The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-31

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schools than political asscmtiages, and that
the fair faces before him, brought to memory
pleasant rccollections OF these pious SCENES
The speaker assured the aud fence. that he
had ever been Democrat, and at the last
Presidential election had voted for Mr. 81 eek.
inridge, a vote which he, the sp"ahcr. HOW
muc. regretted. as the distinguished Kan.
tlckian having proved a traitor. turned his
back upon his country, and his efforts against
is institutions.
Mr.. BRADFORD next took tie stand and
invited the attention ef the audience in a
lengthy. eloquent and convincing speech. -
The speaker traced the origin and Object of
the secession movement, proving by the most
indspulable evidence. drawn from secession
Headquarters. end thu, " condcmning them
ont Of their own mouths, that the grand end
and aim Of the Cotton State traitors were to
overthrow the Republic and cs,a. fish on its
ruins an AIistocracy or Monarchy: gov
ernment, in which the few, after disflanchis.
ing the majority by armed force. shall rule
with despotic power. Not having taken
notes we cannot give Il synopsis Of the dis
course which could not. however convey a
proper idea Of the merits Of Mr.. Bradford's
speech. To be fully appreciated, it were
necessary TO have heard it.
Mr.. Henry E. SroCKBRIDGE was the LASH
speaker who addressed the meeting. The
speaker commenced by informing the audience
that Col. W. Ii. Plrnell bad been authorized
by the Government to raise q Reg of
infantry, two batteries Of artillery, and 500
to serve within the limits of the State. He
next advertcd to the reports that were gotten
up by secession emissares, to frightcn tiinid
people, of the Southern army crossing the
Potomac. showing the utter mposSibliy of
such an attempt. owning to the complete and
cfitc organization of the army under
Mcclellan, and the strong positions which it
occupied, with It's lines extending from llar-
pers Ferry to Washington, and the powerful
fleet that guarded the shores of the Chesapeake,
passing over every foot of the bay, from the
Potomac to the capes, every half hour. Mr.
Stock bridge delivered quite a lengthy speech
which was listened to with marked attention
by the large audience.
The President then closed the meeting with
short address. and the listening throng
gan. with evident reluctance, 10 make a
retiring move.
A meeting was assembled IN the village of
Rising Sun after dark, which was attended
chiefly by persons Of the neigborhood, who
were addressed by Mr.. Matilt, the Union
Candidate for Comptroller, for an hour and n
half, in an aIsumentative and irrefutable
speech, showing up the enormous deception
and unparalleled vllainy of the secession
mania.
On the whole the Union meeting of Satul-
day last was one of the largest political gath
erings ever assembled in that part Of the
political assemblagcs, was the serious stocal
earncsness of stubborn resolve which was
seated on every countenance. All seemed
to feel the importance of the hour, and to be
armed with the nhcxible resolution commcn-
surate to the crisis The Union bal is fairly
in motion, the fires of patriotism are burning
in the heart of every freeman in our State,
and before the ides of November, when the
last charge will be made on the ranks of Sc.
ccssion in Maryland, by the ballot box. utter
humiliation from the pine clad sammits Of
the Alleghanies, to the surf beaten shore of
old Worcester, is its ignominous doom.