The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-09-04
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing.
Letter Troim WaShingtcD.
WASUINGrON. Aur. 81


acts, their various enactments are laid
amongst the voluminous records of
the past. Vacant are the old halls, made
sacred by the champions of liberty, and
defenders of our institutions, whose mas
terly appeals in behalf of our country
continue only to reverberate more So
lemnly loud all over the Union, since
experience has proven the prophetic
truth of their predictions. Anxiety,
marked, deep, intense, in the passing
crowd, tell us their desire TO hasten di
rect from the field of political and mental
strife to their coveted domestic, social
and local circles.
Congress sustains loss in the absence
Of Mr.. Webster, and death of three of the
nations greatest sons, Adams, Clay, and
Calhoun, and the question is rightly
asked "who will fill those vacuums
Who will come forth to claim the ma
tons glory as part their own, and be as
our departed heroes have been the eXal-
tiers and the exalted of the country's
famel
But scarce, perhaps, shall our remain
ing old pilots, Webster and Cass, have
paid the debt Of nature till we shall see
peering from some dark cloud Of humble
obscurity, some unknown boy Of power
ty whom nature has gifted with genius
that shall mould difficulties to his will,
and to whom Fate has bequpathed an
unwilling laurel wreath of imperishable
renOwn.
IT'S our regard for virtue that makes
lis nation; when we forget to venerate
her, our national existence will cease.
So long as the j. wei is respected and her
! admonitory council accepted, so long
will He who is its author will give us
treasurers who will guard our priceless
privileges from the tilchiny hand of
proving demagognrs.
The sickening effects of the sun, the
chilly mornings and evenings, tell us
that summer has grown old, and autumn
with its whitening breath is near, to bear
away upon its airy wings !he beauty of
the year. The solid though less CAV
charms that grace her existence, as seen
in the rlpening grain and delicious fruit j.,
allow us 10 give without regret the fare
we'll hand to summer, and welcome with
rratuations true this manhood season of
the year. SPECTATOR.
LETTER FROM MIR, GRAHAM.
Here Is a noble letter from Mr.. Gra-
ham, the Wing candidate for Vice Pre-
sident. He speaks of his own knowledge
of the position of Gen. Scott, on the
Compromise, which no whig has any
cause to entertain single doubt.
7Aos. Loy'ag, Esq.,, Editor cfMe
Wilmiagtoa Commercial:
HiLLsBoRoUGH, Tuesday, Aug n, 1882.
| SIT: have not seen recent number
of your paper, bat learn, through the
Raleigh Register and IlilIsborough Re-
corder, that you have placed at the head
of your columns the name OF the Hon
Daniel Webster, for President, with
mine for Vice President. Whilst am
gratefully sensible of the compliment
you design to myself by this course, and
do not doubt your disposition to deal
with the entire subject in spirit of can
dor, deem it proper to declare, public
ly, that it does not meet my approba.
ton.
10 this am impelled by consi dera
tons:
First Gen. Scott was regularly anC
unanimously nominated as the Wing
candidate for the Presidency, by thu
! Convention which assembled at Balti
more, after a declaration of principle
which believe, meets the appreciation
of the country. BY the same body
was, in a like manner, nominated fol
the Vice Presidency. Both of thes
candidates have accepted the nomina
tons, with the principles declared by
the convention as the rule OF their &C
ton on the subjects embraced in them
; Good faith and honor, therefore, re-
, quires that. after such acceptance oil
, my part, shall not sanction the use o
my name on any other ticket
But, secondly, | understand that you
objection to Gen. Scott consists main
, ly in an apprehension that he will no
do justice to the South, by faithful
adherence to the Compromise of 1880
$ On that point | have this statement t
f make: | arrived in Washington, upoI
S the invitation OF President Fillmore tt
/, the Navy Department, on the last da
= Of July, 1850. On that day the "Omni
: bus bill, so called, reported by MI
e Clay from the Committee of Thirteer
t was rejected, and the whole subject q
t dispute was thrown open for agitatIo
d anew. found General Scott acting a
E Secretary Of War, in which situatlo
e he continued for several weeks; an
= happening to take lodging at the sam
# hotel, | was in daily and intimate ii
tarronree with him from that fine n,