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The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

REPORT OF THE SCHoOI COMMISSION
ERs-Our readers will find on the first page of
The Hhig this week, the Annual Report of the
School Commissioners. The Commissioners
preferred this mode Of circulating this Report
more generally, to the former practice Of ,prn-
ting it in pamphlet form. 1t will be seen that
the limit OF II cents on the hundred dollars
for the purposes of school tax, will prove the
death Of the school system in this county fad
hered to- that rate ofax being entirely too limited
to produce sufficient revenue for educatn" the
children OF the populous county of Cecil. 1t
was an arbitrary piece of short-sightedness in
the iramers Of the bill to prescribe limits to the
people Of the county in ievying tax for this
most important of all purposes the education of
the rising generation Why shonld our commits
sioncrs be vested with discretionary powers to
levy taxes to improve roads, build bridges,
&c. and be restricted to mere pittance 70
purposes far transcending the location and
mendlng OF roads, construction of bridges, &c
aye nothing less than the cultivationof the hu-
man mind There are some penny wise folks
who grunble at having opay school tax. We
have no arguments for such at present but as k
them to compare the wealth Of IL state where pub
lie schools have been for generations the prima-
ry means Of education, and that of one unblcss-
cd by such Il system of youthful training. The
present generation must bcqueath its wealth to
the uext What better investment can they
make than in education? We will take up the
subject at future time
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

THE GENESEE FARMER. - The October
number Of the Genesee Farmer is received.
1t contains, as usual large amount Of IN
teresting and useful reading to every one in
terested in the cultivation Of u farm or gar
den. There is full report of the agricul-
tural discussions at the late New \ Gorll State
Fair at Utica; also description Of the
wheat exhibited at the Great international
Wheat Show held vt Rochester, n. Y, Sep
temher 8, . 10. Some Of the wheat weigh
ed IS pounds per bushel. The address de.
livered before the Society by Mr.. Harris,
Editor orthe Genesee Iarmer, on the "Cul-
tivation of Wheat in Western New York, u
is published in full in this number Mr.
Harris contends that the "Genesce Country
can still hold its own rs q wheat growing
region. He has no fears of the mdgc.-
Every wheat, grower should read this al
dress.
The Gcnesee Farmer is the oldest agricul-
tural paper in America, and is also one of
the very best and cheapest 1t is Il monthly
journal Of thirty-two pages, filled to over
flowing with good things. No farmer can
afford to be with out it. Price only Is cents
n year, and the publisher offers to send the
October November and December numbers
of this year free to all who subscribe at this
time for ncXt year. Send the 10 cents in a
letter to Joseph Harris, Editor GrncSec
Farmer, Rochester, n. Y, and you viii get
the paper by return mail.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
The COmptrOIler's Report,

The list of officers standing indebted to
the State of Maryland will be found adver.
tised in The Copperhead and half breed
papers Of the State. Our Comptroller rea.
soning very philosophically, and concluding,
we suppose, that secesh needed quid pro-
quo to serve as a sugar coat, to enable them
to swallow him on the 4th of November
next, patronizcs them with his advertising
We shall not wonder if great many seces
sion votes are cast for Mr.. Mafiit at the
coming election, but We would wonder il
"any considerable number" of Union votes
were cast for him. Secessionists and Union.
lists can't vote for the same man if they
know his principles. And candidate who
has public patronage to bestow, usually
confers it upon those whose principles ac-
cord with his own. Union men, stick pin
here.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
TO THE UNION MEN OF CECiI.
COUNTY.

At the suggestion Of the State Central Committee
for Cecil county and also the County Executive Commit
tee, the following meetings will be held.
For ls and I'd Districts time and place not designated
Fora and 18th Districts time and place designated
For 9Th District North East. Saturday, October 9th
For 9th Sth and 9TH at Rising Sun, Tuesday Oct. eth.
For Ith at Port Deposit, Friday octubea Both.
The Unconditional Union Candidates for the county
will be at these meetings also Col Creswell candidate
for Congress and the following speakers have also been
engaged. Col. r. Stockett Mathews, Judge Hugh l..
Bond Archibald Stirling and Henry stockbridge Esqs
Of Baltimore aud Hon Edward Bradford, Of Delaware
One # these speakers viii address each Of the
meetings. The ngcments for tho meetings will be
left entirely in the hands of the Union of the
spectiye neghborhoois and it hoped they will take
the matter in hand At once.
Gentlemen in the First, Second Third and Fourth
Districts will please confer early possible, and
apprisc the Committees of the proper place for
holding two meetings for these Districts.
j "A. j. CRESWELL, Union State Central Committee
VT 1oNTs Unconditional Union Stat Cen Com
JAMES MccACLEY, Chairman Co. Executive Com.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
" Birds of n feather
WILL flock together"

- Col, Edwin II. Webster the union
candidate for Congress, in the Second Dist, ,
who is with his regiment in the field says
He, who for party Or personal purposes,
endeavors to dishearten and divide the
friends of the Union by fierce, pcrs istenl
and unjust attacks on the administration, or
by any other means, gives aid and comfort
to the enemies of his country, and deserves
the condemnation of every patriot
Col. George r: Howard the half:breed
candidate for Register Of Wills, in this
county who is not in the field with his regi
ment, busters in his peculiarly ornate style
about the abolition policy of the President
etc., ETC., and saizes every occasion tc
make fierce, persistent and just attacks OF
the administration. Will the ex- -Colone
put the Colonels words in his pipe, ant
smoke them? Perhaps they'll soothe his
stomach.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

The following is the unconditional Union
ticket nominated in Hartford on the 23rd ult.
Hartford, we believe has no half breed
ticket in the field, that distinction being
left to Cecil:
For Clerk of the Circuit Court, VIM. II.
Dalam. For Register of Wills, Benedict H.
Hanson. For State Senator, Vim. +. Bay
less. For the House of Delegates, Charles
b. Hitchcock, Thomas Archer, Richard b.
Mccoy. For County Commissioners, L. H..
Beans, James Walker, Noah Webster, David
Street, Henry S. Harlan. For Judges OF
the Orphans Court, VIM. Wiles, George C..
Davis, Vim. Amos For Sheriff, Isaac
Amos. For States Attorney, VIM. Galloway.
For County Surveyor, VIM. S. Bowman.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
A word to Post Masters.

Packages of that filthy and reasonable
sheet The N. y Caucasian are being sent to
all the post Offices in the country, addressed
to some leading Copperhead of the neigh.
borhood, 80 that he may direct them to diff.
ferent persons Of his acquaintance, and
then have them distributed by the Post
Master. We trust no Post Master in Cecil
will let himself be made tool, nor his
office q vehicle, for the dissemination of
such trash. The duty of the Post Master
is to deliver the package to the person to
whom it is addressed and then, to charge
two cents postage on each paper directed
and left in his office for distribution.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

ENLISTMENT OF NEGROES. officers from
Baltimore, with authority from Colonel Biz
ney, came to our town on Friday evening of
last week, and renamed until Wednesday
morning last, during which time they re-
cruited and sent away about three hundred
negroes, nearly all Of them slaves. These,
added to the number previously taken from
the neighborhood of Eastern Neck, make
a total of about four hundred from our
county alone. Kent Neirs.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
We have recei

We have received lengthy address
TO the citizens of Cecil county from James
Touchstonc, who is the nominee of the 10Th
"Mass Meeting for State Senator. We will
publish it next week, and will remark in ad-
vance, that the document is an amusing
affair. Mr.. Touchstone may relieve him
self of any uneasiness in the premises as we
can assure him that he will not get three
hundred votes in this county
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

- But little while ago The National
lntelligcncer and other half breed Union
journals were bowling, in chorus with the
Copperhead newspapers about outside,
" abolition" interference with the domestic
regulations of the slave States. Now, this
same National LnteiHgencer and its half breed
co'adjutors are terrible disgrundled at the
enlistment of slaves in Maryland, and have
Joined in the Copperhead howl about the
gross injustice being perpetrated upon the
loyal people of a loyal State. With the
half breeds as with the Copperheads, slavery
is our only bond of Union and whenev er
there is niger in the case they all ride in
the same boat. We know
Birds of n feather
WILL flock together"
But we are happy to inform The mteUigencer
and all outsiders that the toyal pcople of
Maryland-the men who do the fighting and
voting, are capable Of attending to their
own affairs.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
TO SFORTSMEN /! /!

SIIOT by the Bag or Pound,
- Powder by the keg, ! keg, keg, or
Pound, Water proof and common Caps by
the 200 or Box, Elys and BaIdwin's Wads
Shot Pouches and Powder Flasks also Il
fine article OF English Cord Tor suits, for sale
at the Cheap Store at low prices for Cash.
WM. I. NCCACLEY Il CO.
oct. loft.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
* O.Asb EDJIe,N;.
West N0tiiHgham Academy,

E'llE WINTER SESSION Of this we'll
d known Institution for Young NJ en- and
Boys will commence on Monday, November
2nd, 1868.
Tuition in ordinary English Branches,
Higher Mathematics and the Classics.
Students prepared for any of the College
Glasses, Or Tor the Counting Room.
Tuition for Boarders $40. per session Of 5
months. Day Scholars, So to 10.
u For Circulars and other information,
address GEORGE X. BECllTEL, 4. NJ .
VEST NoTrINGnAM,
oct 10, So 2m. Cccii county, Md.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

Tho readers of The Whig will find an
article in bad temper from the pen ofMr. Mafit
which came in at SO late an hour as to prevent
u reply in our over crowed columns this week
1t will be attended to next week.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
Wanted immediately.

A GOOD SALESMAN or WOMAN one
L A that is acquainted with the business,
and can come recommended ; no other need
apply. WM. McCLELLAND, Jr.
oct. loft.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
oct. loft.
10 The Ioicrs of Cecil C0unty.

To tie Ioicrs Of Cecil County.
4 7 the earnest solicitation Of many friends.
~ | hereby announce myself AS au indie
pendent Candidate for State Senator, at the
ensucing election; aud pledge myself # cleo
ted, 10 discharge the duties of u Senator, to
the best Of my ability and for the best inter
est Of the people Of the county.
oct lU-tu.' j. G.. GILMORE.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

COURT next week. 1t will be good
time for persons in arrears to The Wing to
settle their accounts.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

Gy" Conservatism of Ca strong squint-
ing toward secession without the courage to
own the corn,
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

= THOMAS LAM AR,
Ne4r PgiAep.o Furnace
oct. l0..iW.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
4flatrir0.

JAQU ETTE--ASTI.-On Oct. 1st, by the
Rev. Jas McIntrc, at the residence of the
brides father, JAMES .lAQrErrE and
RACHEL ANN ASH, both Of Flkton.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
THE LADIES'

Ihmsdny, tie 29M dag Of October, INST,
COMMENCING AT 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
TN consequence Of debt still remaining
L. against the Methodist f., Church Ut that
place, the Ladies' ol the Village and vicinity
have resolved to hold Il FAIR and FESTl-
VAL. The proceeds OF which, to be applied
to relieving the Church.
They respectfully and earnestly invite the
assistance OF all iIieuds OF the Church, and
will spare no pains 10 make the entertain
EIcnt agreeable and satisfactory to all.
Dinner or Supper Tickets,.5 80 ccuts.
Admission to the Fair Room, 10 :.
Children urder T. years Of age. lr.cc.
ii The weather should not prove favorable,
will be held the first fair day thereafter
oct lU-u
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
INcoMEs.-All persons who have re-

ceived Income blanks in this county are re-
quired by an order from the department, to
fill them up immediately, and hand them
into the Assistant Assessor. If the parties
are at q distance from Elkton they may sub
scribe to the required oath before Justice
Of the Peace, and send the return to the as
SCISSOR by mail also the number of carriages
and amount of taxable silver plate on the
blank which accompanies the Income blank
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

NO" Is the time to circulate the documents.
Let our friends, and the friends Of the Union
send in their clubs.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

rAEllT CllAlN f,r sale at the New Store ii
y the Hollow ly NM McCL!.Ll AMP yr.
oct " ~
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

PARTIES in Port Deposit and vicinity,
are requested to make their returns, to S.
Peace. Persons in that neighborhood liable
to be assessed for Income, and not having
blanks, may procure the same 'y application
TO Mr. Peace.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

CoURT.-Ihe October Term of Court
for this county commences on Monday next.
for the nresrnt Term.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
Very truly yours,

JOHN A. j. CRESWE ELL.
To Messrs. Levin .. Collier, Vim. T.
Henderson, l.. L. Straughn, f. L. Ewing,
and others.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
THE CAMPAIGN WHIG !

ONLY 20 CTS!!
During the present political campaign The
Hhig will discuss freely and fearlessly all the
issues before the people, without attempting to
dodge or ignore any of them and in order that
sound and correct doctrines may le generally
disseminated, we offer it from now till the cleo
ton on the following terms
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
EAEsEg3zfE3,
PAINTS AND GLASS

oct 10 Gw.
The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10

own the corn,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-14

treaties made with great solcmnily and
broken while The ink was scarcely dry,
and faith plighied and forgotten with
equal facility, are made 10 appear the
judicious policy which necessity justi-
bes, while wars fought for her own
selfish ends, become holy crusades in
the interests Of humanity.
These things, men dislike to believe
Of The christian government Of a chris.
tian nation, bat We are dealing With
things AS they are, not as we wish they
we're. lie, Us IN other papers, exam
inc the records, and sec whether these
are the unjust criticisms Of an enemy,
or tie sober lruth Of history. z
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Artemus Ward says he has been to
see JEFF Darts abou. making peas
On being usherod into the "orgust
presence, the following conversation
ensued;
i come seq /. on mission Of peas
Your Copperlesd friends in the North
will soon cease TO exist, ef things carn't
be arranged TO prohibit the Unionisteri
from tearin the Consiitooshun.
What teams do you offer, gueuil
Jtf.
wall, se2 !, 4 air instructed BY
the Copperheads, Wood & Go. you
know 2 propose ennything which
sill most disgrasc he North. You
kin take your aisgers all over creation,
incloolia Jarsey.
Would that be Constitoolional2' 2
asked ]. ID. with a sly twinkle ov his
eye.
90 sez I, its a matter OF difference
how much you chaps braks that arii-
xii to sever the Union, so tho Rcpub.
licans air stopt from bein the same 10
keep the sed Union together That's
what your Northern ehums war, IT to
see dun.
Wal seq the Confei Pres, 'ef your
Goy'ment will let us secesh, and will
pay all our depts, and giys Us Brute
Butler to hang, we might cum TO
terms
Is thar no,hin else you Good Nish 2
Wal, yes-givc Us all 'lse ieF,iioF-
les
Nothin else 2
Throw in 2 or 3 free Siaies--New
York, Penna. and Mass, fur instuns.
Nothin else 2
Yes---in footer we n1ust have ~
we arsk.'
J. Davis, seq /, II hev no doubt
your friends in the North wood make
all these concessions, an more TOO
but it has just occurd to me that thar
was nothin said to Old Abe about Is
bed left Washington. Shoondn't
wonder ef he'd object TO the plan some.
But your democrat friends air doin
all they kin fer you
i know, seq j. d. 'an thatA shat
keeps our spirits up. We air waitin
for 'em to get in power, & then We
expect 10 get all We arsk. And Jet
US Shivilfy considered en- the con.
temptibles, Sc. Of dirt-eatin eowards
in the North. We Good buy 'em all
fer Confed Shiuplasier.'
Thosc was me- opinion, 2.
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els are not able % exist, bus !, makes
Us sad to read of such harbariiics as
the following. The Wheeling, (va.)
In,eIligcncer publishes the statement
Of Isaac Bloss, q UnionisG Just return
ed from six months captivity IN
Richmond
Mr. Bloss says that fUr four
months he and his companions lived
upon mule and horse meat, the most
OF which sss rotten and stunk so bad
~ that he could smell IL a square dis
tant. he has helped to put men IN
the collins who died from actual star.
vaii5a. Many of his companions were
so badly afflicted with tho scaryy that
their teeth could be easily pulled out
with the fingers. Thoae who could
not provide themselves with blankets
were compelled to sleep upon the hard
floor Of the lousy, filthy prison. Mr..
Bloss says the confederate army il
now upen quarter rations, which state.
ment is verified by the Richmond pa
pers. 1t is common talk in Rich
mond that the people in various sec.
ton Of the state are actually starving
for the necessaries Of life
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The NobIe splrt o. one Arnly.

Can any manifestation Of character be
more noble or beautiful than that which
has been recently given, in all parts
Of the country, by the braa e men COM
posing our armies in the feldl They
have been for a year or two years far
away from home, enduring all the
hardships Of both winter and summer
campaigns, sleeping on the ground un-
der the open sky in all kindsol wealth
er, performing long and toilsome
marches over rough mountain paths,
a d through valleys filed knee.deep
with mud, mounting guard by night
in lonely thiekets, where every bush
concealed deadly Zoe, fighting san
culinary battles, which were prolon--
el for days and sometimes weeks, and
losing limbs and health in the thou
ga d methods incidental TO war.
Now, If any men in the world might
justly desire peace, il is tlose men
who have been 50 long exposed 10 the
dangers and suil,rings Of war, II
there are any men in tie world who
would be likely 10 appreciate the COM
forts and qairtu1e Of home, Il i hose
who for twenty months have scarcely
known d bed, or sat beside a hearth-
stone, or eaten trom "a Widespread IA.
ble--if there be any mcu, in short,
whose circumstances ,houll incline
them to li-len with eagerncss to dis.
conteuted whispers against the meas
urrs OF the government, il is those
men who are called 10 face the diff
cullies Of their execution, and who be-
c)me The immediate victims III every
mistake and error But what do they
say ~ DO We hear any words Of dis
satisfaction, Of repinius, Of wrarint s.,
OF willingness to surrender the con-
ilict, OF nuiny, Of drnunciation Of the
government, or Of sympathy with the
factions guilty Of such things I MOI q
whimper, but on lie ether hand, The
clearest expressions Of tire detcrmina-
iion 10 dght the battle TO the end, and
IL sternest and severest reproaches
OF the reactionary policy and men,
From every camp Lelween the Poio-
mae ard the Mississippi, from the
coasts Of the Carol.nas 10 The bayous
Of Louisiana and Texas, there comes
the single voice Of expoSulation 10
those who remain al home, not 10 de.
serl the cause Of the country, not 10
abandon our brothers in the field, not
to play into the hands OF rebels red
with blood, and not to lhwart or en-
barrass the authorities in the siernest
efforts 10 suppress the revolt.
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rhosc was me- opinion, 2.

TnE TnIRp MiLEAeE,--We don't
remember 10 have recorded the vose
upon this question, whiel, at the eios-
ing Of the last Congress created
great deal Of talk among both admin.
siration aud eoppcrhead jonrnals.-
The bill passed the House BY only
one majority, and throagb the etforts a
Mr. Morrill, Of cur district, she yea,
and nays wers secured for lslDfe ref
ereace. Only 2a Republicans os1 ot
the 81 present voted for tbs sxssa
raileage--tke vcle being yeas 70, hAys
50, while only ssvea u the anii-sd-
minis,raiion voied ag inst Il. This
faes Of itself is enough 70 give the lie
TO The assertion that Il was done by =
" Black Republican Congress W
Gnd the Vermont delegation vcfel
agains, sbe bill, a. we supposed Thy
did Cats3o~fap
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The Horrors Of Richmond.

II we can believe the testimony Of
Union men who have been hehl as
prisoners by The rebels in Richmond,
the state Of things there grow more
terrible every day. We fesl assured
that ihe truth is told, for we know how
bad our prisoners were treated there
more than year ago Wien he rebels
had very much better supplies Of pro-
vision and clothing than they now
have. The statements of returned
prisoners are confirmed by rebel pris-
ooers and also By our returned soldiers
who have had some opportunity TO
witness the devastating effects Of two
years war in Virginia.
When We read sneh accounts as
the following sc are ready to beiieve
the reports that ibe rebels are about
evseuating Virginia entirely and going
into the cotton and gulf states. For
bow can they live much longer so far
from The base Of supplies, and with
an immediate prospecs Of having the
main channel through which iboec
supplies como. cat oE by the Federal
occupation Of The cnliTs Mississippi
-irers We car. not mech II fhs rsh
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Er ck1otISE aszes.
He4 yss. --alpug he parPlias aEy
Wssss tie dssniag rAyi
Bat lsaEsss II cloudy dissanos ls
Bsissen - and ths say.
Not yet. ---las alous IA q serene
It's promised a1ssnt.boar3
A pa,sai oeatary Of green
70 cue faa. rsrlssi aawsri
Not set. - nc harvest song 3 sung
II the sweet ear Il Spring;
Nor bear We. whils TIE blade is yoang
The 4eAper's sickle Swiag.
Noi yes.--bsfare ths erewa tts sFossi
Tbs s,rrggle ere 'hs prire;
Before the gain the fearful loss,
And death ere Paradise.
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