The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-07-04

VINCE anu lOIcNcT utslSL from SucN UeeUS
Of despotism md crime. (Enthusiasm. J
Demand, quotha The starting that
Mr.. Sterne saw in the cage, said only,
can't get ont" 1t would have been
more d" manly" to scream, L" demand
to get out proclaim on The house tops
that | will &C out"
Another of the New Jersey resolutions
throws an instructive light upon this
whole movement, and its objects.
Resolved, That we renew our declara-
ton of attachment to the Union, plcdg-
ing to its friends, wherever tound, our
unwavcring support, and 10 its enemies,
IN whatever guise, our undying hostil
ity, and that, God willing, we will stand
by the Constitution and laws of our
coun ry. and under their sacred shield
will maintain and defend our liberty and
rights, ''pcaceably If We can, forcibly if
we must" (Grcat cheering.)
This phrase, "wherever found,' i'm
plies that there are friends of the Union
in this Confcdcracy, and the resolution
obligingly pledges to them the support
of the New Jersey democracy
surely without an equivalent return.
TO the same meeting General Fitz-
John Por'er writes letter, declaring,
of course, for the Constitution and re-
sis ance to despo ism, and ending thus
"The contest of arms, however, will
not be required the Ger ain and peace
full remedy will be found in the ballot
box, Let us all possess our souls in
patience. The remedy is ours.
General Fitz-John knows vel. that
the remedy is not theirs, unless {" the
South consent to throw its votes into
hat same ballo box and it is for this,
and his only, that the Democratic hook
is baited with "Peace." But in q
speech of Scna or Wall, of New Jcrse7,
before Democratic Club of Philadel-
phia (Which we printed in The Sent,nei,)
is passage more fully expounding the
Democla lie plan than any other we have
seen. He says:
Sutiugaton Or humiliation being
alike impossible, ! am in favor of an
immediate cessation Of hos III les, for an
armlstic"; that mid the lul of the
strife the hca Of passion shall have time
cool, and the calm, majestic voice of
reason can be heard. In the midst of
such calm | am for endeavoring to
learn from those in arms against US what
their demands may be, and inviting ;hcir
corporation in the name of common
Christianity, in the name of common
humanl y, to some plan of reconciliation
or reconstruction by which the sections
may unite upon more stable basis a
plan in which the questions upon which
VIC have differed SO long may be harmo
niously adjusted and each section, BY
virtue of the greatness developed in this
war, may profit by the experience. If
it shall be found that sectional opinions
and pre- JUDGES are too obstina c, and the
cxaspera ions of this war have burned
too deep TO settle it upon the basis of
reconciliation or rcconstruc ion are in
eviable.
Here is the whole plan; an armisticc,
and then "invtng our cooperation. -
During that armistcc they hope that
the "caln,, majestic voice of reason" and
a "common Christianity mi ght do
something considerable. The game, as
they calculate, would then be on the
board, WI h stakes so tempting! Mr..
Wall would endcavor "to learn from us
what our demands are"
Anything in reason he would be pre-
pared TO giant US: but if we replied,
our demands are, that you bring away
your troops FROM every inch of our soil,
that you leave the Border States free to
decide On their own destiny, that you
cvacuate all our forts and towns which
you now hold, and make us rid of you
and the whole breed of you forever,
then Mr.. Wall would exclaim, What
do you call that the calm, majestic voice
of reason Is that your common Chris
tani ~ He would say, when | spoke of
the calm majestic, &C., l meant the
spoils; when said common Christi
anily, meant money. Let US talk
rational v-how much common Christi.
anity will you take
In vain is net spread in the sight of
any bird. We are aware of them: and
We will watch them well, and the friends
of the Union, 'swheresoever found. -
Our views 60 little fur her than heirs
we hope to so disorganze and dlsinte-
era society in their country, that they
will rush INTO armed revolution and an
archy. We spit upon their ballot-box.
We care not what the "demand" in reso-
lutions, nor what helpless trash they
proclaim on the house tops. We do
not believe in their power to attain so
much as an armsticc for two years to
come. If an armistice, indeed, were
offered, and the invading troops were
Withdrawn, of course we should not OBJ
.jcct to it, and good use could be made
of it.
But, mark we'll, ye armistice ,:ongers
During that suspension of hostili les all
negotia ions must be between Govern
ment and Government. Our lines
should be more strictly guarded than
ever, No negotiations or determination
of parties by public meetings or private
conferences; nor bargaining with the
calm voice of reason; no secret pocket
ing of Wallis (" Common Chris, ianity."
But arlnisticc there will be none, and
we are glad of it. Our sovereign indie
pendence is already won and paid for