The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-06

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The Times Before Us.

One truth is clear uhatcrer ISIS right"
In this view we look with pleasure upon the
Convention Bill recently passed by our
Legislature, and consider it as the instru.
ment with which Destiny has chosen to dc.
stroy an unconscious band of traitors
Praised be the spirit Of Evil that suggested
and sustained their measures, for we are
now about 10 triumph over this deadly rebel
dominion, and exalt our State to the front
rank in the army Of the warriors of Impair.
tial Suffrage and Equal Rights. That which
might have taken years to accomplish, will
now be executed in the short space of this
present year. Fled forever are those visions
of tunrc toll which We but lately fanced
before us Never to be realized the past
prospect OF the stou education of an entire
people to love Justice. \ herctca lcgis.
lature has made the change in dav. But
yesterday Republican voters were in a mi.
nority, to-day We out rote our enemies. But
yesterday we saw no present hope for our
political supremacy: to-day we see in the
twelve'month days TO come IL Republican
State government.- \ good thing has come
out of Nazareth. Heaven, hayin. cursed
the traitors, has made them mad
1t is now proper for US to take measures
TO arrest the tide Of rebel incendarism that
| threatens to devour US all. By refer
cncc TO the Constitution it will be seen that
this Convention Bill is grossly unconstitu.
tlonal. Section ,, Article NJ, reads as fol.
| lows:
Whenever twc.thirl4 of tho members elected f.,
each branch of the General Assembly shall think it
necessary t. call Com cntion to revise amend or
, change this Constitution, they shall recommend to the
electors to vote at the next election for members of the
General Assembly for against Convention an if
MAJORITY OF al tue electors voting at said election shall
nave voted for Convention, the General Assembly
snail at their next session provide by law for calling
tue
The Convention shall consist of as MANY members
as both Houses OF the General Assembly who shall he
chosen in the manner and shall meet within rc
months after their election for the purpose aforesaid"
The reader will perceive that constitu.
honaly Convention cannot be voted for
till the next election for members of tho
General Assembly, which will be in 1868:
so the Convention could not assemble prior
to the summer of 1869. Our rcbe! fanatics
have called the election for the 10th of
April; onl y few days distant This Bill
also provides that counties shall be entitled
to the same number of representatives as
they were by the old Constitution eff ISL
While our present Constitution declares that
members shall be apportioned as they are
in the Legislature.
But this Bill in its unconstitutional and
improper provisions is go fragrant and so
outrageous to common seuse that we torbear
to expose it further. That it is EanInIo,t
that it is unjust, that it is onnress;vn tho,,
its intentions are Internal goes for notb ,;,n.
with these mobocrats. lhcv wo,lI s',.'s
their sceptrcs though they knew The str @IL@'
were more destructive ;han tho ,vns If
cxecutiorcrs. 70 them it matters little r.
their country be ruined, so thew inyest tbon,'
selves with a mean success, Tbev would
force the hardy men OF the free coHrt;os to
give Of their sweaty money to nav slave lorID
for slaves. Deny it as they may, with Wing
tongues, STARE compensation is one great oh.
ject Of this bogus Convention. Honest
friends Of the free counties, we know Won
acknowledge no claims for slaves. neither
will you be taxed for the payment Of LiooI.
money.
1t Is only a few DAYS 10 the 10Th Of Anr;l
We must do something or uotbino, SbaIi
we stand idly by while our enemies wnrL
our destruction We tell Won in ali candor
that If these fanatics succeed in FASTENING
upon US a Constitution to their likino we
may wall and enash our teeth h.. ,,nSyo;l.
ingly. The tauGs Of Inc sorpcnl win hn e..
too deeply for easy rcmnd..l TIalr '..eu
tury nlirLt mass awoy ORC , .''' wal ,"it cen.