The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-02-16
polltifal.
From the National lnt.lligenrcr.l
The Position of MARYLAND.

u u not h",e amusing 10 notice me par
iSHi' SINUS ~ "h'ch IL" p""''ca' haaeiS
In me STATE ol Mary hand are Completed to
Hso'' !" "r"'r 10 Keep awe Inc se'nnianrc OF
an agitation against The wise determination OF
u"'erlor iiioA" 70 u'scnarse ms executive
'nhc'''''S according 10 MS own CONSCIENTIOUS
convictions o. tuonc on'y' rather Than ~
hupssi'l.hre 10 'he'r recommendations, IL
- e''ue''' .n"t 'hes' gentlemen cohs'aer t'ie''-
selves ""'"'hg' II mol compartments Two
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''ie L'S S'a'u'e' "o'. d" 'hev ''ne'heh''t
n'''''a WV" any we" ~ '"e '',i''a''oI VI
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.I,l,nI n.n,Ia Twas xun,,nv.I that ,h,s
,..'n,,n.,,,n ,.,nld ,rny. ,a,i>f,,tnry 10
,h. ,..n :. IN, .,. 90 .n,,on. that ,h. v,;c.,
of MARYLAND should toe heard at tins crisis
I'm, il apl,ars that some of them arc still dis
satisfied not indeed because action has
been taken" NJ the phrase Of the ,lay goes.
bur because that action has not been take
in orderly compliance with their suggestions.
Like the Disconnected man in the drama.
they have got what they want. but thew are
none the less diSulcasel BECAUSE they hay,
no, gotten il IN their own way In Ohiu. IN
Massachusetts. and we believe IN others Of
the States represented in the Convention.
their l.. gi,latu, es, though in regular session
de,oved the duty of selecting and appointing
delegates on the Governor, and hence the
mtmbcIs from Mary land sit in body COM
posed III part Of gentlemen whose tenure Of
representation is the same as their OWL
Why. lhen should the Maryland delegates
be singled out for exception TO the manner Of
their appointment! The factions spirit be-
uaytd in this matter is sufficiently apparent.
We should think. 10 dlsarm Of It's force the
violent language OF crlninallon III which that
spirit finds EXPRESSION and all the lndica-
tionS Of public opinion IN Maryland still
point conciuslv,ly to the continued pred"mi
lance Of u conservative sentiment, unSlaken
by Misrepresentation, as 1t is unaw,d by
Threatened revolutionary movements
We have On more than one occasion ad.
vcrl.d to the attitude maintained by this
State III our present complications Tn.
geographical ;clalions winch the District of
Columbia bears to Murylaud gives to us, as
citizens of the former, q natural interest IN
all tina; concerns the welfare of the latter, and
We have therefore watched with sulctnde the
course of all public events which seemed cal
cul.,ed to effect the status Of either. That
seliciludr We may say has been materially
allaytd by the prudence Of Governor Hicks,
SUSTAINED a> he has vlslh.y been, and Ms We
Lelnvc he still is. by the vast MINORITY of the
Mary land people.
Az IN, ,l,s>,n,i,,ts frou h;s course b,sc
,b,I cnu,luin,s ,,l,ly On ,b,. Ground that his
refusal 10 rall IN. Lcs,sla,u,e ha. ,r.yrntra
the r,o,..c l,p,n CO. Que, a,,nr, in Convention,
.;,h I'm, o,h,, Ro,d,r Say.h,ld;c S,a,n.
far ,l, ,,,s,,y,,,np ,,f RI. Iir;on W.. hrr tn
r,rrrs, ,b., in M w,v cou,d M,r,l,rI have
~, ,,,,.r,,,,i M ,,tFc,u,ll, far his I'D .s Ly
I'm. c,,,nnos.rc and ,lipu;ty sh. has d;snl,v,.J
IN ,,nrr Of n.vrr; s sxc;,smrut Irr j. h..
,j,r;.,.d Il vou ,l.ax. th,, hnr destiny J.,
;d,u,iti,d win ,hat Of Vm"in;a and E,r,h
l,n,oln. nm, Tnnnc.sc. and Mis.n,,; .nI
Kentucky and Delaware. Is it ascer,ain,d
as yr, that uH these States will hold Uouycn.
tiuns {? On the contrary, it is asc,r,aincd
that two of ,h,m. Kentucky and Delaware.
with legislatures actually in session, have
declined to take any steps in this direction.
In North Cslulna aud Tennessee. and even
III Arkansas, the 'propriety Of calling n Con-
vention was Judged by the Legislatures Of
these States TO he so doubtful that the whole,
question has been referred to decision of the
puople. The recrnt election ia Virginia
shows conclusively e.io,,sh what her people
think Of too hasty stems in the direction of
secession. And vet it is under circumstances
like these that Governor Hicks is censprrd
hy few poli,icl4ns and prints for course
which is likely to- retain MARYLAND in lin.
with hyr sister Border Slave. holding States
without involving any expense to the treasury
Of the State. Her ueople can readily cal,u
late wllelhc, it would be worth while to call
the Legislature in order that that Legislature
might spend considerable time aud more
money in reaching the same conclusion as the
Legislature OF kentucky, or III order that, by
reaching aiil'reht conclusion ana author
H'ng inc call oil convention, 1t should dis
hOcin,e Maryland from that gallant Common.
wealth.
And /, .ne,L;,g of K.,,pclr mo o,,o,
rI.n g. CT. 20 H., ,..c,,:
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