The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-04-10
Constitutional Reform Ticket.
FOR 4 CONVENTION.
ELEcrloN-4h H'ed,tesday, and 2Gti day Of
liuy, 1858.

~ righteous thing was done by
the meeting in the Court House Oh
Tuesday last. 1t refused to send dele
gates to the proposed Mass Convention
ut Easton, OF TO authorize any person to
90 there in any capacity, or to rccog-
nize that Convention at all. If any man
from Cecil attend it he will 60 on his
individual responsibility alone.
The movement here, so far as the
wish TO send delegates to Easton was
concerned, was confined almost entirely
to the locofoco parfy-although we
observed that number of intelligent
men on that side took opposite views
and that party must there fore bear the
odium to be attached to q movement, the
leaders in which have been thre aiming
secession, reputation, rebellion,a and all
that sort Of thing all of which is DOOM
cd to be tiscountcnanccd and put down,
by all good citizens aud by the true
friends of the Eastern Shore.
In other counties, however, the scnti-
ment is different. The States Right
.4drocafe, the democratic paper ofQucen
AIMS counsy, gives the movement no
countcnance. In its issue of Tuesday
last there is long article against the
movement from which We make the fol-
lowing extract:
eve are surprised to see nearly every
newspaper on the shore tccming with
editorials and communications full of in
dignation, rctribution and vengeance
against the Western Shore counties, be-
cause Of the rejection Of this claim. We
cannot believe that they reflect correctly
the sentiment Of the several counties in
which they are published. If they do,
all We have to say is, that the people
have not been made acquainted with the
real nature of the demand which these
Railroad Companies arc making upon
the Treasury Of the State, but are CARR.
cd away By high sounding appeals and
plausible representations at the expense
of their true interests in this NATTER
The Cambridge Democrat of Wcdncs-
last, received yesterday, commences an
article on the subject as follows:
g We have RETAINED heretofore from any al
fusion to this convcnon-aud not from want ef
Interest in its objects and sympathy. to ii certain
extent with its purposcs-but from a fear that
public opinion was not prepared for it. and from the
LOCALITY of its origin that it was altogether found
cd in desire to further the success OF the Md and
Del Railroad. The Talbot Co. Railroad We
have hearty wish TO see neishbors successful in
this work. and 80 far we are concerned would he
quite willing the whole sum due by the States
plightod faith to the Eastern Shore should 20 to
that work, as the only one, probably. likely to be
h"ishcd. but we do not conceive that thus county
or any of the lower counties. can be benefited BY
it-cvcn If ii shouia be successfully carried on.
While therefore we do not think the appropriation
would considerably benefit is Shore yet we cannot
be blind to the want Of good faith. the absolute re-
pudlaton Of just obligations ON the part Of the
Western Sh"ie in conicmptuously Ignoring this
claim; and il calls for some expression of public
opinion here which may be felt and recognized
There are other matters. however, alluded TO in
the call of the Eastern shore Convention. that are
quite rs important we refer to the interest of
tbs shore rs involved III the law passed tor Il new
Constitute NIL Convention. In regard to the present
Constitution, inquest onab'y the whole conserya-
tive sentiment Of the State is alive to its glaruiy
faults. There some potent reasons why,
it we were sure of getting better constitution in
stead of Il worse the convention should be called