The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-08-24
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From tse Frederick Herald.
Iar. LoWe's carly Political Faith

Mr' Lowe's esriy Political Faith
AND Hi REASONS FOR ABANDONING THE
WIG AND JOINING TIE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
N'. Edl'or:-It has no. escaped the at
trntlonSot the public that the subject of
| MIR loves attachment to the Wing par
| 'y, has not only become a theme Of dis
cngsion among his political opponents,
bn; has been en- ensrossing topic Of con-
/ versation and inquiry among his friends,
Il and has demanded and ELECTED careful
aud particular notice, even from himself
from almost every hastings where he has
spoken throughout the State. Now It
would seem to be matter of little i'm
Portance whether lIr. Lowe ever was or
was not. Wing, for he Is now sufficient.
~ rabd and violent as Democrat for
the most ultra member OF his party-but
the fact, that the subject has 50 much &C.
cnpiea the attention OF Mr. Lowe and his
friends, and has been deemed by himself
of sufficient Importance to justify hmm
devot'ns portion oil nearly every speech
he has made DUNG this canvass, to a
most explicit and emphatic denial OF the
charge, has gwen 10 The subject, an i'm
portance that IT does not inlrinsicaIy
and OF itself possess. Consequent upon
all thls see in the Citizen OF this morn
ing communication signed "Mpchan-
'c'' wherein the writer avows himself the
author Of the report Of Mr. loves first
Wing speech in 1880 and explains that
that report vas as imaginative, exagg.r-
ated and highly colored, If not more go
Than the authors piesest explanation Of
tie sahe.-'M echenic" further states
that Mr.. Levels effort upon the occasion
referred to, was in reality M speech, and
to bic owa knowledge Mr.. Lowe never
hade aao.1er Wing speech. Now, SIR.
Editor, for the facts. Mr. Low. made
sou'e "fpeliny" Wing remarks If not so
speech at Fort tge!ss. in lS40-thst IS
admitted, by "l!echanic' aud every body
Else.
ar. Lowe, by invitation msss another
spee'a dHnag the same canvass, 6, Mr..
0enssrs' tavern, as can b. proved by
Mes. Eils!sgian Steiner, jaime. Druaner
Joseph w. .sbberts, AID host OF others,
II II 'hoafs'ss nerss+ary.-Asor-ovar, in
this same speech, the enthusiastic young
Lowe assigned his reasons for joining thp
Wing party-aH,sn. the rest one that ne
said was with bin all controlling, viz:
because the Wing party was the respect
able party and composed Of respectable
men, whilst on the o,hrr hand the Dem
scrat,c party was composed principally
Of blsckguaTds. This, the substance Of
Mr. loves all controlling reason, ia re-
memh-red BY some Ways sad a, least
enc Democrat, taat heard him and will
remember him for il ct the polls Mr.
Lowe was not OF age in so and con.e-
quently could rot vote for Cen. Hsrrr-
son Tor President Butt eharg. that in
May 1871, Mr.. Lowe did cast his maid
en- vote for Edward A. Lynch, Wing,
Tor Congress in opposition to Hon. John
1. Mason, Democrat, AMI that IN the fall
OF ls4l, he voted for Hon. WIN Cost
johnson, then the Wing candidate for
Governor, in opposition to Franc,, Thorn
as, "War Ilors" No L. My proof Of
these chrrses is Mr.. loves own confess
sisn to respectable gentleman of Fred
er'ek whose word would rot, even by
h" political opponents, he cslled INTO
sue'tion-and by the way, one word for
Mr.. "Mechsnic" who SAYS that Mr..
Lowe never committed himself to the
Wing party. Not one month before MIR.
Lowe publicly proclaimed himself Dem
ocrat, "Hechsnic" told the writer of this
article that he had just been with Lowe
and that he had never in his life heard
from any man mere beautiful, eloquent,
powerful, seathing argument showing the
agrarian and levelling tendencies, the de-
moralizng; thc-~,scsratling, detas,ng cf-
fects Of Loeoiocoism. than he mad Jus,
heard from Lowe. We both agreed that
he was just the man to do it.
! Having shown that Mr.. Lowe was a,
one time Whig-a firm and decided
Wing, vii! now proceed TO show why
ne len the Wig party.-Some time IN
the year lS41 or '4S, I don't know
which, Mr. Lowe was conycrsng With
one or more OF his young friends about
his political position and prospects, and
in the course of the conversation, said
that the Wing party was filled with mea
OF talent and ability. and that there was
no prospect OF promotion or chance for
Young Wing. to rise in the Wing party
but that the Democratic party, on the
contrary, was destitute of men OF talents
that in their ranks their was dearth
of.abilIiy, and fine chance and open
ing for young man ofgood talents, and
! tor that reason, he intended to leave the
| Wing and join the Democratic party, and
ne then called upon his young friend or
friends to follow his example.
The above il. | think, the substance Of
the observation-l cannot pretend to give
the exact language. The gentleman
| with whom the above conversation was