Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-03-21
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by way of rejoinder to ''Bue Cockade," if you
can spare me as much space in your valuable
weekly. Impartial citicism doubtless would
convict your chvalrous correspondent of being
a true disciple of that renowned Scotch divine,
whose fame has been handed down to us in that
familiar Scotch proverb-"He reck no his o.cn
read"-deStined perhaps to outlive the vernacu-
lar even in which the worthy divine Offered up
his prisons. That "Blue Cockade" lost sight Of
the force of his own rule of criticism is sufficiently
apparent in the generaties in which he has
given utterance to his croakings and fault-fnd |
ings against the Federal Union. Now, what
are we to understand from the following: "Fed-
a union formed by agreement, compact, treaty"
If by this he means simply to assert that our
Federal Constitution and the Union as it now
exists for as it existed before this secession move
ment) resulted from tie Free voluntary and mu-
tual agreement 81 the old thirteen States, then
apprehena it will be difficult for him to find any
ono disposed to dispute with him upon that
paint. But if, on the other hand, by the en-
phasis he put on "agreement, compact, treaty."
he wishes to be understood as maintaining that
because our Federal Constitution had its origin
in agreement, compact and treaty, each of the
States, parties to that agreement, has right to
dissolve the compact at its own caprice and
pleasure, he will find many of the ablest and
best men in the country to join issue with him.
If this dssolving process be right Inherent in
all compacts by which governments are created,
why suppose it would be clearly the right of
Scotland to dissolve her compact Of union with
England. Yet 7 hardly expect 'Blue Cockade"
will find a public man of Scotland asserting
such right ''Blue Cockade" says: 81 love the
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respect and veneration for the Union, as our
fathers made it, SO long as its objects accom-
plished." Now, sir, | had supposed that tie
great objects which our fathers had in view In
establishing common government for these
States had been fully met by its operations, as
witnessed by the unparalleled advancement of the
people of the United States in all the elements
that constitute a great and free people. "When
they are defeated and that Union becomes an
engine of oppression to degrade and destroy,
then ma heart is steel indeed, hate II, despise
It," All! are you there, old true penny? Now,
Mr.. Editor, no person who is at all conversant
with the recent unfortunate turn politics have
taken among US will find any difficulty from the
above extract to correctly spot your worthy cor
respondent, and likewise to place the proper
estimate upon the amount of this FASHIONED
attraction he feels for the Union. l suppose
the motive that induced 'Blue Cockade' to give
the public the benefit of his views was to ope-
rate upon public sentiment, and give it a drec-
ton unfriendly at least to the existing Union
Now. sir, submit if it is not incumbent on him
to point out distinctly these acts of oppression
and degradation, to which he alludes, perpetra-
ted by the Federal Government upon our section
of the Union, before he undertakes by such In
} hammatory appeals to excite the popular mind
when, in truth, like Falstaff's men in buck.
ram, they are all the mere Pigment of his excitec
, IMAGINATION. Cali talk of saving the Union is
, folly in the superative degree" Of course nc
one is surprised at this declaration from "Blue
Cockade" With him doubtless the hope is ia
Their to the thought. ga reconstruction. barely
possible" lido not believe it requires much OF q
Solomon to enlighten US as to what is meant by
!, can, BY holding out the idea of reconstruction
seduce the people into willingness for the en-
tire demolition of the Union, that once accom-
plished, | fear we should hear no more of recon.
structlon, except perhaps faint efforts made
in the spirit indicated in the following: IF such
is to be, let the South insist upon all her rights
from Alpha to Omega"
Now, if the South is required rigidly and per-
tinaciously to adhere to all that she may con-
ceive to be her rights, non essentials as we'll as
essentials, it may be readily conceived what
chances there would be of carrying out this fa-
nous Secession dogma of reconstruction "Blue
Cockade, in the beginning of his effusion, harps
a good deal upon agreement com pact, treaty u
Now, should like to know how often agree
ments, compacts or treaties are made between
parties occupying equally Independent grounds,
where each lays down his own ultimatum and
refuses to agree to any modification or altera-
ton? "Bue Cockade" claims that he and those
who sympathise with him are governed by mo-
tives similar to those which influenced the pat
riots OF rs: s'inherent hatred to oppression
Both preferring death to dishonor'" Far be it
from me, Mr.. Editor, to attribute motives and
especially unworthy ones to "Blue Cockade" or
any other honorable gentleman but l submit
to his candor and liberality if his language is
not susceptible Of an Interpretation rejecting
upon those who differ with him. Does he mean
to intimate that it is those only who sympathise
with certain movement in whom the hatred
to oppression is inherent and who would prefer
death to dishonor? Are we to understand that
the Union men of the country, who are unable
to detect these terrible expressions and degrade
tons which assume such immense dimensions
in his vision, are wanting in those qualities that
would induce them on proper occasion to rise
up and vindicate their rights and their honors
If he thinks so, let me tell him he does the friends
of Union injustice. They will be found, like the
true men, whose noble deeds he caricatures in
attempting to run parallel between them and
the enemies of the Union, ready-aye, and
| willing too when their rights shall be invaded
| by attempts to interfere with their property or
their freedom to manage their own State affairs
in their own way, to buckle on their armor and
to appeal to the God of battles for the justice of
their cause; though they may be unwilling to
raise parracidal hands against government
bequeathed them by those worthless whose deeds
and fame "Blue Cockade'' pretends SO much to
emulate
We have, Mr.. Editor, in the concluding para
graphs of "Blue Cockat.e's' effusion citation
from the history of ancient Athens, in which
we are told that their great orator, Demosthenes,
had great difficulty in persuading the men of
Athens to make war upon Philip. and that he
succeeded only when he excited their pride by
speaking of the brilliant acts of their forefathers