The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-28
'M.he Cecil Mhis
ELKTON, MAY IS, 1870.
Expedieney and Principle.

The Democracy so-called, or the White
mans Party so-called, are just now in a
quandary in this State, in regard to shap-
ing their future course. The Fifteenth
Amendment is heavy blow, coming upon
them as it has SO suddenly, and unantici-
pated but for brief season before its
adoption. By that decree of Justice which
was undoubtedly ordered by an overruling
Providence, about forty thousand belong
ing to the prescribed race have been added
to the voting class of Maryland. The cop
perhead perty has for years found its adhe-
siveness in fomenting hatred of the colored
man, practicing upon the prejudices of the
ignorant and illiberal, and especially direct
ing their unmanly appeals to effect the
foreign born-population. The colored man
being powerless they could practice this
disgraceful political policy with inpunity /;
but suddenly they find him provided with
the ballot, which stands him as a weapon
both offensive and defensive. To cease
their abuse and whip suddenly round from
dispising to cajoling the newly made. voter,
was the first impulse of the democratic
leaders; but after feeling the colored man
cautiously, they have come to the cenclu-
sion that he is not as they used to delight
to represent him, either an ape or fool,
and that it is extremely doubtful whether
any can be gained to vote with the party
which has so persistently abused him. The
leaders are thoroughly convinced that no
great numbers can be brought to view the
fawning democracy favorably, while the
recollection of the infamous abuse heaped
upon their race by that party is fresh in
their mind.
Some of their politicians contend for an
immediate stoppage of this systematic ma
ligning, and the commencement of toler-
ant course, in hopes, that in time, the color
ed man will forget his wrongs and share
his vote with them; while the other class
of their corner grocery statesmen, go in for
making clean breast by hosting the black
flag over the "White Mans Party" and
declaring eternal enmity to the colored race,
and pursuing their warfare upon him with
redoubled fury. These are the two sepa-
rate plans proposed by these two classes of
thinkers among the democracy. They diff
fer in their mede of operations, but they
agree in their hatred of the colored man,
and never fail to declare that it IS necessity
alene which compels them to saccept the
situation as it is Familiarity termed
Necessity-a hard master-compels one of
these branches to propose Cancellation while
despair of being able to effect any thing by
gnash upon the negro, and intensity the
hatred already felt. No one of the demo-
cratic party has yet been brought to ac-
knowledge that the ballot has been given
to the colored man as an act of JUSTICE
This is where the Republican party plants
its feet. The ballot is not in the hands of
the new voter as a boon, but in answer to
stern demand of justice. In the mean
time clothed with the power to help and
defend himself, he calmly watches the dis
cussion which is going on among the dem
ocratic factions in regard to his rights as a
man; and we doubt not that the democracy
will be ready enough to admit, a year hence,
that his political record has been very SIM
liar to what the white mans would be
votes against those who despise him, and
fain would deprive him of his newly ac-
quired rights if they had the power.