The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-10-26
To the WhigS Of Maly'and.

Gay "l lTiai Is at hand; Mat dav which is
to decide whether heucefortli our coun-
try is 10 enjoy the blessings Of " hig
PRESIDENT administering The long tried and
approved policy of Madison, or whether
it is to be under the guidance of men who
ann to subvert that policy, and 10 plunge
The nation INTO new series of expert
men's, which cannot but impair the in
lercsts al industry, lessen the wealth and
snbvett the present prosperity Of the peo-
pie: winch may even 90 father, by cndan-
grrIng the Union and disturbing its peace.
TIE { ONTEST NOW ISTO SECURE
TIE ELECTION or HENRY CLAY.
our chosen leader, the nations friend.
the champion of free government, the es-
Peclrl defender Of the rights OF the Amer
lean workman in every department oftol.
10 procure triumphant vote for him.
we have but 10 ask for Il fair and lawful
expression of the sentiment of MARYLAND
Let every WhiI do his duty; let all lille
gal and fraudulent voting be prevented.
DO not, we entreat you, leopard his fair
and lawful expression of the sentiment cf
Maryland either by supinencss, by over
confidence, OF by the relaxation Of that
earnest and honorable zeal with which tic
Wigs have, up TO this moment, main
tanned and promoted their cause. Let no
man slumber now in the las, moments of
preparation.
We lave 10 contend against large and
powerful party, well organized, active. in
deiatlgahe. deeply impressed with The
Importance of the issue to their own par.
~ existence, and affecting to be conlidcn,
ol their power to overcome our majority
Of the 2nd instant.
Every one knows that Col PRATT was
elected Governor in the late struggle by
majority cast in the counties of more than
seventeen hundred votes; that this major
iIy WAS reduced to five hund.cd and for
ty-elgh' by the vote Of the City of Bald
more, which, most unexpectedly to us,
gave twelve hundred and twenty twoma-
iority to his opponent.
Another election has been recently
held III this city for the chief municpa!
officer and for the City Councils. This
has been contested with all the strength
that each party was able to command.
Che suit was that the Wing party. with
remarkable fidelity to It's duty, poIlcd the
same vote they had given three weeks he
fore, adding three only To ihelr former
aggregate. Their opponents have failed
l"p!oducc the same number they gave in
ihelr first election by seven hundred and
twenty TWO votes. In every ward of the
city The Wing vote haa, with very lil.c
variation, been the same as that cast in the
Governors election. The majority of
our opponents has thus been reduced from
loo to i97. The whole vote Of The
city in the last election is rs less than
IN The former. The entire deficiency.
therefore, is in the vote Of the adverse par
ty.
The election for the Governor was
characterised, IN many Parts of our city
by violence, obstruction of the polls by
the crowds that pressed upon them, caus-
lng great difficulty Of access to many, and
by confusion which rendered careful
and searching investigation into The quail
liicatIon Of voters impossible. The late
Municipal election was free from all these
cmbarrassments. A most crcdiiable calm
ness and order prevailed throughout the
whole city: no obstacle stood in the way
Of any vole. The citizen pcaccabIy APP
preached the polls, and Judges found no
difficulty in the discharge of their duty.
| IN the interval between these two cleo
lions, many prosecutions had been insti-
tutfd against those charged with false vot-
ing on the I'd instant; large number Of
convictions have been made; many cases
are yet pending. These prosecutions
have brought to light the alarming fact Of
a very unusual amount of illegal voting,
perpetrated both hy persons who came
here from distance, and by repeated
voungs OF the same individual at several
polls. The Committee take grea. plea
sure in believing that these prosecutions
haye not yet resulted in the conviction Of
or, Individual who voted the Wing lick
ct. They nayc heard of none such. Ifany
such exist they won!l1 invoke for him the
utmost severity of the Iaw. they have
always inculcated the purity Of tnc sui.
Irage as one Of the highest obligations of
political morality.
We have referred to the results Of the
late election in this city, in order to show
our friends throughout the State the true
relations of their vote to tine success OF
our candidate. Let them take heart from
this statement when they go forth to their
great duty of the fourth Of November
next, and assure themselves that with
fair and honest election HEHRY "e,LAY
will carry a large and commanding ma
jority OF the votes of Mary land. Honest
and fair election is what we altogether
| desire: what we mus have, and will have.
70 this object we invite not ONLY the
Wings of Maryland, but all the true men
ST Maryland, however opposed i'll party