The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-26

johnson; at is 6 contingency hope new
CT to see arise in this country, while | oc
? cupy the position of General in Chief Of the
I Army, to have to send troops into State ir
fall relations with the General Government
on the eve Of an election to preserve the
, peace. If insurrecton does come, the law
provides the method of calling out forces to
suppress it. No such condition seems to
exist now" And again, when stoutly pro-
testing against the act of his superior, who
was about to cast an indignity upon that
most gallant and skilful soldier, Phil. Sheri-
,, dan. and by his removal do infinite mischief
to the public service, he wrote out his creed
of military ssbordinston in = sentancs
" This is Republic where the will of the
people is the law of the land" But more
pointed still, when the people, intent on
traInpling cut the last eE,bers Of the rebel
: lion they had conquered in tho field, had
with unanimous voice demanded that their
representatives at Ch:csgo should in their
name summon General Grant to the Presi-
dency of the United States, he reiterated in
his letter of acceptance the views of a sin
cere advocate of popular rights, as follows:
off elected to the office ofPresident oftho
United States, it will be my eadeavor to ad
minister all the laws in good faith, with
economy, and with the view of giving peace,
quiet and protection everywhere"
g A purely administrative aficer should
always be left free to execute the will of
the people. have always respected that
viii, and always SHALL
Peace and universal prosperity, its Sc
/ querce, with economy OF administration,
/ will tighten the burden Of taxation, while it
constantly reduces the national debt. Let
as hare peace" [Great cheering
The people have well chosen their candi
date. With marvellous intuition they per
ceive the truth in men. They knew that
Grant was their irresistible champion on the
battle field, and the unbroken record of his
life fills them with implicit faith in the sim
cerity Of the principles he has laid down for
his guidance in civil life.
Examine these pledges. They promise
First-A faithful administration of the
laws.
Second-Honesty and economy of ad-
E,.:nistraton.
Thifd-The execution OF the will of the
people.
Fourth quiet and protection
everywhere. LAprlanse]
# these be verified, other good things will
be added. We shall have as corollaries:
Reduction Of tie national debt.
Relief from the burdens of taxation.
Prosperity, plenty and happiness.
Such blessings are the fruits of true states
manShip-not Of that craftsmanship that ex-
hansts itself in deceptive defamation and
clustering epistles; but that higher and bet
ter sort, that seeks expression in acts, and
measures lis success by the amount of good
il has accomplished. [Applaase.l
With these sentiments thus clearly enun-
clated, and again repeated in the Chicago
nlat t.-H,.,-. I nrsr, VINO are our !
advcrsaries? They are the leaders and sup
porters OF the late rebellion, and their allies ,
and defenders. This is too plain to be ques-
toned fall demonstration of its truth
may be made by looking over the list of the /
members of the New York Convention.- !
That body was composed of six hundred and I,
thirty four delegates. OF these one han
d9ea and eightytwo were from the States
lately IA rebellion; and Of these one hun.
dred and eighty-two, not one is ksown to
have been Union man during the var,
except one from Tennessee, and he ~
BLACK man. On the contrary, many OF them
were the most daring and wicked agents of
The rebellion. \ large number were mem
bers Of the Rebel Congress, At Richmond,
and still larger number were leaders of
Rebel troops against the armies Of the
Union. 1t is true there were n few Union
! officers in the New York Convention, but
they were outnumbered three to one by Reb
q officers, and were completely overwhelm
ed in point Of influence by Rebels of the
most malignant type. ! shall not stop to
enumerate the members ofthe Rebel Con-
gress who were present by the score. /
can only name a few of their chiefains.-
The most prominent were 5. 3. Buckner, of
Kentucky, Rebel General, who surren-
dered Fort Donelson to General Grant
Cheers.
William Preston, of Kentucky, first Reb
81 Gene.al. then a Rebel conspirator in
Europe, who negotiated for the pirate yes
seis that destroyed the shipping of Maine
and other States.
Wade Hampton, ofSouth Carolina, a Reb-
e. General. who desired that.the black flag
-, l. IL
during the war.
, 7. b Vance, of North Carolina, Rebel
Colonel, and afterwards a Rebel Governor
, of that State. This same Vance boasted in
public speech al Richmond, few days
after the New York Convention adJournah.
that "tha South would gain by the election
OF SeYmour and Blair all it fought for in the
rebellion"
/ NJ. l. Ranhar!,. ofSouth Carolina. an Or
: iginsI sccessionist and General in the Rebel
service.
i. y. kershaw, Of South Carolina, a Gen
lTal III the Rebel service, distinguished
for his ferocious cruelty toward Union sol
same tr,unrirate proceeded to choose the
candidates. In the selection of candidate
for President it was necessary to move with
crea; caution Several gentlemen were
strongly urged By their respective triepds,
bnt-pore Of them were committed sutii-
c,antly to the projected revolution to suit
the purpose of the coaspirators. All these
had to be disposed of seridtjs'. Pendleton,
Andrew johnson, Hancock, Hendricks and
Chase were successiyely subjected to the po-
litical garrote. On the twon,y- second bal
lot. the prelimnaries having all been ar
ranged, Mr. Horatio Seymour, the most PHI
ant, oeaginons and highly trained of known
gymnasts, [laughterl was unanimously cho-
sen. and he was forthwith found equal to the
grateful acceptance OF nomination which,
.,ut few hours before, he had declared to
be utterly inconsistent with his honor, and
directly in the tGeth al u solemn assertion
that their candidate he could not be-
Fl.aughterl And then, with ln'mlIable
skill in posturing, he suddenly took his