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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
W ar News.
Great cattle in Missouri,

Our army marched out of Springfield on
Friday evening. Aug. 9th only $500 strong.
the llome Gard remaining in Springfield.
Our force slept on the prairie portion Of the
night and about sunrise on Saturday morn
ing drove in the ont posts of the enemy, and
Sprn after the attack became general.
The attack was made in two columns by
Gems. Lyon and S'urges; Gen. Sigel leading
ianklrg force OF about 600 men. and
four guns. on the south of the enemy's camp.
The fight ragged from sunrise until or 2.
o clock iii the afternoon.
The rebels in overwhelming force charged
Captain Tottcn's Battery three distinct times, ;,
but We're repulsed with great slaughter.
General Lyon fell early in the day. He had
been previously wounded in the leg, and had
his horse shot from under him.
The Colonel of one of the Kansas Reg.
mcntS having become disabled, the boys
cried out, " General, you come and lead us
on He did so, and at once putting him
self i'll front, and while cheering the men OH
to the charge, received bullet in the left
breast. and fell from his horse.
lie was asked if he was hurt, and replied,
=" No, not much" But in few minutes he
expired, without n struggle.
Abont | o'clock The enemy seemed to be-
in great disorder and retrca,ing, and setting
fire to their train of baegae e-wagons. Our
forces were too much faligucG and cut up to
pursue, so the battle may be considered
drawn one.
Major ,Sinrgcs took command on the battle
field after the death Of Gen. Lyon. General
Sigel took command after the battle. Our
loss is variouSly estimated at from $50 to 300.
killed and several hundred wounded. The
cnemy's loss is placed at 2 900 killed and
wounded. Our boys captured about 400
horses Of the enemy. The enemy carried
two flags, the Confederate and the Stars, and
Stripes.
Gen SIg,l marched back to Springfield in
good order. After perfecting his arrange
nens gathering the baggage blowing up
what powder he could not carry, and des-
'roying other property which he did not wish
should fall into the hands of the enemy. He
left Springfield on Sunday night and en-
campcd 80 miles this side of that place. :he
enemy not pursuing him. The only hostility
observed dun ing the day was the firing Of
muskets from a distance at the rear guard.
Gen. Ly on began the attack upon the re-
cript Of intelligence that the enemy were
expecting requirements from Gen. nardees
column which was approaching from the
South East.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
NeighbOrhOOd Gibbs.

1t is earnestly recommended that the Union
hood and form Union Clubs. Concert and
unity is everything in battle, whether moral
or physical: and now, while the day lasts
and before the night cometh, organize and 60
to work in earnest. Rout these SeccSsonists
and secret allies of jeff Davis, who. like
wolves in Sleeps clothing approach you with
the lamb-like blaze of Peace While immense
armies are in thu fl, Id there is no such thing
as peace. 1t is war-udr, and you will find
it so. Let us organize then, and have peace
in Maryland, while We may, by routing these
" dnti-C osnion,sts pcacuably, and drive
them from power. before they invite the
despcradoes and Indians Of the Southwest
among US, as they have in Missouri, to drench
Maryland in blood. These hypocritical
Secessionsts, who amuse the people by
making lamblikc professions of peace, have
secret organizations all over the State real
daIk-lantern institutions, with all the mach-
merry of oaths, passwords. signs, etc, etc. -
ana are III constant communication Win lnc
Southern ira iters. Over every reverse which
happens to our arms they rejoice and shout
worse than the Tories of &c did over the
success of British arms Organize Organize.
then, without delay and in November next
we will lay Secession, in Maryland. in its
winding sheet, and roll the mountains of it's
own shame and crime upon it, blotting it out
from our State forever and ever.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
Democrats SmppOrtin & the Government

Democrats Supportin & the Government
The Democrats of Vermont held a Conven.
ton, on the 9th ult., and nominated candi.
dates for Governor, Lieut. Governor and
Treasurer. All the candidates then nomi.
mated have declined and Paul Dillingham;,
the nominee for Governor. thus writes:
g AS we all know, our country is now in
" the midst Of fearful struggle for the
% maintenance Of the Union Of The States, and
"ot The integrity and continuance Of the Ma.
"hon0l Government We are engaged in n
war that has for its purpose that end by
subduing the rebellion that now threatens
"onr National existence.
- feel very confident that great mum Der
"-l hope ajorlty of all the old parties
in this State feel and judge as do, and that
they will raise above party, as SUCH and
stand for their country, one and indivisible,
g now and forever.
With such mean to act, whether their
number be few or many, till this most
wicked rebellion is crushed out and wish
ing that my opinions and acts may be in
harmony, have felt called upon to decline
the nomination SO honorably rendered to
g. me-"
James I. Thurston and Stephen Thomas,
the candidates for Lieut.. Governor and Treas.
urer, join i'll letter, Of which the following
is an extract
We are Of the opinion that until the
"present Rebellion and Treason shall be over
come it is the duty of every true and loyal
"citizen TO sustain the spirit and strengthen
the arm of his country by every means in
g. his power that party names and differences
should be entirely laid aside, and not be
"pernitted to divide loyal citizens, or deter
"any man from yielding full and enthu-
80 siastlc support to the men and measures on
(Which we must rely for the victory of the
Government and the Constitution over
Disunion.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
UNION NOMINATIONS
FOR GOVERNOR,
AUGUSTUS W. BRADFORD,
FOR COMPTROLLER,
SAMUEL s. MAFFIT.
Our Nominees.

The State Convention has answered our
highest expectations by its nominations for
Governor and Comptroller. While ready to
yield our preferences if the Convention should
decide adversely to us, demanding only that
the candidates should be unconditionally
for the Union, we nevertheless believed, that
there was such an eminent fitness in the
nomination of Messrs. Bradford and Mafit
as could not be overlooked by tie Convention,
without showing manifest disregard to the
wishes of the Union men and the exigencies
Of the campaign before us.
Augustus w. Bradford is known all over
the State, to men familiar with the politics
of 18Th, as the champion of Wing principles,
being that year on the Clay electoral ticket,
and materially contributing, by his eloquent
appeals, to the Wing victory achieved that
year in Maryland.
Mr.. Pratt appointed him clerk of Baltimore
county Court, and since that time he has
taken no pubic part in politics until 1856,
when he broke away from nearly all Of his
old associates, and advocated the election OF
Mr. Fillmore. Cur people will remember the
noble speech which he made bere in that
campaign. lie was one Of the first men in
Maryland to spca!; out in denunciaton of the
Southern rebellion, and by his Institute
speech sounded the patriotic note which has
since echoed from Allegheny to Worcester.
Himself slave holder, and having lost many
slaves by the ;ntermediing of mischevous
men he still values this Union too dearly to
sell it for so mean price, and as he ecarcd
last winter, would rather loose all the toll Of
lifetime than let the Union go.
Samuel S. Maflit is a native Of Cecil county
and is known among his fellow citizens as
gentleman of the highest integrity and bust
ness qualification. In early life he engaged
in mercantile persuits and soon acquired a
substantial competence, since which time he
has been engaged in the management of
large and highly productive farm. lie COM
hines in remarkable degree the qualficat tons
for a Comptroller.-strict integrity and great
financial ability. No better evidence of
mans fitness for public trust can lie found
than his successful management of his private
affairs. Mr.. Alaflit was born Democrat
lie was selected as the Delegate from this
Congressional district to the Charle lesion con-
venlion ard there gave his support first to
Mr.. Guthrie and afterwards TO Mr.. Douglas.
On his return, he declared for Mr.. Douglas
and entered heartily and successfully into the
campaign. At the very first appearance Of
the secession rebellion, Mr.. Mafiit took firm
ground for the Union, and has beer untiring
in his efforts to combat this abomlnable
heresy. We repeat, il is most fitting
nomination.
And, now, men Of Cccil, 60 to work and
give these worthy candidates such support
| as their eminent merits deserve.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
Secession Papers Cleaned Out.

Concord, N. H., 1hursday, 14ug. Sh.-Ths
office of the Democratic Standard was com.
pletely relieved of its contents this Afternoon
by mob composed of the soldiers of the
returned First Regiment and of citizens. The
Standard published an article rejecting on the
soldiers. They demanded retraction, and
the Palmers-the editors and proprictors-
shook pistols and axes out of the windows
and dared the mob. while the city authorities
endeavored to quell the disturbance.
The Palmers fired four shots. woundnc
two soldiers. The office was immediately
torn in pieces and the materials burned III
the street.
The Palmers took refuge in the attic, but
were finally found and carried to the police
station. protected by the police, though with
great difficulty.
Bangor, Me-, dug. 12M.-At one o'clock
to-day, the Bangor Demacrat, Secession
Sheet was completely cleared out by larg,
number of people, the contents of the office
being burned in the street. Mr.. Emery, tn,
editor, was unframed, but Jones a. Barber
who made some demonstrations, was badly
used, but subsequently, rescued and lodged il
jail.
AS The Cecil Democrat and papers of 0
like political faith, have been for some tim,
past making copious weekly extracts fren
these filthy sheets, we expect to hear terri
bic howl raised by them at having their sup
plies Of reasonable trash thus suddenly cu
off. For their comfort, we beg leave to assur,
them We are in favor Of free speech, ant
opposed to mob violence but they mus
remember there is limit to moral Treason
event. point which the American peopl,
will not permit the enemies of the Govern
msnt to pass. Forbcaranco ceases to he
virtue sometime.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
The PHILADELPHIA Inuuircr.

Arrangements have been made with Mr.
William Giles fumiliarly termed Billy
Giles the general Newspaper vender o.
Elkton, by the proprietors of The Ph'iadel
ph'a Inquirer. to supply those Of our citizens
who may desire it, with this valuable Unor
newspaper, every morning. Those who
would have daily supply of the latest news
and the advantage of able editorial articles
would do well to patronize the Inquirer. Ii
addition to all the news of the day, the
Inquirer publishes many valuable maps of tn,
seat of war, which adds another atlractiy,
feature to this journal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17

NASHVILLE. August l2,h.-Judge Catron,
of the U. S. Supreme Court, has been expelled
from Nashville by vigilance committee for
his refusal to resign his office under the IT,
5. government. lie was obliged to leave his
wife at Nashville on account of Der sickness
The above paragraph shows the extent to
which the reign Of terror is carried in the
South John Catron is, we believe, a native
of Tennessee, and has been lifelong Demo-
Graf of the stralghtest sect. Previous to 1928
he had been Judge of the Court Of Appeals
Of that State, and was one of committee of
prominent gentlemen-kn known. in Ire cleo
pioneering slang of that time, as the I" White.
washing. Committee who were appointed
to defend Genl. Jackson's character through
that memorable campaign. lie was appointed
in 1887 one Of the Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States, which place he
still holds, and because he refuses to resign
it, is driven from his own State and from the
bedside OF a sick wife. II is not alleged that
he is dsloyal to the South, indeed, he has
always been an ultra pro-slavery man. He
had done nothing to weaken, Under, or defeat
the sham Confederate States Government. -
lie had been in Nashville but a few days,
having adjourned his court in another State
to visit his wife, and had scarcely been out of
his house.
What have Mr. Henry W. Archer and the
"Peace men Of Maryland to say to this 2
Is this oppression i? And lift is, where is the
case, in the loyal States, which bears any
resemblance to it :? There are men here, who
openly rejoice at every disaster sustained by
the Federal arms, who stand at the street
corners and denounce every act Of the Gov
eminent to suppress the rebellion, who are
ready at any moment to aid and abet the
Secessionis,s in any and every way, and who
arc doing so every hour they live, so far as
the moral influence of their words and actions
Co. Against these men the Government has
never put forth its hand. except to protect,
aud so long as they abstain from overt acts s.
or rather escape detection they will be free
from arrest, detention, or hindrance and yet
these very men are constantly crying out
about the oppression of the Government,
and the military rulers who are over us.
They give the lie to their own COMPLAINTS
they are standing monuments of the long suf-
tcring and foIbearance of the Government,
which they are striving, with might and
main, 10 overthrow.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17

This celebrated company of Artilery seems
destined to immortality. Every item of
Southern news has new claimant for the
honor of its capture at Bull Run. 1t is
scarcely exaggcration to say that there was
not single company, engaged on the side oil
the Rebels at Bull Run, that Goes not swear
by all the gods of seccssiondom that to it
alone is the honor due of taking Sherman's
Battery. A number Of Army officers fresh
from the scat of war-and among them Major
now General Sherman have passed through
Elkton within the last week, and their unitet
testimony is. that Sherman's Battery is now
IN Washington. every one of the six piece.
safe and sound having been brought from
the field by the skill and bravery of Captain
Ayers and the noble men upder his command
every one of whom loves the guns as dearly
as sweetheart or wife.
The company lost twelve men in the battle
and Lieut.. L1rain was severely wounded b,
rife ball in the foot
When jor Sherman arrived in Washing
ton this spring, he was promoted to the ranl
Of Lieutenant Colonel. and since then t.
Brigadier- General. His name is Thomas W
Sherman, and is often COMPOUNDED with Col
w. L. Sherman, of Ohio.
Another error, which we see frequently il
the papers, is, that this is Bragg's Or Ring
Colds Battery. 1t is neither, both of then
being unfit for use, and long ago laid mp.
The peace establishment of an ArtiIer,
company is four guns, which number Maio
Sherman had here last spring, al smooth
bore. Two flied guns were afterwards adde,
to make up the war establishment.
These are facts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
Severe skirmish near Grafton, Va.

GRAFTON, Va. Aug IA skirmsh took
place within few miles of this place ycster-
day, on the FaiImount and Webster road.
Information having been received tina.
secretly organized body of rebels living in
this county were lodged within few miles
of Webster, General Kelley despatched Capt.
Dayton, of Company a, Fourth Virginia
Regiment. with fifty men, from Webster,
to disarln them.
After scouting for twenty.four hours he
came suddenly on them at noon yesterday
and after an hours severe fighting succeeded
in killing twenty-one, and putting the others
to fight without any loss to his command.
The rchels numbered two hundred COM
posed OF some of the worst characters Of this
county, led on by Zach. Cochran, the sheriff
of this county under the Lctcher rule.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
The Union State Convention.

The delegates to the Union State Conven-
ton assembled in Baltimore on Thursday
last for the purpose of nominating candidates
Tor Governor and Comptroller of State.
A series of resolutions were reported and
unanimously adopted (Which we will pub
lsh next week when the convention pro-
ceeded to vote rira rocc for candidates. On
the first ballot Augustus W. Bradford of
Baltimore county was nominated for Cover
nor, and on the second ballot Samuel s. Maffit
of this county was nominated for Comptroller.
The greatest harmony and feeling character
lied the proceedings of the Convention. The
delegates present from Cecil were Alexander
Evans. L. d. McClcnahan, b. F. May and
Hamilton Norton
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17

GJ@The following resolutions were passed
by the primary meeting at Chesapeake City
2nd District on Saturday last:
Rcsoltcd, That the Union men of this
District are 10 less unaltrrahly attached to
the Union of.the States now that its Banner
is lnSult.d by Traitors and its Constitution
asSall,d by Rebels, than in former days when
no man dared raise his land against them.
ReSolrcd, That the party of" Peace lately
inaugurated by tie Traitors styling themsei.
YES the Legislature of Maryland, means the
party of War and Desolation, means that
Maryland shall be made to bow in snbmis.
sion to tho arbitrator Jefferson Davis, and
the theatre Of War shall be transferred to her
borders.
Resolred, That the Government of the q
). ought to, and shall, be sustained at every
hazard aud at any cost and that the men who
continually complain of the unconstitutional
acts OF the Government, whereas its every act
has been to preserve its own existence, should
have no communion with the uncondltional
Union men Of Maryland.
Resolred, That the Delegates Of this Dis
trict to the County Convention be instructed
to vote for no man to represent Cecil at Bali.
more, who is not known to be uncondtiona llv
for the Union, and that we will vote for no
man to represent us at Elkton who has not
proved himself by word and decd TO be of the
same stamp as JOHN j. Crttenden, Joseph
Holt and Francis Thomas, opposed to pea &C
until the rebellion is crushed and the Flag of
our Union floats from the Chesapeake to the
Gulf of Mexico.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

OUR UNION PoLE.-The rain of last
Tuesday having prevented the raising of our
flag staff, its erection was postponed till the
next day when it was placed in perpendicular
position and to-day at O'Clock the t"pmast
is to be raised to its place, and tho large and
splendid flag that has been purchased by con
tributions collected among our citizens, will
be thown to the breeze, to Haunt defiance to
all enemies Of tho country and its blood
bought institutions.
The pole is in two parts rugged as vessel
mast, smoothly dressed and painted white,
and is an ointment to the town with that
&c standard sheet'' proudly waving from its
spiral top l2O feet above the heads Of friend
and foe. patriot and traitor, Union men and
Secessionsts, friends to the Democratic nsti-
buttons of our country, round which a thou
sand fond recolections cluster, hallowed by
the fame of Washington, the statcsmansh III
OF a Jefferson, the wisdom ola Madison, the
Roman virtue, and Spartan hcroism and
patriotism Of 4 Jackson and over those who
lend their aid to erect an aristocratic shrine il
possible on the ruined temple and den,9lislcd
affairs OF our country's Curious instint ons
While they exert tiiicr every power to spread
abroad the evil Of Calhoun's Pandora box OF
Secession.
Our citizens are much indebted to Mr.. B
| Wells, Agent of the =. W. x b. Railroad Co
and Capt. Hughes, who displayed much
energy and public spirit in procuring the
handsome pole and flag, and in attending t.
all the details Of the enterprise.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-17

U1he Democrat appears to thiuk we
admit some things into our columns in refer
ence to the course of that journal, which are
on the proscrIptive order, and intended to
injure the proprietor in a J." bread and butter u
point of view. AS far as public opinion with
respect to that journal, is concerned, we have
nothing to do. The Editor has that in his
own hands. If The Democrat chooses to tax
sides with jeff Davis and his crew of iee-
hooters and pirates aud oppose, by every
means IN It's power, the Government under
which il Is sheltered and protected, we have
no means Of preventing the public fIom
adopting opinions dissenting from such a
course. We might, to be sure, to q limited
extent, prevent tie expression of such
opinions, bnt it is better that the public
opinion about the great question Of the day
should be known, so that those journals that
wish to reflect the sentiments of the people
may 90 so if they choose. or, refusing to dc
it, submit to the consequences without undLe
complaints against contemporaries.
Maryland is a loyal State by vast major
ity, and Cecil is euinently so, and if Thu
Dcmoum has taste for filling its column,
with all the secession garbage that it can cul
from those journals, North and South, tina
are rceking with treason to the Government
it is not at all strange that people in thi.
locality should feel indignant at the cours,
pursued by it, and express their sentiments
by resolutions and letters to the public. TIL,
best and only way for our nrighbor to escap,
public reproach. is to quit doing dirty wo,l
for our Secessionists, and support the Govern
ment to which he owes life, liberty, and al
! the temporal blessings he enjoys.
If the policy advocated by The Democro
had been pursued by the people of Cecil
Elkton would have been hampton, befor
this, which would have been a calamity t.
us all, infinitely greater than few newspape
Phiippics.
AS to traducing The Democrat, and assail
ing the privacy of the proprietor of that jour
nal, We have steadily refused our columns t
every applicant for that purpose: but tn
public course of a journal belongs to tn
public and they have q right to CONNER,
upon it.
The conslderatc course Tie Dcmocrc
informs US it has pursued in refusing t
publish the illusions Of silly scribblers
charging The Wing with " Black Republican
surroundings shows in that respect, the goo
taste and honest discrimination of the pre-
pretor Of the former journal; as tie fact Of
paper being loyal and uncompromisely tru
to the institutions of our great Republi,
should be an indication of Black Rrpubli
can " proclivities. would soon raise tina
detestable hcresy " to a conspicuous posi-
tion among tue masses Of the people, ths
The Democrat, We are sure, would wish neye
to see it attain.