The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-12-14

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you one and all as soon as would Shoot
t mag-dog, before you should in IA bcllig
erant manner touch me with a cane o,
COW hide. wartyou to understand me
Every man who calls me murderer is q
malicious Har, and conSummaic Scoun-
drcL owe it to you, so to denounce
you-you have earned it.
And now word To certain young gen
try about Eik,on-cerlain young locolo.
cos who protess to be gentlemen, who
haze agreed not to speak to NE, and wish
TO discard me and who would lain delract
from my flair name" You iusiguiEcan'
pppieS.-you petty tools of a miserable
party spirit, do you suppose ii mortifes
me because you pass me in silence Hear
it! hole you in The mos, supreme and
inter c"ntempt-my lip Involuntary curls
with infinite scorn as | pass you in the
street. Understand me to throw this in
your teeth, personally, You profess TO
be genllemen-you all have vaunled,,ime
and again. that you would shoot down
any man who would dare attempt to cow
hide you. In this you have spoken the
common resolve of all men, worthy of the
name. Yet you would have me pu. down
for THAT you boast you would yourselves
do! Now YOU puppies, hear me! you are
as mean, and narrow Souitd, and coniemp-
nile as it is possible for villains to be-
have net words 10 express the mountain
of contempt entertain towards you. If
you wonld not have done as did, you
are drivelliag comards-if you would
have done SO, and yet denounce me, you
are consun,nlaie Scoundrtls. Take which
horn of the dilemma YOU choose. Make
no objection to the halshness of this Ian
guage--you deserve it, and you know it,
! know your object but you have failed
in it, and You will still fail. You want
Ibis Whig paper out Of your way-you
want to 5l"chguard and cH1ify wing ci'>
zens of his county atpeasure,as you did in
lines past, when they had no paper-bu,
you can't come it," The Cecil Wing
shall still be a thorn in your side; for
though STALL probably not long con,in-
tie in charge of it. the whig party owe i,
10 themselves to sustain it, and they uW
do it. Had | been in any other occupa.
lion, party fury would never have been
gotten up against me, much less contin-
ued till now. But defy your utmost
maliguity and hurl defiance al your bitter
est efforts to injure me. As your smiles
and countenance can add no shade of dig
nifty, or consequence, or character to him
you choose to favor, SO the depths olyour
most active and studied malignilv can de-
tract nothing i'om the standing or honor
OF him you choose 10 oppose.
And now u word to my friends, in Gle
sing lhis article. ! know have many,
warm, unwaverlng friends-to those
speak. Many Of you have borne much
on my accounl-you have defended me
nobly against the foul aspersions of my
enemles-you have watched my charac-
Ter with jealous eye, and have resisted
every attempt to deIame it. have nought
wherewllh TO reward you but the warm
est thanks of heart, which feel can APP
pfeciae acts OF friendship and can be
grateful for them. The recollection of
your kindness shall lie retained in my
memory, fresh and green as the verdure
of spring, ill 60 down to the grave, and
il between the present time and that event
circumstances may place it in my power,
or personal sacrifices may in any way
enable me 10 render any return, here's
my heart and here my hand will seize |
the opportunity with avidiIy and find as
much happiness in serving on, as you
have shown zeal in defending me-
Friends! you shall never blush for speak
ing in my defence. According to The
light possess, ] have drawn The line be-
tween the light and the wrong-bclween
tie honorable and the dishonorable-i
lave "loed the mark"-l have resolved |
to act with view to Propritty, and nusl
1 shall be uble 10 stand unmoved look |
back upon my past life aud lind it, though
Astounding with omissions and errors of
judgment, ret disfgured with mcanness
OF c,hAc, ard having an humble conf