The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-10-18
Communications,
For The Cecil Wing,
The Rebellion and Laboring Men.
9Tu DIsTRIcT, Oct. 18th. go.

9TH DISTRICT, Oct. llth, ~.
Mr.. EDITOR In this hour of our
nation's trials, when the migh,ics' efforts
of the migLtlest men are called in rcqui-
sition, both with the pen and the sword,
it would be The height of presumption
for so weak an instrument as myself to
attempt ci her counsel or cri csm. |
shall, therefore, confnc myself to more
local sphere, and should my humble
efforts cause one individual to pause in
his suicidal career Of sympathzng with
the Rebellion, | shall feel more than
amply remuncrated. If, however, their
sympathy is for the desolation and almost
utter dcstruc ion of that portion of our
beloved country favored by heaven with
he most delightful and congenial climate
upon the face of the earth or, for
dcluded people, led blindtold by design
ing politicians, to the very brink of ruin,
then We could mourn with them, if need
be, in sackclo,h and ashes. But if then
sympathies are for JEFF Davis and his
clique, for Floyd and his coadjutorS, or
for amy portion Of the rebellio1s South,
whose efforts are either directly or
indirectly aimed Il: the overthrow of the
National Government, then, | say, out
upon such sympathy! We want none
of it and let the law be me cd out to
snch sympathlzcrs 70 the fullest OK ent.
have listened with amazemcnt TO men,
dependent upon heir daily labor for sup
port, upholding or sympa HIKING with the
South, because their g RICH were
invaded" or, in their own language,
because it was an " abolition Wur."-
Thus showing willingness to sink the
whole Republic into the fathomless
abyss of eternity, to uphold a single
insti ution whose very foundation and
cornerstone is 10 make labor degrading,
to grind the laboring man down upon IL
level with Negro Slnres and to support
the assertion have ouly to compare the
laboring man in the South with the labor
ing man of the North. Attend church or
public meeting of any Kind in the Nor h
and attempt; either from appearance or
intelligence, to select the rich from the
poor and you will be lost in the magni-
tude of your labor. You will there
behold them mingling together in social
intercourse, and should you chance to
find one individual avoided or frowned
upon by his more wealthy ncighbor, you
may at once conclude there is some
igma upon that mans character. Go
South and your labor will be more easily
accomplished, or in other words, you
would be obliged to 60 one place 10 find
he rich man, and another 10 find the
poor man, for there is no social commu-
nicaton between them. 1t matters not
how talented, how vir.uous or how wor-
thy man may be, it requires only the
stigma ~ of poverty, it requires only
that man is obliged to work to support
his family, to raise between him and the
rich man barrier which the mightiest
efforts of Samson could not tear down.
There the man who would hold the pillow
or WELD the AK is considered only a
sui able companion for the negroes of
the field house servants having deci-
dedly the preference, both as regards
position and treatment, to the white man,
who is obliged to work for his support.
Working men of Cecil county, and Of
Maryland are you prepared to tear
down our glorious Flag and destroy our
Constitution, purchased wi h the blood
Of our forcfathers, WHO were led to VIC
tory by the immortal Washington, to
support such an instisution No, l cam
not, | will not believe it. AS we'll
might you devote your souls to pertEifion.
am not in favor of Interfering with
State Rights. l would have the people
Of each State decide at the ballot-box
upon every question of Importance within
their respective States, and so long rs
they do not conflict with the Constitu-
ton of the United States, let them enjoy
their privilege, or suffer for their errors,
as the case may be. And | would also
have every white man, no matter how
poor, so long as his character is not black
encd by crime: to have equal privilege at
the ballotbox with his rich neighbor, and
not, as is the case in some of the South
crn States, a man must be- worth 50