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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

- The following extract from q letter
from . prominent citizen of Cecil county,
now occupying high military position in
the Army of the Potomac, who has had his
loyalty intensified by six months of the hor-
rors Of Libby Prison, will be read with in.
tsrest
"It was gratifying to learn that there was
an effort being made to have us home to
vote at the election next month. trust the
efforts may prove successful. as the vote
that will be cast by the Maryland soldiers
will be thrown for the cause of Emancipa-
tion,-the total and eternal abolition of
| slavery in our State. They desire to have
the black cloud removed from over the
the States of the Republic; and to have
the genial, vivifying rays of the Sun of LIB
erty to fall unobscured upon every foot Of
our vast domain, shedding its blessings on
every one that may boast of the name OF
American.
"We had an election in our Regiment
last week to ascertain the sense Of the com.
mand on the question of the next Presi
dency. Every one was left to bis OVID feel.
ings as the prompter in voting, and che re-
suit was for A. Lincoln, 3H5; for G. B.
Mcclellan, or g Little Mack s; for U. S.
Grant, l; and three scattering. All the
officers and men present for duty voted.
This is II fair index of the Maryland
soldiers in the service, and, in my humble
opinion, is of too much importance, in the
present crisis of our country, to be lost
We all desire to vote. Can't you, with
others, bring sufficient influence to bear on
the War Department to accomplish the de.
sired result? Get every one that has any
influence to work, and let the pressure be
irresistible many great efforts have been
made in a less worthy cause.
"Our State once freed from the pecu
liar institution" we in the field will feel
quite differently. So, also, will some OF
our foes at home Chose Union (?) men that
have been using their intluenc. against the
Government) feel differently.
"Open enemies one can meet; but con.
cealed foes, the most dastarily as well rs
dangerous are not SO easily managed. We
desire to lick the Rebs at the polls on the
9TH Of April, and the balance of the fight
Jug we are content to take in the field with
different kind of weapons"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

LEarstArFz-Apopg the local laws
passed by thu Maryland Legislature in
which Cecil is directly interested, are
The extension of the corporate limits of
the town Of Port Deposit. The bouu-
daries Of the town arc extended up aud
down the river and on the bill side /;
bow much beyond the present limits We
have not learned.
The school law was amended in &C.
eordance with the memorial published by
the School Commissioners few weeks
since iii TAe Wing, with tho 4 cents
stricken out, which was recommended by
the memoralists to be assessed on the
taxable property Of the county, for two
years. for tie purpose Of building aud
repairing school housss. For school
fund, ~ cents on the 500 is the maxi
mum 6xed BY the late act. The State
donations to the West Nottingham and
Elkton academies are in future to be
added to the Public School fund, and
the Commissioners of Public Schools
are required to establish three High
Schools in the county. One at Elkton,
one At the Rising Sun and one ut Port
Deposit, in accordance with the provi-
sions Of the present school law. Whether
the funds will be sufficient to establish
these High Schools 4. the maximum
ratio Of taxation dxed by the amended
law, remains to be seen. We predict
they will not.
One thing is settled, however, in re-
gard to the schools in this county. The
Elkton and West Nottingham Acade-
mica which were sustained by State do
nations, will be numbered with things of
the past. The Nottingham Academy
heretofore had donation from the State
Of $500, and the Eikton one $780,
These appropriations, by the act of the Ia.
Legislature, being cut off, those schools
will doubtless 60 down.
The act in reference to licensing the
sale Of spirituous liquors in North Eas',
provides that the sense Of the people
shall be taken At their next town cleo &.
ton, on the question, for or against the
granting Of Licenses for the safe of IL
quor within the corporate limits Of the
town.
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COSTAR'S
EEkMIN EXT + MINATOR s,

For Rnts, Mice, Roaches. Aats, Bel
bags, Moths IN Fus, Wooieas, &C., In
seefs on Plants, Fo,U!s, .4aimals, &c.
Put mp in 25c. soc. and 81. 90 Boxes. Bot
ties and Flasks. So and IS sizes for Ilo-
Tells, PuBLrc INSTITUTIONS. &c.
"0nly Invaluable remedies known"
-" Free from posous'
Not dangerous to the Human Family"
Fats come out Of their holes 10 .e.'
70 Sold Wholesale in all large cities.
70 Sold by all Druggists and Retailer.
everywhere.
O!!! BEWARE!!, Of all worthless imi,a.
tons.
70 See that " CosrAR's" name is on each
Box. Bottle, and Flask, before yon by
e Address HENRY K. COSTAR,
% PRINCIPAL DEpor 1872 BROADWAY, n. Y.
70 Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Drug
gusts in Elkion, Md.
mar 10 1854
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TIE following appointments Of Judge,
Of Election were made by tho Commits.
sioners at their last meeting:
lat Dist. William H. Pearce, James W
Morgan and William X. Lockwood.
I'd Dist. Tbos. b. Hopper, Anson Grit.
eth and Reuben Lake.
Sd Dist. Thomas McVey, VIM. Torber'
and John J.. Smith.
Alb Dist. Levi Hall, James McKaue and
Gabriel Moore.
5.h Dist. William T. Richardson, Sau'
Burns and Isaac z. Ceilings.
9th Dist. John Brown, ST., Jesse A
Kirk and Azariah Rittenhouse.
7th Dist. Jefferson Ramsay, james A
Davis, and John p. vanneman.
BIB Dist. Joseph Kinnsrd, WIN. T. We.
and Joseph Roman.
Oh Dist. Joseph Hainss, VIM. 7. War.
burton and Nathan GriHi. b.
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Vbc Alarkcts.

ELKToS MAnKET.-Red Wheat, 81 81 /;
White do: 81 10; Corn II 8 to Oats, 50
Glover SOL
REPoRTED BY STEPHEN B. FoRD.
Plvor BRIDGE MARSEr-Red Wheat l 70;
Corn, Yellow, ! II; Oats 10; Cloverseed
8; Flax Seed 2 50; Beans 25; Pota.
toes9).
BALTIMORE MARKET.-W'itc Wheat, 81 IS
C@l93: Red Wheat, 81 IS; Corn. white.
new, 5@l16 Yellow do. i 1901 II y
bushel Oats-Maryland, 05 ais cents !;
uBd 9O094 cents for Pennsylvania.
WILMINGTON MARKET, Mar. ls.-Flour
Per barrel, 81 $40 81; Wheat, per bushcl,
60, Corn, Is; Corn meal, per bushel, %;
Oats, o5fa, 20; Cloverseed per bushel, 81 %
Timothy Seed, SO
Hay AND SrHAw.-We quote good to prime
baled Timothy at S0aS3l loose do. a, Pa
$50 and 22aS23 per ton for Rye Straw.
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- -
NOTICE

TO the Stockholders OF The Columbia and
Port Deposit Railroad Company.
4 N ELECTION for President and Twelve
"a Directors 81 the Columbia and Port De-
post Railroad Company Will be held at the
Farmers and Commercial Hotel in Port De.
post, on
Tuesday. the l2M dry Of .Aprl, merit,
between the hours Of 10 IL. III. and IL n
At the same time and place, the first in.
s'aimrnt of five dollars per share. OH each
share Of stock is hereby called in and re-
CURED to he pail before any person will no
considered competent Or qualified to vote tor
the officers above named.
j. j. lleckar' CHARM. VIM. ". Moore,
j. +. Fennamen, G. Is. Cutler,
j. ii Rowland, J. X. CoulsoIl,
Andrew Lyon, J. b. Preston,
Il. y. iiall, Comms'ioncrsss
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The following teachers were passed by
the board Of examiners for Public
schools. The examination took place
in Elk'on on Tuesday last.
George p Fulton, Miss NJ. Jemilna
Holden, Rachel White, RebeccaS. Sberer
Bell Il. Galbraith, Helen j. Crouch,
Laura N. Crouch, Sallie A. Campbell.
Lizzie Ely, Lizzie Mccullough; Miss NJ.
Augusta Brown, Rebecca j.. Janney,
Miss NJ R. Nowland Ruth SidwelI, Eft
lie A. Kirk, Mamie Phillips, L. b.
Williams, Joseph N. Tosh, Sallie f.
Mccall, Matilda Chambers, Lizzie A.
latte, Nathan J.. Janney, Rebecca j..
Cameron, Rachel 4. Janney, Liddie
Marshbank, Sarah L. Mccoy.
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WORK.

But little more than two weeks remain to
finish one Of the most important works tina.
has ever been assigned to the people of Ma.
ryland to do. On the 9th of April, they are
called to cast their votes either for the cal OF
woe ofthis State. The contest is narrowed down
in this county to Emancipation With or Nth.
out compensation by the State. The Seces.
sionists make show of opposing Emancipa.
ton, ,and cry out to Brighten the timid abou,
high taxes. They know that Emancipation
is virtually effected, and their object is ia
still make tool Of the negro to bore their
way into power and place once more: and
this effected through the credulity of weak
and scary Union men, the taxes will be laid
on to pay for worthless negroes who are gone
past recovery.
If you wan, your State burthened with a
heavy debt to pay shareholders for specie,
Of property which has shut the door against
capital and enterprise for half q century, vote
the Secession ticket on the 9th of April
If you want the ghost of slavery to still
haunt your State, and forbid, in the future,
as it has in the past, Emigration, Capital
and Enterprise from entering within you,
borders, to increase your property three fold
in value, vote the Secession ticket.
If you want your lands in this county bur.
shcned with heavy tax to pay for runaway
negroes in St. Mays vote the Secession
ticket. But if you are resolved to sweep
Slavery from the State and set your faces
against being taxed to support it in the fu'
ture, as you have been in the past, then work
for the white man S ticket which is placed
beneath the Star Spangled Banner at the
head of our columns. You must work from
now till the day Of election. Hundreds Of
our brave fellows are away fighting the rebels,
who would vote the white mans ticket il
they were at home, while every tory and Sc.
cessionist is ut home, ready and anxious to
vote the Slavery ticket, and thus give moral
support to the extent of his ability, to the
rebellion, and keep Maryland in the chains
Of the slave holders till they can levy still
greater taxes on the lands Of the working
classes. to 60 into their own pockets. lie,
every Union man, therefore, work from now
till the day of election, for he has his own
part to perform as well as that of his neigh.
Dor who is in the army. 1t is the last strug.
gle with the enemy to your prosperity
Throw the monster this time and he will rise
no more. Permit the rebels to gain an I'D.
vantage by your indifference, and they will
saddle a tax on your land for negroes in 9th
or parts of The State, which your childrcns'
children will groan beneath.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

FRUIT TRIES AS the season has arrived for persons
70 make their arrangements for fruit for spring
Pi 'itiS we take pleasure in calling the attention OF
pl 'eis to the very extensive If handoiph
". NJ Peters, Newark, Delaware. They certainly lave
Tie largest stock Of grapes aud peas u, any establish
ient IN The United states As they are isrd tia.
these two p"IoaI fruits about become the most
prohlablc NUTS grown in this cu.try, they have nlsds
speciait, Of them and prepared nov To supplv
them by the tens Of ho'.anis tho urc,a:!.t and
vineyard grower. The Mcssls Peters are extensive
fruit growers well rs nursery -c, and practical
ia their business, they PROPAGATE only from bearing
t!ecs and vines, which sue guarantee that persons
Will get what they buy and be disappointed when
their trecb come into bearing by seeing after KIND
oil irut from what they hIught Iney discard ali WORTH
less Kinds Of fn,t, aui only propagate those kinds that
etal cultivation having regard To qullty and quantity
uf lfGt produced, in their selection they are gov
er.d asihr from their experience. by the opinions
oi the most eminent writers the culture Of fruit in
America, and III the most experienced and practical
ut growers in all parts Of country, and Of the
recommendations OF the American Pathological Society
We therefore particularly recommend tiIat all fruit
growers should visit their nurseries before purchasing
elsewhere, as their stock is large varied they car
not fail to be suited both in the varieties and the quail
ny VI the trees, TO wit Apples Peais Peaches Cher
RES Aprcots, NecarIcs, runis, Almonds &c, also all
kinds VI email fruits, Trees shruhucry hot
house plants &c. They have 10000 grapes ready
for sale now consisting largely of tie following leading
knds Delaware, Concord, hartford Prolific, Maxatuw
ing, Diana Union, Village Tukalon. Kebecca, Taylor
CatawIa, Isabella, aud about ~ other kinds. Persons
can order by mail with entire confidence in having JUS
tice done tham Descriptive catalogues will mailed
to all applicant. free Of charge by addressing r. NJ
Peters, Newark, Delaware. feb 70, ls64-6w
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STATE CoMPE"SATIoN.-It is too generally
conceded to be now insisted upon that Elnancl.
patton VIII remove from our State 4 barrier I,
Immigration Slavery has always prevent cd
the peophns Ut the Suite by fair proportion o
Whine people, as is evidenced by the census.
Remove Slavery, and thereby remove from uegr,
labor the protecting influence now thrown around
1t, which IN certain sections OF this State have
rendered il monopoly, and white labor viii
Immediately come into the States, and capital
from other Sta,es, attracted by the saubrity OF
our ciina.e and other advantages, will seek
investment i'll Maryland lands.
1t, however, we Dur,hen these lands with a
heavy Stale debt to compepsa e slave owners, tho
investment OF capital aud inl.ux OF labor will
ne delayed until the Durthen is removed. Instead
ut land Increasing i'll ra.ne, it may, because q!
auultlohal lakes. decline in value, and slave
owners who have realized comparatively
'rifilng SUN by way OF compensation ior lev
saves will find their large tracts OF land lying
IDLY on their hands, uncultivu;ed for want OF
'abor, aud drug in the market without
purchasers.
A farmer who owns five negroes might Il,
The highest valuation likely 10 be- obtaiued
say thee hundred dollars /. head realize the
sum total fifteen bundled dollars. 10 do thi,
ne would burden his one or two hundred acre,
years would amount to more than the Whole sum
lie has received for his negroes, and in the
meantime the expected increase in the value OF
his acres is held in allegiance by the burthen OF
taXarion. 1t would have been wise thing in
our recent General Assembly to have provided
means for encouraging Immigration to this
ota:e SO that the farming interest should not
.,liter for want of necessary help. Besides this
ii caro- were taken to induce good class OF
.nigrants to come hithcr, the experience Of the
past Justties us in assuming that they would
20 n accumulate s Efficient to be come purchasers
81 our cheap lands which in time their industry
would cause to blossom like the rose. This
would have the effect of raising the value OF
and all over the State
We cannot conceive of more suicidal policy
tlan that OF SHAREHOLDERS. who being also the
largest landholders, will still insist ON State
ompensation.-BaH american.
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The Question.

The question now before the people Of &c.
Gil county ia not Convention or no Conven-
ton, as the Secession Party attempt to make
you believe, but it is Compensation by the
property owners, and especially the land
holders of the State, or no compensation. -
The meeting of the Convention is foregone
conclusion. The question for Democrats to
consider, is, whether they will vote for Del
cgates to the Convention who are pl dyed to
tax the State $40, 600, 600 for the compcnsa.
ton Of slave owners. The organ of the op.
position in this county to Convention and
IN favor of Compensation to slave owners in
case Emancipation takes place-and take
place it will without doubt-estimates slave
property in the State at $40,000,OO0, and
adds that those slaves will be paid for if e.
mancipated, by taxing the people Of the
State.
Now the real property Of Maryland is as.
sesscd at 6G,o0o,O00, and on this would
mainly settle the burthen of taxation, if 9
debt Of S40,o00,O0o is created to pay for ne
groes for with such debt all personal pro-
perty that could be transferred from this to
other State: would be speedily removed.
What we wish Democrats of this county
TO consider, is that their Delegates are
pledged to 60 for compensation if they could
be elected, while the Union Delegates are
pledged to oppose compensation, and thus
save your property from taxation to pay a
debt of $4,000, 900. We don't want you tc
take our word for these statements, but en-
quire for yourselves.
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NEXT, AT 2 O'CLOCK, Pm,

NEXT, AT O'CLOCK, Pm,
for building an Open Sill BRIDGE over
" Sandy Branch" ON the road leading from
the Elkton and Warwick road into Middle
Neck, said proposals To inciude Masonry and
Wood work entire according tu the following
specifications:
The Ahulments to be fifteen feet long,
three feet high above ordinary water level vi
the Branch, one and one halt feet thick az
top, battered on face 10 not less than two
and Une-hat feet thick AZ base which il re-
CURED to he not Iesx than three feet below
water level, and deeper il necessary to Sc
cure solid found ttions:
The Wing Walls 10 he six feet long, two
and "ne-haf feet thick at foundations and
battered ON outside face to eighteen inches
thick at the level Of necessary establishments
their foundations to be nt equal depth
with those ot A.u,mcn,s at the ends mex,
Ahutmcnts, and secure from frost at the 9th
or ends.
The Guard Walls to 10 the same length
as, and hnlt upon the Wing Walls, eighteen
inches thick, and eighteen inches high above
proper roadway or chbalkmcnt, 10 have
ids,cninss built therein Tor white PINE root
to plich outwaris,-sad root to bc well
paint d and sandch.
All the masonry to be built of good sized
stone with good lime mortar or s.lnent and
pointed on outside.
The Bridge to be II feot SPAN carriage
way between side railing twelve feet IN the
clear. Side railing Of good white oak Sc
curcly attached and flush with inner face ul
Guard Walls. Stills of good slwei whtr
oak not more than TWO feet apart and suili
cienfly heavy to make a sub tantial bridge,
to rest on an oak plate on aLutmcnts and to
be at least fifteen feet long.
The abulments to be filled in, road ways
made of easy arale, and the work Ia Ue
completed on or before August 3lst, next
BY order, JAS. ). CRAWFORD,
mar 10, lS64-5w Clk Com. Cecil county
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

The LADIES AID SoclrrY.-It va,
agreed by the society at the last meeting
to have an exhibition Of Tableaux as ar
adjunct TO tie festival to DO held =,
Elkton Oh the S0th and 3lst of the pres
ent month. A satisfactory report was
made by the several committees Of pro-
gress in the good work.
There will be meeting at the Office
Of Jones & Ewing tonight to make a
selection Of tableax suitable for the oc-
casion. All are invited to attend who
feel disposed to aid in this christian work
-sither morally or materially.
THE PORT DEPOSIT ExHIBrr1ov.-
The Public School of Port Deposit held,
on Friday and Saturday evenings of Ia st
week, an Exhibition for the benefit Of
tho Christian Commission, or rather the
auxiliary society of that district which
is using such commendable efforts to as
sist the noble cause, and insure Cecil a
display at the State Fair on the Ion Of
April, worthy Of her fame IS Loyal
county.
The 6rst part Of tho entertainment,
was composed principally of Solos and
Choruses and tho second part was a
most interesting display of Tableaux.-
The room was packed to its utmost ca
pscity. We would like to give = more
extended notice Of the Exhibition but
have not space to spare. One thing,
however, We must remark on. We never
saw As bad behaviour at an exhibition.
A parcel Of large boys seemed to take
peculiar deligh, in personating animals.
When human beings resolve themselves
into menageric, they should DO provid-
ed with keeper. and the keeper with a
cowhids to keep tho mammals in Or
der.
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THE Rev. ]. S. Cook, f,rmerly pastor
Of the Ekton NJ. Il. church, filled the
vacancy occasioned last Sunday, by the
Rev. j. D. Curtis being absent at Con-
ferencv, aud preached both morning and
evening to large and interesting congre-
cations. He also visited the Sabbath
school in the afternoon, where he receiv-
ed many hearty congratulations and
pleasant smiles from 10th teachers and
scholars.
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Important to Slave Owners I!

NOC nre entitled to $i0O-upon filing the
4 necessary papcrs--ior aH SLAVES now
in the army, or who may hereafter be Enlisted
Or Drafted, AL the nsccssa y papers furnished,
information given, and clam prosecuted 10 u
final settlement. Apply to, 81 address
VIM. +. EATON,
Att'y at Law, Boy lIs5 Washington, d. C.
O;iire-Room ~. Fedora! Block, Hh street.
opposite Post-ofiice.
EErEEEEcEs.-lion.T hos. H. Hicks, Hon.
Reverdy johnson, Hon. j. S. Se.lmnn Prsst
Senate Md, Hon. John II. Bayne.
mar Il. lS6t-2M
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

RELIGIoUs.-The following arc the
appointments for this county and vicinity
made by the Annual Philadelphia NJ +
Conference, which was held in Whining
ton. TIE Conference adorned on
Wednesday last, to meet in Philadelphia
next year. Appointments.
St. Georges, j. B. Dennison; Newark
NJ. A. Day, b. T. String; Elk'ou, J. d.
Curtis; Bethel, A. NJ. Virgins; North
East, W. e. England: Charlestown, j.
Dyson; Port Deposit, q. Dram, Zion, s
w. Kurtz, E. P. Aldred; Oxford, I
Sumption.
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Uic0.

PEREGOY.-At Port Deposit, on the 10th
inst, aged 81 years and months, CALVIN
/. PEREGoY, Of consumption, after pro-
tracted illness.
Wednesday, March 9th
1864, at his residence, near College Green,
IN this county, GEORGE FRANCIS GILES.
. PIE, in the 39th year of his age
Els les. In Chestertown, on the 10th inst
NATE ESTES. beloved wife of Charles Es-
ties, in the 18th year of her age.
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REcRUITINa.--Lieut. j. McCauley
has opened recruiting efice in our
town, for the purpose Of recruiting for
the Purnell Legion. "A rare opportunity
is now offered to young mon wishing to
enter the service. Fall in, BOYS! "One
more chance TO avoid the draft Largo
bouut'es aud experienced officers should
Npe duly considered.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

THE ELKToN GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
"a meeting Of the corporators named
in the act Of the Legislature iucorporat
ing the Elkton Gas Light Company, was
held on Wednesday evening last.
T. A. Ellis, Esq, vas elected Prcsi-
dent, and WIN. Torbert. Esq, Secretary
aud Tressurer Of the company.
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