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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-20

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1.)ortrp.
d" T. PiGribns Unum."
81 REV JOHN rIERpoSr.

The harp of the minstrel with melody rings
When the muses. hayS taught him to touch and
to tune it;
But though it may have full octave of strings,
To both maker and minstrel the harp Is unit.
So the power that creates
Our Republic of States.
Into harmony brings them at different dates:
And the thirteen or thirty, the Union once done,
Are " L pLrRIDus USuM 81 many made one
The science that weighs in her balance the spheres,
And watched them since first the Chuldcan
began it,
Now and then, MS she counts them and measures
their years,
Brings into our system and names a new planet
Yet the old and new stars
Venus, Neptune, and Mars,
AS they drive round the sun their invisible cars,
Whether faster or slower their races they run,
Are " & PLURIBrs USuA of many made one.
Of that system Of spheres, should out one fly the
track,
Or 9Th others conspire for general dispersion,
By the great central orb they would all be brought
bacK coercion
And held, each in her place. by wholesome
Should ono daughter of light
Be INDUCED in her flight Might .
They would all be engulfrd by old Chaos and
So must none of our sisters be Suffered to run.
For L PLUnrpUs UNuM''-- we all 20 if one.
Let the demon of discord our melody mar,
Or TrcasOn's red hand rcnd our Union asundcr
Break one string from our harp, or extinguish one
star thunder.
The whole systems abazc with its lightning and
Let the tliscord be hushcl
Let the traitors be crushed
Though Legion = their name, all with victory
flushed,
For aye must our motto stand fronting the sun:
" l. PLCRIBUs UNrM''-THorGu MANY WE ARE ONE
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Seed Wheat.

The old fashioned method of saving the
best of the la rvcsted grain for seed and then
beating the sheaves moderately with a fan,
so as to thresh out none but the better and
more easily shelled kernels, is just as sound
in theory now as then. AMI will he found to
work eqnally well in practice has been fol-
lowed in England for a long while, and the
gradual improvement of their grain in quality
per acre is significant fact, worthy of a,tcn-
ton.
There can be no question but that much Of
our seed wheat in these times of machine
,hreshing, is materially damaged by the
breaking Of the kernels in the process of
threshing. Any one may convince himself
ofthis by examining the wheat as it CONES
from the machine.
We throw out these hits now. that they
may be in time, and trust that they will be
considered and acted upon.-IF,s. Farmer.
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we now warn these eniissaries Of the
Southern rebels that their dcsolating
footsteps must and shall be stayed. We
have already borne too long with their
insults and their efforts to destroy us.
We must now prepare to resist them.
Union men of Cecil, rouse yourselves
to resolute action. Unless you are pre-
pared to submit to disgraceful and
humiliating peace, under which you will
be summarily disposed of, and your
lives, your property and everything you
hold dear sacrificed, you must teach
these ambitious demagogues that you
know your rights, and are determined to
maintain them.
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Who They Are.


1t requires but a very small quantity
of brains-to enable man to see that
the Disunion bantling spawned at FIRE.
derrick the other day, by Secession
Legislature, is the progeny of a few
desperate and nearly played-out office
hunters. Every spawned and wind
broken politicians throughout the State
is acting in its interest, and the charac-
ter of the individuals who arc its spon-
sors and wet-nurses, are too notorious
to need even the briefest notice.
That there are some good men in the
ranks of this solf-styled "Peacc party :"
a party whose avowcd object is the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the United States and
the overthrow of our governmcnt-we
do not pretend TIC deny. Some people
are so blinded by their prejudicos that
they are being continually led astray,
and others are SO wcak-mindcd that they
become the dupes of every cunning
knavc. Hence, many wcll-mcaning per-
sons who really intend to do right, will
be found mixed up with this traitorous
organization. But that its leaders are
anything else than set of INSCRIPTIONS
political trickstcrs, we defy any one to
gainsay. Go carefully over the list, and
you will discover that fom \ to q there
is scarcely the name of man on it, not
actuated by motives of ambition or self
interest. Place your finger on the
heads of all the disappointed, defeated
and soured aspirants of the dcfunct
Wing, Democratic and Know. Nothing
parties, and you will find them aflilatina
with this movement. Look at the men
who have been floating around for years
first on Que side, then on the other,
and then a-straddle of the fence,-and
you will discover they are all settling
down into the ranks of the " Peace
party" These things, it is evident,
bode no good. Where the carron is
there will the buzzards be, also and
the miserable conspirators who are thus
banding together and plotting the down
fall of the Government, hope to gorge
their Unsuitable maws upon the fragments
Of our glorious Union.
The people who have the good of the
country at heart, and know no higher or
holier object than to transmit to thcil
children the same priceless inheritance
bcqueathed them by their fathers, mus
see to it, lest the enemy steal marcel
upon them. lie is desperate anC
INSCRIPTIONS, and will do anything t,
accomplish his ends. Eternal vigilanc,
is the price of liberty, and if VIC wisl
to preserve unimpaired our republican
institutions, we must go to work il
earnest, ere it is too late. Let us b.
up and doing.
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How to Make Good Cider.

Prof. Horsford, of Harvard University, has
recently published receipt for improving
and preserving cider, by means Of which tho
progress Of the vinous and acetic fermcn,a-
tons may he arrested at pleasure, and the
cider preserved in just such state as may
be desired. a correspondent Of the Boston
Journal says:
Put the new cider into clean casks or bar
relS, and allow it to fer,ncnL from one 10
three weeks. according as the weather is cool
or warm. When it has attained to lively
fermentation. add to each gallon three fourthS
ola pound of white sugar, and let the whole
fcrment again until 1t possesses nearly the
brisk pleasant taste which is desra lie should
be permanent. Pour out quart Of the cider
and mix with it one quarter of an ounce of
sulphite of lime for every gallon the cask
contains. Stir until it is intimately mixed,
and pour the emulsion into the liquid. Agi-
tate the contents of the cask thoroughly for a
few moments. then let it rest, that the cider
may settle. Fermentation will be arrested at
once. and will not be resumed. 1t may bs
bottled il the course Of few weeks. or it
may be allowed to remain in the cask and
used on draft. If bottled, it will become
spar king cider better than what is called
champagne wine.
Professor Ilorsford, of Cambridge. was the
first to use the sulphte of lime for this pur-
pose, and to him is due the credit of first
calling attention 10 its usefulness. 1t is III
10 respect delelerous, as the sulphate, into
which the sui hite is changed by the liberia.
ton of sui phutous acid, is entirely insolube,
and remains at the bottom Of the vessel
The writer has cider prepared in this way
two years since. which has remained
unchanged, and is now beverage of unsvr-
passed excellence. The sulpht'e Of lime, nos
the Sulphate, must be used.
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First Company for Purneli's Legion.

On Monday last, Captain Fullon's Com
pany embarked at Poat Deposit, on board
one of the steamers for Baltimore. This
company has been raised principally in the
ncisborhood Of the Brick Meeting House, and
mainly, we understand through the cxcrtons
Of ii. NJ. Newton LIST Lieutenant of the cow.
pany.
They were fine looking, intelligent body
OF men, and after being served with an excel.
lent dinner at Mr. Crumpton's were marched
aboard the boat. Our friend, MIR. Charles
Ii. llaincs, appeared to be officiating as
quartcrnasler on the occasion. His having
care ofthe victualing department, ensured the
wants Of The inner mans being well provided
for.
The following address was made to the
company before their departure by a. B..
Newton. Esq:
Fellow SOLDIERS This day you move
at your country's call, to protect the loyal
citizens Of Jour State ut Its weakest points
Do your duty; in doing it you will obey
your superior officers at all times. Protect
every man Of your company. If any are
sick attend. or see they are attended to a. the
moment they need it. In action move in one
solid body, never allowing your ranks to be
broken III the advance. or in covering re.
treat. lon, in body, can protect each
other, and deal death to your enemies and
traitors to yonr Government. All men, who
by word or acts at home or abroad. oppose
you, are your enemies, and in favor of aristo.
Gratis ruling the masses without representa-.
tation. Your President Lincoln is MS firm as
jackson. Lieutenant General Scott is a
better General than Napoleon the l>t. You
are the men to maintain your Government III
the field and also when you return, you will
be the men who will administer your Gener.
al and State Governments. The drones and
traitors that remain at home have no tight to
| hoM office in General and State Governments
The second battalion will soon follow you
from this County: and if needed you vii
! have the third battalion at your heels of ole
men. as myself SO to GO years Of age. Pres
ident Lincoln, like Napoleon the LIST. by th'
stamp of his foo: can call 100 900 extra n,er
from The ground into The fcM.
Show Inc at this molnont a man that Is fo
pcoce with armed traitors IN the .feH, and
VIII show You rebcl,ous traitor 10 the r,ehL
Of man and his Government. LIE. your motto
be - God and yo" Country" down Will al
traitors ut home and abroad.
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The Peace Party.

During the war of the Revolution there was
Peace Party in the United States. The
members thereof were denomina,ed Tories -
They Insisted on the inadcqnacy OF the wrongs
suffered by the colonists to justify a resort to
arms; inSinuatcd that the colonis,s had
provoked the seventies of which they com.
planned; disSuadtd their friends and neigh.
bors from joining the army of Washington ;
maenllicd the difficulties to be encountered ::
gave aid and comfort Ito the ehemy cXuted
III the secession Of the loyal arms. and felt
gloomy and dSpoLdirg when the continent.
tails achieved triumphs.
There was Peace Party during the war.of
1872. The members of it were called FEEDER.
alis's They acclaimed against the horrors
of battle fields exaggerated the cost of
armies and navies; bewaled the destruction
Of commerce and the currency; ampliiied
dolorons statements of taxation to be borne
and of rum TO be incurred. They commnni-
Gated Important intelligence 10 the foe en-
couraged him to predicate hopes o, success ON
internal dissensions, burnt blue lights to
show him when and where to strike and
paral zed the arm of the Government to the
utmost extent of their ability. They held a
famous Peace Meeting at Hartford and the
result was that all the men VINO participated
in that convocation were consigned to an i'm.
mortality Of shame.
There is a Peace Party in the country now
1t is difficult 10 say what the members there.
ofwill adopt as their cusnomen. They have
inherited all the vices and none of the virtues
Of both Tories and Fcderalis,s. They have
the jargon of each Of those old parties, ant
compound the two into the most preposterou.
accusations against loyal men and into thu
shalowest Qualifications of themselves. |,
remote school houses, In unfrequeute1 gar
rets, dismal deus they hold local meetings, It
aid the public enemy and to weaken TN
| National Government. - NcWQrk Mercuu
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For The Cecil IFhip.

For the CCCIt Ifhlg.
At IA meeting of the Home Guards of
CharlcStown, held August 24th, 1851, Samuel
Logan, Esq, was called to the Chair, and
John Janncy appointed Secretary.
1t WAS then agreed, that as the organization
consisted of fifty three members, we wonld
elect the officers therefor; which resulted rs
follows ANDREW L. Bennett, Captains N.
Is. Morrison, Lieutenan, VIM. Lowery, LIST
Sergeant: Ellis G. Graham, 2nd Sergeant,
f"a Samuel Boyd, 3D. Surgeant Jacob X.
Enwcry, LIST Corporal; Joseph N. Ycamans,
2nd Corporal; John. X. Lewis, Ensign W.
Il. Richardson, permanent Secretary and
Treasurer.
Leave was then granted 4 member to oncr
the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, To our regret the Editor of The
Cecil Democrat hath wantonly and unccrc-
monousl. assaulted our organization (cspc-
cialIy the officers thereby by sarcastic
eplthets Of a personal character and sour
rilous inucndocs; unbecomng gentleman,
Resolred, That the preamble and resolutions
alluded to by The Democrat, were gotten up
and approved unanimously by a large and
respectable assemblage of Unconditional
Union Men, and according to parliamentary
uSagcs, and that they shall be the consti-
tutional basis Of our future political dcport.
mcnt.
Rcsoired, further, That we believe, by the
best Of counsel, that every act, word and
deed that might give aid and comfort to the
rcbcllous South is, in itself, rcbellious and
reasonable, and should be dealt with
according to the dement, thereof
Resotred. That the proceedings be signed
by the Chairman and Secretary, and sent to
The Cecil Wing for publication.
SAMUEL LOGAN, Chairman.
JOHN JANNEY, Secretary.
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agricultural.
Sowing Wheat.

PREPARATION FOR WHEAT SEEDING.
The preparation for seeding will now con.
sist in the completion Of the fallow ing. IL no.
done, and narrowing and rolling, as well to
make a solid bed for the Wheat as TO get it
into perfect condition. Such preparation
causes the Wheat to start quickly, and make
vigorous growth in The faIl-a point Of
chief Importance. Corn land. to be sown in
Wheat, will require no preparation but
cleaning off the corn, unless it be to get rid
of large growth Of "crab. grass" This
may be done by running the harrow in one
direction and then back in the same track -
The Wheat NAV then be sown with the drill,
and this will prove a better preparation than
any ploughins you might give it,
PREPARATION OF sEEr.
Seed should be prepared by washing and
soaking in strong brine for some hours. and
drying with quicklime, or a coating Of
suano, unless you mean to nse guano in ths
drill. Avoid. however, unclean seed. AS to
smut, there is much doubt whether any pro-
ensure the crop against it. We would got
therefore, if possible 10 avoid it, use any
grain in which ii may BIZ found
TIME OF SEEDING.
great dread of the llessian fly postponcs
WI " hS"t oSSuiiio W toD lHlo ID
period. This enemy is greatly to be feared,
it is true, but it is only occasionally it be-
comes very destructive, while the evils at
tendant on late seeding are almost universal
ly present. For want Of an ample supply Of
strong roots. the crop is liable 10 freeze out.
to be destroyed by rust, to be consumed by
midge, and escaping all these. is short, any
how. of the capacity Of the soil. A full crop
Of grain is dependent OIL the growth of root
formed in the fall. Those who, fearing Hy.
will not sb,S in September, should use the
utmost diligence to be i'll readiness to PIT
their whole crop in the ground by the middle
of October.
yANURING.
Whatever may be your preference among
the commercial fertilizers, we should use not
less than scventytive to a hundred pounds Of
Peruvian euaro to the acre, put in with the
drill This may be applied in the form of
manipulated guano, or in combination with
super.phosphate, or fine ground bone. or with
some fine compost, or slaked ashes passed
through the guano seivc. Ifyou have home
made manures to be put OH the surface after
seeding, whether in fall or winter. we should
regu late the quantity used in the drill by
that, but if it is advisable always. however
much manure yon use or however rich the
soil, to give small supply of guano imned-
atey in the way OF the forming roots, and
especially if the time of seeding be not very
early. american Farmer.
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Gle Cecil ll)bie.
ELKTON. SEPTEMBER 7, 1861.
A Few Earnest Words.


The Disunlon Peace Party of this
county have informed us through their
County Convention that they are in favor
of recognising the Southern Confederacy,
and it now bchooves US who are still
loyal to the government of our fathers
to ascertain our exact position. The
question has, with us, got to be one of
life or death ; and VIC may as well look
it straight in the eye at once, and pre-
pare to fight hand to hand with the men
who arc plotting our, and our Govern
mcnt's destruction. The time has come
for us to take bold and decided stand,
and the soouer VIC made up our minds to
the fact the better it will be for us.
If the Southern Confederacy is rccog-
missed, where will we of Cecil be Will
we be the subject of bargain and sale
between two peoples or, will We be ira
ded, whether or no, to King jeff Will
the Susquehanna divide the United States
and the Southern Oligarchy; or will
Mason and DiXpn's line be the boundary :?
Will we who don't intend to wear the
rebel yoke, be compelled to pack our
buds and tramp off on short notice or
will we be disposed of at the will of our
lordly masters These be questions
that will some day have to be answered,
and VIC may as we'll consider them now
as any timc.
There can no longer be any mistake
about the object of the Disunion con-
spirators, who are bleating so piteously
for peace. Their sympathics are all OIL
the side of the rebels, and it is very
evident they mean to insist on the Gov
eminent shopping us off. Maryland.
they intend, shall 60 with the new Con-
fedcracy, and we who have fought against
the secession heresy will, as a matter Of
course, be despoilcd, to enrich the
wretchcs who have brought all oul
troubles upon us. Peace upon any such
terms as the Scccssionists propose can
bring nothing but bankruptcy and death
to us. The men, then, who are advo-
eating in our midst the damnable doc
trines of Disunion, Secession, and Peace
are not alone thwarting the Government
in its efforts to suppress the Rebellion
they arc striking direct and deadly
blow at our most vital rights and inter.
csts. They are not the enemies of the
Government aIonc-thcy are our enemies
And if they persist in their infamous
course, must inevitably bring about til,
same state of things in Maryland, tina
now exists in Kentucky, Missouri, Vir
ginia and Tennessee. Personal safet,
steps in and takes the place of part.
consideration i'll such pcrilous times, an'
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MISSING.
MRS. 4. A. MOORE.

Not among the suffering wounded
Not among the peaceful lead
n lot among the prisoners. " MISSING"
That was all the message said.
Yet his mother reads it over,
Until. through her painful tears,
Fades the dear name she has called him
For these two and twenty years.
Round her, all is peace and plenty;
Bright and clean the yellow floor
While the morning glorics cluster
All around the Kitchen door.
Sohcry, the sleek old house cat
Drowses in his patel, Of sun; a1rS
Neatly shines .hc oakcn dresser;
All the mornings work is done.
Through the window comes that iragranc,
OF u sunny harvest morn,
Fragment songs from distant rcapcrs,
And the rustiing Of the corn;
And tho rich breathe Of the garcn--
Where the golden melons lie;
Where the blushing plums are turning
All their red checks to the sky.
Sitting there within the sunshine
Leaning in her easy chair;
With soft lines upon her forehead,
And the silver in her hair
Blind to sunshine dead to fragrance
On that royal harvest morn;
Think ing. while her heart is weeping,
or her noble proved first born.
How he left her in the Sprngtme,
With his young heart full of Same,
With his clear and ringing tootstep,
Will, his 1.-the and supple frame.
How with tears his eyes were trimming,
As he kissed II last {" Good bye"
Yet she heard him whiStling gayly
AS he went across the rye.
MISSING. Why should he he missing
lie would fight until he fcll
And if wounded, killed. or pris 'ncr,
Some one there would he to tell.
MISSING. Still hope to cheer her?
Safe. Triumphant, he may come,
With the victor-army shouting,
With the clamor Of the drum!
So through all the days Of Autumn
In the eve and in the morn
She will hear his guickcning footsteps
In the rustling Of the corn.
Or she will hush the household.
While heart goes lcaping high,
Thinking that she hears him whiSting
In the pathway through the rye.
Far away. through all the Autumn,
In II lonely. lonely glade
In the drcary dcsoIation
That the Battle Storm has made.
With the rust upon his mnSkct--
In the eve and in the morn
In the rank gloom ofthc fern leaves
Lies her noble hrowcd iirSt-horn.
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Measuring Corn in the Cob

H. V. Brown, ofChrstian county, Illinois,
in writing to the Prairie Farmer, on the
much discussed question of measuring corn
in the cob, says =" A wagon box that will
hold thirty bushels of ears of large Western
corn, is said to shell twenty bushels. Fill
the same box with small Eastern corn-givc
the customary allowance of half, for cob, and
it makes but fifteen shelled bushels. Hence
the measurement must be figured to suit the
corn No doubt of this it has been a COM
mon custom here ever since we can remember,
to count two bushels Of cars for y tushel
shelled; but we have hig ears Of corn here
indeed a majority Of farmers cultivate the
mixed goird Seed.