The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-03-30

CHARLESTOwN, March 81, 1861.

CHAELEsTowS, March y, 1861.
Mr.. EDlroR.- As your correspondent
Mise appears to he drtunrt, or his ambi.
ton, patriotism, or something else, has led
him to absqnatulate from this corner of
America to the chivalrons Southern Confrd-
eracy, leaving Us minus ateorrcSpondrnt, per-
haps Ii would not be amiss To inform your
numerous readers that, although the name o!
our town commences with Chorirs. our people
are TAI from arquescing with the traitors Of
Charleston, South Carolina.
In the days Of yore, Mr. Editor. the 5;h
District was proud to bear the title of glib
raliar of Whigsc,y;" to day, she is much
pronder to have the honor Of being the glib
raltar of uuionsm. There is not man
among rs, care not what his political pro.
clvlties heretofore, who now has the hardi-
hond to advocate secession under anu contin.
gency. With one voice :hc p, ople d. nonncc
the course pursued by South Carolina, and
her coadjn;ors. They do not see where there
has been either dignity. chivalry, or honor
displayed by those boas ers of these qualities
IN seeding from the Union. and lEcn bowling
the Knee, and asking aid from a drSpotic
government like France: they ca mot appfc-
clate the blessings derived from secession.
WHEN from the hot bed Of secession, comes
The news Of the depreciation in value Of land,
and OF bankrupt people. &c And they
reason with themselves, "If MARYLAND
leaves the Union will not the same catas-
tr"phe overtake her that has fallen like an
avalanche upon her SISTERS I believe if an
election was to take place to-day, for Union
or disnnion there would not be five votes
cast III fnyur of 1,Sunon. Let other districts
do as they may, the 5.h will stand by the
Union as it is.
Gov. Hicks has rendered himself immortal.
hen he sleeps beneath the ccrclnentS of the
tomb, from millions of voices will his name
rcverbcratc DER the wide domains of America,
as the pIcservcr of the Union. Despite
threats and viliiica,ions from ribald sheets
and traitrous tongues he stood firm an nm.
illnchlns as the friend Of his country " bile
such men as Lowe. Wallis & Co.. and all who
tricd'to prccipilate Maryland into the whr.
pool Of dlSunion. will he denounced as traitors,
The name of Gov. Hicks will occupy pre-
e:.inent place in history as Maryland's pat
riolic son. who saved the country by not con-
vcning locofoco Legislature.
In NY pcrambulalions, a few days since,
wandered to where once stood the great
North East, Fire Proof Brick Yard,
which was at one day ranked among the
most extensive in the country, But locofuco-
ism with its runous Free Trade policy has
laid waste this manufacturing establishment.
ard where once there were over one hundred
men employed, we find nothing now to mark
the spot, but piles Of decayed lumber, and
lilapdatcd sheds. | was informed By the
late foreman, that under protective tariff
tie Company paid ont over over thirty. six
hundred dollars per month for labor, most Of
which money was circulated in Cecil cbunty
But the Free Trade policy of the locefocc
party palsied the arm of enterprise, bank.
ruptcd the company, broke down the yard,
and consequently threw many ont of employ.
mcnt. Why will men persist In voting
against their own interest
Our town. this week, prcSentSa more ami.
mated appearance than usual. In every Ian,
and every road. for hundreds Of yards. are lines
stretched, and men busily engaged in hang
Ing gillng seine. There arc many predictions
made as to what kind of 4 season for fish th,
coming one will prove. The most venerabl.
predicting the severity of the past winter
wiil bring good run of shad. if they have
not seeded with some other tishy people -
We will make or predictions after the 10Th
of JUNE, that being the time allotted, by a
certain locofoco Legislature. for fishing to
stop. There are but few ducks at the head
Of the river. Whether they keep their dis.
lance from fear of Sheriff oldham and hi,
posse, who during the fall went down the
river TO arrest some diickcrs, or through
politcncss to those msgnanlmous gentlemen
who. at the last Session of the legislature
voted the bread ont of the peoples mouths
we are unable to say. But one thing we dc
say, if boy Lawyers ever come out for otlic,
again they had better keep clear of the 9Th
District. Office seekers should always itmtm.
her, when they try to secure the influence of
property holders that poor men vote occa.
sonally in Maryland.
We will now close our letter. which is
much longer than we intended. by saying
that our Singing School, which your cores
pondent Mike" spoke of as being IN a
furnishing condition. has now reached its
maximum. All honor is due to the indomi.
table energy of Mr.. s. j. Tammany, who
commenced teaching when scarcely scholar
knew note. His school would now lend
lustre to almost any choir in the county
Yours, &c. AMINADAB.