The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-10
The Secession Party of Maryland

The Secession Party of Maryland.
Judging from the manGuvring of the Seccs-
Slonlsts OF this county, quite early in the
season, we announced that their policy in the
forthcoming Fall campaign for offices. would
be senscless cry of Peace" without once
stopping to explain how peace was to be
brought about. | two separate nations arc
at war, treaties are entered into, and the
dispute adjusted in this manner. But in the
present case, party of ambitious dcmagogucs
and aristocrats, aided by traitors entrusted
with political power By the people, have con.
sprcd in secret against the Government, and
seek nothing less than its overthrow. The
Government has been on the defensive ever
since the commencement of hostililies, and
its very leniency has encouraged the traitors
in this State and county to use open opposi-
ton, and assall it i'll every imaginable way
If these lying traitors resided in any of the
Southern States which are now governed by
military dtspotism, and would say the
hundIedth part against that CALLING, confs
eating, brutal aristocratic iron rule, that they
do against the Government of the United
States, they would be hung before another
san had set after such uttcrance.
The forbearance that has been, and is stil
exercised by the General Government, toward
the Secessionists of Maryland is uncxampled
i'll the history of the world. Every means
they can command are used to assist tho
traitors in arms seeking 10 overthrow the
democratic institutions of our country, and
plant upon their ruins despotic government
sustained entirely by military power.
The Seccssionis!s of Cecil, who arc too
cowaldly to " own the corn" are trying hard
to organize party for the Fall election on
this false basis. They luke and dodge"
rcso,ting to all kinds of lies to deceive the
honest masses. They talk about "rccon-
Struction,' and about '.peace," but never
once attempt to explain how they propose to
reconstruct, or to bring about peace. We
would like very much to know how they
propose to bring about these desirable objects
Do they propose that the Government shall
! lay down its arms, and let the rebels carry
on the war TO sui: themselves? Some of them
who are less discreet perhaps than honest,
say the road to peace is to acknowledge
the G. s. A" But where is this undefnable
line to be run? They are so in love with
what they are pleased to style the Southern
Confederacy,' that they couldn't think of
being left outside Of it while we who are
opposed to aristocracy and all its privileged
classes do assure them that Maryland would
be ranged under the old banner. They would
be thus left along with the greasy mechan.
les y who, by their enterprise and industry,
have made "world wonder"
1t is truly said that there are but two
parties in this country; and one is the Seces.
sion party, and the other the Union party
who stand up Cor the Government of the
United States through veal and woe, through
good and through evil report. These hypo-
critical Secessionists, who by their words
and actions prove they would rather kiss the
hem Of jeff Davis or Beauregard's garment,
who would rather give their children to be
the "hewers of wood and drawers of water )"
for some favored class of aristocratic task
masters than be free and Independent citi-
zens Of democratic government, are the
men who invent patent names to cheat the
masses, such as Peace party" "Anti-
Coercion Union party" &C., &c. Their
theory gives their professions and hish-sound.
ing names the lie, for dsunion is their first
principle. They are for giving the traitors
all they ask, for tho sake Of peace. They
are for overturnins the foundations of our
Government, for the sake of peace. To
reduce their theory to individual practice,
they would have civil citizen deliver his
purse to the cut-throat, for the sake Of peace,
when he had it in his power to defend it, In
a word, the Secessionists Of Cecil county, as
well as all other sections of the country,
modestly ask us to give up our time honored
Government to the will and pleasure of
rotten, beggariy aristocracy in the Cotton
States, while we have the power to defend it.
They call themselves peace men, and Demo
Gratis. jackson was a democrat. Did he
ever talk Of peace when the Government was
assaulted
The policy advocated BY the Secessoniss
Of Cecil. who are too cowardly to own their
principles. and rally under their true name,
would bring the very reverse of peace. If
their policy was carried out, the Government
would ground It's aims, The 2ang Of c9nepra-