The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-06-28

quarters ii assumed the shape of apprehension
oi the growth Of the United States but in II
the principal and liervading element was the
, aristocratic hatred OF constitutional liberty
At this moment, yon cannot point me to an
enemy of the just side Of this war, whether a
! foreign potentaie, a Southern traitor in arms,
ora secret sympathizer with the Rebellion in
! the loyal States, who is not the known enemy
ola liberal government, the devotce of slavery,
or IL" worshipp,r Of that school Of drmi-
g"gucs who think the Northern people infer
ior to the Southern parvenues and politicians.
Against this formidable array, which incu-
dcd distant nations, and consolidated the
wants of commerce. the autipathies Of race.
and the ambitions Of slavery and AboliiUnism,
the American people presented themselves
sincly and alone. They had no outside
friends. They had no navy, or, at best, a
phantom fleet, scattered into remote seas by
sub,rncd traitors They had no army, or.
at best. single division or two, aud these
had been distributed by companies to def nd
vast frontier against predatory Indian tribes
Many OF their lt,s, and minis, and custom
houses, were stolen. Many of their most
experienced officers fed into the ranks of
>, cession The departments were filed with
spies. The politics Of the free States had
been polluted by the subtle poison of the
creed Of Calhoun, and prosttuted to the base
cowardicc of Buchanan. Thus unassStcd
and dsarned thus ragged, drspiled. and
deserted, they began the work OF defence and
OF Set-prcSrrva,ion.
How they have progressed to the present
period the world knows. What they have
done ills the broad pages Of a volume that all
men may read and wonder at. In the great
book Of history it has no parallel. No age.
no people, no civilization, ancient or modern,
from the birth OF our Saviour down t. the
present hour, has achieved 50 much, and
established SO much, against so many ohsta-
clcs and so many enemies. An army Of
nearly IA million has been offered by a popu-
lHtiun that gives il without Srnsihly diminish
ing the native efficiency Of the race in any Of
the avocaionS Of life. A navy has been
called INTO being that rcvolutionizes old sys-
tens, and reintcs all maritime experience
W it'll the army we have conquered most OF
the seeded territory, or hold it at our will
With the navy WE have swept the seas Of pr-
vateers. blockaded an extended coast. ard
crushed nearly all the rebel engines Of war
Astounding as this picture is, that which
reveals tn" financial operations of the Govern
ment is SIM wore surprising The prophecies
Of pa!iiZanS the theories OF statesmen. ut
home and abroad, have all been dissipated by
the extraordinary results that have rewarded
the efforts of the Secretary of the Treasury
With the double prospect OF an unparalleled
debt and enormous taxation in view. the loans
Of the Government have been enthusiastically
taken, and its paper money is almost on par
with gold and silver. 1t is this record that
will most puzzle the old world philosophers
standing. as it does, In such striking contrast
with the experience Of other nations. When
to this is added the Astounding prosperity Of
the free States, the heavy investments in land
and the fact that no hostile foot has ever yet
pressed the soil Of the North and the North
west, our President may say, speaking fol
his country to foreign cayillrrs and domestic
sympathizcrs,
q" Like an eagle in dovccot, |
Fluttcrcd your voices in Coriolc--
AL0NL ! ED IT ~
OCCASIONAL.