The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-09-07

but the honor OF the country and the integrity
OF the Government; and who, but he who is
ready to fill towards grave, is prepared for
submission to such humiliation as this
Fellow citizens, it cannot be disguised that
we stand at this moment confronted by great
national calarlltics. Eleven members Of our
Union are in opea, and. thus far. successful
revolt: and an army it may be Of hundred
and fifty thousand men. breathing vengeance
and slaughter, is lowering upon our lines and
mcnacing the safety Of Washington. From
this pressing peril no valiant resolves, no
b. illIant defamation, no fervid prophesyIngs
can possibly deliver us. i,othipg but the
sword, welded by skillful and heroic hands,
can now save this country from the last catas-
trophe that befall free people. The enemy
has been tested, and we can no longer under
rate either his power or his reck lessness in
battle.
Let no man cherish the delusive belief that
since this rebellion is the cause OF crime, that,
therefore, it will be the less darinSly main
tanned. History has recorded, for our iustruc-
ton and our admonition. that Catilnc and
his CO cohspirators fell with their faces to
the enemy; and so, probably. will ia Il the
rebel leaders of the South The more ear
nest, the more prompt. the moie prompt.
the more united the Efforts that are now
| Hau', lne bIltleT VIII De tHe stTuRple.-
All delay, all seeming hesitancy, all dissen-
sion, while Strengthening the rebellion itself.
is fraught with incalculablc danger and III is
chief to ourselves.
IT, however, from any cause, this contest is
to be prolonged, we must not seek to conceal
from ourselves its possible consequences; but
e7en now, in advance, we should bravely and
&C lmly look the worst of them in the face
Your ships may have to furl their sails in
many sea. and the grass may spring up IN
marts heretofore pressed by the busy feet o +
commerce; widespread bankruptcy may
possibly ensue, and the wall of sorrow may
60 up. not only from stricken households and
communities. but also from cities and States
over the brave and true men who have laid
down their lives upon the altar of their coun-
try. But our institutions are well worth all
these sacrifices, and all other sacrifices which
we may or can possibly make for their prescr-
walton. All that we are and all that we have
are the fruits of these Institutions and all
that We may now generously devote to their
safety, in this hour Of their extreme peril, if
we are successful, they will give back to us
and 10 Our childrens children, increased a
hundred, nay, a thousand fold
But even now, in the very shadow of these
threatened disasters, even this night and THIS
houi, nc Stu" haNC PtaSS' VIC Soulu HuNe
peace by laying down our necks. our country
and our flag in the dust beneath the feet Of
!; remorselcss traitors. cloud cries Of" Never,
Never!) But how can We do this, seeing
that the graves OF ON fathers arc yet with us
and that Bunker Hill yet speaks to us with
voices which will not and cannot be s,llrd -!
Cheers
Ii we lalter, we fail and not only will
. Washington, your capital, be suhjugated and
sacked, but your cities and your fields will
be swept over by an an army carrying in its
| train dcsolations scarcely surpassed since the
Goths stabbed their steods in the palaces Of
the Caesars. The fcndish tone of Southern
press. its exultant threatenings, and the events
: which have already TRANSFERRED, fully justify
: me in this declaration. If, therefore, We
thlLk Of our lands and gold Of our meIchan.
, disc and pleasant homes, or even of the blood
that courses in our veins, in contrast with the
honor and integrity Of our Government, We
are lost ; we Shall perish suddenly, irrctricva.
] bly,, and ANONYMOUSLY. But if true to our
$ selves as verify believe we will be; iftruc C
the kindling memories Of the past, and to TIT
: grandeur of our mission as u people, your
c armies will sssurcdly triumph; and tina
triumph the Union sentiment of the Soutl
i will render complete and enduring (applasc)
Il battle, and bloodshed, and wrinsing anguish
S there will in the end arise a future for ou
c country, bright as that rainbow which span
d the mists that mount above the tortured hel
t of Niagara's waters. For that future tina
l. bow Of promise and Of beauty may we'll b'
;. accepted as the appropriate emblem. =
r Applause.
C One of the most fearful obstacles which ha
d been encountered in the successful prosecution
II Ct this war is the diSloyalty found in tn
l. midst of us. Crics of = That's sou Ihi
IS is especially true in relation to Washington
lie City and the Bo,der States but it is IN
IS degree true everywhere, and to this is trocea
2, bic much of that encouragement under whcl
a the nation is now suffering. The country i
- now rejoicing in those bold and decide,
measures which the President is taking t.
5, subdue this fatal source of weakness an
re- and defeat. Cheers 1t is in vain that tn
- stalwart arms and hearts of this great natio
r, toll at the pumps, so long as men are kept O
ID board with augurs in their pockets, who a
every stolen opportunity are boring holes i
the bottom Of the noble ship on which we ar
:. embarked. Applause. -.
~ Fr,low.citlZens, the thought Of disniember
/, ing this Union, which has been the source c
u all our joys as a nation, can be entertained b.
u no true man. Dismembcrment would involv
). the abasement Of all ofwhch we, as Amer
!. cans, have so long and so justly been prouc
y and tbs complete ruin of that grand inner
: lance which we have received from our fathers
~ and which it is our duty to transmit und
!" unfinished in its blessings to or descendant.
, 1t would conduct US from palaces Of prospect
ty and power to novels Of wretchedness an
~ to graves of dlshonor.
-; 10 When the wise man of old, sitting in judG
II ment upon the rival claims of two mother
N to the possession of the same child, decI &c
NJ that it should be cut in twain, and that OF
,s half should be given to one claimant and tt
" other half to the Other it was the falls
~ mother who accepted and exulted in tt
tn Judgment, while the true mother turned ava
n. with horror. preferrng to commit the life
+ her offspring to the keeping of even her ow
~ enemy rather than that 1t should thus perisl
10 The iilial and the material instincts are
IL this regard the same. The man who is wi
Id ling that this prosperous and free countr
no sha il be severed by the sword of treason no
M suspended over it, may have been born upu
m American soil, but he has no American hea
i. in his bosom. Cheers, and cries of good. >
ye The true son of the Republic, like the trr
TO mother, turns away from the proposal viii
Indignation and adherence.
at But, fcllow.citizcns, have presente
| myself before you not to make poiiic
II. Il, taxi Ia