The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-15
denied amidst the slaughter of hundreds OF

| No page in the record OF his recent out
RACES upon human justice and constitutional
law is more revolving than that which con
victs him Of refusing to arrest the prepare
tons for that savage carnival, and not only
of refusing to punish its authors. but of toll
: ing to throw the guilty responsibility upon
the unoi'ending aud innocent freedmen.
The infatuated tyrant that stood ready to
crush his own people in Tennessee when
they were struggling to maintain a govern
mcnt erected by himself against his and
their traitor prosecutors, was even more
eager to Illustrate his savage policy by cloth
ing with the most dcspotic power the impemi-
tent and revengctul rebels of New Orleans.
Notwithstanding this hcaulcss dcscrtion
and cruel persecution by Andrew johnson,
in the States of Missouri. Kentucky. Tonnes
see, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware,
democratic republican principle principles
which the fathers Of the Republic designed
for all Amcrca-are now making determined
battle with the oligarchical enemies Of free
constitutional government and by the bless
iug Of God these States will soon range
themselves in the line with the former free
States, and illustrate the wisdom and bench-
ccncc of the great charter of American lib
rrty by their increasing population, wealth,
and prosperity.
In the remaining ten Statcs-the seeds of
olignrchy planted in the Constitution by its
slavery features have grown to be monster
! power. Recognition thus wrung from the
reluctant trainers of that great instrument.
enabled these States TO inlrcnch themselves
| behind the perverted doctrine of States
| rights, and sheltered by claim of constiu-
tioual obligation to maintain slavery in the
States, presented to the American Govern
ment the alternatives of oIigarchy with sla-
! very or. democratic republican governments
without slavery,
A lorbearng Government. bowng to u
| supposed constitutional behest, acquieSccd
in the former alternative.
| The hand OF the Government was Stayed
! for eight years. The principles of constim.
| tional liberty lauguishcd for want Of govern.
mental support. OIigarchy matured Its
power with subtle design. Its history, for
| eighty years, is rcpIclc with unparalleled
injuries and usurpations." 1t developed
only the agricultural localities gcogrcph-
cally distinct from the free labor localities,
and less than onc.third the whole with At.
rican slaves. Ii held four millions of human
beings as chGttclS, yet made thea the basis
of unjust representative power for themselves
| in Federal and State Governments to main.
tain their cnsavcmcnt.
| 1t excluded millions Of free white lahorcrs
from the richest agricultural lands in the
world. Forced them to remain, inactive
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blic.: aimed at the constitutional .norantcrs
Of the right to pcaccablv assemble and pcti.
lion for redress of Grievances
1t prescribed democratic literature as in.
ccudinrv
Ituulliicd thc constitutional ruoro otccs Of
rccdom Of speech and the press.
| II deprived citizens of fine other States Of
| the ''priviicecs and immunities' in these
states. an injury and uSurpa,ion alike uDi,,.r
| 10 Northern citizens. and destructive of thr
best interests of the States themselves,
Alarmed nt thr proornss Of dnnnrr,cv j.,
the face of every disbursement nj last il
sought immunity by secession and war.
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of abor. Tut had Been 5, mmoncd m ~ '' 70
the field by the conservation ~ ,0r,r SONS to
S import children and Grandchildren, reduced
from comfort to the verge of ST ,rvnfinn tbr
slaughter of noble yout6s. tvnrs Of rLrgio.I
manhood, forced into an m,boIv wan ,,,.,;,,.,
those with whom they we're ;drmliGsJ ~,
every interest; long months Of imcarnrrat;',;',
in rebel bastilcs, Punishment from Io,naY .,'
hcarhstones. are but partial rrritoi If ,l,,
long catalogue of horrors.
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~ ~ uI',"a 1 m Ine'i.' my loS'' mat ana
5"ty ~ ine V""se VI ohgarchy lhey
,ps' -tl';s"" sa",'lS W ""me o"Iy' boon as
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they rehabilitntc their sweem;nr ro"trnI ~
all local and state org,n;2,iioms Tba IIoJ
,ral E,Xcrutiye. eosily sndnrcJ v;oId, WI.
mo obedience 70 Ills I'D mostnrc AiJad H..
his unscrnpuIous dfsreaarJ If Cons,tnti" ~
nrd 'ov, hv lie nIanriia., ~ =
true democratic opinion and by all his ap