The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-07-21
Gbe Cecil llMia.
EI.KTDy, JGLY ii, 1863.
Tins LocoFoco Anpsgss.- address

lately Illuminated by the Central Committee
Of the "bung-hole" Democracy. and published
generally by the Pierce and-punder organs
Throughout the Stat, deserves passing notice.
1t is characterized by all the yirulcnce Of
hungry political hacks, who, trembling in
the fear Of losing their chance at the spoils of
Office, and gnawcd in advance by the disap-
pontnicnt which they forcsee awaits them
are swapping and snarling and bcching forth
abuse upon better men than themselves.
They arc now, it seems. in more bodily fear
of the A'ncricon. l,arty than Of the Wing
party, and are pouring their anathcmas upon
the former instead Of upon thelatter, as here
toforc. Whatever may threaten TO drive
them from gorging themselves at the COVER
mental "buns- hoe' is dangerous and trea-
sonable and dalnning, to let them tell the
story. Could there be a more inrpudynt joke
or more barciactd cfirontcry than for such
men as sign that Address to speak of any
other men as corrupt politicians with whom
the love Of Office is ,nishGcr than the love of
country" They sat. Themselves, for that
por;f.'t, and let them rely on it, their PIC
lures are recognized as far as the originals
| are known.
1t is no business of ours 10 defend the
Know Eotlnngs' Or "Ancricans" VI " hat
ever else they style themselves, but i. is our
habit to notice these cbullitions Of lo:o!oco
committees at wilomsocycr aimed. 10 hear
| a pack OF unscrupulons locufoco t1ttna-o"uas
prating about the danger ofthc sccrcSr Of the
nov party must awake the disgust Of any
| man of any party, for have there not been
| more Infamous and pllndcrirg plans con-
| cocttd in the secret chrcavcS Of this modern,
upstart, rotten PierccDcmocracy than any
| other party arc capable Of concciving and
'nacting; and the danger To this country, if
there be any dangers around its path, oriei-
! nate and exist among the plundcrbound, if
not oath bound, bands of that unprinciped
| faction. Who are the men that come forth
with such bitter dcnunciatons Of any other
| political organization! Who, but a pack Of
hungry, opcn-mouthcd office hunters who
expect to be fed by The present Pierce party:
and it is for the purpose Of earning some
little distinction in that party and buying
some better title to its ftyors that they thus
rage and foam like fools or madmcn--fol
their babblc about 'moral sense great
truths" the church Of God, ''honrst yeo-
many, "''thc Democratic faith, )" &C., &C.. is
utterly ridiculous and insulting to common
dercncy and common sense. They are gov
crncd alone by their hunger for the Offices
under the State and General Governments,
and all the bonbast and affected carncstneSS
Of their address is an effort to bambJ ozlc the
honest yconanry' and voters generally, to
stand by and support them as heretofore
l'o!!utcrs and dcScrtcrs Of the Democratic
faith, they assume all the authority and de-
votcdn,ss of true disciples, but the masses
have discovered the ground wcrk of their
prctcnslon. in their eraspings for place and
power and plumber.
The burden of the present manifesto is
about the persecution Of the Catholics. and to
this theme they devote all the agony Of full
some School-boy defamation -''sounl and
fury Signilying nothing to those who have
pad any attention to the politics OF these latter
days. How remarkably sensitive arc the
benevolent and religious feelings of these To-
cofoco committeeman For years their par
ty has cainlcd and courtcd the Catholic
priesthood and population of the country
until they had sc,luccd that powerful sect, or
the foreign portion Of it at least into their in
tercSt and service and used them as the balance
ofpowcr whcrewilh to control elections; and
thus was originated the religious antpathics
which have arisen in politics. and their
present whine about religious persecution is
simply for the purpose of binding the people
of that church more closely TO them.
Now the present American party docs not
undertake TO war against the Catholic reii-
e'on but only against Catholic politics So
its advocate proclaim from tho stand and
through the press. They assert that The
Catholic church, as a church, has entered
the political arena to bring about political
eill alio itS INClhc,
above the pc oplc of other churches This
they allegc is dangerous, and they undertake
TO oppose and break up any such action on
the part of that church hereafter. And they
assert they would take similar steps against
Presbytcrans, Mctholists, Episcoralians,
Gaptlsts, or any other sect which might car
~ their religion to the polls. TO which let
all the people say Amen = and all the pco-
pie do say, Amen Such is the sum total Of
the religious persecution about which this
sanity. r"bung hole" democratic committee
make so much 'to do"
And who is it these scions Of the Pierce,
notification Democracy attempt to address!
Do they not know they have not the conf
dcncc Of the old line Democracy Of Nalylandf
They cry aloud TO Ltcir Party, but behold
their party rs not-as they hope TO find it.
The sound rcflccting men who once acted
with them are looking elsewhere for political
advice and political fellowship. The hungry
howl of such committee has in it no music
for the masses. A new era is dawning-ncw
hopes are filling the hearts of the people