The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-12-21

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THE UNtoN.--A noble son ofthe Empire State,
in letter to us the past week, says: 81 hope
YOU will stick to the 'Glorious Union" il these
perlous tincs;-I know you will, and iet the hot
heads, both North and South, know what you
think of them" We take occasion to say to
him, ana thus 10 all our readers, that so far as
the influence of this paper extends, we mean il
10 maintain adherence TO the Union. 'sUnion and
liberty, one and unserarable, now and forever
Il none the less great truth now, than when
uttered by its great author, and we utterly detes'
the man or men, North or South, who clamor for
disunion, or disobey the laws Of Congress, en-
acted for its preservation. The supremacy OF
the laws, enacted by ourselves through our Re-
representatives., and entire obedience to them, is
che doctrine of every true citizen. Our only
hope of National prosperity, and of the perpe-
tstion of our Government, is III this, and may
a whitening curse fall on those who raise their
arm against the law; and ifVermont set it at de-
fance, or If South Carolina attempt secession,
let the cannon of the General Government lay
them utterly waste, if all other remedies fail
IVA canal boat belonging to Hunt & Co. of
Wr1 ghtsyille, Pa; and loaded with lime from
that place for parke & Bro. Of this county, was
partially burnt and sunk, at the wharf at this
town on Friday night last. The boat sprang
leak and the water coming in contact with the
unslacked lime, caused the fire. The lime is in
jured, and the boat considerably damaged, but
not lost.
II Attention is called to the adver-
tisemcnt Of Valuable Real Estate at the
Rising Sun village.
Give are requested to state that the
Rev. Mr.. Fernley, will preach in the
Methodist Church in this town, on next
Sunday, morning and evening.
A New RAIL RoAp.-We understand
that there is strong probability that a
new rail road will be made before long,
from Delaware City, to some point on
the Elk river near Chesapeake City, the
time during which the Charter of the
New Castle and Frenchtown Rail road
protected it against competition, being
nearly. expired.
1.-THE Reform Convention adjourn
ed on Wednesday, until the 31st inst.
There can be no opinion formed yet, as
TO when it will finally rise, and we
question if the 10th of March, which
winds up the sitting Of the General As
sembly, sees the end oft. Wehope
some good may come out of this Con-
yention, and we suppose there will; but
the signs are not so encouraging as we
could wish them.
LAND IN Cecil CoUNrY.-We refer
red last week to the rapid improvement
of this county in its agricultural business.
We have remarked for several years
the steady and almost unequalled ad-
vance in the price of land from year to
year, and We believe capitalists could
scarcely do better than invest their mon.
ey in our lands and improve them. Ger
tainly very heavy per centage could
be realized in few years, if the adj
vance were only to equal that of the
few past years; and the prospects are
that it will greatly exceed it.
A gentleman has shown US state
ment of the prices some tracts of land in
the 5th District brought ten years ago,
and what they have lately sold for, or
that has been offered for them. One
has increased from $4,000 to $S,400;
another from $4,000 to SO, 1000; another
tract of III acres, from 1886 (correcD
to $4,000; and for another large tract,
which IS years ago sold for $12,100,
$50,OOO has lately been offered.
..TThe Governor of Virginia on
Monday, addressed an important mes
sage to the Legislature of that State, on
the great subject which now agitates
the Union. He alludes to the law late
ly passed by the Legislature of Vermont,
which virtually annuls, the law Of Con-
gress in relation to the reclamation of
fugitive slaves, as at once an injury and
an injury to the south, but halls the res
olutions passed by the Conventions of
Maryland and Indiana, as omens leading
to the hope, that the bitterness and dis