The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-08-11


in Elkton on the last Saturday in July, the
following pledge was signed as part of the
proceedings. We attach the names ALSO
We whose names are hereto affixed, do
hereby solcmnly declare and affirm, that we
are not members of the order or society
known as Know Nethings, or Of any other
secret political organization Of any name
whatever, or of the party now called Amer
lean, that VIC have not at any time received
from the said order or society or any such
order or society any dispensaion or dismissal
for the purpose Of making this or any similar
declaration, and that We will use all fair and
honorable means to defeat the objects of the
said order or society, and will oppose any
and every man who accepts nomination for
office from it, or is known to be member
or candidate of the said order or party.
Thomas Howard John Anderson,
> George II. Joyce IL John p Price,
3 James Scott, ID. ii. Cochran,
1 Solomon Blake. Thomas NJ. Hays,
5 Edmund Brown ST., II Richard Grason.
& John S. Rossell, Is ]. Il. Brown,
n. Founders. 16 James Iasson,
I John l.. IIancs, VIM. w. Scott,
8 Henry c. Mackall, Levi F. Boulder,
. ii. VandcrfoI Jr., II Vim. IIanes,
James j.. Fuard, Is Benjamin Miller.
| 10 Fl. Mccullough, A. J. Scott.
II r. NJ. Walmslcy, Nicholas Chambers.
II Edward l.. Foad, - John Taylor,
VIM. =. Strickland, Samuel Estes,
W. II. Stepter, 90 IL. IL. Mite hell,
So, we have the locofoco pledge and the
Know Nothing pcdge-thc parties in this
respect standing on equal ground. That
pledge, however, was not swallowed Ly all
who attended that district meeting. 1t was
passed in their County Convention on the
following Tuesday, modified by leaving out
edo hereby solemnly declare and affirm, for
what reason we leave to be guessed.
The Know Nothnss we understand to be
made up of voters who are not Office holders
or office seekers; and we wish in this con-
nexion to call attention to the character of
the above signers of the locofoco pledge. 1t
will be observed that we have numbered a
majority of the signcrs, and the readers
attention is called to them in rotation.
No. |. Late locofoco candidate for Com
missioner and one of the most active locofoco
electioneerers Of the district.
No. 2. Late loco Clerk to the Commits
sioners, loco magistrate, and at present dep
uty in Clerk S office.
No. 3. Late loco asplrant to Congress.
No. 4. Late loco Oyersccr of the Poor.
No. 5. Loco Justice of the Peace.
No. 6. Loco Constable.
No. I. Late loco Constable loco
hotel keeper.
No. 8. Loco Special Judge. Rumors
would-bc successor to Judge Constable.
No. 0. Loco Editor.
No. 10. Ex-loco State Senator, &C.: celc-
brated loco Railroad Compromiscr; loco codi-
fer, &c. -,.-.-
No. IL. Loco Sheriff.
No. IL. Ex-Whig Sheriff. Present keep
or Of u Groggery. .J
No. IL. Loco Ex- Collector.
No. II. Loco States Attorney.
No. 10. Loco EX-Constablc and Ex- Mag
istrate, and Present Loco Postmaster.
No. l6. Ex-loco Fish Inspector.
No. II. Ex-loco Sheriff. Constable, Mag
istrate, and present candidate for nomina.
No. 49,, Loco Road Supervisor.
No. 10. Late loco applicant for Oycrsecr
| Of the Poor.
No. 20. Loco Clerk of the Circuit Court.
And as to the balance although one OF two
are entirely free from any imputation as
locofoco partizans, the most of them are
rabid hangcrs-on to the skirts of locofoco
leaders. Five-cighths of them, however, are
late or present office holders, and yet this
plcdge-bound partyfed band arc to be held
up as a pattern for the disintcrested voters of
the democratic party and all other parties in
Cecil county. 1t is mockery; it is an insult
to the people of the county who are uncon-
taminatcd by the trickery of the would-bc
locofoco leaders who swarm about Elllton
and who are now trying to brow-beat and
bully members of their party who have join
cd the American party, in order that they
may still feed on the spoils of office. People
of Cecil watch the movements of the times
Democrats who are free be not dismaycd.
Are you the slaves of these political hacks
and drivers? Are you bound to feed them
all your livcs9