The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-06-22
SPIRIT OF THE Press,
EgOn. William ER. Clarke.
From the Frellerick HcgaM.

say much. We have been acquainted
with hun from his ooyhood up-we
We're schoolmates together-and from an
acquaintance so intimate as tins we can
say hat we have never known a more
pure, upright, CONSCIENTIOUS and honor
able mana more whole soulcd. noble.
generous hearted gentleman, or more
patriotic, devoted and Jealous Wing.
We believe that il was mainly through
his untlring eXertIons and noble efforts
that Washington county has been redeem
I'd from the Ieprosy Of ocofocoism. He
is 'nan OF undoubtrd talent and will
most assuredIy be The next Governor Of
Maryland
From The Baltimore american.
The selection is an excellent one, in
every aspect IN which it may be viewed
and will be hailed with hearty accept
ance throug cut the State. The people
have now before them the two candi-
dates for the high station in question,
aud II the Wings will but do their duty
faithfully they will surely elect their
own man.
From The Balimore Patriot.
We at once placed his name at the
head OF the paper where it shall remain
TIL the battle has been fought, and as We
hope. and have no doubt ii will be, Won.
The nomination OF MIR. Clarke has
been fairly made. Al who took part IN
the proceedings by which the delegates
to the Convention were appointed though
they preferred another to Mr.. Clarke:
are bound IN honor 10 support his cleo
ton, as they would have felt that all 9TH
ers w're bound to support their prefer
"ncr, if he should have been nominated
The Convention was fairly called--due
notice of the meetings TO appoint dele
gates was and every opportunity
afforded for the fall expression of the
opinion Of every Whig IN The Sta tie, if he
mad any particular preference, and des-
| red 10 express 1t.
The delegates so appointHd--so cons!i-
tuted to represent the wishes of the par
t> have, after full meeting, and am
pie deliberatron. nominated Mr.. Clarke,
! and they have a right, and he has right
to expect that he will, as the fairly and
regularly nominated candidate of the
party, receive the vote Of every Wing
voter in the State. And he is entitled
to 1t as The nominee Of the Wing party
and he deserves it for his personal quail
ticaions and character
But it is not after all !hr man simply
who is to be placed in an exalted posi-
ton, II Is THE Wing PARTY which has
the stake IN he contest In his defea,
the Wing party are defeated LII his
election the Wing Party triumph.
Can we appeal in vain to any Wing
to give HIM an earnest and enthusiastic
support? No. No. The State of Ma.
rvlan1 is Wing State. IT IS, as We
have said before, areproach to us that
with large majority Of the voters Wing
they have allowed three OF the four Gov
errors chosen BY the votes of the people.
to he ofthe adverse party. Let us wipe
off the reproach by forgetting all person.
a! or minor differences, if any do exist,
ard uniting as one man, elect WILLIAM
B CLARKE the next Governor OF Mary
land.
From The Worcester Shield.
We are gta'ifed to announce to our rca
ders the nomination Of the Hon. William
B. Clarke, by the GubernatoriaI Conven-
ton, as the Wing candidate for Govern.
or. The selection isa most wise one
and is received by the whie press through
out the State as a guarantee Of victory
Hd'r'duI preferences no doubt there
were, but happy union of the sen,i-
ments and feelings of all, centre upon
Mr.. Clarke, and make him now the che
undivided choice of the Wing party Of
Maryland. The wings will 60 into the
contest with every assurance Of Success,
qnickened by all uy,elding determine.
ton to wrest i,om the opposite party thr
power acquired in the last Gubrrnatorial
Convention BY their stratagem and ac-
tIvity and our llstlessness and default.
With"a long pull strong pull and IA
altogether" Old Worcester will roll up|
the neat little majority of three hundred
votes for our candidate.