The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-28
Communication.
poRr DEPOSIT, July 25, 1St


letter to yoi. on the 4th inst. did not wish
to convey the idea that my remarks were
dcmanded in reply to your editorial of the
3oth nit. What r said was put forth of my
"own volition, of course. Never thcleSs, I
though hit your remarks one. sided, and as such
read them with some d,gree off, emotion
But will say no more about that. Ny
object In writing You on the 4th instant was
to express NV sentiments relative to the TWO
wings of the Democratic party. and to speak
Of the causes which led to their division. In
doing so, | tried to keep " within the bounds
of propric,y," as always hope to do when
speaking ON any snhjtct.
Ycu say yon recognize the right of free
discussion within the bounds of proprictv."
| understand by this that you reserve, for
yoWse!f, the right to prescribe b" the bounds
of propricty." This reservation in the hands
Of some men. would be equivalent to an effect
ual embargo on the fright off free discussion !"
But am sure it will not be YOU, sir, that
will even undertake to frtter the pen, or tie
the tongue. It you claim the right to praise
Mr. Buchanan and to censnrc Mr.. Douglas,
you will, am sure, give me the right to praise
Mr.. Douglas and to cenSurc Mr.. Buchanan :
unless, indeed, you are like those iirecaters
Of the South, (Which do not ASSERT who
are in favor Of Non Intervention when it
favors them, but opposed to it when it does
not.
| will not 60 over the ground occupied in
my previous letter. but will only ask few
questions, and then make few incidental
remarks. great deal has been said about
the apostacy of Mr., D1uglas from the demo.
cratic faith. Will you, or any of his enemies,
over their own signature refer me to sin
gle act Of his life that will establish his
apostacy 1t will not do to say he is not a
true democrat unless you can procc it. All
the charges OF abOltfiOniSm," &c, will not
do. Such cap-trap will not answer. 1t
must be prored. If he really is as his enc
| mics say, a renegade. he must have drp1ricd
| at some time, from the democratic firth and
renowned its creed. Can it be proved that
he has done so ! IT so. let Us have it : truth
and justice demand it, and the people demand
| it. | believe that Mr.. Douglas is charged for
| dcscrtlon on no other principle than the
Slavery Question. Now if you will prove
INN sectional on that question. or show where
he has deylated fraction from the pro
visions of the Kansas Nebraska bill, which
gave him such p2p"I0,1ty in the S0uih, and 50
| much hdtred III the North, as its author, then
| Will give up the contest. You know, sir,
that you gave Stephen A Douglas great praise
and corhmcndation, rs did the whole South
for the faithful exercise Of his great powers
in defense oflhe equality of the States, pend
ing the removal of the Missouri restriction
and the enactment of the Kansas n braska
bill He was the author of that bill. Its
provisions were regarded by the whole coun.
try as a great concession to the South. |,
was, indeed all that the most extreme mer
of the South demanded Mr.. Douglas was
then considered, by all National men. the
head and front OF the democratic party. But
he incurred the sore diSpleasure oil thousand,
Of his Free State fr;cnds because he had con.
ceded too much to the South. Thousands o
them left the democratic party at that time
and ever since have been identified Will
Black Rcpublicanism.
The compromise of 1920 gave up to the anti
slavery interest Of the North nearly all thu
then existing territory while South of tina
line the principle ofnon intervention existed
that is, South of that line, slavery might O
might not be established according to th
will of the people. Under this arrangement
the people Of the South could not 90 will
their slaves beyond the line of limitation. anc
hence they were excluded from any partic
patton i'll the public domain. Thus it woult
seem that this restriction was unfair to TIT
South. But after the acquisition of vas
tract oftcrlitory from Mexico, said tcrritor,
being South, as well as North, of the compro
mise line the North declared against the Mis-
souri, compromise, and determined as far
they could prcvont) that no more slave State
should be admitted into the Union.
TO this end, the Wimot Ployisio was in
trodnccd. Then came the most violcn
storms that ever conyulsed this nation. Sec
tional strife ran high. and so wild did tn
waves of civil commotion run, that many o
uur braycst veteran statesmen began t,
fear that our noble old ship would lie dashc,
to fragments But thanks be 10 onr goo,
and kind Providence, the slorms subsidized
and the troubled waters resumed their wont
cd tranquility The " Proviso" was defeated
The Compromises of 1850 we're introduce,
and carried by grand conccntra ton Of tn
patriotism OF the country as embodied il
National Wings and Democrats. BY tn
adoption Of the peace measures Of 1850 tn
restriction Of 1920 was virtually removed
and it was only left for the Kansas Ncbrask
Bill to put il entirely out of the way. Thi
Bill, as every one ought to know, gives tn
people oil the south the right to go as ia
North in the Territories, as they please, will
their slaves, there to be protected by laws G
their own making in common with pcopl
from other states. They now so into tn
common territory perfectly equal and fire.
without intervention by Congress or amy bod
else. For. the Kansas Nebraska bill declare
that, " 1t is not the intention Of this act t
leglSlate slavery into state or territory. o
to exclude it therefrom but to leave the pee
pie thereof free to form their own domestic in
stitutio,s, IN ANY WAY THEY MA,
THINK PROPER O. subject only to the con
stitution'" This Sir, was the doctrine c
Judge Douglas in 1851, and sir, that wa
your doctrine III 1854. That was the doc
trinc Of Mr.. Douglas when he was burnt il
eiligy by his own constituents -whcn he ha
to force his way through living mass G
Black Republican indignation to get to hi
own door on his return from Washington
where he had been defending the SOUTl
with all his mastery powers That was HI
doctrine, when. after a prolessed Democrat
administration had proved recreant to tn
principles Of the Kansas.Nehraska bill, h
took the field, lin defence of this doctrine) il
: his own Stale. He went over his State k
blazing meteor, conqucring his open enemie
and stranglng those inhumali Jackalls VIII
were sent out to houM him in every direction
5J an migrate and an apostate admjnistra ton
Yes Sir. that was his doctrine then; was
yours then 1t is his now is it yours now
Yes Sir, that was the democratic doctrine il