The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-02-09
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing
The First District for the Union.
CEclLToN, Feb. 4, 1861


CEciLroS, Feb: 4, 1851.
Mr.. EDITOR Think not that the FIRST
| District is false to the Unin because her
citizens have not made manifesto Of their
| attachment to it. She is now. as in days
! gone by ever conservative, ever true to the
South an to our Union --oncr so glorious -
She will manfully battle against treason.
coming either from a Greedy or u Yancpv.-
| While proud &! the fact that she gave not II
vnte for the sectional candidate of the North
she hopes TO triumph over all who favor the
st ccssion of our State from The Union from
the land of Washington. She hopes that Il Z
Stars and Stripes the flag OF the Onion hail.
ed on every sea, and IN every land as the har.
binger of liberty to millions Of the oppressed
may yet wave over our whole country uni
ted. happy and free. Let tie people of Mary
land examine, flee from the dlctatiun of 9TH
ers THIS question, the greatest and most
fearful that the historian will ever be called
upon to record. When the diSmcm 5erment
OF the Union is consumlnated, and this noblcst
| form Of government, our Constitution. has
been tran pied under foot, Well may despots
rcjnicc. With truth may they then pro.
claim man incapable of self-govcInncnt, and
| lib rty fntvcr dead
| We have many IN our community tho dis.
approve Of the course pur sued by our pa,ri-
otto aud noble Governor, yet a large ma nrity
is with him. Why should Maryland go out
Of the Union! She has nothing to gain by
so doing With those who favor such
course, - we want our rights" has become
sereotypcd phrase. But will going out Of
the Union gain them 1t Is true that many
ofthe Northern States have diSgraccd lhtm-
selves by evading the law Of the Union, = the
| Fugitive Slave ac,-w,h their personal Lib
erty Bills, SO called. But will our slaves
cease to run off when there is no law for their
arrest and return! Will theving abolition
lists cease to offer inducements when there is
no fear of punishment So great would be-
the fleet Of the non-cx iscLce of such laws
that in less than ten years. there would not
! he slave " thin our borders. Srcessionists
| say" Recover by treaty IL this is pracli-
Cal pky not recorer those Dho are nou IN Cana.
ia! Let Maryland 60 out of the Union, and
it must be regarded as the judgement of the
Great AM, that slavery Shall cease auo ns
us. AS to the Territorial question, if not
no,c u dead issue it certainly uN be such when
out OF the Union. The door to the extension
Of slave territory is forever closed The lead
ers of the secession movement. we believe,
have declared tina, no free State shall be ad-
United to, OF remain in, the proposed new
Coniedcracy. When Maryland becomes, as
she surely will If the Union is dissolved, a
! free State, ~hat then! Will she he forced
from her new friends to become the great
battle field the American Waterloo for the
contcnding nations; respected by neither
section aud without the power to compel re.
spcct Again Mr.. Editor, in the proposed
new Confedcracy, from the circumstances Of
lit formation there must be some Ia ". some
Constitutional provision recognizing the right
of any State to secede at pleasure or ut least
whenever it may deem any wrong done it
even if imaginary, loo great TO endure
and, as there has never yet existed a govern
mcnt without debt at soE,e period of its
history, what will become of one when its
treasury is exhausted and Of which it has
been proclaimed, by authority, that it may
Cease to exist at any moment! Could it
ever establish a public credit? Could it
command the respect Of the other nations
Would ii be a government in reality, or only
the semb lance Of one!
The grand mistake OF the day is, that men
think themselves free; that society has no
claims upon them; that they ouc no duty
TO their God or country; that self is the first
and all important consideration. II the
prayer of q slave holder, and a native of
Mary land, one who holds her honor, her
fame and fortune near and dear, is Of any
avail, then will our honorable Governor the
patriotic Hicks be sustained in u course so
we'll calculated to maintain our honor.
While praisins Gov. Hicks let us not for
get our Rrpresentaliye,-the Unon.loving
Webster. Let US remain true to ourselves,
to the country. to the precepts Of Washing
ton. Let US obey JctIrrson's greatest work.
Let US blavely struggle against the evils OF
which we so justly complain in preference to
those of which we know nothug While
fighting to break down the Black Republican
power, let us bid our Southern ssters-if 60
they must-depart IN peace. God forbid lha,
Americans should ever engage in internecine
war ! Give up the forts within the sececding
States d; acknowledge them as nation; treat
them with justice, with the greatest liberal
ity, and when satisfied Of their folly win
them back
In your last No. you noticed the formation
of cavalry corps. 1t should have been OF
Rifles 60 strong. AS yet it is not
fully organized.
For several years past Cecilton has boosted
Of a furnishing Lyceum-holding meetings
every Thursday evening to which the public
is invited. They are now endeavoring 10 build
a Hall and establish public Library. May
success attend them, as well as every enter
prise whose tendency is the dissemination Of
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