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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

Getting Lioing.-"Jim," said Abner
Phelps tn other day TO hi, son-' jim
you are lazy, what on earth do you ex
pecl to do for living?"
"Why father I've been thinking as how,
! would be revolutionary Pensioner!"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19
TIE VERY LAST OBSERVATIONS
OF WELLER, SENIOR.

Remember vot says. Boz,
You re goin' to cross the sea;
A blessed way avays, Boz,
TO Wild Amerkey;
As blessed set of savages,
As books of travels tells:
No Guv'nor's eye to watch you, Boz,
Nor even Samivel's.
They've 'slablish'd steam line BOZ,
A wl'lent innoW alton,
It's nolhn' but a trap to lice
Our tloaiin' population;
A st of blessed cannihals-
My warnln' repeats
For ev''y vunlhey catches, Boz,
Without ado they eais!
They'll cal you, Boz, in Boston, and
They'll rat you in New Y DIRK!
Wherever caught, they'll play bles.
Sed game of Anle and fork
There's prayers i'll B 'slon now that
Cunard's bller may not burst;
Because their savage hope it is,
Dear B z, to EAT you first!
They lately caught PRINCE, Boz,
A livin' vun, from France;
And all the bl ssed nation. Boz,
Assembl,s for "a ddnce!
They spares him .hro' the ev'nin,' Boz,
But with hungry stare;
Contrives early supper tho,
And then they eats him there!
Just think Of all Of yours, Boz,
Devoured by them already;
Avoid their greedy lures, Boz,
Their appetltes is stead y;
For years they've been leaslin,' Boz,
Nor paid for their repas,;
And wont they make blessed feast
When they catches YOU at last!
Lord how they 60 bled "Pickwlck'
fate
Which SOLVER" belel:
And watering mouths met "Nic" and
"Smike," ..
And watering eyes as well!
Poor"NeIl'' was not too tender, Boz;
Nor ugly "Qnilp" too tough;
And ''Barnabyn-and blest if e'er
| thinks they'll have enough!
rll tell you vot you. does, Boz,
Since go it seems you will;
II you would not expose, Boz,
Yourself their maws to fill;
Just "Marryal" or "Trollope," Boz,
Within your pocket hem
For blow me if ever thinks
They'll ever SWALLOW them!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19
FROM THE BOSTON EVENING
JOURNAL.

The dinner given to Dickens at Pa
pants Hall, on Tuesday evening, appears
to have been capital affair, according to
the elaborate and very in'e eSling account
gwen of it in the Boston Advertiser,
which account occupies nine and e hall
columns of that paper. Good IIumor,
vii and EIoqucnce were there. Josiah
Quincy, Jr, presided on the occasion. J
NJ. Field, being called on for song, gave
the following original and characteristic
production. to popular air, with SYM
phonies and accompaniment by J. G
Maeder
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

There's an old deacon who wont read
the account of the igh! between G pliah
and David, because it contains an aIlu-
sion to sling.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

GOLD AND SILVER. The amount Of
gold and silver imported into Boston dur
ing the year 1911, was gold Sl22,764, sill
yer S249,3Sl Exported during the same
period-goId S395.Sl2, silver Sl.065,:
4lC. Excess Of exports over imports
Sl,0S9, lO4.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

Warts.-These troublesome and, ,ocs1
painful excrescences, covering the lands
sometimes to the number ola hundred or
two, may be destroyed by a simple. safe,
and certain application. The writer dis
covered il:accidenlly, while peri rining
some chemical experiments with soda.
The matter is merely to dissolve az much
common washing soda as the water will
take up,-lhrn wash the hands or warts
with this for minute or two, anG allow
them to dry without heng wiped. This
repeated two Or three days, will gradual
~ destroy the most irritable wait. It's
theory appears to be that of warts having
a lower powe. Of vitality than the skin, SO
that the alkali is sufficient to produce the
Reorganization of the former without af-
lecling the latter. The warts never re-
turn.-Phil. Iron.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

Courage defends the honor of man -
modesty guards that of woman.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

A parcel ofyoung blades, one Of whom
was carrying well filled market basket
upon his arm, meta crazy itinefan. preach
er, and requested Of HIM a PRAYER. He
consented provided they would all kneel.
They did so, whereupon he seized the
basket of provisions and run off with it
before they were able to rise, telling them
il was necessary to rdlch as well as pray.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

Mr.. Hiram Dodge recently married
Miss Emny Ballot, That's lodging a
role.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

THE RELIcs OF THE PREsIDENT -
Capt. Jepson, of the schooner Mnkina, ar
rived a! New York from t e Azories, re-
ports Says the New York Commercial
AdvertiSer,) that while a, Bonavisra. one Of
those is land 5, he was told by an English
gentleman from ST. Nicholas, another of
the group, some, some water casks and
steamboat had been picked up and taken
to 81. Nicholas, having ~ them thena ne
of the steam packet President. Capt.
Jepson's ii formant had seen these inter-
esting relics. ),
Within a few days also a brig from
Smyrna has arrived at New York, and re-
ports having passed, on the 2lst of July,
while on her voyage oul, IA large piece Of
wreck, some sixty feet long and thirty or
forty wide, apparently art of large
steamer. 1t appeared to be part of The
main channels. having four dead eyes,
with turned mouldngs and To- flat iron
straps. flor huld was lack, with broad
white streak. and painted black ports
There was bite Of hauser YER piece
of wood, apparently part ofthe guards.
The description is said to agree with
that of the President.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19

.ac'iohs bcfore acords wi didn't like
our minister's sermon last Sunday, said 4
'leacon whe had slept all sermon time, to
brother deacon. add nor like il broth,
ERR Why | saw you nod&ias assex, 10
srs-y propositions kr Mia4e:'
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
THE TWENTY PER CENT. M VA.
LOREN, MD VEN YORK
INT l. II EST rs.

The Ncw-York American Of Saturday, states
upon authentic information that one half of the
salt works ut Syracuse have been stopped, in con-
sequence of the introduction, via Canada, of Turks
Island and other foreign sails, under the 3Oih. June
COPPER cent. -ndynorem duties, which tit snys)
does not amount TO much over cents n bushe
being reduction of 6 cents on the former duty.
The American states also that all the factories
-(coon and wooD in Oneida county have stop
ped, owing 10 the reduction Of duties under the
compromise act.
II this be SO, what n commentary are these facts
upon the course Of the present wing ma loriy in
congress' Protesting extreme regard for Home In
dusiry and American manufactures insisting on
the necessity for legislation of some sort. in order
to collect what revenue might accrue under the
compromise act-lhcy nevertheless prefer 10 leave
home industry to languish on the one hand, and
the treasury to run dry, on the other, rather than
reinquish the distribution share Of each state in n
fund supposed 10 amount 10 about $50 .000i No
matter what interest suffers. no matter TO what en-
tent the government is embarrassed and dshonor-
ed for want Of means-iho present Clay wing ina
orty in congress with the power in their hands 10
relieve both, insist on distribution as n sine qua
non. in any measure for the relief Of eithcr--wcll
know ing that no such measure can become a law
with the consent of the Executive.
And yet, the New York American, one Of the
most INSCRIPTIONS abe,ors Of the pronigaie party
game now going forward among the friends of Mr..
Clay in Congress-(for whose ultcrior benefit all
this injury is inflicted on the country and the ad-
mirlslraiIon)- has the impotence TO insult the
public intelligence and dscernnent, by attribu-
ting these evils and the responsibility Of them, 10
the " Regency" "whose men, it says In congress
"vote against the tariff" AS If the naked ques-
ton Of tariff, adequate to the wants OF an eco
noniical government, and recognizing. incidentally
protection, had been permitted TO come before
congress at this session; or as if the Clay wings
had been laborng all along to pass aard bill, and
they only !-.dibany Argus.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
" The Better TTmCs.'

The following article, from lhe Trenton EmPo-
ri0ha, presents vivid picture Of the condition Of
the country and The result ola Wing admnlso-
lion. Let every man paruso it, and say if it is not
;rue:--
| 1--WE consider ourselves in the midst Of the
'6etier times of whiggery. Gen. Jackson has been
quietly domlcled at the Hermitage the five years
past Van Buren, has become mere traveller
oi distinction EentOn, Buchanan, and Calhoun
are IN minority in Congress. All the democratic
OgreS have vanished. The Voto-lhc specie cir
cuar-ihe snb-lreasury-are rs dead as ducks in
the poultry yard after the visit of the fox And
yet what's the matter! where are the better times
of whiggery,
Whlggery has its own President, with The gignn-
TIC Daniel at his clbOw-his own cabinet, Senate,
House OF Representatives, and pap suckers in al
most every good office in the country. The reins
Estate have been in their hands fall fourteen
months, The Distribution bill--the loan biI--,lhe
bankrupt bill-their darling schemcs--are all in
The full tide of experiment, If they have not
National Bank, it is not becnse they have united
the Pome' to make one. And yet where are the
better times Of whiggery
Since whiggery cana into power, the following
events have transpred.
More bank frauds have been committed than
were ever known before Bank failures have been
more frequent than before; banks have contracted
far more than before; Money has been scarcer
than before; Prices of produce have fallen; Prices
of stocks have fallen; Prices Of real estate have
fallen, individuals have repudiated; Banks have
rePndnted; States have repudated; Citizens are
bankrupt; Government is bankrupt; We are ihrea-
tened with war with England; We are threaten
ed with war with Mexico; We are threatened
with civil war in Rhode Island
These are the ingredients, gentle reader, which
constitute the 'beer times Of whiggcry, Look at
The documents cmanang ilom the Executive
Look at the proceedings of both houses of Con-
grcsS. Look into those veracious cbronicers, the
wing journals and answer. Are not these The bet
ter times Of Whiggery' Are we not in the very
midst ola federal paradise Is not this the Web
steran Golden age'
Men may he scepiical about predictions, but
seeing, tasting and feeling, are arguments that an
ass can understand.
Farmcrs--os you sell your grain for inconsider.
ate prices:
Mechanics-ns fail TO collect the proceeds of
your hard earnings
NlanuIhciurers-as you behold your spndlcs
idle
Merchants-as your customers are daily dccrea-
sing,
Tenan,s-as you suffer under distress war
rants:
Lnnd|ordS-as you sec your houses empty and
your rents falling:
Bclhnk yoursevcs!-,h are indeed ihe bet
Ter times of whigsery Bought experience is said
to be the hest-and the American people are now
paying high prices for theirs.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
WILLIAM JARVIS.
COmmandGrin'Chic in and over
WINDSOR COUNTY,

Satisfactory evidence having been given me tha
some Of my people in the Northern portion Of my
Dukedom, to wit; in my provinces of Stockbridge,
Rochester, Bethel and Royalton, who have here
loIore obeyed my commands,ar engaged in secret
rebellion TO my interest and those of my dearly be-
loved Son-n-law do therefore for the purpose of
snpp'cssing all such hghhanded measures, and to
restore peace and quiet to my people in the afore-
said, my provinces, OFFER A REWARD OF
ONE SPANISH DOLLAR A HEAD to any per-
son or persons vino will deliver any one or all of
the aforementioned Rebels to me at my Castle at
Weathersfeld on the Bow, or to my Son-in-aw at
IIarlland on or before the first Tuesday, being
the 9th day of September next.
Dated at Weathersfeld Bow, this I'd day of Au-
gust, in the year of our Lord one thous-
l.. s. and eight hundred and forty-two, and of
the independence of the United States of
America the sixty-sixth
BY THE CONSUL,
HAMPDEN CUrrs- Son-in-Law.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
THE NEGOTIaTION.

The MACEDONIAN extra, has an 'anthoritive' an
nounccmcnt that conventional! line of boundary
with its various conditions and equivalents, has
been agreed upon by the Executive and the British
Special Envoy, with the unanimous consent oIthe
Commissioners of Maine aud Massachusetts OF
the terms Of the conventions, however, it furnishes
us no more satisfactory or definite information than
wc have had before received
Tho Washington letter writers are some Of them
predicting the rejection of the treaty by the SEN
ate. Mo. Argus.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
WIG HrRINCIPLE."

AT the Wing State Convention held at Middle
bury on the ult, the following principle was a.
dopcd as the first on the roll ofwhiggery:
|. a tariff; not "iudicous tariff nor sim
pie " revennG tariff but sound and adequate
Protective Tariff which will secure American la
bor from ruinous foreign competition, encourage
the Toll ami enterprise of the producer and consul
mer, the farmer, the manufacturer, the mechanic
and render the L. 5. what they ought 10 be, >"
bat what otherwise they cannot he, " free and In
dependent States"
That's very definite. and about MS clear as mud
Interpreted, it meaneth, protection to the monu-
fdciurerS while the raw material il brought in
nearly dirty free-it means protection to Gov.
Paine and other manufacturers so that they can
have the whole control of the home market, thus
having it in their power 10 control the prices Of
wool. 1t means monopoly of protection to few
powerful and influential branches Of ministry,
'chile The mass of producers are LETT 10 protect
MemseirCS
Such is the true language fthe frs, great wing
" principle ".-Ft. Statesman.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
VIE Llonisinnn EIcction.

The result Of the r,rcl'uG ~ Ions. na ,HaHE'bN
hr.' state election hrId since the retirement o. VII
Clay, and the movement in his idYor CIR hC t'rcs'-
deurI through The wing plcssc- and the Tiny c.'b',
IS pg21Ier 20 the fedora. ,raders ~ the notth.
The New York CONNER Fiat Adv, which with tho
W. journal, has not participated actively IN the &C.
orl (ror an effort it s) 10 push Mr. CnY ogawunl
thus early, attributes the adverse result in Lnu7-
lana TO tue premature agitation OF the presld
question and The nomination of Mr. Clay. On lhg
other hand, the Daily Adv. here (thc Clay organ
insists upon il that The nomination of Mr. Clay in
New Orleans saved that city 10 the wings, ami that
ifthc Clay movement in the city of New Orleans
had been extended throughout the state the gercr.
al result would have been the other way. Again,
the New York American, confess TO a rcbuke on
MIR Cny's aspirations from Louisany--concedin
to the Nladisonian, it does, the right TO rejoice
about it. "The MadisOnian (says the American
Of course chuckles at the result"
We have no desire to rbirude ourselves into this
controversy, any farther than TO say that so far NJ
the city OF New Orleans is concerned the Daily
Adv attributes too much to Mr. Chy's nomination
there. If The statements of persons on the spot arn
to be believed, nothing prevented the city from
turning over to lcco-iocosm with the lest Of the
state Than downright fraud on the part of Nh Clny'a
friends and supporters. The influence Of his name
~ " ''hAiu"" wv hPVth'S L'H w
have been relied upon as means of lying the
wing party. with halfas much confidence as some
other small eypediens, such as have disgraced the
GIentworlh par,zcns every where. A New Or
lenns correspondent Of the Boston Post explans
more satisfactorily how the wings contrved to save
themselves in that city, from the fate which Loiei
them in the interior lie says:
"lhe battle is over, and the whole wing ticket
is elec,cd--al owing to the shameful frauds COM
mitted by the collector Of taxes in the city. who
issued about three hundred receipts in blank, sign
ed by himself, by which persons who never paid II
tax were enabled to vote the wing ticket. 1t can
be proved by respectable testimony that the blanks
in the receipts thus Issued were filed up with such
names by some of the wing candidates. Never
was 50 daring an outrage committed on the right
Of suffrage. Our friends are determined TO contest
the election and expose the whole transaction
Without this fraud johnson would have been bea-
ten in the city, aud our legislature ticket elected"
Albany Argus
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
aBUsLNG THE or r1RliER,

The iedrraiIss in his State are becoming dri-
pera,c. Nothing can mere concIaiyniy prove 'hs.
TINA they deal oUt weekly, the lowest abuse md
the most wicked iNsohoods, ngaiajt one Of the
purost men IN the State, NATHAN EAGLIE. 49,
Seeing that he is becoming popular among the hcu-
est farmers and laborers OF our State and fearing
that his popularity will cost the federal ,Iun,o their
n9ccndancy, they spare no occasion To heap upon
HIM their slals ot'yuperaou and b iilngsgale.
These remarks are elected by our attention be-
ing called to the subject, by friend in Iamoille
Co., who writes as follows.
THE Lamoille Standard came out last week
with very low and abusive article on Mr. Smile;
hut presume that you have seen it, so need say
no more, as every one can Judge for themselves
We have not the pleasure Of an exchange with
the 'Standard,' and therefore have mol seen the
article alluded by our correspondent. Where Mr.
Smile is kRown, we have no fears to apprehpnd
from such contemplate abuse as the lcderaists
weekly serve up; hut 1t is calculated for another
market--wherc he ia not personally known, and
by this means they think of dcpliving him of
character, which has ever been as pure AS the linn
pd stream. Federalism has always made abuse s;
delraction its chleiweHpon If Il democrat is put up
for Office, let him he ms pure as the Angels in llra-
vim, he does not escape their abuse.
If we were disposed to retort upon our oppo-
nents, we could tell some Truths about Charles
Paine, which they would not relish, If personal
abuse is 10 be the weapon of Vermont federalism,
then 80 he Tive fear not the issue; hut our Op-
poncnts must remember that they are the uggress-
ors.-B Bur. ScatiRcl,
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
KENTUCKY.

There is no State in the Union where whiggcry
has been in the possession of power longer than IN
Kentucky. From this we can judge somewhat of
the "fuis of whiggery," as exhibited in the adj
mnslralion Of state affairs. II is here we are to
look for that full measure of prosperity, which
whiggeIy claims the power to dltlnse, when en-
trusted with the "aiiirs Of State" But how
stands the nal,er' What is the condition of the
people Ct this Statc' DO they enjoy unbounded
prosperity Are all business pursuits Tree from
embarrassment These are questions, to which
the liz, of bankrupis of that state. (about double
the number of any other siate) gives sufficient
answer Here too. they are blessed with batch
of banks great State Bank, without individual
Ilabllity-and enjoy, emphaticalIy. the 'u iruiion
Of Gays boosted credit system. These banks sus-
pended specie payments more than n year ago,and
did not resume until recently. Business isdcpres-
sed beyond measure, property sunken IN value,
and the people borne down and distressed with
hard times Perhaps in no other state Is there such
Il degree of suffering among all classes. The Ken
lucky conan says that in Henry county, proper
ty was recently sold 10y the Sheriff. worth full S50O
for the mere nominal sum of $50, and that IN
many instances property was sold so low us scarce
~ TO nav the officers fees, leaving the debt unsai-
i.fcd. 10 this state, legislation is moulded after
Henry CIay's notions OF political ecoEomy,--and
o. these are the blessed results! Surely, the PEG.
pie should not hesitatet at all, in placing whisgery
in power every where!- Ontario Messenger.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
NOTICE..

The annual Commencement of Norwich University will
take place on Thursday, the 18th ofAnsus neat.
There will be Literary and Military exercises by the Ca
diets rs usual
An Address will he delivered before the Faculty and
Members of the University by Maj General o. CLARK,
Of New York, in the afternoon.
Federal salute will be fired Mt o'clock A. NJ. Tho
procession viii be formed soon amer.
Dramatic exercises and Orations are expected the eve
ming previous TO Commencement.
The friends and relatives of the Cadets also the public
generally, nrcrespeciiIy invited to attend
e. II. CRowSissniELp, !
". CLARK, Co,n;,f,s
". VI. SroRRs, Of
!. JESIsoN, J t,r,pc,m,ni
q. NJ. Marsh,
l.. W. BL,NCuARp.
Norwich University, July 30, lsls.
The Fall Term Of the Norwich University will COM
mencc ON Friday the 10th day Of september ntNt.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05

Late from EuTope--The arrival Of the Grea,
Western has brought intelligence late as the 10th
of JuIy from Bristol As the news has been gem
orally laid before the public before this, we con-
fine our extracts to the few important pieces OF in
formation.
Grea, excitement, prevailed in the commercial
circles of England in regard 10 the new tariff.
Bu, the event which has caused the most ne-
res, Is the sudden death Of the Duke of Orleans
lilo was The eldest son Of the King Of the French,
and by his death. the young Count Of Paris. four
wears old, becomes heir apparent to the throne.
should Louis PHILIPPE there would be II IS sup
posed, great trouble in France. The French peo-
ple in this city receised the intelligence with sirors
excitement The flags Of many Of the ships IN tue
hatbor were hoisipd al haf-nast.-.Nfc Era
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-05
Nathan Smile.

On :ho 9th day Of October, 1910, introduced the
following resolution in the Legislature of this
SmtG:--
Resolved THAT proper regard for tho in
tcrcsts of the whole community renders it expcd-
en, in the appointment of the Standing Commit
tees Of the House, that II portion of each of said
Committee should consist Of FARMERS and ME-
CHANCES"
Which was read and passed--yeas $50, nays CO.
II was soon found, however, to be little too dem
ocraiic 10 suit federal Legislature, and, on the
same day. the vote was re-considered, and the
resolution dismissed, by Il vote of I6s to 53!-t
Statesman.