The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-07
The " Abolition" EugaboO.


land for as long as we can recollect,
the old "Abolition bugaboo has been
made to do service for the politicians
bnt thank God, he has at length been
cffectually fattened out. The scales
have fallen from the eyes of the people,
and they begin to see how they have
been duped by willy and INSCRIPTIONS
knaves, and to realize the fact that
Maryland would to-day be Weather
and more loyal State if they hadn't SC
often been frightened out of their pro-
pricty by the insane howl of &C Adolf
tlonism.' Our most prominent men
have heretofore been so fearful Of having
the epithet of +" Abolitionist " applied
to them, that they have not dared to
carry out their honest convictions, but
have committed innumcrable foolish
and uniustifable acts, that they might
be considered sound on the goose
For the greatest rogue unhung was
considered an angel in comparison with
the man said to be tainted with Abol-
itionism, no matter how honest or relia-
BILE he might be. Every body appeared
to be sensitive on the subject, and
endeavorcd in all possible ways to
escape the odium attached to those
accused Of having Abolition proclivities.
But all that is now happily changed.
When the Rebellion broke out the
dcmagegues and snall-fry politicians,
who in other days had found the " Abol-
ition hue and cry of such advantage
to them, thought it would prove a big
thing in the forwarding of their nefarious
schemes for destroying the .Union.-
All the old appliances were Immediately
brought into requisition. Hircling
editors filled their vcnal sheets with
billingsgate about those who supported
the Government being L" Abolitionists, )"
and brawling orators repeated at cross
road gatherings the same senselcss twad-
die. But the game was played out.
The plain people, who are tolcrablc
logicans when they take time to reflect,
couldn't exactly see how sustaining the
Government of their fathers made them
Abolitionists-and although the cpithet
was horrible one, so they had been
taught to belicve-thcy finally concluded
to run all risks and stand by the Old
Flag. They did so, and achieved a
political victory more glorious and far
reaching in its results than any ever
before achieved in Maryland.
And now let us calmly look at
this "Abolition scarce crow, and see
if the cause Of our alarm heretofore has
not been utterly grougdloss. An Abol-
Zionist, then, If the term means any
thing, means one who is in favor of the
unconditional abolition of Slavery
Are there any such in Maryland q
We doubt it. We know there are thou
sands who are opposed to the extension
of Slavery over territory now Free
But while opposing its extension they
consider Slavery where 1t already exists,
a necessary evil, and are equally opposed
to its abolition. How are we to get rid
of the slaves in Maryland is a question
that has crossed the brain of a majority
of the non-slavcholders of the State
but how many of them have arrived
at the conclusion that we must do it
by tie uncondition abolition of slavery !
We venture to affirm not one in thou
sand. Every man in Maryland knows
that our free negroes are an intolcra-
BILE nuisance-that as general thing
they are lazy, thrift!ess, and thieving,
and no one wishes to see the number
increased. The much dreaded epithet
then is an unmeaning one so far as this
State is concerned. Heretofore it was
used to frighen fools and we are sorry
to say caused many Bull Run panic
among men considered wise. Now it is
used to scare into disloyalty those loyal
to the Government ; but it has lost its
potency, and is only mumblcd and
mouthed by knaves and Traitors. The
world does move.