The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-02-12
% Rea0rts auo Correspondents.

U|The story BY Miss Whttlescy, which we
publish to-day, Obtained prize from Tie Amer
can Union, literary paper of Boston. 1t is
something for a southern Ia ly to take prize
from the lterati of the "AthenS of America"
Miss W. We see has furnished a poem TO the
Mar CHI number Of Graham's Magazine.
1--WE have from our correspondent Cram
'Jler'' and WIFI print next week, highly inter-
csling biographical sketch of James Rnnsry'
The McentDr of the Steamboat, who was q native
of Cecil .ount..
D<Our friend Kcatiuce Of the Hartford Mad
isonan is down on us for what he deems objcc-
tlonable remarks accompanying certain extracts
we made from letter in his paper. Certainly
We meant nothing either unkind or uocourtc-
Gus to the Major; We know his age and char.
ac,er too well TO be disrcspetrlGj to him: hui We
really thought he allowed The "Oii One" so
much latitude at our expense and IN his own
favor, that he c"ul afford to bear from us 4
word Of retor. AS to The Rock" the Ma or,
as we were told, had split upon il and deserted
il. many months before We we've asked 10 start
Il new paper in the county; and the hardest
thing that paper-which is his paper-had 70
contend against. was the very general lemtlii,
everywhere MT with: 'ionr paper cannot
succeed: See how quickly the Rock wcEt
down. |! did succeed however, aud is here
to-day to TESTIFY Notwithstanding the Ma org
correspondent says il does MOI compare in any
manner with its predecessor.
C-y~"ENen GREY" furnishes us n sweet lil'!e
poem to-day; that by ".!nsianfhiu-' is a fine
one also: and the account OF the celebration al
Delaware College is written with rra ~ pen.
C-J-"Inkn" gives us n GOOD letter from Row
landsville. He must mind, however, how he
"comcs down. on orr rail road. The projected
rail road will, il made, suit his conv-nItncei
the present one suits ours; and W. quite ia
earnest when we say we cannot readily allow it
IL brbrJksn up by our Rns landsv lille friends.
or even abused without cause. True. many OF
our citizens sympathise with The people of Port
Deposit, and 90 against bridging the Susque
hanna, on their accnH nj. as well as on other
grounds; but that does not yFaD, That they are
enemies to the present rail r"al. The tact is,
II is now one Of the most useful, hest managed,
and safest roads in the county. The cars make
guoi time ON 1t going through in four hours;
and as to those lon. bridges which are hcli up
as such Jus1bous,' NJ, single accident ever
did happen ON them, nor is il likely ever will.
GIVE lind the foilowin. going the rounds {:
MARSHAL NEY, of France, acc riding to n
statement IN the Savannah Republican. was an
officer in the revolutionary army OF The United
.Statrs.-ltls uamr was Michael Rudr!rh. He
was. it is said, OF German lAucua"", and was
born on the Eastern Shore rt MARYLAND. At a
very early aye he entered the army. and achIcv
ed distinction in Lees legion IT," married in
lib"riy county, Georgia, but after hr sailed iot
France. from Sunbnry, he never returned to the
United States. The historians of France re-
port his birth place to be Sara Louis, on the
confines OF the Rhinc.
There has long been belief amons many
persons, here and in various parts OF the coun-
try, and abroad. that Marshal N"y, was none
other than Michael Rudulph, who Was ofthe
Rudulph family ofthis county, and born in this
town. A statement Of the evidence leading to
this conclusion, written, we believe, by u Mr..
Earle of Philadelphia, was published in the
Southern Literary Messenger few years ago,
and was at the time copied into this paper.
There are many remarkable circumstances lead
ing TO the belief that Ney and Rudolph were
the same individual, noiwi,hslaud ing French
men report that Ney was born in France.
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GRAHAM, Phi iada. Here is Il book to be re-
commended. 1t has l4I RACES OF excellent mat
ter, and many spirited illustrations. The thing
about Graham, in addition To his literary quail
ficnsions. which we have always liked best was
his manliness and independence, which have
been exhibited al many Times in many ways. In
his previous number he reviewed Mrs. Stowe IS
boo with some severity but with great justice
and candor. That brought down on him the
fury of Mrs. Swisshelm, Fred. Douglas and
others of that ilk, who threaten to rob him OF
his northern subscribers. To all this he replies
a, length and from his reply we take the follow
ing sentences:
"Does it ever strike these persons that their
intolerance OF every opinion that does not July
chime in with their abstract theories, is very
unreasonable and impertnen? That there is
slavery more ign"b!e than that of the body,
and that the man who has not the courage TO
speak and write what he Minks is Just md true,
is already tettercd with bonds more potent thnn
those ofnny other slave, negro or white! We
have supreme contempt for the praise or CEN
sure of any man whose soul is so surdld, that he
cannol appreciate the discussion OF any subject
without a calculation Of interest, whether in
pence or popularity. When we tail to feel the
courage to do our whole duty, a, lre understand
ii, we shall advertise tor a conscience Il ceper.
In the meanwhile we repeat, that Mrs. Stoves
Uncle Toms Cabin is BAD RooK! II gives an
nntair and untrue picture OF Southern lite. 1t
is bully constructed, badiy timed, and made up
far bud pupose' The work has been success
full prcuniarly-- but there is such thing as
"blood money" speedily gained for neiarIous
dOinpS, Mrs. Stowe, il is said, has already re-