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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

TIE POULTRY IloUsE.-As everything con-
ncctcd with poultry, nowadays, has rccu-
liar interest, We give the following sensible
remarks from all English paper. First of the
roost and nest house. The floor should be
sprinklod with ashes or loan or pulverized
peat or fine charcoal and the floor should be
cleaned OIL every week.
The yard should contain grass plot, some
fine gravel, Stacked lime, dry ashes and pure
water. The nests should be lined with moss
heath Or straw. Evidently the Dorkings arc
the best breed; they will lay an average of lS5
eggs per annum. Fowls with black legs arc
best for roasting, while those with white legs
are best for boiling. If you want them to sit
carly leave the eggs under thom. Fowls in
their native habits never lay more eggs than
they can hatch. Remember that no success
can be expected from poultry-kecping if their
houses be damp, cold, unclcan or badly VEN
tilatcd if their food does not approxirs.e to
that which they get in state of nature, viz ::
a mixture of animal and vegetable food, if the
water they drink be stagnant, the drainage of
the manure heap, &C., or if the strongest and
handsomest be not bred from.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

CHARLES FENNo HOFFMAN, the eminent
poet, and popular American author, it has
been already stated, is an inmate Of the Penn
syNania Lunatic Asylum, near Harrisburg
The cause of his insanity is said to be consti
tutional. lie is a man Of very nervous TEN,
permanent, and the loss Of his leg some time
since probably had an injurious effect upon
his mind. lie recovered from former at.
tack and took prominent clcrkship in Wasl..
ington, but about year ago was seized with
his last attack, and is pronounced to be incu-
rablc.-At the time Of his attack, it is said
he was about being married to the only daugh-
ter ofJohn l.. Schoolcratt Mr.. Hoffman is
half-brother of the Hon. Ogden Hoffman, the
present Attorney General of New York.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

EARLY MARRIAGES AT THE SOUTH.-A cor
respondent of the Boston journal, writing from
New Orleans, says:
early marriages at the South are quite
common. | saw one mother that had scarce
ly entered her teens, with fine babe. ! also
heard of another of the fair sex that married
at the age often years. This marriage, how
eve, was runaway match, and failed to meet
the approval of the girls parents, who APP
piled to the proper authorities to have the
same dissolved. The law of the State, it APP
pears, forbids the marriage of females at a
younger age than twelve, and the Judges ac-
cordingly decided that the marriage was null
and that the parties could not live together.
If, however, the girl was willing to wait until
she arrived at the age Of twelve she could
claim her husband. The fair but disappoint-
G damsel, waited patiently until the clock
announced her dozen, when she flew to the
arms of her lover and husband, who had also
faithfully kept his VOWS and rcjoiccd at a re-
union with his happy bride.''
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

1SrEMpEnANcE AT THE SoUTn.-A New Or
leans paper makes the following statement:
During the last year there was expended
something near $30, O00,0 900 for Intoxicating
drinks in this State, $4,000, 900 of this was
expended in New Orleans alone. There were
made about lG, 900 arrests, directly and indi-
rcctly, for drl n cnncss, in the city and State;
about 400 deaths by delrium trcmcns; about
- murders, besides host Of other crimes.
Over l 900 have been reduced to vagrancy
and pauperism; the resources Of the State
have been crippled; thousands have been kept
out of employment; society at large has been
seriously, deeply damaged in all its relations;
the health and energies of some of our best
citizens has been destroyed and ruined in
life. All this has been done, and more, and
yet we have men who tell US that .:the rum
seller is as innocent as chld.''
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

CALIFoRNIA FARMs.-Thc California Far
mer. speaking of large farms, says that Mcssrs
}. llorncr and Beard have around their farm
more than eighty miles of wire fence, some
parts of it with iron posts: the value of the
fence alone is over one hundred thousand dol
lars. Mr.. IIorncr has in cultivation 1900
acres Of wheat, $50 acres of oats, 200 acres of
barley, 600 acres of potatoes, beside acres up
on acres of cabbage and root crops. Mr..
Beard has 100 acres of wheat, GOO of oats,
300 of barley, COO of potatoes, and acres of
cabbage and root crops. Mr.. B. will plant
this season 10000 fruit trees and many thou
sand vines. {. I. Hutchinson has 400 acres
of as good land aswc should care about own
ing, enclosed; and has put in this year already
600 acres of wheat, and GOO acres in barley
With the same teams, he has also put in
for a neighbor 300 acres of wheat and barley
about equally divided. Last year he had a
thousand acres in barley, and cut within and
around his ranch 1000 tons of the best oat hav;
the price averaged $40 per ton. His ranch
lies about fifteen miles west Of San Francisco
Oh Futah Creek.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

THE DURATION OF TIE WAR.-In regard
to the duration of the war in Europe, Mr.
Walsh, the intelligent correspondent of the
New York Journal Of Commerce, saws:
"ln returning from walk just now, I en-
countcr,d near the Palas Royal Senator of
my acluaintancc-an Admiral, experienced
in State concerns. expressed to him my
hope that the war would not endure beyond
six months. In London the Ministers called
it short and sharp; and the President ofthc
French Legislative Body, in his ad lrcss of
last week trusted that it would be vigorous
rapid and decisive. The Senator answered.
No one of my colleagues or the members of
the Government really expects that it will end
in six months, or can imagine when it will end.
According to the declarations of the British
Cabinet the struggle with Russia was oace
for ali. That was the idea of the French En-
pcror, and the preparations on both sides of
the channel were proportionatc. Russia had
strength, pride, pcrsistcncy enough for pro-
tractcd, dauntless resistance: the Car had
been potent as a conservative; he could be
equally or more so as q destructive" l was
reminded ofSamson: when he had shaken
the pillars the house fell upon all the prin-
cess he killed moro at his death than he had
killed In his lifc-timc.'"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08
(I'o Je Con!inu:i.)

An EcCENTRIC PREACHER. -Alurray's
Handbook Of South ltaly"is just pubished
and contains some curious stories respecting
Fra Rocco, the celebrated Dominican preach
CT and spiritual Joe Miller of Naples. On
one occasion, it is related, he preached OH the
mote, a pcnitcntial sermon, and introduced
so many Illustrations of terror that he soon
brought his hearers to their knees. While
they were thus showing every sign of contri-
ton, he cried out, ''Now all you who sincere
ly repent ofyour sins, hold up your hands. :"
Every man i'll the vast multitude Immediate
ly stretched out his hands. "lIoly lArchan-
gel Michael ~ exclaimed Rocco, "thou who
with thine adamanine sword standcst at the
Right Of the judgment seat CT Gcd, how
critically" In an instant every hand drop
ped, and Rocco, of course, poured forth a
fresh torrent of ,loquent invcctve against
their sins and their deceit. lie had great
dislike to tobacco; and when once preaching
to crowd of Spanish sailors, he astoundld
them by telling them there were no Spanish
saints i'll heaven. A few, he said, had been
admitted, but they smoked so many cigars,
that they made the holy virgin sick, and st.
Peter set his wits to work to get them out.
At length he proclaimed that a bull fight was
ito take place outside the gate of Paradise
Thcrcupon every Spanish saint without ex-
ccption, ran off to see vle fight, and st. Peter
Immediately closed the gates, and took care
never to admit another Spaniard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

A HANDSOME REwARD.-Tlp Government
has presented to the owners of the ship An
torctic (Which took off a portion of the pas
sengcrs on the San Francisco) the sum of
$4,000 as a token of gratitude for the SER
vice rendered. 1t was voluntary gift, as the
owners of the ship made no charge whatever.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

INJURY TO THE FRUIr.-The Cambridge,
(Md.) Chronicle says the cold weather has
injured the peach crop in that county. In
fact, our exchanges from every direction seem
to anticipate great injury to all kinds of fruit
and vegetables from the severe weather of the
last few weeks
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

GJSpurious half dollars, exceedingly well
executed have made their appearance. They
arc greasy to the touch, dated 1862, and rath-
or lighter than the genuine coins. Look out
for them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

TIE BLOOD ROYAL OF ENGLAND.-Mr Burke
the English writer on gcnealogy, says that
shoemaker, carrying on his craft in suburb
of London; another a butcher at Ilalsowen;
and third, toll bar keeper at Cooper's
Bank, near Dudley.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

LA strange story appeared some days
ago in Quebec paper to the effect that in
provincial post office authorities had seized a
letter intended for the Russian government
containing programme of an intended inva-
sion of Canada by Russian soldiers, via the
United States 1t was looked on here as a
hoax; but tonight it is announced by tclc-
graph from Quebec that the writer Of the let
ter has been seized, but no proof of treason
was found in consequence of his having time
to destroy his letters, and that 10000 militia
are to be called out. The matter is still con-
sidercd as a humbug of some kind.
DT"When docs man rob his wife O.
lThr,, bo hoo1-e To-, J,o.,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

OTruth is always consistent with itself,
and needs nothing to help it out; it is always
near at hand, sits upon ourlips, and is ready
to drop out before we are aware: lie is trou-
blesome and sets mans invention upon the
rack, and one trick needs great many more
to make it good.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

Fe Gazette of the 18th ult., gives an account
of the gold mines in that vicinity. The rich
est are found in the Placer Mountains, about
forty miles southeast of Santa Fc. They are
now worked to some extent, and the yield is
very encouraging. Though the specimens
are not so rich as some found in California,
the per cent of pure geld in large bodies of
rock is said to be equal on an average to that
Of the gold bearing quartz Of California. The
Gazette is confident that New Mexico is des-
tined to be mining country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

DTMany a true heart that would have
come back, like the dove to the ark, after its
first transgression, has been frightened be-
You'd recall by the angry look and menace,
the taunt, the savage charity ofan unforgiving
soul
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

A TouGn lIIr.-:sOut West" remarked
Aunt Kitty, looking up from the newspaper,
..they build monuments to persons who don't
steal.
81 suppose that to be the reason," replied
Roger, ''why there are SO few monuments in
that country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

FRENCH CRITICISMS on AMERlCA.-A late
tans many illusions to the Political and Lit
crary Affairs of our country.-In reference to
our expansive tendencies it says:
There is no want of people there, who at
the present moment would be glad to march
i'll the glorious steps of Captain Ineraham,
and strike in their turn some decisive blow at
Cuba, at Mexico, or at any other coveted ter
ritory. This excessive tendency towards en-
ergy is further stimulated b. the cmbarrass-
ment of wealth. The excess Of receipts ac-
cumulatcl in the L. S. Treasury is thirty mil
lions CT dollars. What fine territories might
be bought with that sum thirty millions of
dollars would afford an important relief to
the finances of Spain, and amply suffice to IL
quidatc the debts Of Mexico. Nevertheless
we do not b, licvc that this ardor for acquisi-
ton turns for the present against Spain. The
question of Cuba is attended as yet with too
many difficulties. England has very recently
pronounced herself very formally against the
10 of MIR. Everett, by the organ of Lord John
RUSSELL nor would France probably PERMIT a
sister and friendly nation to be attacked with
out lending her its aid. Spain, herself is yet
perfectly capable of opposing an cnogetic re-
sistancc. But Ne xico nobody interest him
sclffor her; She is incapable of defending her.
self she is manitrstly and by her own ac-
acknowledgement in complete dissolution: she
is evidently in the condition of debtor over
whcmcd with debts. to whom an execution
would be more useful than injurious. Moth
ing then binders the United States flcm az
propriating TO herself some of her provinces.
Such is the advice of Mr.. Marcy, ard very
probably that advice will be listened to. In
a short time we MAJ expect to see Mexico
pay, for the third time, the brllcose humor
Of the Yankees. In few months this unlor-
tunatc country will probably have lost yet
more of her provinces, and perhaps nothing
will lie left of Mexico but the name"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

TIE STATE APPROPRIATION Built APP
pears, after all. that SO members ofthc House
of Delegates did vote for this bill on its final
passagc.-Mr. Cox, a delegate from Charles
county, who is put down in the negative,
writes to Mr.. Speaker Dent, declaring with
out hesitation that he voted in the affirmative
Mr.. llagncr another delegate, who moved
that the House concur in the Scnatc's amend
mcnts states that his motion was seconded
by Mr.. Cox, who occupied a scat next to his,
and that Mr.. c. voted in the affirmative. Mr.
llagncr is also Of opinion that othcrnamcs are
recorded enormously in the negative. Under
these circumstances, the Speaker has author
lied acorrcction Of the Journal of proceedings,
so far as concerns to vote of Mr.. Cox. His
authority to make the alteration, ii is said is
derived frem standing rule of the lIonsc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

MISUNDERSTANDING 1T the wrong do or
and hestatng whether You shall run away
and say nothing about it, or stay and apollo
giZc.
Crossing the road until you reach the mid
die, when yon perceive II gig coming one
way and cab another; so that if you move
on you are sure to he knocked down by one,
and you stand still you may possibly be
crushed by both.
Finding yourself in damp bed on cold
night; and cogtating whether you will lie still
and catch your death, or get up and dress,
and pass the night on two cane -bottomed
chairs.
Paying your addresses to pcnnilcss fair
one under the impression that she is an heir
ess; and, on discovering your error, having
the option of marrying the young lady, or Of
being shot by the young lady's brother.
Dining at a friends house, where you must
either drink wine till you become intoxicated,
or refrain till you become disagreeablc.
Coming to four cross roads, one of which
you must take at random, or walk back mile
or two and inquire the way.
Being blandy informed by surgeon that
you can either have your leg amputatcd, or
leave it alone and die in a few days.
Finding yourself called out;' fighting and
being called an ass, or declining and being
stigmatized as a coward.
Seeing man by your bedside in the mid
die ofthc night; so that you may either smoth-
eryoursclf with the bed clothes, Or allow him
to do it with paster.-Diogcaes.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

O~Lay thy plans with prudence, and be
prepared for emergencies.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08
WOMEN. following charming passage

WoMEN.-Thc following charming passage
is from Rural Hours" by Miss Cooper,
daughter of the late Fcnnimorc Cooper 1t so
beautifully expresses the sentiments ofall wo-
men ofpu,rc feelings and correct principles,
that it should be widely circulated there
fore ask you to place it in your columns.
awe American women certainly owe debt
of gratitude to our countrymen for their kind
ness and consideration for us generally. Cab
lantry may not always take graceful form
in this part Of the world and mere hatterv
may be worth as little here as elsewhere, but
there is glow of generous feeling toward wo-
men i'll the hearts Of most American men
which is highly honorable to them as ma
ton and as individuals. In no country is the
protection given to woman's hcl plcssness more
fpll and frcc-in no country is the assistance
She receives from the stronger arm so general
and nowhere does her weakness meet with
more .forblarancc and consideration. Under
such circumstances it must be woman's own
fault, if she be not thoroughly respected also.
The position accorded to her is favorable; it
remains for her to fill it in manner worthy
her own sex, gratefully, kindly and simply;
with truth and modesty of heart and life; with
unwavcring fidelity of feeling and principle,
with patience, checrfulness and sweetness of
tcmper-no unfit return to those who smooth
the daily path for hcr.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS. --Wc stated
heretofore that the Legislature at its late
session passed an act, to go into operation on
the LIST inst, authorizing a single Justice of
the Peace to take acknowledgment of deeds
and other instruments. The following is
copy Of the act:
SECTION |. BE II enacted bu The General
assembly Of llaryla',d, That single justice
of the peace shall be competent to take ac-
acknowledgements of deeds or other Instruments
of writing in the cases where two justices of
the peace are required
SEC. =. Ind be ii enacted, That a single
justice of the peace, who is authorised to take
acknowledgements in cases where two JUS
tees were before required, shall be entitled to
demand and receive the fec heretofore allowed
to him for such service.
SEC. 3. ind be ii caactcd, That this act
shall take effect from the first day of April
next.
The above is copy Of the law deposited i'll
the Court of Appeals.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08

D"When does man rob his wife 2
When he hooks her dress
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-03
DANIEL WEBSTER ON TREASON.

The following is extract from speech delivered by
Daniel Webster at Albany, New York in 1851 He said
The act Of taking away shadrach from the public
tiles in Boston, and sending him Off
speak this in the hearing Of who lawyers
speak it out to the country; my
sionat reputation treason and nothing
to If get together and combine together and
solve that they will oppose law of the government not in
any one case, but in all say, they resolve resist
the a ~horer be attempted to be made the subject of
it, and carry that purpose effect by resisting the appica-
ton of the law any case either BY force Of
force Of numbers THAT, sir TREASON Turning to Mr..
Spencer, and stamping with emphass) You know IL ,reH.
Continuing to address Mr. Spencer The
acted is not only manests purpose
When this purpose proclaimed it proclaimed that it
'oH be carried out in al is carried into effect by
force Of numbers, in any case, that constitutes
case Of terying ogoast the Union."
What would Massachusetts, fhvorite and urst
ibid he ve say Of the offenders of the law in the
case of the fugitive BwnsP
We desire il to be especially borne in mind by those who
persist in affirming that the late outrage in Boston was
caused by the passage of the Nebraska measure that these
emphatic declarations made by Mr. Webster were prompted
by alarmingy revolutionary in Boston, pro-
ceedng from attempt to execute law of the United
States about three years before he Nebraska 5R oas born
And again. quote Mr. Webster in this connection for
1t is not inappropriate to recall what Daniel Webster
wrote to the mayor Of the city Of Boston in the year
1851
"The history OF such outrage spread far and wide It
reaches where an explanation of may follow, and
creates i'll feelings towards those whose only connection with
that they residents of the place in which per-
petrsted But II this event shall the attention Of
good citizens to Of the dangers be apprehended
from the incubation Of such doctrines have spread
abroad in the country tending shake authority OF all
law unscttc society and absolve men from all civil
and moral obgaons and shall put them their guard
against the further diffusion Of such pernicious sentiments
may in the end be productive Of happy results and
the almost unanimous expression OF indignation which
Il called forth among your citizens balances como extent
the Ill effect flowing from IT,"
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STATES
The following singular article appears in the Worcester
(Mass) Transcript;
"LrT LEGISLATURE or MASSACHUSETTS, M Assem-
ntrD.-Thc Missouri Compromise has been repealed The
fugtive-save law still remains the book
dead letter there To-day lives strikes the heart OF
Massachusetts,. A lies within its powerful grasp in
the city Of Boston. Blood has been shed attempt his
Massachusetts, has been
barracks for United States troops called out enforce the
execution Of the law Massachusetts troops are now under
preserve the peace. The life of cit
has sacrificed and OF thousands of other good
citizens gcadcd to phrensy by this and
tempt to execute the law.
"a Of the attempt hereafter sure to draw
recurrence Of all the connected evils with tenod
ton; and Of the attempt take place
crisis has arrived which ought firmly met but
not ~ awicss muItitudes We invoke the Interpolation OF
the supreme authority OF the State Let the Legislature be
assembled forthwith the TO take into consider
alton the relations TO the Of the Union which
the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, been brought by the
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, snd on the other
make Massachusetts asylum OF liberty fullest
in their power and to enact such statutes shall tend
the State against further attempt
gitive-slave law within its limits.
ROOD sare he Commonwealth Of Ma.sacsu.ea.f"
The Springfield Post looks upon this as "a smack Of re-
beonn and says "if IL be intended to advocate the
open rebellion Of this against law of the
United States we fail to understand it's meaning II was
said 70 have the sanction Of Governor Washburn But in
regard that executive the Boston Courier has the follow
ing
Another story which the abolonss fabricated was tia,
Governor Washburn sympa,hrcd the murderou trea
sonabe sentiments uttered at Faneu Hall Friday evening
His croellency repudiated the nsinuson with indignant
in public speech the supper last eve
ming The report he said absolute and unqualified
sehcod He compmentcd the military for the part which
they had taken during the week past in maintaining the
public peace, and he thanked them ancereIy.n
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-03
GIDDINGs UPON DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS OF
THE NEBRASKA BILL.

Democrats who desert their party when great principles
involved fail to receive the appreciation OF the
enemies Of our faith The following from the Boston Post
is exempli6caton thereof.
Joshua r. Giddngs Of Ohio, made spe.ch yesterday
the soil State convention in which, speaking Of those
who voted against the Nebraska bill, he said there are
better in Congress than Kredge and Morrison Of New
Hsmpshire,sy omoa ready hey
iorecd the democratic party or course democrats in
somewhat surprised TO learn that these gentlemen
already got far toward the enemys camp deny
y with the organization by which they elected TO their
places"