The Cecil Whig., 1863-06-20
A Dead Failure.

Tho effort made by few---n very few-acontents In
this county to get up party here in opposition to the
Administration, has proved, TO the joy of every true
patriot dead fsiure. Protesting be in favor Of the
prosecution uf the to suppress rebellion but opposed
to tie war policy Of the Administration they refuse to
join with the Union men, under the call Of the County
Central Committee in the convention of Monday and
called seperate convention on Tuesday.
In the primary meetings of the Second Fourth Sixth
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Districts there seems to have
been fou;l not supporter Of Tuesday Convention
and the Union unanimously delcgates to Mon
days Convention with instruction to remain till
Tuesday if they deemed it Nable they, having acted
with Mondays Convention, did not deem it advisable to
remain In the Third, Elkon. District, the anti
Adm instratiUnists had just two v9tesMr. Mait and
Mr.. May-and one jolly individual who evidently was
mistaken in the question. Instead Of accepting the
Waterloo dofeat in this Di.,rct, these two gentlemen
holted and, III asserted by wags met upon the
sidewalk and delegation to the Convention Of
Tuesday Whether this be so whether they actually
did in some house with few others whom they
gathered up-not holy dozen in al--and sent them
selves to the Convention does not matter certain 1t is
the effort in Elktou the smallest hzzle We have
! ever seen.
In the fifth District w dint Of rakng and scraping,
they managed get some nifty or sixty men, to about
sixteen friends to the Administration, who had gathered
without any notice except that in the newspaper and
sent delegation to Elktou Tuesday. Afterwards
some If tns true Union mot and elected q d.ega-
| tion to Mondays Convention, part Of which was
| present and took part in the proceedings.
| Thus while Mondays Convention, composed OF
from every District in the county, elected
eigh Of the Districts with much than thu usual
unanmity in six Of them without any oppoaition,-t
abortion Of Tuesdayor 1t is per,eison Of language to
| call it a convenon--ad delegates regularly elected
from but single district, and four ve people, sell
appointed, filled in from another. The Third and
Fifth the only Districts which PRETENDED to be
represented and Of these but one, the Fifth had dole
gates regularly elected 1t the boest attempt
he jolly under difficulties, rather to defy public opin
ion, We have ever seen.
mad scheme adds another laurel! to the many alrcad,
won in the Of ths Union They knew that to thu
war policy Of the Administration and its pr.mptness in
the dark days Of April 1861, they Owed the very roo
ltrees which covered themselves and their wives ant
children, and they datsrmineduilh that sturdy enthu
asni which has charac terized them this strug
s'sttat they would not be so ungratefu, as to lent
hsir aid 10 the ambitious and ever dscontented men
who are leading this movement Of opposition to th'
Administration, When tho question between tht
a!ayehelders Of the little mud counties "who hav
nothing for the people of Cecil but degrade them
political level with their filthy ignorant slave niggers
and the Administration, which has kept their field
from p,ilsge and there hearthstones from dissertation
men Of such character and loyalty could not fail AM
fail they did not All honor to the loyal men Of Cecil