The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-09-07
Mr.. LOVES QUIHBLIMG.


at one time, TO the Democratic tlith: ami,
we think, clearly exposed his inslncrre
evasion, II not direct and intentional ta!se-
hood, when answering those charges. We
had not then, time Ia give the rrasors
which Mr.. lowe, HIN self. urged as those
influencing him, and which should deter
nile his young friends to whom be address
sed himself, in leaving the Wing and at
tachin5 themselves 10 the Democratic
ranks, viz: that there was less talent, and
cors'Gu"nlly more Opportunity for p1'ti-
cal promotion That such were his rca-
sons, has been boldly asserted by the CON-
panlons to whom he urged the expediercv
OF change. without having elected from
Mr. Lowe DENIAL, even tho made at his
own door, and thrust into the teeth OF his
official organ. No man, even Of slight ac-
quantance with the gentleman, can. for
moment, distrust The truth OF these charg-
es. The motives which governed him
are these which are constantly operating
upon, and determining The conduct. OF Ike
demagosue They are those which sway,
automa!on-like, the political weather.
cock, and which convert him from an un-
principled opponent of one party, INTO
crawling partizan o! the other! And Mr..
Lowe is just the man TO take advantage of
the ebblng or flow OF any political tide,
by which he may ride into power or prom
inent position. Educated in an arstocra,.c
school, his aspirations have led him to at
tribute to the people that ignorance upon
which he has so wantonly presumed, and
inspired him with the hopethe offspring
OF hIs education that, rs "hewrrs of weed
and drawers of wat.r,'' the people can be
turned into the plart tools Of party, and
award to him the position to which his
overcharged vanity and ambition have as
pred!
Not only in the instances to which we
have adverted, has Mr.. Lowe been guilty
Of shameful evasions but, in every in
stance, upon the stump, has his course
been character lied by the same kind Of
quibblng. When he first launched INTO
the POLITICAL current, like an fgotistical or
unskllful pilot, he sent his barque adritt,
seII-conGdent of his power to sicar it clear
OF shoals or breakers, and with the suppo-
stion that it needed but to be launched bv
the fiat OF his party, to glide smoothly, and
be safely mooled in the Gubernatorlal
harbor. Wherever he went not unher-
al-d as DemosIllenes in oratory, aud
Webster in mental power-he vauntinglv
charged Mr. Clarke with fear OF meeting
him, and with inslncerlty in his profess
sions in favor OF Reform. When this
Hercules is met by his opponent, he snail
like, draws in his horns; and to the qucs-
ton directly put, and admitting of no eva
sion, by Mr.. Clarke, whether he had
charged him with insincerity IN his advo-
cacy OF Reform, he gives the denial to his
own dastaIdly course, and crawfshrs
from his braggadocia charged against that
gentleman. The levialhan has been en-
countered by the supposed p'gmy, and
found it to be the sword fish, which it
breads. The lion has been bearded in his
den, and shrinks, crlnging, from the issue
it provoked And such will he the con-
tinued revolution of feeling in both ranks,
wherever the bombast Of the one is con-
trasted with The calm department Of the
other, or the shallow subterfuges Of the
mmatchess orator" exposed by the sound
sense of the ssdull speaker"
To the lnterrogatory, too, propounded
by Mr.. Clarke. whether he had charged
him with being the candidate OF clique,
and of acting under clique surveillance, he
gave an equally strong denial; while every
man who heard him in the public square,
knows, positively, that he did SO charge
him; and that, in illustrating the dread of
such influence upon Mr.. Clarke, he made
his blackguard attack upon Gen. Taylor -!
Yes when the wound of national be-
reavement was still fresh, caused hy an
event which clothed in sable weeds the
country, and wrung the tribute OF sigh
from the nations heart, he charged hin,
with being untrue to his country and him
. self, by being the supple tool OF designing
politicians and asked, If he-the man
Of IRON will and unninching ncrve-gave
himself up to the control OF partizan
cioues, VIVA, could be expected OF Mr..
Il Clarke, who was the nominee OF clique,
headed by Pratt, and others OF the party ?
, We NAV not have given Mr.. loves Ian
guags--it may be devoid of its classic
stamp-yet we boldly assert that such was
the substance of the charge, which he has
recently seen proper to deny; and we call
! upon the man OF the "MaIl' to deny that
Mr.. Clarke was not SO charged, or to take
!, issue with us upon any OF the charges
which we have made against NJ. Lowe, OF
QuluBLlAG. EVASION, and FALSEHOOD
lHagerstown Reiormer.
=, Speak as you mean, do as You rroirss,