The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-07-02
TWO DOLLARS A DAY AND
ROASr ISEEyS

Pudcnt That such a motto was put upon ball.
ncrby some person, somewhere in the country
may be trae but whoever asserts that it was IA
promise held out by the wing party, asserts
filschood;- unless no is ba sely ignorant he
knows it to be tls,, and the people know it to
be false.
Tie wing party did make promises; they Pr
missed to adopt some measure for the improve
mcnt o.. tho currency, which had bscn ruined by
locofoco n,srule, and they promised to lay
tarH, which while it aFeIdel a revenue to tho
government and gave it powcr to put the nation
in state Of defence, woall also protect the me-
c!Ianic and tho working mln-would protect the
industry Of the country and place it out Of the
reach Of competition from the starving paupers
and sertS of Europe down to a level with whom,
the free working men Of the United STATES mGA
come, if the locoioco antitaif doctrine is suffer-
cd to prevail
And why have not these promises been per-
formcd' The answer is before the country. I'M
mcGiately upon Gen. IIarrison's Inauguration
he issued call for an extra session of Congress
to fulfil that which had boon promised. Before
it convened he paid natures debt, and was laid in
the grave. The country mourned the affecting
event, and il still has abundant reason to mourn.
When the extra session assembled, the wings pro-
cccded to devise relief for tho country, they
opposed desperately by all the strength, and Ia
lent, and energy of the locoioco party; but assis-
ted by the giant efforts of Henry Clay they sue
ceoded in passing two bills calculated to restore
sound currency. The fate of these bills is
known They wore successfully vetoed by
paltry traitor who deaf to the cries ola suffering
country, lost to every seRsc of gratitude to tho
people who elected him, and blind to every thing
like principle, or consistency, or justice, gave
car TO the whisperngs of tia, cllngling, willy
serpent Calhoun, and his satellites, and with his
eye fixed with simpleton's gazo at faint CLEAN
ofpronli5ed power in the future, consented TO be-
come second Arnold, to betray the trust rcposed
in him, and to entail distress yet longer upon the
cornir, but meanwhile consummately to curse
himself.
And how is il in regard to tho tariff? Let us
soc. The present revenue Of the government is
not sufficient to support it. Our naval oi'iccrs
arc without pay; tho progress Of our harbour de-
fences is stopped; the increase Of the navy which
was begun is checked; vessels that should have
been launched are left TO rot on tho stocka; hun
drcds of men w hose families are deeply suffer-
ing have been turned idle away, from tho navy
yards; throughout the wholo country great dis
tress prevails anongs. mechanics, and operators
in manufactures, out Of whose mouths the bread
is about to be sna.chod by the ruthless hands Of
the penny laDorcrs Of transatlantic nations.
The wings u Congress, impressed with al
these evils set about to provide remedy. And
hear it working mon, hear it farmers, hear itye
graceless, foulmouthed retailers oflocoioco slang,
they rerc opposed by all the porers Of all the anti
Wings IN the two houses; but they that a tariff
was called for by a pcnnyless government and
by the whole people, locotocos as well as wings
(or every honest locofoco who lives in private
life, and has thought upon the subject wants i
tarif,,) and they steamed the torrent of op-
position and succeeded in passing provisional
tariff, that would have brought .elief The fate
of this tarifbll is IF osh in your memories. John
Tyler, blind to the wants of government, and
deaf to the cries of suffering country, has this
week vetoed it, DESERVING his former friends,
and his former principles, and taking up with the
opposite party he has again proved traitor So
let no one ccnsuro the Wings; it is not their fault
that their promises have not been performed; they
have done all that lay i'll their power.
Some kind Of compromise, may yet DO effected
with the President, to bring partial relief, but not
until his time expires wo look for a full allc-
Walton Of the country's dstrcsses. From the
Locotoco party we need mover look for he p;
they brought the country into difficulty and their
late actions show that they arc determined to OPP
pose every effort of the wings to restore its for
mer prosperity. But though the times are dark,
there is bright glearu Of light shooting up in tho
horizon A star of promise appears. Abroad
through all the land, north, south, cast, wesl
cry is raised for Henry Clay sit comes from
camp, and cot, and hall, and all the valleys o'er."
The people are awake, and knoloing the man,
tn ey arc determined to place the helm OF the
laundering ship in his hands, and then may we
look for the good old days" of prosperity.
DUEL.--On last Saturday morning duel
was fought by the Hon. r. F. Marshall, NJ. c.
from Kentucky, and Col. J. w. Webb, Editor Of
the n. Y. Courier, ct Naan.an's Creek, at tho
Penns ylvania and Delaware line, three miles
from Marcus Hook, whittier We have little doubt
they went by mistake, it being altogether proba-
bio tina, they intended TO fight at our celebrated
ducllng ground on Grey's Hill
The highest degrees Of bravery and GOODNESS
ras displayed by the combatants. They fred
twice. Col Webb struck by Mr.. Marshall's
sccoad shot, In the teshy part Of the left leg,
behind and under the knee--njuring tibet n lone,
and probably will he a little lame for life. Mr..
Marshall was not hurt.
1t is much to be regretted that men Of emf