The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-02-22
The Democrat i'm Five Chapters.

In mhich The Democrat has Good Idea:
lis the rarest thing in the world that an
idea of progress overtakes The Democrat,
but one did penetrate i, last week, in the
matter Of changing our system of collecting
the county taxes from the present expensive
mode, which doubtless was in existence in
the days of King George. How it ever
came to pass that The Democrat, that vene.
rator Of tradition, should attack political
system covered with the dust and cobwebs
of more than century, perhaps, is mar.
vel, but it is nevertheless true and the sys-
ten of collecting county and State taxes, is
the most clumsy and expensive that could
he invented. The taxes of the county might
be collected by the Internal Revenue system
for one eighth the expense now incurred,
and the work be accomplished more speedily
and effectually.
CHAP. II,
IN rhich lie Democrat Excuses a Lie if not
made on Oath:
"The Democrat was not objected to- in
the case of Plum Creek Bridge, ''because
it lied, but because its statement was not
made on OATH so says the editor in the
last issue. Mr.. Mccullough proposed to
swear The Democrat then and there, which
would have removed that "valid objection"
The Democrat having been denied by its
natural parent, it was a forgone conclusion
that The Wing would not be admitted and
therefore the ''paintfi' or his counsel good
radicals knew il would be absurd to offer
it. The sequel proved. however. that the
arbitrators believed what The Wing said in
reference to the bridge. although not called
to the witness stand, in preference to what
was urged by the learned counsel, by giving
Judgment in favor of the contractors
CHAR. Ill.,
In ohich J,e Democrat Mistakes the Ideal
for the Reol and is Tormentea Muchh:
The Democrat complains gricrously of
onr chasing it with the small fry of Copper.
head papers, In doing so we had no refer.
ence TO the square inches Of paper it con.
tains: but ~e little county papers, as com.
pared with The "Herald, Tribnne, and
Horid,' shrink into that class which is fig.
uratively termed EIGHT by tens" We
should think that The Democrat, whose
wont is to soar sublime, like the eagles,
hawks, buzzards, and such hoacrs among
the clouds, would never blunder on figure
Of speech so common, and quote maxims of
doubtful modesty over it.
Guar. ".
In which "LibCrty' Biorcih u TVmprt ANIL
CaHs the Democracy 10 arms:
Mars was pretty rough fellow aud took
apecinl drli2h, III fray, but the god was no
touch to "Iibor'y' who airs bis armour oc.
cusionally in The Democrat. "Libertv' is
evidently spelling for fight. Henr him, in
speabing of Philip Francis Thomas being
detained somewhat at The Senate door:
1T is at Maryland the shaft is aimed; it
is at her Independence that the blow is
struck and unless she raises her voice and
arm against the lyrant at an carly day. she
may ,rclouS be classified and numbered
with the twelve States already uudor the
rrotrulin@ heel of the negro,
Badly for 'Liberty.' Call out The De.
mocracy aud SO, them in battle array. Hear
him again
DO you turpose that Ohio will submit TO
be ,nsulted IN the person of Judge Thurman
as Maryland has been in the person of Mr..
Thomas? VIII the Buckeye State" wait a
year Tor her representative TO pass through
the Radical Inquisition think not. No,
sir, rather than submit 10 such all outrage
the slogan would be sounded on everv hill
top 10 the old Buckeye State, and her rights
would be asserted in tones that would
awaken the fiddling heroes at Washington
10 sense OF propriety. And why should
Maryland be behind p
Certainly no reason at all for it. Another
slogan blast like that will surely bring the
walls Of Jericho about the radicals cars
Give them another blast Of your bag. pipe
"But now VIC have elected another Sena.
tor-lion. Wm. I. Hamilton. Will he be
admitted ?"
Doubtful, VIC think unless Liberty
marches with slogan and clans to his sup.
port Immediately. Doubtless blast upon
his bag pipe would be worth thousand
men, to Mr. Thomas. elderly" says:
"He is 'copperhead' Is that not
enough? Is anything else necessary to es.
tahlish 'disoyalty" Certainly mott
Well answered, by Joya! That is pretty
fair sign of disloyalty. This same writer
appears frequently in The Democrat, with
just such silly balderdash as We have quoted.
1t is difficult to imagine that any man ont.
side of lunatic asylum conll indulge in
snch silly twaddlc.
In phich a "Cih:en Of Elkton for Half a
Century, Hourneth orer the Extravaganza
Of the Times:
We had thought that AFTER reading the
Reports Of the Grand Juries for the last
ten years, that every one had settled down
to the conclusion that a new Jail and Court
House were Indispensable to the public bust.
ness Of the county. and that attempts longer
to patch hose old buildings were like mend.
ing old garments with new cloth, which the
Scripture assures MS will result in tho rent
being made greater A thensand dollars