The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-03-07
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and .,,nd.rons er,,h,,s which h.. has sc,n Fl,
IN u,tor t, should lnrc ,hc cohii,,enr. nf NV
constituents ,nd REILLY i,rscryn,br lnss-n.v
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sa;I M. enc Of ;ust;,e wnnld M, ,Ij,,y
mo IN say |, GO. nv limits forbid tl,,, shnuld
CIV NOVA
+ con,s NOV, ~ u.h,, sb,,, COL, ,bo ,o,,-
mn; ~ nort;on or tho r,r,lcm.u,. sn.,c,, 7
ref,., r. ,l,t mart ~ !, n which hi, doll NJ.
,.r,nca and ir,ll,r .r,st;.ni,,;o, ;,d;c,t,d so
cl,arIv thc or,,nrv of ,he sivnn In this ror-
ner,;o, h., chororto,;y.I ,ho 4 ,,cr;c.n ,,rt,
"a nro.c,ir,;w" NJ roro;rn.rs SIR in t whct
srnse il iIn nol;cv of ,hat Marty nroscr;nt;v. a
What ,ioes i nro,osc in r.sr.,cs to ,hs s,r.
! ,;yncr ,h.t ,or,at,. NJ tbn n,tnro or nro-
! scr;nt;on, yp,, answer ut w;,hhn,ls ROW,
lin Cnr n time tbo ,;mht of .mfi,,n.,, AnJ
have not all nor,;.s Sow, thn i,,s,,,,;,a If
The Gnvcrnn,ont J,na NJ, c;S.lv Tho y.rn,
th;nc1 W. nro,oso a. nortv n,Ih;nr
new in nrincinIr Tha nr.cssi,y If ,u,,;n9
lnrricn.rs IN a nrob.t;on when II, Come 10
ih;s Country is recnon;zcJ nv tho ex;stino
| laws Of I'M. land and bv TIN. rHlicv If All mar.
ties We only ask to extend the tern, of nro
bation. The difference between ms and other
nor,irs ,hcrforr ;s , d:fEre,,ce in reward to
time. and is founded wholly in cxpcdirncy.
We sav to the ;mm;yront Sir. We arc IN.
willing 70 invest vo,, with the r;rht or suf
frapc until Won have learned how to exercise
;tH W. til, him that the machinery of our
Government i, delicate and complcx in its
structure-that its nations are rerulateI by
the great halance-wh,cl of free suttragc-and.
therefore that he should not touch il until he
learns how to do SO with safety. Otherwise,
". tell him. he might disturb its equilibrium
| and unsrt,lc it's motions in which event the
| innate movers of s4,f.nronujsion within the
machinery of State would scatter it's rolling
and tlying wheels in thousand directions.
We ten Inn that he must not carry combus.
,ibl. material into the ,nopazin. until he
learns where the train lies. Otherwise, he
may set fire to the train. and tho explosion
NAV ruin both MS and himself. Is there any
proscrip,ion in this? If so. it !, n proscrin.
ton designed and adapt,d to prptect the for.
cigner-a prescription that withholds from
HIM only the means OF his own ruln-that
| lhio"S wall OF Sii'clds around ooth nun ana
and anarchy. fonrs is a war upop tn, for.
eicncr. it is one in which tho yanuuishcd will
share the spoils with the victor.
| But. to give every cooc,i cattle argument of
| our uoli,ical opponcsts its aupr,pr,ate ulace
and weight. | WI, nausc here a SINGLE mo-
mrnt. and examine Tho ollcrcd nroscrintion
| of fo,ci,-pc,s bv the American marry in With
| holding f,om.thc,n thc cmoluments of office.
This charge. )ased on th. bynotbes,s last
souhistry. IF a freeman NAV not mr., fer n
naliycLurn to n fo,eiyn. born citizen. and east
his vote occorainoav' us,;t;,.nl liberty is
phantom. and fIcc snF,arc a mockery
The error into which our noltical onno.
ncnts have fallen is his: thew fail TO disc,i,n.
mate between prctir,;oo and n,os,r;Li,r
they attach to the former the odium Ina,
uro,rrly ,rlonos to the latter. I'm, they do So
ONLY in refer, nee to the American marty. They
seem to regard it as perfectly lcrit,matc and
right that ! Democrat should prefer to be
ruled by Democrats; but if an American ORE.
f,rs to be ruled By Americans. and. in the
exercise Of free suffrage, votes accordingly.
his action is branded AZ proscrip,ion.
.,,
,S'ranee such difference there should pe
i"iAt '"ceaieaum ana t"eedledce
But wc Americans IL is said make the mr.
eMeat Of birth. while Democrats make hor.
NOM Of r;rus, the basis Of prcf,rcncc. This
is simply untrue. It is true beth as relates
to them and as it relates to Us. Where,
demand, is the boastctl harmony of their
views ?-whcrc the basis and groundwork of
their agreement! Is it in the priacipic ~ of
the Kansas. Ncbra Ska act Their own Spccch.
cs. delivered on this floor during the present
Congress-, clearly demonstrate their diversity
of onin,n MS to what that princiule is. They
differ from each other in regard to it's mean
ing and practical working ont. as widely and
as radically as they do f,om the Rrnubiicons
themselves Some Of tl,cm affirm That #
clothes the Territorial Legislature with mower
tn establish or excludc slavery ,rh;lst n Jpr.
r,,ou Others adm;tt;no that It p,vrs the
mower. dcny that the ..souatters" have n
RIGHT to exercise il until they come to form
State constitution. There are those oooin
who strangely enough insist that i siycs
the Territorial LEGISLATURE ..no mower what.
ever over the subject of slavery. lint that
tho now or TO establish or exclude It is inner.
emf in the breast Of fine ..souattcr. and is
therforc undrr;v,d This diversity If onin.
inn was w,ll understood b,forc the mcetinr of
tho iinc,un,,; Convention. and vet there wos
M ,tt.mnt IN tl,r nort of that convention IN
define and fix its position. II simnlv insert.
cd in tie r,otform the ,mbipuous and inranoi-