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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

~ A man named A. S. Smith, supposed to
be conductor Of the underground railroad"
sent box to the Express office in Richmond
Va, directed to Philadelphia, and marked as
merchandise. Afier being put on the cars, il
was found to contain two slaves, who were ssiz-
ed. Smith was also arrested and committed to
jail at Richmond.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

81 The annexation Of Norfolk, Va. to North
Carolina, is subject quite warmly agiiaied in
the papers Of that region. One man objects to
Il dangerous to the climate Of that city, North
Carolina being n sickly State.
This reminds US OF the old woman who was
opposed to the annexation Of Texas, because
il was a hot country, and We had warm weather
enough now
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

CT The editor Of the Easton, Pa Argus, Q
few days since, saw boy and girl, neither Of
them over years Of age, staggcr by his Office
beasily drunk
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

ar Tbs following is the negroes definition of
gentleman;
Massa make de black man workee-make
de horse workee snake de or workee--make
cherry ting workee, only de hog; he, de hog, no
workee; he eat, he drink, he walk about, he 60
10 sleep when he please, he lift like gentleman"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

BuRNT TO DrATn.--A child Of Mrs Walter
Reynolds, of Athol, was burnt TO death by il.
clothes taking fire, in the absence Of the mother
ON the 3d.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

ca Only one Wing Congressman, Jeremiah
Morton, has becn elected in Virginia, and the
Iocofocos have majorities in both branches Of
the Legislature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

81 Richard Il. Newcomb, Judge of Probate
for Franklin. county, died at his residence in
Greenfield, on Monday. He was 70 years old
and had been for long time in feeble health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18
VERMONT pHGNIX.
Brattleboro, Friday, May IS, lS40.

DIsTnrsslso AcciDrSr.-on Saturday nf-
ternoon last, Mr. L. II. Sergeant, Of the firm Of
Sergeant & Green, Of this village, bad his left
hand cut to pieces in the planiug-machine Of
their Cabinet Mandatory. lie bad glove on
the hand at the time, which perhaps made the
injuries worse than they would otherwise have
been. Mr. S. displayed remarkable degree Of
coolnoss under such trying circumstances; stop
ping the machine himself, and giving directions
how It should he taken apart. The hand was
nmpuiaied at the wrist joint, with the aid Of
chloroform, by DR.. Graw, of the Water Cure
Establishment; and the pa,ien, is doing we'll
Seldom have we known an accident to elicit
so general an expression Of sympathy in the
community, as this. Mr. Sergeant is an csiima'
bic aud industrious young man, and was just
commencing business, with fair prospects.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

g. II you want to give the people Of Ohio
fits" ask them to charter Bank. There have
been 10 Bank failures in that State, the people
losing by them upwards Of $1,000. 600.
Faf Tho Cold Dsli4-s have bvsn i-su-si ft0m
the Mint Those newspaper editors who have
been able to get sight Of them, state that they
are /" little beanties;' but, being much smaller
than a half dime, they arc probably too diminu-
tive ever 70 come into general Circulation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

Traveller, says;
Hosea Smith, a lawyer convicted at ouI
criminal court two years since Of forging papcr'
upon the Treasury, claiming unpaid balances
and sen, TO the Peni,entiary, from which he wal
Isrdoned out by President Polk las, winter, i
again in our city. presenting a fine appearance
lounger at the hotels, and withal no doub, al
applicant for Office"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

SINGULAR DEATHs.--Henry Smith, of Ad-
olson, VI, aged 80, was taken with a severe pain
IN the thumb, and died in few days. His son
died soon affsr, In precisely the same manner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-18

Look Der ron YouR IlrADsl--A stone Of
: lbs weight was thrown from blast at the Do
pot grounds, into our greatest ihoroughfarc, near
Mr. Van Doorn's Cabinet shop, on "Wednesday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-10
New York EIeatioA Returns.

he New York pnpers, "f yesterdIy n orning
are well filed with tables of returns of the
election on tuesday, from which We select such
items us are Of interest
In New York city, Thomas Candy tho wing
candidate for Sheriff, has a clear mujorty Of
2,6l4 The wing candidate for County Clerk,
e. w. Eiblet, has a m jorily of ,ol2.
Judge Jones, the Loco candidate for Judge of
the Supreme Court, is said to be elected, being
the only Loto.ouo candida elected TO the city
Offices
Tie returns for members Of the Assembly, as
far received, shows the election of 40 Wings
ard Ii Locos. In the last Assembly, in tho
same counties, there was IL Wings and IL
Lucos.
The returns for the Senate, a far IS received
show the election Of II Wngs and I.ocos-
sumo RS last year.
In the New York City Council, there is a
Wing majority of on joint ballot being II
less than the Wing ma jorliy Of last year
The New York Herald IN abiding to the
prnba bic result, says:
alt is supposed there will be small w ig
ma jorty in the popular vote Of the State, and
that the vote will show decrease Of full fifty TO
vHmUer' But the aspect OF the popular vote
can be more clearly seen in the foil loving
statement Of the malollies in 81 Of the SO
counties of tie Stale. To arrive at the Loco
ma olilIcs in November, lS4S, we have counted
the Cass an Van Buren, vo.c as 1t thrown Tor
ticket
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-10
For TIL: Cecil Whir.
Education.
Nov. 9Th, 1919.

FRIEND RrcNnTrs:-As an evidence
that the State Of Maryland IN general, and
Cecil county in particular is wotally be-
hind the times in regard ia Educational
reform and enterprise, beg leave to call
the at;ehton # yonr readers to tie te~tl-
mrny OF some OF the cent emen recently
assembled at tie Educationa! Convention
in Philadelphia.
Delegates from Rhode Isa d commen-
,ed with prrAe upon the School system
Of their State; and the benetic al results
thereof.
Mr.. Wharton said, hat the system OF
Education adopted in Penns} lvania adj
met with opponents at first, tut its adoo-
ton 4 d PRACTICAL workings beng tried,
it is now generally regarded as good and
comparing well with the system OF the
best regulated States.
Mr.. Duncan, of Louisiana. said that his
State mad rXpc.ime. ted great deal, and
that happy omen< fore,ell good results.
Mr. Summer gave long detail of the
admirable School system of AIassacl.us-
etts.
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For The Cecil Wing.
Free Schools and Libraries

In the last No. of "The Whig," cor
respondent over the signature OF "Cecilia'
suggests the passage of a Law "giving to
the Grand Jury OF the county, the grant
ing of licenses" as a means of Kidding us
Of those curses and pests of our country
grog-shops.
OF the propriety or improperly, con-
stitutionality or unconstitutionali'y of such
a Law, shall at present say nothing.
Such law might be productive of good
But let us look little deeper into the sub
jcct than "Ceciia'' has done, and we will
see what will produce the desired effect.
She has taken but a superficial view OF it /;
and, instead of striking at the root of the
evil, proposes topping oh'a few branches
only.
Mans destiny is action. He must be
employed--for ga mind quite vacant is a
mind distressed And if he is not en-
ployed in something useful to himself and
the community, he will be in something
Injurious thereto. Let us then employ him
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in sorneth;n, nselnl How Nv cultivate
mo his mind and s.,rjrg it with lnowl-
edSe And how il thus 10 be- done? Bv
cst9b,isb;nr rrcn Common Schools and
Librarirs and creatinr a Taste for reading
and th,nlirr ,n.toad ., one for IoafIrn and
t;pDIipo, Orr present school-sys.cm- if
i ran he called svsipm-;s > wretchcd
one Instead Of establishing free Com
mon-Scboors and Libraries all over the land.
we throw away onr money. bv oiyinr il
TO A cadcnips Sc. for the Lord onIy knows
what. We rive each of our Academies
annually. more then would establish two
or thrcs com,non-schoo,s upon pcrn,a-
nent basis. And what is the result? The
pr;nc;nals Of those Institutions can Der
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A PUBLIc DAY In some OF the coun-
tics on the Eastern Shore, custom has es-
tablished what is called Public Deg. Ii
is the day persons from the various sec
tons of the county, go to the county town
on business, and are thus brought together,
and made familiar with each ether, and
with the interests, wants and wishes Of thei:
various neighborhoods.
We have often thought such custom
would be advantageous here. 1t would be
gratifying to our citizens to meet each 9TH
er, simply to exchange friendly greetings,
if there We're no matters of business to be
transacted between them. 1t would be
agreeable, for instance for gentlemen from
Port and tie Rising Sun, to see their friends
of the Manor and SasGafras, and vice versa,
when i'll EIkton on their own private bust
ness; and as citizens Of these different
Districts often have business with each 9TH.
er, they could thus, many times "kill two
birds with one stone"
In Queen Anne's, the case we think Of
particularly now, Tuesday of each week
is known and set apart as Public day.
The Levy Court-answerlng to our Com
missioners Cortland the Orphans Court
hold their sessions on that day, and all
who have business in Centrcville, when
they can make it suit, go there on Tuesday
We would like to see the custom estab-
llshcd in Cecil. Our Commissioners and
Orphans court would meet on that day
when they did meet. and besides the Sc
public matters, sales of Real estate &c
could be then made, &C., SC. By com
mon agreement, the understanding coulc
soon be had, and the custom established
Other things would conform to it, and il
could not fail, in our opinion, TO have {
good effect.
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gress had ALREADY been made in elemen-
tary Education In that Province.
O;her gentlemen passed enconiums on
the progress Of education IN their differ
ent State and secicus.
Baltimore City. also stands prominent
as a champion OF this glorious cause
The cause is advancing on all sides and
extending lis benign Influence to,he Ut
mos, limits of this great county, and
t ON the shores Of the atlantic 10 the west
eu confines of civilization, the public
mlnI is alive TO the claims o! the rising
gencraron uron the present population
for qualifying them TO control the future
dcstinies Of the commonwealth But
a,as! amid all his general adulaiion, there
is one like Mordecai Of old, that stands
MT up, ror is moved Mary and, ever
ready 10 respond to the calls OF her coun
try or her lizens, exhibits az unpardona
Die apathy il providing for the present
welfare and future usefulness of her Sons
ord Daughters At the Convention
above referred to, Mr. Rhees of Maryland
gave very unlavorable account ofthe
condition of schools in that State. There
Were many children who had no school
instruction. He deplored the wait of
effort IN the right quarter, but hoped that
light was dawnlng upon them.
Compare The last report with that of
any 0 her State or section OF country,
and comment is unnecessary. ii.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-10
For The Cecil Wing.
LTCrGEl Reform .

Mr.. EDlToR.- | nave been greatly pleas
ed with communication in the last No.
of your paper, from your fair correspon-
dent ''Cecllia." The subject referred To-,
is one OF general interest, and commendS
itself to every mans Judgment and con-
science.
LIGHT has broken in upon the public
mind, and revealed to It The hideousncss OF
the system OF LIcrNSElNG MnN TO SELL.
Run With the term RrMaELLER,"
we have learned TO associate ideas Of trr0ng,
Of o"tynse, Of troe, and OF mcaHaGss, In
this "Liccnse SYSTEM" turks thc sting of
vipers, the poison Of asps, the cup 0! Devils.
No wonder then, that the cry Of Gre
form Reform should have been sound
ed, and reiterated BY your lady corrcsron-
dent.
The facts referred to by your correspoa-
dent, are Of public notoriety, and it is not
only in ''Sassairas Neck, that these ''small
liquor stores" are nuisances. | hold that
in every part Of this county wherever
you find Store large or small, or Tav-
ern, large or small, where Aq"or is sold,
there you find, so .t'r as hat Lromch ofMejr
tusinc5s is concerned, m"isaaco. There
may be--there are different grades of these
nuisances, but the most eenteel rumshop
what a paradox Is nuisance.
Cecil county is in the worst condition,
for redress against these nuiSanccs, of any
county in the State. A RumselIer's per-
mt, to make paupers, to incte TO broils, to
disturb The peace and quiet Of whole COM
munties must be 50 sacred, that nought
but the verdict Of twelve sworn men can
supprcsst. Let us have the Laws changed.
! hope sir, there will be general response,
10 the suggestion, for a convention Of dele
gates to meet in Ell.ton at an early day.
Yours, sc. ".
Nov. 9Th, 1919.
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Seminole Indians.

The Administration has been severely
censurcd for not having sent troops into
Florida TO slaughter this whole tribe, be-
cause a few Of their number commit ed
sundrv acts Of violence upon some of
the white settlers within their territory
But the result has justified the course pnr
-ued The head meu were met with
kind words instead of cold steel The
offenders were demanded and promised,
and he equel shows how the promise is
being kept.
Ii General Taylor had been disposed,
a sufficient apology could have been
found for second Florida war. Bnt
his protracted experience had not only
made him acquainted with The Indian
character, but with the causes which
led to, and the infamous motives which
induced he continuance Of the f,stwar.
The sane motives and fec ings, to a very
considerable extent, entered iu'o The re-
cent desire to renew host;liles with the
Indians. During the former war, mil
lions OF government money passed Into
the pockets Of private individuals, and a
second edition of this golden harvest is
coveted by those who gathered the first.
BIZ: he sagacty and forhearance of the
Administrator have avel'ed the necessi-
ty ofvioleuce, and the result viii demon
srate the humanity and wisdom Of the
course pursuel.--A!bomy Ex. Jdur. ,.
The Winchester Tirg'nian, SAYS, that
the scondion of the country was not
we'll dap,cd to the success of the late 10
cofoco administration" These Locofo-
co organs think that the country ought
to have adapted its condition 10 the Loco
loco policy, instead of expecting that the
policy should be adapted 10 its condition
No doubt they viii say that a man
should be clipped and pared to fit his
br" eches, Instead Of expecting the breech
es to be made to fit him-Lou. Journal.
A old Locoloco who recently died in
4 labama left his properly TO- his children
upon Condition OF their being Locofocos.
/ There may have been some wisdom in
that. One OF the Uses, of the old Greek
philosophers left his money in the hands OF
freud % be give alto his children only
upon the coaii'ion Of their being fools,
''ior," said he, 'lflhey are wise men hey
wilIno need it-[Louisville Jour,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-10

TIE BOUNDARY QUESTION w essrs,
Key, Eyre; ard Riddle, Commissioners 10
settle the disputed line between Mary land,
Pennsylvania and Delaware, entered in,o
the business Of the commission Oh Monday
last Several landmarks were disc oyered
and il is SAID, unotiicl tally of course, thai
the Commissioners are all convinced that
Pennsy lvanla is entitled 10 some land hitA
ERIC supposed lobeIong to Delaware. On
the new map Of Chester county, this strip
or peak of land is pretty accurately repre-
seated. l, includes the little village
Me chanicsviIle, The residence of Mr.. WIFI
liam Smith, formerly member of our Leg
stature. The Secretary of Var has acce-
deA 10 the request Of the commissioners,
and assigned Col. Graham, U s. a.; to a,
tend 10 the field operations of the survey
Col. Graham is one of HE best engineer.
in the Amy. He will commence the
work on Monday nex,.-[De. Journal.
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Latest by the Hihernia.

Photographed fer the Baltimore Snn.1
4 French De- Tncrea tpro,pett ola e"
scps.n Wur-3 Russian IHreat-Ueh
Ja.he .Nai!s,&e,
New York, Nov. 6, 1919.
The New York Courier and Enq'il"r
Of this morn ng contains the iollowiug dis
patch frum London TO Liverpool up to the
moment the sailing of The Hlbernia.
A dispatch from Paris dated at Friday
at noon, says-"During the speech OF
Matthew de la Drone, on the Roman CUES
ton in the National Assembly, an alter
cation occurred between NJ 1hiers and
NJ. Blxlo. The lotter declared that the
former had said that the election Of Lou
is Napoleon Bonaparte would be dis
grace to france, whereupon Thiers de-
marded satisfaction, and duel was i'm
med,atcly fought with pistols, but nei-
ther party sustained any personal injury
The seconds then came forward aid sta
ted that the parties had done all that hon
er required, and both members returned
to the Assembly just as The sitting was
adjourned at $ O'Clock. De Ia Rossiere
was the last speaker, and would continue
his address to-day.
The Eyenement says that the Russian
charge al Paris, had made known to the
foreign minister that Russia would regard
the entrance of The French fleet into the
Darlanelles as declaration of war.
The same paper says that orders had
been gwen to the French fleet to JOIN the
English feet at Naples.
aivt.rs have been re :eived from Lon
don at liverpool to the Goth October,
st9ling that the steamer Severn, which
Lett Jamaica on the 22d September,
brought one million Of specie on mer-
chants account, and eighty-ive thousand
dollars On account OF Mexican divi-
dends
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StOD Tsseve!-There are time

when drinking and carouslng-gcnerally
held to be matters Of private interest and
account by their prevalence and boldness
become subjects Of vital public Importance ;
sol much so, that those whose position
makes 1t their business to notice that which
interests the community, cannot be sien.
in regard to them, without a goading con-
science and sense of derelictness in duty
"a condition in which no man IS excusa-
Bile, or in which he should be expected to
remain. Under such circumstances neither
"iear, favor nor affection" shall prevent
us from speaking out.
That drunkenness, rowdylsm, and vice
generally, are struggling for the mastery III
this town is painfully apparent. That they
are assuming boldness which mocks at a
common respect for propriety, and for the
orderly part of the community, is manifest
That many, lacking moral courage, anl
weak from the power OF former habits, arc
being carried away captive towards dis.
grace and destruction, is beyond a doubt
Let those then, who are opposed to thi,
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-lS49.--~ ~-lS4S..-
Wig. L"cO. y hig Loco
81 Counties."l2, 6,I43. 1889 l4,0se
GLIB II 032
Wing maj'ty Gill $500
Gill
Wing maj'ty Gill
w big gain. ...... 1911

In November, ls4S, the loco majority Gas.
aud Van BUREN, over the wings iaylur) was
1925. According to this the wings have 10
gam largely in the counties TO be heard from,
10 elect their State ticket.
he impression at Albany, at O'Clock on
"Wednesday evening, was TINT the following
camd.dn,es were elected to the State Offices
Washington Hunt, w Comptroller.
Alvah Hunt, W., Treasure
Christopher Morgan, w, Secv. Of State.
Lew $. ChaiicId, L., Attorney Gen.
Freedom Jewetl, h., Judge OF Appeals
Frederick Fol!ntt, l. Canal Commissioner.
Darius Clark, h., State Prison Inspector.
II. Seymour, w, Engineer and Surveyor
ChatIield, Jc"ett, FoIlatt, and Clarke, were
also on the n'l-reut ticket, ich renders Their
election more than prob BILE.
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MHEIZfKsck. &c.

GRAHAM's MAGAZINE, December, 1919;
Samuel d. Patterson & Co., PhIlada.-A
fine No. Among the contributors are Jos.
Il. Chandler, ii. w. Herbert, Mrs. E!let,
Simms, and 4. ). Arthur. 1t has two steel
line engravings, two mszzotintys, fashions
and other minor cuts, music &c, and is a
good work. See advertisement.
GoDEy's LApy's Book, December; l.. A.
Cooley, Philada A very large and excel
lent No., containing 100 pages OF reading,
two mezzotinto engravings, portrait OF
Mrs. Joseph {, Neal, @ beautiful title page,
fashions, and many wood engravlngs,
Grace Greenwood, Mrs. Ellct, Airs. Neal,
Miss Leslie, Arthur and Simms. Cooley
has made most excellent work for 40,
and will do what he says in 80
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, No
vcInter. John R. Thompson, Ed and Pro
prictor, Richmond, Va. This No. is filled
with excellent papers, and as a general
thing, the work is one Of the best periodl-
Gals in America.
AMERICAN FARMER, November; Samuel
Sands, Baltimore. A fret rate number
and most excellent work.
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spirit Of ruin--who respect morality and
decency who have any desire for the
well being Of this community, take their
stand and battle for law, order and moral
ity. Let them discountenance every man
in his attempts to corrupt and destroy the
moral sense Ct his fellows. Let them frown
upon every thing calculated to lead men
into drunkenness and vice. Let them ex-
pose every man-trap, in the shape OF sup
pers and raflics, or whatever shape they
may appear in. Point out to offenders,
the ruinous consequences they are inhict-
ing on the community; reason with those
who participate in these scenes OF de-
hatchery, and if they will not dcSist,
strike your heaviest blow. Make them
feel it in their business-make them feel
it in their political aspirations. Citizens :
you must defend your children, your
hearthsoncs and your property. The
enemy is upon YOU, and he will plumber
YOU Of your treaeurcs and your friends
Out, and attack him with strong arm and
keen blade. There is too much wink
ing at rowdyisnl--there i 100 much apol-
ogy made for it. Expose lt-.trip it Of
its nimsy co9ering--sbake it out 10 the
public gaze in all its deformed fcoUndrel.
ism; for trucking to it, and parley ms with
it, has been practiced long enough.
Is the offender your friend! Friendship
demands that You should point out to him
the inevitable result Of bis course. Show,
him that it Lead to disrespcct-to deep
er depth OF yica-to degradation, to bank
Tuptcy, to rags, wretrhedness, disgrace
and death. Show him That lie is at war
with the best interests Of himself and
friends, and Of the community, and if he
will not mend his ways, try harsher means.
The man in the fable, cSpostulated with
the boy who robbed his tree--he then
threw grass at bin, and that failing to
bring him down, he tried the virtue of
stones. We think it time now to throw
stones.
We are glad 10 learn that some persons,
who have TO some extent, countenanced
the outrageous, and injunous practices We
have referred to, are determined to do SO
10 longer, and we do sincerely hope that
all concerned may see the necessity Of
staying the tide Of ini4r;ty, which is blast
ing the bodies aud souls of many of our
citizens, rohbing them Of their property;
and what is worse, of their fair name, and
setting most dangerous example TO oul
youth. We hope to see the orderly part
q the community assume their rigGtiui in
dependence, and dare to speak aad to act
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M~Those who have been enquring
bout that School convention, will find IN
formation I'M communication ny Mr. Ell
lis, in another column.