The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-09-29
Communication.
For The Cecil Whig.
PoRy DEpOsIr, Sept. 18th, go.

da,y to address "A WORD TO DOUGLAS
MEN, and as "A Dousla as man, and Re.ntit,
Democrat, propose to meet you in your de-
rantlS upon :, Douglas men" Yutt asScl tion
that there are twenty B'eckiniidge men il,
Maryland to one Don 5las man, is simply re-:
diculous You do not be lirvc that yam your
self you know you db.'i. So you think by
voting for Mr. Douglas. that the Democratic
vote Will be Divided and thus the State will
lie given to- Mcs,ars Bell ard Everett!
HIRE r. rcrWe that you are willing to ca us
- douglas men," democrats still a few
weeks ago, you thought you could get along
very well without :. Douglas, ,a,ren!' When
you cut Oft tie names of Douglas inch from
the Executive Committee of this county, aud
when you cut off the Douglas men from the
list of Electors Of this state and did substitute
for them, Brckinrldgr men, yuu seemed to
think that you could get along very well
| without Z" Dong las men - YOU then seemed
to think that your party wcic well I'D of
Z" Douglas mtn % How is it now that YOU
are calling on Douglas men for help %
Your party has done everything it could do to
insul, and degrade douglas men," how
dare your patty then. to cous begging
Douglas n'en for hepf Really, | had
| given you credit for more honor, as well as
more independence. BIT you say, shat
Douglas men must Ste that every vote
given TO Douglas is vote for Bell might
| with at least AS much propriety as you cxhib.
it, meet you on this point by SAYING chat
Brechnr'dee men must see that every vote
given to Breckenridge is a vote for Bill !"
Ih.n you put the question to every Douglas
man, do you prefer to see the Electoral vote of
Maryland given to Bell and Everett rather
than to Breck inridge and Lane e Then you
say, " If he is prepared to answer this Glcs.
ton in the affirmative, then he is prepared to
turn his back upon his former political as.
soclates and cast his vote in aid oflhc lifelong
enemies OF the Democratic party. He is will.
Ing to see the Democracy defeated in Mary.
land and Know Nolhings triumph in THEN
stead Asa Douglas man, will answer
the above question by asking you one. You
know questions are sometimes answered in
that way. DO you prefer to see the electoral
vote OF Maryland given to Bell and Everett
rather than to Stephen \. Douglas and Her
schell '. johnson, the regular democratic
candidates lfyou are prepared to answer
this question i'll the affirmative, then yon are
prepared TO tuln your back &c, &c, &c.
Then yon are willing to sec the democracy
defeated in Maryland and Know No,hiugism
triumph III its stead" How do you like
this method ofnnsnerins qucsiions2 Docs il
suit you! But Imght answer the question
| PROFOUND to you myself in as colnprehen-
svc way as you could Therefore propose
to do it. You do prefer the vote of MARYLAND
to be given to Bel and Everett in preference
to Douglas and johnson Nay, more, per.
haps you prefer it to be given to Mr.. Lincoln
rather than to Douglas and johnson! have
no doubt Of it from the fact that the course of
your party from first TO last, has been to
Secnre the ultimate triumph OF Black Rcpub.
lIcanlsm. But you are begging "Dousias
men " TO vote for Breckenridge in Maryland
because. asyou think, the" Douglas men :"
are in the minority. What course do YOU
advise them to pursue IN PcnnSy lvania and in
New York are they in the minority twenty
to one IN those states too? You Bee the
Douglas men in Mary land 10 vote for Breck.
lnridse, perhaps it would rot shock your
modesly much if you would pray to the
Douglas men Of the North and West to vote
Tor HIM too! Get down on your marrow
bones and try it: there is no telling what
you may accomplish by good i.rvcnt prayer.
But with reference to the responsibility of
Douglas men in case tho vote of Marylan is
given to Mr.. Bell (Which do not doub, il
VIII oe) let me say word OF two, You re-
member that you denounced the sccccd,rs at
Charleston, did mt you? What did YOU de-
nounce them fore You denounced them be.
cause they did not remain in the convention
and perform Their duties as regular delegates
ought to have done. You said they had no
business to 60 out Of the convent ion. And |
VIII DO you the justice TO say, that I believe
you were opposed to secession at Baltimore
hot 4 -
secession are considered by you, the only
National democratic candidates How is
this! You were utterly opposed to secession
and yet you endorse and 90 yonr political
d,ath on its candidates How is it? | dout
understand it. Surely you will not assert
that the authority Of the National Convcn.
tion was invalida'ed because a fer Of it's
members chose 20 scccde or abandon their
post of duty as you say they did. As we'll
might you say that the resignation of few
of the members Of Congress for disaffection or
any cause whatever, would render null and
void the actions of Congress- And if any in
significant minority bolt from a National
Convention because an overwhelming MAORI
ty will not succumb to their daboIical and
sectional demands, will you assert u.at the
said National Convention is ncompcient 10
act IN its constituted capacity A.? The sececd.
ers were not driven out of the National Con.
ven.ion they went out voluntarily, and YOU
denounced them for it. Well then. if the
dcteut Of the Drmecrali party is the result
and cons q,snce Of that secession that
you were opposed to. by what kind of
a 'hocus pocus " trick do you claim to
throw the responsibility of this defeat upon
those men who remained in. and cons. itutcd
the great majority Of the Convention But,
had the National. Convention, after the scces.
sion, have nominated Dickinson, or some
other one pinned 10 the coat tail of "thc old
funcionary," fear not to assert that YOU
would still he opposed to tn. sccessionists,
and that you would now throw the Response.
bility where it really belongs, upon the s,ces.
sionists. Look here you say That the Con.
vc"tio1 that nominated Douglas uaS not com
petcnt to do it? Wonld that Convection,
constituted us'it was, have been competent
to have nominated Dickinson or Brock ,nrdrr?
Ii you will speak your sentiments You will
answer yes! You thus say that the Demo-
cratic Convention at Char lesion and B,lti-
more could not nominate Douglas, he being
the most popular IF any of the men before
the Convention. but that il couM nominate a
man who was unpopular both before the Con-
rcntion and the people How do you like the
way apply the square aud leve to you 3
You see that want TO get sou Brock Tim idgc
then g. out of wind y or - out oftwist!" But
this responsibility" l want to level :"
you up ON that. want to get good bearing