The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-12-25
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LIEUTENANT GENEI Joint
Resolution authorisng the President TO
confer upon Gen. Scott for merltorlous
services, the title and position Of Lieu
tenant General, passed the Senate on
Tuesday, by vote of 81 TO -. Gen.
Cass and Gen. Shields made speeches
eulogistic of Gen. Scott.
Mr.. King. Wee President elect of
the United States, and President Of the
Senate since the death OF Gen. Taylor,
and the assuming of the Presidency by
Mr.. Fillmore, resigned his office as Pres
,dent of the Senate on Monday last, on
account OF i'll health, and Mr.. Atchison
was appointed president pro tempore in
his stead. II is doubted If MIR. hing
whose illness is severe arrives long.
JUSTICE OVER PAnrY.-Mr. Dixon of
Kentucky, elected by the legislature of
that State to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Clay, has been
awarded his seat, instead Of Mr.. Meri-
weather, the appointee Of the Governor,
whose party friends SET upa pretenc"
for him, governed alone by party feel
ing. 1t will be seen by the following
vote-27 for Dixon and 10 agains, him
that justice triumphed over party
but not a great deal TO hrag of, at that:
Yeas -Messrs. Adams, Atchison,
Badger, Bell, Brooke, Butler, Chase,
Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Dawson, Dodge,
of Iowa, Fish, Geyer, Hale, Jones, of
Tennessee, Miller, Morton, Pearce, Rusk,
Seward, Smith, Sprnance, Sumner, In
derwood, Upham, Wade-27.
Navs-Messrs. Bayard, Borland,
Bright, Bradbury, Cass, Cathcart, De
Saussure, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Douglass,
Downs, Felch, Gwin, Mason, Norris,
Toucey, Weller-16.
RowpYIsM IN BALTlMoEE.-The con-
tinued accounts which the papers, from
day to day, furnish OF tie assaults, MAIN
ings and robberies, committed in the
streets of Baltimore, seem to give us but
a trifling appreciation of the hi gh-hand-
ed outrages there committed, and OF the
almost total failure of the courts and Of
ficers TO inCict punishment, or inspire
any respect for the laws.
SO great is the feeling Of rnsafety-
so universal the belief in the inadequacy
of the authorities, that serious il'entions
Of establishing a Vigilance Committee,
(Which shall take by popular power, the
business of prosecution from the courts.
and awe the villains who infcst the city,
by hanging up offenders upon such com
mitter's decision) are entertained.
A few days ago, after a Jury had rem
dered its verdict, convicting certain
offender, one of the jurymen had to fly
for his life IN the street, and was forced
to leave the city for his personal safety.
And yet no reference to the matter was
made by the court, and no attempt to
arrest the perpetrators Of the outrage.
On Saturday last on the acquittal of
a prisoner, the crowd sw ung their hats
and cheered, rushed through the bar and
bore him OF in triumph, and the Court
was utterly powerless to enforce order
The Baltimore Sun remarked, in refer.
ence to it, that "such scene was never
witnessed in a court of Justice in that
city, and possibly in the country" Few
indeed. ofthe villains who commit night.
lv depredations are arrested, and when
arrested the beliefs that the fact Is, they
awe the juries and the Court.
So much for an elective Judiciary.
Shall this not be said if not let better
cause be given. Ciiizens-you who have
been led olrbv popular clamor, origi-
mating with the dens of scoundrels, or
with those who make gain of their votes
look TO 1arse things--the good name of
your State and your own personal safety
demand THAI you should. Well did one
of our correspondents say, that nothing
more was wanted to complete the work
but an elective jury.
\ PRIVATE NoTE.--fEere. and there