The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-04-05
ssnAgs> The horns of fish pcdlcrs arc

rd streets and pike and yellow nrds" have
been disposed without stint at shilling
more or lcss-a string. \ few struggling
dozens Of herring have also been Offered
but as yet that STAPLE is scarce in the mar.
kct.
Cecil county was once celebrated for the
number and value or It's fisheries: but there
las ben great falling off in the business.
owing to the neglect of the Mornings in not
coming up cur rivers to be caught As many
rs sixty hauling scin,s on as many different
shores were formerly operated each Spring
on the various rivers Of he county, while now
there is scarcely a fourth of that number.
.Ac revenue from these fisheries was large
1t reached past the owners of the '.sho.cs'
and the fishermen, to the coopcrs and grow
CTS Of hoop poles, and scattered dollars all
over the county. If the behring's do not re-
turn to our waters, we must take the fish
emblem once of the connty's staple,l down
from the s!eeple of the court House; and erect,
in its place something more appropriate to
these days of young America, but no fish.
~ Many sleek and portly colt that
,I{T% capcrel at his will with head erect
I-4L4ald tail streaming in the wind. his
withcrs unwlung by Sadllr-trce and mouth
unwsc Of bit, has lately found sad change
in his estate Wars and rmors of Wars
have caused many a trial and many trcpi-
dalton. Our high strung boys herc-away,
heard Johnny Bull, or his Lion one or the
other-roar, and straightway they prepare
for the fray. The portly colts aforesaid, are
land hands OIL and now stand sitlly
AA1 ~adl'ed and Drilled, iii the stall,
.-E=-Ala ready to rush to the strife (whcn it
comes il, luckily they can find riders, of
which. we understand, there are now very
reasonable d,ub,s. But let us hope the com
!any may be made up quickly and of large
number. for what would add more 10 thu
grandeur AMI pomp Of our gala days in days
of peace, Or to our security in event Of unto.
wa:(i war, than land of brave dragons
such as we have abundant material to make
A Meantime our less ambitious, tho still
f. tight-lke inclined citizens, who are iling
to foot their way through the world and
through the wars, are hot less backward in
thcr patriotic manifestations. The drum is
nightly calling III recruits. and the brave
commands of the dill officer may lie heard
lat the head quarters where both fiddling and
fighting are taught, y swelling high above the
yclls of Young America" congrcgatcd about
the door. The Infantry" boast they arc
nouriShing, but thinking Of all their 'fuss
and feathers" ''pomp and circumstance, y
the mind rvcrts painfully to our glorious old
company which was totally destroyed and
scattered TO the winds by the fearful Wa,
with Santa Anna.
And here SONS to be a fit place to intro.
ducc letter from a correspondent, who
seems posted on our military affairs:
NIR. EplroR:-Plcasc allow inc. as one OF
the parties interested. to correct an erroneous
Impression given out in late number OF
your paper in regard to the probable dies
tination Of the military companies now being
organized in our town. The rumor that they
were to join Walker in Central America. No
doubt arose from the fact that an ex-shcritf o
Cecil was down in the Niearaguan country
ON business kept mystcriouSly secret
This much is certain: without saying what
was the nature Of his mission, may sa(r,
say he effected 10 negotiation with Gen
Walker: and in justice to the demands Of
public opinion deem it proper further to sa,
that no unlawful attack is mcditatcd ny II.
against any nation at Peace with the United
States, but in the event of a war with Eng
land it Is our intention to make descent upol
TIN Ks Istad. and annex it to our glorious
| Union. We then would he assured of an an
nual supply of salt. free Of duty, sufficient tc
cure our hcrrings. having first had the salts.
faction of seeing it cure our raw recruits.
Very Respectfully your obcdicnt Scrv't.
TIE ORDERLY.