The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
To the Editor Of
The Cecil Wing:

The Cecil Nhig:
Since the division in the Union Party, which
was assisted very materially by the course Of
your paper, in continually, for more than Il
year past, ngitating the question of Slavery,
and dcnounclng in opprobriois language. all
slave owners and Others who could not see the
wisdom of your course, OF the proplay Of your
dictation, or follow where You desired to lead
them into the ranks OF the Republican Party to
Support the whole policy OF the administration
as you have been pleased to term it, which of
course includes its pal is III politics, you Lave
seen proper with malignity as great rs the
means you have employed have been unscrupu-
lous, to assail and misrcpresent by vulgar abuse
and epithets, myself and my supporters.
TO all this Misrepresentation and abuse
have in silence submitted trusting in the good
sense of your readers, 10 place IL proper estimate
upon what your columns contained.
In this | may not have acted wisely but |
have certainly done what was more agreeable to
me than to be engaged in controversy with you,
which in any event could neither improve my
already impaired health, nor add to my rcput;l-
ton
/ am now, however, under the necessity of
noticing an item published in your paper of tie
10Th Of September, wherein You give Il list OF
persons whom you classify US supporters of Mr..
Gpldlsborongh on the one hand and Of myself
on the other
In this list you classify Gov. Bradford and
several other persons of prominence in the 'nion
Party III the State, as supporters Of Mr. Colds
| borough Did you know Of the position OF Gov.
| Bradford and others whom you have thus class
| flied, when you published that article If you
did then will show that You We're guilty of
| asehood in SO doing. If you did not know, tie
plea OF ignorance cannot now avail as an excuse
| ior publishing us though you had positive
llt nm fD lac
this W i'll serve to show your readers how little
reliance may be placed upon what appears i'll
| your columns, and TIE reckless mendacy and
dark malignity by which you are governed.
Since you have been at the trouble to
lalsily Gov. Bradlord's position in the rcla-
ton referred to, have received a letter
| from his EXcellency in which be says Il am
| surprised at the use made of my name in the
| slip you enclose me: | authorize youto say
| that the Editor is entire y unwarIa aatcd in 50
| classifying me- will further say that on be
ing asked by highly respectable citizen Of
Baltimore some ten days ago, my opinion as
| to the claims OF the two candidates for
| Comptroller and how intended TO vote. |
| did not hesitate to say to him that | consider.
| ed Mr.. Mailt one of the best officers we had
ever had in that Department and seeing no
reason for a change, should undoubtedly
vote for him.
1t is to be presumed that if Governor
oi"o'"ru cohS'uere" MS views ana my own
SO VIDE apart as yon nave Irlcd to make
them appear IN column You nave published
10 run Paralicl Dy garh!ed ana detached
po['lonS oi MS Pup1Sneu 'i'"s ana my own,
ana 'haI ms ENceHehey considered the
poihta Vi ullerencG m"'tria'' or my views
less promotiyc Of Union than his own, it is
reasonable, TO suppose that he would not so
..unloubtcQly vote for me. NuW sir |
nave not written tn;H with amy expectation
that 1t Will serve the purpose OF causing you
10 conduct your paper, lalrly ana trMtI'"lIIy,
but that The recklcFs Character ui your AS
sertionS may be known from this instance
You have also mlSrepresented me, ana IN
wlltul and positive manner asserted, that
| was opposed to Il Constitutional Conven-
ton In tins you have followed, or been in
the advance OF, the equally trulhless state.
ments to the same effect OF the League or
Republican Central Committee. and Of n
Judge who has not he,iti,rl to soil the or.
mine with which he is clothed, bv counsell-
ing th, violation of the criminal laws of the
.teto i; ,ho a,,I;.t,oa,t ~ eIa,,,',
/ barn MOT SAID ,Lat I ,,nS o,,,'oscl n +lo
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MA m y'ahu' anu iice 'iHu i''ll alScuSSlon 9l
an me great interest lncludlngt I, ;; lie -nards
10 ne, iiperly, ana properly oi al Kings, on
the hustinSS and through the press, and
without fear or intimidation TO ANY,
lao, -, .,,,,, ,,, A.. ,,,,,. l + lo.,.a +o
""H' d" SUM oe th'o may pc, "cSie ~
see CONSTITUTIONAL Convention assembled.
am Williup to truSt the " hole npOnlp l,ut
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''o' - l"As " IA "''A ''S "'e iS'O' 'i '''"
question. L ulu not vote lOr the adoption
of the nrpSpnt constitution. srnarntpI from
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ny 49, pay '''>""1 =" o''''S "S"''''c '''
preulcteu the utmOralIhtIOn TO come from
IT, and lave not channel NV mind with re-
ord 30 :,
S",u w i' =,
1t Is, therefore, untrue as has been asserted
that | claim or have ever claimed in any thing
bor. .,id mr. ,vr;tta, tL,t ,,,,,o Lut III
~ " ~ ''i. Nv ~
els Ha liTht 10 uist usS u ACT upon inc 'l'l's-
ton OF emancipation. W Hist | believe that
tlis ouosti,n sIniLI mt buv. l,,n thrusi
rll ;,,,,, .l I;.;I ~ :; nt ,,
''' ""'u i''' '''' Poi't''"' "ioli'' IA mao '".
palGh, al! nevertheless IN iaNor U every GU
zen of Muryluud cutit led nv tho election laws
,f tL, Stot. t II . r;,,h, Ia -. t +, o>.r.i,, II,
=, " - 'o' :, ''''' ~ ~
lle l'ilest extern MS pllVlIrSt upon 'hlS luo9-
tion, II il il forced to vote.
Ii comes with sinrularlv had rrrsrc from llc
p,,l If, H., . @. - -, n '' -
h'P"plit"H WI" "'S,il 'nat HONE D''' '!!oHe wa"
agree III htlltllntit WIN tIrnl--nI lie VINO DDIl