The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-04-09


gage of church property, to carry on the war a.
gainst Texas. The funds passed through the
hands Of Mr.. Plckenham, the British minister in
Mexico, upon the express condition that Texas
should be invaded, and Santa Ana, in obedience
to the behests Of the English Cabinet, has in
scrbed abolition in the broadcast letters upon his
banner
sC3h That B0quet,-sent us the other day
the prottiest of the season-still blooming ''fresh
and fragrant" in our window. We tender our
compliments for so swect-so beautiful a present
May tile far one who sent it, experience the
fullest measure of Earth's enjoymcnls through
out "a happy length of years. her clustering
virtues the while, will throw around her fra
granco-a charm, that will not perish with the
flower nor fade with the beauty of the cheek
but which will make her memory cherished and
dear.
HE STORE kLEpERs-Some of them
knowing their interests, have advertised
Torbert, and Chambers g. NIal1it, better
stores than the irs are not found in this
Christendom.
Pistols CeJse-.?6air-.N6 Fight-.qrfm ef
JectS Of ProcraStinaiion, -On Thursday morning
about daylight, two parties of young mn arriv-
ed in town, some ofthem by private conveyance,
and the Others in the butthen train of cars; one
party stopping at each of the principal hotels
Immediately upon their arrival they cnquircd for
the Delaware line, and the party who came in the
cars engaged a carriage and horses to take them
there. 1t was quickly surmised that duel was
on the carpet but when the horses W ere got
ready, they were ordered back again to the sta
BILE, which led to the impression that some ar
rangement, other than fighting, had been enter
ed into. When this came to our ears we started
out on a tour of observation and enquiry, and
came up with three ofthc young men at 'Foard's,'
and were not little surprised to find one of
them 'brother chip''-Rochester, of the Sus-
auehanna Advocate. We gathered an item or
two from him, and ,ther items from othe" sources
aud taken together they amount to the following
statement:
lhe principals were Dawes portrait painter Of
Eavrcdegrace, and Patterson young man from
the vicinity of that town. We believe there were
''S"I PciSo'Ao HitopclIcf, pTtiiclpdlS, seconds
thirds and surgeons, we heard the names of Har-
rs and Thomas as the seconds, and DR.. Tread
well as one Of the surgeons MIR. Rochester
came as the friend of Dawes, not his second but
his third. 1t appears that Dawes painted por-
trait for Patterson; that some dispute arose about
the price; that abtsye letters followed that Pat
terson cowhidcd Dawes in the street; that while
he was SO doing, Dawes snapped load pistol
twice at his breast; that Dawes then sent chal-
lengc, which Patte rson accepted; that the Del
aware line at Greys Hill, | l-2 miles east of
here, was fixed on Il, the spot, and that they
would meet here on Thursday morning at Ger
tain particular minute. Patterson and suit were
here at the moment, but Dawes on account of
the hardness Of the cars did not arrive till tro
minutes after the time, and Patterson ref used
to fight because Dawes was not punctual to the
moment. This is the best account we can give Of
the affair but Mr.. Rochester, wllno doubt rive
it to us IN eStenso as he is acquainted with it in
all its variations.
Thus we see that Crey's Hill has twice within
a short time. been fixed upon as the fl spot IN
which to wash the stains away from honor, ard
heal its wounds 1t bids fair to take the palm
from Badcnsburg and there is every reason that
it should, it being easily approached at all
times, flom all quarters, by railroads, by stages
and by water. If they wish 20 ''waste their
blood unseen" there are dark and shady dclls
where the pleasure Of having brains blown out
may be experienced in its fullest romance Or
they can climb to its naked top, where they can
see for miles on every side, and hasten the work
OF death, on the approach of any intruder; or
where the party first on the spot if his "icathcrs
t;ll' can see his antagonist coming-twst round
the hands of his watch, and throw him t,ro
minutes two late They need not fear the in
terpositon of our police; they are for every per-
son settling their Gown quarrels." in their Gown
way"
Our yonng physicians were in high spirits on
Thursday morning, hoping to be called on to as
sst 10 chop off some fellows leg or arm (and here
let us say; that duelliss who vi.it our Hill, need
not bring physician along; we have them here,
old and yo ung, unsurpassed in skill, and ever
willing TO volunteer their services; they would
extract a ball with mucn ease, as hunter
would extract "coon from his hollow" and cut
off limb as slick as barbar would shave a
mustache, and then pat the man with greater hon
or, but fewer legs, on the back, and bid him ego
itye cripple" with as much sang froid, as they
would open their snuff box;) but how chop-fal-
len they looked when they found that their fun
was spoiled, by one party tagging t,ro minutes
behind; thus rudey upsetting an old adage, and
proving that delays are not dangerous" some
suspect that the young IIarfordites held "IIar-
ford convention" and agreed how the "afIair"
should be carried on, and how it should grandly
terminate. One thing is certain they must have
found that they had wrongly estimated the a.
mount of spunk necessary to face 'hot shot,
and concluded they had better preserve their
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