The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-03


Port Deposit can boast some smart
sccessionsts and Emo appears to be
one of them. Evidently he thinks so. The
following is his definition of "Abolitionist: -
Gan abolitionist is one who is in favor of
abolshing slavery"
This is brief and Gas clear as mud, ~
disposing of the tangled question as readily
as the Union men of Cecil disposed of the
Peace party last November. Emo" then
continues in the following staggering
style, a-ta-secession
"Now let him tell his readers whether he
is for or against slavery, and then every one
will be able toy Judge for himself whether he
is an abolitionist or not. Come, now, no
more dodging behind your nonsense about
traitors, but come squarely up to this
question and answer it, yes or no, and let
US have no clawing out in any way
is addressed to us, and appears among the
lucubrations of a correspondent in last
weeks Democrat. emo should have
taken something warm and laid down, after
saying such remarkably smart things
Literary efforts 50 elaborate must be eXhaus-
ting.
can abolitionist is one who is in favor of
abolishing slavery" so says Emo" Then
the people of Cecil county are nearly unan-
imous abolitionists, for numbers of them have
allowed their slaves to walk off without an
effort to rccapture them, saying they were
glad to be rid of their bother, while others
have sent them adrift to shift for themselves :;
and any man who has thus got clear of the
Improbable nuisance, you could not induce
to again cucumber himself by supporting
any Of the "peculiar institution" These
men, according to enlightened ''Eno,' are
abolitioniss.
We will "answer q fool according to his
folly" but not with his folly. We are,
then, for allowing the people of Mary to
say at the ballot-box whether they are in
favor of abolshing slavery in the State Or
not, and as hemajority order so lett be done.
But the people are denied q voice in the
matter as the constitution Of the State now
stands which says the Legislature shall not
pass any law changing the relation of master
and slave. Thus we see the negro interest
is above any other interest in the State,
when we all know it is in reality inferior to
all others. The counties having the fewest
slaves being the richest and most intelligent,
and consequently pay by far the largest
percentage of tax to supply the State
finances.
We never dodge or shuttle, as all who
read The Wing have learned and if the
question were brought up before the people
of Cecil they would decide five to one in
favor of emancipation and remunerating the
loyal owners for their property and thus
enhance the value ofproperty two fold in the
State. But the people have been robbed OF
this right by constitutional provision,
carried through the convention by the
influence Of the men who are at this hour
traitors to their country, either openly OF
secretly.
Enc" is not alone in having dislike
for the word "traitor," and terming it
"nonsense. 1t is unmannerly to say
"rope" in mans house whose father has
been hanged. We are in hopes that all
traitors will get the reward they have so
well earned, and that traitor and rope will
both be very disagreeable words for them
to hear. "Eno" and his political kith
lodged behind the bayonets of their
southern brethren " a year ago and threa,
tened us, but the people of Cecil were not
scared, and now, driven from this unsub,
stantial refuge by fear of the galows, they
dodge behind their favorite hiding place
the niger, but he honest masses no longer
fear secession bayonets Or secession negroes,
and will dispose of both at their earliest
opportunity. The niger is out of fashion,
and his worshipers out of credit.