The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-05
Democratic Items.

The Convention of the minority party,
ycleped-the Democracy assembled in Elk
ton on Tuesday last, pursuant to published
notice. We observed that the most promi
nent of the old secession stagers were out
the betters and hackers Of the secession leg
isature that attempted three years ago to APP
propriate that two millions of dollars for arm.
ing the State, in the glorious days of rebel
dom, and place it in the hands Of an ire.
sponsible junto of "Knights of the Golden
Circle, " in order that the Union men of Ma
ryland might be quieted as those of Virginia
were, and for which, and many 9th often
ces against the peace and good government
of the sovereign people of Maryland, they
were commanded to tarry for a season at
modern Jericho-a strongly walled town sit
uated in Boston Harbor-until their boards
were grown. And also, mingled with those
veterans, were sundry back slidcrs-men who
had broken their good resolves to support
their country in it's night of treason and dan
ger, and turning their faces again toward
their old task masters, bowling their mouths
of the black idol for having meditated the
disinthrallmcnt of Maryland from the bon
dage of negro slavery. These, with sprink-
ling of standing candidates who long to get
their names on ticket-the worst being
preferable to none, and certain defeat rather
than no nomination and few other bodies
into whom departed political spirits have en-
tered to plague them, and whose bowels
yearn still for the fut.nosed, splay-footed,
and woolly institution of their fathers.
The assembled 'unterrifed'' wore very
funerallike aspect, and rueful countenances.
We know not VIII ther they felt as though
they were paying the last tribute of respect
to their darling negro domination in this
State, or whether their consciences, despite
every effort to smother the silent monitor,
would still 'give some twinges, as this politi-
cal incongruous Convention deliberated on
the best plan to still keep slavery in the as
cendent in Maryland, and thus transmit its
curse to their posterity, and also, while they
considered the safest and at the same time
most effective plan to comfort and encourage
their southern brothers, in this, their hour
Of calamity, in the work of devastation and
murder which they have been prosecuting
for three years. At all events each face had
the same sad expression apparently CON
scious Of one fact, that they were about to
do deed which was sure to meet the peo-
pies condemnation.
Well, the Convention assembled at the
Howard House, and nominated the follow
ing ticket, with the understanding that their
partizans were to vote for it to stay at home,
which We wot it will.
Delegates for the Convention: David
Scott, of Elkton; Jas. M. Evans, of Rising
Sun Dist standing copperhead candidate
John Wroth, of Cecilton District-do. do.
John Stump, of Perryville.
The following delegation was appointed to
meet in Baltimore, if necessary-no time
spcciied-to help nominate delegates for the
State of Maryland, to nominate Gen. George
B. Mcclellan, or some other Knight of the
Golden Circle, for President of the U. S.:
James B. Groome, John Peach, Col. Geo.
r. Howard, and Alex. Briscoe.
One of this select body has said, and we be-
lievesticks to it still, that Virginia-in blood
and ashes-was covering herself all over with
glory. Another has said that while his right
arm had power, he would give it to smte the
.cbellon. What manner of convention is
This, where such opposing elements meet?