The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-10-27

cIcction) is that he deserted the Democrats
at the time when they were loudly recon-
mcndlng him for the Judgeship, and instead
cf becoming their candidate. has accepted
the nomination rendered him by the Amcri-
can party.
This is held to he rank treason: and has
excited no little anger on the part of set of
men, the echoes Of whose praises Of Mr.. Price
are still ringing through the county. And it
must be confessed that they are placed in ra-
thcr an awkward pecdicament. They are
not only forced to recant all they have so re-
Gently said in his favor, and unblushinGly
pretend that they were Recommending him
solely as a good Democrat without regard to
his merits, but must deny him the privileges
Of freedom of opinion, OF which they CLAIM. to
he the exclusive guardians.
Now Tie fact is. that Mr.. Price has been
for twenty-five years one of the staunchcst
Democrats in the State, and if the party had
maintained its organization and stack to its
old platform, would doubtless now be amongst
the foremost und tirmcst in its ranks. But
however it may be elsewhere. here in Hartford
it has gone into state of,drsolution, and has
literally dissolved into. Fusion with the
remnants Of its old adversary. Can any man
of common sense and ordinary lihcrality dis
cover any obligation on the part of MI Price
to follow the same course, AMI associatc HIM
sclfwith this new party, whose materials are
so maiifcstly dicortlant and whose principles
arc still undcv, lopcd! lie left them when
they abandoned the old Democratic PLATFORM
and so did hundreds of others, of the best
men of the party, who claim the right to
think for themselves and scorn to coun'crmurch
at the order ofany leaders. What could they
better do, when parties and platforms were
erumblmg around them, than fall into the
ranks of the american Order, and rally un-
der the stars and stripes Of their country?
Mr.. Prices course in this respect has b, en-
open, manly and un,xccptionahc. From its
first organization, lie has openly expressed
his approval Of the pure and lofty sentiments
of Nationality which is the great fundamental
principle OH which it is based; while he con-
DENIED the secrecy, which appeared like
shrinking from public investigation, and the
prescription on account Of lisions opinions,
which was then under stool to be one Of the
tcnets of the order. But when the mask of
secrecy which had been for time assumed
by them, was thrown aside and the ambigui-
ties of the Slh section were fully explained,
to cnbody. not intulcroncc. but attachment
to religious freedom, and opposition to those
only, who violated the spirit Of the CONSTITUTE
lion by min- ling politics with their religion,
and holding civil allegiance to n foreign power.
Mr.. Price frankly avowc,l his approval Of
their principles, and attached himself to the
American party the more readily, since his
old party associates had disbandcd. This is
u true statement of his course, which, howev-
or his en-, mics may attempt to misrepreScnt
it, has been an inleI .tndrnt and honest one
AS to his competitor for tho JudgcSEip;.wc
know but little, and have nothing to say. If
he has merits, we Shall not attempt to dct,act
from them, but leave. him. in the hands Of an
intelligent people. who will doubtless mctc
out to him the full measure Of his deserts.
But Mr.. Price we know to be lin the language
Of the Hartford Republican, "a sound iawycr
and an able counsellor, who would carry with
him upon the bench every attribute of com.
pctent Judge" And as such, we earnestly
recommend him to our ftllow-citizlnS of Bal
timorc and Cecil counties, with the assurance
that by his election we will preserve the
stream Of justice pure and clear ut its fountain
head. .. hartford.
October 9th II