The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-09-07


Mr.. EDITOR The date, September, reminds me of
orr approschng election Tor the adoption rejection
of the new Constitution.
From all the indications Within my reach it is rather
difficult to form any conclusion respecting the prob
able result of the election i'll this district The general
impression is that the Constitution win get about the
party This consider doubtful OWING to the CON
hcting views and interests among men OF all parties.
Some Of our blacklist Republicans advocating the
Constitution the ground that is better abo-
ion instrument than the present Constitution They
argue thus The present Constitution ignores the col
ored population entirely neither enumerang them in
the BASIS oil representation nor according them amy
civil rights, except the single right of liberty. The new
Constitution guarantees AS eectualy the freedom OF
the colored population, and gives them, in addition
portant civil privileges Of which they denied
1t recognizes them as citizens, by counting them in the
basis OF representation and by giving them the right
testify il against white men; This last privilege
is too important to be overlooked by all who take
terest in the welfare of the negro. At present colored
person may be abused and murdered in full view
Of any number of witnesses of his color and there
is redress and the wrong. door goes unwhippcd OF
justice. The new Constitution changes all this and
places the negro on AN equality with the white man IN
this, TO him, most important particular The right to
testify against white man, is far more important to
the security and welfare of the coored population than
the elective franchise, and that right will in the very
nature Of things, soon follow. Taking this view of the
subject, canha see any oJeetinn the abolitionsts
can have to supporting Constitution much in ..d-
vance of the present ono, on the very subject which
they have taken the livllest interest In, vz,thc adj
yancement Of the negro The Numerous
class Of the Republican party however, not Oh
only ilca they are in favor Of justice to all men,
and that induces them to labor for the advancement Of
all classes and every of This wing Of the
Republican ,ariy magntes the importance of education
and therefore opposes the Constitutions because it
abOsles the school system Of the State They have.a
good card, if they will play it skfy and with energy
This district abouns with poor men, having large
families Of children, and generally they take proper
interest i'll their educaton uch So that hesitate
not to assert that the children in the Fourth will
pare ttNorably in point OF education with children Of
like age in any part of the State. Even the poorest
people manage To dress their children neatly and send
them regularly to the public schools 1t remains he
seen whether few Of the blacklist of the black Re
pnblicans, who have their children schoale,l, and who
pay heavy taxes, and who think of negroes than
they do Of white men, induce poor Democrats, who
pay no taxes comparatively, and yet have the avnnt-
age of having their children educated as well a. those
Of their richer neighbours to vote down the present
Constitution, with its magnificent school system, which
surcs the education of their Children aud the superi-
GRITTY of their lace, and vote for which aboses the
public schools and establishes negro equality. 1t may
do for Hall and Scott, and one or two negro lovers,
who pay heavy taxes and have children to educate,
ITO vote for the new Constitution, and thus elevate the
negro and depress tho white man, by deprivng him of
the means Of educating his chldren but of large
families, and not much property, and who pay little
no taxes, and who prefer the education and
OF the white children to the elevation of the negro,
hardly be supremacy green, whether they be Demo
Gratis, Conservatives, OF Republicans unless the blacklist
OF the black, AS to vote with the black Republicans To
the manifest and permanent injury of their OIL
spring. have not much skill IN political prugnustica
IONS, ''o hrhs IN e inE WIN any parity an" c"'ae-
Inrny know nothing Of the efforts being made for
against tho Constitution by its friends foes only
,ako Things as they look the surface, and in their
common sense views and try To lay before your readers
Tie various motives which may b9 LIKELY TO influence
men in determining how they will vote on tho question
Mt the polls. There is other element which / have
not adyrrtci to, and which, sorry say, has more
To- do with the political action of voters in this district,
han nll others, and that Ii party drill party disci-
pine, az party licta"n, by which mom calling them
selves D"nocr's, are forced /" vote in whatever
way the party managers determine, without dar-
my to call IN question the prppiirty Of their
tens orl"rs. lut the world moves, and D-norr. ats
Crnservaiiyrs and Republicans, black and white, move
With IT, The onward progress Of the world has beaI"n
down the system of scridm in Russia and stamped ait
negro sayeryn America. worse species uf i"n,la;c
than either remains; I'll" bondage OF the mind; Tia"
absolute unqualified dominion OF n ptrlyanS party
over the thoughts, opinions and actions Of It's members
In vain break the yoke, the frl.r and the lns and
proclaim liberty 10 the captive, ia long tho mind IL
drhcd the ri"ht TO tiimlI freely and independently ON
all Subjects We hear 6f celebrations Of the anscr.
Say Of llnc"lhs Emancipation Proclamation, which
freed tim negroes VIII the day OF emancipation
come t" the whites! No proclamation =" any pr"si-
dent can accomplish desirable work. but each man
can effect lis own emancipation from the thlnldom Of
party, and can ass"it his right To think and like u
freeman There il some evidence Of movements in this
direction; few are disposed to assert their manhood ;
manifest shaking is pcrceplibc among the dry bones
and On the whole more hopeful condition is apparent
To What extent this Regeneration is prevailing | can
not tell, and therefore cannot predict its effect III"
coming election; but ii it We're complete; if these dead
bones could lre these wurS" than slaves could r
"mtic Etcd: II those whose interests ahl welfare arc
involved, could see and act Independently and rs the
dictates Of their own good wuuld direct, the
new Constitution would get no majority here but
many OF oar people look only for the Democratic label,
and vote whatever ticket has that mark. without the
slightest regard to its consequences to them any body
else, II is to be feared that they will stop Ia inquire
INTO its erect on The education and future standing Of
their children.
AS there are two wings to the Republican party so
thtfe are TWO Kinds OF Democrats here. The class
which have Just been speakiI. Of which has hereto.
fore marched III the ranks under party drill honestly
peiieflhg that hey are right and that theirs the party
o. progress ana reform, Is the numerous and iniiu
ential wing.
The oti"r wing, and by no means an inconsidcraLlc
one IN point oil Numbers, is composed If of fn3,
rehaist moving breathing mass of uncunsciuis pet
lileuons that move along with the curren- kind VI
utilt wood mat adds neither strength vitality to
te s eAn mar bears tiani on How these will vote it
IS nara 10 conjecture; they fell into worse than Rip
van Wnkle sleep for has continued LONGER than that
rrliHate nn. without any evidence of its coming to
an end They have not even begun TO rub their cycs-
About me year 1851, they fell into delicious dream
ana not all the artillery of the war nor the rouliug or
'e nat," most nor he earthquake shout Of victory,
was suWcleht 10 disturb their sleep. They are still a..
,oried with their sweet dream Of great Southern Con-,
tederacy whereof jefferson Davis is Chief where Dem
haS t,g ava hss.ss arc slaves and duly whipped
ana hence are rather kindly disposed to the enrolment
81 me iniiitlA hoping 1t may tend to raise the siege of
ma! rebel stronghold. They have some kind of n mud
lied coniuscd isdstinct impression of n story that n
certain leather merchant, named Grant. surrendered
great armed mob to their mdHel General Lee some.
"htre, they don't know where, but somewhere M to-
wards the North Pole; and that General sherman was
caught stealing nggers away down South and the
Nn"e party were made slaves and set to work raising
cotton Whether this wing of the party can be goi
awake III time to read the Constitution before the cleo
ton, uncertain; or what they may think Of it, when
they do read it, is more than can ilnapine me rnl
ability Is, however that when they read in it that they
owe any sort OF allegiance not to say paramount" 10
the United states, and that slavery abolished forever
ana "iy, and without compensation aud worse than
an mat w1yc'o were allowed to testify in court against
white men and were told that Democratic Convention
ad ira'nfd 1t, they would pronounce the whole iocu
hen forgery an abolition lie, take drink of whisky
and turn over for another nap. LITTLE ELK
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