The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-06-20

The rebel Democracy have been "luf
fling and filing for some time, now beating
up toward universal suffrage, and then again
sailing off from it, threatening to adopt the
other extreme and drive the negroes back
again into slavery. The Chicago Times, the
leading Copperhead paper in the Northwest,
some two years ago came out boldly in favor
bullied back from it's advanced POSITION
Recently the World takes up the subject and
renews the counsel, and n large number of
Democratic sheets are seriously discussing
the best measures to be pursued in order to
conclliate the colored vote Of the South, and
tlus secure share of the electors from
| those States in the Presidential election.-
The serious discussion which has been for
some weeks going on among the Democracy
over the policy of nominating Chief Justice
Chase, shows that the tendency of the pop.
ular mind is strongly towards the principles
of eternal justice, which so broadly distin-
guishes the Republican, from the rebel Dem.
ocratic party. However much the unterri.
fled may swear against niggers, aud niger
government, their leaders know them too
well to hesitate for moment in adopting as
a plank in their platform, 10 be erected at
New York, on the 18th of July, universal
suffrage, if by so doing they were sure OF
gaining majority of the colorcd vote Of
the reconstructed States. These experienced
leaders well know that their blind followers,
whom they led into supporting the rebellion
in the interest Of slavery and the Democratic
party, are still ready to follow at their com
mand, without n question, and if the party
was to nominate the purest blood African
OF South Carolina, he would be sure Of the
| support at the rank and file of that party,
| who only look for the label " Democrat "
! on the ticket given them to vote. They
never care for, or inquire who the candidates
are, or what are the principles embodied in
| the platform.
1t is no less credit to the integrity, than
| the intelligence oftho newly entranchiscd col
| Crcd men, that neither the Establishments or
brutality and persecution practiccd Oh them
| by the rebel party, which Andy johnson has
| everywhere installed in power in the unre.
| constructed States, have proved sufficient to
drive or seduce them from the Republican
party but they steadily persist in voting
against their mortal enemies, aud in favor OF
the party and principles that broke their
chains and gave them the liberty which is
| the inherent right of all men.
| The rebel Democracy finding their arts to
| deceive the colored men fruitless, are likely
to drop Chase and take up simon pure
| rebel Democrat, preterring to trust for sue
| cess to the old traditions of the party rather
| than attempt to retrieve its sinking fortunes
by adopting new worship and strange gods.
That they will be beaten in this last effort.
aud beaten to stay, there is but little
doubt, even among their leading men, as
shown by their strong inclination to make
the desperate plunge Of negro suffrage, in
hopes TO win the coored men to theil
side. The two cardinal principles Of that
party are q hatred Of the negroes, whom they
failed by the failure of the rebellion to retain
in slavery, and a besotted love of Office
Beyond these, no apostle of that party can
show any well defined political tenet the
rebel Democracy consistently adheres to-
They are on both sides of every other ques.
ton, and have made strenuous efforts to get on
both sides of universal suffrage. only desist.
ing when their efforts failed to seduce the
integrity of the colored men.