The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-11-06


TO, and treaty entered INTO signed and sealed
by the contending powers.
The main articles Of the treaty were; tina; the
temperance men should govern the country by
| moral sausion-hat King Alcohol should main
tam his earrisoned stronghods throughout the
territory, with the privilege to strengthen his
iortresses and build new ones when he found 1t
| necessary or expedicnt to do so;-thal he should
have full authority to enlist soldiers without,
respect to age or condition, in order TO form new
| regiments or fill up the old oncs.-That his Of
icers and cohorts should be quartered on the
country and served first at every mans table.
And in return for this servility, his most
Christian Majesty graciously condescended to
allow his unduliful subjects about the one humid
| redth of one per cent ofthe taxes he wrung from
| the people, mot batting one cent oitheir quota to
| the mourning widow and Vanishing orphan-to
20 toword detraying the expenses Of governmer t
IN criminal prosecutions, which were eternaIly
occurring between his cohorts and the denizcns
Of the soil.
BY this arrangement all things seemed to 90
on swimmIngly for Il lime and the confdine
pan lots haitcrcd themselves that a blow had
be'n struck which would prove mortal to the
morarch-tlat their homes and firesideS, their
wives and children, would be in future safe
FRI IN his midnight attacks and predatory ncur.
sion$. But alas, vain hope! The future too
soon revealed the lamcntallc fact, that they had
only ''scoIchcd not Killed the snake.''
''Ths state things will never do'' said the
temperance men, as they past through The fine
country which they, by bard toll had 50 recently
won from the blighling influence OF King Alec
hol, and saw him again gradually extending his
authority over the children OF men, compelling
them 10 bring forth frstlings of their tocks, ana
the most precious OF their household goods and
lay them at his shrine.
"We must organize AMI discipline our army
strong enough 10 cope with this nvincblc IT,
rant. And that we may act with more CELEBRITY
and promplnesS, and direct our attacks with
greater skill and precision against this mighty
| tyrant's vulnerable points, we viii! conceal oul
|
riSon the county HAT we may have rallying
! points with Il trained sclIcry. ever ready to or.
| pose the invader. We will march forth will
! drums and ,IumretS. with banners and trunch
/ cons, an! tong files Of sol lers in gorgeous uni
form will IrigItcn King Alcohol AMI his ragged
/ corps Of the field with shout that will max,
the wclkin ring till hraven's broad arch send
back the sound, and all the sons and daughters
OF eari! shout for joy.'
Bat when King Alcohol heard of his cnemic
being assembled in council, and knew the wis
dom OF their resolution, he chuckled with a sa
tanic laugh as he loo kcd round on his thousan
an. tens oithonsands of ghasty SKI leIons which
eraccd his palace and saw them grin horrit
defiance at his opposcrs.
81 will defeat their wisdom in council, viii
send spy into their secret halls, and .put ar
enemy into their mouihes to steal away thei
brains'-la! la ha This fine country is mine
Those little children with their sunny locks
those gay young girls and boys; and those oil,
grey headed men lettering on the margin of The
! toIhp-HW phSlcu iho by lne loucl oil lime
not hoary with the irCst Of age. But those ono,
proud and majestic FORMS are BOWED TO the earth
and those locks are silvcred DER by the power
OF that spirit which is mine, working ruin to al
on this green carlh-strikinS at man and blight
ing through him all that the sun shines upon OF
the rain molSenS. All, all are mine-the whole
| earth IS mine and | am Sgf0u's, ha ha ba p
chuckled the lyrant, with Death by his side
ready to Stay at nod.
And the tyrant kept his word. He has broker
! in pieces their trained bands. coniiscatcd theil
/ halls, and sent out his mnions TO vaunt hi.
glory, his power, his eXhauslless resources, and
TO defy his enemies to pitched ballle-even a
battle at the polls Il.