The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-04-26
A Policy Wanted.

land holds to-day among the loyal
States, Is less owing to the efforts of the
Secessionists than it is to The indecision
and want of unity ,of purpose of her
weak kneed and tender-foo ed Unionis:s.
If we had been terribly in earnest a
year ago, and had pursued Straight
forward course, Secessionism would have
been so elfectually fatcned out long
ago, that no one wi h rebel sympathies
would now dare show his head or open
his lips in our S,a e. Bat large por-
ton Of our chosen leaders halted, and
wavered and entered protests against
this, that, and the other measure which
the Government thought proper to
pursue, until the State was saved in
spite of them. Then We elected a
Legislature that VIC were induced to
believe would pass some of the most
stringent laws against Secessionism and
Treason that had ever been recorded
upon any statute book. But after a
long and weary session we found our
Legislature had been blatant, and vacil-
lating, and inefficient. The people who
had hoped for better things were dis
gus cd and turned away hopeless almost,
of ever being able to accomplish the
object nearest their hearts, that is, to
prove by their acts that they were
devoted to The Union, and determined
to crush out this foul and damnablc
Rebellion. And now again, since the
passage of the Emancipation resolution
and bill abolishing slavery in the Dis
trict Of Columbia the same craven cry is
being raised, and the same lack Of
decision being exhibited, that we'll nigh
ruined us last spring. The men we
have placed in power, and the men who
aspire to represent the State and speak
for us, or a large majority Of them,
have proved themselves unified for
the positions and unworthy to be our
leaders. They have shown, and are
showing themselves to be timid, time
serving politicians, or ambi ious dem
agogues who do not understand the
temper of he times. We have sinned
away much of our precious inheritance
by following blindly in their wake and
lis ening to their foolish counscls.-
We have been delayed by their slip
shod, down-at-the- heel policy of neu-
trality and mac ion, and while all. the
other border Sta es-Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee struck Treason
some heavy blows, poor old Maryland
has done nothing for the good cause. -
Is this to con niue! Are we deter
mined to logger along at the same old
gal, and bate out the same old slang
about such and such things being
"impoli.ic," "inexpedient," shaving
Il tendency to weaken the Union SEN
timent in the S ate," &c. &c &c? or
are We going to strike hands and close
ranks with the men who are striving
by vigorous and effect i've measures
properly directed, to save the Union p
Let us in Gods name have done with
this dilly-dallying, and initiate policy
and pursue i. The masses are loyal,
and in earnest and the hour has coae
when we must trample down the cor
rupt, and timid, and short-sighted
leaders we have been following, and
put in their places, true, brave men
Who have the good of the country alone
at heart, and will dare to do right
without backing and filling, or hating
to trim sail every few days or weeks
The salvation of Maryland and of the
Union depends upon the people-thc
politicians have ruled and ruined too
long. Let them sec to it that they
perform their duty in this hour OF
Ma ional peril.