The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-08-16
Correspondence.
Correspondence OF The CecilsSyhig.l
Letter from Cherry Hill.
NEAR CHERRY HILL, Aug I, 6

Mr.. EDlToR 1t really seems to HE
that many of your patrons have wrong
Impressions about Cherry Hill, from the
fac. that IN the more remote part of the
coun have heard persons say that
they supposed Cherry Hill was the Cecil
county Aims House, which is in fact
half-mile from the village.
There is, however, conmodious NJ.
+. Church at the village, where mostly
on the Sabbath large congrcga ion
assemblies the same church, by the way,
from which The " shallow-pate regiment
skcdnddled at the =" battery" of brother
Quiglcy, described in f" Lookout's - le,-
ter to The Wing of the 20 h ultimo.-
Well, Mr.. Editor, We had much better
discharge of y" grape and canister" from
the same '' lattcry," on the following
Sabbath to crowded house he took
the Bible for his rampant, and certainly
did good execution. Last Sabbath 1.-THE
3rd inst we had very excellent SER
mon by the Rev. Kcrshaw. / think he
did not say word about the Rebellion
in his sermon; but prayed for the sick
and wounded. The !ong-carcl, " shall
low-patcs," however, rcjoiccd at its
being a " Secession Sermon just to their
taste. This shows the truthfulncss of
"Lookout's remarks. Quite likely if
the speaker had given us lecture on
the Wids of Africa they would have
supposed it was discourse in favor of
rebellion. They are all adopts in argu-
ing the +" higher laws" and the unconsti-
tutionality Of the Administration, while
some of them cannot write their own
names, or cannot tell the " Constitution"
from the &C Ten Commandments.
sNow, Mr.. Editor, would like to give
you some idea of the excl cment in this
vicinity caused by the proposed enroll
ment of the militia. always thought
we had healthy community, particu-
larly in harvest, at meal-time, and on
pay-day--all full hands; but the " Mill
tia kick" as they term it, has made
many of them inyulid, sprained ankles,
rheumatism, rupturcs, and many other
ills have appeared amongst them. Some
have resolved "to 80 to the woods,
make caves and live in them" and am
sorry to say that some of our strong
Union men are ready to slip from the
chances of war. The rebels in that
Gibral.er, Fair Hill, are organizing to
resist the State authority. They swear
they will not take the oath, neither will
they muster. They prowl around the
houses OF Union citizens at the dead hour
of night, and threaten their civil rights,
aided by gangs of outlaws from the bor-
ders of Pennsylvania and Delaware
Our vicinity has sent over a hundred
,ncn to the Union army, and as many
more are now talking of going to fight
the battles of this glorious country
You may imagine the feelings of those
who are leaving behind them families
and friends in tue hands of such fcnds.
That Fair HiiL-peH pen cannot de-
scribe the schemes concocting there, from
doun to the Comedy man,
who has but little left except tongue to
expound the Cons itution, and swallow
dram obtained somehow. That is the
: place where the Union pole was raised,
more than year ago, to support our
glorious flag, but (disgraceful to sayj it
was seldom hoisted at last the pole acus
cut down and sold for rum, for it encnm-
bored Apollyon's SACRED ground. That
is the place where the Union man risks
q his hide If he speaks his sentiments, Or
if he is silent and is known rs Union
man he is insultcd, probably because he
has friends fighting for the Union, thro'
Y toll and blood. 1t really seems the
grea'es trial of all for our men to leave
their families to the mercy of those who
hesitate not to proclaim themselves in
every way against the Union. We want
the Rebellion put down, and We want
those who arc left at home to take the
oath, or be compelled to leave the county.
The voice of nearly every Union man
here is to use the volunteers to force the
rebels to serve, commencing the war at
home, and draft those thai will not volun-
tecr. LookoS.