The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-10-02
TIE WING PARTY OF MARYLAND
IT'S CLAIMS On THE PUBLIC
ppORT

No party ever had slronger claims upon
The support and confidence OF the whole
people than The Wings of Maryland now
present. They Came mo power In 1915,
and hey io1lI he 'Sla;e treasury bankrupt
the 'rrt's OF SIX years rule OF Locotocolsm.
1t wood have been easy for them 10 have
allowed the downward course of things to
have continued. 1t was manifestIy a .leu
work 70 undertake 70 stop the tendency to,
wards open and Shameless reputation,
wnIch had been all bat publicly encourages
by He preceding governors. Ii was certain
O dn>"IVc Il E--ii degrce OF personal rs well
as ollic.al responsibility, on all who should
assume, rs principals or HuAliarip$ the task
OF redcrulug the Sale id h; and there were
difficulties presenting themselves all around
when "equIred lElat the mel who migl, set
abo" to do The work Of redemption, should
make up .telr minds 10 accomplish it at eve
ry hazard. They wee % know no such
word as ''lait'
he hlgs, on entering into power. un.
dc;"ok the work asking only that they
snou'd 'ccelvc he suPpod o. tle people, aid
pledged Themselves, Tor vat slppot, 10 DO
IT. They did receive that suppot-It is
true halthey we opposed, and that ille spp
pot was net rs -e er,h and as cl,bns IS C
Il, they he'd sigI.t to Expect and ouoht 10
have bad. Ii was ques on of sac Gl;;h.
lvolvIug the honor OF he Commonwealth.
and co lcefning ,he Good name of every ooe
OF her ciiZeus. On sucl a que,iol there
oa!d not have becl ,wo paoics. But dc2.
p Z al opposl on, vine her il bore nc name
ot repud,u;io, or assumed ihe 90 Sc Of Lo.
co,uco sn, The 81 Ligs, with the Go,erno at
ne head, pe"severed, and the task is all bu,
4. co npohed.
Ile fist of January next is he day for
ceraln iuat lhele is no doubt of is en.ire
success.
Now, we submit 20 every candid man Of
every pahy, wne her he Wing party, for
what they have done in tbs g cal wo,k,
have moi c'aI MS upon The support and cog
lide ice of he people OF MacvIand which
may not, with saIe,y 10 ihe public veal, be
dis e2arded!
Tbece are times, when honorable men of
all pa,jes should iocget political differences,
and ware III 9'''h5 generous support 10
those who have undertaken aud accomplish
ed a great work That Stale iaith NAV be
iuliy es'ubi, she'd, such an union OF men OF all
parties should now AXE place.
Shall we appeal in vlrn 10 Ire men of he
0 her side, who are friends of Safe faith
and there are such We Lnuw-when we say
TO Them, That now 10 oppose The Wing party,
20 vote against the Wing candidate for Gov
einor, and 10 aid in the election OF man
who never, i'll all his public life, said one
VOID in favor OF, aud never did any act
which night have aided in, maintaining the
State faith, is TO do wrongto those who hare
struggled 10 maintain ii! Shall we appeal
in vain 10 such men, when we tell them.
tina! it will be but poor encouragement, for
those who may hereafter have such tasks
imposed upon them, 10 know that those who
wish them success in their undertaking still
withheld from them all encoura2emenl,-
aud by moi aidiag 10 continue Wings in
power. refused 10 manifest in the only way
they could, their approval OF their
eXenions, and their satisfaction at
heir success! And il-as, thanks 10 the in,
telieence and honesty otthe people, there is
no danger-it should come TO pass, tina, the
Wing party should, al the approaching cleo
ton, be displaced from power, what, we
ask, will be the effect upon the credit Of the