The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-04-22
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DISTRICT MEETINGS..


"M1n's Immortal till his work is DONE
DISTRICT MEETINGS.
The Wings of the several e:ytion Dis.
trcta OF Cecil county are requested 10 meet
in primary meetings on saturday the
22nd INST, III 3 O'Clock. To select fire delegates
from each D.Sric 10 meet in conUty cons
vention al Ek,oa on TUESDAY the 25tl day
of April inst, Tor The purpose OF appointing
Delegates to the "A hi! $ ate Convention. TO
meet il the city OF Baltimore on HE second
Ihurdlv OF May next, for the purpose Of
appointing delegates to the Whi2 National
Convention and 10 nominate electoral caldi-
dates torlhe next Presidential election.
IonN c GRooME, !. IL jAMaR,
IA ELLIS, PC RlcKErrs,
i. +. Nay, A. CHANDLER,
b. +. SLUYTER. Central Committee
Tile District Meetings. - Such Of our Wing
subscribers as get The Whig to-day III time
are reminded OF the District meetings this
afternoon. The omission oflhe word 'and
in the call of the Central Committee, in pre-
yious numbers made an error. Ii should
have read at the conclusions, as it does to-
day, 'lor the purpose of appointing Dele
gates 10 the Wig National Convention and
TO nominate electoral candidates for the next
Presidential election"
The BRIDGE BATTLE Another COM
munication on this question will be
found on the first page. Each side has
now made a personal attack. so that nei-
ther can complain Of disadvantage in that
respect. Hereafter the dsputants will
please contine themselves TO the merits OF
the question. OF course we do not mean
to say that Mr. lamar cannot be defended
from the attack in to-day's paper.
I've hope the District meetings
called by the Central Committee may
pass no resolutions recommending any
particular candi late, whatever they may
do in honor Of wing principles. Let
them be meetings Of VhigS-not any par
tiruIar mans men.
We understand that exception has beer
taken in certain quarter, tothe above
paragraph, which we published two
weeks ago. It is charged, as we are
told, that we intended by II TO dictate tc
the Whims OF the county. and, that We
would not have pennod it, had we thought
any resolutions which mlght be adopted
would be consonant with our views.
IS unnecessary for us to discIairn eithrI
the intention charged, or the fear init
mated. Such was our opinion then
such is our opinion still. We had OBJ
served that in other states, and in otheI
parts Of this state, these man movement
had tended to distract the WhiE party
and we wished 20 avoid any division
Ihcrc-those observations and that wiSl
prompted us to make the remarks above
quoted, which agree, we know, witt
the judgment Of prominent wings OF the
county. And so far from the rrsolu.
tioaS which might be passed at the meet.
ings in question, differing from our view:
we are satisfied such would not be the
case; nor are any resolutions needed tc
fan nlo greater life the feeling in the
Wing party of this county in behalf o
our iayorte for the Presidency,
Perhaps we might here, properly, say
a word in regard to ''dictation " W.
do not accept the compliment implied
in the charge that we dictate. We pass oul
opinions, as we receive the opinions o.
others, just for what they may be found
to be worth no more intending to die.
tate than to be dictated to, but Away,
glad If we can say anything, or be tolc
anything that may be turned to good &C.
count,
TIE Price OF CoRN. Farmers gen,
orally still have considerable quantitie!
Of corn on hand, and are daily com
planning IF the low price it commands
which Is now from 10 to 45 cts. per bush
el. Last fall they could have sold thei
crops for about 60 cts per bushel, but de-
loded by previous prices into the belle
that grain would be high again they helc
on, to lose by doing so. They find by OK
percnce that the locotoco doctrine o
free trace and foreign markets isa chea
an utter delus,on. Europe will buy
bread here when she is starving tina