The Cecil Whig., 1869-07-03
The Hetil Mhia
ELATON, JULY 3, 1869.
To Lie is Democratic.

We took up TIE Democrat of last Saturday
and counted no less than TEN palpable lies
in its leader O: about three fourths of 4
column. Where falsehood is substituted
for argument, the opinion Of any one whom
it can influence is not worth having. The
Wing is charged with justifying the negro
riot at the city election i'll Washington
The following is the language used by The
Whig in speaking of that election fight:
"Riots of all kinds, and especially cleo
tion riots, cannot be too severely condemned.
They do not bespeak type Of citizenship
which insures the strength and perpetuity
of republican government"
This is back-handed justification of cleo
tion riots, such as the Democracy received
last November at the Presidential election.
The article which has given The Democrat
its last opportunity to exercise its favoritc
vocation, was not an argument to prove
there had been no rioting at the municipal
election at Washington, or that Republican
negroes were justified in beating their Cop
perhead brethren OF, in short, that negro
riots were one whit better than white men 5 !;
but that if an election fight, such rs oc-
CURED at the Second Ward in Washington
was proof sufficient that the whole colored
race is utterly unfit to exercise the elective
franchise as Tie Democrat had gone into
one of its convincing arguments to prove,
then the same line of Democratic argument
totally untitled the white race. This is the
whole point made by The |phigagainst The
Democrats illogical article ON the election
riot.
Tom Swann's Plug Uglies, it hasn't been
discovered by The Whil were Democrats
in the famous days of awl riots in Balti-
more, they were only i'll the preparatory
stage then to become Democrats, and have
been received into the fold of the great un-
washed since; the majority of the Plugs
received baptism into the party on the 10Th
of April, 'G1, in a certain riot which occur
red i'll that city, which history gives more
prominence to than it ever will to "the
most fcrocious riot of modern times" as
The Democrat styles the Washington spree
The New Orleans riot, conducted by Dem
ocratic Monroe, or the Memphis one either,
we had supposed would rank the Washing
ton affair. Several wagon loads of killed
and wounded were the fruits of the former
There wasn't, however, one life lost i'll
Washington. But it were useless to follow
tail, which The Democrat leaves exposed
The lack of editorial brains must stand as
plea for such pitiable moral weakness.
The great advance in property, under
Republican rule, in Washington, is denied
by The Democrat, and the following slander
of some naneless sorehead Democrat is
quoted as proof:
''The blighting effects of negro rule are
already felt here. House after house un-
tenanted, the lengthy bulletins of the real
estate agents of property for sale, and {:
depreciation in value of thirty-three per
cent, as compared with the prices of last
year, indicate very clearly the result of ne
gro domination, and are but the precursors
of evil yet to come. 1t is truly said that it
does not need any warning from any quar-
ter to people seeking this town as place
of residence or business. They sLun it now
as if it were infected
The following is what another resident
and property owner of Washington City
says:
mo part of the country has finer pros
poets. and few are more prosperous than
the District of Columbia. Approaching
the summer solstice, there are more build
ings III the course of erection than at any
...Nl L., ~,
vitality among the people. although we arc
i'll the midst of the long Congressional re-
cess, which indicates busy and profitable
trade between now and the active winter
season. The hotels are not full, but most
of them are making extensive arrange
ments for a heavier custom in the future :;
and our great public benefactor, w. w.
Corcoran, ESD, is rapidly building, at an
enormous outlay, what promises to be equal
to the Continental or the Fifth Avenue
Then we have new churches, new Masonic
Hall, and a magnificent edifice. just COM
pletcd, for the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. Men OF wealth from abroad are
purchasing with a view to living here dur
ing the winter, and every investment of
this sort has proved to be profitable Some
houses have doubled in value, even those
erected Oh the most expensive plans. Our
city railroads are also doing a fine business
And this city or District has been in COM
mand of the Republican party for the last
two years. 1t is certain, therefore. that
Republican rule has done it no harm, but
is it not more certain that but for this rule
Washington City would be as far back as
it is now forward?'
The same writer further remarks still
more recently:
"The advance in real estate is something
surprising. Property bought for $50, coo Il
few years ago cannot now be had for $10,-
600. Lots that were sold at $500 in 1864,
cannot now be bought or he had for 81, 0G0.
/ know one property that was offered for
$4,000 in 1861 that would command S4O,-
900. Senator Summers house cost him
$50, coo, and was told yesterday it would
soon be worth at least $1O,000
During the last year sixteen additional
schools, one additional teacher of music,
and superintendent of public schools have
have been authorized by the Republican
Councils
Now look at the assessments of real
estate:
1889, ground s; improvements, s33 497, ,o95
1864, g $685. SSG
1869, ''(estim d 95.c0C 600
uiC IlOU ItCAlGSS dSScEUlOnS Ike Illlt
Of the grumbling Copperhead quoted hy
TIE Demoerat, but facts and figures to srts-
tain what we stated formerly We think
tho following questions put by The Dehpo-
crat are pretty eftectually answered:
Was it necessary, in the face of such
facts, for The Wing to declare that real es-
tate has advanced hundred per cent. that
the advance in all things is unprecedented ?
Or did he affirm such scaudalous falsehoods
for the mere love of it o''
We think it was not really necessary, in
view of the facts and figures we have pro-
duced, to declare the advance of property
under Republican rule. 1t advances every
where under it. Real estate advanced in
this State and county under Republican
rule, and Immediately rece,ed In price when
Comprehend government was instituted
To-day it is a difficult matter to sell farm
in Cecil at any price.