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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-24

seven heavy guns for Fort Ripley, fort
now building in Charles on harbor, which
were to be taken thi her the next morn
ing.
Small with the crew and their families,
sixteen persons, were sent to the flag
ship at Port Royal, and an officer placed
on board the Planter, who took her also
to Commodore Dupont's vessel. Small
is middle-aged negro, and his features
betray nothing of the trmncss of charac-
ter he displayed. lie is said TO be one
Of the most skilful pllo's of Charleston,
and to have thorough knowledge of al
the ports and inlets on the coast of South
Carolina.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-24
A yyide-AWake Contraband.

a negro pilot, named robert Small /,
ran away from Charleston one night last
week, viii the rebel steamer Planter
The Planter is new tug-boat which
was seized by the Confederate Govern
ment, and converted into a gunboat,
mounting rihed gun forward and a
seige gun aft. She has been in the
habit of running out to sea to reconnoitrc,
and was, therefore, no unusual appear
ancc near the forts guarding the en-
trance. Small, who was the helmsman
and pilot, conceived the idea of running
away, and plotted with several friends,
slaves like himself, TO lake them off.
On The evening of May 18th her Off
GERS left the ship, then at the wharf in
Charles on, and went to their homes. -
Small then took the firemcn and assist
ant engineers, all whom were slaves, in
his confidence, had the fires banked up,
and everything made ready to Start by
daylight.
At quarter to four On Saturday morn
ing the lines which fastened the vessel
to the dock were cast off, and the ship
quietly glided into the stream. Here
the harbor guard hailed the vessel, but
Small promptly gave the countersign,
and was allowed to pass.
The vessel now called at dock dis
tancc below, where the families of the
crew came on board.
When off Fort Sumptcr the sentry on
the ramparts hailed the boat, and Small
sounded the countersign with the whis-
tie, three shrill sounds and one Kissing
sound. The vessel being known to the
officers of the day, no objection was
raised, the sentry only singing out,
q" Blow the id Yankees to h-ll, OIL
bring one of them in" "Aye, ayoo'
was the answer; and every possible
effort was made to get below.
Hardly was the vessel out Of range
when Small ran up white flag, and went
to the Uni cd States fleet, where he sur
| rendered the vessel. She had on boart
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-24
a Curious Hog Story.

The correspondent of The Cincinnati
Times with Gen. Mitchcl's command, is
responsible for the following yarn
The hogs in this part of the country
are unsteady inclined, and all come up to
breakfast to the tune of " Dixie" On
every planta ion, the oldest " darby %
has the honor of playing music to the
hogs for about an hour every morning,
and from the very moment when he first
commences, till the end of the piece,
the shrill, piercing notes of the hogs are
heard coming from all directions, and
blending with the music of the darby,
from The very full grown SOW to the
smallest Of the litter these notes are
audible mile distant | can never
forget when | first witnessed the scene,
and for the life of ne could not tell or
make out what 1t meant.
was on my way from Shelbyville,
Tenn, to Huntsville, Ala, and being
alone, started very early, so as to over.
take the army, who were a day in
advance of me. Riding up very steep
hill, | heard shrill, sharp sound, and
thought it must be locomotive. At
this time was surrounded by trees on
either side. The sound continued, -
Finally, heard such terrible rumbling
IN the woods among the trees that | put
spur to my horse and started off as fast
as | could go, and the further and more
swiftly | sped, the greater the rumbling.
At last | came to the serious conclusion
that | was "pIayed OUT" and must
surely fall into the hands OF the Rebels.
l halted, and in less than five minutes
| saw hogs of every grade, color and
species, making the ta)lest kind of tracks
down the hills toward where the music
came from. There were black hogs,
white hogs, yellow hogs, specklcd hogs
and gray hogs-all running in one drec-
ton. paused for a moment and sur
veyed the scene, and, finally, / followed
in the train, and as | descended, there
stood before me a niger, as black as
ebony, blowing away on an old horn,
aud surrounded by at least five hundred
attentive lis eners in the shape of hogs.
AS approached, the old darby saluted
Inc with a {" Good morning, Massa."
dwell, my FRIEND" | remarked,
what in creation are you blowing that
internal old horn for 2"
Old Ebony opened his wide mouth,
displaying at the same time as fine set
of teeth as ever looked a., and laughed
as loud as he could, and then said:
"Massa, you'se bein' from the Norf,
where none Of these things is gwne on"
l answered, =" Yes, but what does it
all mean?"
"lou sec, massa," responded the old
man, call those hogs thar before | COM
menccd playin' thar vast one hog here,
but when fust bowed this horn they
all arted from every part of de woods
an come up here. Isc at dis bisinis for
de Lord knows how many years, and l
has brought in millions of hogs with dis
music. | set to play every morning at
daylight alongside dis fence and den
stop for one hour, and at de end OBJ &c
hour all nassa's hogs are in from de
woods. Ise good music man, massa,
| is"
| then asked him sswhat tune he liked
best and played most to rally the hogs 2"
he responded "Dixie." Well, | thought
to myself can it be possible that the
Southern chivalry and Southern hogs
march to the same tune!
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THE FAITHFUL poG.-An instance of
canine fidelity Is thus narrated by a
Chicago correspondent of the Boston
Transcript: {" A remarkable incident is
related of the manner in which Mrs.
Pief, the wife of Lieutenant Louis
PGeif of Chicago, who was killed at
Shiloh, was enabled to find her hus-
bands body. No person, when she
arrived on the field, could inform her
where her husbands body was buried :;
and after searching among the thousands
of graves for half day, she was about
to abandon the pursuit in Despair
Suddenly she saw large dog coming
toward her, which she recognized as one
which had left Chicago with her hus-
band. The dog seemed delighted to
find her, and led her to distant part of
the field, where he stopped before a
single grave. She caused it to be
opened, and found the body of her hus-
band. 1t appears by the statements Of
the soldiers, that the dog was by the
side of the Lieutenant when he fell, and
remained with him till be was buried -
He took his station by the grave, and
there had remained for twelve days,
until relieved by the arrival of his mis-
tress, only leaving his post long enough
each day to procure food"
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Esss~1he following pithy little editorial
from the Philadelphia Press is so much to
the ''pint,' as Sam Slick would say, that
we transfer it to The Wing:
The loyalty of the Breckinridgers is of q
peculiar kind. They never speak ola Union
victory that they do NOT. dwell with peculiar
JUNCTION upon the fearful slaughter at which
it was purchased. Said an orthodox Brock
inridger, when the news Of the fall of Don.
clson reached an interior PENNSYLVANIA vii
lage Yes, the Union men whipped the
Southcrners, but we lost five times as many
men as they did," These men credit every
exaggerated rumer of our losses, and dis.
credit every rumor of the defeat of the rebel$
In fact, they never sleep SO soundly as when
some INDUSTRIOUS lie to our disadvantage gains
a brief credit in the streets and fills thou
sand hearts with anxious forbodings. Such
are the men who are plotting the ruin of the
Government, and moving heaven and earth
to yoke the loyal Democracy to their car.
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DyFancy runs most furiously when a
guilty conscience drives it,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-24

Rey~ How delightful must be the feelings
of those faithful and heroic men and
women of Tennessee who, after being
sscourged by Confederate tyranny for many
long and weary months, now see the Union
armies sweeping triumphantly over the
rebellious State. All, we would not exchange
the sublime self satisfaction of the persecu-
ted loyalists of Nashville for all the honors
of all the monarchs of the earth. They
"sowed with tears the seed of patriotism,
and now they reap in JOY - the harvest
of victory Nashville Union.
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u Pedentry Grams our heads with learned
'nmoer, and takes out our brains to make
room for it.
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--,1ieutenant John Townsend, company II; LIST
/serpt Lawrence Sledge, company d; privates Par
ham O'Bryant Presley jenkins, company A; pri-
Yates Harris Vaughn John II Stewart, company IL.
Wountled-Corp'l William Wilkerson, MORALLY,
since dead company II Capt James Bailey, Sc
verey, company H !; privates Bartlett Y Allen, 7 R
Balock, Thos H Bumpass Geo Ii Chandler, Ste
phen Drake, WIN Eastwood, severely, John Ford,
severely, John Hamlett slightly, Reuben Long,
do, WIN Neighbors, do, Joseph Finger, do,
Henderson Wilkerson, d., Ben Q Wade, do, A j
HUMPHREYS, do, company H Sergeant Josiah Ste
phens, do, privates VIM Lane, do, Benz Ill., do,
company E /; privates Owen Tatum, severely, Hem
ry Bar6eld, John A DeVane, company G; lst 1t
Monroe d c Bumpass, Corp'l Willie Latta, pri-
Yates Marmaduke Davis, John Burton, compa-
ding, company K; Corpl jesse J Reid, mortally,
p,ivates Samuel Brown, VIM Pitman, slightly, com.
pany D. Sergts VIM r Richardson, Addison d
carp, privates Harris Hogg, Berthe d Chamblee.
severely, John r Barnes, Castor Price, Serg't Ed.
mund II Wilson, company G.; Corporal Jarman j
Morgan, privates Haywood Barber, James Wallace,
James N Allen, Haywood Norris, company l Ser
geant Major D Baird slightly, company -.
Missing.-2nd Lieut. Cornelius Page, companyI;
LIST Sergt Samuel Barnett private o w Pearce,
company A; private R A Pearce company.C; pri-
vatc John Anderson, company D; private Dan'l
j Chandler, company II private Joseph McFar-
ling, company X.
Recapitulation.-Killed, o; wounded, SO; mis-.
sing, Z.
The missing, except Lieut. Page were taken pris.
oners being either wounded or attending on their
wounded friends, and were not known to lie left, as
it was very dark when the regiment lief. the field
.ADJ'r oath N c. T.
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For the Standard.

RICHMOND, Va, July 81, 1862
Mr. W. W. HOLDEN In my letter of the sth
inst, promised l would write again. The crowd
of visitors has very much diminished the past week,
and the hospitals and private houses have lost many
of their occupants by removal and DEATH The
weather has been propitious, thavng had rain every
SECOND or third day. and the sick and wounded are
generally now conyaeScing regret to inform you
of the death of lille Perry Capt of the Tar River
Guards. He was wounded in the right arm by
grape shot on Tuesday the LIST inst Every effort
was made to save the arm but in vain amputa,ion
presented the only alternative. This was perform
ed by Prof Gibson lie did we'll for a few days,
but alas clills and other fatal symptoms super
vened and he died Saturday morning last, the 10Th
inst Capt Perry represented Granville county in
1852, blouse Commons) was universally beloved
and respected and drawer OF more generous soul
has been sacrificed in this unholy war;
Richmond is very properly called the Hill CITY,
IT'S much larger than at first it strikes strangers
view. There are many places of beauty and interest
to viSit-the Capitol Square, City and Hollywood
Cemeteries, &c. The churches arc built with much
taste and the ministry very able in the general
Provisions, &c rule enormously high, which makes
hotel bills and private board correspond and pre-
sumo every man can tell you how ie has been heec-
dby hacks: Only think Of paying SO or more to
ride four or live miles in the country to visit reg
ment, IS for a hack to call at your boarding
house and take you and trunk TO some depot
Should this meet the eye of any nhabitant Of Rich
mond suggest that great advantage would re-
suit, particularly to strangers, to have the parallel
and cross streets more generally labeled on the
corners, which now observe is very deficient, and
for private inhabitants to have door plates or their
names ON their doors presume not more than one
in every eight or ten private dwelling is labeled
stranger know from sad experience is greatly per-
picked to find places which arc told him, &C. As
politician, will not write about the war. All
has been very quiet for the past two weeks. To-
return to North Carolina, after residence
here Of some seventeen days. during which time
have most devoteily bestowed my time aud attcn-
ton the rcfisfEef our sick and wounded soldiers.
Truly, WM. NJ. Z.
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Because Johnston was hot headed secessionist,
and Vance was Union man, Until having ssenail
honorable means Of its safe keeping exhausted, and
Mr. Editor I'll state fact, if nothing else. eects
Gov Vance, the assailing Of his loyalty BY men,
triotisul, will There has been some tal bets oSred
on Vanccs election, but no one seems to exhibit the
o'ggest kind OF desire to take them up. sensible
men There seems to be an unusual demand for
the Standard down this way, particularly here Of
late-though it is cursed by some, and maledctions
OF the most horrible kind uttered upon it by others
It's all CANNON. Enemies of the Standard are mad
as thunder, now because they see Gov. Vance is
going to be elected and Of his having been sup
ported by the Standard It is difficult to tell how
the soldiers in camp around Wilmington are going
to vote but all hear speak on the subject ale for
Vance the strongest kind
i. Ills beautifully hot to-day Dame rumor has left
town, and the bulletin board is perfectly silent
WORRELI.
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O q 1T u A r Y.

Capt. WILLIAM J. FREELAND, of Orange County, was
among the first to volunteer for the defence of Southern
rights. In bis short but brilliant he anrels
for himself apd State to which he belonged. Many Of
North.Carolinas noble have fallen Virginia SOIL
but brave more beloved regretted than
he BY his noble generosity he had nat only the love Of
his own company but the fvorte of the whole reg
ment He was second to in ability, always faithful
in the discharge of his duty He fell wounded the Sst
May at the of Seven PEes taken prisoner and
His nurse treated him with marked attention. account
Of his private worth and he buried with Masonic and
military honors. His hope of heaven was bright He
member Of the Baptist Church. Our loss is his eternal
gain. Con-.
- Richmond Dispatch will please copy.
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July 90, 1862.
NOTICE..

IN FORMER NOTICE, STATED THAT VEGET.
Il ABLES, Fruits clothing. &c contributed for the sick
and wounded i'll the Hospitals in and around Richmond,
would receive prompt attention it sent TO the Commssary
and Qmrermascrs here ani in Greensboro Since then,
it has occurred that many persons living below this
point along the lines of Roads leading through We'll
don would gladly send on something they felt assured
would be received Teal such persons would state that
have established Agency in Richmond to receive and
distribute any thing intended for North Caronians in the
service about Richmond. Let every thing be marked
that it be certainly known for whom it is intended
and will he given accordingly. Direct Caborne
Watkins Esq, Agent North Carolina Depot, Main St
above SpOtswood Hotel.
CUAS. E. JOHNSON,
Surg Gent X. c.
P. SIN every instance where any lhug sent to the
North Carolina Depot is intended for special distribution
the person for whom it is intended should be written
the subject
July 90, 1862. S0-wSt
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For the Standard.
GRANVILLE Co., N. G., July is, 1852.

Granville Co., N. G., July is, 1852. :
Mr. ED1foR There is some artful lodging about
here these tonscript times, and wish to ask few
questions particularly as regards the position Of an
original secessionist. He was hot, perhaps made
more ass more pretentioas than any one else; was
one Of the very first to cozuateer, but would never
join Company, but was always ready to go when
it was eSessary Well now let us see as to the proof
Of hfs being ready to so when it was necessary.
He ran ab1ut the country for some time trying to
get Office. Failing in that he obtained suffers IL
zn ae s bas ns M
which he was sutfer was in Virginia. Under the
CONSUMPTION act he SETS up the pretence that the
"ofice of sutler," as he calls it, exempts him.
Does suffers lcenst exempt conscript? If
so, does it exempt sutler who comes home when
he pleases; stays months at time, attends to mis-
own business as formerly, whef net travelling over
the country trying to buy cotton and tobacco on
speculation? If such artfu dodgers are screened
from military duty, where is justice?
"GRANVILEE"
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For the Standard
TRIBUTE OF RESPECr.-
Rock REST LODGE, No. 161
Ghafhnn, "a NJ ~ LII. 10 1oco

O"'A"'h w., ~. W, JuIy IL, looz. y
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God in the
wise dspcn.:ation Of his Providence, to take from
our midst and from his family, and large circle of
friends and relatives, our much est emed brother
and Senior Warden, the devoted companion and
iather, and kind and useful ncighbor, WILLIAM r.
WEST. Therefore,
l; ResoIeed, That while VIC kcenly feel and deep-
~ depore our loss in the death of brother West we
bow with humble submission to the will of All.
mighty God in taken our brother to the celestial
lodge above, knowing that he ordereth all things
right.
2. Resolred, That we arc admonished bv the re-.
moval of brother West, Of our own mortality. and
that it becomes as accountable beings to Aimiph
ty God, to make that needed preparation for our
removal.
3. Resolred, That we deeply sympathize with the
bereaved family, and pray that God NAV be to his
widow husband, and to his children a father.
4. Resolced, That a blank leaf in our Secretaries
book be inscribed to his memory.
5. Resolced. That we wear the usual BADGE of
mourning for thirty days.
6. Resolred, That copy of these resolutions he
sent to the family Of brother West and also to the
North. Carolina Standard and Fayetteville OLse,ss
for publication. J. W. PERRY, .lsS..'I1 /
II. P. STRAUGuNsS
c. E. JOHNSON
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For the Standard.
WILMINGTON, N. c., july 81 1890

WILMINGTON, N. G., July 81, 1862.
Nix. EDIroR:-Through the kindness of friend,
have been permitted 10 glance over COPY of
Liverpool paper, and find in it very significant ar
ticIe on American affairs, taken from French paper
(Lepays) 1t takes the ground that cotton is sta.
PIE essenta 20 the interests of European nations,
that can satisfy the full demand for this important
product. 1t also goes on to state that the Union
mad been more prosperous in the hands of Southern
people. 1t concludes by saying "Let the indie.
pendence Of the Southern States be recognized.n
wish could remember more of the articles. but
l was IN possession of the paper only a few mo-
1t is really refreshing to SEQ the change which has
taken place since two weeks ago In nv last
stated or seemed to intimate that Johnston would
carry this place by such an overwhelming majority.
| doubt it now very much. He will yet majority,
which no one doubts, (though small,) ana why
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NOTICE..

VEGETABLES FOR THE WOUNDED AND SICK
IN the Hospitals in and around Richmond will be re-
celVed hy the Connissary Department in Raleigh and
Greensboruugh and forwarded once 1t is absolutely
necessary as well for their recovery for their comfort
that the wounded and sick should be supplied with as
many vegetables and as much fruit as practicable.
Such arrangements have been made will enable the
department. to send on Immediately all vegetables fruits
eggs, butter, chickens, &C.
All articles of c"thing, be sent to the Quarermas
tiers IN Raleigh and Greensborough and they will receive
prompt attention
All innrmat"n needed on the above subject will be
ments Of Raleigh.
CHAS E. JOHNSON,
Surgeon General of n. c.
Raleigh, July 10, 1852. sO-wSt.
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FUr Ute ClIHudrl
G0T.ONEI, VANCE

COLONEL NANCE.
Mr. EDIToR 1T never has been the disposition
OF your correspondent to dabbe in the turbd waters
of political strife; but would be an unfeelng mon
ster. in human shape, were to stand idly by and
suffer my ellow-countryman, Col H. B. Vance, to
be vfed and slandered by those who were once
his strongest friends, without saying something in
his behalf
What objections can the Register, the Journal,
the rcdell Ecpress and the Ashevllc Ncics have to
the election of Col. Vance? Have they or at least
some of them not been his stannch friends and sup
porters, heretofore? The Express especially, almost
ran mad upon Col. Vances side of politics. in for
mer days. Why this sudden change now? Has
COL Vance changed his course Of politics? No sir
Why, then, this amount Of Misrepresentation and
exhibition of spleen upon the part Of these papers
Oh, VIC are told, "Col. Vance is Holdente."
Holdcnite, indeed! What if he is Holdenitc p
What has Holden done to merit such slang and
abuse from these papers? And how has be inca
pacitated H. B. Vance for fulfilling the duties of
Governor of North Carolina? Sir, men must be
pretty nearly out of business when they resort to
such low deception and intrigue. If these news
papers had known that Col. Vance would have suf-
fered his name to appear candidate for the high
and responsible office of Governor, and had it been
their privilege to place his honored name at the
head of their papers before any one else bad done
50, then We would have heard quite different song.
But because you, Mr.. Editor, were among the first
to do this honorable and decd for your
State, you must bear the vtupcraton and spleen Of
disappointed domagogues, who have but little re-
gard for the interests of our noble State Sir, you
may tell these men that the people intend to elect
Col Vance; and what the sovereign people Of North
Carolina undertake, they generally perform. Col.
Vance is Just the man for the place. He understands
tho whole interest of his State, and knows how to
direct the ship of State through the present temp
est Mr. Johnston may be good financier and
capital Railroad man. But what have fnancierng
and Road-makins directly to do with US now? We
arc in fratricida oar with the most powerful people
on earth, and we need Governor who can leglslate
or .fght, as our exigences may demand.
cannot close this hurried article without remark
ing that previous to this time, have entertained
the highest regard for the good sense and political
purity of tho Editors Of the papers above named
But the false premises assumed by them in their
reasonings, and the ilegtmate conclusions to which
they have in their editorials upon this subject
have dispelled my illusions, and hereafter shall
know how to understand them ..
MCDOWELL