The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-06-30
Oar correspondence.

CGCILTON Jnne 2Gth 1SG

we cannot" &C.: but charging the mist,kc.
where of right they b'!ong. to his own indis.
tinct chirogmphy Gracchus " will cndnoror
to bear in mind in the rutue that :. t,o
cause being removed, the effect ceases"
We have been highly amused tn w,,os,
! the wnclng which some Of orr :. favored
ones " have seemed to undergo at bc;nr co
unjnSty styled gentlemen Of business y
! Their mprccatlons have been both lnnG anil
! deer upon The 80 author Of their wors ~ mi
! well is it for the devoted head of Groccbny
that they have ,pIstqEca the trail else ;r,bo;,
threats or &c; Il NOT entir,lv Of :" f,oth n.,,,
their rauJs Lo NO, ioo lv,}J,, sa.,,,J +, 1 u
cxec,tinn nr Ibn;r r,,,;fljlLS 4' ~, -,
! v;,iocc n,ioI,t h,no,,,o n.c,od IT, ,, w" I"'.'
/ ,,,nt; =. ''c uV'n"H'
rcsrct,ino That thcro is ~" q, er''', - l"y
him :. Gro,c,,ns ), ,,ra,,,,,L, "PPo'e
! little cynccto,ion ,s do,iro >. ',at 'u ''"u -
| find himself nntn,;nm,,n -. AWAKE ana
wounded that no l;,,Ia ISSUES ''e
Inrlinr ot ,hrm h,rI,, ." NAY nc was
saw 10 those two young ,'o' a,''" OUT must
;..., eN"''''''''' "''' La ''"
ae 'n"'' 10 snare the responsibility of his
Io's' 'hhl though sorry for their misfortune,
w H""'''' d. present COM q g their rescue. -
| If he has 81 happily succeeded in adoptinp the
Siyie Of the one, and has made his dcbm at n
time so nearly COMFORTING with the advent of
the other, that circumStantial and inductive
evidence renders 1t almost an absolute ccr-
tainty that his letter must have been written
| by both Of them. The best consolation he
can offer is that Of the man who saw, in n
vision the realms of Pluto. and became recon.
clcd to its fury because bis ncighbors were
enduring the same agonics. This balm.
therefore, is yours, oh " creatures of cIrcum.
stance"-you have company You are not
the first martyrs to others guilt. Ave, YOU
have roHnI company. The head of Louis
Nv l. one of the most amiahlc princes that
ever eraccd throne, was a sacrifice upon an
altar reared by the oulragts of his prcdcccs
sors.
The nows is surprising 10 most of our
residents that our numbcrs should figure so
| largely. The impression has generally pre-
vailed that we number scarcely half so many
as by the census we are returned but, A.,
dcnonstrative reasoning has over all others
the advantage Of reaching absolute certainty,
we cannot well reject the conclusion that
&" the record cannot err" IT, therefore. orr
numbers do reach that amount. the comment
IS more bitter Than any satire of ours on the
want OF enterprise that here ccntcrs. Ac-
colding to ii we have a larger population than
MIudlttown, our cnterprising ncighhor. Yet
what contrast Their industrial sphere pre-
Scnts The one, cncrvated and cnrceblccl, if
not PROSTATE; the other, active ardent and
prosperous. The one, like the sloth. content
to sit in ingloriouS case. and pick the shrubs
the wind may blow to Its lips, the other,
like The bee, gathering its rich stores from
every Hover, however distant, and garueIing
tor adversely. The one, sluggard, With
M 'C's "'''e'e'"pco, win strength unap-
p''Gu' WIN h'''a 'i'act'Ee; The Other. giant
W u.s. 9""u', e'e'' anu vigorous, wary and
' ',,, "''' every nerve stretched to lis
r., tt''' 'u'' anu every DAY reaplng the
W. 'n ,'"'t',t"'''" nahdFy' "eATr
Nv. "''''' 'o' ''e many advantages which
our III 'S'Ioor no" cp'noih's' IN the locality
~ I,oHte'""S '"i'ioaa' ana It's attendant
;,i'e' .,':' o"' cI"''h 'i!'S as notifying
m I;',,'''"" W "'' Nup''rh"sS Tor what
~ "','' o'I''"h M'." nave had' II
~"G nav "r.He'5 ,'oStc"tna lne claim to her
', '''" '"C l.. w. d. H. H. 20
Nv. we "St % 'I'r ,roA then lying IDLE
=" ''I e'VN c"S"t ana ifchcLto"n track to
lo"" IRON Na$A'!laS river 70 connect with
NH'''e po'nt on INC delaware kaiIroad, the
/ o","S'!'eSS OF inc people Cl Tins section mani
leS'cu itSril IN the manner by which they
pfoSceu'ta thcIr claim, TO an Issue over which
chry Si,aI long have cause to weep. The
'o''y, me madness OF Their failure, if it was
| 'q"'"c" ny me Sltnl ar suicidal act of failing
10 10 complete the work of the Pcnnsular trunk
M "a, down the Eastern Shore, whereby
maryland ""nId have secured what Della
ware now enjoys has certainly never been
! M,'F'SSe" III me history OF the stulufying
i'S'!essneSs OF an intelligent people.
We were much interested in the article on
the subject oc Railroads, in your last issue :
but we very greatly fear that while the prcs
cnt spirit exists among us, even the perccn,,
| bic advantages so tcrSclv enumerated in il
must fail to arouse our people to an active
sense Of their interests. That the road is
needed no one doubts That it is practicable
is equally evident And many believe il
would be paying stock from tie first But
when we inquire where are the rublic sniri,s
to set the ball in motion, and where the hroin
broad enough to consider the welfare Of the
community, and the hearts dccp enouoh TO
find place for State interests and nuhlic
institutions, :. Deep answcreth to deem in
its hollowness, and the lone voice unon the
winds returns its echoing answcr-v here a.
Sellishncss exhibited Itself early in the history
of the human race. "Am / nv brother 5
keeper z" inquired the lmpjouS Cain. his
hands vet reeking in that brothers. gore MOI,
have the continued ill.cficcts of his short.
s>ghtcdncss ill the present time wholly suf-
| Grr1 T., 81 col, If r. ,rro, al ,I,,+ Ill.,