The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-08-25
The Democrat and is's Union
S0EGicTs.

This persistent organ Of the "SOVthcrn
Confrdgracy,' as long as this bogus empire
Of the chivalry was able to withstand the
assaults of the "boys in blac," gave The re-
bclion all the aid and comfort it could NOR.
ally, while the Union Soldiers, when on the
battle field and needing cheer ;s.d comfort,
never found a line of comfort in its pages
But no sooner is the war closed by the slor,
ious triumph OF the union arms than it whips
about, and with characteristic cG'rontery
commences a systematic datcry Of the sol
diers. Its pages are spr;uked with calls for
soldier meetings to join hands with rebels
and copperheads to oppose the Union party,
which calls, albeit, are not responded TO by
the boys in blue" Among other coutri-
vauces TO cheat the honest soldier into
casting his vote in favor of the traitors he
fought against, blA'non is employed. who
gives vent to some "bal G&iointoi chat
over the assumed name Of "A Union Sol
der" Now in order that the public may in
no wise be led into error in surprising that
a hou,fdo ''uniou soldier would be guilty
of pcnning such combination Of folly and
illh we will state that this outrager OF the
sacred name Of "a Union Soldier enlisted
under Captain Shippers when one Of the last
PROPOSITIONS for soldiers was made upon the
county, and when large BoUNTIEs were paid.
4 vacant store house on Main Street was
employed as a recruiting station. and among
the Captains recruits few were the most
tou!-mouthCd and indecent creatures that
ever enlisted for bounty. Their blasphcmous
oaths and filthy, obscene language 50 shock
ed our citizens that the ladies of the town
avoided passing on thestrcet near the rcndez
vous These charactcrlcss rowdies would
soon disgrace any company, and the WING
made an effort to shame them by contrasting
such vulgarty with the dccorum maintained
by the coored recruits. This counterfeit
union soldier Of the Democrat being one of
the vulgar squad of course remembers the
shaming The Wing gave him and his associ-
ates With the exception Of these few black
CARDS. the company was in every way equal
to any of our Cecil soldiers.
When this Boosting " Union Comparatively
soldier reached the battlefield his com
panions could not find him in any of the en-
gagcments the company was in. He always
"skulkcd" they say about the hospitals or in
some safe place. He enlisted for the
hounty--not to fight. This notice is not in
tended as a reply to the garbage in The De-
mo"rat Of last week but TO show up the kind
of Union Soldiers the eoppcrhead organs
employ to try to coax soldier votes. IF the
Democrat had not laid aside all selfrcspect
it would not disgrace its columns by pub,
fishing such witess Cab of miserable pro
fcssional loafcr, whose employment seems
to be kind Of rag picker and sweeper out
Of a clothing hop in Elkton for his grub, as
that we, or any one else was ever compelled
to leave town by secessionists. The Demo-
Gratis discretion shonld warn, if self respect
does not deter it, from publishing such silly
inventions ofan idle, characterless vagabond.
And if it can find no better specimens of
"Unon Soldiers" to champion the cause Of
Andy johnson and jeff. Davis, the damage
done to tire union cause Will not be great,
as such beauties always voted the copper.
head ticket and can prove no loss to the
| Union party.