The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-07-21
Che Getil llMia.
ELKTDN, JtLY IL, 1868.

| lately Illuminated by the Central COMMITTEES
Of the "bung-hole" Democracy, and published
generally by the Pierce and plumber organs
! throughout the STATE deserves passin. notice.
1t is characterized by all the viruience 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-
point uicnt which they foresce awaits them,
arc swapping and snarling and bclching forth
abuse upon better men than themselves.
They arc now, it seems. in more bodily fear
of the .f'ncricon. l'arty than Of the Wing
party, and are pouring their anathcmas upon
the former instead Of upon thelatter. as here
tofore. Whatever may threaten to drive
them from goIginS themselves ut the cover
mental 'buns- hole" is dangerous and trea-
sonablc and ,laInning, to let them tel the
(story. Could there be more inrpudcnt joke
or more barcfac,d 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 lniglicr than the love Of
country" They sat, hem1>ires, for that
poH.Gi,, and let them rely on it, their pc
lures are RECOGNIZED as far as the originals
are known.
1t is no business of ours 10 defend the
Know EotlGngs' Or Americans" u what
ever else they style themselves, but i. is our
habit to notice these cbullitions Of lo:ococo,
committees at wlomsoevcr aimed. 10 hear
pack OF unscrupuloas locpfocS ,1tthato-uas
prating about the danger ofthc sccrrSr OF the
nov party must awake the disgust Of any
man of any party, for have there not been
more infamous and plmderirg plans con-
cocttd in the secret chrc!avcs Of this modern,
upstart, rotten PicrccDcmocracy than any
other party arc capable Of concciving and
'nacting and The danger 10 this country, if
there be any dangers around its path, origi-
nate and exist among Tie plundor-hound, if
not oath bound, Lands of that unprnciplvd
faction. Who are the men that come forth
with such bitter dcnunciations 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 Cor the purpose of earning some
lirtlc distinction in that party and buying
some better tide to its fayors that they thus
rage and foam like fools or madmcn-for
their babblc about "moral sense great
truths" ''slc church Of God, = honest yco-
many, the Democratic faith, &C., &C.. is
utterly ridiculous and insulting to common
deccncy and common sense. They are gov
clncd alone by their hunger for the Offices
under the State and General Governments
and all the bombast and affected earncstness
Of their address i, an eiiort to bambIozlc the
honest yeonanry' and voters generally, to
stand by and support them as heretofore
polutcrs and dcscrtcrs Of the Democratic
faith, they assume all the authority and tie
yotodntss of true disciples, but the masses
have discovered the groundwcrN of their
prccnsons in Their erasrings 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 tho agony Of full
some schoo.boy defamation sound and
fury Signilying nothing to those who have
paid any attention to the politics OF these latter
days. How remarkably sensitive arc the
/ benevolent and religious feelings of these To-
cofoco committee, men! For years their par
ty has caiolcd and courtcd the Catholic
priesthood and population of the country
until they had scduccd that powerful sect. or
the foreign portion of it at least, into their in
tercst and service and used them as the balance
ofpowcr whcrcwith to control elections; and
thus was originated the religious antipathics
which have arisen in politics: and their
lrrcscnt 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 does not
undertake to war against the Catholic reh-
giOn, but only against Catholic politics So
its advocate proclaim from the stand and
through the press. They assert that the
Catholic church, as a church. has entered
the political arena TO bring about political
advantages, to that church and its people,
above the pcoplc 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, Metholists, Episcopalians,
lhptlsts, or any other sect which might car
ry their religion to the polls. TO which let
all the people say Amen : and all the poo
pie d. say. Amen! Such is the sum total Of
the religious persecution about which this
f sanity, lung 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
,lcncc Of the old line Democracy Of Maryland!
They cry aloud 10 Ltcu Party, but behold
their party is aotas 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
hopes are filling the hearts of the people.