The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-10-10
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For The CscH Wig.
Locofoco Philadelphia



ell of the same political character
while it is equally we'll known that
Thomas Swami, assisted by City Coun-
Gil, elected by the American Party, is
the Maglstcrial office, Of the City oil
Baltimore. In view Of these two facts
I.ocofoco presses in Baltimore and out
Of it are continually iustituting COMPARE
son between the two cities, which in
variably result to the disadvantage Of
Baltimore ard her citizens and, in fact,
an attentive pcrusal of the columns OF
the Locofoco organ in Baltimore without
reference to more impartial presses
would lead an :'inncccnt" to believe that
morality and goodness have departed
from Baltimore and centred in the Loco
foco ruled cities Of Philadelphia and Ne W
York.
To look at the other side Of this
picture; to prove from Locoioco authority
and from record that Philadelphia at least,
governed though it may be by Richard
Vaux and hi, foreign minions, is in no
respect more moral, more pure, more
virtuous or more peaceful than Baltimore
is the design of this brief article. To
these authorities, to the sccord of impair
tial history, all good men are advised to
look and then say which i. the evil and
which the good.
First Baltimore is condemned by
Locotoco newspapers because of "the
stupoHdous election frauds" perpetrated
there. Without denying this, let us
look at Philadelphia and the record Of
the State Election Of 1856. 1t was an
acknowledged fact even By Locofocos
themselves, that union of all the oppo-
sition i'll Pennsylvania would defeat the
Democratic State Ticket. The best
Informed Politicians of the opposition
footed up majority of twenty thousand
for their ticket. Out of Pennsylvania
Locofoco papers were preparing the pub
lie for defeat at that Election all men
were prepared for the result and what
is it. The Democratic State ticket was
elected by two thousand majority
Men were amazed and none more so then
Ice foco Politicians out Of Pennsylya-
MIA. The question was not then raised
as to how it was done, but the matter
rested in peace till after the Presidcn-
tial contest. Thea "thc Mann and
Cassiday Election Fraud case" began to
attract the PUBLIC attention. 7 he Judges
carefully examined the election returns
summoned witnesses canvassed eagh-
teen wur!s and there formed oper tao
thousand illegal rotes. Men then began
to see how the State ticket first, and
afterwards, James Buchanan, was elcc-
ted. The evidence shewd that not only
good men were driven away from the
polls by foreign bullics,, but that uaoie
Aantfuis of tickets were thrown into the
ballot-box by these very men, right I'M
der the eyes of Locofoco Judges
Irish witnesses swore they knew Of men
who had uoted four tines, and of natur-
lization papers which had been voted by
fire different ms.e The Grand Jury
found bills of indictment against Loco
foco Judges, Locofocos clerks, and Lo-
cofoco Politicians Of all grades, and at
this time the trial of men belonging to the
higher classes Of that party for these very
same frauds is progressing in the Grim
inal Court Of Philadelphia. Yet this
is the moral, the virtuous, the respccta-
bic city of Philadelphia. Have these
things happened in Baltimore :! Have
Judges Of Election been indicted
there for frauds Have pretended
Office holders been oustcd like Cassiday
there because Of the corruption of the
ballot-box! Men in law are innocent
till they are proven guilty, and save in
the dirty columns of some Locofoco Or
gan, We have no proof of "the stupen-
dous election frauds" in Baltimore
Again the amount and increase of crime
in Baltimore is dilatcd upon everywhere
is beloved from the stump by black
guards and rowdics, and proclaimed by
newspapers which contrve to thrive and
flourish in the midst Of all this crime.
Without denying this, let us look at the
record of Philadelphia. In sThe Del
aware Democrat" "a Locofoco paper
published in Wilmington, Delaware the
following descriptions of Philadelphia
in a letter dated philadelphia Sept 10th
1857 appear
The very devil seems to have taken posses
sion Of the Tsople Oar papers are filled with
accounts OF riots. swirdling, and all sorts II
evil doings.
Wife killing. wife beating, swinding, even
among the higher classes, seem TO be the or
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