The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-10-26
The Two Candidates for state
Sena tor.

SENATOR
John NJ. Miller, ESQ.,, of Elkton, was
nominated, on Tuesday last, by the Copper
head party, vice William Z. Miller, who de-
clined. Mr.. Miller has, by a faithful service
in the Copperhead ranks, earned the honor
Of being their candidate. He has bravely
helped to consummate the Swami conspi
racy, which is waiting to develop itself more
fully at the comAand of Andy Johnson
While that conspiracy was Matching, Mr..
Miller was adjusting the claims of loyal slave
holders, (who mainly inhabit the southern
counties, and aided the rebellion to the ex.
tent of their ability,) in order that those
claims might be in readiness to place in the
tax list TO be levied off of the more wealthy
northern counties and Baltimore city, if
convenient season should arrive.
The candidate Of the Republican party for
the Office of State Senator, is Jacob Tome,
Esq, tried and true, and who has ever stood
the guardian Of the tax. payer, and faithful
sentinel over the public treasury. foiling the
schemes Of the Copperhead party, who were
so eagerly bent on plumber. To Mr.. Tome
is due the honor of saving millions to the
State by the repeal of the State Bounty Law
in 1865. In 1864 law was passed by the
Legislature of the State, authorizing loan
of $4,000, 900 to provide bounties for Mary.
land volunteers. To meet the interest on
this loan, n tax of 10 per cent. was provided
for, to be levied on the property of the
State. The rebellion having been crushed
early in Is, and the recruiting business end.
ed, but an inconsiderabe amount of the
loan was required, and Mr.. Tome watched
for favorable opportunity to have the law
repealed in the session of '65-6. In the
last Legislature, when the Swami treason
had horn full crop Of rebel fruit, and the
control of the State had passed entirely into
the hands Of the enemies of the Govern
mcnt movement was made to issue the
bonds which the Bounty Law had intended
to provide for Maryland soldiers who enlist.
ed in the Union army, to be applied TO the
eqnipping and paying of Swami $ grayback
militia, but Mr.. Tome whose statcmanship
and sagacity had forseen some movement of
this kind and procured the repeal Of the
law when the object for which it was enacted
had been fulfilled, advised the Senate, much
to the disappointment of his rebel collea'
CUES, of this fact, and thus by faithful guar.
dianship Of the public interests, the State
was saved from an additional debt Of nearly
$4,000 900 and an additional tax Of 10 per
cent. to pay the interest on that amount
The expense Of the militia enrolling, arming
and equipping was shifted from the shoul.
dcrs Of the burdcned tax. payers, to a two
dollar exemption fund which thousands of
our people have been swindlcd out Of and
which has been applied to arming and uni,
forming 5000 graybacks in Baltimore city.
We ask the people to look at the claims
of these two men, Mr.. Tome and Mr.. Nil.
Ter, presented Tor your suffrage. The one
you find guarding your interests and saving
your money from the Copperhcad comorants
that roasted in Annapolis last Winter. The
other you find employed iii the unenyiablc
work of helping to establish rebel rule in
Maryland, and adjusting the accounts Of
shareholders who were preparing for the
hour to arrive when they might put in
claim for slaves who had enlisted to help
put down the rebellion.
Which of these two candidates for the
State Senate does interest demand you
should vote for?