The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-10-22
Our readers, who remember

Our readers, who remember the
advance made in Virginia, by the Opposition
into the ranks Of the democracy, and the
gains of members, of Congress made by the
American and Old Line Wings, and other
opponents Of locofocoism in North Carolina
Kentucky and Tennessee, in the South, at the
earlier elections of the season, have no doubt
regarded with equal interest the later con-
tests in the North. The result of the Ia,c
elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Minnesota and Iowa has proven conclnsively
the utter inability of the Democratic Party,
to longer retain their power. In the five
States mentioned they are in miserable
minority of sixty thousand votes. Every
where north of Maryland they are beaten
down and crushed out by the people The
result shows also that the revolution begun
/ two years since is not a transient one. That
it is not predcated upon hostility Of Northern
men to slavery but that the reason which
underles the whole is the unconQuered and
unconquerable desire of the people to break
down the corrupt party which has been striv-
ing to break down the Institutions OF the
Country. Men may pirate about the local
issues in the different Statcs-may say that
the Tariff in one State and Slavery in another
were causes of the terrible shock to Locorp
coism but every sensible man who reads and
thinks, knows that the only question put to
the voters in the States mcn.iuntd was
are you willing to support the Adminstra,
| ton by your votes? g. This is the living
question Of The age. aud the answer has come
laundering along from Maine to Minnesota
! bringing destruction with it. The people
have taken the power into their hands and
are wagins war Of conquest The Loco
foco party is beaten beaten, beaten. The
- mcne, meme tckei, nphGr5in" has been written
by thousands Of hands. % The doom is cast. >
In view Of this great fact. it is pertinen,
question to ask where will Maryland be il
this great contest? IN 1855, she led tho
vanguard of the opposition. In 1856, when
every other State quailed, and falecd, solitary
and alone she cast her vote for their grca,
and good man, WILLARD FILLMORE in 1857,
when every eScrtlon was used, and every plar
adopted to change the vote of the State, still
true to her ancient instincts and her ancient
honor, she cast it on the side of right
and against the party of corruption, and now
on the very Threshold of the battle, which i,
the first brush of the great fight of 1860, j,
becomes every Mary|ander to inquire how thi:
good old Commonwealth will stand in this
great day. Will the men-,he true and
sterling voters of the State a. How this admin
istration to count Maryland as the only
triumph Of 1859. Will they bind Alaryla
to the car of locofocoism. Will they ,joir
themselves to the ever sinking fortunes Of thu
dynasty of Buchanan. We trust not an(
hope to record on the third of November tn,
glad tidings that, Maryland has taken he
true place in the vanguard of the Opposition
The result Of the Governors election II
Texas, in which Gen Houston, Independent
rallying the Opposition forces, beat tn
regular locoloco nominee by some fftec1
thousands shows that the corruptions of tn
modern Democracy are working its deatl
even away in Texas, where it might have
felt sure Of a permanent foothold, if in any
state of the Union.