The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-10-31
To the Union Men Of Cecil County.

| FELLOW CITIzENs:-At the time Of, and for some
time subsequent to, my nomination as n candidate
for the office of Comptroller, had hopes of being
able to appear before You to examine in your pres
ence the issues involved in the present contest as
between my competitor and myself. A bad con-
dtion of health and the want of physical strength
/ TO undergo the lah"rs and fatigues of personal
| canvas. have defeated this purpose, and at this
late period of the campaign am under the neces-
sity OF making an appeal to you through the public
| press as my only medium of communi ating with
| you.
To those whose plottings and intriyues have
caused the division of the Union Men. to their
victims who have been deceived by pretcnces not
governing the matters really at issue, to those
who have iinbibed prejudices. am aware that
should appeal l.. vain TO such have nothing to
say. | waste neither time nor words with them.
But to that class of honest men, actuated by
desire to do right to sustain the right, and refuse
the wrong, have something to say.
Two years ago was a candidate of the Union
men, for the same position for which an now
candidate. The success that attended their Efforts
on that occasion was sufficient in my judgment TO
have sanctifed the measures and principle upon
which that campaign was conducted. But we
have seen that new and dangerous issues have
been thrust in, and an attempt made to proserl be
every Unionist who would not yield to the new
demands.
do not consider it necessary to prove to You
that am the candidat of the regular Union Party
of the State nominated through the Instrumental
ity of State Convention. called by the Union state
League cand date have endeavored to throw doubts
upon this subject and withdraw you from your
party fealty by system of befogging, let me ask
you where otherwise the authority to have called
state Convention for the nomination of cand-
dates would have been found, if there had been
no union League formed It is well known
that these Leagues were formed subsequently to
the formation of the Union Party. and that if such
organization had never had an existence that the
Union Party had an organization to perpetuate it
and act for it, by is Central Committee. the same
as all parties have had for many years past 1t
has never before been denied or doubted that the
party Organization and authority resided in its
Contra! Committee
But it did not suit the purposes of the persons
J.eauue Convention O
the regular State organization and hence they call
ed second Convention, which resulted in the
nomination Of Il second candidate for Com roller
and caused the division of the Union Men of the
State. Upon them the responsibility for the dis
cord strife, and bitterness now existing amongst
Union Men, must forever rest Will you approve
their acts by voting for their candidates, win
you encourage this spirit Of disorganizaton by
sustaining them F!
Int many Of you NAV say that You are in favor
Of mancpaton and that therefore you cannot
support me
you imagine thai persons will be permanently de-
prived Of their property without conf ensatirn for
IT. Are You willing to be taxed to pay for it
hoover holds out To you the idea that there may,
or will be, Emanci patton without compensation.
drceives You. Sooner or later this property will
be paid for, if il is taken from those who hold it,
and the taxpayers of the State Will then awake to
a condition from which there will be no retreat.
One political party does not hold the power for
any great length of time in either State or General
'i-vernment. and ii might be well to reflect. before
taking the final leap, where you are to alight of
an Emanc ipatonist while AN not. is that good
reason why you shonId refuse me yout support if
yon are a good Union Man What has the Comp
troller to do with this question than private
individual, You surely aware that whatever
his opinions may be. he cannot AS Comptroller do
anything either TO advance defeat it. which he
cauno, as fully do as private Individual. His
Office is in no way connected with
Nhrn entered the ComptroiIer'S office found
the Treasury empty debts due by the STATE I'M
paid, and heavy demand from the General Gov
eminent upon the State as its proportion Of war
tax The debts payable and unpaid together with
Maryland's proportion Of war tax. amounted to
about Half a Million of Dollars on the Both of
September last there had been upwards IF six
Humid ed Thousand Dollars within the year EN-
pioyed in the redempions OF stocks and in pnr.
chase of stocks for the STATE Sinking Fund; and
after Ill this there remained balance in the frea-
slIry after the payment -! all demands of upwards
Of Twelve Hundred Thousand Dollars; th,S show
ing in one year and nine months Il difference in
the management of the Finances. OF Two Millinns,
Three funded Thousand Dollars. and showing
also that in II very few years the State can be re-
licved of its entire debt unless schemes are cutter
ed into involving further debt rh- operations of
the Treasury since the month of January, 1862.
show, that if there had been State tax levied IN
the last two years, that the Treasury could, and
wonld. have met all demands upon it including
the war tax to the Central Government an" the
payment Of ar garages for which the Treasury was
liable. thus demonstrating the praciicability OF
the next Legislature removing the state tax,
Are Won willing that these results shall 90 Tor
nothing or hazard return to u f"rent state of
things. by changing your Comptroller? 70 you
to weigh them well
why do you p 'eter my cOmpe itor to he your flu
ture Com ptrolicr? is it becduS. of his manage
ment of the camp of drafted men placed under his
command in the autumn and winter of l"62 How
many men did b" secure to the amy You are
surely aware of the miserable results OF that draft
and of the fumors that crc lated of the practices
that led To such results 1t would be well for
every citizen to know of these to inform himself
fully.
Do you prefer his election because he is an
avowed Emanci patiOIiSt! What can be do As
Com ptroller To aid it! is it because ihat he now
announces himself as favorable to the call of
Convention! Senators and Members OF the NouSe
of Delegates attribute the defeat, of the bill
brought forward at the last session of the he9is-
lature TO take the sense of the people upon this
question. to Henry II Colds borough. then PrcSi
dent Of the Senate. ON page 52J Of tn" journal of
the Senate. it will be seen. that notwithstanding
the request of the House that the session Shodld
be continued twelve hours longer to the end If the
consti tn ional limit. he declared the Senate adj
journed and thus defeated the paSSaLe of the bill.
The House continued in session for some time
after Mr. Gold sborough had declared til" Senate
ad journed He now claims your votes Con-
nationalist How consistent
The withd "a wal II the candidates who were
nominated on the true Union ticket. leaves me- no
ticket nominated by any pa ty in Cecil county with
which am ar lated On this account ! appeal
to friends in the several districts 10 some
activity in my behalf ON the day of election
to secure to me the votes OF persons willing to
support me. : >. MAfflI.