The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-01-17

cE-" The Wig" and "the Editor of
The Wing" appear to have taken the place
of the rum seller in the troubles of the
" Alliance" These two WORTHLESS are the
great Nightmares that disturb its would be
quiet doing. We have great respect for
dizziness. 1t is something you may court
with a certainty on finding about the spot
where it was created. The honest inten-
tons of dullness cannot be questioned, and
to work; but owing to an optical illusion it
sees backwards az often as forward. and
manages to get the Cart before the horse so
often, and mix things generally to such an
extent, that a life time of faithful labor is
without results. Dizziness is the great bal
ance wheel which steadies the universe,
and keeps erratic genius and enterprise
from flying off at tangent. and going to
the bow-yows. But too much of a good
thing is good for nothing, and that seems
to be the great grievance which aff1icts the
Alliance in this county. 1t has more
balance wheel than propelling force.
A writer begs space in last weeks Demo-
crat sto correct some misrepresentation
made by the Editor of The Cecil WI in
reference to the Local Option Alliance of
Cecil county" This defender of injured
innocence appears to have kept tally Of
our transgressions which number six fun
called for and impertinent attacks" I'M
pertinent attacks. too, mark you. We sup
pose this is correct; but we are not aware
of having made any attacks at all. We
have our say occasionally about public
measures and men; about temperance,
rum selling, etc.
But the "Fair Play" correspondent of
The Democrat strikes out, after declaring
we have made the "sixth attack" which
is more than flesh and blood can bear, to
show that we " have been tempted to make
an ass of himself" Well this showing
amounts to stating the origin and purpose
of the Alliance, with a brief sketch of it's
proceedings at the several meetings and
conventions held in the county under its
auspices; all Of which were published in
Tile Wing at the time of their occurrence.
Then the indictment is that we are an ass
for publishing those proceedings ETC., Of
tho alliance" Well, we acknowledge
the corn. We were an ass for publishing
the proceedings of any concern that the
writer of 80 Fair Play" had the manage
ment of. AS characteristic of the writer
for getting things mixed, this champion of
the Alliance" after it's " sixth insult,
even bitches his initials to the article tail
foremost.
"Colora' ease is one of calm despair.
Words are evidently powerless to express
his feelings. and tie stanzl quoted at the
close is similar to the poetic obituaries
land appropriate too that loving friends
attach to the death notice of fondiy cher
ished relative. The day was too stormy
for the Alliance to meet at Elkton on the
9th of December, and for this VIC were
bles. 1t is row too much rum and then
too much water, and it seems most difficult
to get the grog to suit the fastili0Hs taste
Of this select "Alliance." We have pnb-
lished grataitops notices of its meetings,
and reports of It's proceedings promptly;
and when we have had a.: opportunity,
said good word in its behalf, ana ys.. it is
Grabbed as a child just recovering from
the measles. May be the Alliance has got
the measles? We asked for petition to
sign, requesting the Legislature to give us
Local Option, and its guardians ioll us that
is the "sixth insult" Some charge that
the "Cecil county Alliance - was an aNs
ance with the Democrat party to defeat
the Republicans at the last election, ard if
the tree is to be judged by its fruits, APP
pearanees favor the superstition.
sy We "cordially ;ryite" our town
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