The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-05-04
The Cecil Whis.
BY P. c. ETTS.
ELKTON, MAY, 4th, 1850.
The Convention.

be'held. So far as This county is concerned
il has long seemed 10 be to1gone concIu-
sion. Everybody takes ii ioI granted that
the Convention will be held, as matter
OF course, tut why it should be held docs
not appear maniiast-t,ic necessity for it
has never been shown.
Formerly the answer to the question:
"What change is wanted = was, ''the
Clerks and Registers should be elected by
the people, The Legislature having
made provision for that, there Is no lon
ger any answer. Persons OF all parties
who pride themselves in the name Of
"Reformcrs" are going it blnd' for a
Convention, without any fixed jcct in
view, and without being able to point out
single advantage they are certain TO
gam. To all appearance, hoAy Of men
such as will probably be elected, will as
likely make matters worse as better.
Most as;nredly, il either party is strongly
in the ascendant, an effort will be made
TO gam a party advantage, for the man Is
blind and fool, who oyerIOoks or denies
the fact, that partiZans struggle more tor
the benefit O! their party, than for the
good of the whole people Or country. 1t
IS true, their faith in the principles Of
their party may be so great, as to lead
them to believe, that 10 ensure the success
OF those principles, would be TO do the
greatest good Ter the country.
We have not cared to arsuc this qucs-
ton, because we never supposed ii would
make any great difference to the people
of this county how it was carried. The
Convention, in our opinion will he held
TIE constitution made by it will have to be
charged by process similar totl,at which
has made numerous changes il the present
constitution, for it Is futile 10 hope that it
will brprri"ct. 1t will be we,liri is as good
as the one now existing. Certainly the
present Constitution has allowed us to
cN' rri~r a good degree Of freedom, TO en-
joy to large extent the blessings Of lib
ertv AMI religion and TO transact wi bout
restraint the various business avoca',ons
Of an enlightened community. One
shuddrrs Involuntary at the idea Of a
hurry bury CinyeaIioa being privileged
10 destroy at blow the Constitution
produced by the wisdom of our ances-
tors and applying the words ola house
hold sang to it, feels like ,Xc'aimlng:
Woodman spare thit tree,
Touch not singlr bui.i,
IN youth il sheltered me,
AID III prnlrc. il now.
Twas my fof fathers hand
Tial rl;rrd ii near IL. cot.
Tl"c Wu"duan lei II stand,
Hhy aXr shah harm It not.
That "lu familiar tree
Who's" 9Iury and rrnov,n,
h,r splrad u',r aud aud 81,
Aud would'st thou hrw it down
But 1t Is doomed to fall. The anXle'v
fer (nAAcE-any Chnner, VIII over
throw it. X form Reform is the
watchword, and il Will he CARR, d. let
us hope for the best 1t originated in
party Arsign.--it has been advanced bv
humbug and it will be carried without
reason having been given why it should
be done.
Meantime let those who intend to vote
on Wcdne day next, read the toIloWi .
extract from the existing Constitution;
and eXamlne if they can find the present
movement Constitutional. 1t is the
59th Article.
':That this form Of government, and
the declaration Of rights aud no part
thereof, shall b, altered. changed or abo
lIshed, unless a bill so TO alter, chingc or
abolish the same shall pass the General
Ass mbly, and be published at least three
months before a new election and shall!
be- confirmed by the General Assembly
after a new election OF delegates, IN the
first session aztec such new election; pro-
vid"d that nothing in this form ofgovrrA
ment, which relates TO the Eastern shore
particularly, Shall at any time hereafter
be altered, unless for the Alteration and
confirmation thereof OF at least two-thirds
OF all the members Of each branch OF the
General Assembly shall concur"
Mn. BUCHANAN arrived m Harrisburg
on "Wednesday week, and it is reported
that thereon succeeded secret and solemn
caucus'ng for several days; DOUBTLESS for
some highly patriotic purpose connected
with the affairs OF 1852. The Telegraph,
IN noticing his advent, says:
II is said that Mr.. Buchanan has had
great trouble in preparing l.ttpr ON the