The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-08-14


made them acquainted with our merits and
demerts and the personal attacks of The
Democrat cannot affect their opinions.
Whenw we return from an absence from our
office, which the poor state Of our health com
pels, we shall look after aud settle any thing
which may be brought MP as matter Of fact.
lilly attack by that paper on the prin-
ciplcs or the men Of the American Party, ii is
needless to say, will meet with prompt atten-
ton at our hands.
1.-THE County Commissioners meet
on Tuesday next, the 17th inst.
STATE TAXES.--A notice of the times
and places to pay State taxes, so as have a
per centagc deducted, will be found among
the advertisements to-day.
TIE SCHooL CoMMIssloNERs.- This
Body met on Tuesday last. A committee re-
ported the number Of schools necessary in
the county, to be as follows: in the LIST dis
trict, 81 2nd dist, s; Ord dist, 10; 9TH dist,
Z; 9th dist, II 9Th dist, s; 7th dist 10
Sth dist, 4 9th dist, G--makimg a total OF
73. At the next meeting, which is to be held
on the 9th inst, each Commissioner is to
report how many school houses are necessary
to be built and repaired in his district. McsSrs
Ellis Clayton and Brokaw were appointed q
committee to report the proportion Of The cX-
listing poor school fund to which each district
iS nbtit1al with "a ,-inur nc VA Lou If Il
ing it TO the building and repairing Of seAoo
houses.
TRIAL OF FREE NEGROES FOR GOING
OUT OF THE STATE AND REruRNlNG.-B ciort
Me Orphans' CoHIt-Judge Harris and sites on
the BeaCA.-At the session of the Orphans
Court held on Tuesday last, there We're tOul
cases up, Of free negroes leaving the state and
returning. The occasion upon which they
left was religious meeting ofcolorcd persons
at Delaware city. One Of the parties, who is
also, charged with larceny was bound over tC
appear in October; the others were acquitted
and discharged.
The law under which they were arrested
was the Act Of 1889, chap. 3S and it's supple
ments. That act provides that no free negro
or mulatto, belonging TO or residing in any
other state, shall come into this state. whether
intending to settle or not, under penalty o.
$4,000 for the first offence, and $500 90 fol
the second.
By Act Of 1919. chap. 53S, free negroes
living in Cecil, Kent OF Queen Annc's county
,sl,, hall
are subjected to the penalties Of the alore
mentioned act.
The Act OF 1858, chap. III cxcmpts from
the penalties ofthe acts Of 1899 and 1915. sucI
Tree negroes as are at The time in the employ
Meht Of white persons, and who go out fol
the purpose of transacting business for thei
white employer, and do not remain loDgc1
than twenty four hours.
The Act OF 1886, chap. 1Gl cxcmpts iron
the penalties Of the acts of 1889 and 1919
such free negroes as are hired by farmers. OF
by the month or year, who are sent by thcil
employer, or his agent, out Of the state OF
business, and who remain out not longer thar
ten days.
Under the above laws the negroes referred
TO were brought up to be tried. George
Andrews was tried first and we will give the
points Of the case. VIM. J. Jones, counse
for the state; A. Evans and II. Mccullough
for the defence.
Job Wharton and Nicolas Pmmmer were
called on the part of the state. They testified
that they knew the party arraigned; that his
residence was in Maryland, that on Sunday
August LIST, they saw him in Delaware, and
that afterwards they saw him agaln in Mary
land.
Nm. y. Martin for the defense stated that
he sent the negro into Delaware on the day
in question, with a letter to his brother; that
he saw him on Saturday, asked him ii he did
not want to so to the meeting, he replied yes
then he told him to come, got the letter and
take it, that letter he would have had to take
deicndent had not taken III that he kept de-
fondent's horse at his stable ard he was under
standing bargain to come and work for him
wherever he wanted hm that he was not at
work for him on Saturday, but had been
during the wcck--say on Wednesday or
Thursday-and was to come to work for him
on Monday; and that he paid him nothing
for carrying the letter.
The counsel for the state contcnded
that the sending of the letter was a mere sham
to enable the negro to evade the law; on the
other side it was contcnded that the employ
mcnt in taking the letter Martin being Il
farmer and yearly employment in that case
not being necssary,) was a sufficient business
of his master; and that he did not fall under
the penalty of the law. The Judges were of
the same opinion and he was acquitted.
Two others were acquitted, but we did
not hear the evidence ia their eases.
During the trial OF afterwards, some diff
Guilty or misunderstanding occurred between
Mr.. Jones, the States attorney, and Mcssrs
Harris and Sites, the sitting Judges in the
case, the result Of which is reported to us as
follows:
ACterthe trial Of a portion ofthe negro cases
before the Orphans Court, on Tuesday, it is
stated that the States Attorney, Mr.. Jones,
made use of some language, after leaving the
court room, which, being reported to Messrs
Harris and Sites, the Judges present, they
deemed it indecorous to the court, and on
Wednesday preferred charge against him.
Mr.. Jones stated, that the language was used