The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-10
Communications.
For the Cecil Ihig.
A Letter to the Editor OF the Demo

Crat.
Henry TANDMRFoRD, ESQ., am glad to
zee that with loleraLle dis,lnctnrss you have
at last let the public see where you stand
You do rot say what is your plan Of secur-
ing pe.ce; but you transfer to your col
umns an article from the Putopseo Enterprise.
which declares that 81 the only peace which
spossiblc TO us must come from the recog-
milton of the Southern Conf,deracy," and in
the absence Of all fur the, information, we are
compelled to accept tins us your pian, aud
hcnceiorh We knoU, what we have all along
heHercd that you are in favor of breaking up
the Government and rcnding to pieces the
Union. There was time not very remote
when man thus c'rcumstanced would have
hecn called Traitor but now lie is Union
man (2)
You say that " on the side of Peace is the
Democratic party Will you please 10 give
us some better evidence Of this than your
own woIl7 Will you point out the promi-
ncnt men Of the Democratic party, north of
Maryland, who are for peace on your terms 2
And IN this STATE. are not the leading advo.
cate Of this dlshonorablc and rninoas peace
old renegade Wings, who have been drifting
around for years such as Ptarce, Pratt,
Groome. Gatchcll Kane, Tencklc, Wallis
&c! When you wrote that article YOU knew
that Cass. Richardson, Holt, Judge Cation
Dix Dick inson. Francis Thomas and hun.
dreds Of lesser lights of the Democratic
party, were the most emphatic of oLr pcople
in their demands for vigorous and effective
suppression of the rebellion by force of arms.
On this subject, Mr.. Holt member of Mr..
Buchanan's Cabinet. says:
" ish Srl, ,pnlv ia df cIoro m rou and bo
world. that am for this Union without con.
diiions. one and indiv,slblc, now and forever
nm for its preservation at any and every
cost of blood and treasure against all its
assAilants.
Nv prayer is for victory, complete, enduring
and oveI whrlmlng to the armies Of the Re-
public over all lis enemies. | am against
any and tvery compromise that may be pro-
posed to bs made under the guns Of the
rebels. while at the same time am decided.
ly in favor Of ahord,ng every reasonable
guarantee for the safety of Southern institu-
lions, which the honest convictions Of the
people--not the copspliators of the South
may demand, whenever they shall lay down
their arms But not until then"
You knew, also. that Of the soldiers. who
had gone 10 ill the armies of the Govern
ment, large proportion, If not q vast major
lty were Democrats. You knew that Tam
many Hall. the cradle Of Democracy, had
sent her address broadcas. over the land
urging thorough and forc,blc execution OF
the traitors Of the South. Your object. doubt
less. vas to rope, in by an appeal to party
ties, the D.mocrals Of the county and know.
ing that all the time honorct traditions of the
Democratic party were at war with this
rebellion and that every follower OF Jackson
WAS per Sc a soldier for the Union, YOU re-
sorted to u deliberate missiatcinent of facts
TO serve your purpose.
On the other hand you divide those who
insist upon the suppression Of this rebellion
by AIMS into the two general classes OF
knaves and fools. and assert that" the main
objec, for which this war was commenced is
The 'wiping out Of slavery" When you
wrote this you knew TIA, resolutions had