The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-10
For The Cecil Wing.
pERRYyILIE. Nav Z. 1862,

Mr.. EDITOR tt hope you will excuse the
impcrtinence of a stranger, so far as to per-
nit him to make a suggestion with regard
to the controversy between "a Union Man.
and j.. f. Jones. There is much more
truth in the structures of Il g \ Union Man.
than one not Intimately connected with the
management of this place would believe, and
far more. alas than any truly patriotic
man would beside.
would have had no word to say in
this matter. had j. Il. Jones contcntcd him
self with leaving his defense with his friends.
Bat since he ESSAYS his own defense, and
such defense! desire to speak.
draw from the letter of j. f. Jones,
the following premises aud conclusions.
He was Editor of a Democratic (?) paper
in Kansas during the troubles there. He
was in favor of, and advocated the measures
adopted by the Federal Government to put
the people of that Territory under the feet
of the Blue Lodge Assassins of Missouri,
from his own statement | infer that he was
the friend and co-laburcr Of Atkinson,
Stringtelow, and company So far, for his
character, as stated, substantially by him
self.
Now, what are the facts as regards the
position of his compatriots of the Border
Ruliian type, who aided him in his efforts
to keep freedom out of Kansas? What
. position have they generally taken with ref
rrrncc to this war? Arc not all of them
who were ever suspected of possessing per-
sonal courage engaged on the side Of the
rebels?
Are men of such anteccdcnts, the material
from which true Union Men of Maryland
would expect to see the leaders of the
defenders of liberty selected? 1t is.tlue
that many Democrats, in the States. who
at =. ct 70 from thn Of tbavn
aillanics. defended them through misappre-
hension. and are now as reliable and trust
worthy Union men as can be found, but |
submit that any man who was there, and u
participant in these r;,Scalitlcs. as this j. f..
Jones shows himself to have been, could
not be miSinformcd and is not fit
man to be intrustcd with any position of
responsibility by the Government. His
appointment. by those who know his antece
dents, is an insult put upon real Union
men. (of which two many examples are
given and nexcusahle. as it is unnecessary.
There are two hypothesis, upon either of
which we may account for this man not
having been found on the same side
as he was in Kansas, one is. that he
lacked personal courage, and feared to
meet the issue. The other is, that he had
sufficient intelligence to know that their
cause must be hopeless, and like the rats,
that provcrbially leave a sinking ship. he
took refuge from the storm he had helped
precipitate, under the protection of the
Government whose benclicent principles he
had done his best, to subvert and destroy.
The latter, from what have seen, think
is the nearest correct. There are some
men, You know, whose kecnness of scent
for the spoils, cannot be cxccllcd by those
of the hound for his prey. 49,.
1t paid to be 8 Border Rullian - in
Kansas, backed up by the power and patron
age of corrupt administration of the
Federal Government. and it pays now to be
bribed to loyalty by the employment and
emoument wrung from suffering country,
tighlng for existence, in struggle, mainly
produced by the vilainies of which he avows
himself an abcttcr. NUFF CED.