Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-10-11
SP E &c III
Hon. n. Winter Davis,
BEFORE THE ELECTORS
OF the Fourth Congress siona1 District, at the
New Assembly Rooms, Thursday Exc
ming, Sept. 81, 1850.
FELLOW CITIZENS OF BALTIMORE

fELLow-ClTlzEss OF BALTIMORE:
/ regret that absence or public duty has
prevented my being with You to celebrate the
first note of triumph over the dissolution OF
the Democratic party.
When the resolution of the American men,
bers OF the Legislature of Maryland, which
has Just been read to you, was passed, there
,ras a Democratic party; Que which was an
-"Gld Bruiser, - laughter, as Mr.. Thomp-
son described Great Britain, roaming about
the world, thrashing whomsoever it pleased,
and shaking its fist in the face OF all creation
domineering over every body, impudent, in
tolerant, and tyranical. Now, the Democratic
party is DISPUTED between the warning cle-
ments, headed by MI douglas ana MIR. Breck-
inrdge. Who will have the honor of bury
ing the body, is not for us to determine
That will be left to whichever of those two
fragments shall turn out to be the strongest
at the end of this contest; and in that way
to arrogate to itself to be the sole, united. I'M
iyersal. national. omnipotent Democratic par
ty. GLaughter.l Our Democratic brethren,
last year, at Frederick, passed resolution,
saving that upon the integrity OF the Demo-
cratic party depended the integrity Of the
Union. The party is gone-where is the u
nion?-1laughter THAT where went its frag-
ne,,ts. must likewise go the fragments of the
Union; and in accordance with the unlulfill-
ed but anxiously desired, prophecy, one large
portion of that party is now engaged perpct-
ua,ly in proplfcsying that if they happen to
be defeated, that result will still follow. Cen
tlcmcn. it is matter Of profound gratitude
in my mind, that whatever else turn up, there
il an end of that intolerable domination APP
plause1 1-thau which none, rithout exception,
can be worse than which none can be III ore
ipimical to the peace. the happiness, the it,
teerity. and the great interests of this coun-
try; nearer to the brink Of the precipice Of
disunon and the death OF all other political
organizations that have ever existed. Great
applause.
It is time there should be change. Mary
land has thought so long, and she struggled
long and heroically. She struggled under the
heroic Scott and failed. She struggled under
the conservative and statesmanlike Fillmore,
great applause, and Iailed.-iailed, not by
any fault of hers-iailed, because there were
| "weak knees elsewherei because men were
afraid to meet the Democratic party, on its
own ground, and hold it responsible for its
own principles. Maryland alone of all the
I.tatcs, kept her banner floating in the breeze,
and stands to this day with her cscutcheon
more brilliant than any other in the United
States Tapplausc1 Tor heroic devotion, for un-
| shaken pluck, Tor perfect resolution h. do as
she pleases. and leave the rest Of the country
to do as it pleascs. Applause. And now
under another leader, equally acceptable of
wider public experience, of old Wing ante
ccdents, holding the most intimate relations
to that great statesman to whom Maryland
was always only too proud to give her voice
first in every department of the public SER
Woe. true upon every great question that
touches the real interests of the country, Ma
ryland places the names of John Bell and Ed
ward Everett before her people. fremcn-
dous applause. And | take it that deeply
MS she feels the necessity of change, just so
deeply and firmly is she resolved that for them
in November, her vote shall be cast. APP
plausc.1 Whatever timid men may do elso-
where; whotever coalitonists and fuslonlsts
may do elsewhere; whatever doubt and hes
itation NAV drive other people to do let what
will come; the vote OF Maryland will, in No
vemher, be cast for these men; ard then Ma
lryland will have discharged her duty, and bel
duty and her skirts will be free from the re-
sponsibifty of whatever may occur.
l know, fellow-citizens, the deep feeling
which pervades you upon the condition .
the national governments and having com'
to that conclusion, that it is our duty to d.
our best to effect that change, in suoh man
ner, as shall best secure the peace and thu
bapdiness of the country; but that in no con
tingency, under no combination of circum
stances. for no purpose, are we to aid, direct
l1y or indirectly. in continuing in power thos,
whom wo now have chance of ejecting.
Whv ia a change SO necessary? 1t tina
Democratic party fl to be trusted with tin
mower of the sword, which has allowed limo
lcent and honest American citizens to be sho
/ down in the streets of Washington by Amer
;can soldiers? G"No, no."1 Is it fit to b
trusted with the sword, which has converted