The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-02-08
For TIE CscH Wig.
Z. And THE SONNIES,"

Ar. EHor:--At.acls however petty in Them
selves when taken singly; bccoi4e noticeable
when persisted in: rather On account Oft cir
repetition than force. Two Communications
which hay" Ia'tel'y apps AIRED in your paper
over lie Signature u r., III which the writer al
,lm.is 70 gttacl; the order cf"Thn Sous IF Ton
pcFG!ct,2 have attracted MY attention. Tie
mltn .r.jtcts [! desc communications are ab,n,
n r-lafly different GS calk and cheese. vel %
very strenuous il Ar. +. in his hostility to that
Grser, ana Ct cG;cIll il he to l.uve no cpYortu-
mtg Ill. -u..2d, e wi>!t his mjghty pen a.ajnu
this !at-tsng secret a.tintiCn,' u at he must
needs Iacl. GA to each 0; hem, something about
the ''SvLui!r.''
If the gentleman be 8 friend othe ternpclarce
cause-ani such be PROCESSES 10 ba-whc,ce
arises his amnesty TO thut Order? IS he so
antilNated as 70 far that tie liberties Ct the
cyCi.iy are i'll danger ofbeing arLycrtea through
these secret institutions? Or, haze the paciita al
operations f Tie Divisions in his neislborhood
BEN hUg!iul to the interests Of ihe community :
nln at a loss 10 guess. and in NY buwildegnc1.t,
have sometime been half inclined
"To judge him some stray rcnernde,
R'psE;ant IF the change lie u.ade.'
Have judged reht'y Efr. T, or art lhou only
ambitious 20 ''lrcak lance" with some cl a,l-
pion Of the ssonnies2'' Surely cue CT these, CT
something equally ridiculous ~ been lsavenin.;
thy b,ain, until yeast like, It Las oczcd out On
paper.
ne en-! t':in3 lie argument acairet tie Or
der III Mr.. Els u.,!calilrc, is. lie sons Of
Temperance DO not carry en- tie crusade rs cnor-
gttically as did the Washingtcnians, CT DO TIE
>'Iaughters." That TIE Wa:hinctcn;an oEesn-
iza!lon dil much goUd none Will deny, buti! cd
.vta.iY expired, or at l,a:t testn.r4ted into
Eunbug, long b,fre the order q the Sons Of
Temperance WIS Instituted.
| lave no da!a al hand, but will venture
TIC assertion that the temperance army is quite
az numerous en. ttiecye as at any former period,
AMI i! the Order Of the "Scns'- haS done nUthinr
mere than keep in the path cf ;cctilulc, those
VIII In the Washing tonians reformed and il las
done great dcal luore--ihey aye surely entitled
TO some III. Me- Who nourishes the crEl IN
IS equally lLcriIogjcus with her wLo gave birth
10 Ire ctnH; and ii is ingrstitV''c, 10 say The
Il nst, Ia any temperance nan tc make waf upon
TIE ClLGr. Zach Division is a shrine uTtn
wlo2: a!.ar is kept alive the temperance fame.
AMI urco Il Tia! an guilty Il little less than
SacIli"eoy L iii cares put forth lis Eand 10 qucnch
it.
It IL becomes ycnEg gcH.lca.ta Ike rfr. T.
Tor -rc" ret consider hin, until lie "ivcG sCnc
better evidence Cf maturity Il.an anything !.c
has yet wrttcn---to at,utG III ocGapi?niirn Which
numb re ainCng lta II, n.b2rs, men WIG are men,
in the fullest scnse Of iii" tNrm. Icara wisdom
Nr. T., conline your liteIai Ialore 10 4 !H.ren
H. Z, W.i;c la3tocal9 or strike thy tUnt IUl harp
TO The praise Il The maids Ct 0c:o.ago, but enter
not tue Isis AGAINST Cur glorious Order, lest thy
len be et:vcted and thCu te :tIilt # Iinight-
losl. a "nQ7tNY.,