The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-02-28
Che Uefit lubie.
ELKTOx. FEBRUARY, IS, 1857.
MARYLAND POLITICS.

ocraf Of last week, may, in some respects,
be called remarkable. Its scope and in
tention must have struck, even the dull
est reader, at once, and no reader is so
dull as not to notice and appreciate the
position Of that organ of Maryland Lo-
cofocoism, in these days of its prostra-
ton and defeat, stretching forth its lean
and empty hands and besceching in
piteous tone, the help of those it has de-
famed and denounced through all its
prior years.
In minority Of thousanis-the po-
litical character of the state, not, as it
says, to be settled next fall, but settled
now--how magnanimous it grows when it
intimates its "party may find it to be
the height Of wisdom to nominate for
the highest Office" some whig who sup
ported Mr.. Buchanan. Is The Democrat
trying that exploded attempt to "catch
old birds with chaff," or is it playing a
cute little game of "tickle aud scratch
for personal or local effect
"Did not The Democrat, on late CO.
casion, under the head of "Fusion of
Wigs and Democrats" use the follow
ing language!
I'VE have opposed this idea from its in
'cipiency and We shall oppose 1t 10 the end. ~
We hope and believe it has but few adyo-
"cates in any part of the state"
Did not The Democrat on a late oc-
casion, speaking of the organization Of
its party, say
we would not lay it aside for the sake
"of temporary advantage, 10y contrasting
with our former opponents to make war
upon the Know -Nothings =
Did not The Democrat on a late oc-
casion, print and endorse letter con-
tanning the following lines -
Il repeat for one my hearty cooperation
land approval Of your endearors to maintain
the indcpendency and integrity of the old
"be beaten than that our ensign should BE-
''tarnished by any improper alliances for the
sake of mere expediency."
Look upon that picture and then look
upon this. The Democrat, on last Sat-
urday asserts the opposite doctrine as
follows
Wings and Democrats in Maryland must
unite to defeat Know Nottingham"
1--WE must unite with those Wings to con.
"quer. And the union must be universal
mot confined to sections in which the Wing
element preponderates. but extend over the
whole State, and embrace every section.
Nay, more, it must be cordial, and we must
learn to esteem every man a traitor to the
cause. who now upon the eve of batll,
'panses 10 enquire whether he who bears the
standard or fights in the ranks against oul
"conlnon foe, was Wing or Democrat"
Here We have either the, whirling
about Of a weathercock or the trickery
Of knave, and we don't care dime
which of the positions is chosen. What
some of our younger Democrats, who
have held the idea that their party had
some principles and was bound to sup
port for Office men of kindred political
notions, will think Of being denounced
by this ''organ" as traitors if they dare
to make enquiry in relation thereto, we
have no inclination to guess.
This matter of union with Wings was
denounced by the Maryland locofocos
and particularly so by their paper here,
till finding their party powerless in the
state, they turn to those they affected to
despise and cry for help. II they now
had even probable chance for electing
Governor, you would hear no such Ian
guage as is used in the last Democrat;
and we presume that instead of finding
any old line Wing willing to take a
nomination with defeat certain before
him, even if he were not to be question
ed in regard to his principles, they will
find hosts of Wings who voted with them
last fall to defeat Fremont, going, next
fall, with the Americans as the prefer
able party.
On the terms "unprincipled organiza-
tion," "foul spirit of bigotry," &C.,
used by The Democrat in reference to
the American party, we make no farther
comment now than to say, they are from
the same foul throat and the same libel
lous pen that slandered and denounced,
in past time, the very same Wings it is
now wheedling at and fawning around.
We shall recur to this Subject again.
De BugG's SUPER-plospHATE AND MANI
puLATEp GuANo.--Our Agricultural readers