The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-04-27

winter AT least six were stopped " stSrihy-
how came they to be stopped it they had been
sent TO paving subscribers; Oh those that came,
two of the persons to whom they are directed
VIII" have been asked, say they pay nothing for
il. We make no issue vita The Chicken, but
We do not see how i will reconcile its sta tc,Iient
with the facts"
The abovcI find in The Cecil Wing, of
Saturday last, and as | am no longer con-
n.cted with the Blue Hens Chicken, as
one OF ITS editors. ask OF YOU in justice
10 myself 10 publish it, together with the
following statement so far as the "Chick-
en- was sent spontaneously" 10 the Elkton
post Office for individuals there.
In examining the books, I find the fol-
lowing are TIE names, (vith one eNcep-
tior) who were subscribers to the '.Chck-
en-" that were mailed ekly--and if any
other peesons received the paper, I had
nothing 10 do with it. 1t was entirely
without my knowledge.
Here Mr.. Jeantell gives the ma mes Of
twelve persons. We judge best TO refrain
from printing them. because they might
not wish their names published in this
connection. Farther on re have substi-
tuted a dash for name, in two or three
places Ed. Vhg.l
On my way to Baltimore, sometime last
summer, stopped at the Depot in Elkton,
for the purpose of enquiring OF persons
present, how / could have a letter sent to
Mr. Norris Lewis, (paper-maker,) when a
man named - came up TO me and said
he would deliver it provided would send
him paper 1.-THE Chicken) occasionally,
and whenever favor OF a similar kind
was asked he would cheerlulIy do the
then gave me his name, and remarked at
the time that he was Deawarian, and
as the Chicken contained '.ioca! news" TO
HIM it was interesting and felt an inter-
est in ton leaving me he enquired
whether ] had paper with me, replied
| had but one copy, but as he insisted and
appeared anxious to have it | handed it to
him, ia.
After my return to Wilmington, Mr..
-, ia Young gentleman in our en-
ploy,i from Elkton, who was about leaving
the Depot for Wilmington, was accosted
by this - at the Elkton Depot, and re-
ques.ed him to remind me Of the interview
and said he was anxious TO have the
Mr.. did as request
ed.-l made no reply and his name with
out my knowledge waa placed on the mail
book, and until l was indicted by the
Grand Jury of Cecil county, was ignorant
of his receiving paper. This is the only
exception as mentioned above.) TO the
best OF my knowledge he is the onl y midi
vidual that ever received a paper without
money but l considered he had rendered
an equivalent by taking the letter to Mr.
Lewis.
1t is possible that quite number Of pa
pers como to the post office in EIkton as
stated in your article Above, who are not
to the Chicken, as it has a
weekly sale of several hundred, numbers
of papers enclosed in wrappers are sold,
both from the Office of publication and the
news room OF Mcssrs. Roche & Butler, for
people to send TO their friends. For the
sending of such papers am not response
bic. The paper was printed by us for
profit, no paper leaves the office unless
Tor an equivalent.
am not an abolitionst, and never was
nr,-neithrr is Mr.. Vincent my former
partner. The paper when connected with
1t was not an abolition paper. 1t was in
in ITS principles and open to the
discussion of all subjects of public inter-
ests, both slavery and anti-slaverv, tenn
pcrance and ant,-temperance, Wing and
Democratic, sc. The paper has. indeed
advocated the abolition OF slavery in this
State, (Dplaware.) where we have so few,
and opposed its extension to territory now
lrec-but it has never interfered with
Maryland laws only where they seized
on free negroes belonging to this State.
who happened to visit Maryland and been
sold, forcing our citizens to subscribe
money Tor their jail fees, Or else have
their families a Iurden on the county.
Yours very Respectfully,
WILLIAM I JEANDELL.
n. B. 7 would State that the commu,i-
cation OF "Thos' Garrett which appeared
IN the "Chicken' of February Sth, 1850,
with the resolution Of the Syracuse Con-
venton I had nothing to donor did I
circulate copy Of the paper containing
said aricl-.-The impression abroad is
that | done so.
For The Cecil Wing.