The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-06-27
Two Parties.

~ was uIiloSi 'IlS ny "oiIS VI NE itileHet
Douglas that, after the Rebellion had been COM
menced, there could be but two parties, one for
the Government and the other against it. The
truth Of this declaration has been manifested
throughout the present contest. Those who
have made issue against the measures of the
administration from time to time, either ceased
their opposition to the Gov eminent and united
with its untal'ering friends, in support of the
measures deemed necessary by the delegated
authorities, to put down the Rebellion, OF drifted
into The vortex of the peace, secession. OR traitor
party which has been so warm in sympathy for,
and active in uiding, the rebels.
The present effort to get up party on an
unit Emancipation platform in Maryland, and in
opposition to the Government, must ere long
shivcl mp and cease to be, OF drift into the arms
Of secession. The effort is not only in opposi-
lion to the policy Of the administration, but il is
an attempt to organize party to oppose the
rights AID wishes Of the people Of the State of
Maryland.
The administration has never proposed to
interfere with slavery in our STATE, bat simply
recommended to the people to set about abolish.
ing it by State authority, as awar measure likely
10 result in the general welfare of the natioL.--
The friends Of this policy propose to submit this
question to the people, and the first step in this
direction is to authorize the coll Of Constitu-
tional Convention by the Legislature. Here
the anti-Emancipationists commence their oppo-
siton to the will of the people, by opposing the
call of Constitutional Convention. We con-
tend that the people of Maryland have Il right
TO he heard on the institutional question, and
! if they demand reform in that instrument, it
should be adopted.
Here is where the fight must be made, and
those who cry out against Emancipation, are
simply crying ont against the right of the peo-
! pie of the SAFE to break tie bands that bind
the majority to the will of the minority.
But wherein does this anti Emancipation party
propose to differ from the secession, peace, or
copperhead party of the present day. Dare any
set Of men propose to run an avowedly secession
ticket i'll this State at the present fall election
If not, what policy can they inauSurate other
than MI opposition to that of the Government
The etore, any ticket that is run in the present
campaign, which does not endorse the measures
Of the administration, must meet with opposi-
ton from the friends Of the Government and
with the favor and support Of those enemies of
the Union, who have marked their hatred to our
popular institutions, by every means they could
WELD since the breaking out of the rebellion.
These anliEmancipationists sugar-coat their
opposition TO the true Union party with the pre-
lix to their public announcement of " Uncondi-
tional Union men, when in the next breath, or
sentence, they define their political status by
declaring themselves in deadly antagonsm to
the dearest rights eff the people Of the State in
opposing the call of Constitutional Conyen-
ton, lest that people in its sovereign capacity
should remove the barriers from the constitution
so arbitrarily set up by the ambitious, usurping
slave power of the State.
Who agi!atcs the slavery question so unceas-
ingly the secessionsts and the faction of poll
! tlcians who give evidence of flying off, after
having acted with the Union party for the past
two years, with the hope perhaps, dropping in the
secession vote, which is placed horS dc combat,
by their opposition to tho Government their
long and undated sympathy and support of the
rebellion!
This new opposition party affects to entertain
religious fear of " dividing and dstracting the
Union party" by "agitating the Emancipa-
ton question. Now what do the real bona Gde
Union party propose to do the present fall .
Simply ihis:-send Delegates to the Legisla-
ture pledged to call Il Convention, and submit
the naked question to the people of the State,
vi 10 ph -n1t ~,
your State Constitution or not If so, what
kind of change! This is the whole of what the
Union party propose to do in the way of Eman-
cpation in the coming campaign. Will this
new opposition party, who profess unconditional
unionism while they are procaiming the con-
ditions Of their Unionism, dare como forth and
avow thci opposition to the call Of Constiu-
tional Convention The rank, old time negro
worshipng secession rebels oppose the call Of a
Constitutional Convention, because they fear the
people will leave that clause out which says the
Legislature shall not interfere with the present
existing relation between master and slave.-
Do our new Unconditional Union men," with
sundry very strong conditions, oppose the call
of Constitutional Convention on the same
grounds Let them speak out that the people
may know them, and that the regular, old
fashioned secession party may cast in its lot
with theu for the people of Cecil county will
never support such political principles, and votes
cannot be found for it in any considerable num-
her anywhere, save amongst the old jeff Davis
rebel crowd, if there