The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-05-15
THE CECIL WING.
ELkTON, MD, MAY IS, 1852.

witch-cauldron of locofocoism, that {
short time since was foaming even tc
the hrim with the homogeneous element
of"Oid Fogylsm," and "Young Amer
ica," has lately had infused into it new
ingredient, the Compromise which
instead Of calming its rude bubbling as
its weird masters vainly imagined, ha.
wrought like
Ga charm Of powerful trouble"
until the contents Of the frothy pot are
boiling over, to the CONSERVATION OF
those who
Ground about the cauldron eo.'
Never was there such a commotion. -
The Compromise, instead of serving as
an anchorage for locofocoism, where it
might ride IN safety until the storms
that threatened its destruction were past,
has proved a rock wherein the Inflated
bark has struck, and shy cred into num-
berIess fragments, which now strew the
political sea. State Conventions in the
South have lodged an expression upon
the Compromise. Mr. Forsyth, leader
of the State Rights party Of the South,
and Editor of locofoco paper in Geor-
gia, writes: that the National Convention
must have nothing to do with the Com
promise or inality tests, if it wishes to
secure the union of the Democracy of
the South. The .New York Post says:
that an endorsement of the Compromise
by the Democratic National Convention
evil be attended by disastrous results"
Add to this the avowcd repudiation Of
the Compromise by the ocoloco party
in Ohio, and the public declaration of
members of the party in New York. that
no candidate for the Presidency, who is
committed to the Compromise, can Sc
cure their votes; and we see the woeful
condition in which the harmonious De-
mocracy is placed.
But the worst OF all vet remains to be
told. Mr.. A. J. Donelson, late Editor
Of the Washington Union, who played
the part of "IIecatr," and threw the
''root OF hemlock,' alias the Compro-
mise into the cauldron, hoping to aglom-
crate "Old Fogyism'' and "Young
America, and thus
"Makc the cruel thick and slab;''
has been scalded by the boiling over Of
the pot, and run home to Tennessee to
give his pedal eXtremites time to heal, /
leaving his partner, Gen. Armstrong, to
manage the frothv, foaming mess as best
he can. Here is his yaiedctory, GER
datim CT lUcratim.
"Perceiving that there are obstacles
to the harmony Of the demo party,
growing in some degree out of alleged .
differences Of opinion respecting the po-
ltical views which have been maintain
ed by the Washington Union under the
editorship of the unde rsigned, he feels it
his duty to do what he can, consistently
and properly, to remove them. He has,
therefore, determined to transfer his
entire interest in the establishment to
his partner, General Armstrong, and to
retire from the editorial chair to his pri-
yate pursuits IN Tennessee.
In taking leave Of the subscribers to
the Washington Union, the undersigned
only uses the occasion to assure them
that he has endeavored faithfully to
MAINTAIN the old and settled principles
of the democratic party, whish he trusts
are destined to survive the occasional
Interruptions OF their just influence, aris-
ing from the differences among individu-
ais, or from the more dangerous conflicts
OF sectional prejudice.
Union May l2.
He should have concluded with 7
peroraton on the harmony ofthe Democ-
racy.
klLLED.-hIr. George A. Davidson, of
Delaware City, was killed on Friday
9Th inst. by a negro whom he was taxi
ing to New Castle Jail. Mr.. D. was net
a constable, as has been reported, but
was deputed in the case; the proper Of
fcer having declined to act. 1t has been
stated that Mr.. d. was man of family, |
which is also incorrect. The negro was
arrested short time afterwards and
lodged in Jail.
TnANKs.-We are indebted to Hon. J.
Bell of Tennessee for a copy of his
speech on Non-intervention.
Also, to Hon. J. A. Pearce for the re-
port of the secretary of war, in reference
to the inundatlons OF the Mississippi
river.