Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-05-31
Correspondence.

| his lethargy. In an editorial OF May ".-
he takes occasion to give those stubbo
unruy Democrats, who would not
themselves to be lowed at the last munic.
election for selfish purposes by the not
Fitz clique, a pretty good lecture. This
chevalicr of modern Democracy did moi
30 much impariiallty, Independents
courage last fall, when IL out Of "a g. '.,
regular Democratic ticket were strul
defeated by vile aud :reacherous clio
| Then it was not "rule or rum polio 'i'.
venscance, as this great expouuder o. y
ooratic doctrines in his explursion OF n
| 10th CHANGED to term it.
Last fall when the Fitz clique coIt
an objectionable treason against good '
aud every obligation Of honor towar4a
Democratic party, the Alleganian hi Va
little to say upon the subject. Al "h5
"can it be expected that one crow shou pick
another crows eyes out" We always tlongh,
"what is sauce for the goose is sauce TO- he
gander." But the Alleganian seems to dit
fer with US. IN an editorial of Nov. s, 1859,
he simply remarks about the shameful result
Of the election on the % Of that month, "a
B and G cut d, L and r, and vice versa
As a consequence every candidate suffered
moro or lces. When cur feelings are more
calm, and we can better understand the OPP
Grating causes, we may have more to say upon
this subject" 1t takes the Alleganian long
time to cool off, and to understand the opera
ting causes his conduct reminds me of the
old doggerel
"Who's SO blind as he
That can and will not see.
The Alleganian has not attempted word
yet--on the contrary when INTERCEPTED about
bis silence, the Editor very promptly remark
ed, "IhaUe said more already, than Ishould
hare said" This is the kind of justice by
which petty crimes are punished while actu-
al criminals escape. There are some very queer
things, which the honest members of both
parties should be looking after, as the Civilian
& Telegraph in its issue of the 9th of Nov.
last, admirably remarked, why should hon
est partisans allow themselves to be used as
voting tools to elevate political hypocrites
and traitors as las lately become fashionable
The Declaration of Independence says when
ever people become oppressed they have
an inaienable right to dissolve their polit-
cal allegiance. Those Democrats who did SO
at the last corporation election had more than
good cause to do so, and to rc-is there
fore uncalled for and malicious.
The Aleganian in its article Of the 10th
inst, says:
"The gentlemen who constituted that tick
ct were brought forward in spirit of consil-
iation, and we're in all respects worthy the
support Of the Democracy Of the municipal
Ity"
Who brought those gentlemen forward p
Was it not the very clique who figured in
the defeat of the Democratic party last fall
Had they no, an understanding about this
ticket beforehand On the morning Of the
nominations the names of the candidates had
been mentioned already by some OF that
clique,-yes some of them had made their
brags about the offices they could get if that
ticket should be elected, and this the Allcga-
man calls spirit of Cancellation and as fair
y conducted a convention % has ever been
held in this city. We understand ali about
The iairncss--yes the whole movement. Az
Ter the Fitz clique had done all the mischief
they could do, and the spai3s were nicely d.
vded among the bolters they declared them
selves satisfied, not that they care straw a.
bout the success OF the Democ ratio party or
he gentlemen who constituted the ticket
They seek reconciliation for the purpose of
showing abroad that they are perfect masters
n Allegany county-that they could elect
whom they pleased aud that the people up
proved their treacherous conduct. But they
we're mistaken. AS men become every day
older, they also become every day wiser
They soon discovered tho cunning manouvres
If tho clique, and took their thunder from
hem, and although they called "Sun and
Moon" into requisition, their calculations fell
As splendid failure to the ground and this
$, mark my word for it, just the commence
nent of tho end.
do not wish to reflect upon the gentle
men who constituted the Democratic ticket, |
but as the Allsgauian ventures to say "some
hitherto loudest in their profess
,ions Of fealty to party nominations sacrificed
good and true Democrats to their mistaken |
notions of retaliation" We must ask what |
iocs the Alleganian moan by good and true
Democrats Docs he mean such men rs vote
It every election as they please' We have
,een informed, by good authority, that there
vas not single man upon the ticket who
Ind not cut the Democratic nominees more
" less in days gone by. and such men the
Aleganian calls good and true Democrats,
and innocent men who were
acrifced by somo, to the mistaken notion Of
etaliation. Some Of the very candidates up
IN the so-called democratic ticket figured q
ew days before their nomination in the OPP
position convention, allowed their names to
,e brought forward and voted for, and after
hey were defeated they returned back to the
imon pure democratic Ftz convention, who
rabbcd them up and placed them on their
icket, while at the same time they were cleo