The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-03-05
Our Correspondence.
Correspondence Of Tie Cecil Whig.l
Letter frGm Chesapeake.
CHESAPEAKE CfTf. March 3,

CHESAPEAKE CITY. March ). 81.
No Ice-DtbGiino Socieiy- RemoraIS - T. Chi
buttons ud-So-f ortA-BM ANcy- Trmie Of
the CGHGt. &c.
Loud is the lamontation Of the ice house
keepers, for the cold winds refuse to blow. the
ffosis to come, the ice to cover the water
and the ice houses tile la,e,s st bindings in
town-are tcnantlcss. and their owners have
n long account with III" clerk of the weather
The trade last year was very profitable bat
ms year, alas fishermen will no longer de-
light our eyes and pockets with III. sight of
th,ir gold Great mpn, however. before this +,
have been Disappointed in th'ir expectations
and the ice.mrn should take comfort in the
fact" that it will be so ut first"
Tho Debating Soc ely is on its last legs
The Slavery QIcstipn, Cuba, Capital Punish
mcnt aud various Other important Questions
have been settled. and tie approaching
spring. t:mr. wien folks generally grow lazy,
has checi:ed The tln9lcncr Of III" IN, nlberI.-
" hen we reject upon the quantity Of wind
" Itch has h,rn expended IN that Old Hal
during the Winter -whtn we think Of the
prodll iJus bursts cf ,laIncnce which, even
now. Itrcrbciatc III our ears and when we
consider the fact that the Winter of GO viii
again r,v.yiN it all wc are I'D 10 the cOnc|u
sion that " The machine Ind better b. STOP
p,d.' joking apart, however Some subjects
have tecn very ably discussed here and the
Institution, (ara.t from lis superior advanta.
gcs in allowing the extra Gas to csca;n,) has
been Of piotit and has served 20 while away
maay an hour winch might have been less
slr>ihly passed.
The removals this Spring are numerous
and Will give you list Of them in NV next
1 1. L
thc migratory foreigners causc NV faces
to appear upon HE str,c dai y. Tie b ISL
ness places gencIaiy, remain without change
Of rrurietols.
Quite a stir has hcCn created in csr'oin cir.
clcs alou. letter viii h appeared in The
Coat Democrat Of last week. signed " IIG mr.
cr." 1t reviewed the practice CT holding Ex.
| hbiricns III chnchcs and c0nd, mntd il in
strong terms. Whether the custom is right
o wong ! asa member Of the g,tat outside
church viii not stop 10 inquire, but just re-
malk here, (without olli nc hope. that the
custom Is settled one, adopted all over the
| land. m every church, and that It 'l.b,romCs
a small village correspondent of Il nt W papcr
| to deny the morality % a practice which has
received the sanction of the ahl,st tiyin,s of
the age. The NJ, taodists are in quite fer
| nenl about Inc matter. ana | mere submit the
humble inquiry, if it is not better to condemn
hins> before they occur than TO injurc the
feelings Of innocent persons by drnonncns
hem when they have succeeded The Sunday
| School Exhibition Was success; it please
every the and reflects great credit or the
Superintendent and Teachers; it raised
money in an innocent manner, and the man
who tradices it in the public papers could
better employ his time.
1t is not one step. lif we take our opinions
from the letter above alluded to from
churches To any Place of amusement and
| this must be my apology for making this
paragraph speak of The ball.allcy.' winch
cipri,ing Young men have constructed and
on which games are constantly being played.
Tins Is new feature and nearly every cui-
zen "tnkes hand daily. Perhaps though,
this Innocent amusement is wrong and the
people had better consider we'll, 0, AN h.
qWrer after Ihc truli, may be after the = ball
| alley"
The business on the canal is steadily on
The increase and large and profitable trade
is expected during the season. More next
week. BIZ