The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-12-26
More Rattling Among the Dry
Bones.


More Rattlins Among the Dry
Bones.
Since writing the article which appear
ed last week in reference to the sudden
conversion Of Mr.. Reverdy johnson, we
have seen the proceedings of the late
Central Committee, which met not sat
BaInum's HOTEL" last Wednesday,
The President--Mr. Swann--deciarcd
himself most empha.ically in favor Of
immediate emancipation, and his COLA
borers, from ten counties, followed suit
very rapidly. The proceedings seem to
have been cut and dried long before the
meeting of the Committee, for we are
told that letter from Gov. Hicks,
who had been apprised of the intended
action of the Central, cordially endorsed
it.
1t is clear that this spasmodic jerk
means something. That something is,
firstly: the election of Hicks to the Sen
ate,-sscondly the election of Thomas
Swami, Jno. P. Kennedy, William Price
and numbers of other very respectable
and very weak clean and slippered Pan
falcons" to the Convention to amend the
Constitution.
We notice that some of the newspa-
pers attach considerable Importance to
this meeting, and the action of this com
mittee, and rejoice good deal over the
accession of these fossil politicians to the
ranks of Emancipation. 1t is doubtless,
as the boys say-s.a big thing, but we
can't see It." These gentlemen did ev-
cry thing, their ing snuity could suggest,
to keep the question out Of the canvass,
and failing in this, joined hand in hand
with :he secessiouiSts in the State, to
defeat every candidate who avowcd hiu,-
self an Emancipationist. Mr.. Swami in
his speech to the committee stated tho
whole case. After saying that he and
the men with whom he acted, were in
favor of "postponing any action upon the
subject Of emancipation considering it
their 'Fduty to ignore all side issues" be
adds
"The people, however, attaching less import
to these considerations. chose to make the issue
Of Emancipation the prominent and leading is
sue ia the CANVASS"
But if the people had not so "chosen,"
and especially if they had, net brought
the issue to successful termination,
does any one suppose that We should
have seen this Central Committee called
together and acting IN this manner! No,
it would have slept on-as it did after
the election two years ago-until SOME
other ambitious Matilt called it again to
life. These gentlemen made their bed
after due dcliberaion, there let them lie
quietly and if it seem hard, they have
only themselves to blame. If they are
honest in their conversion let them with
proper decency acknowledge their errors,
but let them not assume again 10 take
lead 10 politics, where they have so la,e-
ly shown their utter incompetency.-
What possible coed they can do us we
cannot conceive. If they had followers
at their backs We might desire the &C
ception but the elections have shown
as Mr. Swami says, that ",Le people"
are against them. What use, we would
ask, would Fillmore and Hunt and
Ketchum, and that class Of miserable
fossils, be to the living Union men of
New York, or the Lunts. and Curtises to
the Union men of Massachusetts The
cases are precisely parallel.
Had these gentlemen been allowed
their way, Mary land would have been
to-day precisely where Kentucky is, in
position Of antagonism to the adminisra-
,ion, and Mr.. Reverdy Johnson, instead
Of replying to and opposing Garrett Da-
Wis, would have applauded aud endorsed
him. 1t is only because the people,
finding that their leaders proved false to
them, and like towards feared to meet
the living issues Of the day, marched :,
without leaders, in the majesty of their
own strength, up to the sublime idea, hat
the men, who founded this government,
founded 1t upon the simple basis, that all
men we're bappiest, aud most prosperous,
and most enlightened where all u,en were
free. And when Kcntuckians have come
mp to similar posi- ion, will they place
power in the bands of Davis and Prem
,ies and such like, or will they rather
trust the men, who bavo always been
true to the great principle of Republic
Gan liberty, such as Green Clay Smith
and Gen. Anderson I
We havo seen enough Of the dan. o!