The Cecil Whig., 1867-04-06

voted down. They haze gone to work, 70
no reason that anybody can imagine, eXcep
to advance their revolutionary schemes, Il
pass a Militia bill. ia the existing state 0
things there is no Just policy on the part o
any man who desires peace TO pass Niliti;
Hill, involving immense rSpcuse 10 the pco
Pie ot this State: and they will proceed Il
organ Ae force. excluding 10 man who ha.
borne .rns against the United States, ant
allowing every man, even a'commsslJned
officer OF the Rebel ARMY, to become Il part
of that militia. They design to keep that
militia force TO aid them in their unconsti-
tutional and revolutionary attempt to set
this State back again in the position from
which the Union people OF 1851 tore it and
placed it On the high elevation from which
these traitor: now seek to drag il down.
Cheers. Tho Union men of Maryland
the Republicans of Maryland, are not as
strong numerically aS the Cnionists Of 1862.
II is true that many of them have left rs un.
der the decisions Of Executive patronage,
to curry favor with tho Rebel reaction, un-
der fear and tindily, and some from Il mis-
taken conservatism. But, though not as
strong as in 1862 We have become - singcd
cats" Bat we have party in which every
man !H Wiling ~ plant MS itet on the prlh'
ciplc o' "hlNrFHai liberty, ana theF VIII Stahd
there until every man can raise his head to
hl9h heaven, an" look Hot and man IN Tie
taco, IN the SHrPofs pl every prnc'plc he
Z may deem il his ,uuy ia aAynrotp TEreat
applause am thankful that we belong to
no CONSERVATIVE parry We belong to no
par'! 'Aa' Is "'t''n2' raIher than 10 see pro-
Srcs' III All lhil5s' |" u'!lt" WIFE heocIS 10
Per"ecule ana destroy 'hose very men Sho
; fought SIDE by SIDE with them Ill defence oi
the liag OF the Cn'tcd States do not envy
: tue reflections OF any solder OF the CnloH
who now stands SIDE by side with those men
VINO no" seek the o'cFthro" 'f what he
fought to maintain. am giad TO believe
that that portion of tho Conservative party
winch has been honestly mlslcd arc begin
! nlng 10 see the fruits OF their policy which
they are bringing upon this State, Already
their party has passed them by, and refused
(, 20 recognize the claims of the two impris.
oned Commissioners and have placed straight
| out Democrats IN their places. They have
given the Conservative Union nen of Balti
more just Us much rs they can stand, and
think there arc as many sick stomachs in
| that party as there are on the ship rocking
{ IN the waves OF the ocean, whose crow have
never Smclt salt water. Laughter and ap'
D al 81,
mcn back, bat MOTTO welcome back The men
| who led them on to destruction. Let them
hold the positions they occupy until they
lose them, at last, and go back INTO civil
lite with the contempt OF whole people
| and with the intense bitterness OF hatred OF
those whom they betrayed. Upon the plat
| form adopted | believe you will soon see q
large portion of the loyal men of this State,
who have gone as temporary stragglers into
the ranks of the enemy, coming back to
take their places in the line. These people
have called their primary meetings for the
election of delegates to their Constitutional
! Convention, but not under the name Of Con.
servaiycs. That's played out. 1t is under
the name OF Democrats, name which
means now anything but Democrat but
which means the organized Secession oil
garchy of Mary land, which means the peo.
pie that have uot learned anything for six
years laughter and applause the people
that do not seem TO have heard there has
been a war, that do not seem to know that
the great masses of the people OF this coun-
try are determined to reconstruct this Union
on the basis Of their will; and this miser-
able crew of rcactionists will not stand even
as {. feather in the breath Of the purpose OF
this great nation. [Applause.l To secure
these things. VIC must in great measure re-
ly upon the Congress Of the United States.
understand that the Democratic party Of
this State lifts up lis hands in holy horror at
M appeal to Congress- that they are horri,
fed at the intraction of the Federal Consti,
tuition which We purpose to make. They
have become, it seems, the specia! guardians
of the Constitution, and the very men who
have scarcely wiped the blood off their hands
which they she'd in endeavoring to destroy
the Constitution and tie Government, are
holding up their hands in pions horror at
the uSuruation of Congress- | rive my cor.