The Cecil Whig., 1855-03-31
Ollr Cnrrcsuon0cnrs.

nORT DErnsIr. Mar. %. II

foRT DErosTT, Mar. 20, 50
| Mr. fpToR:-Dur town has bcca in AN
"huslia! state OF excitement during the ra,t
| week caused BY he SUd,!tn and mvS.eriouS
disappearance of NJ. WalDcrJ Man1inr. an
esteemed citizen CT the i.iaac. He i,f here
on Tuesday Of last wcci; for Baltimore. in
company with Mr.. j. ". AhialamS. intend.
| ing TO return the same evening. They were
IN company together until about 1 O'Clock p
NJ, when ihey separated Air. Manning hav-
'g SOME business at the Steve Warehouse Of
Hayward & Bartlett, stopped in there fe.v
moments, since wh,n 10 trace whatever can
be had of him. Not returning at the time
appointed, as was lis invariah!c custom, his
wife became much alarmed and DISTRESSED.
which induced Mr.. 4. Thomas the adjoining
nrghhor to proceed 10 Baltimore III search Of
him. The aid Of the pulice was called into
rtquislton and a thcrenGh search cf the city
made without obtaining the slightest clue of
l'im after he left Hayward & Barllc.t's. I.
Is certainly very strange and uraccc,. .,uta-
bic circumstance. Many $llrmiscs are afoot
as to the IN inner of his 'appcarancc-.thc
genera impression ling that he has been
most touiy Ge".t with. Tine alcnc can re-
veal it:-rtven il nay fail in this instance.
: symp-tnizing community arc doing and
will 40, all they can to alleviate the agony
that is rGck!ng the almost broken heart of
The disconsola:c wife and mother. but who
can talhom the depth Of anguish that cl;nns
around and fastcns upon the heart strings of
Il devoted wife as She coniemplatcs the hor.
rors of some cruel death to which he may
have been subjected, The dread suspense is
more narrowing than tic sad reality. Mr..
Manning was amemb,r Of The Improved order
ofRel Men and of The order Of Odd Fellows
of Bal.o.. and men Der Of the NJ. Il, Church
III this place. lie leaves behind him wife
and two interesting children.
leave Il e sad subject to take up one al
most as atland dishcartcMing the down
fall of Temperance i'll Port Deposit From
pres mt appearances | am inclined to the
opinion that our town will soon be as noto-
rious for its drunkcnn, IS and rowdyism as it
was once respected for its sobri,ty and mo-
ralitv. A d"plo,ahc change has come oyc,
the s.Irlt of its citlE,nS-a few short months
ago, the advocates of temperance held aloft
their banner to the broozc and walked the
streets with head erect proudly cons .iouS of
their lnyincibllity: now that banner is trail
ing i'll the dust dishonor,d and fosaku.
while. It's once jealous yotarics, hide their
diminished heads and Shm the very mention
Of Temperance Some Of them not satisfied
with having (OrsakCn their once cherished
prlnclrlcs, are now to be seen clustering
around the rum bowl, drinking and carnu$
ing. making night hidcous with their Satur.
naian or~ics, and dshonorirG tnc sacred
sabbath with their drunken profanity. OH
ers who were once prominent in the good
cause stand IDLY by with rold,d AIMS and as
they see their brethren fall before the accurs-
I'd slayer, say to themselves, II am not my
brothers keeper" Shame. Shame upon
such conduct What has Lccolre of the
Temperance Societies of Port Deposit p
where is the Order cf the Sons Of Tcmucr-
ancc that once iIourshcd here Its members
were wont to boast Of It's power and influence
III cradcating drunkenness from our midst.
Where are the orators and leaders who were
always ready to buckle on their amnor at a
moments notice! Are they too fallen so
low rs none SO poor as TO ilo thGm rrvcr-
vncc I" Have they, too, become careless of
thc ruin around them aud too craven TO CRY.
aluui, whilst the DESTROYER is making s.,cl
sad havoc in our md,t! Shamc!!
But hold Perhaps am too fast. hear
there was an ahortiye attempt made 4 few.
evenings since TO revive Temperance here
once again. \ meeting was called and some
two or three were seen lowering about The
place Of meeting rs if they wished to avoid
recognition, and did not even light ND the
Hall. 1t is 4 sad state Of affairs truly. and
unless something is done and that ~, rlly
and !c>Ulntcly, i, VIII be mach worse. Al
ready hear Of rrcl a,aicny T. & Ing to opcn
up new gales Of pertlltion. Gr0g shops are
rearing their hiGcous fonts all mu,nd us
the sale of hquor On t!!v &Ahbath is becoming
more open and d graceful, and ia few
months more it may 10 written with pro-
prlety, To the name OF Port Deposit -" The
OfNnkard's Nom"." Shall dis lie?
y word or two more On this snlo"t. Ii
is currently reported, and believed by some,
that ''SaM' has been the principle car,c Of
the breaking up cf tho Sous Of Temperance
in this place; thai SIS soon AS ne made his
appearance IN o'r midst the Division began
to droop until ncw lie has completely used
them up. The lean and iliflyorel kline cat
mp aud dcyoured lhr fat kline" do not
give much crCdencc 10 this report as 70 my
certain knowledge not mere than two thirds
of the Know No:!ingS here are in the habit
Of rartakng OF :hc ardent.
Let the cause Of The decline be what il mag,
it bchoyes every good citizen to throw aside
al. petty differences and unite in one solid
phalanX to battle for the Maine Law.
Some are uncharitahlc enough to say that
'bayard' has backed out and succ,mh,d to
he King Of the Rum Trade. Having raised
a storn he was the first to fall before its
power. He is 10 be pi,cd. SAN.