The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-09-09
From Philadelphia.
Cor rcSyondence Of The CccH Wins
PHILApE,.rniA, sept. 9Th 1913

PHILApELruA, sept. 9Th 1913.
Friend E;ckftts:--As The movements upon the
'po!ticai chcquer beard" Of Pennsylvania are
looked to with great interest, By other States,
| will cndravor to keep you Of old Maryland
advised thereof. The Wing Convention which
met in Harrisburg on the 3Oth ult., nominated,
with a,cl..Sldtion, the Hon. WM. F. JOHNSTON as
iher Guberuatorial candidate for the ensuing e.
lection. ! am grat'fied 10 say that the selection
Of the Wings was never more appropriate Or ju-
dicious than in the present case. ANY party
might well be proud Of such candidate. Mr..
j. is emphatically republcOn--a man of the
pcople-alied TO them by life spent II, active
intercourse With the masses. lie has givcE.
proof while ntcu;ber of the State Srnate--to
which lie as elected in District that usually
givcs lucunto majority of 500-that his views
and svmpathics npon matters of State intercs.
are truly and thoroughly Pennsy lvanian. lie is
the Jealous advocate OF American industry, and
the rgl's and interest ct the working man, and
have ma da'iht but that his merits will he aPpre-
ciatch by has tGslow-ci,izcns. The Wing party
OF this State is thoroughly organized, and with
such glorious trio as TAYLOR, FILLMORE
and JOHNSON, who can Doubt the success Of
the Wig cause in the good old Keystone STATE;
There was 4 large and enthusiastic Ratiiica-
ton meeting Of the Wings held in the "Muso-
um" on Saturday evening last Which was ably
aud eloquently addressed by Mr.. Johnston, the
Wing Candidate for Governor Jos r. Chandler,
Ek Governor J ennngton Of New Jersey, and
Il Collins Lee and Wan. Cost Johnson OF your
State.
Ii, few brief words, will relate sad story
of poor soldier, named CHANDLER, who was
returning 10 lis home III New tiampsh.re, which
lie had left some two years ago TO t2ke part III
| the cnsanguine fields Of Mexico, where, have
no doubt, he rendered good service IN the CAUSE
It nc mt tt.r , pUIpH iLs had
received an honorable discharge, and with buoy
ant hopes of future happiness, lie was vending
his way TO his mountain home that lie
| might once mere embrace hls vile and chill
dren, upon whom he fend!y dOated;
bit, als "who can control his fate"
hls cherished hopes were not realized! disease
which he had contracted beneath tho unconge-
NAL cline 0! Nc Xico terminated his mortal ca
reel ere he had reached that home which has
thus been made deso,atc! Although destitute
iofsmoncy and trends when he arrived in this CT
~, he vas kindly received by MIR. Hall OF the
Second 81 House, who offered him shelter he
meath his hespitiblc roof, where every attention
was PAID him which kind host could dictate.
His ycnluns were followed to Their last resting
| place by several of the boardcrs of the Second
st. llotsr- among the nulnber-and how
my heart throhbed with pity AS saw his body
gncd 10 the grave without friend or rcla-
tive present To drop tear OF grief! In Witnessing
the last sad rites paid the remains oi'ths poor
soldier" thought Of the burial Of Sir John
Moore:
| Slowly and sadly we laid him down,
! From the field of his fame fresh and CORY
| We carved not line, We raised not stone,
But left him alone in his slory'
| The Free SoiIitc. have determined to form
! ticket in this State. They held Il meeting in
this city last week which was numcrously atten-
ded and ably addressed by Prince John, the &C.
centric son 81 the kinderhook Magician. He
was quite severe upon dough-ace Cass who he
said, would not get 10000 vote: in the Stale Of
New York.
, Right clad was when heard that our mi
tual and patriotic iricnd-SAM GALLowAy-had
returned from the wars, with his "brows bound
with victorious wrenil.s.n Sam is n brave frl-
low, and TO doubt 'slaycd or captured Mexl-
can" whenever an opportunity offered.
! Tho Natives Of the LIST District have nominat-
cd Lewis G. Levin for rr-clection,,to Cong tcsS
Tho Wings of the ith district have nominated
J. S. Little, Esqr.. for the same office.
Y"ursr McDONOUGH.