The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-09-13
aIl's well." We shall do no such .hinc.

"aifs we'll" We shall do no such fling.
Let none mistake our views or PURPOSES
IN this matter; let none suppose that the
threatening Rebel raid has driven us from
our ,propriety:" The most probable view
OF the case which presents itself as to the
immediate future is that the Rebel chief viii
force our own again to battle by ATTEMPTS to
cross the Potomac above them, thus com.
re!lng victory to aiabt upou our banners
We have faith in the ability, in the general.
ship of Mcclellan, if he will only give the
daring foe no rest.
Aud for one other part of the programme.
and that is the long talked of "dsatt;"
let 1T be no longer delayed Force every
thing that is available into the field, every
man, every gun, sword, revolver. and pound
of powder, and end the war. We can do it
and do it soon.
The nation is s,nartiug under its needless
rcverscs-it is worn out with DELAYS. We
have gone along liesurely; we have been
screnely contemplating the mythical move.
ments OF the famous anaconda" until
that remarkable specimen of zoology is at
last colIcd up at his starting-place IN front
of Washington. Stir him IN, we say; make
him move; let him crush" those he has
long threatened, or let his keepers hide their
heads i'll confusion. We may talk of patri,
ol'sm, of devotion, of singlencss of pur.
pose, but the Rebels themselves shame u.s.
In the recent battles, shot guns with them
pore an important part. We are yet long
distance from the shot-gu aspect of the
case, but it is time we made an approach to
II ) ana when we even begin to emul late the
aeyouon, OF the Rebels, when half equipped
ana maddened with zeal and desperation,
our n, leaders guide Alright and promptly their
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Tor good results, We may make up a record
such as will not 90 out by the next steamer
to shame us before all the nations of the
earth.
For us Of the Border States, condemned.
as we are, to watch the terrible change now
progressing, who shall blame us if our patti
ence is nearly worn out? Years seemed
compressed into months, and these into
days, as we watch for the sounds of the pos.
slbly approaching conflict upon which so
much depends. Tried as b Gre, our loyal
citizens yield to none in loyalty, in zeal. in
faith IN the ultimate triumph of the good
cause. But when the extremes leisurely
make the center of the Union the field Of
strife; when, unlike those farther away, we
may not lie down or rise up with any GER
tainty that the days advance NAV not i'm.
peril everything here, we may we'll deprc-
cate needless delays we may well call nm
on those in power to strike that blow which
must end suspense.
That it will be struck, let us trust and
hope. Weakened as is the Rebel host BY its
many severe losses, its precarious supplies,
and endangered as it is by remotencss from
further support. it must never be suffered to
remain intact, to boast Of its success, to
plague us more. Must we be forced to learn
once more, as we have upon numerous other
occasions, thatjus when it might have been
anihilated it owed its safety to our fore.
bearance, or, worse, to our timiditv or
shall we rush upon and finish the work half
done at such fearful cost? The rank and
file are ready; it is for our leaders to deter.
mine upon q course ii, which is involved
our peril or our safety, our glory or our
shame