The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-07-02
Allegiance to the Government.
Speech of David Scott,

i-w. made in t,nr>,l"nrn tL.rcf i"ms the rnnrrmc
la" + ,i i'..d every citizen # li,is State para
nr'nt siies'a,rr to tue tnl'f'"t"n ana "'Nrri.
law or .,5iu.nrs OF ,mis rf,is in csntravet3n u
tu,',r'iui, tirreof" Tie pending que.t-n ul"pr
we a.'!oh "t hr' sr'sco' to s'i'Se ont 'as "o''
Mr t"oTT said: 1t is useless, Mr. Prcsi,
dent, to attempt to Disguise the fact that a
sort of lahgnor pcrvadcs this Hall, particu'
t"r; after dlHnrT' 1t may be the effect Of
good eatng-i do not know what else ii can
te.
Nothing certainly was more foreign to my
intcntion, when the Article was reported
from IT," committee, than that sho"ld sa!
one word upon II, except /" record my vote
upon It's ina. passage have, however.
Thought Il 6nr. not only 10 myself. hut 10 the
people whom have the honor IN part 10
represent here. to do something more than
record MY vote 4; particularly II lnli occur
rcd III the Storm OF debate. so that my voice
could ht heard without interfering with, or
~ any way rctnrdlnG, the business OF the
Convention aud as that iu!l appears to have
come upon us, | Will occupy very hriet
period OF time III the consideration OF the
subject now pending before This body
Ne are now making history. Mr.. Frcsi.
tHnt, aud our acts here will be read in the
light of different times, and when our acts
f"rc ar" read by the people of Cecil county.
&ni those who know their history. they might
he disposed to question whether Cecil county
was represented upon This floor: or, if rep
Resented. who he could be who could hear
zach heresica advocated here without one
word OF reply.
have no prepared speech. Since this
morning session, have jotted down few
points which | thought | might make il
opportunity was given me, and propose to
address ny>alf To them rs briefly as possible.
| cam" from a section Of country where, ia
the sense in which it j. understood here, We
h.T' no afternoon. Nurtured among the
wo"ts, the forests and hills, and accustomed
70 Io'l III The tic'ds- aud IN the mills amid
the "iaslung and clan~or of wheels and
machinery. the afternoon IS as important to
-. - the forenoon. And. consequently. if !
do not fatigue tn" courrnti"n, | shall feel
Et,lr concerned about becoming tired myself
because this Is the afternoon rather than the
forenoon OF 'he day. tl.auchter,l
And here permit Me 20 say, that ! have
never listened To discourse with which |
have been more pleased, NOT only as 20 tl,r
matter, bat as TO the mann"r Of it, delivery
and tn" courteous, kind and geHtI"naniy
bearing OF all the Speakers toward each
other, and toward. Ike House generally and
being unaccus'omcd myself to speaking. /
have some fears that ! may uniutcutionlv
ran 'Sf'ss 'ht rui'' ana make an exception
:" inc PehtraiiE courteous ana ethti"lnaniy
netl' ''F oi 'ichp''S mere 'lanEhIcrI ana
ulS""ll' IN a"'anee' any intention TO give
onrh'r e., "a, u" same ,!me that think 1t Il
!!lc nhe'y S'"n "t''''r hiyS'4f OF some
i9ya' ""!ch may h"' oP "h"iiE P'ia'aplc TO
all, and IN a manner RAJ her uncauth.
though was the author of the hour rule,
".''t "h'th we are no" operating dia NOT
oher 1t WIN any disposition 10 ii"ut debate
o. 10 s"''' '''c frees, la'''"ir OF discussion
P"' KNOWING 'ial 'h"f" Wrr" :; great many
PER sons 70 speak ana mar tlin' has !! limit
'h'"3h' II p'"PeF !" !'i''t speeches. 10 an
houi \" length s"FPo'ihS mat was tune
'"'ush 'or d man - speak VINO had anything
10 Sl: ana tnat II ne had nothing to say ne
ouGht I" get zone ~ an hour. And was
nov 4! al c"h'efhe" whether ,he opponents
o. 'his article m"n9r"lize all the time. or
.,J J, fo- th;,l. +, ,,. ,,.;u liz. 49, .,,a H.
N ''i. IN '''I w IVY ~ ste wv
KIM" "hth thCS VIII regret tiat thclr names
20 down to pDStrrity connected with surl,
I,r.,;,s ~, vas, how, ,,,. ,.,j H.
~ ''"'' "'''' W i's'S
ana lHtS nave more 10 Snitrr--f0r they
have made LONGER succchne and more ri
,i,,n ,L,, hora ,,,,o f,.,, ,,,,. ,;I H.
-, ~ ' ,,. '',' '''t IVY
rlN nave more 10 Sllrlcr lur IN IN" Estimation
OF those who NAV read them hereafter than
No ell ubo h,,.n ca;l l,ss
Aud il the time ever comes when my Hon
orante friend from Howard (Mr. SANnS
snail get his philosophical and moral lever