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Corn HuskNg.-ITrrc and there along the
roads in which ever direction YOU may DIVE,
You find farmers busly at work husking their
corn; hastins TO have it safely housed before the
SHOWS of winter come. As the fields of green
corn are the most beautiful ofall growing crops,
so the great golden ears as they briskly fly from
the huskcr's hand, are the prettrst Of all ripeli-
cd gain. Sometimes the farmer, to hasten the
work, calls his ncighhors together and has a
"corn -husking''-o Of the jolicst gatherings
in the world--a minglins of the labors Of har-
vest with the pleasures OF a ''Harvcst Homc"-
genuine season of icaslng and song. The
songs are generally improvisaiions, humorous
enough, generally, but not much abouuding in
beauty OF Sen,lncnt; so Whittier thought, We
suppose, when he wrote his beauttu corn song.
from winch We take the following s;anzas:
ave dropped the seed DER hill and plain
Beneath The sun of MAY,
And frightened from our sprouliny grain
The rUbbGr crows away.
All through the long, hright days ofJune,
It's leaves grew bright and fair,
And waved in hot midsummcr'o noon,
It's soft and yellow hair.
And now, with A utumn's moonlit eyes.
Its harvest time has come.
We pluck away its frosted leaves,
And bear the treasure homc.'
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The whole amount of $4,000 has been
subscribed at New York and was paid
to Mr.. Lennon, on Monday as COM
pensation for the loss OF his slaves.
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WILD DUcKs.-lmmense Aocks of
W lid ducks have been in the Elk river
the past week, and large quantities have
been killed by the gunuers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-11-27

J.J. Strang, the Mormon Prophet of
Beaver Island, is democratic member
elect of the Michigan Legislature.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-11-27

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scrih"r Of Cecil county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court Of said counlv, letters iesa,men-
tary On the persona. estate of
Richard Fiilingham,
late OF said county deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased. are hereby
warned 10 exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated, On or before tie
18th day Of October, 1888,
they Nay otherwise By lax, be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons Indebted l."
said estate, are requested 10 make Immediate
payment TO the subscriber. Given under my
hand this 9th day of November 1852.
BOULDEN n. BlDDLE.
Nov 81 CIV E&ecr.
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ThankSg iring.-Thursday was generally .

TAqahsg iring.-Thursday was generally oh
served as holiday here. The stores were all
shut, and sermons were preached in all the
churches. The schools gave holiday and many
OF the boys went away to the woods W It'll their
guns. There was an abundant burning OF pow
der but great scarcity Of gam"-stil we have
no thought Of making game OF the sportslnon on
that account. As usual on such occasions.
Alcohol got the better Of some Oft the folks and
made them b"havc--somc noisily, some dis
gracefully. Breakdowns aud cut heads were
some Of the results, we understand. AL this
alcohol; it is the devil OF every Eden-lho
marrer Of every gala day--thc curse OF youth
and age What pity that il should ever &c;
dominion over any being with n soul.
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a Rainy Day.-Drcary, rainy, cold and disa-
grecablc was yesicrday--a real mother Of The
"h'ucs filling up exactly, LonEleiiow's pic
turc:
"Thc day is cold and dark and drcary,
1t rains and the wind i. never W5a,y:
Tdc vim" sill! cIn2s to the mouia"rIu4 wall,
Bat AT every gust the deaf leaves tall.
And the day is dark and drcaiy."
The rain came down continuously anI with a
perpleNing rapility; the streets 9rc~ muddy an
disagree cable; dark, sullcn Clouds role. over
head all day and deuSr cutInin Of fog hun..
down the river, causing one TO appreciate lhc
aptnesS of Ro3alind's smile in sis lop Lie
II"
Like i0gsy SOUTH putting with wind an rain
The night came on before its tinc-douh|y dark
and dreary il came. giving no "lohcn Of Il good
ly day Tomorrow"
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rnvHES Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
4 >cribrr Of Cecil county has obtained from
the Orphans Court ot sail couiJy, letters ties
amcnlaiy On the prrsoaas estate Fl
james Gtuwu,
late of said county deceased. An persons hay
ing claims against The said deceased, are hereby
warned TO exhibit the same wish the vouchers
thcrc0fduiy authenticated, On or before the
18th day n -Huen,;, iS.i3,
they may otherwise by law, l.c excluded from oil
bcnft of said estate. IN persons indebted to,
said estate are requested 10 make immediate
payment 10 the suhscri5rr Given under my
Land this 21lh day OF iagnst, 1852.
SAMUEL BROWN,
Nov 81 CIV EAt'r.
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In Salt Rjrcr.-AIihuugh free tickets for
this brinv locality arc showcrcl in upon MS
through the mail, by distant Irien,s, giving us
the chance to go by steamboat, BY raIIron d, by
stage-coach, or by the ''ra.ing canawl,' owing
to the persmsons Of the subscribers TO The
Wink, who wish Us to remain and still ..carly
on,' we have determined to lavry by the Elk
yet awhile which is salt enough for our taste.
Admitting that We are not warning it--a thing
a wing editor never should do--a party headed
by the high sheriff of the county. who had been
there on former occasion, lately PASSED our
office, tooiing il to some landing on that dreary
river, the sheriff, who by the way, is an old
music teacher, loudly singing the following
song:
"Come Wings, now button up youl coats,
We have merry ride,
Bclakc yourselves unto your boats
And stem Salt Rivers tide.
The waters up, the breeze is free,
The Locos have GENE down
A Jolly band of brothers we
Let's send the soup around.'
1t Is dull pasture up about the ''hcad waters''
we are told-no ssloai'; or '.tish' being found
in all that region. After Il four years pill
srimace the wings will return, we suppose, and
/ like Pharoah's lean kline, eat up the locos, who
( by that time will have sswaxed fat and kicked
So mote it be.
! NORFOLK, Nov. 20.-John W. Rand
who robbed the Portsmouth Bank, some
time since, made his escape from the
Jail in that town, last night. lie was
pursued as soon as MISE but he has
not yet been taken.
THE MAINE LAw.-The petitions fol
the Maine Law already presented to the
Legislature of Vermont are signed by
$4,000 persons, of whom $1,000 are le'
gal voters.
New Posr OFFIcE.-A new post of.
flee has been established at nees' Cor
ner, in Kent county, and Abel }. Rees
Esq, appointed postmaster.
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Eufal "G,Nall Ta!k."
ia snapper-np Of uaconsidered tribes
Waters Tale, .4ci N, Sec II.


"a piece OF lee: il thou doubt it, thou may at
slide = Timing he Sdrsr.
Old Winter seems struggling hard 10 obtain
asccndeury over all ''thc beauties of The YEAR
He has sent Us whitening hoar-i'oa aud hcspo!-
ed the wonIs Of their :;rcrnnesS. save where
some hardy evergreen stands mp unI nochs his
might; the meadows and fields have grown
brown and serc beneath his touch. and again
and again has he sought 10 cover with snow all
OF life that remains. Anl, as il grown Jealous
Of the smiling face of our blue river, he bound
il IN crystal letters one morning this week. ard
left il supine in It's bed, cold and m0,ion!ess
Ice covered il from shore to shore: but the
friendly sun rose up and relieved it. and soon il
ripplcd and rejoced nj the kiss Of the wind, and
rolled of, blue and carclessly towards the bay
as though it had never felt the irosl-Ains,
breath.
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TLOUR BARRELS.--We will pay 10 cents
L for good Flour Barrels, delivered nj the Elk
ton depot. BROWN y fOAhD.
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THE CECIL WING.
ELKTON, MD, NOV. =, 1852.

STATE F1NAyCEs.--The Baltimore
Argus learns that over five hundred
thousand dollars Of the State debt has
been Iaid off during the present fiscal
year, being greater amouat than had
been paid in any previous year. Tn
der the new assessment the annual pay
ments will reach eight hundred thou
sand dollars per annum: as the debt de-
creases the surplus revenue increases,
and in five or six years the entire Eor-
ton of the debt to be raised by taxes
will be paid of. and consequently the
State taxes will in that time be repealed.
SMALL NoTEs. notice that in
some parts of the State petitions are be-
ing circulated TO be presented TO the
General Assembly when it convenrs,
asking it TO repeal that part OF tn" small
note law, which provides that notes of
MARYLAND banks of less denomination
than FIVE dollars, shall not circulate as
currency, after the first of March, next.
At present our community lahorS under
great Inconvenience for want OF small
change, and the evil will no doubt b"
aggravated by the suppression Of Mary
land one dollar notes. Wrprcsumr the
Legislature will grant the request Of the
petitioners.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-06-23

"a: The Register is indeed sadly put TO, about
this time. for arguments against the Democracy. 1t
rss misleads by its misrepresentation the Anti
Slavery Standard and then quotes tha,
Gov. Reid and next supPresses the letter Of Gen.
Pierce to Maj. LaiIy. approving the fagi.iye-save
law, and quotes from the Evening Post, also an
anti-Slasery journal. to prove that shs Baltimore
Contention lodged The '.compIomise ~ measures.
The Register and other Federal prints in this State
cop6dssay Prediesed that the Baltimore Democratic
Convsnon would not endorse the fagsive-slave law,
and great was their sorrow and their concern for lie
Union ,hereat; but now, the Convention having en-.
dorsed this measure, we felt certain all along !,
would dos these journals 70 right to work to prove
that no such endorsement took pace-that, in fine,
the six or seven hundred Delegates who voted aye.
did know what they we're voting for or what they
were DOING! ,ag:-l sa5s .+....ifs. -. ~
But we have at least one argument for the Raleigh
Register, which in tender consideration for that print
We will set forth. 1t is this Did it ever OCCUR 70
the Register that the Dspcrats have Kae on their
,icket-tfat they propose 70 elect Kngf Hofiibls!
Qen,lsmen. stand from ander, md tost prepare fo,
With .s.eh algumeni, the Regis,ss
miuss Sss she fasuIs prove iasncibls. a, eraa a.'
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-06-23
SUPREME COURT.

The following gentlemen have been admitted .e
practice the County Courts in this State T. J.
Norcom, Washington; William A. Moore, Edenton /;
Bart. Fuller Fayetteville; C. B. Sanders, Johnston /;
Jno. s. Long, Washington; Benz. A. Kittrell, OK
ford; w. L.. Treadwsll, Lamar, Miss; A. Fl. Gal.
ther, Morganton; J. F. Graves, Sury; VIM. H.
Wiggins. Halifax; R. 7. Browning. Columbus,
Miss; NeiII; Mckay. Cumberland; and Sitgreaves
Atmore, Newben. 81" .>>- zs..sg --a..t .
And the following to Superior Court practice: w.
L. McGary, Fayetteville; A. F. Woodard, Washing-
ton John F. Latham. Washington; J. H. Whitaker,
Oxford and Thos. NJ. Arlington, Nashville.
90. WEDNESDAY, Jons i. 1852.
Cochran Gordon, in Equity from Orange, ar.
gued by Reade for plaintiff and Norwood for defer.
Walters vs. Jordan. from Person. argued by Nor
wood for plaintiff ard Reade for defendant.
Allen vs. Allen. from New Hanover, argued BY
WinsIow for plaintiff and Strange for defendant
appeal. dismissed. .-,a-
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CONGRESS-.

This body appears TO be still engaged, fof the most
part, E discussing the question Of the Presidency
On the 18th inst. Mr.. Cabell, Wing. of Florida,
made bold, eloquent, and most fearless assault on
the'Scot and Seward wing Of the party he asserted
that Gen. Scott stands before the country a. the CAM
didae Of the higher law party, "with paddock
his lips, and his principles in Seward's breechss
pockets.''' He warned the Wing Convention not to
sacrifice principles and the caase of the Union to
policy, and told them if they did, the curses ofa be-
trayed constituency would follow them to their
graves."-
On the 18th, MI. Gentry, Whig, Of Tennessee,
spoke in the same vein. We make the following ex-
tract from his remarks as given in the Republic, of
that day: T.. ~1 ....
-" Mr.. g., during his remarks. said that the Demo-
Gratis in the Baltimore Convention had. - the extent
party organization enabled them. nationalized them
selves this question. They had nobly, honoraby,
and patfiotically come up to the necessities of the
times recognising the binding obligations of the Con-
stitution North and South, and anxious to give
peace, tranquility and pernanence to the Union. The
Whjg party he insisted, must natienaIizs itaef at
Baltimore, cease exist and II ought to e
exist unless it shall nationsize itself. He was not
seeking to break up the Whig party, but to purify
and nati6ndize it. If that be done, il should
be destroyed. If this be treason, mako the most
Of it, and bow me out Of the party if you piease.""
Mi. Gentry and Mr.. Cabeli were replied to by the
traitor Staniy. He ridiculed platforms humbugss
and took ground against the endofsemens by the
Wing Convention Of the compromise" measuEos.,
He said platform by the Wings embracing the
:. conpromse,'' would create sectional par, and
therefore it was better to avoid the test. o..
The action of the Senate, for the las. three four
days, is not important.
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~f- III -.E - .l.a
NUMBER 925.
,.".aE --.. For the Standard.
To the Democratic Republican Party
| ".s OF NORTH CAROLINA. q =. .

! For the Standard
To the Democratic Republican Party
OF NORTH CAROLINA. s.,
cannot refrain from expressing my deep felt gati-
nde for your warm, generous and unlocked for efforts
to procure my nomination to the second office in the
gift of the greatest nation upon earth. should cer-
ainly have been proud had those efforts been crowned
with success, but believe my gratitude TO you could
not have been greater IL what has been done have
received additional evidence Of tho kind regard
with which you have ever honored me-a kindnesfs
am sure, arising from tnerts Of ny own. In aho
result am not disappointed. for my hopes were never
excited, and no North Caronian can regret that the
Nomination has fallen upon q native Of State.
whose fame has already shed ss,rs upon the land Of
his birth. am sure his name will inspite far more
enthusiasm than that of the humble individual whom
You sought tn honor. e..
The selection made by the late Baltimore Conven-
tlon was altogether fortunate, thoogh not in exact ac-
cordanee with our previous wishes. Gen. PIERCE
has not hitherto been 80 well known among us, but
allow me on this occasion to bear tny testimony 10
his high merits. had the pleasure Of serving with
him in the Senate of the URted States, and hon
ored with his friendship and one with whom
there associated has been more kindly remembered
by me. He possesses clear head and generI
Gus and manly hear., and no one can know h,a, out
10 esteem and. honor him. If Southern sun had
warmed him into life, he could not have been better
representative Of the Southern people. --....
OF Col. KING l need say nothing. He 10 known
to US all. and to say that know him is to say that
we respect him.
OF such leaders our party is justly proud; and
with the principles inscribed upon their banner that
are promulged by the Convention that nominated
them, they cannot for moment doubt of success.
May neither apathy. nor blind confidence be found in
our ranks, but with the battle cry of PIeRcE, KISe,
and REID let us bear aioft the gorous flag Of 1899,
upon which victory has SO often perched under the
leading of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson and
Polk. Believing, as do that with our principles
are identified the prosperity and psrpetaiiy Of
beloved country; that there never may be wanting
wise heads and manly hearts 10 advance and main.
tain .hem, is the prayer of
= Your obliged fellow citizen, ..-e
ROBERT STRANGE.
Raleigh June Is, 1852.
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HON. ROBERT STRANGE.

The Card of this distinguished gentleman to the
Democr,tic party Of North Caiolina, which we pub
lish in another column. does equal credit to his head
and heart. .-.--e.-.. 3 3. -. @---. as -,
We regret that bis friends failed to secure hi'
nomination, for We know of one in this broad Con
fderacy better fitted than he s for the duties and re-
s,onsibi,ies of the Vice Presidency; but the party
deemed proper to confer the nominatio" upon anoh
or, and the reflection 10 gratifying that 1t teH qpo1
native of the old NORTH, who was our second choice
and whose character has always been dear to oo'
people, 81 ~ ~ ...@'-.'t p. - g
Judge Strange yisids TO shs action Of his party
with grace and dignity which must heigh'en th'
regard and admiration Of his friends; and. as pri
vats 10 the ranks hi. voice will be heard now. a. is
times past, urging on the great Democratic column Il
the charge. - .-'7 80 - -
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Extract from a.Ietier to the Editor, dated

:. MocKsvILLE, June 10, 1852.
We have just learned that Franklin Pierce and
William r. King have been nominated for Prssident
and Vice President. We are much gratifed at tke
nominations. Gen. Pierce is able ssateshnsa, and
Is entirely sound ON the Slavery question. Much 10
due to The old Granite State for her consistency in u
holdng true principles and to Col. King the old
North State knows him as native son, and will sup.
pori him with great enthusiasm"
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EXTRACT from letter to the, Editor. dated
~ -. -stcz s. TuscuMsfA, Ala, May 81, l65.

Can, North Carolina resume her former position
In the Democratic ranks at the coming elections As
son of good old Edgecombe assurs you were she
70 do it. should rejoice beyond Heasure. Every
thing is right in Alabama = w h any thing like .
faif nomination. we can sweep the Stats BY twelve
thousand najority.'' '.a- --
We guess our ffiend will be sa,ished with the
platform. aud with Pierce and King. e.,.
So far a. this State 10 conesfpsd. what we have to
say is she is right already; and with the aid Of her
honest people, we expect she will assy just where
she is--on the Democrsae side. +. [,sf 4'~I
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a 1t is gratifying fact. that a vast majority o'
the landhoIders of the SDe are perfectly willing
that the non-landholders should allowed to vote,
with them, for Senator'S. These landholders know
that to equalize suffrage 10 to impair their rights
or to affect their prosperity intsres,s and they
have been voting long enough for both branches Of
the Assembly, to be able to Judge Of the feeling which
the nandhoder has when his vote is refused, and
he 10 turned of from the Senatorial box. They are
willing todo as they would be done and hence they
say to the non-landholder. s come up higher you
pay taxes-this Senate 10 based on taxes; you have
Lives, property, fortunes--this Senate sits upon
these things and determines for against you you
work the roads and perform military duty, well
others-this Senate has control, jointly with the
Commons, over the public highways and improve
ments of the State, and the fandholdeEs as well az
others may need your aid in the day of battle. -
But this great right Of equality at the balobox is
now in peril. John Kerr and many of the Wing
leaders are resor.ng to conceivable device and
strataqem to defeat it; and thay will succeed. unless
all the friends of Free Suffrage, iandholders as well
as noniapdholders. keep their eyes fixed steadily up
on it, and work for i. BY working for David S. Reid
until victory crowns their efforts. go T.
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MESsRS. REID AND KERR.

We learn from the last Carolinian that the IS i'm
preston left by Gov Reid on the audience - in the
discussion between himself and Mr. Kerr on the 7:h
in Fayetteville, {" was highly favorable, and his tr
umphant vindicalion of his own course and of the
principles and measures of his party, gave entire sat
isfac.ion to his friends" That paper says:
Gov. Reid's remarks on the resolution of the
Wing Convention proposing 10 submit the question
of Convention to the popular were exceeding.
y forcible. He adverted the position Of MI. Kerr
and the position of the Wing Party of North Carroll.
ma. that bare numerical majority Of the people
have a right to rule in governments He admitted
where majority of the people have not parted with
that right, but went on to show from the Constitu-
tion of North Carolina that the majoEity had parted
with their right to amend the Constitution Of the
State, by freely and voluntarily adopting Constitu.
ton which contains a provision which excludes all
change in itself sxcep, a, the instance Of t,ood,
cote of botk Houses of the Legislature. If the
jority therefore still retains the right TO amend
State Constitution then that instrument is nufty.
Gov. Reid admitted the great Fundamental principles
OF the right OF majotity of the people to reuotion-
tze-to throw off their government whenever it shall
become instrument of tyranny and oppression, but
contended that under our State Constitution the MA
joty have not the civil right change the Constitu-
ton. Mr.. Kerr endsavored 10 explain himself in
aton 10 this question by saying that it true tina,
the Constitution does contain a provision that no
Convention shall be called except by two-thirds
vote in each House of the Legislature, but if the
voice Of the majority were once pronounced, who
would be found to oppose il? He then went on in.
ssting on the right of the majority 10 rule in gov
ernment" and insisted that their decision should be
final on the question of calling Convention. ;
r The discussion was prolonged until about5 o'clock
10 the evening, when Gov. Reid concluded. On the
whole, believe that the impression made by Gov.
Reid was excellent. the vote of Cumberland coun-
~ in the ensuing Governors election will show tha,
he still occupies the same high position in the aec-
tions of her democracy as fornerI y. He has en-
deared himself to them by his gallant advocacy OF
Free Suffrage, and they will not now be led of from
his support by any Of the false lights which the Whig
Party are holding up to view.' : :. -. =.