The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-06-23
foolititol.
THEIR ANTECEDENTS.

The Vicksburg Wig publishes the following
condensed sketch Of the antecedents ola por-
ton Of the delegates to the emocratic-Char-
lesion Convention.
That this very national party has NOT, long
ere this, gone TO the dogs containing as it has
for years, such elements as these, is only a
further evidence Of the power or'.plunder -
and such unhcard ofplundcr!-to hold party
together. Really the centripctal force OF the
spells is amazing.
Gen. OrrSon Underwood, delegate from
Massachusetts, presided at meeting on the
25,h of March, 1911, at which the following
GeSolu,ion (thc fifth of a Serles) was passed
"Re<oIrcd, That the annexation of Texas
to the United States was projected and will
I've accomplished. solely by the sclish m,cHia-
atoms Of shareholders, and their plant insiru-
mcnts IN the national councils, in order to
augment their already ovcrgrown political
power, and to cnirec The Mratrc Of LhcT nefr-
ions hoNic in the sincwS and souls of men"
Dean Richmond, flom New York. supper
ted Martin Van Buren, in 1913, on the Buffalo
platform.
Isaac V. Fowler was a mcmlcr Of the
"Frccsuil Democratic General Committee of
the City of New York - in 1919.
William IL. Ludlow was Frecsoiler in
1913.
Isaiah Ryndcrs was turned out Of the
General Committee Of New York, a, Tammany
Hall, for opposing CasS and Butler.
John Cochrane Gerrlt Smith nephew. was
originally an abolitlonS'. and in 1910. idcn.
tifrd himself with the FrccSoilcrs. lie made
speech al llclkimer in October, in which
he said:
" The influence of slavery operates in a
triple direction upon the master, upon the
slave, and upon the interests of free labor.
" The most careless observer cannot fail to
have distinguished in the various compound
Of the institution, its lcmoralzng influence
and in the scared conscience and indura'e1
heart oc the Shareholder its balcfnl effects"
Nelson }. Waterbury. Andre Fremont, and
Govcrncur Kcmble were delegates To the
Utica Frccsol Convention of June %. 1913
Theodore Miller has always been an ultra
FrccSOhcr.
Moses Warren was Frccsoiler in 1918.
Peter Ca@gcr was mcmoer Of the lI,iki-
mer Frce-oi Convention, of Goth October,
1871. and voted for John Van Burcns Ii &C.
soil resolutions.
Alorzo G. Paige was Frocsoilcr in 1913.
In 1880, he was nominated for Judge and
vote! for as "A Black Republican.
lemurl SIetson was FrceSoilcr all the
while, and ran in 1855 for State Comproll or
Of New York on an anti-slavcry platform.
Sidney Lawrence was radical Frcesoil
n,n!ocrat.
Daniel p. Bsse,l was a member of the L ,ica
FrecSoil Convention in 1913.
Henry ). Randall was one Of the architect
Of the BGiialo platform, anG, i'll 1850, signed
the #" loving card:
1--WE, the undersigned inhabitants of Cort-
land county respectfully invite our fellow
cillenS, without distinction of parity. who
are opposed to the Fugitive Slave bill lately
passed 10y our National Legislature, making
the people Of the North virtually SLAVE
cAT2nERS, contrary to their request or will,
| aud who are in favor Of the immediate repeal
OF the law, TO assemble at the Court House IN
CortlandvlNc, on Monday, the l4lh inst, a!
| clock, p. NJ"
Luxe Smith is an old Frccsoilcr.
James y, lla,kins was in convention at
Syracuse in June, 1919, which passed the
following resolution:
Re,OirHi, That, in our estimation slavery
in its MORAL, social and political character
and influence. is an evil, and that it's intro.
dncton into the territories recently acquired
by ON Government, ought not to be permit
ted"
Elmore p. Ross was rrccsoilcr ard an
advocate Of the Wrlmot proviSo
a. GliSwold was lrcesollcr in 1913, and
DECLARED he would not vote for n man who
had pro-Aavcry sentiments. lie voted for
Van Burcnn 1913.
Henry y Barto was a member Of the Utica
Frccsoil Convention in 1918. which nomina-
ted Van Buren, for President.
H. ID. Abbott WAS member Of the " Soft "
| Democratic Syracuse Convention in 1855, and
voted agains, the extension of slavery.
Charles lIaer was Frcesollcr in 1913.
! simeon Il. dewitt. nov Marshall OF the
Northern DiStrct of New York J was a radical
Frccsolcr and Aboltionisl in 1913.
Marshal b. Chapman supported recently
the Black Republican nominees for local Off.
| GERS.
Henry J. Glowachi was Wi,mot proyiso
man in 1865.
Sanford +. Church wasa Frccsoiier in 1913
John L. Hudson. with Cagger, Richmond,
| kemtle and Others went to Baltimore as del.
cgates in 1913. but boltcd and got up the
Utica Convention that nominated Van Buren,.
Alphcus Price was a Frecsoilcr in 1918
John &. DevrleauX went to the FrceSoilers
IN iS54
Yet we arc told by Democratic papers and
| politicians " that the Northern Democracy
are the natural allies of the South -