The Cecil Whig., 1860-09-22
Communication.
For The Cecil IThig.
PoRT Deposit, Sept. 18th, co.

lust. reply 10 my letter OF the 22l ult.
Permit me to thank you for the leu5th Of
that reply, and then let me submit few re-
marks ter your enlightened n.ldcial ion. -
In the whole Of the first =" mortal column !!
see nothing like a point of argument unless 1t
Is where you refer to my fomdncSS OF - seeing
myself in print" and to my vanity" Tn
rr ference to II fondness OF seeing myself IN
prnt have to say that 1--WE" bEacE>mith's s
like to olow our own horn as well os " we "
cdNors. And with reference to my
vanity" | have to say, that" we black.
smiths ought to have ii " kttle "of that too,
(aS you say have only a :" little W seeing
that We editors have enough of it and
som:tincs, - ttle' to spare. Won say
that Brecklnrdsc is not responsible for the
Now Sir, you know he musi DC responsible
for the men and principles which he consents
to represent. VIII you lcll the people that
principles of the Black Republican party 3
Now let me pin you here to the mark. Is
Mr.. Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the
Presidency, the lce iimatc and Irresponsible )
representative of the Republican party 3
You must say yes Why! because he has
consented to be the candidate Of the RepubI
can party, and has endorsed its platf and
principles. Then ask you, in all fairness
and canlor, is NJ. Breckenridge not r,spon.
sibc for the men and principles which hc
represents Who nominated him Did
the conservative men of the South nominate
him Was he nominated by the democratic
National CONVENTION By what authority is
he u candidate for the Presidency? You
know that he was nominated by slavery
propagandiSts and orowed diSunionists. =
You know that Breckinridge is the morse that
the disunion mountain in labor brought forth.
You know that he stands o-day Oh the scccs-
together by a squad of disorganiscrs with
the principal men who nominated Brcck in :.
ridge openly declared their determination to
90 out of lhc Union even if they had to 20
with South Calolina alone They die declare,
aud they do nor declare, that the election Of
Lincoln. withodt an overt act against the
South on his part, will be sufficient cause for
u dissolution Of the Union. And just here, let
me pin you again. maintain that John {.
BrecknIlGge chtertains the opinion that the
election Of Lincoln will bc just cause of dis.
solution. infer this from the fact that he
refused to face the music and answer the
|
Those questions, you know were put to Mr..
Douglas at Norfolk, by a Breckinridsc
Elector 0nd Il dSunionisi. The questions
be elected President Of the u. s., will the
Southern States be justified in seceeding from
the Cnlont To tins question, put as it was
without allowing Mr.. Douglas moment to
reflect, he answered No! The 2nd question
| H.. Ill. a.
scrccd,d from the Union upon the inaugura.
ton of Lincoln, before he commits an overt
act against the Constitutional rights of the
South, will you MIR. Donglas) advise resist
ancc by force to their secession! Mr.
Douglas. like brave and true american and
patriot, replied, Yes He answered thcS,
questions fairly and sqarey like an homes,
man those Same questions were put to
Breckenridge during his great Lexington
speech, but he lodged lie had not The
moral courage to answer them. lie was too
cowaIdiy to do it. why! because he had
committed himself 10 the doctrine offs, ccsSion
and he knew If he answered them as Mr.
Douglas did, the dlsunonisls would Scced,
from htm, while on the other hand, he knew
II he answered those questions IN accordance
with his own sentiments or the sentiments oil
those who are leading him by the nose, that
the conservative men Of the country who
are now niSead INTO his support, would leave
him at once. John G. Breckenridge Is
responsible for the mcn whose repre-.
sentu1re he is He could not answe,
those questions. he is Therefore unworthy of
the support Of any man who loves and
cherishes our Heaven favored Union But
you say that there are diSunioniSts " no sup
port MIR. Douglas. Suppose they do does
that make him disunonist Did they
nominate him did they demand his nomi
nation Did those men or any Others whit
were in favor Of MIR. Douglas in the Nationa
Convention ever breathe sentiment Of seces
sion or dissolution in the Convention Yo,
knou then dM not. Nor does any of Mr.
Douglas friends nop say that the election
OF Lincoln will be Il Just cause for dissolution
The leading friends of Brcckinrdge do say so
But he himself is afraid TO say so.
My remarks about Buchanan, Calhoun anC
Jackson, grew out Of what you said abou,
them. Your remarks though incidental
were not legitimate. But my remarks wcr'
legitimate and the facts sustain me i,
them. John Z. Calhoun was IA diSunionsl
under certain circumstances. lie was null
tcr. In lS30-3l South Carolina took al
attitude of defiance to the general government
refer you to the celebrated ordinance o
Nu'liiicaton passed by The State Convention
Of South Carolina, and advocated by llaynt
and Calhoun. That Ordinance provided lo
the forcibe resistance Of the United Statc
laws. Calhoun believed that State coul,
set aside the laws of Congress, and tl,a
South Carolina, and mot the Supreme Court
could decide upon the Coiistitutionalily O
Congressional legislation. Calhoun resignct
his position as Vice President of the Unitct
States in order that he might ieni the resist
ing nulliiiers, but Gen. jackson was Pres
dent. He gave Mr.. Calhoun and his follow
crs to understand what would be the result o
" the first overt act" refer you to Gen
Jackson's Proclamation to the people o
South Carolina. Here is where my remark
are legitimate and hcic is where Jackson
differs from Buchanan. Buchanan is in tn
same bed with the nullitcrs and sccecdcrs -
Jack kson TIN eatened to hang them, and com
PEELED them, with all their wonderful valor
to bite the dust! Calhoun was maturing hi
plan for the disncm5crmcnt of this Union
when death removed him from this thcat
Of action! But know this is not argulncn
you arc so tenacious about argument, why
don't you stick to the text and not make S
many " incidental remarks.
YOU say that j." Popular Sovereignty is
species Of (recsollsm, &C." Now. my Dea
Sir, you know this is not true. " Frcesoil
ism" is Congressional restriction! surc
there arc " none so blind as those who vii
not SEQ ~ You saw that the Cincinnati