The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-10-26
obliyious to the realities that are about

oblivious to the realities that are about
them. Thus it is with these poor demented
creatures who are poisoned with the virus
of secession, till they imagine there are
such oddities as Lincoln armies, Adolf
ton flags, and Black Republican wagons;
all consciousness Of the benign Govern
ment of the United States, its fleets and
armies, have passed out of their minds.
Government has taken charge of some of
these unfortunates and shut them in con-
fnement, and it could not do more
humane thing than provide for some
others who are still at large in the same
| way.
Pious Party.-This is another section
of the machine made up of individuals
protesting to be influenced by very pious
motives, which picty nanifests itself in
expressions of ardent love for what they
are pleased TO term Sour Southern
brothers." They deplorc war as the
direst calamity of the age. Their con-
sciences prevent their praying for the
success of the Government. They
denounce the war as cruel, unjust,
wicked, which is carried ON by, (they
contend) Lincoln-they never mention
! United States once. No member of the
| Plous Party was ever heard to censurc
the outrages-the scarcely parallcled
barbaritics of the rebels They always
speak in bland, complimentary phrases
of Jeff. Davis and the other ring leaders
of secession that are in company with
him. These pious individuals are very
eloquent on constitutional law. They
discuss the habeas corpus lcarncdly, and
conclude, that with the suspension of it
to imprison a few sneaking traitors, our
Government passed away, and henccforth
we have no Government, with great
deal more twaddle of the same kind,
never in single instance naming the
violations Of all law, both human and
Divine, which have marked the whole
career of the rebels. Such is a meagre
sketch of the pious clement of this Peace
Party, that is impudcnt enough to ask
honest men for their votes.
Pretext Party. branch of the
institution is made up of the vericst
scoundrels that ever trod shoeleather,
and if they are not hanged the gallows
ought to be abolished They mainly
depend on Misrepresentation and false
hood, leaving no stone unturned to assist
their rebel friends in Secesia. Every
pretext they can lay hold of to cnbarrass
tho Government, they are sure to make
use of. This whole scheme of a Peace
Party is one of their sublimcst pretexts,
and the most audacious political swindle
that ever was attempted upon an intelli-
gent people. The prime movers and
managers of this party are arrant traitors.
Traitors from motives of ambition, lust
ofPower and revenge, hatred of popular
institutions, because the people in their
majesty have driven them from places of
public trust and emoluhcht, on account
of their profigacy end corruption.-
They, like Breckenridge, profess to be
Union men and Peace men, until an out
ragged people Disguised with their
unblushing impudonce hoot them down,
when they skulk off through the rebel
lines to take up arms. against their Gov
eminent, Satan like, prefering rather to
"rule in He'll than serve in Heaven. ~
OF such material is the Peace Party
composed, which has placed a tickle, in
the field in this county, with just two
distinct objects in view. The one to
embarrass the Government by keeping
up a hue and cry against it, thus giving
moral aid and comfort to its enemies,
and the other, vague hope of elect
ing sheriff by trading; hut the
voters of Cecil understand the p. P.'
thoroughly and arc lying in wait for it,
ready to conslgn it to its last resting
place on the sixth of next November.
9Th Kent, as in this county. the