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The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
Moonlight Battle. Saturday
Night. Oh James River.

Ge':eral Beaurcgard made desperate
attack upon Gsneral Buffers centre, com
mandcd by General Gilmore, on Saturday
night by moonlight. Deep ravines protect
the works in front of General Butler S right
and left; hence the attack was made cxclu
sively upon the centre, Bcauregard led the
assaulting column in person. His force al
together numbered at least 40, 600 men and
they were all massed and threwn into this
fight
Commander Lowry describes the attack as
the most impetuous and promising, for a
time, i'll the series of charges made, that
could be imag gined. The Rebels yelled as
they came up like wild men. Gilmore
kept his batteries silent until the enemy
massedand was within the best possible dis
tancc and range, when the word was given
and the death dealing cannon opened along
the whole centre.
In an instant the Robel shouts ceased; the
defiant colums advanced no longer. Nothing
but a skeleton was left Of it to reel and stag
ger back. Bcuurcgard rallied new men to
the breach, and again and gain Gilmore
hurled the dcfcnt Traitors back. The bat
tie lasted two hours, closing about midnight
aud was probably one of the most desperate
conflicts for the time it occupied and the
number of men engaged, that has occurred
There is little doubt that Bcaurcgard was
reinforced for this occasion, With the hope
of ovcrpowcring General Butler. Instead
of doing so however, he was most gallantly
and completely repulscd, with terrible
slaughter.
During the battle, tho gun-boats on the
James and Appomattox Rivers shcllcd the
enemy, doing great execution.
General Butler was commanding in person
during the entire battlo, and at times very
much exp sGl.
The position occupied by General Butler S
forces on the neck of land formed by the
course of the two rivers, is imprcgnablc.- -
1t is shurc death and defeat to any forces,
however formidable, that may attempt to
take it.
Our loss on Saturday night was compar.
atlvc!y slight, as VIC were fighting behind
works, but the enemy loss must have been
very large, from the fact that they were con,
centratcd upon the centre in masses, and
We're not fired upon until near enough to bc
moved down with certainty.
Commander Lowry says he saw the enc
my's ranks completely swept away one after
the other.
The whole affair is complete success on
the part of General Butler, and has proved
awfully expensive to Bcauregard.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
The WENTHER.-Wc have had the

past week some of the most delightful spring
weather. Every member of the vegetable
kingdom is in the full flush Of vcrnal bloom
aud ''cauty.. The yards are spanglcd with
flowers IN rich profuSich and of rare sweet
ness and beauty. The trees and fields are
robcd and clothed in the sohest and tender
est emerald green. The enlivcning breezes
are fragrant with the breath of thousand
flowers, and the groves and hedges vocal
with notes of the feathercd songsters. This
is indeed the most delightful season of the
year. The chilly blasts and sickly verdure
of early spring have given place to the ad-
vance of summer, whose tropical heats and
sitting atmosphere have not yet appeared,
parchins the earth and willing up the flow
crs.
But the bright sunshine by day and star-lit
evenings do not fill up the entire measure
of the vcrnal season. Violent, driving and
protractcd castcrly storms, with torrents O
rain arc frequent at this season of the year
and Oh Thursday and Friday of the pres
cnt week, we had one of these storms
which will pass as very fair specimen of ;
spring rain storm. The clouds poured thcil
torrents on the oozing earth without mo
mcnt's intermission the entire day. Blu
after these rains comes the sunshine, and the
landscape wears u brighter smile and tender
hue from the thorough drenching it has had
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

- Tho State Constitutional Convention,
on Tuesday, resumed the consideration oil
the Bill of Rights. The amendments to the
first article were rejected and it was adopted
us reported by the Committee.
This was the sum and substance of the
days business.
On Wednesday the Committee on the Ap-
pointment, Tenure of Oilica, Duties and
Compensation of Civil Officers submitted an
unanimous report. They propose sections
to the Constitution ubolishing the Board of
Commissioners of Public Works and subsli-
tutng Board of Public Works, composed
of the Governor, Comptroller and the
Treasurer. The Land Commissioner is to
be elected for six yeass County Commits
sionors to be elected by general ticket and
not by district, and the Legislature to pro-
vide by law for the appointment of road
supervisors and constabcs. All persons
holding Office under Art. VII. of the pres
cnt Constitution, unless their Office is abo-
ished, to continue until they serve out their
term. The Bill of Rights was taken up and
the second article adopted without amend
mcnt The third article being under con
sidcration, Mr.. Jones, of Somerset, offered
an amendment declaring that the inhabitants
Of Maryland are entitled to hold all property
Il. G. slavcs) (which they have acquired
and hold under the Constitution and laws
Of this State, and the Constitution and laws
of the Unite States, as well in time of war
as in time of peace" Mr.. Belt moved an
additional amendment declaring that no
right of property " oug ht to be destroyed
or impaired without compensation to the
owners thereof" Both amendments were
reiectcd-aycs u, nays Al, and the article
adopted as reported by the Committee
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
Death of s. s. NIanit, ESQ.


Samuel S. Manit, Esq, late Comptroller
of the State of Maryland, after lingering
and painful illness, died of consumption on
Tuesday night last, about II o'clock.
Mr.. Malit was one of those indefatigable
men WHO leave their mark on the world, and
whose presence is felt and noted by the
generation in which they live. AS private
citizen, with the banc of bad health always
to contend with, he, by that unconqucrable
perseverance for which hewas so remark able,
worked hi. way to fortune; and when the
rebellion broke Sut, he was amongst the
first and most determined supporters of the
National cause, taking a fro"t rank amongst
the Union men Of Marylandy who nominated
/ and elected him Comptroller Of the State in
the Fall Of 1861.
lilo carried that ihdcfatigablc industry,
which so distinguished him in private life,
into his administration of tho finances of the
State, and by zeal and ability displayed as a
public officer, won the distinction of being
the best Comptroller that ever had the man.
agcment Of the pecuniary affairs of Maryland.
But the slavery qucstion-that rock on
which the hopes of so many public men have
foundcrcd-caused shipwrcck to the political
career of the lamcnted deceased. The
erroneous belief that slavery and the Rcpu.
bile could survive together after the bloody
onslaught of the former on the latter, was
ospoused as q cardinal principle by Mr..
Mallit who entered the second canvass for
Comptroller of the Treasury with this dogma
as leading principle in the campaign of
1868. The great, truthful heart of the peo.
pie instinctivcly regulating this erroneous
belief, turned the tide of public opinion
against, as strongly as it had but two short
years before been in favor of, its then popu,
lar candidate.
Mr.. Goldsborough was chosen Comptrol-
Ter, and Mr.. MaiIit rcsigning to his hand the
baton of Office, retired 10 the shades of pr-
vate life, with the acknowledgement of both
friends and opponents of having proved one
of the most jealous, faithful and capable
officers that ever had control of the finances
of the State. lie retired, but with health
i"Pthcu Wy Vhe arauouS uuties OF ONCE, TO
the bosom Of his family, to suffer the lin
gering tortures of disease, and await the
slow, but steady and visible approach of
d 'ath to relieve him from prolonged suffer
ing.
His funeral took place from his late resi-
dcncc in Elkton, on Thursday afternoon
lgst, attended by large concourse of pco,
rln. The remains were deposited in the
Elkton Presbyterian grave yard.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
BRIDGE PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALS will be received by the Com
L missioncrs Of Cecil comfy, to be directed
to them at their Office, in Elkton, till WE'D
NESDAY, the 18th day Of juno, noxt, at .
O'Clock p. M, for building a Bridge over
Herring Run on the public road from Perry
vile to Port Deposit, said Bridge to be an
open sill Bridge OF 50 feet span, and l2 feet
width from out TO out, with ccntro pier, and
abutments of sufficient hight to raise the
wood work 10 feet above ordinary water
level: The Masonry to bo OF proper dimcn-
sions for Bridge Of the kind spccilicd.-
The proposals to be accompanied will, full
specifications, and to include the necessary
embankmonts for road ways.
Also, for an ARClIED CULVERT of II
feet span and 10 feet high above ordinary
water level at top Of arch, at the samo place,
including necessary cmbankmouts, wing walls,
&c, the Commissioners rcscrving the right
to choose between the Wooden Bridge and
Arched Culvcrt upon opening the proposals.
The Bridge or Culvert, as may be chosen, to
be completed on or before October lst, next.
BY Order.
j. S. CRAWFORD, Clerk
May %, lS61-3w. CONS Cecil Go.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
Mr.. EDIToR-Dcar Sir II would

Mr.. EDIToR-Dcar Sir II would
like to ask question: Why is it that men
| who have widow mothers are exempt from
the draft, while lncn who hav wives and
children from twelve to three months old
have to go? The widow mothers can get II
home in any one S family. What is to be-
come of the mother with little children. Is
it fair; is it just? A WOMAN.
Every man owes the country his ser
vices in time of war. In the Conscription
Act Congress has seen proper to exempt
certain classes, among others those having
aged or inlirm parents dependent on Mcj,'
lt5ors for support. The government was
not bound in any way to make this proyi-
sion, but it comes altogether from the mag
nanimity of Congress. If every man with a
family wcro exempt, we would be able to
draft but a small and poor army. The pay
n soldier gets is presumed to be sufficient
to support his family. At present he gets
SIG per month, or Sl92 year, and his food
and clothing furnished by the government.
Thousands of families are now. and have
been for the past three years, living com
fortably on less sum. The wife is able to
supcrintend the disbursement of this amount
in proper manner, and is expected in com
mon with the people ofthe whole country, to
make some slight sacrifices. The aged and
nfrm need both pccuniary and personal
assistance. The class Of parents named in
the Act would not find it easy to get a home
in "any ones family" These, VIC suppose,
are some of the reasons why there is dis,
tinction made between a man with aged or
iniirm parents depending on him, and a
man with wife and children. A father of
motherlcss children under twelve years is
also exempt, wo believe.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
Dic0.

MlTCllElL.-At Devall's Bluff. on the
White River, Arkansas, on Wednesday,
May llth, after five days illness of con.
gestive chills, EpHHAiM +. M,rcmEIi. aged
15 years, eldest son of the late Abraham
ID. Mitchell OF Fair Hill, Cecil co., Md.
MAFFIT.-At his residence. in Elkton. ON
Tuesday, the 2iIh inst, SAMUEL. $. MAI
FIT, aged d5 years, months and daysi
~ State papers please copy.
BROWN.-At his residence, near Brick
Meeting House, on the I'D Of 9th month.
MoNTlLIoN BRowN, in the 10Th year o. his
age, after Il long and painful illness, which
he bore with great patience and rcsgna-
ton.
Thou art gone, dearest father,
TO that Heaven above;
Where thy spirit will dwell, ever
In the purcst Of love.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

INCREASED RATEs.-Joseph Roop,
A. b. principal of the Elkton Academy
has, in accordance with the times, found it
necessary to increase the ratcs of tuition in
several of tie branches The Academy had
run down and well nigh played out, when
Mr.. Roop undertook the management of the
institution. We are happy to be able to
announce that under his direction the school
is recovering its former lourishing condition
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
Shows BATTERY.-In the recent bat

Shows BATTERY.-In the recent bat
ties in Virginia, Battery b has again been
engaged, and had five men wounded =
Daniel Hamcr, slightly in hip; Henry Mack
inson, in abdomen; W. Thompson, in leg.
The names of the other two we could not
learn. The Battery is now commanded by
Lieut.. Gerry, Capt. Snow having command
of tho Maryland Artillery. The Battery is
now with Sigel's army.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
HoRsR THiEvES,-fOn FRIDAY nj

HoRsE THiEvEs.-On Friday night
;of last week, Mr.. Henry s. Coudon, residing
rear Peryville, in this county, had two fine
horses stolen from his stable. One was n
very fine driving horse, valued at $3.50, and
the other farm horse. On Saturday he
started in pursuit of the thieves, whom he
succeeded in apprehendng in Phila1cl phia,
and recovered both his horses. Mr.. c.
offered II detective $3.50 for the recovery of
the horses and arrest of the thieves. The
detective soon found the horses in livery
stable. Ono of the animals had been sold
to a Government contractor. One of the
thieves entered the stable while the officer
was looking at the horse, and was immc-
dately arrested on the spot. The fellow
owned up to having stolen the horses. His
accomplice was arrested soou after. The
names of the thieves were Anderson and
King.
A party from the neighborhood wero sent
in search of the stolen horses, on Saturday
morning, in the direction of Lancaster
They got us far as Baltic Swamp, where they
were overcome by thirst to such degree
that they were wholly unable to proceed
further, 30 intense was the heat in that lati-
tudc,
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
1flnrric0.

SIDWELL-COWkN.-On the 25th inst, 3,
by Rev. NJ. A. Day, at the residence of
the brides father, Benz. Cowrn, ESQ,
SAMUEL +. SInwELL and e. ELIZABETH
CowAY, all of this county.
MALEG-REED.-ln the NJ. +. parsonage,
at North East, ON the 9th inst, by Rev
W. f. England, h. IL. MALEY and II. NJ.
REED, both of this county,
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
BRIDGE PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the Com
missioncrs of Cecil county, to be directed
to them at their Office, in Elkton, till WE'D
NESDAY, the 18th day of June, next, at 2
O'Clock p. NJ, for building a covered Canal
Bridge with slate roof, over Stone Run, near
f. llainos' Mill, in the Sixth District.
The abntments for said Bridge to be 10
feet long, feet high above low water level,
3 feet thick at base and = feet thick ut top
Their foundations to extend 2 feet below
low water level or deeper if necessary for
solidity.
The wing walls to he siX feet long, as deep
for foundations as abutmcnt5 at the ends
next tho abntmcnts, and secure from frost at
opposite ends to be , feet thick at base
and feet thick at level of abutmcnts.
Guard walls same length as wing walls, 9
feet high above roadway and 1S inches thick
covered with white pine boards, ploughcd
and groved, painted and sandcd.
The span Of Bridge to DO 50 feet, width
l2 feet from &c ont to out"
Full specifications to accompany the Pro-
posas, and the whole work to be completed
OF or before October lst, next.
BY Order.
j. S. CRAWFORD, Clerk
May 2S, 1SGl-3w CONS Cecil Co.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
ELkTON, MAY rs, 1861.

The Primary meetings this afternoon
should be well represented by the bone and
sinew of our county, and delegates to meet
in Elkton on Tuesday next, bo chosen,
who will select delegates to attend the State
Convention to assemble in Baltimore on the
Sth oe June, worthy of the County they
represent. Abraham Lincoln is the peoples
chniso
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

STRAWBERRIES MIR. Stephen OFT
offers for sale his celebrated Strawberries
Raspberries and Black Berries for sale in
their season-The former are in season now
Strawberries and ice cream! whcw SEQ
his card in TO- days Whig.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

Governor Seymour, of New York, has
directed the District Attorney to procure
indictm ents against the military engaged in
the seizure OF the World and Journul OF
CyDtAlCiGC.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
ND's'gStai,

.FNIlE County Commissioners viii meet Mt
!, their Office, in Elkton, on TUESDAY,,
the 18th day Of June. next, to examine and
pass accounts for the Levy Of 1861 All
accounts for said Levy must be presented at
tho meeting named. By Order.
JAS. S. CRAWFORD,
May %, lSGt.-EW tcrlS
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

CR OC r + s Cheap Brown Sugar,
~ cheap White Sugar, prime Rio Coffee,
New Orleans MolSSos, cheap Black Tea,
best Imperial Tea, prime Cheese, Chocolate,
Rice and Spices, cheap at the store of
may Il +. BROWN, JI. y BRO.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

HSD" We are indebted to Hon. j. A. j.
Crcswcll, of the House of Representatives.
for the Bi Monthly Report March and April
of the Agricultural Department.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
APPOINTED pAyNASTER. --Ticut "

APPOINTED PAYMAsTEh. Lieut.. W.
f. A. Torbert, of this town, and late Aid de
Camp to General French, has received an
appointment of Paymaster in the Navy
LIEUT.. Torbert went out in the summer of
1861 as second in command of Co. C,-Big
Elk Rangers, of the md Del. Regiment.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
SHERIFF SALE.

RY virtue ofa writ of Fieri Facias, issued
- out olthc Circnit Court for Cecil county,
at the suit OF Thomas Strick land, (for the
use of John Coney and David Conlcy, Adj
mInlstratols Of William Conloy,) against the
goods and chattlcs, lands and tcncmcnts of
Thcophihs Fisher, Anna Fisher, Eliza beth
Fisher and James Fisher, to me directed :
have seized and taken in execution all tho
right, title, claim, interest and estate, at law
and in equity, Of the said Thcophlus Fisher
and others, in and to all that part ofa
Tract or Parcel of Land,
situated at or near Fair Hill, in Cecil county
aforesaid, with the improvements thereon,
and containing
Two Acres,
more or less, which was conveyed to ono
David Fisher by Peter Staats and wife, by
Decd bearing date on the 9th day of Juno,
1881, duly executed and recorded in Liber
Il. g. H.. No. 3, folio G62, one of tho Land
Record Books Of Cecil county aforesaid.
The lmprovcmcn'su said property con-
sist of Double Frame Dwelling HOUSE,
and a small Stable, ana the whole property
IS enclosed by fencing; and hereby give
notice that on
.Mo~day, The 1871 day of June, neat,
at the Hotel Of lIonry Hess, at Fair Hill,
at O'Clock p. NJ, l will sell said property at
Public Auction to the highest bidder for
Cash, to satisfy said writ and COST
JAMES B. PRICE,
Elkton, May q, 1S64-ts Sheriff.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
Bridge Notice.

ri Office is hereby given, that application
IN will he made to the Commissioners Of
Cecil county, mt their first regular meeting
after the 9th day Of June, next, for thu
building OF Il Bridge over fork of Capt.
Johns Creek on the new road from Vcazcy's
10 Poplar Neck. May 2S, 1861 .5w.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

THE AGONY ENDED.-The County
Commissioners, on Tuesday last, made the
following appointments of Collectors of
Taxes, for 1864. The most agonzing sus
pensc had prevailed for many weeks among
the numerous asprants for the appointments
The intense desire to serve the State is truly
wonderful. We are cmphatically patriotic
people. But the agony is for the present
year happily over:
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28
SHERIFF SALE.

Pf virtue OF Il writ OF Ycnditioni Exponas
- issued ont of the Circuit Court foI Cecil
county, at the suit Of John u. Michcncr
against the goods and chattles lands ana
tcncmcnts Of Francis Clark, to me directed.
| have seized and taken in execution all the
right, title, claim, interest and estate, at law
and in equity, Of the said Francis Clark I'M
and to all that
Piece or Parcel OF Land,
whereun Francis Clark now resides, situated
in the Seventh Eleetitn District of Cecil
county, containing
One Hundred and Thirty-FOur
ACRES OF LAND, more or less, commonly
called 60 Holland" and adjoining lands Of
William Patton, Catharine Broughton, and
others; and hereby give notice, that on
Saturday, the 4M day of June, neat,
ut tho Court House door, in the town of
Elkton. at O'Clock p. NJ, will offer for sale
said property, So seized and taken in xecn-
tion, ut Public Auction, TO the highest bid
der for cash to satisfy said writ and cost.
JAMES B. PRICE,
Elkton, May II, 1SG4-ts. Sheriff.
The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

A TRoT. OF tho various exciting
amuscncnts of the turf amongst Americans.
wa believe the trot takes precedent, while
johnny Bull prefers the arrow like speed of
the gaunt racer.
On Tuesday evening last we had the pleas
ure of witnessing one of these exciting little
episodes to the dali monotony of every day
life. The trotting course was from the creek
TO Mill Lame, and the scene was cnlivencd
by the presence of several Of the fair of our
town, who were taking and evening STROLL
the ladies arc all amateurs of fast horses
-Four ponies were entered for the trot. "
After the third heat tho little sorrel seemed
to be the favoritc, she coming out four
lengths ahead, crossing the scroll in doshing
style.
Our lovers Of equine amusement arc train
ing some fast stock, and exhibitions of their
speed are often witnessed in our evening
ramblcs about the village suburbs.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-02

no matter how great or infamous the crime,
it is conviction alone by jury that can de
prive citizen of his right to vote or to hold
Office. Il lss-ssgs
The test oath adopted in the reign Of
King Charles II of England, and which
continued in force until the time of George
w, done much to strengthen the power Of
their monarchs, nit completed the union
Of church and state Lit may have . tenden
cy to keep . party in power here, a the
people submit to it. A nd possibly this may
be the philosophers stone which q late
writer for the Point Pleasant, Register
boasted of having found in the adoption of
this oath bill Test oaths may answer for
mouarchal governments, but
/ don't think than fitting for Republican
or Free Government i5lzsTazgrai .asosz s4l
DANIEL RAYMOND.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-02

different leader for the next four year,
If Mr.. Chase should give mp his bank sys'
tenn, the nation would be eighteen million
q year richer in theinmensei interest which
goes to those national banks; which II
thirty or forty years would pay the whole
war debt; and yet this man was called
fnancier. We have D right to demand that
the doors of the war power shall not be
closed until the whole hideous cancer ls
destroyed. Perhaps, with Chase for Presi:
dent, Butler in the War, Department, and
Fremont at the head of our armies, we
might close the war in two years; but after
all, public opinion is what is wanted. With
the Tribune, Euening Post and Herald de
cent at command, even Judge Taney can
be made to have regard to Justice. y
aThe states should be kept out until the
South answers like q face in alglsss, to the
North in her institutions. We have bought
the right to say so with hecatomb of lives
Why does the President relinquish it? II
might have done when the Liberator was
started, in 1888, but it is but violation of
pledge in 1868, and therefore" concluded
Mr.. Phillips. II say veto to the amnesty
proclamation, and will to my dying day"
Mr.. Garrison, in reply, referred to MIR:
Phillips's recent remark in the Music Hall
-''that the Presidents character was sun
bright that we could not see the few
OTIS upon its sutherland to night the
g ntlemen had spent an hour in blackening
Mr.. Lincoln all over, styling him hypo'
critic, and ready to sacrifice the honor of the
North to sham peace.
"Has not the President gone as fast, and
as far as the people would sustain him?-
('No, no.D Mr.. Lincoln has travelled as
fast toward the negro as popular sentiment
would warrant him in doing. Butler and
Grant have sustained the Presidents policy
Renewed cries of mo, no. 'And what,
said Mr.. Garrison, about Frementf Events
have occurred within year greatly to di-
minish my faith in Fremont. Nota word
have we heard from him in reference to the
proclamation of amnesty. What glori-
Gus opportunity was there lost! Then we
have had the arming of one hundred thous
and blacks, and still not one word of en-.
couragement from Fremont"