The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-10-15
The COpperhead Mass Meeting.

turned to get up grand demopstration at
Elkton. The whole county Yas raked, and
Delaware and Pennsylvania were called upon
to contribute to the occasion. The first day
of court was picked upon, so that the col
lection of persons from all parts of the coun
| ty might add to the crowd which it was ex
pected to get up. Eminent speakers from
| Pennsylvania and New Jersey were adver
tised to certainly be there but as the sequel
proved but sorry set of speakers represent
ed those States at this Cecil Copperhead
gathering.
A great display was made in The Democrat
in kind of General Order-a la militaire,
! a Ia Mcclellan style. This order was signed
by one of our Cecil soldiers, who after serv
ing three years in the army, so bravely, so
nobly. battling against the enemies of his
country. was induced to organize and head
procession, for the glorlication of party of
men and women who Kissed with the most
malignant scorn at, and heaped opprobrium
and epithcts. the most vulgar and bitter lam
guage could produce, upon him and his
comrades when they marched out of this
town three years ago to battle against the
rebel foe. And when the shock of battle
thinned the ranks of that devoted band, and
sickness and wounds stretched them on the
bed OF pain in military hospitals, not one of
that--on last Monday. exultant crowd, assem-.
bled to strike their country hvpocritical
blow in the back-shed tear of pity for, or
sent a morsel of food to noursh the NAMED
bodies, or IA cheering word to buoy up the
spirits of that noble band of warriors.
But, on the other hand those friends who
saw the rebel scowl and heard the traitors
hiss in these dark days that are passed, at
those brave soldiers. as they marched through
Elkton. in whose ranks stepped the Chief
Marshal of Mondays Copperhead process
sion, sent up prayers for their safety and
when the battle was over. searched with
eager and painful anxiety the lists of killed
and wounded. and when one of Cecil's sons
was found among the stricken by shot and
shell, he was searched out and his wants
alinistcrcd to by kind friends who stood by
on Monday last and looked on in sorrow. to
see those same traitors procession and
hypocritical show marshallcd by one whose
death they had prayed for so often, and over
the slain and wounded comrades of whom
they have so often gloated with demons
| pleasure.
But men of the blue coat who have carried
the banner of the stars over SO many bloody
fields and braved death in the rebel lannon's
mouth you have won the right to be respect
ed by every Union man, but we look on in
sorrow when we see those same traitors
making use of you to grace their professions
! while they curse in their hearts you and the
war that you have so long and nobly waged
against treason.
Since the world was formed there never
was more brazen-faced piece of hypocrisy
played off, or attempted to be, than that.
Copperhead demonstration on Monday. The
secession colors. red white and red have
played out, the stars and bars are a humbug:
SO the ring masters adopted the Union
colors red. white and blue Their show
bills, on which McClellan's head appeared
little larger than life, were got up in those
colors, all the national flags they could gather
were Displayed and those who so long yainly
strove to trail that banner in the dust. and
avoid walking under its proudly waving folds.
had to bow to its majesty on Monday last
The marshals were decked in red. white and
blue, and everything was covered with that
patriotic robe. in the vain hope to hide out
of sight the purpose to strike last blow for
tb n l,.ip1 l,.,,o, 4 Ill 4.
eye all seemed Union and patriotism, and
the speakers proclaimed their party as an
unconditional Union party! - But such
speeches The veriest balderdash. the most
| foul mouth abuse of the Government. and
| the --LATEST and most pal pable falsehood was
put forth to amuse, or to disgust as it hap
pencd. the audience. The first strange
| speaker was a low blackguard Irishman from
| Philadelphia, named Campbell, who for half
an hour INDUCED in. and amused the vulgar
| portion OF his hearers, with. scurrilous abuse
of the President. The second speaker was
ArthHr NJ. Burton. Esq, of the same city,
who set out with a series of false statements
and exploded Copperhead lies about Gen.
Mcclellan campaigns and the Admnistra-
ton, and his speech proving to be so never
ending, and unvaryingly fiat and prosy that
some of his friends plucked him from behind,
and gave him gentle hint to stop.
Mr.. Henry Archer was then called upon.
and appeared on the stand We were called
away on business before Mr.. Archer got
fairly into his speech, but are informed his
was the only speech worthy of that title
mcde at the meeting. Mr.. A. took the
ground that slavery was a blessing to the ne
gro, but failed to inform his hearers that it
was curse to the white man. Mr.. BENZ
Biggs, of Delaware, was last on the stand,
and he did roar like the ass sent out to scare
the deer into the lion s lair, but the people
of Cecil are not SO scary or simple as the
timid deer, and we opine that the Delaware
ass didn't succeed in soaring any to vote the
Jeff Davis ticket.
Although there was much denunciation of
the Administration, we did not hear one
word spoken at this meeting against the re-
bellion but all the speakers we heard just
fed the rebellion and the South generally,
so that those simple. soft Skinned, Or rather
I;,rbt boo1sd ITnionists who ware caught by