The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-03-30
For The Cecil IThig.
A Union Party in Maryland.

/ The OcTocrat tiys TO show tia, The crca,
| Union meeting, or convention. held ut Fad
"i'ck city Yesterday. was connected for the
purpose OF manufacturing Candidates for
"iic;.! position. ard - that min: xrd 4, ma
g"enc>'n. Instead Of ,,atrioti>in. is ;4t the
bottom Of the movement" This Sccu,s 10 lac
a sweeping drclaia'inn on the Isrt Of The
| Democrat. which think cafict he SnI,sian-
tIatcd 10y the facts III ,l, Case. But h,fmc |
| proceed tn examine the position If The
Democrat IN this article, l,t me hoe re.
mark that that paper, after declaring Ibis
| Onion movement to lie unrnix,d d, ma
sognc,n," clnchrs the dvc,aIaliu ion hy say.
Ing that such may be seen bv the lca,.
of>rrvant.' Now il the n, faIonS objects Of
tins Union movement are so transparent that
they can . he seen by the least ohsrr want.
II is difficult to see how il can succeed for,
S'.rrl,, the People. who might be en!ire!u in.
clnd"d under the head Of :. least obSvrvan!. g"
would never be duprd by ,nen 50 maniilStly
dishonest II. therefore, this Union move.
mcnt rs " nnmixcd demag"cucism. and this
= demagoguciSrn, is, as the Democrat saws
! perfectly plain to the I" least nlstrvunt. -
Ii must necessarily be of n brief existence
indeed 1t carI'"t grow out us :. ban,llng"
clothes. The Democrat thinks this move
nrn' ii, he made mp Of all the odds and
ends, snch as - half republicans, ~" full bred
republicans, " - nhoIlionlsts, .cotrcions,s"
&c., which unitedly, will form ono grand
" conglom,ia'ion !" AnaThe Democrat says
this conglome7ntinn will be composed of
those '"who IRE wiling to SEE the checks and
balances of tie Constitution trampled under
foot, ami our Government quietly converted
into military deSpolism il,Slc.d of "A GOV
crnmrnt rest ing upon the consent of the gov.
crnrd !" Now this is a hrssd and unoua!i-
led assertion; and one that cannot he sus-
tanned. A mere reference to the names Of
the gentlemen who issued the call for the
Frederick meeting to say nothing of the cx-
traordinary circumstances of the dav, is
sufficient to prove the absurdi,y o. the charge
OF The Democrat. 1t is singular, indeed,
that men are found amongst us. who.
although claiming to be substantial Union
men, are ready, at all times, to denonnce and
viinprateevcr man who raises his voice for
the lnvlolability of our Union, and the Con.
sti,ntion upon which it rests. But strange
as II is such is the fact. Whoever has dared TO
bear his breast against the advancing cohorts
OF diSnnion and secession. has been stigma
tizrd as &" submiSsionist," bctraver of
Southern rights. and nm "l1nnix,d ,)ema.
The only principle upon which can account
Tor TINS conduct, is furnished by the abscond.
Ing thief, who, when he is followed bard BY
his purSucrs, sings out, stop thief" By
this dodge, he expects public attention to be
dirched from hlm and fixed upon innocent ptr.
sons, whereby he may escape the Just pun.
ishment OF violated law. The thief thinks to
make the people believe that he is good ,.lt,.
hp in - .,ft m
So 1t seems with those Union (i) men who
would br. ak the Union to mend it again. Of
course they dn no, attempt. Violently, to take
Maryland out OF the Onion, fer that. they
know, would he met with resistance to the
| death, from her brave sons, but they would
s'cni her out on a Sheet Of paper, and that so
slyly that they would hardly know it them.
selves. And while they are Stealing along
with Maryland III their pockets. they sing
out msuly. I'VE arc the true defenders Of
the Constitution and the Uuion !" "We
always have done it" We alone know
how to do ii !" Al! others are innovators
and un'nixcd dcmagosues :" But The
Democrat says ''thtrc is no disunion party in
Maryland,' and gives this as a reason why it
is = unnecessary to form party to Oppose
1t" Perhaps the disunioniSls Of MARYLAND
| think it 1"erptoIcm to furm party opcnIy or
even 10 call themselves by the name OF partv.
Tor surely no one is 50 Blind as not to see that
party, protesscdiy disunion. would be
| driven from Maryland by one SPONTANEOUS
burst of Indignation. But will The Demo.
crat, or any Lody else say that there are no
d'sumon'Sts in Maryland! Take the recent
| l,nscalIrd) State Conference, and of what
was it composed Who were the mem hers
Of that Convention There was no. sin
Gle Union man in it except one, (Judge
ChanberS) and that one was brought in to
! be used for secession purposes hut then didilt
use him. l need not quote from the speeches
Of Bradley I. johnson and his dsuninn
resolutions offered and pressed in the Com
Ference, nor 10 the speeches of Norris and
others on that occasion to prove what
state. Every one who took account of the
proceedings Of that Conference, knows that
they were Scditlous and revolutionary against
the Union. will trouble you with brief
! quotation, however, from johnson, to show
the direct sentiments and intentions of those
| men. Ono Ot mis- rcSoiu lions reads as follows ::
| "REs LIVED, That any attempt to occupy or possess
any frs or other property belonging 10 the late Federal
Government. within The limits pf the Cn rdcratr States
or any blockade otter ports for the purpose Of collect
ING revenue on any attempt to enforce the Federal laws
VIII be acts OF war against the Confederate States"
Now leave any candid. honest. hearted man
to say whether that rcsontioi;'is 1isuuun or
not 1t is not only disunion in the ordinary
sense. but it .iustllies treason. rebellion and
robbery! There is nothing, however black
and heinous, that may not be perperated
under this resolution with impuniiy. Another
| resolution oil johnson S was as follows:
"RESoLvED, That the OCCUPANCY or POSSESSION Of the
far rpfl hn Enln Il
Government within the limits Of the Confederate States
by the Federal Government, the of such pro-
pcry should be considered by the Border Slave States
as the beginning of between the Federal Goveri-
ment AMI the Confederate States and consru that
the said Border states will regard it necessary. under
such circumstances, for them to dissolve the compact
and resume all powers heretofore 'lslcgatcd by them"
Is that resolution dsunion? IL it is not. then II will
be difficult TO determine what is disunuD These are the
sentiments Of the celebrated Bradley T. johnson, ESP
And they are not only his sentiments but they the
i sentiments of those mon who composed that bogus Con
ference t. with the exception Of Judge Chambers
And they are tho sentiments Of hundreds in State
who although they profess to be UNION yet justify
and almost glorify those who have inundated gori",
Union and Constitution the accuGscd altar of SECESSION
iou will Observe sir that johnson, in his resolution
speaks Of the LATE Federal Government" That is he
procaims by this resolution that TutRE ACTUALLY NO
FEDERAL AUTHORITY in existence. And this is of The
Democrats UNION men, suppose! lie resolves kat the
LATE Federal Government is DECEASED. And this. per-
haps, is the why he thinks il incapable Of occu
pying" or possessing the public property But why
Mr. johnson should fear that the late Tor dead Federal
Government will make :" war on the Confederate States "
does not appear very plain. And Mr. johnson did not
only submit those resolutions to the bogus Conference
but he back cd them up with big words. After defining
| what would constitute against the Confederate
States shown in the quote resolution, he would, if
no other could be found in the State y. Louis Lowe
would help him 10 raise the banner of resistance to this