The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-07-21
The Sick Lion.

| Inc SICK Lion.
The fable tells Us there was once an old
lion whose teeth and claws had grown blunt
ed and dull by chewing the bones of his fell
low animals, but age stealing on him, he was
unable to spring upon and dcvour his prey,
as when in the zenith Of his strength. In
this condition he found gaunt famine staring
him in the face, and threatening speedily to
overcome the king of beasts. If he would sur.
yivcit become evident that hcmust procure by
stratagcm what declining strength prevented
him from gaining by proves. To this end
the old lion fell sick and invited all the other
beasts of the forest to see him. A number
Of these silly creatures, whose fathers and
brothers had been dcvoured by this old sick
lion, were tempted to go into his cave to of,
fer his sick majesty consolation. But when
| the animals had gathered round the bed Of
sickness, and springng upon the simple
beasts that had walked into this old rowing
thiet's lair, he devourcd them and crunched
| their bones as he had done those of t eli
kindred when he regncd king of the forest
We were lorcibly reminded of this fable
on seeing poster heading numbcr--not
very large numbcr-of names, principally Of
citizens of the Port Deposit district. The
advertisement purportcd to be political
johnson movement, calling on men Of that
kih to hold primary meetings to-day and
appoint delegates to a county convention,
the business of which convention it will be
to select other delegates to meet the Swami
Purnell convention in Baltimore.
1t is conceded on all sides that Johnson
and his 'bread and butter brigade intend
formally uniting themselves with the Demo
cratic, Secession party at Philadelphia, on
the 18th of August. The Swami Purncll
convention, which these 9TH dstricters of
this county invite their brethren to Send del.
egates to, have it in their programme to Sc
lcct delegates from this State to that seces-
sion gathering.
They viii meet tie same fate tore which
the simple animals in the fable did in the
den Of the old lion, They will there behold
the old rebel lion from the Southern States,
who crunched SO many of their brothers
bones, manufacturing them into finger-rngs
and drinking cups. This old rebel lion,
whose teeth and claws Grant and Sherman
broke off, will have its copper tail erect over
its back-that same copper tail which it kept
moving in the loyal States, during the rebel
lion, to poison and rctard the Union cause
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dcylishly, as he lehods the silly johnson
deer making ready to visit him in his own
den, and as his col Per tail wags to and fro,
you may see in it the n. Y. Ncws and World,
Philadelphia Age, Baltimore Guzette, and all
the papers of Richmond and other Southern
cities, that spcwcd their dcvilish filth on the
Union cause, and invoked torture, murder
and starvation upon our brave soldiers.
Vallandigham, Ben Wood, Ben Harris,
and others of like notoriety, may also be
seen as component parts of that old lions
copper tail.
The principal sgncrs of the call above re,
ferrcd to we notice were Mcclellan Copper
heads, sand wichcd with few nohodics, and
garnished by u few pla yed. out cx, Office hold
ers of the Union party, who, having received
all it was possible to give them by the party,
show now that their patriotism was deter
mined by the size Of the LOAF given them and
their enthusiasm inspired by the fishes they
enjoyed or hoped to enjoy. A very promi-
| meat member of this cali. announced in
Elkton, not a month ago, that it was his in
tcrest he supposed to assume johnson; at
the same time he believed he was a id old
scoundrcl. The hope Of a pretty good State
office in the gift of our unprincipled Gov
crnor is the incentive to action in his case.
1t is amusing to look back and remember
the Union rawlings Of some Of these Copper
johnsons. They reminded one of chained
bulldog. They were ready to cut the throat
and tear the ears out Of every Coppcrhead
and rebel in the land and now we find
them getting up pic mic together to visit
the sick lion. or such material is the
'brcad and butter brigade composed. To
the men who have been Union men, we
would say don't be shocked if You see
splotches of your relatives blood on the
hands of your new found friends, when you
set down with them at the marriage feast, on
the l4th of August.
UNIVERSITY OF New YoRK-MEpIcAL De-
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