The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-05-16
" Traitors in the Camp. !,

Never since the dark days of the rebellion
has the country experienced such painful
suspense and anxious excitement as on
Monday last, when the debate in the Senate,
on the articles Of impeachment, developed
conspiracy among high Republican Scna-
tors. Some OF those whom the country has
honored with its greatest confidence were
found rccreaEt to that noble trust. If ever
party has been cursed with traitors it is
the Republican party; but the people have
breasted every storm, and have unhesitat
ingly in every instance, hurled the false ones
from their midst, and closing their ranks,
have chosen other and more faithful leaders,
while they have moved onward unchecked
in their high resolve to place this Govern
ment on Il basis of pure liberty, so guarded
and protected by the people, that the efforts
of treacherous ambition in the future shall
fail to disturb the peace and rcpose of the
community.
This forsaking their principles and party,
by men so trusted and honored, and stulti-
flying their past acts and professions, can be
traced to the green eyed monster of ieal.
ousy and envy. The people have preferred
other leaders-and wisely have they chosen
to carry their standards in the next Presi
dental contest, and goaded by ambition and
jealousy such men as Fessenden, Grimes,
and Trumhull, attempt the role of Benedict
Arnold, and joining hands with the traitors,
threaten to aid the tyrant to maintain his
hold on the Government and on the throat
of the nation, in order to satisfy their re.
venge, born of a morbid ambition to be
placed in the Presidential chair. In one
hour the demon Of ambition tcmp,s those
disappointed aspirants to Presidential fame,
blast their fair name and take their places
among the outcasts of treason. whose names
and deeds blacken the pages of history.
The American people, who with strong
arms and loyal hearts, have beaten down
treason and trnmphed in the face Of every
difficulty, will not be loiled by = few ambi.
tiouS men whom they have heapcd honors
upon. From centre To circumference of
this great country, the voice of the loyal
millions has gone up in condemnation of II
rccreant Chief Magistrate and false Scna.
tors, and tina, voice, whose power is might.
irr than the earthquake, will be felt and
heard by those whom they have commanded
to do their bidding.
Loyal Senators from Arkansas, South and
North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and
Florida, can be called to take their seats,
and while treason threatens the Union col
umn, it is the duty of the true men of the
Senate to let in those who will stand by the
banner of freedom and hel Gust the tyrant
from the seat of his abused power. How
long would the rebel party stand on cere.
mony? Nickers from this State, who was
sent to the Senate after the organization of
the High Court of Impeachment, is a prece-
dent which should be followed by the admis.
sion of Republican Senators from Arkansas
10 counteract his vote, which is always in
the interest of treason. 1t is no time to
stand on nice points of etiquette, when the
nation is in peril. Our enemies disregard
all punctilios. 1t is time we should learn
from them to use all the power within our
reach