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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-09-18
For THE cecil Wing
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Whenever Locofoco tells you any
thing about the Reputation of the Coupon
system, tell them that system was first orr.
ginated, recommended and carried out by
their Federal Ex-Governor Thomas.
Hagcrst0pn Democrucp.
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0TMr. Thomas says that the war is Gus.
tifab|e upon every principle of right" Mr.
Benton, another famous humbug Locoloco,
says Just the contrary. Who will we be.
lieve?-Hagcrstoun Denncroy
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'ti| 'itN' - ~ i'I'Si liltO ltlt luDlI.
where we were waiting his return, and
eight hundred dollars undecided lay upon
the table. | reminded him that we wait
ed to hear him tell the sssze' of his
cards.
Il had two aces and bragger" said he
precisely the same which held; but the
ace giving me the preference, was euti<
lied, by the rules olhc came, 10 the money.
lie soon discovered, with grief, his loss. bat
played on still continuing to lose. Several
q! lie more respectable passengers tried TO
&c, him away from he table; bul all their eff
Iorst We're in vain.
The passion of gambling had taken pos
session of his heart and held him spell.
bound 10 the heIiish Vaccinations OF The
gambler. We continued to play until his
package OF five thousand dollars was ali in
the hands OF three hardened gamblers
When we arrived at the city it was night.
! took a carriage and went to a private
boarding house not wishing TO meet The un.
fortunate youth. Several days had passed,
when, taking a stroll down Canal street, and
crossing Camp, beheId the victim was
trying TO shun. He discovered me al the
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,'''1o |'''I, O'''' "''''o"' ''"','S =" S''o'"
INTO an exchange office, hoping Ivy that
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A Pair Of Passes.

Probably no two PASSES are so famous
in our history as those given by arnold 10
Andre, and Polk 10 Santa Anna. TO show
how much affinity the las. has to the first, VIC
copy both:
ARNOLD'S PASS TO ANDRE.
Head Quarters Robinson House
Permit Mr.. John Anderson 10 pass the
Guards 70 the White Plains, Or below, if he
Chooses. lie being OH Public Business, by
my direction.
B. ARNOLD, NJ Genl.
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"A Card.

Brown Il AiciNlirc.
Respectfully tender their thanks to the Public,
for the very liberal encouragement extended to
them, since they commenced business, and beg
lelyeto Inform them that they have just recciv-
ed, fresh from The city, the
iINHps oMGsr AMI Best assortment IF
!$DySis| $y .S,gs3sl332l' GTOGsgs
they have ever purchasei /, which taken in con-
ncrton with the fact that The prices are now
LOWER THAN EE Err
induces them to hope for continuance Of the
patronage they have heretofore received; to Sc
care winch, they will direct their unwcanod at
te ItiOn
ELhion, ,jara, San 1877.
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TILE CECIL WING,
is"uNi@ised every Saturday,
In the Log Cabin,
4 i Z, u IL

EernaE.-rwo dollars year, in advance
Two dollars aud Fifty cents at the end oithe year
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted for ~ per square
three insert Ions25 cts square each subsequent
insertion. BY the month oryear atvery reason
able rates.
VoLvEY B. PALMER, Esq, is our only agent in
the cities of Baltimore, PhilaGelpl,ia aud New
York. Advertisements left at his Country
Newspaper Agoucy'in either those cities will
receive prompt attention.
john {. Waters Esq; is our agent i'll PORT
Deposit
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HpR0WN 81 MENTIRE. offer for sale Il,

pKOWN & MtNTIRE, offer for snle ut
40 The Brick Store House directly opposite the
Post Office
3 doz DarIengs grass and grain scythcs,
9 :" Cars Patent hay forks,
8 " Pennsylvania mode hay rakes,
g Corn broons,
9 g PAINTED buckets,
so Sacks dairy salt, with a heavy stock of
very chcaP sngrr, coffee, moiasscs sc.
June 18th III
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X j laid Muslins for IL l-2 cts. Just from Phil
u adcIphia, beautiful lot Of Plaid Musins for
II IL cts per yard, and for sale by
July To- Al J.. S. hennard.
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Iark the wild cry rolls on his car!
Yh" ta approach who ioyer'd near;
Rims the harsh clang OF bich'nng steel
ia blows bis arm no more may deal.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-10-21

young buck aeat 20 sac the daughter
at Presbyterian elder, a,ciy, whose
house SSH nrar a mi dam. uag the
spring time o5 The yea. 'ne waters made
considerable of a rear, as they tama.ed o..
ser the dam. The modes, Young gentle
man tapped Lightly al the door al first, aud
received no answer, Again aud again be
repeated his kaock b9lstll he wasunhoard,
Mastering up courage, he proceeded to IN
f.e, some very severe thumps 90 the door
which brought the s,aId Old gentleman
oaf.
d" suppose said the younas,er, who
had by Tins time become slightly savage
rom being compelled to valI so long. " /
suppose YOU could not hear me knocking
Tor lie dam roaring p
The damn roaring What DO You
mean SIR How dare you speak ia that
aay, said the divine, somewhat augercd
at hearing the young man swear ia his pre-,
sence.
81 meant to say, sir, that suppose YOU
could not hear my knocking, on account Of
The dam roarlug,'
Dam roaring again You Young scoua
dre, Have you the impudence TO insult
me with repetition Of these words BE.
goae
My &ar sjr," qoo'h,he now be3lder
ed youth, Il intended to say 3trraa'ipg,'
laying particular emphasis CD 'ue last t"C
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/ less enquiries made her By The gentlemen
; relative to how Size came 70 ado,t the III,
. . street singing, she detailed. a0d without
complaining Tie distress Of her mother,
family, Although lie company were 10.
filmed 10 hear a second song from Alice,
yet perceiy.ug the extreme trepliatiun into
which their applause aud lhrosn her, they
conicu;ed themselves with cxaclng from
her promise 20 return the following eve.
uIog, first depufioa three Of their number
70 accompany Der home with Instructions
|lf thGy found her mother as she bid rep.
resented, to leave With her fgI 81 notes
amounting to ten dollars, which they had
chpchully contributed for Alice.
need no, say lha,every thing vas found
exactly os The y.tlloas Alice bad reproscu.
ted and lie money was consequently pl1.
cel Ia tie sick vumans hands On lhe
following evening, She ego'u visited tho
lasHlabc JIM Tie strangers had Frof1r
81 or her, lmpajeg. Tor DE musical feast
aleu-, to De presented 20 hem Instead Of
The cno song. Alice wea, through the
lru1 l,sl shc aad caa'r.yoi - learn ou5 rs
heflgw, slyrr voice ceased at die end o.
.hcn, HE increased satisfaction 81 the con-
plny VAS au2,b.y expressed. Among 'uem
vas 40 elderly gon.cuaa from lie neigh
ber.1oI Q, Pesba,g. who dInng the
wE3'e ~ hlJce'- aeurnanca, seemed All
lec'cd "a a remarkable man.cr Tents 81
Re ghtceIr-ei l3a0 hl- suud1,nt chlrEs,
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS
TIE MINSTREL GIRL
4 TALE OF TIL TN.

There arc many, perhaps Who read this,
who can remember with dtstincHess most
Of tho minute incidents ih1l mnde up the
grand total OF excitement accustomed by
tho last VAR with Great Britain, Among
,hc novelties which thai Starring period
ga'o birth to, was a rcgim Ut OF ballad sin.
gers, Who ipqlcned the corners Of the
streets 10 tue evening, singing the many
songs, witch appeared IA Tao newspapers
Of that time, all referring TO somo glorious
victory, some bloody battle, Or somo favor.
ne hero OF the day. The urchlus scatter
cd themselves throughout the city at yar
Gus public placcs, so that ola calm summer
evening you might hear dozsn potnouc
ballads chln,cd forth by sweet youthful
voices, within the compass Of few squares
EIch Of these little mnstfos was sure Of
an audience and II was truly remarkable
tho bfealhless slisuco which held tho crowd
as the song progressed. When !, was o
vcr the minstrel hold out his hat to his nu
dRors, and many was tho nucpenco aut
copper dropped into the crown as rewatt
ul his vocal exerllous.
Dus among dozen or two of these
lheTo was one little giil-but forgot t,
tell you, sweet reader, that the scene OF m,
story lies in Philadelphia --who being til,
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AIMING

Walking Is good not merely step lag
from shop 10 shop or from uelghtor To
uelghbor, hut stretching on, INTO the Co0u.
Try, to the treshe,s tieJds, the, highest nJS.
Is aud quiet lanes. However sutcn the
imagmluon may have been among lis
CRIES at home, hero it cheers Up and smiles,
However hs,less tho limbs may have been
sustaining a too heavy heart here they are
braced, and the lagaIng gait will Jccome
buoyan, again, However peryerse the
memory may have been in preventing all
that was aroniaiug and insisting only on what
cannot ho retrieved, here II is at first dlsrcgardcd
and then it sleeps, and the sleep Of the memory
is tho day in PuradJse to tho unhappy. TIL.
mere breathing of the cold wind on the common
est highway is rest and comfort, which must oO
felt at sucu times to DO believed,
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POETRY
F.om the Springfield GlIgtc
EoCtieaI EpistIo TO Ike Editor.


t'eH '''u . pm Z tst- '4Ast'-
pocticai EpistIC TO Tie Editor.
+. 4..a rl.c, l.,.fr 34.-
Aus, $3.50, ...,5.
W. rt,t,, -o,t,,y.t,Hs.H
~ b'Niis o"n VAL WIN
llaao.d Show mFslef}
A9@ What can - sg.-''o" e
.t.
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shall couGac myself to the single following
statement.
The American army charged yesterday
al day break With all It's force upon Cha.
pu,lepec, which, after spirited defence Of
siy hours, yielded a, last 10 The attacks d
the eacmy, who Immediately marched %
lake possession Of fertilization situated
between the Gentry box Of Been aid s..
Thomas, 81, Como and the Citadel. The
FIRST advance was checked by tie troops
his Eyceleucy tho Prcs.den, led Up,
ds9uling tic ground inch b lnch, lili iaal.
ly the invader was routed from the Cuadel,
after nine hours hard fighting. The cap,
I'Gl being in this situation, he Eyccii,nry
was anxious TO avoid abomb7rdment, and
to spare the tomuI, aud confusion attendant
upon on assault, which would have given
room for a thousand calamities, aud a rep.
eiiion Of those acts in which the army Of
the foe has manifested 50 ias..Uchyea spirit
0I determination.
His Eyceliency the President Of the Re.
public hopes that your Eycatlancy will en-.
loayor o preserve aud reaH;mle the pub.
lie spirit, 10 order tina, the war may ts
carried on With tia; y.Lar and energy
which the national honor and the rights Of
he Republic so impeuousIy demand.
AICURTA,
Gaadalaro Iliaalro, scr "A, lslL
The foregoing comprise all the news We
ave been enabled to gather I4ythCr De.
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r. j. HOLTON,
EDITOR, PROPRIETOR s PUBLISHER.
TER Ms:

TERMS:
TwO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS II no,
paid IN adranee. THREE DOLLARS II not
mid irifbin sir months. and THREE Dol.
LARS AND FIFTY CENTS u not pad IN.
az after The expiration of the year. No papG
Discontinued until al afreafgges 1Ie pad, e.
eept at tie option Of he Editor.
~ Advertisements inserted at Oac Dollar per
square, 10 !,aes or less. tbs sir,d typej Or ne
first Insertion. nR4 IS cents for each eontHu.
Qace. Can't gdusrrissagents gad NierF's Salfs
Charged % per- cant higher; and a deduction Of
3ji ~ cent rW be made from he regular PR
ces fof IA irUhsers byAs pear .iarsuisemeats
iasrr,ed monthly o. q44rsriy : per square for
oeel time SeaHnoaUiy ; ssHts f,r sqaats
fof sae4 timS.
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aad sc,.ce. Iac common injuries ,Irs.
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#o..c.sedaf.ec.ta af.,rG .Iop,,,1ufes
Of l,epte ,a,glta.,s sec#aed 10 s,,g,ge
fJr the mastery, Earcies .hgse viii lie
brah,neeS al u,pfetly bIge g,f' an! ~,
llack mar l.4., down on ny s4egl's,s r.
rinale,s If u.saI. soau rurl,ao. TolHe.o
we're alds8 voice 3. sor5s..lsIr sweetness
Which. man8faysG II. c.ls.le Mr. slgIr.
j by .ote..a scfetc.lu, ahd Alicia.
non. s.fl. ,65 II r.rnH5. an ,n5,,.s,
.tht Ia,n.n.y 4A.EeaeI interest IN the
aeatos rs Nov lgly II 10 ioaurllc N,
,css5r.
Tle gool III be hearted e.r. SEX
lelft urlt4Ee a..,rs, ii bor Fl. ,ber.
takIa, tc,b4a4 brother 8. Tie hind SCI
ont ole cyea.Hs II. c4-ga.car5 tho popu.ar
a,8c.tl8n. 81 sf4act m..,rtt. Sic a3lqra.
sUg,h ilauat 81. rne1esses B.a.fy sung
d. tae c8tae,s. sad waslA4s mistress q. thg
last t.u.f tsamy ans which tie public
deed . Is lWutas. IaEla, Eer station
.alil becoming maIcrv ailHa lgoM door O.
n large A8tlG. fAel kraiau iL.a uar..,#tyI
NuGat ,tet. above Seventh. slo com
asascl u t.u4lals voice saag dgs
erPlr1 %. sH ragurc af fae Gawere-
size ship lor aa.el lie EuisB d eyed Tie
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MAJOR ANDRES DEFENCE.

possession Of sundry curious old papers an
other memorials Of the past, as well as 9
corresponding knowledge and memory, la
furnished for tho column. Of tia, paper
document which We do not remember 4
have ever seen beiotc-lhe defence rsa,
ny Major Aulre before the Court whcf
condemned Inn 10 death as spy. W.
have no doubt hat It viii be read witt
lively interest by many: {.
" I cane" lie said, "to hold a commu
aicalon with general officer Of he Amer.
lean army, BIZ The order Of nv own cod.
msnlgr. entered tho American lines by
Oh ua7uosl'ouable authority; when pass.
ej'Igm them twas BY lha same authority.
used 10 decc a.su. I bod heard .hat q
provincial. officer had repeated OF .bo course
he bad taken, aud ltat. he ayoard that he
reyar meant 10 70 Sc lar as be Bid gone In
resisting The minority r BIS k.ag.
The Brli.h commander was wl.liagt1
extend TO ban lle Kings cIarcacy-yca,
ais bounty, hopes 70 allure others TO d.
The same. made ra plans examined
no wotks. on.y rca.iseJ Bis romnaaG.
cations, and vas Oh ms way to re.a.u tic
army ani 10 mike known all lhatI bad
learned from re1atai officer % yog5cana,
Is tbs tie ldiea q q SPY ? never
should have actgdtu that light, and hat
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hey ere depending. should not hav
said word had It not been fer Tho opinion
oil others, which am bound 10 respect.
" Tue sentence you tins day pronounce
VIII 60 down 10 post1rily wnh exceedn.
great dIstincluess on the page Of history
and Il humanity aud honor mark this day !
decision, your names, each and all Of you
Jill be remembered by both nations whel
.hey have grown greater aud more power
. .u thah they now are, But, If misfortune
: IetalIs me, shall N time h We oil due hon
90 paid 10 my memory. The martyr j,
kept 10 remembrance when the tribuna
,a7, condemned him is fofeo,lon. Iusl
'l honorable Court will believe me wbeu
! say that uhatl have spoken was from no
Idle fears Of a coward. i've done
a LITTLE LATER FROM VERA CRCZ
. raou rHE >au ORLEANS TIMES CT ocro1ra T.
The steamship AlaJama arrived at an
orr.y hour this morning, having sailed from
Vera Cruz on ,he ?Ga, and from Tamp
Go on tie 30,h ulimo Among the pas.
seugore we're Gusto Serraand Rafael Car.
rIll Commissioners appointed by the
State Of lCcat9n TO proceed TO Washing.
''...
The noRs--ir sol mag be styiad-hy
VIZ a,','l. IS eAceeo'agIy meaeeL ana
AUS ','"e 10 our previous STOCK oil 'aioLma
.,," oo.' as even zoe -Igales' Tumor ron ron
Toe scar oil wars listened 10 "t'h awdi'y,
W., W. -. oul 's1'lf issues, SO os .
- - 1865. - oa1.'' q" ''S ''''t" oe"C0
'''. r., '19 IN -0.,., " ' '.t ,-,,
y. wy ' A.. w" 01'De 10 la''1 y! 'He
,. -. ','y as 81 I,'a,''a1', y comm ''eu
,1..,.,.-- g., ,L. - a. w. >
' ', - ,''' ' ~ US !, Us
'. n.y. ~ . w, ''l W. G9' i'oy was
W.. ~ - ,"- -,'' anu '"9 ',goIy e''9a7e
C-" e 'l -. " o'' '..- r, a,'1 VI IL
~, - 49, w '"0 '''! u u9A'0o Ou
,r,.L..-t,.-rr. ,
%. '7"'s VI '"1P4l'ePec were car
r'co al 'ae pom! Oh inc Oayonet' and our
,oss Y consequence was very severe Mex
,y Of cur officers and 99e t6onsao5 men
we're nut 15rs de cam5,t hv The s,5rmi5g
OF the fortress. b,, Al Ta1,ico hi. uas
believed to Be a oross ex7aqeraI,on as the
Neyioaa forces ret,esloJ foa snae5iI,. -
bring about 81 un.owafd a result.
Tba,o hal h,sn oo,.-...l -, ~. C...
from tba in,s,Ior and ,bs ,,rsrr,,,,-r 49,
related WIS reca,,cd N c,,ys,a ra,,ars -,
n ''N'S -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-24
From the Hamburg Republican Extra,
March IS
FROM THE ARMY.

FROM The Army.
The New Orleans mair this morning
brought us The following important infor-
nalion, which we copy from an e1lra'from
Delta Office, fof the 13h inst.
Al an early hour this morning we re-
'ceiyed our correspondence from the seat Of
war. by the schr, Cinderella G. .Sculi,
which arrived here last might, our letters,
which are up 10 the last hour Of the ex-
press starting from Monterey, confirm the
probability Of battle having been fought
between Gen. Taylor and Santa Anna, :.
Our correspondence from the BRACES
represents the valley Of the Bio Grande as
swarming with Mexican soldiers and ram
cheros. A hard battle was commenced
near. Saltillo, between Gen. Taylor with
5000 men, aud Santa Anna, with force
ofupwards of 10000 men. The Mexi.
cans had 40 artillery. Gen. Taylor lost,
i, is said, about 1000 men and the Mexi-
cans 1000. Taylor.had taken position at
mill pond, about three miles from Sal.
,iIlo. Gen. Marshall had left Monterey
with provisions ard two l3.pounders,
guarded by strong escort, 10 join Gen.
Taylor. The Me1icans about Camargo,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-24
From the Washington Union. !.

IMPORTANT aCoRREsPoNDENCE.t
Letter from, Mr.. Benton To- the President
~ WAsHISaToN,s March g.,
Sir: Without waiting forthe formality
of being presented. with the commission OF
N ajor Generalin the army of the United
States, l think ;it5righ. 80 inform you at
once that my aceeptanceisr refusal lofthat
high appointment will depend entirely
upon public aud national considerations; OF
which you yourself, will be hesjadge.
Personally I can have no wish for this
office; but if you believe that Lean be Of
service to the. country, i am willing to
forego all private eonsideraiions-seParale
myself from my family, under painful
circumstances; resign 4mys4place sin the
Senate, which is so dear.to iae-and pro-
ceed Immediately o,the theatre Of !, war;.
My only stipulation would .be for the!
power which Isaeem necesarysto success;
and these would be both military and di.'
plomatic-lhe commandof the army and
authority 10 sign .preliminaries of peace,
based upon terms; previously approved BY
you. 3ajs5 sssaf4a
i beg you 70 believes sir that-nollllns
selfish or PERSONAL dictates This proposed
stipulation. There is no such thing in i.
II proceeds from; aislhoroash a conviction
that with subordinate command, [ could
do no good 10 the army; on The contrary
from. my presence there would be improper
aud mischievoIs; for am known, from:
my public speeches 10 disapprovesthe'
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cannot keepi j, secrel any longer; nolhing
has been done, what is,worse, don't Is. see
that there is any prospect ofdoing il. The, The
army is kept in a stateof great nakedness
aud in the most dreadful misery. so much
SO, lha, for twenty-five days l have not
been able to pay their ralions which have
been therefore taken on credit,
The heroic defenders of Monterey.
wounded by the balls Of the enemies. are
living here quite abandoned, without any
other assistance than that which the chari-
,y aud the patriotism of a few inhabitants
gives them.
There is not in this, fellow citizens, any
exaggera'ion, appeaIto the testimony Of
the authorities of San Luis; since the 10Th
of December it has been scarcely possible
to assist the troops with two days pay,
which has served more TO pay ofold debts
Than TO attend 10 present necessities. 0f
the 100000 appropriated for the expenses
ofthe army, only Sl75,QO0 have come 70
hand. which was received in December
las, and nothing this present month; and
in order to help The, great wants was
compelled to engage my personal credit
for the amount of $4,000, which were
len, me on pledge Of my private property,
and which were sent 10 the division in OBJ
servalion at Tula.P Gould the army under
such miserable circumstances. make a
movement! Far, very far, from insnu
ating that The Mexican soldier depends
upon the promplness with which his
country pays him, bu, there are difficulties
which i, is impossible for US 10 overcome,
II is impossible 10 give rations, OF to pay
them when there is no money. Thisfs, as
described, the situation of the army, as
courageous, and as full Of patriotism, as
any other in the world, which will sacri-
fee itself with its chief for The national
honoE ills its wish, and if il asks for assis-
lance, only 10 satisfy its wants, it does il
SO as TO be able to approach The enemy, 10
sustain its good name, and The glory and
liberty ofthe nation TO which it belongs.
Useless have been, till o.day. all The
endeavorsI have used, all The steps !
have taken, having in view the receipts Of
the necessary funds. Npes after notes
were almost daily repeated, showing the
horrid state in which the lroops were
placed. The answers TO all these were
promises aud. remote hopes, which fear
will never berealizet, or if SO, they will
come too late.
ANTONIO LOPEZ De SANTA ANNA.
Head Quarters. San Luis Potosi
January Goth, lS47 :