The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-10-01
Union Mass Meeting at ElktOrl.

CAUSE vi iIceuoul. ne udE was one Oh the
most beautiful of early Autumn, and at an
early hour people from distant parts of the
county began to enter town.
Though several speakers from abroad had
been invited and promised to be present, so
great is the demand now for speakers in all
parts of the State and country, that pressing
entreates from other points called them away
to address words Of cheer and encourage
ment to the people of this vast country
The Hon. II. Winter Davis was assigned
this field for the opening scene of his labors
in the present canvass in the cause of the
people and their institutions, and against
traitors and their insidious designs, and
nobly did he acquit himself
at one o clock the meeting was organized
on the Court House yard, where a stand had
been erected, by II. r. Torbert, Esq, who
nominated J. 7. Mccullough, Esq, for
President, who, on accepting the honors
opened the meeting with a neat and we'll
conceived speech.
The following letters were then read to
the meeting by the President:
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Executive Department,
Annapolis, Sept y. 1864. J
W. J. Jones & Jacob Tome. Esqs-Gent
Yours of I'd inst. in consequence of a
short absence from the city, was received by
me only few days ago. In it you did the
honor to invite me to attend and address IA
Mass Meeting to be held in Elkton, on 9th
inst. called as You say "upon the simple
basis of the adoption ofthe New Constitution
and the election of Mr.. Lincoln" | beg
you to believe that there is no part of the
State whore | would attend with greater
pleasure for such a purpose than in Cecil
My time and thoughts however, are nova
days So constantly engaged, and any efforts
at outdoor speaking have of late years so
injuriously affected my throat, that | feel
compelled to decline such Invitations
Whilst you may be assured that | fully sym
pathize with you in the objects of your meet
ing, beg that you will for these reasons
excuse me from participating in it.
Yours very truly, A. w. BRADFORD.
1t will be seen by the following letter from
Mr. Goldsborough that he intended to have
been at Elkton, but it was subsequently ar
ranged that he should go to Snow Hill, where
he and Hon. j. A.. j. Crcswell were appoint
ed to address Union Mass Meeting:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. J
Comptroller Office.
Annapolis, Sept. 9th, 1864.
To Messrs. Jones 4 Tome, Executive
Committee of Cecil county-Gent.-Iou
very polite invitation for me to be present
and address the people of Cecil county, on
the 9th OF this month. i'll behalf of the Con.
stltution recently adopted and our nominees
for President and Vice President, has been
received.
1t will afford me very great qualification to
meet again the SOlid men of Cecil county.
from whom received so hattering vote
when last before them.
If no untoward circumstance should occur,
certainly shall be present with you on the
occasion and contribute my mite to the adj
vancemcnt of the great cause in which we
may truly say theT destnics of our nation are
now involved. Yours truly,
HENRY Fl. GoLDsBoRorGu.
After the reading of the letters. w. !.
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ana followed win snort speech IN Their
favor, on the conclusion Of which the Presi-
dent moved their adoption by the meeting by
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Rcso1red. That as Cecil county Unionists
we stand to-day where we did in April. 1861.
when we declared Ihat. let others do as they
would. we would stand by the Old Flag
where we did in 1868. when we denounced
the institution of Slavery, as "A drawback
upon the true interest and prosperity of the
State. and degrading to her intelligent free
white citizens where we did in 1864. when.
through our representatives in the I.cpisla-
ture, we endorsed the administration of Mr..
Lincoln and commended him for the Presi-
dency: and that we will use all honorable
means to maintain the free governments be.
qeathed us by our fathers to adopt the new
Constitution, and thus deliver MARYLAND from
the curse of slavery and our citizens from the
degrading position of political equality with
negro slaves and to elect Abraham Lincoln
to the Chief .Magistracy of the whole nation.
Re$olred. That we regard the action of
the recent Convention at Chicago as the most
disgraceful effort to betrav the hone, the
honor and he liberty of a nation that has
ever been attempted in the history of the
world that it was conceived and carried
through by the men who have for wears svm-
pathized with. and counived at. the dissoll-
ton Of the Union, and the breaking down of
our free government; and that the placing
in nomination by that party, and upon that
platform, of General in the Army of the
United States is detestable trick and fraud,
which cannot impose upon the intelligent
voters of this county.
a esv't t ;',d d'' w., we "''rl' no ieicc wnltn
armed power of the Rebellion. the exile or
execution of its leaders and Mt least tho