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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-08-10

RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT TIE SusouEnANSA
RIVER - An accident occurred at Havre.de-
Grace on Thursday night to the amy
freight train from Philadelphia for Baltimore,
which caused some hours detention to tho
passenger train for Baltimore.
On the arrival ola portion Of the freight
train, containing army wagons, horses. &C.,
on this side, the engine, as usual had drawn
the cars off the boat and took them to the
top Of the grade. The boat then started
back 20 the other side for another load
After the engine had been detached ficm
the cars at the top of the grade they started
backwards. and the brakeman not being
able TO hold the cars, they ran back some
distance and were not checked until one car
had gone into the dock
The Car contained army wagons, all Of
which were gotten out. and after some delay
the dock was cleared. Six horses in another
car were smothered in consequence Of the
accident
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some More UnlDrtUnafn ~

Henry w. Archer, Esq, is oat in card
addressed to Hon. j. B. Ricaud giving his
reasons for declining to act as a member of
the Union State Central Committee for Iar-
ford county. The card of Mr.. Archer is
simply re hash Of the same mess of seces.
sion gable about " tyranny" suhiuga.
ton, reconstruction, brotherhood, .
peace" ETC., etc, that has been served IN
to US so often by Ben Wood Glen Valland.
isham and other hedge row politicians OF the
same stripe, during the past six MONTHS
The sum and substance of the whole matter
is, that he is rather ashamed of being caught
with his present political associates, and feels
that he must endeavor to quiet his own con-
science in some way or other; hence this
limp:ng excuse foi his Detection We are
truly sorry for Mr.. Archer. We know his
fine, gentlemanly feelings make him revolt
at the idea of being mixed up with his life
long enemies aud reviers and we are very
confident he will live to regret bitterly, having
so imprudently thrown himself into their
ranks. We are glad, however, for the sake
Of the country and the Union cause, IS sorry
as we may be for Mr. Archer's own sake
that he has thus distinctly defined his posi-.
ton. lie now stands unmasked, and hence.
forth can influence no one by his sophistrics ::
for in spite Of his assertions about "ac,ng
cordially and zealously with Constitutional
Union men," he will not he apt to get credit
for being anything but what he really is-a
full'iledsed Scccssionist.
by the way. has not Mr.. Ricaud
appointed few more of the same kind Of
Union men as Mr.. Archer, on the Central
Committee Several of them we think
have the smell Of secession upon their gar
nents. Let US 'beware of wolves in sheen s
rlo thinu ),
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The Direct Tax and Tariff,

The Bill passed by Congress to increase the
revenue, lays duty of = cents on raw
sugars: refined sugaIs 4 per lb cayed and
tlnctured sugars cts, -molasscs cents per
gallon; and teas Is cents per pound. Coffee
cents per pound with an increase upon
variety of other articles. The bill lays direct
tax OF S2o 900 600, spportioncd among the
States. Maryland's quota is S43G 1913 80 -
1t is provided that the President will divide
the country into collection districts and ap-
point collectors. and after the second Tuesday
in February the Secretary of the Treasury
shall establish, regulations to govern the as
sessment and collection. Attempts to evadc
the act or commit fraud will be punished. -.
The salary Of the assessors ranges from 50 to
IS per day. In the event of refuSal to pay
the taxes the collectors shall collect it BY dis.
tIaint and sale ofthe goods, chattcs. or effects
Of the persons delinquent us aforesaid, OF pub
lie auction. This distraint does not include
| tools or implements Of a trade or profession,
beasts of the plough necessary for the cultiva.
ton Of improved lands arms, household fur
niture, and necessary apparel.
Any collector guilty of oppression, injus-
tice, or extorton, shall be liable to n fine of
81 600. Any person guilty Of perjury shall
be liable to fine of $500.
All incomes over $500 per annum are to le
taxed 3 per cent. on the surplus over $500
when such income is derived from interest on
treasury notes. the tax shall be II per cent.
This tax goes into effect January | 1862
III taxes unpaid June 80, 1862 shall draw
interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum
Neglect or refusal to pay this tax renders the
offender liable 10 imprisonment until the tax
is paid. Should any of the people be in
actual rebellion at the time the act goes into
effect, the President shall cause its provisions
to be executed within such limits, whenever
the Government authority is re-esta blished.-
All taxes thus collected shall bear interest.
The act authorizes the appointment of u
Commissioner of Taxas in connection with
the Treasury Department, who shall he ap.
pointed by the President on the nominate
of the Secretary, and receive a salary of
So 600 per annum, and shall have a number
of clerks. whose aggregate salaries do not
exceed $4,000.
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CHASE or A PRWATEER BY THE SLoop-
0F-WAR SAVANNAH, Boston, august 81
lhe following is an extract from letter dated
july 25th, aboard the United States sloop.of-
war Saraonoh off Cape lIat,eras:
" We made sail to windward It was
blowing gale and the sea was running high.
We gave chase for three or four hours, when,
apparently, to avoid being captured. she ran
over the shoals, and went high and dry on
the beach. The sea running so high, made
complete breach over her She was
full rugged brig, of about two hundred tons.
Her conduct was most singular throughout
The chase, She was ont Of gun range or she
might have got tcninch shell into her
She showed no colors. which is still more
strange. We attempted to &c: near enough
to ascertain her true character, but a danger
Gus bar kept us away. The country around
is nnrhabitable The sand bank Is fifteen
miles north Of Cape Ilatteras, and so rough
that it is impossible to land. We think she
may be the 2rivatecr J.f Dor,s, or some
vessel captured by her, making for some
inlet on the coast of North Carolina"
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ThfrSting for NOtOrIcty.

Some lew weeks Since, q statement which
appeared i'll the newspapers concerning the
private life of Mr.. Vallandgham, NJ. c. from
Ohio, was copied into The Wing. The Rev.
j. l.. Vallandigham, pastor of Head of Chris
tiana (Old School) prcsby tcrian Church, Del,
wrote us quite lengthy letter, denouncing
the report as (alschood. which we inserted
as correction, and which Mr.. V. has had
copied into The Democrat The Rev'd gen.
tlcmen, it would Seem, is not satisfied with
this vndlcation of his brothers, honor, but
sent us ar impertinent letter, filled with
complaints ard scurrilous abuse, because we
didn't put on sack-cloth and give his traitor
brother an editorial apology" We wish
the Rev. gentleman, Of Del, to understand
that we don't devote our columns to defense
Of traitors. | any misstatemcnts find their
way into them, we, when apprlsed of the
same, will correct them. This we have per-
United the Rev. gentleman to do in his own
way. and yet he is not satisfied. The facts
in the case are, that his brothers. course in
Congress has proven him to have a traitor s
heart in his bosom; and the Row. gentleman's
active sympathy proves his heart to be about
the same color Anything the newspapers
can publish will not sink Mr.. Vallandigham,
NJ. G., any deeper in infamy than his own
speeches in Congress. And even if the state
ments respecting Mr.. Valandigham's conduct
IN ord ,ntI ohn
would not appear on the pages ofhistory any
darker than it does for the man who is
traitor to his country, which, notwithsand-
ing his active sympathy with treason, nour-
shes and protects him, would, if the tempta.
ton were as strong, be traitor to mother,
wife, or friend; and any Rev. gentlemen
whose sympathies are as active in the cause
of treason and traitors, under any prctext
whatever, as the Rev. j. l.. Valandigham'
seem to be, would be much more consistent
IN acting as chaplain 10 one of the Mssis-
sippi wildcat regiments. than to mock his
God by preaching to q christian people, under
tho shadow Of the wings of a Government
whose very mildness and benign institutions
are a living reproach and contradiction to the
men who lift up their hands and voices to
destroy it. MIR. Vallandigham, NJ. c., from
Ohio, by his course in Congress, has proven
himself to be sympathiser with treason and
traitors, ond the Rev. j. l.. Vallandigham, of
the black coat, gives pretty strong evidence
of being bird Of the same feather. We have
given our Reverend friend an editorial notice,
and trust his pcnchant for that kind of
notoriety is graticd. We hope the Secession
papers that have been so ready to copy the
letter of the Rev. J. l.. Eallandigham from
our columns, will evincc the same alacrty IN
transferring oM remarks 10 their columns.
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tors, calling itself the Maryland Legislature,
would pass secession ordinance invite Jef's
soldiers to Washington and Baltimore. quar-
ter large standing armies along the Maryland
line, to hang and shoot every man who advo.
Gated democratic doctrine and favored the
Government Of the United States
The design Of his " Anti. Coercion Union ~
party otherwise Secession party that Is
trying TO conslomerate in Cecil, is, first. to
rob the Treasury Of the State second, to plot
and conspire with tho traitors in arms against
the Government, who began this fraticida
war, and are alone answerable for all the
calamltics that now rest upon the country
and, If opportunity should offer, deliver the
State into the hands Of Davis & Co, tsurp
and destroy the liberties of the people, and
deliver all to the sword who are for constitu-
tlonal government. This is the policy pur.
sued by this same " Anti. Coercioa Union :"
party where they have control, by virtue Of
bayoncts, in the Southern States, and the
same tyrannical course would be pursued
here, if they had the power.
The leaders of this Secession party may
adopt what names they choose, they are
part and parcel of the same party now in
open rebellion further South, making use Of
the same lies and sophistry that these men
did some months ago to deceive the honest
people. They are mainly composed of old
spawned politicians, thimblcrigs, and camp
followers Of Buchanan. Floyd, Cobb and
Thompson. Our present Legislature is a fair
specimen Of this Secession party. They all
claim to be Ant.Ccercion Union men,"
which fairly understood means to divide the
Union, and splice Maryland to the fag end of
Southern oligarchy. Are the honest masses
OF Cecil ready to be cajolrd by such plotting
knaves, the vericst footmcn of a Cotton A,is.
tocracy that is struggling for scepire and
diadem in this young land of liberty and
hope to the millions that arc struggling
against 1espotism in Europe?
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ARMY APPOINTMENTS The United States
Senate on Saturday confirmed numerous
army appointments among them Major Gen.
erals Mcclellan. Fremont, Dix and Banks,
and Brigadier Generals Hooker, Curtis,
Mccall Sherman, Lander. Kelley. Pope
llein'zelman, Porter Stone. Reynolds, HIM
ter, Franklin, Rosencrans. Buell., Mansfield,
Mcdowell and Me,gs. Major Emory has
been nominated by the Maryland delegation
recommended, 1T is said, BY all, Mr. May
excepted Thos. IL. Hclsby. p. A. L. NJ.
Gortman, and WIN. Thompson. o: Maryland,
have been nominated as Assistant Army
Surgeons
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Loss OF FEDERAL CANNON. The loss of
cannon by the Federal troops at Bull Run
was large, but not SO great by half as persis.
tently claimed by the Richmond papers
The Richmond Enquirer says that sixty nine
cannon were taken. whilst we learn from the
most reliable source that the whole number of
cannon on the field did not reach sixty. A
gentleman who was at General Mcdowell S
headquarters on Friday last assures us that
the official reports show that Sherman s
Battery, was not only not captured, but that
Capt. Ayres brought from the field two more
pieces than they had with them, all of which
are now on Arlington Heights The total loss
of Federal cannon was lwenty-four field pieces
and one of the rtled Parrott Siege guns
The Confederate accounts Of everything in
relation to the battle are greatly exaggerated,
some of the papers declaring that fifteen
hundred of the Federal troops were left dead
on the field, and have since been buried.
dmcrican.
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A Shirmihh i'm Missouri,


-it'ach Of The C0ntrtera'cs on The Umoa Camp
at .AMens-- dnoihcr RepqiSe.
QrIEcy, liz August S.-A band Of Con
tedeTaicS, numbering from 1000 to LOO,
made an attack upon the camp of the Union
men at Athens, Mo-, on Monday mornn
last at five o'clock. There was a cunsidera-
bic amount Of arms and ammunition for the
United States troops stationed there, under
guard o. the troops composing this camp of
United States Volunteers, numbering about
$50 men, under command Of Capt. Moore.
The lighting lasted about one hour, when
the Conledrratcs rctreatud. Meantime Capt.
Moore having been reinforced by about $50
men from Cen!ralia Iowa. on the opposite
side of the river, gave chase after them for
about mile aud II half killing one. taking
eighteen prisoners and capturing thirty one
horses and tw" secession flags. Several Con-
lcdcratcs were wounded in the chase after the
battle, and Sin or eight were found dead on
the field
In the afternoon the bearer of flag of trnce
came in from the secession camp. who admit
ted that they carried off fourteen of their
killed. and as many more were wounded and
missing. The concdcracS were led hy Mar.
tin Greene. brother Of sx Senator jim Gr.enc
The Union men had only three killed and
eight wounded in the skrmish.
Athens is a small town in the extreme
northeast section of Missouri. on the Des-
moincS river, % or 80 miles west of Kcokuk
|! is reported that the Union forces, having
been further reinforced by five or six hundred
troops from Iowa, marched on Monday night
in pursuit Of tho rebels. cncamptd eight miles
from Athens and fight probably took place
AT that point, unless the enemy retreated.
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THE PLAN OF THE REBELS IN TIE WEST
ST. Louis, and not Cairo, the Point of attack.
ST. Louis, No., august 8. The Evening
News learns from a wel.informcd citizen OF
Southwest Missouri, who possesses peculiar
facilities for acquiring knowledge. the plan OF
the Secessionists in that region. Their real
object is not to attack Cairo, or Birds Point,
but to make desperate attempt to secure
possession Of st. Louis. There is strong
force under General Pillow at New Madrid.
Mo-, another at Pocahon'as, Ark, under the
command it is believed, of Mccullough: and
another in Mississippi county, Missouri. under
jeff Thompson. The plan is to keep up n
constant threat to attack Cairo and Bird s
Point, so as to employ the Federal troops
at these points, and to menace Gen. Lyon in
the southwest by threats to attack him,
while the forces at New Madrid and Pocahon.
las effect junction at Pilot Knob, and from
there march on st. LOUIS and take it, reinstate
Governor jackson, aud, with this city as the
base Of operations. wrcst Missouri from the
Federal Government.
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PORT DEPOSIT.
planning Mill and Sash Factory.

NJ invite the attention of all persons in the
w city or country. who contemplate the erection
eli Dwellings. BLrns &c to oar extensive stock OF
fulfilling Materials, in the rough and prepared FOR
usc: namely:
DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES,
(Crcular and Plain.
BLINDS VENETIAN and PIVOT,
PANEL SilUTTElS,
SASilE.S. (G.assel and not Glassed,)
WOOD MbUnDlNGS,
liDT-BED SASH,
BRACKETS.
WOODEN MANTELS,
HAILAsTERs. Turned,
BARN VENTlLATORS,
WINDOW GLASS.
BUILDERS HARDWARE.
SASH WEIGHTS AND CORDS,
HAND RAILING,
ElltRCH PEWS.
WOOD TUBE FOR CHAIN PUMPS.
sEs0.--DresSed Flooring:
YELLOW PINE. NORWAY PINE,
WHITE FINE AND HEMLOCK,
(well seasoned J
re- lf Of the above We offer low as the
lowest for the Cash approved paper.
Al! or !erS by mail or otherwise attended to
with pronptness by
holland e. CO.,
June %, 1860. PORT DEPOSIT, MD.
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1ns sesI, s H,lry S for r rs.s
ssszsss and Tide Water Canal,
The steamboat JUNIATA. Capt. Frederick
Tuml:uson, leaves lower end Of West Falls Avenue
every MoSnti, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY Even
ing. at O'Clock. Returning. leaves Port Deposit
every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY Even
ing, ut clock p. NJ, and lIavre de Grace at 5
O'Clock p. NJ.
The steamboat LANCASTER. Capt J. w Tom
linson, tcavs: same place every TUESDAY. Thurs
riY and SfrrnDAY Evening at o'clock Re-
turning. leaves Port Deposit every MONDAY, WE'D
>EspAf and FRIDAY Evening, at 3 o'clock and
liavrc dc Grace at . o'clock p. NJ
Hour OF leaving Baltimore after the LIST of Octo.
Der will be 5 o'clock p. ~
y Passage, (hcrths ncIulcd.) so cents
Freight received daily until o'clock carried
at low rates and carefully attended to.
Duplicate Receipts for Freight will be required
v All Boats and Cargoes towed only ut the
RI Of their respective owners
The Agent at llavrc dc Grace will attend to for
warding any Merchandise consigned to him for
any point on the Pennsylvania Canals, or will
rc>hip Frcights intended for Baltimore Philade-
rhia or elsewhere.
JOS JAS TAYLOR. Agent. Baltimore
Il. ALIEN. TAYLOR Agent. Havre dc Grace.
j. TOME, Agent, Port Deposit.
n E.--t;run purchased ut the highest market
price at the Warehouse of J. Tome & Co., Port
Deposit who also keep for sale tiuano Plaster.
Fish salt, CrOasdalc & MitchelIs Allen &
Needles and Dc Burss Phosphatcs, and New
York Bone Dust March 2, lS6l-tf
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EAT APPLES. A raw mellow apple, says
Halls journal of Health, is digested in an
hour and half, while boiled cabbage rcqui-
res five hours. The most healthy dessert
that can lie placed on the table is baked
apple. IL taken freely at breakfast, with
coarse bread and butter, without meat or
flesh of any kind, it has an admirable effect
on the general system, often removing acid.
ties and cooling off ftbrlle conditions more
etftctually than the most approved medicine
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The Kentucky Election.

Louisville, Ang. 7.-Ncarly the full vote
from forty counties returns but three Secrs
sionistS to the Legislature: but the disloyal
counties have not yet been generally heard
from.
Well-lnformed politicians est innate that
each house Of the Legislature will be three.
iorths composed Of Union men,
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The Origin and Object of the War.


Both Houses Of Congress, during the Extra
Session, adopted by nearly unanimous vote
the following resolution:
RESOLVED. That tho present deplorable
civil war has been forced upon the country by
the disanionsts of the Southern States, now
IN arms against the constitutional Govern.
ment, and in arms around the Capital that
in this national emergency, Congress- ban
ishing oil feelings of mere passion or resent.
ment' will 'ecollcct only its duty to the
whole country that this war is not waged
on their part in any spirit Of oppression, or
for any purpose of conquest or subjugation
or purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with tile rights or established institutions OF
those States but to defend and maintain the
supremacy Of the Constitution, and to preserve
the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and
rights of the several States unimpalred and
that as soon as these objects are accomplished
the war ought 70 CEASE
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COLONEL CoRCoRAN DEFIEs THE REBELs.
"A gentleman Of prominence and reliability
in this city has received despatch from
Richmond stating, quite clearly. that Colonel
Corco,an, of the Sxty-nnth Regiment Of
New York, told his captors in that city that
he g went into the business with his whole
soul, and that he would not accept parole
if 1t were offered hitq.
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MORE CoHTRAB,ND. On Saturday MORN
ing Sergeant Fred. Cook, of The Central sta
ton, received information that large quantity
of contlatand was in transit for the Conf, a.
crate army. The Sergeant. with Sergeant,
Wallace and officer james Pryor visit ed the
steamer George Weems. and upon making a
search there was found between decks nearly
two hundred Tevolvers ef the most approved
style. There was also found stoweda away in
dark corner barrel Of quinine. valued at
enc thousand dollars. A further search re-
vealed the fact Of IS 900 fife percussion caps,
being slowed away IN a corner of the coal
lunks. Upon arriving at the fort wharf,
sc'g,an, Cook ordered the captain and cngi
neer Of Weems under arrest.
Among the passengers on hoard of the
Wecms, was Clinton James. the young man
arrested few days since, charged with
attempting to convey buttons to the Conf.d-
crate army. A squad Of solliers from the
fort marched him into the barracks, where
he will be detained for examination
The Captain of the steamer. Theodore
Wer,ns: the first mate, MIR. Ward the fire.
men, j. Deaver, and the pilot, had been de-.
tanned as prisoners at the Fort They are
held as alders and abetters IN attempting to-
afford assistance to the rebels. They are
now confined in Fort McIicnry. and will have
the benefit of being arraigned before court of
jnstce.-Bah. Clipper.
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HOME AGAIN.-I Hon. Mcssrs McTntre
Maxwell and Miller returned from the LcgiS.
iature on Thursday afternoon. We under,
stand the two latter gentlemen did themselves
the distinguished honor while in Baltimore
of calling on, and shaking hands with, the
gentlemanly traitor BrecI inridge, and the
va,lct Eallandisham. Birds of a feather
uiH flock together
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The PRIMARY MEEiiNG. We would re-.
mind every reader of The Hhiy of the i'm
portance of attending the primary meetings,
this afternoon, and selecting reliable del, gat,s
to represent them in County Convention, on
next Tuesday. Send no delegates to this
town with secession preGxes to their princi.
pies, but unconditional Union men. We
want ticke: this fall composed of men, and
not of miserable, shufll'ng politicians, who
would sell then 5irthrisht for pot ofporridge.
We want Legislature this winter that, when
1t assemblies at Annapolis, will declare for
the Government Of the nation, and true inter.
csts OF Maryland, and not emulate the present
body which arrosatcs to itself that title while
its doings prove it 20 be Leg slativc farce
and swinde.
kentucky has nobly spoken with patriotic
voice. Prepare Maryland TO speak in the
same, but more decisive manner in Novem-
her next. Many Of the counties have chos,n
their delegations and then choice for Governor
appears to point to Bradford. We believe he
Is Cecil's choice, also. Than him 10 better
man can lie selected.
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CHE Alarkets.

ELKroN MARKETS. Wheat ST. GOAL o.
Corn A cts. Oats IS cts. ...-
BALTIMORE MARKET. Wheat: White 81 90
al. 81 form fair to choice. Rcd. 81 05aSl.!5.
Cord, White Sass cts, and yellow 4Sa5S cts
per bushel. Oats has advanced in price
Maryland selling at 2SaSl cts. for new, and
33a94 for old. Pennsylvania SO to sc cts per
buShsl.
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FhiIa., WI. & Bait. Railroad

Trains leave North East Station as follows
TO PHILADELPHIA. TO BALTIMORE.
Express, $40 A.. NJ. Mail, 1875 M.
N NisIt Mail lS S.55 &" " Night Mail l PM
Through Freight, with passenger car at
tachcd, leaves North East for Baltimore at
$50 p. NJ. Stops at Charlestown, Principle,
Pcrryriilc, and lIavrc Grace.
w. ID. ALEXANDER,
April 20, 1SGO-tf. Agent.