The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-05-07


b. well known writer, vi appear in our pa
per. Do you want to know the author: Wait
and you'll sec.
~" In another column will be found the in
structons of the Treasurer to the assessors under
the income tax law If, as wo remarked IN no.
ticing the bill, shortly after it passed. it as tax
on the nett gains, arising from professions and
employing nts, it might be proper and just; but as
it's, it is rnjust and oppressive; and is calculated
to drive citizens, particularly mechanics, out of
tho state 1t is said by many of the knowing
ones to be unconstitutional, and the general
sentiment in regard to it, is that it can never be
carried into effect.
NEXT SHERIrr.-Nlorc than one of
each party ii is said, are doing something
in the way of clcctionccrng for the nom
inaion for the Office of Sheriff We sup
pose the parties will soon call convcn-
tons 10 nominate candidates, after which
will come the '.tug of war"
sILJeA new board of town Commissioners
were elected on Monday last. The election hay
ing no reference to politics, there was but Que
ticket, made up Of gentlemen belonging to both
parties. The citizens Of the town olive under
| stand their wishes would call the attention of
| board to the following items, viz no taxes should
be levied this year, there being large surplus
| Of money on hands, sufficient to dcfiay the or
| binary expenses of year; the fire engine, hose
sc. should he put in order, so as TO be of service
in case Of fire; and some places in the streets
should be attended too, for instance, instead Of
| having that great gully across the street, by the
Episcopal Church; Oo the danger of the springs
Of every carriage that crosses it, and of the nccks
of those who rido in thcm,) there should be a
trunk put down or culvert of stone built, and
the read made level; and there should be n foot
way made at the low place III Beau street, so that
the scholars in going TO and returning from the
school house and academy, would not have to,
Gas in raining weather they now must do) wade
! i'll water over their shoe tops.
The Rpcm .qdroca!c and I.tgh hlicliigcncer.-
We ll,,vo received the 2nG No. Of paper, pub
lisled iii Philadelphia, bearing the above title.
As its name imports it is in favour of the reDcal
oftAc | Mon between England and Ireland, and
is taken up principally in advocating that doc
trinc, and in publishing Irish news. We are OPP
posed 10 the publication ofsucIl a paper, in this
country; citizens Of the United States have nc
| right to interfere with the domestic relations o
Great Britain and Ireland; such course on tlleil
part is as rcprchcnsiblc as is that of British abo
tionlsts who are meddlng with tie slavery cues
ton i'll our country. We Complain about for.
cgn interference with our insllutions-wc say
they have no right thus to intcricrc then let us
not interposc in any Of the household quarrch
Of foreign nations.
G5.lt is said that Mr.. Webster will re.
sign his seat in the Cabinet, after the dit.
icultics with England are settled.
g%Gov, Fairfield has issued procla
nation for the convcning Of TIC Lcgisla
tore of Maine, on the 18Th inst, TO TAXI
into consideration matters in relation Il
the scttl cment of the Boundary ques
ton.
,, AID FOR THE SurrEnGKs.-Up TO We'd
2 ncsday evening, the donations for the b'n
t eft of the sufferers by the explosion O
: the Mcdora, amounted to $2,706,Ol; aao
; Their instance of the liberaliiy Of the Bal
r. timorians.
: a1.pennington's flying machine is re
cciving attention i'll the Senate. He Pre-
s. badly will receive an appropriation to cl
J. able him to construct 1.-THE expense wi
y not be great, and some, among the re-
y Senator Preston, suppo.c it may be ven
rr useful in time Of war