-
sion, Mr.. Constable could ha, ,l,roo o.
four districts thrown aside, and TIL, So
cure the scat in Congress now occupied
by Dr. Preston, how would 1t accord
with the true spirit Of Democracy, at
whose shrine the locos profess to wor-
ship, but for the principles of which,
many Of them in their hearts have not the
slightest respect, as they have abundanty
shown by the sentiments they have avow.
ed touching this matter? They would
have the minority to rule when they con-
s,itu,e lhatminority-lhey wouldact upon
thcprnciple, ''accomplsh vourendsb by fair
means if you can, by foul means if you
must'--lhrough the agency OF mere
flaw in the prelimnaries of holding an
eIection-not in the election itself-where
no bad motive is charged, they would
deprive a legislator of his scat after he
has been fairly elected, thus setting at
nought tie will o! the people fairly cX-
pressed.
How, pray! would Mr.. Cons table stand
amongst the honorable members OF Con
gress, were he TO get seat amongst them
under the circumstances fancy we see
them stunning him, and pointing at him as
they pass, as the man who go'amongstthcm
/ by taking an unfair advantage. And what
effect would it have upon him at homei
In our opinion it would give him po-
liucal dealt-bIow, as well as injure him
to a great extent in other points of view.
\ Now we give Mr.. Constable credit fol
having more sense and foresight, aye