The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-09-06
l)olltifal.
A Bold and Manly Demonstratf ton.

number the following singing editorial
remarks:
''The sickening disasters Of he 'chnngo
Of base and the dying wall of the thous-
ands of our youth, abandoned by Cesar
in the swanips, which found mouruful
echo in almost every family, sent these
Pharisccs confouuded and covering 10
their deus. But they rcappearcd again,
aud, a: every step Of Federal progress,
have been ready 10 pcrplex the SC tie
mcnt. Even. the last week beheld the
dissraceful spectacle, in Philadelphia, of
public meeting, called to dcprcciatc
the subiugation Of il set of wretchcs who
ale hanging loyal citizens for an express
sion Of opinion, and prujcc ing wholesale
murders on the hcllow prctcuce Of retail
latiun.
g They who get up these meetings arc
The true allies of the insurgents. They
have ito words but hosc of tenderness
for treason, and while they lavish slur
and condemnation on the government,
they sugar coat their poison by specous
devotion TO the Constitution. These
creatures, however, arc not the true
leaders of the Democratic party, and VIC
Indignantly deny hat they represent any
wholesome par, of it. Most Of them are
the mere third and fourth rate ours of
Office, fellows who never Inhaled an hon
est or unsordid breath, but who, with Il
mock prctcncc of principle, and sad sI'a
kings of The head. assume to be jealous
of every invasion Of the laws. they are
shocked, forsoo!h, at the suspension Of
the ha5eas corps, they rave at be IDEA
OF he draft ! they denouncc every new
measure of the government as danger
Gus precedent but they arc never struck
BY the idea, tAat The acar u the rebels is
dangerous precedent, OF seem to con-
prchend hat man, surprised by All
assassin, had better thrust knife in
the yitals Of the miScrcant, than o desire
him to loose his hold and 80 quietly to
court.
/" These sensitive pa riots are very
| fond of directing attention to the aboi-
tionsts. They would have It's believe,
perhaps, that it was the aboli ionistS who
passed the Lccompton Constitution : who
basely betrayed the Democratic par by
nominating Brcckinridgc who made the
South sccede when it had practical pos
session Of he government who seized
the arsenals in he time Of peace, stole
he public treasure, fired upon Sumter,
aud sent forth rcdhanded pirates to sink
peaceful merchantmen bcnca h the waves
'lL,,,,, ,,l ,,,,nl,t nall ia.
al honest patriotism but what Shall we
say when we learn tina. such shuddcrino
crimes are the gull of the fricnds they
patronize, ms cad Of being the ac S Of
those they would condemn How shall
we resent the base attempt to fix the
howl of party upon SC. of weak and
uninhucnial zcalots, for the purpose of
giving shelter and licensc o the unSpcak-
ably damned villains who have dra ggcd
their country from its poisc of peace and
stabbed it 10 Inc heart!
at is asains. TIE wicked and mis-
chicvous arts Of such insidious knavcs as
these that we, as Il Democrat, would
warn The loyal, honest masses, of our
common patty. l. is from heir snlrking
masks sc would direct the public at,cn-
ton of our fellow Democrats, to the noble
aspects of such leaders of he Demccra ic
mind as Andrew jackson, Thomas II.
Benton, Stephen A. Douglas, David &.
Broderck, Daniel S. Dickinson and John
A. Dix and 10 such stcadfast, incor-
ruptble and unfinchug patriots as
Archbishop Hughes, Michael Corcoran
and George Francis Train. '1hc Union
must and shall be preserved said jack
son, and i would prosecute he war
until the rebellion is ut crly subducd,'
said Douglas. The distinguished prcla,c
who is the official head of he Catholic
Church Of ,hc United 5 ates, has ranked
loyalty among the obliga ions of religion,
and called upon the whole North to AXE
up arms. George Francis Train, with
words of burning cloqucnce, bearded the
iusolence of England in its capital, while
% Michael Corcoran-simple patriot, and
natural gentleman falls the full credit
of having uttered the very braycst and
best expression Of the war.
"Dc.nocrat rs | am said this grand
specimen of II frank and heroic people,
Democrat as am, will grasp the
hand of an aboltionis , or a Know
nothing, who will stand shoulder %
shoulder with me i'll this WARP
The sublime courage of these words,
uttered in the face of settled prcju1iccs
Of both church and party-prejudices
that would have cowed BALI tho pclt-
eIans of the country Indicate broad
aud lof nature. This sen linen! was Of
Il piece with his refusal to do honor to IA
Prince, who represented the oppressors
of his race. ltwas of piece with the
noble resignation which, when drawn for
death, induced the words, Let the gov
ernment take no though of me, but do
i will. an contcn to die in SER
vice, even Il fclon's dea h y OF a piece
wi h the grand disdain which refused to
make fair weather with his Southern
,jailors, by recognizing contingencies that
would have brought him to their cause.
The ova ion given to that man on Friday,
the 2lst, was we'll deserved. We hope
be is reserved for fur her honors. His
biographcrs need expend no more labor
in tracing his lineage to the Earl of
Lucan. His pedigree may safely date
from the above expression, for it consc-
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