The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-12-07

letllilS, was put hllilly 10 rest Oh nllrS-
day, by the adoption of the Report of the
majority of the Committee to whom the
subject was referred, which declared all
the delegates entitled to their seats.
The vote stood rs to 3-Mrssrs Brent
and Sherwood of Baltimore and Mr..
Thawley, being the glorious three.
THE LICENSE SYsTEM.-Wc under
stand a movement is about to be made in
ths county TO petition the Convention
now in session at Annapolis, to take
some steps to amend the present License
System. Assuredly something is nee
essary to be done, and anything that Will
tend to effect change for the better
would be a public blessing.
The Destruction OF THE CoNsTITU-
TIoN.-Many grave and reverend patri-
OTIS, as We'll as few hot-headed TRAITORS
are discussing the insutiiciency of the
constitution of our country, and the
probability Or improbability of the rend-
ing of the Union of States existing I'M
der it; but that is not the Constitution
we We're about to refer to.
On Saturday last the Citizens Union
Line, between Baltimore and Philadel
phi, pia Frenchtown and New Castle,
susl ended operations until the coming
spring. Immediately upon this s,spen-
sion the Steamer Constitution, com
manded by Capt. NJ. c. Pearcc of this
town, was to be dismantled aud torn
to pieces, and new boat built in her
place-that is the destruction we allud-
ed to. The new boat is to be built I'M
der the supervision Of Capt. Pcarce, and
will, no doubt, be beautiful affair.
He proposes to call it the General
Mcdonald" after old General William
Mcdonald one of the former owners of
the Line.
A history of this line would be inter
esting, and we hope some one compe-
tent to do so, will furnish us with some
thing of the kind. Before the Union
Line existed, two packets carried freight
to Frencltown, which was taken across
to the Delaware by what was called the
Kings road, and then rc.shipped for
Philadelphia. The landing at French
town was then up at White Hall. Sub.
sequently, probably about 1870, VIM.
Mcdonald and James Gale, ia colored
man,) fitted up an old sloop, called
''Polly" and carried passengersto French
town from Baltimore-they were con-
veyed thence across to New Castle, by
Frisby Henderson in connexion with a
Mr.. Chambers, who at that time owned
White Hall, and from New Castle they
were sent on to Philadelphia in packets
by the Messrs Janvier.
Gen. Mcdonald was a Scotchman; in
his native country he was collier; he
came to this country at the commence
mcnt of the Revolution, and being then
old enough to carry musket, he enlist.
ed in the continental army. Subse.
qucntly he was one of the picked men
who formed Lees celebrated legion
After the war, he settled at Elk Land
ing, and was employed by zebulon
Hollingsworth, as cook on board a
vessel which sailed from that place tc
Baltimore, and afterwards as its cap.
tain. Then, as before stated, in com
pany with Capt. Gale he bought the
"Polly" and started the first line to Car.
ry passengers by the Chesapeake bay
between Philadelphia and Baltimore
At very early date after the commence.
ment of intercourse between those cities
merchandise was landed at Charlestown
in this county, and conveyed thence by
wagons to the Delaware, but passengers
were never carried by that route. Gen
Mcdonald being the first to start pas
Senger line by water, Capt. Pearce
thinks the honor is due to his memory
TO have his name given to the new boat
about to be built Gen. McD., was a
very generous hearted man, and accu
m'llated great wealth; he died about
1910, aged about so years,