The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-05-12
The Opening Campaign.

In to-day's Wing we print an "Address to
the Loyal Registered Voters of the State Of
Mar"l""A " si""c4%. IS nIon. Jno. l.. Thomas,
jr., Robert NJ. Proud, William P. Kimball,
and Samuel NJ Evans, members OF the State
Executive Committee of the Unconditional
Union Party. 1t will be seen by that address
that an attempt is being made by the John
son Office holders of Baltimore to hand the
State over to the rebels. The signers of the
address call upon all unconditional Union
men, who are registered voters, and such
soldiers and sailors who have returned home
since the Registry Law has been in opera
ton to assemble in primary meetings in their
respective districts to select delegates from
each county to meet in the city of Balti
more on the 9th of June next.
Montgomery Blair leads this party of
Aaron Burrs who are plotting in this State
for the repeal of the Registry Law, and the
handing the control of the State over to the
rebels who have lately returned from Lees
army, with their more shy traitor friends,
who, like the Swiss women, staid at home
to pray while those scape gallows were striv-
ing to overthrow with FIRE and sword the
Government.
The Presidential patronage has debauched
such men as Postmaster Purnell, of Balti.
more, who, unfortunately, was President of
the Union State Executive Committee, and
conspirng with Blair, E. II. Webster, Col
lector of the Port of Baltimore, and other
slaves to Administration patronage, are
striving to sell the Union party out to the
surrounds and controls the President. The
siren song that third party can be created
in Maryland is sung by the Presidential
apostatcs but to deceive. There can be but
two parties in this State; the one composed
Of the men who threw themselves into the
opening chasm Of secession which threatened
to engul phi the State in rebellion and civil
war in 1861, and heading the. strife, hurled
back the fiery surge that rolled like food
of burning lava over Virginia, and the pres
ent traitor, democratic, so called, party that
has shown no sign of anything else than
foul, and reeking treason for the last six
years. To this latter party Andrew Johnson
has deserted, and with the office holders of
the State whom he can corrupt, an effort
is now being inaugurated to betray the Union
men of Maryland, when her red handed
traitors would cast lots among themselves
for the speils.
Let no Union man, who has battled for
liberty on the tented field or at the peaceful
election poll, be deceived. With Andy
johnson on their side, the rebels of this
State are organizing to drive you from the
State Government and place in power over
you the men who attempted to cut your
throats, hunt you from your homes, burn
and destroy, confiscate and divide your
property. There never have been since 1861
but two parties in the State the party OF
union and fidelity to the nation, and the party
of treason and perfdy to the Government
No middle party has existed, and none such
can be founded now. With lines thus broadly
traced, the Union men are requested by a
call of the Union Executive Committee OF
Cecil county, elsewhere published, to meet
in primary meetings in the several districts,
on Saturday, the 26th inst, to choose five
delegates, to represent each district, to as.
semble in County Convention at Elkton, on
the following Wednesday, for the purpose of
appointing delegates to meet in Baltimore
on the 9th of June, in response to the Adj
dress published in another column.
Efforts will be made to have some eminent
speakers present at Elkton on that occasion.
Send delegates pledged to the true faith, and
none others. Let no delegate who has to
define his position at this late hour be am long
your choice. Rebels must be kept out OF
political power until "treason is made
odious.'
SLAvERY.-The Cecil Democrat is Mortified
to see Union officers asserting their indie
pendence and condemnipg the President &