Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-11-14
The Position of MARYLAND.

The Know-nothing organs (says the
Baltimore Republican, pretend to boast
of, and affect to rejoice at, the position
of Maryland To us the anomalous po-
sition of our native State presents any
thing but subject of rejoicing. The
vote of the State is of no consequence as
to the Union, or the election of our can
didates But it is of vast consequence
to the State itself, and to the city of Bal
timore especially. The result of the
election proves most conclusively what
we have so often asserted, that Know
nothingism throughout the North and
West had all its strength from Adolf
tionism. That element having been
withdrawn, what a miserable skeleton is
left of this boosted american party.
Maryland-poor, deceived Maryland, of
all the States of the Union has chung to
this deserted ally of Abolitionism, and
now stands alone as the upholder of Sec
tartan intolerance and bigotry. Isolated
from the South by the bigotry and pre-
judice which has been encouraged and
strengthened by the protesting old-line
Wing press-deceived by those in whom
they had placed confidence, thousands of
our citizens whose information upon po-
litical subjects was obtained exclusively
from the Know-nothing organs and their
allies, the american and Patriot, were
induced to believe that Fillmore was a
national man and national candidate ana
therefore gave their votes fol him. The
result of the contest should opon the eyes
of such parties, and convince them that
the demagogues who have thus deceived
them are unworthy of trust. We have
told the merchants and business men of
Baltimore, that the organs whom they
were fostering by their patronage, were
cndcavoring to lead them. against their
best interest We warned them that if
they followed the teachings of the inner
icaa and Patriot, they would find them
selves separated from the country, having
neither sympathy with the North Or the
South.
Did we not tell them truly? Is not
Maryland at this moment suspended be-
tween the two sections like Mohomet's cof-
fin between heaven and earth. Whatclaim
has Baltimore upon Southern men
What sympathy has she shown for the
South in this deadly struggle? When
the very existence of the South bias been
threatened by the advancing pillows of
fanaticism, Maryland, as a border State,
identified by feeling and interest with her
Southern sisters, instead of rallying with
them for the Constitution and its guar
antess, stands now like the skeleton band
of Southern Know-nothings in the House
of Representatives, through whose OBJ
stinacy and reckless bigotry dsunion
abolitionist was placed in the Speakers
chair, honored by no party, trusted by
none Is this position for true Ma
rylander to glory in? Is this the sort of
triumph in which patriots would glory?
We think not.
We love our State--wc love our city.
We mourn over their degradation, and
sorrow for the evils which bigotry and
prejudice have brought upon them. Ma
ryland, once gallant, chivalric Maryland,
whose banner waved in the thickest and
hottest of the revolutionary battle, whose
noble patriots acquired for her glory
and renown of which the whole union
was proud, now stands lonely deserted
thing, shrouded in the Shiny folds of
Know-nothing bigotry-a mark for tine
slow, unmoving finger of scorn to point
at. Know-nothings may rejoice in her
degradation-ue cannot.