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The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-05-22

sands OF men in arms in and about Fort
pickens, II that position 10 TO be maintained,
may by The very strength Of their number,
keep the peace. Since the administration
has started upon its war career. we approve
OF its reported call for two or three hundred
thousand men.
We can raise as large an army % France,
or Austris, and six or eight hundred thou.
sand men 10 camp, under prudent lenders.
might be but a police to keep the peace
When the North and the South have be.
come vast camps. the people Of both sec
tons will begin to reason, there is nothing
worth fighting about, or if there is. fighting
will not settle anything. Neither section
is likely to te conquered or overrun. or II
overun, neither would be worth having when
.ubjugated. The very genius Of our Re-
public revolls against SUBJECT people. To
have subjects. we must have a military no.
biliy. and with. military. comes civil no.
billy and with nobility comes deslfuc-
lion Of Republic.
The suspension Of oil intercourse by mail
between the North and the South. bad as
il il is-the suspension OF oil trads ami CON-
m.rce AMI OF all interchanges loss Of
credit and Of currency. the general bank.
ruptcy OF both sections both are com
ing-may be necessary 70 educate us 70
peace; but peace isworth the terrible cduca-
iion. Blighted trade can be recovered from
but from civil war between free States and
slavef o.ding States, there is no recovery.
Meanwhile. The Christian ministry. part
of whom have donc much % bring on tht
war BY mnglirg il the sectional strife O.
The day. owe II 70 God. 10 the country, 4
avert this war. The Republican ministry,
which has done 80 much 10 create section
~ party. owe IL % themselves and humani
~. 70 Try q part The sections in pence. Ifw'
can agree 10 nothlng else, we can agree
with chrisIian Republicans notio engag'
n war. They can step 10, ss ministers 0
God, and turn the sword away from ,h'
hearts of men once brethren Of the SAM
ki:h. kin, origin. lsngusge, ancestry.
lie, bygones then be bygones, and le, ,h'
New England religious influence which j
% powerful over the New England R-pub
Iican mind, everywhere il the northwest
ss ia the east, thcnexert their power 10 shiei
The country from long and awful war.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-05-22


vERAcfrY The grouadSork Of all mn
y characters is vsracity. That virtue lies
at the foundation Of everything solid. How
common II is 70 hear psreats say: II have
faith in my child 50 long as he speaks the
truth. lie may have many hultr. but
/ know he viii not deceive me.
build on that conflence.o They are r.h,
II ID lawful and just ground 70 build upon,
Aud that is a beautiful confidence. What
ever errors temptation may betray child
into, 20 long as brave, open truth remains,
there is something 10 depend on. there Is
anchor ground. there is subsistence at the
center. Men OF the world feel 50 abou. one
another. They can be tolerant and Cor.
bearing 90 long - their crring brother i
true. II isa fundamental virtue. Ordina.
ry commerce can hardly proceed step with.
out good measure Of il. II we cannot
believe what Others say 70 Us, we cannot sci
upon IL; and, TO an immense extent, that Il
saying that we cinnot act at all. Truth d
a common interest. When we defend Il,
we defend The basis OF all social order
When we vndica'e II. we vindicate our own
foolhold. When We plead for i, il Il like
pleading for the air Of health We brca'he
When you undertake to benefit lying man
!, il like putting your fo,t into the mire.--
c. +. Huntingdon.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-05-22

A CnEAP HoRsE --"What did you give
Tor that horse, neighbour my note
|.'wsIl. that wss cbssp."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
A Little Plain Talk.

Whenever man gets to winning about
being opposed to coercion and in favor Of
peace. you may safely set him down as an
incipient Secessionist. No matte r how strong
may be his protestations Of devotion to the
Union. his face is set toward the Rebel camp
aud he will soon turn his back upon the
Government and become full fltdged Triator
There are thousands ranged under the banner
of jeff Davis to DAY, engaged in making war
upon their country, who but 4 little while ago
were, what is styled. conditional Union men,
And an examination of the record of any or
all of,hem. will show they commenced their
detection by prating" peace. :" " uo-coercion"
and tho usual stcrcotvpcd Secession nonsense
and consuumatcd i! by beching out down.
right treason.
How it could be otherwise is mystery
For it must be as plain as pike staff to the
most obtuse intellect. that when man
opposes " coercion" be opposes the main.
tenance, in their integrity, Of the Union and
the Constitution and the enforce nent Of the
laws.
The President must use all the power st
his command to put dom rebellion in any
section Of the country. or he must violate his
oath and prove recreant to his plainest and
most Imperative duty. Unless the Govern.
mcnt is willing to conccde everything the
Rebels ask it must maintain its supremacy at
the point Of the bayonet and the mouth Of
the cannon. But! two courses are left for it
to pursue. 1t must either coerce OF be coerccd;
and the man who goes about talking of
"peace and "no.coe, cion !" is either fool
or hypocrtical sneak who wants to- be o
Traitor, but hasn't the requisite amount Of
courage
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
Correspondence.
correspondence of Tho Cecil Whi. /

EIGTn DISTRICT june 3rd. 'Gl.
The war fever which ragged here So Violently
on and after the bloody Friday" has some
what subsidized. The :. Octoraro Gisrd, i"
still! continue TO drill weekly. A company il
also forming to be mustered into the United
states service. under the auspices of Capt.
John ). CMiSty, whose understandable efforts
ior this purpose deserve great credit.
The pole raising and flag hosting at Como.
w'nso, on Saturday lsst were quite an affair.
But we have neither time nor inclination to
enter into detail: suffice it to say. there were
some live or six hundred persons present,
lhc1n'l'ng quite number " of We fair" The
meeting was addressed by our candidate for
Congress, Edwin II. Webster. The orator.
from wagon. in lieu Of the floor of the Hail
nj Representatives,. spoke at some length
upon the exciting topics of tn. day. This
Is a time when every true patriot should ha We
no sympathy for or own allegiance. or obligs-
lion to a''sht save his Government, which, Is
at this momen. struggling for existence
against. anarchy and eternal ruin.
MI. f. King delivered a lecture upon the
Union. some evenings since At the Harmony
NJ. r. church. We understand the gentle.
man has since entered into q Union for life
upon his own responsibility.
iowlands.iie is absolutely gay with rcd
white and blue. Flags are fl, ing in every
direction. from poles erected for that pur.
pose and from private dwellings. Tho
national colors may also be seen atlorning the
'ran'ums Of patriotic mules. AID the breasts
OF their equally patriotic drivers
The Cut worm has done great injury to the
corn crop: throughout the county we have
complaints Of a like nature. TEcrxsEu.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
Mr.. Webster at Conowingo.,

We received letter from correspondent
living in the neighhorhood Of Conowingo.
giving lengthy description of the meeting
at that place, on Saturday last, which came
too late to hand for publication. We extract
however, the parts most pertinent to the case
which are some questions that were propoun-
ded to the candidate for congressional honors,
with Mr.. Wrbstcr-s answers. The first
question was.
Has State any RICH, to secede!'
Mr.. Webster gave an emphatic answer in
the negative.
To the second question, "Will you vote
supplies to the army to put down rebellion,
new existing. against the United States Gov.
eminent ?'
He intinated that he did not wish to be
nterrogated-he had received the nom nation
without solicitation. and that the people
must leave him unpledged to act, as his judy
ment would direct, for the Union, when the
time came for that action.
Another question was put. to which he
replied that he would hesitate, to force largo
body Of the people into the Union who were
opposed UNANIMOUSLY to that Union-t to enforce
the laws, when unanimously opposed but
claimed that such a case did not exist
Our correspondent appe ars to have decidedly
bad relish for Mr. Webster's Snuff ing Union
sentiments. and considers him not the man
TO represent the people of the 2nd Congres.
sional District. We will further add, that
SO far as we have heard. MIR. Webster seems
to be very unpopular with the Union men of
his district, and quite popular with the dis
unionists. The Union Party. like the noun.
tain in labor appears to have put forth a
mouse,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
For The Cecil Wing.
Thoughts upon the Crisis.

1t is optional with Congress whether ncv
States shall he admitted as members Of The
United States New States cannot demand
admission to the Union as right. There
must be two parties to a contract, and in the
absence OF provisions for ITS abnegation, the
duties it enjoins are binding upon ali the
parties to 1t, until it is repealed or dissolved
ny the authority that produced it. Every
person born in either OF the States, is o citizen
OF the " s., and no act Of the State in which
he ifVes can destroy his allegiance to ,he Gen.
erai Government. Indeed, it is uncertain
whether any act Of his oun, can destroy his
allegiance, or diveSt him of his nationality.
WIN, perhaps single exception. the Euro
pean governments deny this right to their
subjects, and make no laws by which those
born out their jurisdiction can be lized.
those who were most Jealous Of the powers
conferred upon the Government by tie Con.
stitntion, never for moment thought that
tine obligations the State assumed " hen they
adopted it were such as could be laid .sids
pleasure or convenience warranted their when
violation. Those who are Arrsyed against their
country. tell their dupes they have a legal
right to sccede. and by this means seek to
accomplish what they could do nv no other.
Secession is hcnious kissing ripcr, hatehed bv
traitors from the egg of eorard,ee. Reader
are you q Secessionist do you believe in tho
right Of Secession lfyou do, the sooner YOU
can learn that it is another name for anarchy,
that 1t leads to all the crimes that blackcn
human character, and degrade our common
humanity. the better for you. The shadow
on the dial OF human progress never rctroga-
des. Reason will crush the viper's head
Right ,tK crush Secession 10 death.
SloRE ANON.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
The Invasion of Baltimore.

Almost daily the newspapers announce the
arrival of regiments of troops at President
street depot, by the P, W. s. B. Railroad,
who march quietly through the city to Cam.
den station and take the cars for Washington.
On the 18th of last April, there was tre-
mendous hue and cry raised against this
quantity termed invasion of the sacred soil
OF Maryland by Northern hordes." I'm.
armed troops were stoned, bridges burned,
railroad tracks torn up, and telegraph des-
patches sent over the mountains for assistance
10 repcl this incursion Of Goths and Vandals
which threatened speedy destruction, the
rioters declared. to the Monumental City,
including the indiscriminafe slaughter OF
men, women and children.
The greatest hub.bub was kicked up that
has been witnessed the present eventful year.
The legislature was called together, and pro-
cecded in great haste to provide the State
with Committee Of Public Safety" com.
posed Of some halfdozen restless Office hun.
tiers, the majority Of them being avowed
Traitors, or Seccssionists, which is but
another word with the same meaning. This
pet measure was only defeated, by the people
TALKING pretty strongly of hanging some OF
their faithful representatives if they voted
for It. The State, however, has been mulcted
i'll sum amounting to hundreds of thou.
sands. and perhaps millions, of dollars. il we
estimate, in this bill of cost, the damage done
to property OF corporations and citizens, and
mich damages she will most likely have to
pay.
The "Invasion," however, which this
incurred public expense we we're told, was to
prevent, is quietly going on day after day,
and the city of Baltimore still stands un.
impaired by the Northern hordes" that pass
through her streets, and her citizens are
neither murdered, robbed or nsulted by
them.
This riot Of the 10Th and reign Of terror
which LASTED a few days after, were Seces-
sion S master move in Maryland. 1t failed,
thank fortune, and the war which Was in.
tended for us, is bursting upon Virginia.
Maryland. however, has one duty to perform
before she wipes out the disgrace with which
this dastardly secession movement has over.
whelmed her; and that is. 10 hang the
Iascals who concocted, and led on this mur.
derous and cowardly attempt to commit the
State to Secession and the ravages of war;
The most acceptable thing our Legislature
can do when it meets, in place of enacling
laws to justify treason. and murder, and
bridge burning. is to pass an act to bring
those traitors to condign punishment. In
the mean time. however, we think Maryland
stands, without apparent injury, more
" invasion" than any State we read OF
in ancient or modern history.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
Hon. Edwin III. Webster,

This gentleman, who nom inally represented
us in the last Congress, has BY some poltica
legerdemain been placed before the Union
men of the End District as a candidate for
reelection. And, although his tortuous
course while at Washington shook the conf.
dence Of his friends in his firmness, (if not in
his integrity they were willing, after hi.
nomination, to forget the past, and to let
by'goncs be by.gones provided, he gave
some evidence Of being sincere Union man
in the future. This he has failed to do
During the sitting of the Nominating Con.
vention Mr. Webster was in Baltimore and
deliber ately shirked the interrogatories which
Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Johnson answered frankly,
thereby giving additional strength to the
suspicion Of his unsoundncss.
Since then. dozens of letters have been
written to him by his constituents, but he has
maintained a studied silence in regard to
them, and has answered such of them as he
has seen proper to notice, in an evasive and
unsatisfactory manner. Instead of defining
his position clearly and distinctly, he has
done nothing but shuttle and dodge. His
conduct from first to last has been unbecoming
u patriot with the good of his country at
heart,-it has, in fact. been that OF pettifog.
ging politician, who does not appreciate the
momentous importance of the issues inv olved
in the present contest.
We are free to confess Mr.. Webster was
not our first choice but with his besmirched
polltica! record before us. We would have
gwen him hearty support the moment he
declared himself an Unconditional Union
man, ard in favor of sustaining the Cover n.
ment in its efforts to pu. down the Southern
Rebellion.
From the day Of his nomination until the
present hour, We have silently waited, hoping
against hope, for him to do so but sense
OF duty now compcls US, reluctantly, to say
that we do not see how any Unconditional
Union man can consistently vote for him.
Self-respect should forbid any one from so
stultifying himself.
There is no doubt but that Mr.. Webster
will be elected by a heavy majority. lie will
get the votes ola large body Of his former
opponents, as the rankest of the Seeessionists
in this county admit he is sound enough for
them, and it would be folly to place an Inde-
pendent candidate in the field against him.
We think, therefore, the best plan for the
Union men to pursue, will be to stay away
from tho polls altogether. They will then
be guiltless of his election, and will show to
the world that they, at least, are not political
cunuchs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
POLE AND FLAG RAISING AT CHERRY

POLE AND FLAG RAISING AT CHERRY
HnL.-Par's of the two companies of Penn
sylvania Volunteers stationed at this town,
assisted in the raising ola flag staff and flag
at the village of Cherry Hill, in this county.
on Friday afternoon of last week.
Captain Terry, of company l, and Lieut..
iill9er, of company H., each with about IS
men, under command of Lient. Col. Coulter.
left their quarters about . O'Clock P. ~,
marching to the soul-stirring music Of the
fife and drum" and Carrying a beautiful
flag given to them by their friends at home.
They arrived at Cherry Hill about half past
three: and stacking arms, partook of refresh
ments prepared for them by the ladies of the
village. Raising the pole, which was IS feet
in length, was but the work of a few minutes,
When flag 10 feet, and a strcamer 20 feet in
length, were presented in beautiful manner
by Rev. J. 7. Brown, in behalf OF the ladies'
OF Cherry Hill, to the Union men of the
ne'ghborhood, and received by Jos. Miller.
Esq, who, thanking the ladies in a brief
speech, turned to the soldiers present. and
'p'N VI '0ii ica'inS lTlendS ana nome and
endangering their health and lives to defend
and protect that flag, and to raise it from the
dust in those parts of the Union where it has
been trampled. This part of the speech was
received with deafening cheers by the troops.
AT the close of the speech, the flag was run
up BY Lieut.. Col. Coulter, and greeted with
the roll of drums, and loud huzzas of the
hundreds who were present. After which tho
troops left for their quarters, and the citizens
for their homes, all no doubt vel! pleased
with the reception given them.
Beautiful aag--gIorious fog!'
Long long may It wave
or the land of the free and the home Of the brave
by way of returning the compliment of
the volunteers who assisted in raising the flag
on Friday evening last, the public-spirited
and patriotic ladies of Cherry Hill gave the
soldiers handsome supper at their quarters,
on Monday last.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
Engagement at Aqua Creek.

The Government forces had brisk conflict
with the rebels at Aqua Creek, on Friday,
the 3lst ult.
The steamers which attacked the rebel bat
teres at the mouth of the creek were the
Thomas Freeborn. Anacosta and Resolute.-
They were attended by schooner.
The rebels had erected two powerful bat.
teres on the shore, ono having been placed
on the wharf at the terminus of the Fredcricks.
burg and Potomac Railroad, and the other on
the bluff
After an incessant charge. kept up for two
hours by both our 81. Founders, and the
expenditure Of all the ammunition suitable for
distant firing and sIlcncing completely the
three batteries at the railroad terminus. the
firing from shore having been rapidly kept
up by them until so s,lenced. and having
been recommended from the new batteries on
the nights back, which reached us in v"lleys,
dropping the shot on board and about us like
hail for nearly an hour. but fortunately
woundng hut one man, I hauled the vessel
off. as the nights proved wholly above the
reach Of our elevation.
Judging from the explosion Of our ten
second shells in the SAND batteries. two of
which were thrown by the Anucosha, it is
hardly possible the enemy can have escaped
considerable loss. Several others of the
Anaeos'ia's shells dropped in the vicinity of
the battery.
We cannonadcd for an hour the same bat.
teres tho day before yesterday; but the tide
being out neither party reached with any
considerable certainty. I 6oubt if it is pos
sble to reduce the b,tteries now established
on the heights from ships, nor it is at all
important, considering that they are remote
from the ship channel Of the river, and com.
mand only the railroad terminus
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
A Battle in Western Virginia

SecessIon1sls Routed By Tie Un,oniNs.
FIFTEEN SECESSIONISTS KILLED.
Two columns Of troops, commanded by
Col Kelly, Of the lst Virginia Union volun.
tcers, of Wheeling, and Col. Crlttcndcn. of
Indiana. left Grafton early on the night of
the End of June. and after marching 20 miles
through drcnchng rain. surprised camp
Of two thousand Confederate troops at Phil
lipi, Virginia, a town in Barbour county, on
Tagcrt Valley river.
The surprise was complete, the Confcdcr-
ates fleeing, and leaving fifteen dead bodies
on the field. The Union troops captured a
large amount of arms, horses, ammunition,
provisions and camp e4nipagc.
Col. Kelly was not mortally wounded in the
attack, as at first reported. Several Others
of the Federal troops were slightly wounded.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08
War News.
Conflict at Fairfax, VIRGIN la.

On Saturday last a small party Of Federal
troops, under the Cum,nand of Lieut.. Tomk in
made dash and brilliant attack OH the
rebels at Fairfsx Court House. The party
consisted Of u. s.. cavalry. and several offi
GERS Of the New York Regiments. The COM
pany left camp ut III O'clock on Friday
night. surprised the picket guard fur mites
this side of Fairfax. and the other galloped
toward the village. firing and giving the
alarm. At daybreak they reached the town,
sounded a charge and gal!oped through the
principal street under heavy fire from the
City Hall. Post Office. private houses. behind
fences, from the sidewalk and street no,
from citizens, but from soldiers in uniform
some on foot. soine mounted
On this charge five mounted mcn were
taken Urisoners-one with Prince William
County Cavalry on his cap. They were
seized by the neck and swept on with the
troops.
The dawn had hardly broken, so the aim
was not s,suer hi whenever they saw flash
from a window, five on six shots answer ell, it.
Most Of the rebels that were killed were in
the street. Some ran in front. turning to fiji q
on the Dragons, and others closed in behind
after their passing.
At the end of the street Lieut. Tonkins
turned. and the troops, holding their prison.
ers in an iron grasp. charged again through
the whole length Of the village. wheeling a
third time and charged from end to end. but
observing piece of artillery coming from .
side alley in front of the City hall. they
Judged it prudent not to try a f,urh time,
and so rode on, making q detour of ten mics
and reached the camp by eight o'clock
having ridden furty-fuur miles.
Besides the five prisoners. they brought five
or six horses. One Dragon was killed, and
one is missing, doubtless killed. Four ar,
wounded. one having a sab:e.cut in the face
and a bali in the stomach. Assistan. Quar-.
master Cary, Of the 9th, slightly wounded r
the foot.
The number Of killed is uncertain; esti.
mates vary from twenty to fifty.
Lieut.. Tomkins had two horses shot under
him, and Gordon one. Before fresh hors,
could lie found they cut right and left or
foot.
The force in the town is estimated at from
1000 to 500.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-08

MAIL RoBBERY.-When the mail train
from the West reached Harper's Ferry on
Saturday night one of the Rebel officers
entered the mail car and demanded posses.
sion of the mails 1t was Of course refused.
lie than brought file of men and took the
nails BY force. We are becoming so accus-
toned to the theving propcnsitics of the
Rebels in stealing every species of public and
private property they can lay their hands on,
that the highway robbery, committed BY the
Harper's Ferry banditti has scarcely elected
more than sensational comment. Yet the SC
fellows. who disregard the rights, the lives
and property of Others and set all the re-
stramts OF law at defiance affect to hide their
depredalions on the community under chv-
alrous clamor for southern rights. When
win things be called by their RICH. names
What makes it more honorable in Southern
rebels. than in any other bandits, to rob the
mails Wherein consists the distinction :