The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-08
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing.
"The Five POintS.c
OCTOBER end, 1853.

Mical -1gairs--.4 De,c Phase in Mem-1h
PyoEnnciGmeRtO Of HE NaiEe Lam Wen-Ih
Small note Currency, and Heiaiic Cu,vemc
n hi"t 10 country MerchaniS, ETC., ETC.,
Autumn has come! and we he ar it il
the Waillng winds that rustic through
the trees, and in the mournful choru
of the katy-did; we see it IN the glow
worms lamp that sparkles on the lawr
ard in the fading tree tops that are turn
ing yellow and sere. Yes, Autumn il
here, with her long chilly evenings
which make the bright fire look cheer
tul, and feel comfortable too, as it flashes
and blazes up the chimney.
The farmers in tins vicinity are prett,
generally through with their seeding
albeit they had to dispense with the use
OF Guano. The corn crops are remark
ably fine, and farmers are commencing
to husk them out. The apple crop ma,
fairly be pronounced an entire failure
/ But as the farm business draws to a
close, the politicians are beginning tc
make an unusual stir. The two standing
political armies have been fairly organ.
wed Tor the compaign, and are now
drawn ont IN battle array, under heir
Respective captains. who cheer their fol-
lowers TO the contest; the one pointing
them to the renowned principles of
Jefferson; while the other encourages
l'Scohogts to emulate the heroes O! TIC. "
There is like to be bloody work if there
'sn some compromise hit upon.
There is third party, however, about
to offer lis mediation between the con
tending powers, and prevent the enusion
OF blood. This is the Maine Law party
which claims for its intervention the
whole territory in dispute.
he Maine Law party, in lis mani
teStors, sets forth that there is no issue,
whatever, between the belIgerent POW
erS *avr that OF the 'loaveS and fishes
famous dish among politicians. 1npv
say that our legislator" has fallen entire
" into the hands Of the rum men-that
onr last Legislature was the rummteH at.
iaIrtaat ever met in the "Ancienl CITY of
the severn that the members froIrck.
ed and c"rou>rd all night and slept on
their desks during the hours of session
that when walked up to vote they sad
yes, or no." at r0udom--that the
Name law bill which was past IN the
li"uS" at the. last session, was done with
an understanding between the two
branches Of the Legislature, that the
Senat" should defeat it. winch it accord
Inglr did - and, finally, tina, the petitions
containing the names and prayers of
citizens asking an abolition of the
iic~nsr law, We're sufficient to have ia
p"rrd Tia" state house from dome to cell
lar, and that no { TT in the city of An,
napol, would suiicH to haul them at
one load. These, in brief, are the
charges preferred against the old parties
by the Maine law men, and ~ho fur
thrr declare they are in the paw of the
"giog men,, and have been heretofore
not acting the part Of true Legislators.
The Remedy for his drrrlici;on from
duty, advised by the Aainr law men, is
to disregard party ties, and vote for no
ma@ that will not declare himself in
favor Of .HaiAe io~: how the thing will
work next November .Nons Ferrous.
Small note' are still pretty plenty in
this part Of the colnry. The people of
EIkton and vicinity, | believe are bIest,
and signaIIy so, by having this currency
nuisance, pretty generally removed from
their midst. 10 he stare, ii would be
attended with some little tIouple-hut
the thing is worth a good dcal OF trouble.
Country merchants could aImos, entire
~ remove this nuisance from. our midst,
by taking those small notes TO the bank
and having thrm exchanged for small
coin. If . small metallic currency, suf-
fclent to supply the demands Of trade.
was once distributed among the people,
the necessity for small notes would cease
and they would then be prest out of the
channels of commerce in our state. The
people universally prefer a metallic cur
rencN because ii is more safe and con-
venlent. And in these days of album
dant coin, it does seem like sheer-nou-
sense for the.communi,v to be paying a
tax OF six per cent to banks for the float
ing circulation that serves the purpose
OF change alone.
Ii our country merchants would turn
their efforts little more to this praise.
worthy end, they might confer a signal
service upon the community by supply
ing the channels OF trade with sound
metallc currency. WAYFARER.
SETTLEMENT OF THE kosTA AFFAIR."
A letter from Vienna received by the
America, and directed to a gentleman
IN tins city, contains the following in
terestlng lniorlnalon:-The Austrian
government has given its consistent to
the Liberation OF ko,zta, with the under.
sanding that he should be Immediately
put on board an American vessel and
go directly to the United States.
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