The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-10-04
])olitital.
Rebel Constitution EXpounders.

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/ Tie Ba,t,m"rs County Hmericnn in
speaking of the Emancipation procama-
ton of the President, very CURLY
remarks
"Wc have heard wi hin the last few
days that our rebels in Baltimore county
predict perfect uprising of the entire
| South, SO soon as the Proclamation is
made known to them, which to us would
cause no uneasiness, as the entire seeded
portion of the South have already had
their uprising at the point Of the bayo-
net by command Of Jefferson Davis a.
Co. The coustitutionality of every
measure SCI forth and carried out by the
administration at Washington, is closely
scrutinized by every rebel sympathizcr
in Maryland, and a few of the wise-acrcs
of this town aud vicinity are SO familiar
with the constitution that they at once
detect the deviation of one hairs breadth
from that sacred instrument, and of course
condemn every act of our army that does
not strictly come up 10 the very Letter
of The law. We would be pleased there
fore to hear from this tratorous crew
of rebel sympathizcrs, plain answers to
few plain questions that we intend pro-
pounding to them Will they be kind
enough to tell us wha: pare of the con-
stitution gave Jefferson Davis, in whom
they Can see nothing but purity and
virtue, the liberty of assuming his posi-
ton as President of a portion of the
United States, and communicating chief
Of the rebel army! What par of the
sacred instrument gave the rebels au-
horlty to steal all the arms and ammu-
milton belonging to the Government,
south of the Pc on,ac, in the winter of
1860 and 'Gl What part of it gave
the trai ors the right 20 take possession
of all he dock yards, navy yards, arsen-
ais: mints, &c, in the seeded atcs,
thereby robbing the United States of
hundreds of millions of dollars What
part of it gave those in rebellion against
the bcs Government that God ever gave
to man, the right to SC. up an army bv
CONSUMPTION, or in any other way, TO pua
down or break up said Government -
W hat part of that constitution that our
rebels so much revere gave their friends
the power to impress men by hundreds
OF thousands into the rebellion against
their wall And to come nearer home,
we would ask, what part. Of it gave them
power 20 destroy millions of dollars wor h
Of property for The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, or OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal What part of the
constitution gave the rebel army the
power 10 march into Frederick and
Washington counties in Maryland, and
steal from loyal citizens one million dol
lars worth of proper y? What part of
the cons tu ion were they acting under
when the scoundrcls robbed the post
Offices at Hagcrs own, Frederick and
Yves minister! What clause in that
article gave them the power to break
into the public buildings In those loyal
counties and destroy the enrolling books7
Until our foul -mouthed, hypocri ical
traitors, both active and sympathizing,
IN our village, county and State, will
show the Union men here the different
clauses in the constitution of the United
Sta es, under which all these acts of the
rebels have been performed, we shall
contend lhat not one man CT woman of
them should be permitted to say one sin
gle word with regard to the conSti ution-
ality of any act of our Government. 1t
is even 100 much tina consti ution and
laws pro ects their cowardly, hypocritical
bodies from assault at every turn they
make"