The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-01
THE CAMPAIGN,

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thr democratic pres, has been driven by
the necessity of saying something, TO the
denunciation and misrepresentation Of
the Wing candidates. Of such Il char
acter is the article published in the
Baltimore Argus over the 81 gnature OF
"Cincinnatus," the writer haring from
Dorchester county. Fhe article is Of
course copied into the country press
and generally circulated, the opporuni-
tv for INDUCING in their favoIlte mode
of warfare being too good to BE- lost. In
this article Mr.. BOWIE is assaled, and
denounced as the enemy Of the poor
man, and as having no sympathieS and
no affection for the poor man, aud it is
asserted that his object is to Cypress
rather than elevate them, SC, SC.
Verify the poor man is of great conse-
quencr to the democratic party ust be-
fore an election, but more reliance could
be placed in their professions of esteem
and affection, if these same demo $
did not forget the poor man as soon as
the election is over. But what, reader,
DO you suppose brought ont this terrible
rodomontadc against Mr.. Bowie What
is relied upon to sustain the charG" Of
'vindiciive and maligant opposition TO
the poor man and to the social and poIiI =
zeal elevation of the maSses!' Why,
his vote against Andrew Johnson bill
''to encourage agriculture, commerce.,
manufactures, and all other branches of
lnd,lstry,' Familiarity known as tine
'Ilome>trad law giving to any citizen
of the United States who would settle
thereon, one hundred and sixty acres Of
the public lands. No portion Of Mr..
Bowie's speech is quoted to show hostl-
t. to the poor man, his vote against a
particular bill onl ~ is relied upon. In
bis speech Mr.. Bowie distinctly states
that if ''the bill in his judgment, would
effect hoy it proposed to dot i, tented
III fact, to encourage commerce, agr;cnl-
turp and manufactures, he would not be
found to oppose it," He thought it
would paraiyze and retard these inter
ests--he regarded it as a proposition to
ceae the lands to the States in which
they lie. He opposed it as unjust to the
Older States, and also to thosr citizens
who had fought and BLEED in the wars OF
the country TO them had been gwen
IA bounty of ~ or 50 acres tor their SER
vices, and this bill proposed to give the
lands away, making the land warrants
utterly worthless. for who would bay
when thu same land, could be- had gratis
The public lands are sold at nominal
is able to emigrate to The West, stock
hi, farm, and build house, even though
it b. log one, but is also able to pay
this pric" for as much land as he requires
for cultivation.
For his vote against this bill, the utli-
tv of which he doubted, for his desire to
protect the old States and the really poor
soldiers who have served in the MrNican
and other wars Mr.. Bowie is denounced
as an enemy of the poor man If tins
be conceded, how many democrats will
br found in the same category! 1t fail
ed entirely to pass the Senate, which is
strongly democratic, and we believe
some democrats in the House voted
against it, though It's supposed popuIari-
t. with the masses undoubtedly got IT
many votes from the demagogues who
watch every popular breeze, and take
advantage of IT to wait them into place
and power This charge will fall harm
less at the feet of Mr.. Bowie--he is not
the enemy Of the poor man, and the
voters of Montgomery, who have known
HIM intimately from his youth, will
hurl back the charge in thunder tones
of indignation and scorn
Eaaon Gaectte.