The Cecil Whig., 1861-07-06
qnaking traitors conjnre up to alright them
from their settled purpose.

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whatever it may be in theory is disproved
in fact by nearly every case where govern
ment has disarmed those in rebellion against
its authority. With vnluous men fighting
but debauchcd rabble fighting for license
and power have only to be once soundly
whipped to make them submissive as spaniel
dogs. If any doubts were entertained on
this subject, sl.e example furnished by Balti-
more would be sufficient. Besides this
thousand things occur in the course O f few
years to ob!teratc past differences. Let the
leaders of this rebellion, whose devilish am
biton has been its sole cause, he once shot,
hung or driven from the county, and the
thousands Of loyal men who yet remain in
the South will embrace the protection of the
Government and hail with shouts the end of
,hat terrorism which now enforces silence
those who have been forced 10 fly, because
they would not even tacilly acknowledge the
, rebellion, i'll return, and the poor creatures,
who have been misled and dccclv.d will bc
the loudest in tliviI dcnuncia, ion of the rcb.l
leaders.
Upon this presumption, and this alone, is
this resor: to arms justitiabe. aye more,
necessary and righteous. Holding these
States as conquered provinces is too ridiculous
to enter the brain Of any but a madman, and
no better evidence is needed of the falsity of
the position. which men like this writer
assume. than then endless conjuIa;ion Of such
wild and harmless theories. The object
OF the Government is not to conquer but to
restore peace, TO rctake its property, TO re-es-
tablish the coarts and afford to 10y al men
once more the protection Of laws of their
own making; and the man who ascribcs to
1t any Other purpose, either willully and for
mischievous ends misIeprrsenls facts, or his
prcjudired nina sees no good in anything
but his own narrow, illlheral views. A man
may honestly enough differ with the admin
's'railon abou, Tie policy best calculated to
secure the prosperity of the Government, but
to differ with the Government in the measures
it takes to maintain its very existence, is
lIShs'iI ~ pldCh iHdl TIC W no lluS UllitrS
and, for fear Of punishment. abstains from
putting his theory into practice, should be as
much avoided in a loyal community as if he
bare about the brand or cropped car Of the
convicted lclun.
| In regard to the other titles, which this
writer assumes. we desire to say a word
I ,l; I,I pt,,l e. Il IL. q
shame, his pen would have blu>h,d crimson
as he dc>eclaIcd the name of Henry Clay, by
using it upon the same page with PROPOSE.
ton to divide the Union, and allow the rebels
to set up a Southern Confederacy. Upon this
subject MIR. Clay i'll 1850 spoke as follows in
the Senate:
4 tins Union shall !tcome separated
new unions, new conlcdcracieS will arise
And with respect to this if there be any-I
hope there is no one in the Senate Il before
whose Imagination there is fitting the idea of
great Southern Conf, delcy to take possession
%! the Ballzc and the mouth of the Mississippi
| say IN my place never ncrcr! NEVER will
we who uccupy the broad waters OF the
Mississippi and its upper tributaries consent
that any foreign flag shall float at the Ba,ize
or upon the tnrre Is Of the crescent city
ncvcr-ncvel."
And since this Henry Clay Whig-God
save the mark-sccms rcslive under the term
traitor, which we have applied to men of his
| ilk. .et him hear what the great Unionisl
said of those whose efforts he is now aiding
to dissolve the Unicn:
But if he (Mr. Rhctt) pronounced the
sentiment attributed to him of raising the
standard OF dlsunioh and resistance to the
common government whatever he has bccp,
| If he follows up that declaration by CORES
pondlng overt acts, he lrW be a hmtor. and
| hope he will meet the fate of traitor"
But we had nearly forgotten that he .'vot,d
for Bell and Everett" Why did he not, in
| the language of Mr.. Dennis, declare that he
glorltd in having given his vote for man
who had avowed himself rebel Ifhe voted
merely for these men, and not for the princi-
pies which they represented, why does he not
heed the voice Of Mr.. Everett who ty his
loyalty has rendered a thousand times blacker
the treason of his fellow. candidate ? But
we suppose that all intelligent men seek by
their votes the triumph Of principle not the
mere elevation ofa liian. and if such was the
aim of this writer he gave his assent to the
very thing which the President is now doing,
viz: Upholding the dignity of the Cotstitu-
ton, preserving the Union in its integrity
and its unity, and enforcing the laws against
those who are violating them by making war
upon the Government, subverting its authority
and depiying the citizen Of its protection.
When this " Ant; Coercion Union man"
talks of Tile Wing being trammelrd ~ we
tel. him plainly he is .wilfully ignorant. or
wick,dy asserts what he knows to be false.
The Hhig is not managed by clique or party
and is under no obligation to advocate any
particular measure. Its Editor pins his faith
to no mans sleeve, and cknow lodges no lead
ership; but will ut all times without fear,
favor or affection, advocate that VIII ich he
deems calculated to promote the interest,
prosperity and advancement of our common
country. Its columns are always open TO
respectful communications On subjects of
general interest and We regret the com,auni-
cation referred to in our article was not sent