The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-07-21

LAYING CORNER SroNE.-The corner
stone Of a new Methodist Episcopal Church
at Bethel was laid on Tuesday. last. The
exercises were opened by Rev. Mr.. Elliott,
who chose the hymn commencing
"Greut God who laid on sion's mount
precious corner stone"
Rev. Mr.. Smith, the Presiding Elder of the
district delivered the address, and Rev. Mr..
Brisbane closed the services.
The following articles were placed in a
copper box prepared by Mr.. John II. Ora
ham, and deposited in the corner stone:
Names of subscribers towards building the
church and amounts subscribed Names of
the building committee and minutes of their
proceedings; Copy of the Minutes of the
last Philadelphia Conference; Methodist
Hymn book and Dicipline, Methodist AL
manac; Christian Advocate and Journal,
and Southern Christian Advocate and Jour-
NAL Cecil Wing; Cecil Democrat Balti-
more Sun; Baltimore American CONNER
cial List American Protestant; Poor Wills
Almanac; names OF the President and his cab
met, Governor and Secretary of State Of
Maryland, and her senators in congress; gold
dollar, half dollar, quarter do, dime, half
dime and cent, all Of issue Of 1919, except
the dime.
When the old church which had been
built fifty years and on the site OF which
the new one is to be built, was torn down,
there were expectations Of finding some
thing of the kind within its foundation, but
they were disappointed. The cAurch be-
Gun is to be beautiful one with a base
ment story, and will reflect great credit
upon the society in the ncighborhood. We
understand that the amount already sub
scrlbed is $2909.50, which, with the old
church, will nearly complete the new one.
THE LocoFoco THE bitter
ness evinced by the Washington Union
lately, and the measure of abuse OF the adj
ministration, in which it INDUCES, have
no parallel in the history of the partizan
press in this country. Burke, late Com
missioner OF Patents, which Office, as he
has since his removal declared had been
used as a political machine, having beer
obliged to give up his place to whig, has
joined himself TO the " Organ" and grinds
away on it much more Justly than the rev.
erend "Tather" had been wont to do, ard
in the most vindictlye and contemplate
Style.
After charging upon the Department Of
Interior fraud and lniquity, the Union pro-
ceeds to say (" But we do not mean to in
snuate-fo for our statements are facts-that
the Department of the Interior is the only
one under the Government" in which
corruption, fraud, and vlllany have been
and are to be carried on" 1t is useless for
any disappointed and chagrined demagogue
to vent his hatred in any such manner. The
present cabinet have quite as much of the
confidence Of the people as the one which
preceded it. We have no hesitancy in
pronouncng the writer of the sentencewe
quote above, not only dishonest man, but
u malicious scoundrel, and his maignity
will as certainly oyentuatc in bis discom-
future, as that he INDUCES in it. The coun-
try has confidence in the present Admin
istration, and it remains TO be seen wheth-
er it will by its course OF action, retain that
confidence or not.
Notwithstanding to latest accounts
the French had broken through the outer