The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-07-13

her mornings Ncverthele Won will sur
render your dearest rights as free citizen of
the United States, at the dictation of the
moeocratic and arstocratic cohorts of des-
potism, who would "drag" Mary land and
you and your postcritv into the whirlpool of
destruction ! You will do this by suffering
the violent Tor peaceable, if you will, dis
lnemberment of our once glorious Union -
lon say you love the Stars and Stripes -
you truly love them you will resent any
and every insult given to them, and not treat
them rs friends and brothers. For my part,
say that whoever insults that flag. insults
me; care not whether it be foreign or
domestic enemy. That flag has been tralled
IN the dust by set of vile wretches who haze
abused and degraded the Goddess of Ameri-
can Liberty, and have stained her bright
escu' cheon with the blood Of the innocent. -
Yes, Sir, for one. would put down the
enemies of that flag, because they are my
enemies because they are the enemies of
my children: because they are the enemies of
our common posterity because they are the
enemies of our country, and the enemies Of
than have them put me down: because to
put them down would be to obey our Consti-
tuition and laws. and thereby perpetuate
).
for them to put me down would be to SUBJ
vert our Consultation and laws. and to dcs-
troy good government and free institutions ::
because am for all these things. and they
are against them. And here let me say, that
the Constitution and laws must put down
treason and rebellion, or treason and rebel
hon must put down the Constitution and
laws They are antagonStic principles both
n " tnrt lao tHfn H.,
no compromise or treaty Of peace between
Them and the quicker we all understand this
great truth the better. There is no middle
ground. lie who is not for the Constitution
and the enforcement of the laws, is against
them: and he who is against them is in favor
OF their violation. and is, therefore, unworthy
the title of an American Citizen. I Twill not
call any one a traitor at present, but if were
to synpathize with traitors, | should not
think it strange If should be called traitor,
occasionally.
You said in the beginning of your epistle
that yon are a Henry Clay Wing" Let
me remind you that you are not one. and
let me prone it 20 you. Henry Clay being
asked on n certain occasion. when he would
consent to a dissolution Of the Union? re-
sponded in tones of laundering cloqnence
" nerer! NEVER! ! NEVER -! Can You so
respond! If you cannot, then you are not
Henrp Clay lphtg." Please pardon me for
refreshing your memory in this important
particular have bad memory myself
sometimes, and am obliged to thank my
friends for aiding it..
have thus, Mr.. Anti.Coercion," taken
the liberty to reply to your communication
as well as | could, in great haste. may
have overlooked some OF the principal fea-
lures in it, but want Of time and space will
be sufficient apology. You may not, per
haps, thank me for this gratuitouS Offering
hnt can't held that. If | have said any
thing nnheconing, however, all ask is that
you give me. in your own patriotic language
u few . strains of Hail ColumLiu!"
Yours respectfully,
JAMES TOCCUSTONE.