The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-10
For The Cecil Wing.
To hnti-COcrcion, Esq.
PORT DEPOSlT. JulY 2lst. 'fl

by my :" mode of argument" winch YOU are
| k'nd enough TO say, was " intended TO de ceiue
rather than 20 explnrn-lo imoire rather than
expound." Let my " intention " be what 1t
may, you have utterly failed to meet the
argument.
You nsinnae that it was no, my business
to reply to questions which you piopoundrd
TO another: but you are mistaken. Your
Letter to The Democrat, although directed to
MIR. Ewing. was for the pulhc--for every
citizen. Ii 1t We're net SO. you had better
have directed private letter to Mr.. Ewing or
the subject IN hand. But to your reply.
You say my ANSWERS to your intelrosa.
torl's do not merit notice" dare YOU. over
your own signature, to rerute th,m Your
reputation. great as ii IS, will not admit of
such draught. Do YOU expect to sustain
yourself by evadng plain issue like this. in
notice, so much the easier for you to irfutc
Them. But there is a diversity of opinion
about the merit " of these answers Many
honest men believe they hlre merit, and for
her be"cH, it is youi dirty to retute them -
dare you TO dc it, dare you, tower your
sgna'ure) to Try to do it, Those answers
oSeItnn your secession cart they PROSTATE
| the Ass and Iidcr into the ditch
You begin with trying To place me in
false position on the night Of revolution. -
You are not honest IN this, for YOU well knou
| That you m,ScO,Sh nc me. do arkno edge
the right Of Tie people Of South Carolina 10
Icvolu'l"n'ze. Why because they are dis
fidnchztd becau>c they are taxed without
beng represented ! Because they are the
subjects Ola calling deSpo''vm! DO you un
derstaHd me! Now again. do not acknuwl-
edge the right OF the people Of Mary land or
| pennsylvania 10 ievolutlonIZr. Aud why :?
Because They are not dsiranchiscd. Because
they are mol taxed without being represented
-hecause they are the subjects Of a free gov
eminent. 10 grant them The right of revolu-
ton. AS told you before, would be insulting
to Common SENSE: For, they .orrfa themselves!
Can the people revolt against themselves E.
Can man revolt against himself! Do you
understand me Upon this principle, |
de"y The right of revolution to the people
(you say sutjecls!'') Of Il free Representa-
ave and " constitutional government" 1t Is
IA contradiction aud an absurdity. In all pop
"i"f governments, the majority must ruie. -
IL Is "rtaM therefore, that il should rule
because II :" mnT rule," and if 1t is right >
tor The majority 10 rule, !hc minority can have
no "r,sht To rule! The majo,Uy cannot
have right to I,volulion,ze.' as before
stated, because the bare expression Of hen
VIII is law! Do you understand me? There
Is no right OF revolution in floe representa-
I'VE government, unless you grant The right
TO the m'Moi'y 10 orerttrn,v and put dora Tie
MAJORITY. II you do this, you deSfroy repre-
s,I''l'e and tree government unless You give
TO the myor,y, ammed'afely, the right to
logic " merit your notlcet' ! do {" declare
| the - I'm, I
only Of Pennsylvania and MARYLAND, but Of
Som" C"0!"o, and do not, as you say
defend the President for Designating its bar
ncls.' Butt so back for thirty years and lac.
the shiny path OF the secession snake until
he " hol,d > in The Charleston Convention. =
There 1t encitcled the Constitution in its
hateful coils, and with lis venom polluted
the sacred charter You are not hon.
est if you do not say It, for you knou it 10 bt
fact, that the rehes of the Suu,h tore tn,
the Constitution in fragments and scattered
them to the four winds be:"re the President
ever transcribed his rIiiten author itv. THIS
hell-spulntd rcbtllh against the FtdcrM Coz.
ernmeni, put away the Constitution What
right had It's uriginatols and supporters tc
ASK its polectlont The filthy Scoundrel.
would SPIT upon the Constitution, over.
ltap It's boundaries, repudlale 1t and wage
war against II, and Wine wagng war against
II. they ask its protection You think the
Constitution has been violated IN the suSpcn.
SION of The HobeuS Corpus, and do YOU say
that 1t was violated by itbelllng against ii
According TO your logic" to rtoiate III.
Constitution. do"s not r,olaie it but to suspend
the writ OF Hobeas Corpus on u traitor, does
violate it Let me tell you that it neither
violates the Constitution to suspend The
Hubeas Corpus on Traitors To suspend -
both is Constitutional. The oLjeet Of the
Constitution is TO protect good loyal citizens
by every means, whether written in 1t or not
against the ticuds who are row, with bloody
hards, in deadly conflict with the Cunslitu.
!ion and the people. Could the people OF
England claim The protection of our ConStltu.
llon especially If they uere al uar auth us
: The rebels cln'm to DC torelgn poaccr and
! are at war with us, AMI wha, ght have they
to ask the protection Of The Constitution and
What right have traitors to ask the protection,
Of the writ Of Hubeos Corpus?
, Aud you do not acknowledge the fact of n
: Necessity" Is there such thing as the
RICH. of self defence? Is there such thing
as The right OF stlfpreServal,on If maj,
is starring, he is justified in taxing something
. to cat. II he cannot get il. he will e1i Mt
: flesh from has bones! fla man is attacked
ny ruflian. he Is justified IN killing HIM in
sell dtiencr; but there is no luW lol it,.
. Necessity knows no law 1t knows no Con
! stltutlonal fetteis that nj bind il or keep il
from chaStiSing the suorn enemies of tn,
, Constitution. Our Government is acting fol
: sell preservation and defence. which allcial
: Is only the agent Of the people whose will il
, must carry out! And you talk of the eslab
llsl''ry Of monarchy by the Government -
! That is foolish idea. The government
: belongs to the people. 1t cannot be monarch.
zed unless the people do it. But there are IL,
elements OF monarchy among the masses o
the Fiec States and not in the Slave States
unless where they have been laid and ha,chco
5 out by that internal serpent, Secession. Blu
you say The people Of East Vrein'a hure 1
right to revolt against the Federal Government
, but that The people Of West Virginia have NJ
r right 10 'emo," loyal! That the people Of Wes
, Tennessee have The right to revolt agans
, !he Federal Government, but that those O
r the East hare no r,ehl to remain loyal! Oh
3 to take you IN another tack. You say every
3 people have tbs right to revoiunonizc, ant
, yet deny that right 10 the people Of Eas
e Tennessee and West Virginia. You nantes
e unblushing inpudencc. II these are you
, sentiments, you are monarchist in YOU
r heart! A fen tyrants may revolt agains
. freedom, but the many cannot revolt againS
! tyranny! That is yoor position, and you
r know it. you are willing that the muiorit
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