The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-11-03


few suits within the last ten years This is
true in fact, but die inference drawn from it,
is a false ore. 1t is we'll known here, that
during ai chat period he has resided UPON
his farm, twelve miles from the county town
and has not sought for business with as much
avidity as some Of his contemporaries. Yet
lie has not only been successful farmer,
deriving an ample support from Tie cLltiya-
ton Of tic SOIL but during the twenty-five
wears lie has GGou at ting Bar, he has been in
Tic cnioymtnt Of fine clanrciypIacticc and
Il constant attendant upon the terms Of court
where he has. rot unfi,qnuntly. had orpur-
tuni,irS of showing bis ready familiarity with
legal PRINCIPLES anG'autho'itirS. 'H
But the great Objection to Mr.. Price lin
the minds Of hose who arc now opposing his
clccrinnl is that he deserted the N,mocIa;s
at the time whom they were loudly ,cccm-
mcnd,ng him for the judge ship, and instead
Of hcccthng' their candidate. has accepted
the nomination rendered him by tie -tnlui-
can party.
This j. hold to be rank treason: aud has
excited no Iitlc anger on he part Of ST If
mon. the echoes Of whose praises VI Mr.. Price
are still ringing through The cnrnty. And is
must be coalt,SS,d that they are placed in ra-
lhcr an Awkward pccdcamcnt. They arc
Gently said in his favor. and unbIuShngly
lnc;cnd that they were Recommending him
sol, " as a good Democrat without regard to
his merits, but must deny him the privileges
of Fl cctlnn of opinion of wlt;ct: they claim To-
be the EXQUISITE giauiiaITS.
Vow the fact is. that Mr. Price has been
fortwenty-ivc years one of the stannchcSt
Democrats III the State, and if the party had
maintained its organization and stuck to It's
old platform, would doubtless now be amongst
'hc foremost ind ftmcSt in it's ranks. But
however 1t may ls clScyr!icrc lstre NIL farford
1t has gone into Il state of dissolution, and has
literally dissolved into a FaSi0n with the
remnants Of its old adversary. Can any man
81 common sense and ordinary libc:alitv dis
cover any obligation ON the part of Mr. Price
| 70 follow the same course, and a,socintc hnr-
Stlfwith thiS ncW party, whoSe materials are
so maiitrStlv dcordant and whose PRINCIPLES
are still undvvclopcd! lie left them when
they abandoned the old Democratic platform:
and 50 did hundreds of others of the best
men of The party. who claim the right To-
think for thcmS, Ives and scorn TO countrmGrrh
at tlc order ofany leaders. Wha' cpull they
better do, when parties and pla, sorhls were
cIumhlng around thcSh, Tran fall into the
ranks Of the 'American Order" and rally UNI
Mr. Prices course iE tits respect has bccit
open. manly and uncxccptionab'c. From its
first organization, he has openly cXprc>Sr,5
his approval of the pure and lofty sentiments
Of Nmioacihu which is the great Fundamental
principle ON which it i haS, 1t: while lie con-
(cmtd the secrecy, which appeared like
shrinking from public invcstis ga ION. and tho
prescription ON account Of religions opinions,
which was then under stood TO he one OF the
tcnclS Of The order. But when the mask Of
secrecy which had been for a time assumed
by them, was thrown aside. and the ambgul-
ties Of the Sh section were fully explained,
TO cnlbody. not intolerance, but attachment
to religious freedom, and opposition to those
only, who violated the spirit Of the CenS'itu-
lion ly min ling politics with their religion,
and holding civil all, glance toa foreign power,
Mr. Price f,auily avowrd his approval of
heir principles, and attached himself to the
American party the more readily, since his
old panty associates had disban'!ed This is
a irae statement OF his course, which howCv
or his enemies may attempt to mlSrcpreScnt
1t, has been all independent and honest one.
AS to his competitor for the Judgcship, we
know fut little, and have nothing to say. 1t
he has merits, we shall not attempt To dctlart
from tli,m, hut leave him in the hands Of an
intelligent people. who will doubtless mcre
out 20 him The full measure Of his deserts.
Hui Mr.. r!cc we know to be i'm the language
Of the Hartford Republican, "a sound lawyer
and an able counsellor. who would carry with
him upon the bench every attribute of a COM
potent Judge And AS such, we earnestly
recommend INN to our fellow citizens Of Bal
limorr and Cecil counties, with the assurance
chat by lis election we will preserve the
stream Of justice pure and clear at its fountain
head. hartford.
Nov. Sit.