The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-01-12
Enthusiastic Union Demonstration
Cecil County for the Union;
Against an Extra Session, and in
favor of Supporting Major Anderson.
GREAT UNION SPEECH OF
HON. ALIEN. EVANS.

on Saturday last, inviting All the Union
loving citizens of Cecil to attend a Mass
Meeting of the friends of the Union to be
held at the Cour. House, in Eikton. on Tues
day, the 9Th of January, 1861 at ! I o'clock
y. NJ, an unusually and unexpectedly large
number of citizens, of III political parties, and
representing the several election districts Of
the county. assembled at the place and hour
named in the call Among those present the
delegation from the Fifth district principal
ly from Messrs. Mccullough & Co.'S. Iron
Works at North East, dressed in Uniform,
consisting of dark pants and rcd shirts, with a
large collar, or cape Of blue ground, on
which were SO white stars, attracted consd-
cradle attention. This delegation marched
into town to the stirring music of the fife and
drum under the charge of Jcthro J. MtCu-
Tough Jr., as Marshall, arriving at the Court
House Just prior to the calling Of the meeting
to order.
AT about III o'clock A. NJ, S. S. NJ .Git,
Esq, called the meeting to order, and nom-
the Sth District. which nominal ion the meet
ing unanimously ratified by vote, whcrcupon
DR., Rowland took the chair, and made shor,
address, appropriately referring to the unhap.
py causes occasioning the assemblage, and
the necessity for aljuring all partizan feeling
in an honest effort to aid in the holy and
patriotic work of preventing disruption of
our country. After the address s. S NIafIiit,
ESQ, read the following list of additional
officers for the meeting, completing its or
ganizaiion, viz:
For Vice Presidents -
First District; Thomas P. Jones, Geo. B.
Pennington, Edward Ferguson.
Second District: BENJAMIN W. Harris,
David NJ. Taylor, Davidson d. pearce.
1hud District Rev. Jas. McIntire, David
Scott (of Jas.), VIM. Torbcrt
Fourth District: Joseph Miller, c. c.
Brokaw, John McCleary.
FyM District: Col. George R. LIo ward,
VIM. Beatty, j. Nelson Black.
S'rh District; Barclay Reynolds. Jchoia-
kim Buckley, Williams Mccullough.
SerehM District: Levi II. Evans, E. D.
McClenahan, J. Harvey Rowland
Eighth District: Joseph Hanna, T. Addison
llanshaw. j. 4. Gillespie.
Ninth District: Sutton Seal borough, JOSEPH
llaines, Samuel Mearns.
For Secretaries
First District. George A Ford
Second District: Noble 7. Bddle.
Jhlm District; Andrew Mclntire.
F0urh District: George Johnson, Jr.,
FVM District: Russell Thomas.
Sixth District: Jno. W. Caldwell.
ScrenM District; Jno. W. TAYLOR.
E'gM District; Edwin E. Ewing.
Ninth District; Chas. IL. Uaincs.
These nominations being unanimously rat
flied, Rev. Jas. McIntire, by request Of the
meeting, addressed the Throne Of Grace in an
appropriate prayer, abiding, in an eloquent
and feeling manner, to the distracted condition
OF our country at the present juncture, and i'm.
plorlng Divine interposition in its behalf, and
the Divine direction and guidance of the
meeting now assembled. AT its conclusion.
the Chair, on motion of S. S. Mailit, ESQ =,
appointed the following Committee of one
from each district Of the county to draft res.
olutions expressive ofthe sense of the meeting
in regard to the present troubles, viz:
s. Maflitt Thomas P. Jones, f. A
Crouch, Jos. C. Hill Col. George r. Howard
Isaac r. Taylor Vim. Parker, Edwin Il.
Ewing and Nathan Griffith.
After the appointment of the above Com
mittee the meeting on motion, took a recess
till o clock P. NJ, in order to allow the
Committee an opportunity TO prepare rcsolu-
tons.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT O'Clock P. NJ, the meeting, (now so
largely increased in numbers that many ncr-
sons were unable to get into the Courtroom, J
reassembed when the Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions reported, and read
the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were heartily and enthusiastically
adopted se'iotim; those referring to the En-.
ira Session question, Containing an implied
endorsement of the course OF Gov. Hicks, J
and to Major Anderson being especially
greeted with hearty applause.
inca NJ Dl II.
Painfully sensible of the disorders which
at the present II oment afliict our country,
and filled with soticitule for the pcrpctuty
of the blessings of free government, which
we desire to see transmitted to our posterity
as trust, confdcd to us for their benefit bv
our ancestors of the Revolution and aware
that to us,-citizens Off border county of
border State, the consequences OF dissolution
Of the Union wond entail evils, the bare con-
temptation of Which causes unhapplncss, and
compared to which all other trials we have
been called upon to endure sink into utter in
significance; we have met, to-day, determined
to throw aside all political differences hereto
fore separating us, and to raise our united
voices to cheer on the patriotic men of the
land i'll their holy efforts to avert from our
country the dire calamities with which it is
threatened
Secession or dsunion we understand to
mean civil war, with all its horrors and desc.
lation i; the surrender of our once happy
land to scenes Of violence and blood. Filled
"th these apprehensons, we therefore,
Resolcc lsi:-That this government
founded by the wisdom and patriotism of our
ancestors-has proved itself blessing to us,
their posterity. Under it, despite the mach,
nations of INSCRIPTIONS politicians, and use
less agitations, we have enjoyed comparative
happiness and prosperity. Weare, therefore,
not disposed, for light and transient causes, to
be deprived Of its advantages but esteem it
our duty to hold it in our keeping asa sacred
-, Al "a ~.