The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-08-06
lJutlif AH0irs.
TEE VICE EpEsEsIDENCY.

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mittnnor tbc %,t;nn.,I I.rinn r0nvantinn -
Grutlr,nnn- nur rommnriration Of thr an
ulf iuInrniiug me ot NV nomination ti,r tbr
! Vice. prrsiIcnrv of the United States. Inv
the National Union Convention. held ot
Baltimore. and inclnsed - cony of the res.
oIr,in,,. olnnlni IL, il,ot hnI, VA. vat 10.
crivad mill the p:ih n{rimo
4 rcnlv ON NV nnrt had been nrcvious1y
made to The action Of the Conyrntinn n
nrrsrntipa NV name in :. snnrrh Jciiycrnd
in the civ on fine evening sncrecding tho
dav of ln, odiouruu,ept If t,n Convention
m which iu,iratrd NV .rrn,,tonrn of tho
DISTINGUISHED honor rHnfarrcl Inv tLat LoIv
and defined The orounIs unon which thnf
ac,r,tancn wa, in.cl SUBSTANTIALLY .oyin,r
what now have ia saw From Tho COM.
mcuts made mon thai snrerh nv the y,rI.
ous presses of the country to which NV at.
tcutiop has been dircrtej. | considered !, In
be recorded as a fuIl occ,ntancc.
In view. however, ofa desire EXPRESSED in
| yourccu,rlupirat-o viii more tnliv aIlndr
! to few points that have bccn heretofore
presented Nv opinion, on the LEADING
questions at present aoitatinn ana dIstr,,S'
| ting the nubiic mind. and .snn,.ialIv in rnE
crcnce to the Rebellion nov heinz, waond
apans, the Government md olthority If
| the United States. nr.sunn arc GENERALLY
understood, Before thc S,utbrru nronjr
assumed belIiuerent otrituda lond f,rnun,,t.
/ " sincr) t,nE orrn,inn mnst rr,utlv to
| declare the views then entertained in reI,
! ton TO the wicked nnrnosrs nr The Somihorn
noliucions. Thov bnvr since undermont hnt
! little if ;ny chap|c. Time and suEsruu,,,t
events have rather confirmed than diminish
ed INV confidence in their correctness.
| At tEc Defining of his orcat struoaIa !
| entertained III same opinion of it do now
and in my place in the Senate denounced
il as treason, worthy the punisbmnnt of
death and warned the Gayrrnmnnt md
rcoplc Of the imprndinr dancer, But nv
voice was not heard or Counsel hccdrI until
it was to late.to avert the storn II sill
continued to gather over us without molrs
tatinn from the authorities at WASHINGTON
until at length it broke with all its fury
unor the country. And now if We wonlJ
save the Government from being oycrwhel.
! med by il we must meet il in a true sDirit of
patriotism and bring traitors TO the nuni,h.
mcnt due their crime. and bv force If arms
crush out and subdue The last ve%taon of
Rebel authority in every State,
felt then as now chat the destruction Of
| the Government was deliberately deterrnin
ed unon hy wicked and dnsioui1m roryr;r.
ators, whose lives and fortunes were nledrrd
to casv it out. and that no compromise
short Of an unconditional rccoeuilion of
the Independence OF the Southern States
c3H!4 nave oeen or could now ,,iN be proposed
MI,lc' '"'H w, ""|." "cceP!' ne cIanor lot
Houtherh i"sh'S; W"'ch the hrpel Jour
mans were P'r"Sc" W IS'Eh"'e uNlr Fa"!h@
c'!i wa: no' |" SECURE '"elE assumed rights
IN me Ihoh ana under the constitution,
D"t 10 a'Sf"l' inc "oNcthAleht and establish
an lho"htnoeht organization based upon
S'aTery, "hsch lAey couIu al All times con
'r0i;,
Inc separation OF tne government has
ior years 1eeG lhc cnerlShed purpose OF the
southern lcaucfS' hHiheH' IN lS52, by the
HIe!"' Pn'r'o1c herolS'h 9i AhdFt" Jackson
tncy Su'ien! acl"leSceu ony 10 manure
tnelr u'aooi'cai "cnt!leS' ana wait lhc re-
currehce o. more more favorable opportunity TO
execute thc"; iheh tht prclcNt was the
tarlil' ana JACKSON alter lolIlng their
schemes OF n"ii!1catlon and d,Sumon, with
| prophetlc perSplcaGIiy, warned the country
against the renewal OF ,helr efforts to dis
member the GoVcrnnent'
IN Iche! oate0 May /, 1908, to hcV A.
d. crawford. aI'Gr demonstrating the heart
;e9s 'hSIhceF''y VI 'hc southern MANNERS,
ne Sai"
lHefe.oFe 'hG IaFi'i was only preteNt
ana ulS"hioh ana a southern '"hiiaGracy
! 'he rear oiJect' me h'At preteAt Will De
inc negro, or slavery question.
Time has Gullv verified tb;surcIict;or ord
we have now NOT only ..tLr NEGRO. nr sInyrry
question. y as the nrnteyt bmt Ihn rnaI ranyn
| of the Rebellion and 9th must 90 down
Together. II is in vain 1o atteont tn rocon.
stiilrt The Union with tie d ;frartinr Gle.
mnui of slavery in if Eyncri..rrn Lns dom.
onstr,trd il, incomI,atibi.itv with li,na and
rcnuhiican Governments. and !, would he
unwise and unjust Inugcr lo continue il as
one of the institutions, If the country -
While il remained subordinate to thc Cion.
stitntion and laws Of thr Tinted Et,tos
welded to it nv slpnnrt b,, when il bcra,n,
rrbrlGous and uttnnptrd ia rise above tho
| Government. and control IFS action. threw
/ INV humble influence against it.
The authority of the Government is sn-
premc. and will admit of no rivalry, No
! Institution can r;sn above il. whnthnr il br
| slavery mr. any other greenwood nnwcr II,
our happy form of Government all must he
subordinate to tle Will of tho nnonln, whom
| rnanrtrd thrnuoh thc Constitution and lows
made nnrsnont thereto. Stotn ar Endnrol -
| This ornat nrincinlr lies nt the foundation Of
every Government. and cannot he disrr-
gartIcd without the destruction of tbe Gov.
eminent ITSELF In the snn,ort and nroctico
Of correct nrincipns we can never rnoch
wronm results and by riaorouslv .dhorin,
to this Great fundamental ruth tIo end vii
be thn nrnsnrvation of tho Union. and thn
overthrow of nm institution which has made