The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-12-05
COLD AND HUNGRY.

30th ultimo, gives the following humorous
account of /. party Of very hungry and very
cold-for that was the coolest day of the
season-Baltimore politicians who visited
the White House and the several of the
Departments, on that day, soliciting aims:
MARYLAND PoLITIcs.-A number of Bal
timore Republican politicians, constituting
a committee of the Union League of Amer
lea, arrived here this morning for the pur-
pose of presenting to President Grant, Sec
retary Bristow and Postmaster General
Jewell, series of resolutions adopted at a
meeting held on the 10Th instant. These
resolutions strongly censure the conduct OF
the affairs of the Republican party in Mary
land, attribute the Republicans defeats to
the misconduct of the Federal officeholders,
and conclude by requesting the removal of
"the Collector of Customs, Naval Officer,
Appraiser and Postmaster, as the first step
towards gaining our lost strength, and
again numbering Maryland among her
Republican sisterhood." The committee
visited the President, Secretary Bristow
and Postmaster General Jewell, and en-
gagged in conversation for some time, but
no expression of opinion was ELECTED to
indicate what action, if any, would be
taken in the matter.
This tender appeal for old clo' and cold
wttels is enough to touch the stoniest heart
but the promised return for this coveted
boon is quite as astounding as the DEVILS
promise to the Saviour on the mountain;
and we might add about as likely to be
verified. Sam Slick would say, what in
thunder, but we wish to he extremely mild
in our profanity on this occasion, and will
only say what on earth, have these hungry
fellows, to offer as guarantee that they
will hand Maryland over to Republican
control, if the President will just seat each
one of them in soft place? What have
these Baltimore politicians ever done even
looking towards such result as they pro
mise. For the last fourteen years they
have been quarreling over the Federal
offices like pack of hungry wolves over
carcass. They have disguised all decent
men of the Republican party, and doubt
less driving many from it, while more have
been repealed from uniting with it. How
it would dispose the popular mind more
favorable toward the Republican party, to
turn out one set of politicians and put
another set in their places, no better in
any respect, if as good, We are at loss to
conjecture The public will not be slow
to perceive that a set of men on such an
errand, with such bootless professions,
under such circumstances, have about as
little brains as modesty: and in place Of
being the proper material to make civil
service officers of, are fit only for =" treason,
stratagem and spois." We have nothing
to say for or against the present incumbents
holding the Federal offices in Baltimore. A
few of them we know to be capable, hon.
est and efficient men. Many others proba-
bly, may be, while some, perhaps, are seal
lawags; but these American Union Leagu-
ers who 60 to the President and coolly
request him to turn out the present Off
GERS, and put them in their place, are evil
IDENTIFY not blushers, whatever else they
might be if a good opportunity should
offer.
These office hunting Leaguers seem to
think the Republican party has no higher
mission than dividing spells, and making
them the recipients. But these men, and
the Administration too, may as we'll COM
prehend and act upon the knowledge, that
the chickering's of Baltimore office
has never and can never advance the inter
est and prosperity of the party they pro-
TESS to serve, and their course has been
fraught with evil and only evil.
Poor KENNEDY providence has wisely
ordered that the simple minded shall not
know their own weakness. The world has
a great deal of sympathy, though, for the
relatives of natural born idiot. After the
town, in the cruelty of its nature, had had
its laugh at the buggy effects which this
doctor left to pay SlC3 at the hands of a
constable, it was piece of refined cruelty
in The Democrat to afford the same party
another laugh, subdued by sigh, alas at
the poor fellows expense. For such a
wanton act, the editor ought to be turned
over to Bergh for cruelty to dumb animals.
1t would be idle to make serious reply to
the disiointed gbberish of this msnomer
of DOCTOR His "Still Alive" card which
The Democrat published last week, will
more than satisfy every reader. But a
newspaper has weighty responsibility for
what it endorses. The Democrat prefaces
the card with some remarks which contain
the following language: "W We have re,
ceived communication from DR.. w. F.
Kennedy in reply to the attack made upon
him by the Editor of The Wing a few weeks
ago." and "we think the Doctor is fairly
entitled to hearing as to the facts in the
case made against him. These are SYM
pathetic words.
In point of fact we made no "attack, !"
but brief sketch, in an ironical vein, of
the young mans Elkton history, embrac-
ing his abject flight, with its sequel of dis
honesty. A hearing as to the facts in the
case," every creditor knows were given in
THE Wig, which are only repeated with a
whine in the card. Nothing is denied; and
the pretense of holding himself RESPONSE
BILE and will pay the same," and the settle
ment of bills in turn, are cheap promises
that every rogue is profuse in. The pro-
ceedings of this young man were rascally
and disreputable throughout, and all such
acts, in place of being encouraged by words
of sympathy, should meet with stern re-
Duke from the public press. 1t has become
quite fashionable for young men to assume
piety and use the churches as cloaks to
gain access to good society, and by such
appliances make an easy living by swim
ding. After season they suddenly de-
camp, leaving lying promises to liquidate
debts, while they 60 in search of new fields
to pillage. 1t is the fashion of the day to
express sentimental sympathy for such
genteel rascals, but it is a most pernicious
fashion; one that encourages vice, puts
virtue to shame, and makes honest worth
despair
sB Once again into our sanctum cometh
the STAR SrANGLED BANNER-the Decem-