The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-12-18

INTO operation ISL July, 1870.
Chancellor Kent was no less distin-
guished for the virtues OF good man,
which secured to him all the ornaments
of age, and its consultations, Gas honor,
love, obedience, and troops Of friends"
than for brilliant talents and profound
legal attainments.
A Coop ANEcDoTE. editor Of
the New York Tribune, writing from
Washington, says:
"Four members Of the House were in
a steamboat off the Southern coast some
nights slnct making all haste TO be pres
ent at the organization. The night was
a bad one and the wind blew iuriously
so one OF them, who had some skill in
nautical matters, went aloft to take an
observation. is there dangerp was
the anxious inquiry Of another member
when he returned. 'Yes, there is dam
GER was The reply--'great danger; but
if we 90 down it will make no odds at
Washington we stand two and two"
It will be recoiIected that for some time
rast, statements have appeared IN the pub
he papers that Bishop Hughes was about
to be semitic Mexico as an envoy extraor-
binary, or commissioner 10 solicit or AT
range peace. In consequence otthe ru
mors, Bishop Hughes yesterday arrived in
this City, and to day had a conference with
the Secretary of State. lie told MIR. Buc-
hailar that. in no event would he act in the
capacity designated. The Bishop had rea.
son to believe that the Administration Sc
liously thought o!otlering 10 him the mis-.
sion Washington Correspondence cf the
Oh Tlcst0rn NcwS.
MOUNT VERNON.-An effort is now being
made by number Of patriotic gentlemen to III
ducc Congress to purchase Mount Vernon from
It's present proprietor, Mrs. Jane &. Washington,
wac has signiiiad her willingness to dispose OF
one hundred and fifty acres ofthe estate, ncI4ld-
H@ the buildings, grounds and tomb of the
"Fathcr of his Country" to the Government, on
certain conditions, for the sum OF SlOJ,GUO.
4 memorial on the subject, addressed to both
Houses Of Congress, is about to be circulated
Throughout the entire Union, and as the desire Is
universal that the mansion and grounds oc2up'-
cd hy Washington in his life time, and the tomb
that now holds his sacred ashes, should be kept
in state Of preservation, and be free To vsitcrs,
the memorial will doubtCs; receive the names
OF very large ma jorty OF our coun,rymen.
J|"A copy Of the memorial has been left in
o1r Counting Room for signatures.
Dait Amer.
SoUru CAROLINA We learn from the
Charleston Courier that the Senate of
that state, on Wednesday last, rejected
the bill wich proposed to give the clec-
hon Of Electors Of President and Vice
President Of the United States to the
People, by vote OF II for, and %
against the measure.
4 bill OF the same purport was under
consideration in the House Of Represent
tatiycs Oh Thursday.
GnN' TAYLOR AND Mr.. CLAY. The New
Orleans correspondent Of the Challestown
Courier, says,
II am told that the General expressed lhe
warmcst admiration and friendship for Nj.
Clay but diSsents from some OF the op.n-
IONS rs 10 Mexico expressed in his recen
gyea. speech. Ii is stated that his views are
very similar TO Mr.. Cahoun's in regard 10
taking and holding line i'll Mexico"
lRELAND.--h Liverpool letter of the latest
date, Roy 10, says that within the last week or
two the potato rot had appeared again with
greater virulcnCc than ever. Some kinds which
we've never before affected had been attacked.
The same letter states that the accounts from
ireland are most fearful, and adds, "the starva-
ton Will be much worse this year than last"
A postscript TO Dublin letter, written on the
18th OF November, says that the deficiency of
food in Ireland tsis year will be equal TO the
production Of one million Of acres Of potatoes.
Snow AT CrNcINNArr.-A despatch in
the Philadelphia papers from Cincinnati,
dated the llth inst, says:
Snow has fallen TO the depth of IS
inches within the last 81 hours, The
treShct in the Chic continues undated,
and the low lands on both sides of the
river are entirely submerged. The dcs-
truction Of property is represented as
immense in every direction.
Ak IMPORTANT FAcT.-One of the best bust
ness men in New York, who made himself rich
by literally advertising in papers OF large circu-
abiding TO the real cause of his success while
others have only made living, and in many
instances failed entirely, says, ''the time is not
Fl distant when the merchant whose rent costs
him more than his advertising, will be univcr
sally regarded as one who don't understand his
business, and will not long have any business TO
UNDERESTIMATE
Major John P. Gaines and the other AmCri-
can officers, recently prisoners of war in Mexico,
addressed a letter to Gen. Worth Just before
they left the Mexican capital for the u. States,
in which they express their high respect and adj
miratiun for that gallant officer and tender him
thanks for the repeated and kind communica-
tons' made to them by HIM while in confne-
mcnt which, they remark. "aiiordcd almost tic
only rays ofhope and comfort which penetrated
the gloom Other tedious Imprisonment"
The St. Louis Union of I'd inst, says:
lOWA.-We understand that Gov Biggs.
of Iowa has called an extra session of the
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