The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-08-21
nIr. pCarrG's Card.

In Tile CCca u bag Of August 7lh the fol-
lowing paragraph occurred:
.. On the d,y Of the convention which nomi-
mated ihc candidates for commissioners in
1853. belur, that one known to be personally
opposed to us WAS nominated. the d'Ic-ltc
who nominated him, came ont from the con-
vtnti''n TO consult MS; mentioning The per-
sonal opposition tu the mar named. We told
hlni Ia go IN and nominate him. il u iHr best
to have one old linz wlIi@ on TIE Ticket th.t
We did mt want 10 be clerk, and womb not
have the Office again, under any circumstances.
He went back to the convention maize the
nomination and carried it 10y his tx rlion and
vote. That delegate was james White Clay
ton OF :-toNn.'
1t seems lhat Mr.. Davidson y. pcarce. or
the Second District, felt himself aggrcycd
by the publication, anl on last Saturday ap-
reared in The Cecd Democrat III the follow
ing card:
'TO TIE PUBLIC
- IS p G. Ricketts,. Editor of the Cecil Will
has seen m"prr to refer 10 my nomination and
81 clio" as County Commissioner in he fl! of a3l.
in his article NJ inst he Editor Of The Democrat
in his paper bearing 'lata August Ijh in tho lie
Wi'sh hr give that Eai or. uuu!b,ri . II as No.
d. iu which lie says. that Mir. James White Clay.
ton both nominated and c'cc,cd me by his "xerioa
and vote. Now. nhCn he. Ricketts,. made that
statement. he we'll knew h, was lying for he knew
that Mi CLAYTON was n nor and haI no yo L in
the fall of lSdj and refer 30 Mr. Clayton himself
for The truth OF this strcmcnt. As to what pas
in the Convention. / have no know clse hu. th.s
know, hat ncvcr asked for that OF ANY other
nomination. AMI surely there must have bcan a
strange set Of gentlemen in that convention il they
wou'I suffer Mr.. Clayton who was nolhiuc bat a
hoy at that time. to 90 out Of the conventions con
MIR kirl-p M ,Yn it.tt,
ton and nominate whom lie p'ciscI That stare
mcnt. in my estimation. seems ia presume rather
mere than | think the two gentlemen are emit lei
to- 10, lcllly think that they could never have
bad that much il fucncc over any set ~ftrNtlam"n
Of good sense but th't will leave .or some Of the
members Of that convention 20 say. for if lhat
statement is true. and had hal ANY Knowledge of
it should have left it for some other to have
khucd the pretty peach. | am in the county
whore ! was born and bred and among thc poople
with whom have spent NIL my life. with cgccp-
ion Of four yenrs Of my hoyhood. and never vet
have Iotbct or murdered any man. Woman urchi l..
nor d, think that stand tnr, tn, pvuIlcofu4y
native cogmtY in that attitude ihlt must have tl'c
influence and vote Of either Of The two gentlemen
80 elect me TO the ui 'c of COMFY Commissioners
Nor do believe that Ricketts, ever did vote for IA,
Slil somehow or other. was elected. anil / Leave
ii TO tho people Of the county. of bp.h pl.t,cs t.
sly what kind OF It Commissioner ! made
To bring this to c'o.c wi. i,sl say that no
man hu liar and s"oundlcl wopll put such a
statomo in hi" paper against q man Of my age
and Standing. and especially one who VS. anon.
the men that wcul with him through ,nisroun,y to
: ar the first p1pcg that he was the T. i:ur d. and
"h" has always been one -. his .uhStlibrrs. with
the exception u! two years. and have given him
all the printing had for him to do.
August 18th, lSJ5. DANip%J. II. pGANCE "
The plain history Of this matter is, that
in order to d,irmd himself from a brutal at
tack, and most diScraccCul CI,chool l,c