The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17


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W 'i'a' paper oy 'he heV. u IL. Emerson OF
Prince Georges. Delaware, which will furnish
the reader with a faint idea of the reign of
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e.'''' o'' seeeSs'ou l'lehos hao the oiuer-
ing @! things:
The State of Things in Fuirfdr Copntu
Iirg ma. The letter Of the lady who sides
IN this county, which the Christian Obs, rycr
of August lst copies III part from the New
York Daily News, would lead one Ia think
that all was amabihly on the part of the
people of that county, and that all the in
suits, the threats, and the abuse, were on the
part of the Northern soldiers Now, | have
brother law, ncphews, and ni,ccs, Who
have resided nearly all their lives IN Fairfax
County, but who have all been driven from
their homes in that county BY the Southern
p,orle-and what say is plain matter of
fact, and has all come under my own knowl
edge.
To begin with my brother.in. law. His
name Is Charles Horace Upton. lie is gem
lelnan OF intelligence and finished cduca-
tlun-a graduate Of one of the Northern col
leges-a member Of Congress now, and for
twenty. five years a land holder in Fairfax
county. When the troubles Of the times
broke out, Nj. Upton was on the side of the
Government, and Of the Old Flag. This
dl>plcns,d his secession ncighbols. They
cane to demonstrate with him, but he was
lirm IN adhcnng to the Government that had
always protected him. Then they threatened
him; they insulted him and his family; they
Game around his house and abused him in the
most outrageous manner lhreal cnlng to shoot
him. to hang him, to burn his house down, to
murder his family, and destroy his property.
Like brave, lion hearted man, he stood his
ground; addressed the people: went, in
spite oil all threats, 10 the Wheeling Conven.
tlon' and, at length, to Congress. After he
had lett for Washington, his wife and daugh-
ter, thinking that hdtcS would be safe among
lrs'"'a"s, remained at the homestead in
Fa!llaX county for while, but their neigh
bors at length drove them away also. as the
State oi Virginia has declared that all their
cltlzens who hold Office under Government,
me traitors 10 Irgmla, that their estates
shall be confscdfed, and themselves aliens
forever So, all thls family are now II,
ashng'on, driven from their beautiful
| Virginia homo by set of Williams, simply
because they love ;heir dear old Government.
and are true IN their allegiance 10 it..
Next, consider the case Of my young friend
and nephew, William Throgmorlon. lie is
native Of Nnglna-of an old Virginia
family is the owner of 25 slaves, and has
passed all his life in Virginia. Well, what
has he done! Surely. they will treat hin
well! All, no He has committed two
great crimes: he is loyal to the Government
vi his country and he has married Mr. Up.
TONS daughter That is the head and front
of his otl'nding. He has passed his whole
life IN Fairfax county-he is u tnan Of South.
ern feelings is slaveholder-bul it makes
no dlflrrcnce-he is visited by mob of gen.
tlemcn-- he is told that he must Join the
matter where-but go go" must and il you
10 rot 90 in two hours time, We viii burn
yOlr hDuSa down over vOur head W That iS