Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-01
The Union--"it must and shall be prtserped" "
n friends are our .triends-its foes our foes
MARYLAND PRESS FOR BATES.
Civilian 4 Telegraph, Baltimore Patriot,
n. KIT A.. ynt
That Democratic Meeting

oedfng II, the principle difference being 10
the character Of the persons composing the
meeting. That Of the democracy consisting
- tho editor OF the Alleganian confesses
principally of the hsrd-working portion Of
our citizens, who have no interest in slavery,
but whose welfare 10 considerably damaged
by It's existence, and OF whom it lie difficult
70 believe they are in favor of its extension TO
new territory, while tie Davis meeting was
sustained by the layges, Shareholders in our
midst.
Robert Bruce, Esq, was elected President,
John NJ. Buchanan and Hanson Wilson
Vice Presidents. Daniel Blochcr was elected
Secretary and Joseph A. Cahill assistant Sec
rotary. A committee Of nine was appointed
TO draw up resolutions expressive of the SEN
tments Of the meeting. The committee con-
listed Of j. NJ. Schley, DR.. Fitzpatrick, C.
B. Thruston, VIM. Walsh, D. Savior, J. NJ.
Buchanan, Perry Shultz, d. A. Dougherty &;
James r. Amman. While the committee was
out preparing their resolutions, at his own
request, We believe, Mr.. Cahill called upon
Mr.. D. Blocher to address the meeting, in
forming us at the same time that the gem
tleman would edify, instruct and amuse Us.
Mr.. b. with great complacsnry and evidently
large share Of self-gratustion, arose. lie
commenced with something about his early
hfe, which we could not distinctly hear. He
told the audience that he had once been
elected by the sovereigns of this county to
represent them in the Senate OF Maryland
aud that lie had made such speech there
as secured Mr.. Blackstone, as faithful
friend of the county ever since. The Black
Republicans, he told us, were for destroyins
the compromises OF the Constitution and
Withholding the rights Of the South Their
leaders were such men as VIM. Seward, an
old line Wing. Rev W. Beecher and Rev.
Wendell Philips. We thought Mr.. Philips
was an infdel lawyer-we are sure we never
heard before that he was divine, but then
we were being instructed The District OF
Columbia, he said. had been ce!ed 70 the
General Government by the State Of Mary
land, with the express reservation, that slavery
should not be abolished therein. That thought
we is something new, and surely We are in
structed. Then the orator glded on in bis
peculiar way, after wha. seemed to be his
main object-the editor Of the Telegraph
and surely he used Us up. Those who are
acquainted with the geptleman's manner, can
form tolerably correct idea of the chaste
aud classic style in which il was done, for
Daniel was more than himself on this occa-
aion. lie accused US of all manner OF mean
and dirty things, with such flippancy, as
would lead one to suppose that he was init
mately acquainted with the way of doing
such matters; hut Of course he Is not, FOR
Daniel is IN honorable man. He said We ex-
pected to WELD high moral influence in
this community, which made us felicitate our
self, upon having accomplished to some eS-
tent the noble aspirations Of our heart, mas
much as we were the object of the orators
vitupsrstion. But judge ye, how our pleas
ant revery was broken, and our sens;bilitiea
shocked, when with a stentorisn voice, and
burning oloquence, he told the Mortified au-
dienoe with Demosthenean power that We
were "going straight down to hell" Alas
alas thought we, what have We done. to be
consigned so unceremoniously, BY the gifted
Daniel, to the fires and flames OF the lower
regions. Willie trying to reconcile oursclf
to our fearful, and as we thought, unmerited
doom, we began to look about for his horned
and Satanic majesty, but not beirg able to
zee the glare of his fiery eye, or behold the
grin Of lis gratifed and delnoniscal coun-
tsnsnce, or smell the peculiarly sulphurous
atmosphere that is said to pcrvade the re.
gions to which our loving friend Daniel had
consigned US. We were led to suppose that he
had at least postponed our introduction be-
low, to more convenient season, for which
we here tender him our unicigned gratitude
While musing upon our escape, at leas. for
the present. from that doom which Of all
others, men most dread, our attention was
arrested by another announcement. from the
slime oracular source, 10 which we were
charged with working our paper by our own
slaves, while poor white men stood idle at
the corners Of tie streets, with their hands
in their pockets, having nothing to do, and
their families suffering ut home" and then
when We heard the LOUD applause with which
the orators appreciative audience received it.
we wondered what would become Of MS in
the end, for In the start the learned gentle
man wanted TO make us An Abolitonist and
now he charges Us with being pro-ssvery
man Of the very worst kind; and hi. audi
ence endorsed it with cheers. It NAV be our
friend Daniel will help us gu, Of Dur Difficulty,
as he isa wonderful adept in reconciling con-
Predictions and making plain absurdities.-
Blu: be that as it may, we think We have
good chance to escape pandemonium, for as
much as We were to be sent there for being
40 Abolitionist, and our friend Daniel who
had signed orr commitment, now having
dscerned that we are such terrible pro-
slavery mar, that We work of the Telegraph"
With our own slaves. instead of employing
white free men to do it, we look for bis re-
call of our commitment, and anticipate that
We shall still have breathing spell, in which
10 expose the hypocricy. insincerity. corrup-
ton and miserable double-desling of locoioco
politicians. Having paid our respects to our
special friend Daniel, we volunteer, with the
u,mest kindness, a little advice. The next
tinie sou solicit the privilege of instructing
he people, take care TO he correctly Informed