The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-08-02
The March of Events.

which is the natural and inevitable conse-
qncnce of this causelcss rebellion, waged
| against government, which for mildncss
| and natural tenderness toward its citizens.
has Ito parallel in the annals of the world.
Those lines of denarkation between the
loyal citizen and the rebel are becoming
more and more plainly marked every day.
The edct of the American pcoplc-or all
those who deserve the name of Americans
has gone forth that the armies of the
Republic shall subsist off the enemies Of the
country; and those living under the pro-
lection Of the government, and vet with an
insane malcvolence using every means that
opportunity offers, or a fcndsh ingenuity
can invent, to destroy it, shall either take
an oath to be loyal in every acceptation of
the term, and violating that oath shall be
punished, or leave the protection of the flag
and seek under that military tyranny, those
beauties in government which their crazcd
imaginations. invest the iron rule of he
rebel military dcspotism with.
This appears to be the only mode to deal
with those traitors, who, while they accept
the protection of the government for life and
property, are in open sympathy and secret
alliance with those who, urged on BY the
encouragement Of all the monarchies of the
Ola World. are putting forth every effort to
destroy popular institutions in the New
Lenity has been tried with worse than no
avail. and now the system that has been
pursued toward the loyal men in the revolt
ed States, is about to be naugurated against
the traitors in the loyal States. The man
that dcspises, and uses every means within
his reach to cripple and retard the operations
OF, the government, as our domestic traitors
have always been in the habit of doing. can.
not III justice claim the protection of that
government.
The oath which was adopted by the mon.
stcr War Meeting in Baltimore, and which is
published in the proceedings of that meet
ing, in the present number of The Wig, is
intended to meet this case. No true man
will hesitate for "A moment about subscribing
to this oath F.; and any man that does hesitate
means no good to the Republic, and as a
last resort, which the government and peo.
pie are forced to by a sense of self-preserva
ton, they are compelled to weed the traitors
and workers Of iniquity out from their
midst. 1t is infinitely better to have them
before us in open arms, than treacherously
sneaking behind us concocting mischief and
acting as spies.
This system of Kidding the country of
spies, and the loyal States of secret allies of
the Southern Oligarchy, has been adopted in
some of the Border States, and the signs of
the time point uncrringly to its adoption in
Maryland
War Meetings should be held throughout
our State, recommending the same stringent
measures that were unanimously approved
in the great uprising of the 'bone and
muscle of the Monumental CITY, on Mon.
day last. Let the people turn out every
where, and speak, that the slumbering State
and National authorities may hear, and
hearing act, and acting save the country by
putting down the rebels in our midst, and
supplying the means of pursuing and crush.
ing every enemy to the flag that darcs show
himsetont the territory ofthis great Republic.
Let other meetings assemble, that the deter
mined purpose of the loyal citizens may be
known and obeyed. Let them order our
Commissioners to levy sum sufficient to
provide bounty equal to that given by
other communities to their volunteers, and
if the full quota for Maryland is not forth
coming, urge the tardy government to com
pete it by draft. These times require bold
and fearless action. We have too many
half. hearted Union men and whole hearted
traitors in government employ. 1t is the
peoples business to ferret them out, and
demand their removal by government, and
that their places be supplied by men of
energy, whose hearts are loyal. This tory.
ism has grown into fashionable, sickening
sentlmentaity which it is high time to crush
with stern justice unimpaired by false lenity.