The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-01-11
Correspondence of The Cecil Whis,l
LETTER FROM ZION.

ION, Jan. 'lil, ".
The old year has closed, and the new one
is stepping along with usual pace. Sixty-onc
was. undoubtedly, a remarkable year. One
which will never be forgotten by us nor our
postcrity. As he stepped in, already Il dark
Cloud oversprcal our political horizon; bat
many cherished the hope, that ere long, it
would be dlspelled, without resulting in any
thing serious and the clear sky Of peace con-
tinuc. But, oh as he progressed, the sky, as
Il were, became more and more terrible in its
appearance still blackcr and blacker grew
the frightiul storm, until all were convinced,
save few, who, to pallate their fears,
perhaps, conjectured, still, that it would blow
over. that they were ON the brink of Il fear
iul revolution. And shortly the & fearful
looking for'' was changed into the realization
Of an awful storm.
The cectrict wires bring the tdings that
the discomfort OF the citizens Of South Caro-
lima has ripened into a most dangerous insur
rccton. The whole country is thrown into
CONSERVATION. The fall Of Sumter was but Il
drop before the mighty shower, though, III
comparison TO what has followed. The battle
OF Bull Run, the battles in Kentucky, and
Missouri; the tax ing of Beaufort, &c, are all
memorabilia which will dat" from sixty one.
Many a fond mother has been made to
morn. on account Of u son who lies innrncd
beneath the rockribbrd hills of Virginia.
Many an anxious wife will look in vain for the
return Of her husband, who, perhaps lies
muuldcring in the soil of NJ issour; or along
some lonely valley of Kentucky. III these
things will make the year of sixtv-onc memoir
able. All! verify, to many, she was Il year
OF sorror, vcxation and pain. Such as never
was realized by them, nor ever expected.
Leaving sixtyonc, let us take Il glimpse Of
sxty-twu. Political troubles, rs regards
home, are NEST aSsurcdly on the wanc /; and
no goat length Of time would be required to
place them on the list of the - things that
wcre.'' But across the mighty deep there
comes a voice, "as of 4 giant mad with
wine !" roaring with indignant fury; threat
cning vengeance upon us, ii SO and so, is not
Compiled with. 1t is the voice OF Great
Britain, demanding repatriation of this govern
Imcnt for an imaginary injury. What may
we look for? Why it is palpable that Great
Britain means war! and we need look for
nothing else. War with Great Britain, at
1resunt, looks lk. having too many irons in
The fire ut oncu;'' but to humble ourselves
at the throne of Queen Victoria war is pre-
trrablc. We never did do it and ue n,rer
,riH do it Great Britain may boast of her
power; but she never had power enough to
suhingatc the United States. She Can boast
pf what she may but let her stand off. She
has dealt with us, as Il nation, since the pre-
sent Rebellion commenced, in mean and
Mngencrous manner; aiding the Rebels in
every way she possibly could so as not to be
detected. And now, as a fit time, in her
estimation, she takes as prctcxt, the arrest
of Mason and Sidcll, Tor war with u.s.
But Sc he Of good chcer!'' the Lion may
Roar, and howl, and shake the earth, and make
the forest rcsound with awful and doorons
.yclls but when the steady marksman draws
the trigger of his piece, then al is o'cr.-
And so it will DC with Great Britain. She
will. perhaps, come with her men, and weap-
'ons of war, and roar and hustle around our
frontiers, and along our rivers; but when the
sons of Liberty arouse in their might, they
will strike blow that will astonsh the world,
Ind make " Her Majesty's Government )"
quake from centre to circumference and
scatter. to the tour winds of heaven, her
armed vessels. We have an army of about
six hundred thousand men; but what is that
to one we can raise? Say au army of one
million more. ] tell you, when Liberty is at
stake, We must fight; and We pW fight, and
We fight. Some may suppose We are un-
able to arm and equip an army of u million
men. extra but il is not at all beyond our
capacity. We can arm and equip three men
tur every one man that Great Britain can,
arm and equip, AMI send here to tight; and
where has there been battle, between the
two parties in question. where equal numbers
fought, but that the Americans whipped
But some say that she can raise tie block
AIDE, and blockade where she plcascs; but she
cnnt do it. We are as able, with the present
Rebellion in hand, to whip Great Britain, by
lind or by sea, as I've We're when we did whip
her We have nearly as many ships, as she
has, (and the Rebels have very few so that
she cannot effect permanent blockade Of our
ports. But others say that the Emperor
Napoleon will back Great Britain in war
with the United States. l believe he will;
but, mark, he vii. back her down hill. The
worst thing about the matter is, it will pro-
long the war to whip Great Britain. But
what are all the sacrifices we may experience
fin war with her compared to Liberty -
Liberty, Liberty, we will grasp it still more
tcnaciously. Then let Britain foar, and
howl, ana shake the ocean with her might, and
still the Stars and Stripes shall wave; and
when she feels her arm weakened when the
old English Lion, as in former times, will
have been made to crouch trembling at the
feet of the American Eagle-then we'll ask
her to lend listening ear tc our triumphant
song. Which will be sung in lofty tones,
"And tile Star pangled-banner in triumph
shall wave, while the land of the free IS the
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