The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

ASiiiAGIUN CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsHINGToN, d. C., Nov IL, 1876.
DEAR WHIG:-I arise to a question q
privilege, to make a personal explanation
/ believe the above sentence is correct an,
according to H0yle, the Congressional Di
rectory, and the legal profession. Within
the past two months | received, 10y mail
two letters meant to he anonymous bu
which were like the ostrich, which hide
its head and fondly imagines its narrativ,
is not visible to the naked eye. | could,
am sure, since visiting Elkton for the pur.
pose Of voting winch is another great
source Of annoyance to some of my Demo
cratic friends, return the missives to the
writer with his name and address inscribed
thereon. | would request you to publish
| the epistles entire, only that it would crafty
! the writer by giving him notoriety bt
does not deserve. And as TIE IThiq is
somewhat particular as to It's correspond,
ence, its readers are therefore declared
from perusing production that was meant
as an insult, but was SO intensely amusing
as to be really curiosity. The
"CoMIC ALMANAC"
lost first class contributor in the writer,
who wastes valuable time to inform me
that lin my letters to TIE VHiq have
tried g. tried > is very good very hard to
heap ridicule, in a senseless manner, by a
tissue Of lies, on men Of recognized calibre
and distinction, whose position and brains
entitle them 10 respect This is also very
good. "Jes' so;'' but rather cheeky and
inconsistent in 4 man whose party organs
have been engaged 70" the past sixteen
years IN abusing public officials whose
position and brains = entitle them to
respect. In my letters to The Wig
WHO HAVE 1 HURT?
BILLY" McMulIen's man Randall. Cox,
the Congressional bantum," Holman,
the ohjector," the weeping willow ely,
mer the Cecil Democracy, or the author
OF the anonymous letters referred to, or
who? Please inform me- and will apollo
gize, and thereby avoid being treated to
letters in which the lack of wit is only
eQnaled by want of decency.
| am willing to admit the calibre,"
'distnction and position of the parties
above named, but am forced to say as far
as brains goes. if | was in the "brain -
business, would not give ten cents quart
for all the brains in the party named my
self and my anonymous correspondent in
Guided. y man may sport cane part his
hair iii the middle, practice law, drink
bourbon, vote the Dimycratic'' ticket,
and yet become respected in community:
but when he stoops to writing anonymous
letters the chances are against him.
| am charged with plagiarism and
. righteousness"
TO the first charge ! will reply that the
author of the charge is a-well. romancer.
The proof of this charge, engrossed, would
make Barnum's fortune as centennial
curiosity. My letters may not be brilliant
or have muCn depth. but | write them
myself. and do not think the charge Of
malice can be subStanriated by anything |
have ever written to The Wig.
When started my correspondence with
The Wing, | did SO with the intention of
pleasing its editor, and his Republican
readers, and that intention still holds good
NOtoriety do not seek. The few moments
spend every week III writing to my friends
Is to me source of pleasure. and do not
intend 10 allow anonymous letters, filled
with threats, and abusive and ungentle-
manly language, or Slurs from Democratic
friends. to prevent my having my little
chat. Nothing short of request from
THE lPhig will stop me. | regret having
to take so much space with personal affairs
and promise you will never do it again,
no matter what provocatlon have.
THE ELECTION.
This election business is. at the present
writing, the most mixed up and closest
affair that ever remember. | well remem-
Der the days aud nights of agonized sus-
penSe that we suffered, waiting for the
manipulated verdict . from the First Elec
ton District of Cecil county. a few years
ago. That suspense was nowhere,
as compared with the present. Here we
are standing about the telegraph and news.
paper offices, waiting for dispatches and
"extraS,' and have been for the pas.
week, hungry for the returns from TIE
bayOuS and everglades of Florida AMI
Louisiana, or for some one to ride over
the mountains of Oregon on mule with
glad tidings to the faithful. We waited
two days for 4 steamer: it arrived, but il
brought no news. Then we hear that the
trains are kukluxcd, so no news from that
quarter. Next we hear that MorrisSey,
Hewitt. and NJ irylanl my sryland's"
Executive officer, and various and divers
other 'rcformer$, have taken few cock
tails, packed their carpet bags and started
South 10 look after the doingS of the re-
turning boards, aud before this is read
they will be on hand tp manipulate the
returns of this Sweet by and By"
THE DEPARTMENTS.
The excitement in the various Depart
ments over the election returns has very
materially subsidized, and there is a strong
conviction that the agony is over, the ques-
zion settled, and Hayes is certainly elected.
This is cOnSolIng, as the'suSpeuse has been
somewhat painful. The clerks now take
heart and 60 to work with the conviction
that for four years at least their ways
generally speaking, will be ways of pleas
autness, and all their Off ,iaI paths be peace.
Placldly yours, j. II. p.
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