The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-06-23
Communication.
For The CrciL Uhir


Mr. EDTroR. Much Of the space occupied
by your correspondents, Ma1t ana Rowan,
might have been saved, had they Gene down
to the points DIT issue between Us or rather
between them aud the Democratic party
What M. MaiIi. can want with my name,
that he 50 per>islenlly demands il, /, myS-
terry 10 !1r II The charges have made are
true then what does il matter by whom made
II false Mr.. Mailit eau rcfute them AS easily
as il he had my name. His argument. that
because dcnouncc Douglas am no Demo.
crat will hardly stand i,r murh. " hen it is well
known that most ui the prominent Democrats
South aiti iImlry III them North, are to say
the least. equally Ms guilty as am. Really
1t seems TO me that he has undertaken biz
jpb Ifhc means to read out o! the Democrat"
party all who think with me abuu, Mr.. Duu.
slaS Suppose. Mr.. Matlit, that you com.
:ncncc by reading out !re>ldru; Brcilsnan.
aud his Cabinet. then all the Democratic
United States Senator'S except Mr.. Pugh,
then three tunrthS of the Democratic mcmh,rs
of the House of Representatives. then nine
ten,hS Of the Editors Of d,mucratlc papcrS-
J presume about the time you get through
yon will find yourself alone. urhSs that
Stanuch Democrat Of the. old school, Mr..
Reverdy Jnhnson, should deign 10 keep vuu
company. Things have to come a pretty pass
indeed when Mr.. Matiit can dictate to the
Democratic party, and read ont of communion
all who DO not agree with him. Bat to settle
TINS question of Democracy, Since he is not
satisfied with what YOU say. | propose TO
place fifty dollars in the hands Of any gentle
man III this town, if Mr. MalIit will do ,he
same, and then submit the question whether
Mi. Mailit, OF have been most consistent and
active III our support Of the Democratic
ticket in this county for ten years past this
question to be decided by ten Democrats who
have resided in, and voted at Eiktun for ten
years past, and whichever enc of us ina iolty
oi these ten men decide has been the mos,
consistent and active supporter Of the Demo-
cratic comfy ticket shall take the fifty dol
lars deposited by him, the other to 90
to the poor school fund Of the county VIII
MI. Mallit say that he has voted full demo-
cratic county ticket since lSJl. when he
opposed Hiram Mccullough for Congress.
except last fall He d,SpDScs of my article
toy very fine a'gumen;vc stroke. cannot
be his friend because review his political
cnnlSe. and having stated what was false in
That case. my statement is false IN all. -
1t is, doubtless, impossible for Mr.. Moili! to
understand how man can at once BE- a per-
Sonal friend and political opponent but the
puhslc know, that every man is not influenced
III his political action by his personal Spirs,
ana AS write for the public, rather than for
Mr., Maiii., this reference is enough on that
point.
Now If Mr.. Mnllit thinks he has been trca-
ted nnjnSt!y, why don't he deny the charges
| have made and to give him another opuor.
'unlty, propose to put them in an intrrroga-
Tory form:
iSf. Did you not know. before YOU went to
Charleston, that Douglas had voted for the
WIlmot lroviso!
md Did you not 90 to Washington and
ask Of Judge Dous las friends an explanation
Of his vote
Ord. Failing to get satisfactory answer
did you not s" to Judge Douglas himself!
An. Since your return. have YOU not been
in Washington and at the House of Judge
Douglas
9th. Did not the Convention at IIavre de-
Hrace pass Resolutions drnouncing the doc.
tnne Of Slnatlcr Sovereignty, at the same
tine You wrle elected a d,lrgale!
Oh. Did you not cXprei IS yonr diSapproyal
Of the Resolutions passed BY the County
Convention Of last February, which Rrsou.
'l"ns were understood to uphold Sluat,cr
Severe gnty?
Sh. Do You not know, that large ina jnr-
ltr Of the Democrats Of the Congressional
District which You represent are opposed to
Douglas. and that the party organ in your
own comfy has declaled lis opposition to him
Tor weeks past!
And now a word to Mr.. Rowan. Yom
defence of Mr.. Doug las votes for the Wilmot
|rOvlSU is 50 lame and unlolpnt ms to plnrr