Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-10-12
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The above is the caption of an article which
appeared in the JOURNAL" of last week,
intended, no doubt to break the force of our
article, in the Sentinel" of the previous
week, in regard to the position OF HENRY
WISrER DAVIS, in the coming presidential con-
test. We then and there charged him with
the settled purpose of betraying his Bell and
Everett friends into the support Of Abraham
Lincoln, and gaze, as our authority, the fact,
ms proclaimed from Black Republican stand,
in New York, by his friend aud eulogizer,
FRENCH EVANS, the editor OF the Baltimore
. Patriot, the leading Bell and Everett paper
in this State.
In our issue, of last week, We qualified the
charge somewhat, from the fact that Mr. Davis
had not fully endorsed the language Of his
friend Evans. We now find however, that
we were too fast in making the amende honor
able, and that we were correct in our first i'm
pressions, that Mr.. Davis had really deserted
his Bell and Everett fricnds, notwithstanding
his more recent effort TO shuttle out Of it. In
proof Of our charge, we now quote the subjoned
extracts from letter Of WILLIAM PRICE, Esq,
one Of the electors on tue Bell and Everett
ticket. Mr.Price is well known, throughout
Maryland, as one of the Oldest, most able and
consistent opponents Of the Democracy ia the
State, and lis feaIty to his party cannot be
questioned.
Now hear what Mr.. Rice says of Henry
Winter Davis, in his letter published in the
isaitimore Clipper Of the End inst;
70 the Editor of The Baltimore Clipper:
SIR Sin the position which occupy to-
wards the Union party of Maryland | feel
constrained to take some notice Of the speech
Of the Hon ii. Winter Davis, delivered at the
New Assembly rooms on the evening of Thurs
day last have read the speech with some
care, and regret to find so little in il which I
can approve.
The theme which seems to be apparent in
fhe mind Of Mr.. Davis is the Republican par
iy--its candidate, Abraham Lincoln, and the
distinguished men in and out of Congress who
belong to that organization. 1t is unncccssa-
~ certainly at this day to give us any infor-
nation about the Republican party. What we
kaow about I'll known TO all America. II
sas conceived and brought into being as a
- 49, sssiss 4 j. the very thingit
was INTENDED - be. 1t was intended to make
e9eseriim Fl our country hate another section
q or country Ills in truth the only pure,
unaallterted, Organization which has ever
yet gppeaHd ia our history. 1t comes down
70 the laeni the 81 ithern States and there
Rtous as Il On hcyoad were enemies territory
Mr.. Seward, the High Priest of this Church,
in discourse which he delivered in Boston
in Angust,'is reported to have said, after pre-
dieting with great confidence the election Of
Mr.. Lincot, g that with this victory comes
the end of lle power of slavery in the United
States" Ite porer Of slar~y is the phrase
The same language was repeated by him at
Chicago. do not quote the Summers and
Lovejoys al d Grows and Others Of the more
reckless of lis partizans, but | take Governor
Seward, who processes to be sincere, and to
sax nothing more than he means TO accom-
nlish He speaks of the slave power, and the
purpose of his party to bring that power TO
an end.
What then is the slave powcr2 Not slave
nv in the Territories, certainly lie means
the SoutheFn States Of this Onion, and in
tends to say that with this victory comes the
end of the power Of the South. lie means TO
saw that the Northern and Western States
have now the political power in their own
hands, and intend to use it for their own ex-
elusive benest. He intends to say that bur
( thens are hereafter TO be borne by all the
States but that benefits are to be confined ex-
eusiyely to a portion of the country, and
that this stale OF things is to continue forever
These are the true principles Of that faction
prdmulgatedb by the man who was set apart by
IL almost unanimous voice, but who was
trickcd on ofi at the moment when the frui-
ton of his hopes was apparently within his
grasp. II is by no means wonderful that such
men should he found among us, for bad men
have existed in all ages, but il is strange that
here in our own Maryland, belonging as it
does to the doomed and DISTINGUISHED portion
Of the Uaion, men should be seen walking the
streets in open day, with the same purposes
and Observation-Disclosures on their foreheads,
for IL scents We have n full ticket of Republic
can electors, proposing themselves, forsooth,
for the accepiance of our people.
Bat we hare men--we have Mr.. Davis the
first missionary Of this church among u.s.
lie tells u.s. with wonderful felicity Of speech,
that be attends to vote for Mr.. Bell and yet
every kason he gives in connection with that
subject Is reason why Mr.. Bell should not
be elected. I've gives us 10 understand that
he will not vote for Lincola, and yet, Accord
ing to the doctrines he pronulgates, Mr.. Lin
colin Is the only man whose elevation 10 power
would settle the slavery agitation forever, and
give peace to a torn and agitated country -
lIe refers 70 Mr. Everett as distinguished, pa
Irsp.'c 81 Sentative aud moderate, but he
f.ss-i. 1l e get ~ rake up out Of the forgot
.s4 rubidei Of New England politics the stale
rge Il being an aboltionst.
Nov I 10 not question the right Of any
<steuaa hher in or out of Congress, TO
Auu.gat hatever political opinions he may
Il So ives ftain. But | do deny the right
ofS nan D make a thorough out aud out
y. ~ specd as a proiesscd supporter of
~ le.. 81 ~ his right to come into our
Gao as an oaVmy in the guisc Of friend.
apin, Mr.. Price says.
II tms to be favorite idea with Mr.. Da-
Wis saassociate the name and opinions Of
lIenE 'Clay with those Of Abraham Lincoln
in thirinyery connection. For what purpose
In the pritory acquired from Mexico slavery
was by he local laws already prohibited, and
MIR. Cla advised, aud the advice prevailed,
that lis pndition should remain unchanged.
This is / 4 full extent 10 which the authority
Of this gAat statesman can be Invoked by the
Kcpublieag party.
Butare Nc expected TO believe that Henry
Clay, il now above ground, would, under any
contingency ornyy consideration, accept the
place whleh ~ hcpln now occupies, al the
head lf q 8p4iiNqn organization such as
Yare iefdtiitg Would he vote for Abra-
4 hFn lihain irrcG 10 John Bell? What
iferu stn N az ~ YIN the name Of the
Ntce q psrs. ID t0T,poJ 90 to this er-