Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-03-20
MARYLAND Politics.


Maryland Politics.
The editor of the Cecil county 'Demo.
crat," in some general remarks upon the
subject of Maryland Politics, gives ut
terarlce to sentiments and views which
woheartily endorse, and which we hope
and believe will find a cordial response
in every Democratic heart in the State.
We cordially commend, to attentive pc
rusal, the views of our brother of the
Democrat Aws
"Thc import sf the coming con-
test in Marylal in scarcely be over
rated. 1t wiliSktle, for many years,
the political chagaeter of the State. The
nature of cur government is such, that
the election of a Governor gives, during
his term, tinge to the whole political
atmosphere, and affects the workings of
our whole system dlt
b." 1t is of the highest moment then
that the opponents of bigotry and in
tolerance in Maryland--all those who
wish to see the foul stains which dis
grace anu disfigure the land of religious
freedom, erased from her escutcheon.
should early, earnestly, and cordially
unite in the formation and perfection of
an organization which shall prove irwin
chile. Wings and Democrats in Mary
land must unite to defeat Know nothing
ism. They must choose for their stan
dard-bearer man who can command the
suffrages Of all the conservative men in
the State There must be no higgling
about names, no looking to the antece-
dents Of a man who proclaims his will
lingness to fight under the banner Of
equal rights against the most reckless
and unprinciplcd organization which
ever disgraced free country iii4 r9dio.
-" We would particularly address our.
selves to the Democratic Press and Dem.
ocratic Party in Maryland We tell oul
friends, those who we're democrats before
the advent of Know nothingism, that Of
ourselves we are powerless.q The late
elections have clearly demonstrated this
The original strong holds of Demoerac,
are the reeking hot-beds of Know moth
ing proaigacy. Tho strong holds %
Democracy now, are the former fields o
Wing triumphs We must unite with
those Wings toconquer And the unior
must be universal, not confined to sec.
tions in which the Wing element pre-
ponderates, but extend over the whole
State, and embrace every section. Nay,
more, it must be cordial, and we mus
learn to esteem every man traitor tC
the cause, who now npon the eve of bat.
tie panses to enquire whether he who
bears the standard or fights in the ranks
against our common foe, was Wing or
Democrat, a follower Of jackson or of
Clay,
1--WE speak thus earn earnestly , because
we can well foresoc circumstances in
which our party may find it to be the
height of wisdom to nominate for the
highest office in the gift of the people
some one Of the many distinguished gem
tlemen, who, in the late eyentful strug-
gle, united with us in the support of the
Presidential nominee. We say, unhcs-
itatingly, that if such should be the fact,
we shall as earnestly, and as heartily,
support such nominee as if he had been
born and reared in the democratic fold
with ourselves We shall make no dis
fnction, for we can see difference,
The issues which divided Wings and
Democrats have passed--the namesalone
remain, We are called upon now, by
every consideration of pride, duty, and
patriotism, to unite in the effort to han
ish forever from the State Of Maryland
that foul spirit of religious bigotry and
intolerance which is disgrace and re-
proach, alike to Wing and to. Democrat.
We shall fight under the banner of re-
6gious freedom nor pause for one in
slant to inquire whether it be borne by
one with whom we have in former strug-
giles fought side by side, or by one
against whom we have batttled in for
mer contests"