The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-11-22

in the course oihiS business, has an indoor
life, with the details of which his readers are
but little troubled. In making up his
periodical! issue he comes in contact with all
sorts of people, and growing out of his COM
munication with them. he has his excite
mcnts, his troubles, his ADJUSTMENTS, his
downright fun; and while his readers may
be calmly coming the column of "Our Cor
respo"de"ce," or some flippant political squib,
they may little imagine that 1.-THE OWLS to
play" about it. or that it leads to another
correspondence equally as spicy, no gimme,
ofwhich reaches their vision. Occasionally.
however, when he gets hold of particular
fool, who makes some sort of an outlandsh
founder, "the cat gets out of the bag" and
the public have glimpse of that which,
otherwise, might have been none of Their
business.
In the party whose name stands at the
head of this article, we have just such fool
on hand at the present, as in the upshot our
readers will sec. AS to who this w. S.
Cuttings is we have no knowledge, except
what grows out of this particular case, which
is brought out in The Wing by the inlorma-
ton he gives lis that he will be "out' in The
Cecil Democrat of this date, and thus it han
pens that for once our readers get a peep
behind the curtains.
A letter from Port Deposit correspondent,
published in The Wing on the 18th ultimo.,
IA previous demand for the name of the
writer of which was made by a citizen of
that town. called out the following letter -
P. c. RICKETTS,. ESQ, Editor "CccH Whig,"
ENton--Sr:-l have been furnished by a
friend to-day with copy of your issue of
Oct. 18th ult., the which contains under the
head Of "Our Correspondence, letter signed
'Jenus," purporting to give an account of a
meeting which | had the honor to address at
Port Opposite. Your correspondent makes
use Of the following language:
Cuttings was next introduced and what
& he did not say your readers must imagine,
for what he did say will not disgrace my
pen by relating. 1t was tissue Of black
guardism and blasphemy."
As do not feel disposed to submit to the
use of such language, beg to demand of
you as the Editor of The Cecil Wing, the
name of the author of the above named
article.
If you will reflect for one moment for one
moment, you will doubtless see the propriety
of my demand, and am sure wilnot for one
moment hesitate to give me the desired in
formation. am sir, &C., &C.. &C..
W. S. CUTTINGS.
Baltic, Oct 5th, 1856.
TO that letter we sent the following reply,
which was regularly mailed in the posr-ofiice
here, (the mail being the conveyance selected
by him for his letter. legibly directed to his
address as he furnished it,
W. S. Cuttings EsQR., Balto, M-Sr !:
Your letter of the 9Th reached me on the
9th inst
Not being willing that correspondent of
my paper should abuse it's columns bv an
unjust attack upon any man without being
held to full responsibility, I have delayed
answering it until | visited Port Deposit and
made extended enquiry among respectable
gentlemen there, with whom I find the
opinion to prevail that the remarks of
"Jenus" are not without justification.
From their general recollection of your
speeches and from numerous sentences which
they remember, to which they are willing to
testify, it would appear that under the ex-
elements of the occasion, you were led to
indulge in denunciatory language and ep,hets
towards the American party, sufficient to
provoke. if not to warrant, the severcst retorts
from public writer in his legitimate province
of commenting on the remarks of public
speaker. So, hence it is, that now beg to
decline to furnish you the name of my cor
respondent: trusting at the same time-that
in view of that which was spoken, as we'll as
as that which was written in the ardor of the
political campaign-you may accede to the
propriety of my determination.
lam sir. &C., &C., &c.,
P. q. RICKETTS,.
Elkton, Md, Nov. II, '56. -a,
The next we hear from w. s. Cuttings is
the following note:-
Nov. 18th, 1856.
To THE EDITOR Cecil WHIG." Ekton-
Sir Upon the 18th Oct. ult., there APP
peared in your paper communication lur