The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-08-25
Communication,
For The Cecil U'hip.
PORT Deposit. Aur % 'cD.

had The pleasure to receive a COPY of The
democrat o! the lth INST, in which noticed
your reply to my letter in The Wing of the
2Slh ulilmo. You will please pardon me for
not answering your rtjoinder at an earlier
day, as my time has been occupied by other
pressing engagements. | will now however
beg to notice your very elaborate editorial,
headed " Mr.. Touclis,ones Latter"
In The first place lei me say. that had no
intention of doing " injustice " to Won or the
Administration. | did acnounce the
administration, it is true, hut think sincerely
that 1t was just to do ~. To have prarseI
Mr. Buchanan, would lave been doing him
great injustice i'll my opinion. | need not
here recount his many moral and political
deinquencies to Justify this opinion. | have
before. referred to some Of them. Yes Sir.
l am anxious to do Mr.. Buchanan annie
Jrshce. And want to do vou Justice
According TO your statement there ser,ns to
be question of veracity between us. You
say you have not" denounced "Mr. Douglas.
10 you not remember denouncing his" abom-
Unable Squater Sovereignty short time
ago. Have you not denounced Mr.. Douglas
principles MS " abomlnable?' And have YOU
not admitted articles in you paper which did
tradnce Mr.. Douglas. calling him a :. dough
lace, Abotionist &c g. And have you
not SAID yonrself,-that should Mr.. Douglas
ue nominated by tho National Democratic
Convention. you would I" support him under
an everlasting protcst?" And Since lac has
been nominated by the regular National
democratic Convention. have you not, and
are you not now, supporting him under
an everlasting protest e with Breckenridge
and Lane, the Southern dlsunion candidates
your mast head Ifthis is not dcnuncia.
l'on' what Is IL! You say you have laborcd
10 secure union and harmony! - So YOU
nave. but you have tried to do it by demand.
ing that Democrats should forsakc the true
olacles OF democracy and run after YOUR
Strange Gods You have "labored hard "
10 secure union and harmony, but os n
supreme condition of" union and harmony ="
"e National democrats must fursake our
established principles ard ,on those s:cecd.
ING desperadors, Iancey, Rhett, Burt, Orr,
buchanan u Co., whose sole object is to
orrak up the Democratic party and inaueu.
rate anarchy and civil war, by arraying the
south IN open hostility tS the Union. We
CAN purchase union and harmony :" on
We come down now, to your idea of
Donnybrook Fair" You were very lortu.
nate IN that happy thought, as it was a
poUeJW Illustration of the doctrine Of your
leader Mr. VIM. l.. Yancey Mr.. Yancey.
oy .he way. Is like your Irlslnan"
at me "F:lr.' He has been clamor.
ing for many years, for disunion fight,
until growing impatient, he cxcla med.
=" 1861 and not a fight yet! will some
Northern man be 50 good as to tread on my
coat tail Northern men have not net
responded, but Some Southern men from
Kentucky, Missouri and Alabama have
accepted the challenge! They arc on: his
coat tail now. You say that several of
Mr. Douglas friends agree with you that my
letters were not iii for Democratic journal!
l am glad that these gentlemen are Mr..
Douglas friends. hope they will hold out
and not let me scare them off among the
boilers You say that party fealty, does not
SIT so lightly on your shoulder as it
does on mine! Why, My Dear Sir,
| 40 not carry my democracy on my ..shoul.
der at all. carry it in place of better
security in these days of political burglary.
1t you have been IN the habit of carrying
your democracy on your j." shoulder, u don't
wonder that it has been hooked
think you mention the names of ten.
Andrew jackson and James Buchanan in con.
nectlon Stating, that as Gen. jackson had
been traduced, SO had MIR. Buchanan, and as
Zen. jackson had been vindic,ted, so would
MIR. buchanan How can you institute
comparison between that great hero. Andrew
Jackson, and James Buchanan? Do You
forget that Gen. jackson was on the eve of
hanging such characters as are now the
BOSOM friends of Buchanan What measures
oid Ar Calhoun and his followers advocate
AT the time that Gen. jackson said, I" let
tnem commit the first opert act &c.. &c g.
were they not notification and disunion q
nat measures are now advocated bv your
leading boilers, Yancey, Breckenridge & Co?
Are they not diSunion? Your leading men
you kno9' are now preparing to resist the
authority of Lincoln should he be cons,itu.
'ionally elected, and you kno,v that those
same men (your leaders are actually doing all
they can to elect Mr.. Lincoln Yon know
mat you do not. nor never did expect to elect
Mr. breckenridge. Not one of your men,
IRON the "old lnnctionary" down Will say that
mere ever was The "ghost of chance for
breckenridge. What then are YOU running
MIN tor! Avowedly to defeat The Democratic
candidate ). A. Douglas, and thus to secure
the success OF MIR. Lincoln Then. YOU are
ready to resist his authority Therefore,
your leaders mean dsunon. Therefore they
are dlsunlonlsts! And will you tell the
people OF this day that Gen. Jackson would
harbor or toleratca disunionst, much less
make stump speech from the Presidential
mansion in favor Of a disunion candidate q
NO! tel! you Sir there is great difference
between Andrew Jackson and james
Buchanan. Gen. Jackson was true to his
country and TO his party. lie was ready
70 lay down his life for the Union. But
James Buchanan has been false to his coun.
try-he has assassinated his party, and is
now telling the secessionSts of the South
" You have claims which you cannot and
ought moi Surrender !" Gen. jackson would
be getting ready to hang such men If Sir
you nave any regard for the memory of
Andrew jackson, never mention his name in
connection with James Buchanan. And YOU
talk about /" the free soil dogma of Squatter
Sovereignty" Now you know, Sir, that the
Democfot1c party does not endorse Squatter
sovereignty popular Sovereignty" is
the term "a term which is based upon
the great principle of self government. But
you Say you are in favor of the Cincinnati
platform. If so, why did you not take 1t at
Charleston Why do you not take it now ?
You say, truly, that the Cincinnati Platform
declares that Congress cannot exclude slavery
or establish it in State or Territory. Now
Sir, IT you agree with the Cincinnati plat
form, that Congress cannot establish or ex.
clude slavery from territory, and you say
you do, what authority, pray tell me does
establish it in a territory? IL it exists it
must be established by some authority. -
Va dam h,tT