The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-11-10
The Cecil Whig.
ELKTON, NOVEMBER 10, 1855
The two Parties.

The two Parties. go
NJ contrast batwcca the two parties of
'al- State was never more sharply drawn
.haa it was Ia. week, in this county. The
nlo" par'y proper, h"i e. Elklop, a mass
mco.n., gu Thursday, Nov. 1T, which rem.
rceeatcI all sections og the county, and
Jf92@dj together large percentage Of it,
mo,t I0tcIiiscn;, moral aud worthy mei..
Ibis Nn' evidenced b. the iigniicd cutnu.
si"sm manifested, apriurin, from conscious.
".oe OF the truth and justice Of the niuairles
cunt.ndc'i for. The audience assembled
about the stand was orderly, attcn,iyc. aud
apprcclatyc, aprlauding every noble scuti.
r4on', which was uttered by the speakers,
'h' dealt III sterling facts cnunciatipc The
noble principles Which the Union party have
ever coutcndcd Tor, aud laying down tie
broad distinctions between tho true Union
party aud the hollow sccesaio, concern smart.
iuc borrowed notices, false colors, and a
fictitious name After listening IN those
tr0ths proclaimed trom The roatruna,, which
arc unanswered and unausv cradle, the meet.
ing Dispersed quietly as congregation geav.
ins church. Notwithstanding The thousands
gathered from all quarters Of the county, orr
streets were a. free from noisy, Intoxicated
men, oa on any ordinary week day.
Bat every man you met was full Of enthu
slasm for the great cau:c supported by the
Union party, and which advances ateadiy
all over the whole northern and western
country, wherever free schools, an. iutelli
gent and moral people are found.
On Saturday following, the false party,
which panders to prejudice, ignorance and
Slco, and resorts to every species of false.
hood, Islander and abuse Of their superiors,
IN all that makes and ndorns man, called to.
gether meeting, ostensibly for the purpose
above referred to, and what n contrast was
there! The meetings varied but slightly, if
my, IN numbers, but Of what different Gle.
ments were they composed. Tricks-and
fraud was practiccd in every possible way to
make show-of imposing numbers. Their
procession was formed in divisions by the
marshals, with gapes between Of two hun.
dred yards, to give i, the appearance Of
great length. About onethird Of the nro.
cess!on. in counter marching on Back street.
left the line Of march. and, driving down
North and Bow streets, fell into the main
line again, performing the circuit the second
time, the reporters, who stood on the corn.
ors, counting them twice. This is speci.
men of the manner in which the whole can.
yass has been conducted by the disoyal ele.
mcnt Of the State and county.
The stand for speaking from WAS erected
right over the grog shops in the centre of
the town, well knowing that il it were placed
on the outside of the town. the rabble, which
make up the majority Of that party, would
not b" present to swell the appearance of
the meeting. Such n scene Of drunken an
roar has seldom been witnessed in the streets
Of our town, rs disgraccd Elkton on Satur
day, the I'd lust. In some of the rum holes
men were piled up in stacks, dead drunk
pitched aside in q helpless, Unconscious
state, by their more sober comrades. When
a fight Cccntrel between two drunken row.
dies, the audience would all leave the speak.
ct, solitary and alone, who was compelled
TO suspend his remarks or talk 70 vacancy,
until the mill was over, 4 knock down and
bloody nose having Infinitely moro ntercs,
for the crowd, than the TRADE aud yitupera
ton Of the orators.
Ihc lor@o mass Of the johnson .Swann
parry arc composed OF the low, vulgar and
si.l2inous characters Of society," thc very
seun ana dIegs Of tho human race. Thcir
$1,000 majority, III Now YORK Cry, is com.
posed Of tho thieves aud clt,throats O. the
World, sIl Of wbom vota tic Democratic
,.clv.. the R@Gv. ticket, lha Secession ticket
the Johnson ticket. "r the National Cuiou
ticket, for they aie one aud TIC same party.
On C,.csdav ui&ht last this same cut throat
clcuenl, IN their howlinse, hooting aud re.
locinGs over tAr ll,uru; from this State. OK
hhit.d the same low prejudice thu saIc
in;o!crant spirit, the same ruG!au!y uruaa.
illness that characterize. the Rebel element
throughout the entire southern country, aud
which spirit i6 now working against the
interests oil The nation, aud partcularlr
against thr population Of those States.
What decent man is not ashamed 10 be
classcd au found with thi, 1.rtY of low
instinc'. aud ptejudicea, even though for the
present IL the majority? and THAT intelii
gent moral man, who love truth, homer ard
justice, and his country, will not prefer TAX,
iD9 his place again in the ranks oil the Union
party OF the State, i'll preference to civin.
one Tag OF encouragement TO the nov az.
cenden! Rebel, ard trusting TO the power Of
truth and manly principle to carry her out
Of the hands Of Rebel enemies, whofs che
has been placed by the treachery Of an I'M.
principlca G5eeinor and dcmagoguo Pres
idcnt?
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Violation OF the Registry Law.