The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-10-23
-EEKTO.V:, Md.
Saturday, October % 1917.


0I-SCRAGCs, don't you say word about
your letter being divided. and no, finished
at that, in this number. 1t was very long.
and ii SO happens that we could do no bet-
ter. Conclusion next week.
AN EDIToRML.-We promised last
week to bring back the last page 10 some
thing like its accustomed characteristics,
from which it had deviated during the
confusion ofthe political campaign, and
as an earnest that we Were serious, we
gave on it pretty piece by "NIaIlery."
We fear for it, again, this week.
1t is Tuesday now, and the outside must
be printed tomorrow, and as 1t is usual to
give an s'editorior' in this place, no time
is to be lost. We are in the Commission
er's Court, where our duties on the oc-
casions of its sittings are immense. The
Honorable body of seven is scratching its
honorable head over knotty road case,
and as it scratches we amuse ourselves bv
writing this ':editoyiar'-(save the mark. J
The Honorable seven are IN what YOU
call sister," Here are forty fine fellow
citizens around it all in vociferous mood
twenty roadtes and twenty anti ,roodites
Now let the Honorable body do as it
pleases, it is certain to be cursed roundly
and soundly by at least tw enty of its fell
low citizens-lf it grant the road, the
twenty anti roadites will swear most OBJ
strcperously; and If it grant it not, then
the roadites will discharge their battery
upon it. A pleasant business has this
Honorable body-ccrtain ola cufsing, do
what it may.
And here is an opening TO say something
that ought 10 be said and which we will now
proceed TO say There has been muchdis-
satisfaction on account of appointments
made by the Commissioners. Every Board
ever elected has had the fortune TO cause
grumbIings. and such must necessarily al
ways be the case For instance. ten men
apply, each one for himself, 10 be made
Supervisor of a Public road They all ave
farmers living along tall good worlly clt-
lzenS who pay taxes. Now, but one OF
them can be appointed; ye, when one is se-
lected by lot, Or by any other impartial
process, all the rest, or a majority of them
al best, find fault with the Commissioners
and perhaps abuse them. Nothing can be
more unreasonable And so Of the Other
Offices within their gift.
Aud still another thing. The Clerk also
comes III for a share of abuse. We have
been charged with influencing appoint
ments. and in certain quarters talked against
harshly. Ii is unfair. What power have
we i'll the maue,? and if we at any time,
upon being 0Skcd, for we did not volun teer
advice,) expressed any opinion, it was with
a sincere conviction of It's correctness. We
know we deserve no censue from any
quarter.
The counsel 10 the Commissioners also
has had his share of The brunt 10 bear He
has been charged with influencing appoints
men,s, and AT the late election a number OF
wings refused to vote for him on that ground.
We have but ihl- one wotd to say about
this, aud thai l.. Ina, if when he was con
suited by the commissioners on the subject.
he gave any adv zee ii was what he believed
would tend t." re advantage of the county,
and the whl4 party
But the Honorable Body has scratched il
self out Of tina, 'siew and we must record
what it has done Syrv too, for we thought
TO make IA LONG editorial Constable is thun-
dering in Court below, and we thought
of treatise on forensic eloqnence Right
in al the window By our side The sun is
brightly shining on lhl, October day; the air
without is smoky and qulverlng and dane
ing, and we thought of an essay on the
Beauties of Indian Summer but our pen
must leave oil lis idle gamboIliug and go into
The harness ann you sorry, reader!