The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-01-12
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On TIE GovERYoR's MEssAGE.-We
copy from the American Democrat tic
following just remarks on that Part of
Governor Ligon's message, in which he
travels out of the way to abuse and in
suit the American Party.
"lf it meant in the sentences which relate
to freedom of religion and to the purity of the
ballot box, that the American party, as such =,
ever attempted to restrict the one or violate
the other, then we charge the Governor of
Maryland with ut.cring a deliberate calum-
ny upon the dominant party Of his own State.
That there may be fanatics in religion bdOng-
ing to the party is not denied. That the IL
mer'c0n p0riy ever sought to interfere in any
manner whatever with lie religious worship
or religious opinions of any religious com
munily is VIGOROUSLY absolutely, and mterly
false. In like manner, that There have been
disturbances at the polls, is also true to some
extent. In this city, for instance, at the
'l9lh Ward election, bullcs from other Wards
attempted to drive OH the American voters,
and were most signally defeated. But, to say
that the American party has made use Of such
disturbances to carry their point more than
the other party has done, is to assert what is
VIGOROUSLY untrue. What has become of all
the Irish bullcs who were won't to keep the
polls open to the pure Democracy, and to
close them to all others Look at the history
Of New York, of Philadelphia, and Of Balti-
more, for the last twenty five years. What
parties have created the rows there What
parties have proiitcd by them? Answer
these questions. and then say what party has
oftcnest violated the purity of the ballot box.
The Governor Of the State of Maryland,
acting in his official capacity-giving, as he
is required to give, an account of the affairs
of the State to the legislative branch of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from his high position
to SANDER the majority of that Legislature to
which he directs his message. That majortv
belongs to the American party. and they
come in for full share of his wholesale de-
nunciltions. We can only say, that it is
prostitution 9TH high position to the lowest
ley, Of tho 'icmagoguc, aud that the words
arc as unworthy Of the Governor Of Maryland,
as the present incumbent is of that or any
other office.
From another article in the same pa
per we take the following extract -
He urges cooperation with the convcn-
ton which proposed to erect in Independence
Square, Philadelphia a monument in com-
m,moration of The Declaration of dHericdn
Independence: and then His Exccllrncy, hay
ing reserved it for the last, that lie might be
more terrible, INDUCES in tremendous,
folcblc-f>chlc fling at the dmer'can party.
We are unable to give a synopsis Of this part
IF his epis!lc. 1t falls upon the .4me,icda
party with all the crushing force of Il stick
Of straw. His EXccllcncy, with most COM
mcndablc col>cltntousncss, thinks he would
have been wanting in obligation to q public
luty, if he had not vcnturcd to run his head
against the anti foreign party, although the
consequences ray be those experienced by
certain animal who tilted atthe locomotive.
The unauthorized baihoS in which this
document indulgcs in reference TO the strug-
gle in the Crmca, may he noticed another
times'