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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-09-16
ELKT0N, MARYLAND.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Is, 1854.
GI)e Gseil &u!)ia.

'skNow NorHINGs. THE principles, aims
and influence Of the organization known as
"kNow NoTniyGs'' have become to be mat
tcrs of public interest and concern. The
other paper of this county wages brisk
warfare upon them, and composing, as they
do, numerous and respectable portion of
the people they are anxious to have a hear
ing that they may, to some extent, defend
themselves. InaSmuch then, as many citi-
FERROUS order, and the public attention turned
towards it with good degree Of interest, we
shall. without taking either sidc admit few
communications on the subject. And first
we print the following letter.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-09-16

There was quick ring at the door My
lnother gathered about her the heavy folds Of
her shawl, and, turning OH me the appealing
glances other fearful eyes, passed from the
room, even as Hunt Henncslv entered. He
knelt at my feet: he whispered pleadingly of
the future his care should make so bright,
and involunta,ily shuddered. as / drew my
hand from his clasp. 49,
"Mr. Hcnncsly," said, in low, earnest
tone, II have heard that tonight which has
made the distinctions of this world seem of
little moment in contrast with calm, true
love- which shall last for eternity. do not
glove you. / cannot be your wifs!" e
My words left no room for hope and he
went out silently into the storm. Ineverlook-
ed upon his face again. Before the evening
was over, Morgan Phillips also sought my
presence, and his errand was to say farewell.
Sitting beside me, with my hand in his, he
murrnurcd - ~
"Hanne, any beloved, I dare not ask you
to be mine, but will not stay and sec you
given to another. l leave you to your bright.
Butte record., 1854-10-14
Written for the Record.
TO SALLIE. OF Cecil.

TO SALLIE, Of Cecil.
Dost remember still the ore, Sallie
Who ne'er can thee forget,
Though far from friends and home awav.
Whose heart is with thee yet.
One whom thine image haunts, Sallie,
As thoughe'twere but day
Since last we met, pet we'll know
Long years have passed away.
Though not one in truth, Sal.;e,
Nor cen an hour I'll say,
That has not brought to mind thy smile
As twas in childhood 5 day,
When you a little girl, Sallie-
How short the time since then,
would those hours could come once moro,
And youth return again.
Do'st re member Cecil, still Salle
Thy home where first We met
Each Hill and dale to one is dear
And fresh in mem'ry yet
Though far midst other scenes, Sallie,
we roam'd, yet none to me,
Are ike to those Of bpyhood's days,
Nor one so fair as thee
Do'st remember still the swing, Ssllie:
Hard BY my Uncle's wood,
And thy Fathers old stone mansion,
Where together oft we've stood
Upon the lofty Porch, salle,
And gazed o er Cecii's shore,
To watch the noon sink in the deep,
Or hear the pillows roar.
The waters still rush on, Sallie,
doubt uot-and | ween
My absence has not altered much.
Each fair and once loved scene
And the sun may shine as bright, Sallie,
As when | was with thee,
Yet thy heart is changed, for we'll know,
That thoust forgotten me.
Old time, fear. has weaacd, Sallie,
Thy mcmry from those scenes,
Midst the giddy whi-. Of life,
You've forgotten girlish dreams
But remember still, there one, Sallie,
Who ne'er can thee forget.
Though far from friends aud home away,
Whose heart is With thee yet.
0REGoN GULcn, October 1854. J.B.
Butte record., 1854-10-14
F5om the Buffalo Democrat.
F5om the Buffalo Democrat
4 LIVE ANKEE---RAISiNG OF
THE STEAM FRIGATE MISSOU-
RI AT GIBRALTAR.

The Uuit d States steam frigate Mis-
ouri wa. burned a,.d sank II GihraItar
harhor, on the 23'l Of August, 1913. -
She ca eened - she went duwa. ana
laying upon her bram ends pr sented
one 1t her shafts upward, very near the
siriac of the watec- This mass of iron
was nineteen inches in diameter, and,
oil course, "ffer' da ger..u> .nstfuc
structipn to the navigation ni the Bay
Th- existence, moreover, of so vast a
body az the nnk rigate al the bot
tom nf lIarbof ia winch h It'd elbed
ualIy shifted the sand, was not o De tol-
Grated ia an En- ,iish port, so important
TO the commercial and war mar ne of
Britain as was Gibraltar. The British
Government accordingly presented the
case to ou's at " ashingion, and requ :
ted US to remove the obstruction. We
agreed tn do so.
The British Secretary, conceiving
the job to be very bad one, kindly re-
commended to cur Government as very
suit BILE engineers for thr work, Mcssrs
Levi and Marshall. These genll mt
had acquired great reputation in Eng
land by rsising line OF battle ship. the
Royal George, which sank ~ suddenly
at Spi head. aud hurried down with her
hundreds upon hundreds of men and
woman. Our Navy department en-
pl,yed thesr engineers to raise the Miss
ouri. They went to Gibraltar, and
worked aud strained, faithfully for three
long y, ars, at the noble hulk under wa
ter-and then reported to the d part
ment at Washington that the NJ ssou
could not b., raised by human means. :
They abandon the enterprise, and re-
turned to Eogland
The necessities of the case induced
Mr. W Webster to take hold of the matter.
and find man who would free Gibral-
tar la, Dor Of The obstruction. He light
ed on John f. Cow n, of Boston. This
gentl mans d commentary title to the
character of a submarine engineer of
eminence was altogether In the cer,if-
cate of his birth as ka, kee. to be found
IN his fathers family Bible He had
no parehments, nor sheepsk Ms, ass
skins, or other skin diplomas, TO show to
Mr.. Webster-but when asked by the
great Secretary if he could remove the
wreck of the frigate as she lay there, in
for.v onc feet Of water, he said that he
Butte record., 1854-10-14

BsS~ At recent meeting Of one of
the French Agricultural Societies Gu
rious fact Was related:
A farmer stuck a pea in a potatoe,
and planted then together in March last
The pea produced a stock which was
covered with pods, and The pot'.toe gave
eleven healthy roots. The farmer is of
opinion that, by this system, 1t is pcssi-
bic not only to obtain two fold crop,
but prevent the malady in potatoes.
Butte record., 1854-10-14

Little do we know when We go forth
in the morning. what God means to do
with us before night
Butte record., 1854-10-14

SAGAcITY OF A RAT-A gentleman
gives Chical paper the following Gu
rious fact as Illustrative of the sagacity
of the rat species
'On last Sunday evening as the rain
was falling in torrents, deluglng the lit
tie yard by the house, large rat was
observed to came hurriedly out of a hole
by the side of the house, where the wa
ter was pouring in, and springing for
ward to an opposite building, for mo-
'nent disappeared. Back again came
the rat and plunged into the hole, which
was fast being filed up with water, and
IN moment re appeared, bearing in her
nout young rat, which she carried TO
the opposite building. Thus she con.
tinued to labor, until Eve of the young
had been rescued from watery grave,
and deposited in place of safety, but on
coming again from the wall with one Of
the young in her mouth she dropped it
down upon the ground, and after looking
moment, again took it up, and trying
to wake it, laid it down again. The
little one was dead. It had been drowned.
After repeated efforts to bring to life
her offspring, she mournfully left the
little one, and came to the new home
she had prepared for her unfortunate
family.n
Butte record., 1854-10-14

A maid was heard to exclaim, while
sitting at her toilet the other day, 81
can bear adversely, I can encounter
hardships, and withstand the changes of
tickle fortune but, Oh to live and
dfoop, and die like a pink, l can't en-
dure IT, and, what's more-I won t.
And she didn't.
Butte record., 1854-10-14

a@-'A dreadfal little for shilling -
said penurious fellow to physician
who dealt him out an emetic, 'Scan't
you give us more ~ ~
Butte record., 1854-10-14

LITERARY TASTE OF WoMEN.-Tbis
compliment 10 the literary taste of wo-
man comes from no less parsonage than
the bachelor philosopher, David Hume:
am of opinion that woman, that is
woman Of sense and education, (for TO
such alone l address myself,) are much
much better judges of all polite writing
writing than men of the same decree Of
understanding and that it is vain
panic, if they be so far terrified with
the common ridicule that is leyeled
against learned ladies, as utterly to
abandon every kind of books and study
to our sex. Let the dread of that rid
icule hove no other efFoct than to make
them conceal their knowledge befo1e
fools, who are not worthy of it, nor of
them. Such will still presume upon the
vain title title Of the male sex to affect
superiority above them; but my fair
readers may be assured that all men of
sense who know the world have a great
Difference for their judgment Of such
kooks as lie within the compass of their
knowledge, and repose more confidence
in the delicacy of their taste, though
unguided by rules. than in all the dull
labors of pedants and commentalprs.
In neigaboring nation, equally famous
ior Its good taste and for gallsntry, The
ladies' are, in manner, the sagereigns
of the learned world, as well as Of the
conversabIe; and no polite writer pre-
tends to venture before the public NTH
out the appreciation of some celebrated
judges of that sex. Their verdict is, in
deed, sometimes complained of; and in
particular, find that The admirers of
Corneille, TO save that great poets hon.
or, upon the ascendant that Racine be-
gan to take over him, always said that
i, was not to be expected that so old
man could dispute the prize, before such
judges, with so young a man in his riv-
al. But this observation has been found
unjust, since posterity seems to have
ratified the verdict Of that tribunal; and
Racine, though dead, is still the favor
ite of the fair sex, as well as of the best
judges among them.
Butte record., 1854-10-14
NUMBER 10
THE LUNAR WORLD.

Mr.. Champion, in little book enti-
tied The Lunar World, 4" drawd the fol.
lowing interesting picture of the appear
ance which the surface OF that satellite
would present 10 visitor from the ter
restrlai globe:
Choose the period Of the last quarter,
and direct our way to that daik shadowy
spot marked n ia the map, and situate
at the north east port on OF the lunar
globe it IS the Mare Imbriaaa. or Sea
of Showers. as ii is called. though no wa.
ter IS to b. found there and no shower
ever coel. or moistens its barren surface.
1t IS about seven hundred miles in ex-
tent every way. Let US cast our eyes
around, and what do we see : A bound
less pltln or desert, stretching awav as
far as the eye can reach on every side,
save in one or two points, where chain
Of lofty mountains can be perceived,
whose brilliant, pointed SUBMITS, gilt
terlng in the sunbeams, just appear upon
the distant horizon. The light that
glare upon the plain is intense, and the
hs at Of ) tropical ferceness, for no cloud
shelters Us. BY that light we may per-
c i've, scattered over the plain, an in.
finite number Of circular pits, of differ
emf sizes and depths, varying from a
few yards to some hundred, in dame
ter, and sunk in the body Or crust of the
planet; some Of them but few feet and
others to an unknown and unreasonable
depth. Above the shy is black, out Of
which the sun CLEANS like red-hot
ball; add the stars sparkle like dia-
monds, Tor no atmosphere such as ours
exists, TO give by lis refractive and re-
fectiFe powers the delicious blue to it's
heavens, and the softened shade to its
landscape. The lights and shades are
indented upon its features deep and
dark, or intensely bright; no softeninq
away in the distance. no gentle and
beautiful perspective; no lovely twilight,
or evening, stealing over or
away from the scene. All the shadows
are abrupt, sudden; all the outlines
sharp, clear; appearing startling near
even when really distant. No sound
follows our footfall or is ever heard in
that silent place; for there is no atmos-
pheve % condact it; no fresh breeze
blo@z on It's a@antain tops, sighs through
lis bufalns deserts, rustles through the
brilliant green Of forests or waves over
meadows; the silence of death broods
over its arid wasts and rocky shores,
against which no tides or pillows break.
Butte record., 1854-10-14

complished, and charmed by the bear
ing OF the generous strang r, sht soon
yield d 10 hin more Of affection and ad
mlratioa than vas due to cousin. He
also was moved by her beauty and her
many aniable traits, and thus they be-
came betrothed. to the undoubted satis-
faction of the brother. The English
man had been as efectrally conquered
by the beauty of the sister as by the su.
perlor strength oil the brother. He was
a prisoner, soul and body, in the con
queror's family The reader may be
assured that what we writer's not fiction,
though il sounds marvellous like legends
of knightly love and conquest in he old
en- time. The facts of the story are
given by DR.. CALDWELL, author of a
Life of General Greene,o who knew
the partie, when boy, and saw them
often.
But alas our romance becomes a
tragedy. The stern front of Mars
breaks in upon the scene, and Faith, with
his iron hand. rends the happy picure.
The youthful foreigner has been ex-
changed, ana sennons comes densnd-
iag his presence III his egiluent. The
duty is a sad one, but his nenor com
peis him to yield, and the lady, worthy
OF his chivalrous heroism, bids lin 90.
as she would be the last to wither his
laaFels. Never went forth mailed knight
followed by prayers of greater lowell
ness, o. accompanied By blessings of
superior beauty. Their par ing was a
scene Of VOC and tenderness. The fa-
ture was blank, With no landmark
that might SHOW hem where to hope
Danger and death hoyered on the hori-
zon, and gloomy uncertainty racked the
present. The lover was to bear arms
against his betroth's brother, and tn
two friends were to assume to each 9th. I
er the deadly front of war. But they
parted, duty pointing to each his course. /
Ere the lovers separated, however, they
pledged themselves to remain faithful
to each other. and in the event of q hap
Ply reunion, to become united in we'd
lock. With mingled hopes and fears
,he j, Briton FASTENED to his regiment,
leaving sed vacuum in the circle where
he had brought 50 much joy, and left so
much sorrow. But his noble heart was
soon doomed to sink beneath a blow
that, at one and forever, prostrated his
hopes OF happiness, aud consigned them
to the grave where lay buried us love. |
But a few weeks after the departure Of
the officer, the young lady was stricken
down by an epidemic, which ravaeed /
al Ike on the young, the hopeful and the !
beautiful as it did on the withered and
the deflcd, and her hopeful page of life /
was closed suddenly and forever.
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A Late Arrival of Building Materials.

LYME Front Door, Rim and Mortise Locks, with or
4 without night latches Upright and Horizontal
Kim Locks, square Rim Locks and fIatchcs of many
styles, upright, villa, hotel, abitted and sliding-door
Marse Locks. Plated pearl white, glass, mineral ar
gillo aud Fancy French Knobs be furnished with
either the Rim Mortiso Locks Latche. for French
Windows, various patterns, Rim and Mortise Closet
Locks, Cupboard Locks, stock and Pnte Locks Store
door Locks, ith and wit ou Knobs, night square aud
Rim Latches, sliding door rail, sheaves and usrnga
plated, pearl white and mineral Bellpus front door
Bells, with fixtures complete, Door and Window Hin.
ges in great variety. lie Hinges OF various p tterns
Screws of good qumlity, iom 10 4 inches, Hand rail
Screws fiat, round, square. chain, Flush and Tail Bolts
the most approved Blind fastenings. Sash Locks and
Axle pueys, Sash Cord, Finishing Nails in pnpers from
to inches, do do. by the pound keg, Flooring do
rem Sdy. TO l2dy., II ,uded Cut do from 3dy to i0dy
Spikes from to inches. fencing pang and wrought,
Nails French. English and Ame.fcon Hindoac Glass of
different qualities und all The sizes in common use Put
ty in bladdcrs, &c.
Believing that we offer greater inducements, re-
CARDS quality quantity, vniey and price than any other
establishment In the upper country respectfully ask
n call from those wishing purchase Building Hard
GREGORY q, ROYAII.
fnny Its
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TO the Public.

FUNHE subscriber takes this method of informing the
i citizens of Campbell, Bedford, Bucking ham, Mel
son, an Annie rst, that he is this time engaged in
getting subscribers for the great wora written By the
Hon Thomas H. Benton This il one of the best works
of the kind published and gives general in.
formation in regard Congress anl The United Siatee
during thirty years which he REFERS than any Look
in the hands of the people. This work will posi-
lively be sod in any books or in any other way
than by subscription and am sole agent for the
love named counties, i will be pleased receive the
names of subscribers hy mail, otherwise. shnll
visit the above named counties soon their respective
Court days. The work is contained in large vols, at
ga per vol. Those writing for the work will nddr
me Lynchburg, Postpaid. s. SMITHSON in,
apl IA wjw Ag't for the Publishers
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Arrival of the America,
RICHMOND, Nav o5tb.

NJ RICHMOND May a5th.
The steamer America from Iivernool With
dates to the 18th inst arrived at Halifax the 9th
ne war news is unmportant. Spain, portu.
gai Piedmont are reported as willing to Join the
Allied Powers. -
Negotiations for offensive and defensive ali
ahces between Sweden and the Allied Powers are
reported as prognizing.
The bank OF England has raised its rates of in
terest five aud halfper cent.
COMMERCIAL.
Cotton closed heavy at decline. Sales of
the week are $4,000 bales. Spectators took
4,50O bales, and exporters 1900
Flour reported active at an advance of Is per
Dbl Canal Us Cd; Baltimore 3Ss, and Ohio gis.
heat firm ut I'd advance. White lis Sd n
l2s. >"
Corn advanced Is a Is 3D. per quarter. Sales
at 3gs cd for White-Yellow 39s l0d
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Nrw ORLEANS. May 22d.-The steamer Uni
al states has arrived from Aspinwall, MAY f7th.
as,,ing 100 passengers and San Francisco date.
r the Ist inst. The Illinois left Aspinwall on
.ho 17th for y. Y, with 400 passengers and
s7o0Oo1 in gold. The steamer Sonora from n !.
york. had arrived Mt Panama in IL days.
Mr.. Diloh, the French Consul, having been
.,rested aud brought into court to testify in the
aase of the Mexican Consul, has struck his FLAG
and will not raise it again till ordered by the
Emperor
The Mexican Consul had been found guilty.
and recommended to mercy.
Col. Frcmeni arrived on the 10th ult, COM
.lo,elv broken down. Only 30 of his men were
an the greater pat of them having deserted af
Ter passing the Colorado.
The ship Golden Fleece, in bearing out of the
,ort on the ODD struck on rock and became a
total wreck.
The L. s. troops taken from Norfolk in the
Illinois, were safely landed at Obespo.
The passenger taz in New Grenada has been
defeated
10 lives been lost.
The steamer Gazelle had exploded on the Co.
nmbia river, Oregon, killings 20 and wounding 30
Accounts from the mining districts were most
hattering.
II was reported that on the 9Th May Santa
Anna summoned Acapulco to surrender.
The summons was refused by Alvarez, who
sailed out and attacking Santa Aana's 'troops,
made 300 prisoners. Santa Anna fled
The San Francisco markets continue dull and
nrices of the leading articles were depressed
Eullego and Haxal -four Sl2.
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New School PRESBYTERIAN assembly,.

PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly received this morning and dis
cussed report of the doctrinal tract committee,
and also heard statements respecting the plan OF
aPresbyterian house of publication, to be loca-
led at Philadelphia. An animated debate has
been going on on the validity of Popish baptism.
Dr. Beman, Brainard and others have made able
speeches. There is both majority and minorl-
ty report under discussion. The former was
written by Dr. Hatfield, of n York, and the lat
@erby Prof. Smith, of Union Seminary.
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Horses, Mules, Cattle, Hogs Sheep aud Calves, Of
over eight in number, will be carried os Bird clnss
6oods,-lhe weights To be regulated follows; Hor
sea, 1000 lbs. Mules, 800; Beef Cattle, l000 Stock
TO- zoos Hogs. l50 Sheep, 100; Calves, 1875. under
j months old. Lumber of all kinds, and Coal 10
he londod and unoadod by owners. conaignees.
One day only will be- allowed lond unload, unless
by special agreement in writing. Whenever u Oar Is
suffered 70 remni loaded ner arriving its place of
destination over ID hours unless otherwise agreed
upon will be at the option Of the Company unload
H. mud chnrgo at The rate of 30 per Car lond for
Lumber, aud 30 for Coal and also chnige at tho
inte OF 81 90 per day, for the uso VI the Ce,,
TIIno s's4s"i oupr
aug 27-ts ya. & Tenn II. X.
EV Express and Rep. copy.
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THE + EMALE SYSTEM.
Liver Complaint. Debility

Extract from James Harris Esq's Letter. Alcxandrio
Va.-Aiter speaking Of wonderful cures himself he
says Mrs. H. has been suffering with the liver
plant and with inability, constantly complaining from
weakness through her whole system. She enjoys
better health than for thirty years, being entirely
ed by the use of Hamptons Vegeto6te 7incture."
Diseased Side Breast, Eyes-Extract from
Letter from j. q ines, Esq, Louon county Va.-"My
wife has been for Yeas afflicted with great weekne
pain in the breast, side and back; pal pitation ,f the
heart eebeness of the SYSTEM loss Of appetitc
complexion snlow the sight of eye almost gone the
other We weak. | pleased to say, Hompton's
Iicture has restored her perfect health Her eyes
al good now ever they
~ Call and get pamphlets
Sold by J. II. SEAY, e. co, Lynchburg; Sewers.
Scottsyille A j. BROWN Charlottesville, and by all
Druggists through out The Stnte mar 2t.d2cIy
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Another Splendid Stock of New Goods.

4 would most respectfully announce to my friends and
- the public generally that have made recent pun chase
OF splendid goods at the lowest prices seen. Many
articles at one hf Of former prices. all purch sed for
cash The ladies are particularly invited call and see
the most splendid assortment of rich French Work
Collars and nder-Seeyes it has been my pleasure
TO offer in this market; and if not cheaper than -im
lar goods in the market snll ask you to buy Also
handsome assortment Of the very newest styles of
lfich Paris Nantes, the very styles that have
been this season, halfther value 900 pieces
the newest ST. les of Rich English French Prints
small figured and colors perfectly fast worth Isl which
will be be offered mt | els. and l25 cts Rich Shay
Mouslins, rev style Rich embd Berage, worth Is 6d.,
which will sell at less than of importation rich
Poplins Mt l2d worth 2s 3D.. extra fine thick White
Canbrics II yds. wide. at25 cts, worth g. Cd. heavy
44Br Domestics,ai Cd mean good article Irish Lin
enat prices that viii please gloves oserie, &c. 50 doz.
Linen c. Handfs, Cd, the best article ever purchas-
ed in this city Is. VIII you call and save money
am selling goods Tor cash, and can afford to sell at the
lowest prices FAMED | quite out of the city
give me call and will certainly pay you well for your
trouble. i H. LEWIS, East Main ST.
Sign White Flag, few doors above Novel; House
mny lots W Lyn,hburg. Va.
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EXCITEMENT AT WHEELING.-A few days ago,
as the steamer Pennsylvania, Pttsburg packet,
passed Wheeling, she lowered her chimnies, it is
said, where the late Suspension Bridge spanned
the river. This was construed by some of the
citizens of Wheeling an exultation over the de-
struction of the bridge. On Saturday she repeat
ed the same thing, which drew together a large
number of boys, and on the boat reaching the
wharf, she was saluted by showers of stones, and
was compelled to leave in few minutes to es-
cape further injury.