The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-19

papers addressed to the heartless crew who
are now like vampires feeding upon the life.
blood Of the nation. 1t should read Take
up thy bed ard march" Laughter and ap-
plause. And | would be very clear indeed
from adding TO that Thy sins are forgiven
thee Renewed laughter. No. sir instead
of doing that. tell you what would do
AT every avenue leading from Washington.
or every highway throughout the whole
nation, would have guard placed to watch
the rogues as they were running away. APP
! plsuse.
declare to you, and speak to you with
out figure of speech. that the government of
the United States is now at this time the most
corrupt government upon the face of this wide
earth. What do we witness The expendi-
lures of the general government have increas-
ed from $40 900 900 in 1858 to $4,000 900
| year at this time. The distinguished :" Sage
of Wheatland" declared that $40, 900 900 a
year was too much, and ought to be reduced,
and yet in so short time he has increased it
TO $50 900 GOO. Now if in so few years he
has raised the expenditures from $40 900 600
| TO SSC 900 600. crying all the time" reform,
and the reduction Of expenditures" how long
| do you suppose it would take him to bring
them down $40,0O0,000! daughter and
applause)
I recollect reading story in newspaper
once, that illustrated this thing most beau,l-
| fully. a schoolmaster said to one of his
scholars | have got sum for you to work
out John. Suppose there is cat down in a
we'll thirty feet. and every dav she climbs up
che foot and falls back two, want YOU to tell
me how long it will be before she gets to the
top The boy worked all day at it, and COW
cred both sides of his slate with figures. He
worked all the next day, and covered both
sides Of another slate with figures At last
the master said to him" How are you get.
ting on with that sum, John z" Says John,
90. | have not got to the end of the thing
yet, but think can see through it,
well, how near is she out Z" She is not
getting out at all so far from getting out she
is more than half way down to hell now. -
Great laughter. And that is pretty fair
specimen Of the manner in which Mr. Bnch-
anan is carrying on the affairs of this govern
| ment.
Why, gentlemen they are stealing by au-
thority Of law; absolutely doing it with the
countenance of the President. [ remember
very well that some distinguished gen, leman
IN Philadelphia wrote to the President that
there was fine company there. who were
manufacturing something, and they wanted
to get big contract from the Navy Depart
ment. They were Old Line Wings. and il
they got this contract they would employ a
large number of hands who wonld elect Col
Florence to the next Congress. He wrote thi,
| letter to Mr.. Buchanan while he was Presi.
dent: and he, instead of putting his heel upon
it, as he ought to have done; instead of hav.
ing the man who wrote it prosecuted for offer.
ing him a bribe-he handed the letter over
to the Secretary of the Navy with some terms
of commentator, and the result was that the
man who was thus recommended got the con.
| tract. ! declare to you | felt so Inundated
when heard of that thing, that | scarcely
looked an honest man in the face for week
afterwards. And that is the way things ar,
going on now.
Suppose George Washington could now
look down upon this government, for which
he fought and toiled so faithfuly-upon which
he placed his seal and impress ;-suppose he
could look down aud see how its irs are
now administered, 1t would alloy the happl.
ness of heaven. When ! came to this beauti.
full city went to visit the Washington mon.
ument. ] was not satisfied TO stand upon the
ground and LOOK upon his form up i'll the
clouds; but went up $50 steps until got as
near as could to George Washington himself
wanted to get close up to hn--I wanted t,
re-illumine my fires of patriotism from his go
rious countenance and beaming eye-and
thought when saw him standing there with
that paper in his hand that it was his fare.
well address to the American people, and
thought | heard the marble lips say to me-.
Do all you can here in Baltimore to save
the Onion" Applause
thought saw the inspiration everywhere
upon his countcnance- whether upon canvass
or in marble-whether upon the sdebuard Of
! the common tavern, or in the creations OF
Stuart thought saw upon his countcnance
an approving smile that seemed to sanctiry
our deed and hallow our enterprise. (Ap.
plause.l heard as distinctly as ever heard
any word uttered" Frown down all attempts
TO sever the Union and to break the cords tha,
bind us together as one people" This is the
glorious mission that you are called upon tc
discharge; this is the glorious undertaking
that has brought us here. Our cause is right;
our cause is just, and in the language of one
of Maryland best and most glorious patriots
now dead, upon whose grave the tears of 8
nation have been shed he who from the pri
son-ship upon your own waters saw the en- G.
N.Y. and kcd forth anx iousy to see if the
flag Of the Union still foatcd from the battle
ments of your fort. In.his language viii
say:
"ConGner we must, for our cause it is lust,
And this be our motto-sIn God is our trust. -
Mr.. Henry resumed his seat amid cnthusi
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