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"Now 1LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP"

!
In the quiet nursery standard,
Snowy pillows yet impressed,
See the forms of little children,
Kneeling, white robed, for their rest
All in quiet nursery chambers,
While the dusky shadows creep,
Hear the voices Of the children
ssNow lay me down TO Sleep"
In the meadow and the mountain
Calmly shine the Winter stars,
But across the glistening lowlands
Slant the moonlight's silver bars.
In the silence and the darkness,
Darkness growing still more deep,
Listen 70 the little children
Praying God their souls TO keep.
"lf we de''.-so pray the children,
And the mothers head droops low,
Zone from out her fold Is sleeping
Deep beneath the Winters snow,)
HTake our souls - and past the easement
Fits gleam OF crystal light,
Like the trailing Of his garments
Walking evermore In white.
Little souls tha, stand expectant
Listening at the gates OF life,
Hearing, far away the murmur
OF the tumult and the strife;
We, who fight beneath those banners,
Meeting ranks Of foemen there,
Find deeper, broader meaning
In your simple vespcr prayer
When your hands shall grasp this standard,
Which to-day you watch from far,
When your deeds shall shape the conflict
In this universal war,
Pray TO Him, the God of battles,
Whose strong eye can never sleep,
In the warning Of temptation,
Firm and true your souls 10 keep.
When the combat ends, and slowly
Clears the smoke from out the skies,
When, far down the purple distance,
All the noise Of battle dies,
When the last nights solemn shadows
Settle down on you and me,
MAY the Love that never faileth
Take our souls eternaly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-31

DEATH OF Ex Gov. ALLEN.-The last
mail from Vera Cruz brings the melancholy
intelligence of the death of the above dis
tiuguished citizen of the South. The New
Orleans Picayune says of him:
The lamented deceased was respectable
planter in louisiana when the Confederate
war broke out, and Immediately entered the
service as Colonel of the 4th Regiment Of
volunteers, and rising to the rank Of briga.
dier general, proved himself a brave and
gallant officer. Subsequently disabled by a
severe wound, he was, on the expiration
of Gov. Moore's term, elected Governor of
Louisiana, and held that high Office when
the war closed. He was then at Shreve.
port, where, learning that he was among
the excepted from amnesty, he crossed
Texas and Northern Mexico by way of
Monterey, to the city, and engaged in the
publication of the Mexican Times newspa.
per, in which he was very successful. Re-
Gently his old wound broke out afresh, and
be would have sought medical advice in
Paris but he was unable to make the jour
ney.
Gov. Allen was q man of enthusiastic
temperament and generous spirit, and pos.
sessed mind we'll cultivated and stored
with polite learning. His death so far
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-31

away from home and friends, is sad one,
but his memory will ever be cherished by
the people of Louisiana, whom be served
devotedly. His administration of the high
est Office in her gift was able, earnest, and
faithful We presume his remains will be
brought home for burial in the land and
under the guardianship of the people be
loved 80 we'll
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MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. MCCLER.
NAND ON THE SITUATIoN.-Gen. Nc.
Clernand wrote letter to a recent johnson
meeting at Macon, Missouri, in the course
of which he said i:
Glancing at the Presidents reconstruc.
ton policy, what remains to be said of it !!
He has officially and formally announced
the termination of the rebellion, and the
fact that ca ,h and all of the States are
equally entitled to exercise and enjoy the
same relations to the general government.
What should the disfranchised States do =?
AS an humble individual, reveriug the Con-
s:itution and respecting the rights of all, I
say let those States elect their Senators and
Representatives, repair to Washington,
and take their entitled seats in those bodies,
peaceably if they can, forcibly if they must,
and let the consequences take care of them
selves.
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s@- Why is colt like an EGG? Because
it is not fit for use until it Is broke.
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s@- The negroes had a row among them
selves in a church, in Mobile, Sunday week,
which resulted in killing FIVE and wounding
a great many of them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-10-27
What Claim has MIR. whitaker
Oh the Poor Man!

The secession party-for that is what the
present party really is, which opposes the
Union party-notwiihstanding the thin screen
of office hunters of formerly, Union pro-
clivitlcs, which the managers stand behind,
This secession party of 81, which never has
announced principle since secession be-
came so odious that it was forced to conceal
its sentiments, in the present campaign in
Cecil, boasts of its moned candidates, while
1t sneers at honest Union men who have
been appointed Judges of Election, because.
as the organ of that party intimates, they are
not bloated with wealth, like some of the
standard bearers of the johnson. Swami pol
icy in Cecil.
Without inquiring into the antecedents of
those candidates, too closely, we will cite a
single instance. Every poor man knows
when the last calls were made to fill up
Grant 5 army to finish up the rebellion, what
stupendous efforts were made to raise the
quota for this county without resorting to
draft
A certain sum Of money was assessed on
each district of the county, sufficient to pro-
cure volunteers, and thus prevent the ruth.
less hand Of the conscripton officer from
tearing the unfortunate poor man away from
the bosom of his family, to take his place in
the ranks.
The assessments for this purpose were
paid without reluctance by property hold
ers, in the majority Of cases, which went
to relieve the poor man with, perhaps, a
helpless family on his hands, from being
snatched away from them, their only hope
of support, while, at the same time, the
ranks of the army were replenished. In
this phianthropic effort, which was freely
participated in by every generous man, Mr..
Whitaker contributed not one cent. Neither
did any of his family, he contending that the
draft should be made and on whom the lot
fell, be compelled to take his place in the
ranks, well knowing that fit should fall upon
one Of his sons, he had the means at band
to purchase a substitute. We ask now what
claim Mr.. Whitaker has on any laboring
man. with dependent family, who was
liable to the draft, and who, if all had
acted on the principle that he pursued,
might have been dragged from home, and
wife, and little ones, without the means to
leave behind him. to secure them from want.
Mr.. W. with Others having gone over to the
party which opposed the Union cause most
bitterly throughout the entire rebellion, we
ask every poor man why he should hel p now
to aid the enemies of his State and country,
by voting for Mr. w. or Mr.. Evans on any
claim they may set up as former Union men :?
These two candidates are the dccoys set up
by the Rebel party to gull unsuspccting
Union men.
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We Hadn't Heard II.

THE Cecil Democrat of last week, in one
of its characteristic, windy infections of
bombast, says:
ave have heard of the many and mystic.
rious consultations Of the Wig Editor with
the wavering Commissioners, of his earn
est efforts to have 'irresponsibles appointed
of his promise to write them up call them
loyal, firm, etc. Well, we have never
heard or known of any Of these "consulta
tons or promises, and think our long cared
neghbor must have been imposed upon by
the lying committee of the Rebel party,
which publishes so many strange stories
about town.
The following bit of roGomantade from
the same article, we have often heard, or
something similar to it:-''We know our
rights and will maintain them, and if they
expect to dciraud majority of the Regis
tered voters of Cecil county of the express
sion of their choice, they will find lion in
their path We have heard the roar of hat
Rebel lion for the last six years, and although
supported by Governor Swami and Andy
johnson, have no fears of him. Registered
voters, who are not proven disloyal, will
vote, and no others, SWANS Rebel Regis
tiers to the contrary, notwithstanding.
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communicated. j
AH Adm issi lou and its Lessons,

MIR. Geo. W. Herring. spokesman for the
conservatives o. Committee who waited on
ION swami last week to procure the re-
moval Of the Baltimore Police Commission
ers, because :hcy will not lend themselves
to the violation Of the laws of the State at
the behrSt of Swami and his party. laws
which Swami as well as they have sworn TO
carry out, admitted in plain and distinct
terms That he had been Southern sympa-
lnl]er during the war. Yet this same Her.
mig, AS Is shown by the Baltimore .1merjcop.
was quite recently registered AS II voter by
one OF Swami 5 Registers in Baltimore. and
took the necessary constitutional oath, in
"olhg winch he sw"re he had never given
any and conntcnancc or support to those in
armed hostility to the United States, and
hau never expressed desire for the tri-
nmph OF said enemies" According to tl,
theory OF the johnson party in MARYLAND
TINS man Herring is now Il duly qualified
voter and noNjudge Of Election can question
ms right to vote, he having been duly re.is-
tered, and this, Notwithstanding the rrovi
sion OF the Constitution, which declares that
no person ''shall ever be entitled to vote ot
any election to be held in this State, who
has, by amy open deed or word. declared his
adhesion to the cause of the enemies of tb.
'hltca States. unless he atterward became
soldier or sailor Of the L. S.. and was
honorably discharged, was actually in the
service ct the United States on the day of
election, or had been restored to his r;5hts
by ii two-thirds vote of the General Assem-
hIy. Certainly nothing more than bare
statement of this case is necessary TO prove
the utter absurdity of this johnson Swami
party doctrine.
W hat Il comment upon the moral sense
of these Rebel sympathizers does this case
furnish! The solumn obligations of an oath
are despised without compunction, by these
high toned, enlightened and vrtuous people
VINO set themselves up as par excellence our
better classes. and they become highly in
d'snant ii their claims to public considera-
ton as such are questioned. We have scores
Oh Snch iierrings as this Geo. W. in our
,"'ust' Men who II. every possible manner
'olstercd up the rebellion, and sh. have
since gulpcd down this constitutional oath
as their brother Rebel in Baltimore did.
and are nevertheless registered voters. and
now threaten they can't vote at the ap-
preaching election nobody else shall. We
shall see! NoNs EERRoNs.
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"a G. NJ. Russnm, Esq, Of Denton,
Caroline county, has been nominated by the
Unconditional Union party of the First
Congressional District, as candidate for Con-
gress.
Bsg" The following letter has been ad-
dressed to Hon. II. Mccullough, by George
NJ. Russum, Esq, challenging joint dis.
cussion, but Mr.. Mccullough has given no
answer, up to the time of going to press
Hon. II. McCULLorGH-Dea Sir Hay
ing accepted the nomination of the Uncon-
ditional Union party Of this District for "a
seat in the Fortieth Congress, and believing
that full and free discussion of the issues
Involved in the canvass is desired by the
people, propose that we hold such a num-
Der Of joint meetings mot less than FOUR in
the District, as may be agreed upon by mu-
tual friends.
My friend, VIM. j. Jones, Esq, will make
all the necessary arrangements, on my be-
half. Hoping that this proposition will re.
ceive your favorable consideration, have
the honor to be your ob't serv't,
GEO. NJ. RUSSUM.
Denton, Oct. 23d, 1866.
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FENCES at Fourth precinct ofthc Twelfth ward
that the Judges adhered to the registry of
1850, and refused the rOteS Of persons not dp-
pearfng on that register.
This was surely complying with Mr.. Ran
dali opinion, which Mr. Swami had upon
his desk
Charles Hawkins swcars that he entered
the names of the voters rejected in the Pad
precinct of the Seventh ward in book that
James Hunter snatchcd it from him, and
special police officer Bust arrested him, and
took the book and refused to give it up :;
afterwards the man was released
What Messrs. Hindcs and Woods hnd to
do with this matter it is hard to concciyc.-
Mr.. Hawkins should have sought redress ht
an action before a.]usticc ofthc Peace against
officer Bust. His affidavit does not state
anywhere that he complained to the Com
missioners.
John +. Eschbach swcars that he tender
ed his vote at the Fourth precinct of the
Eleventh ward, and saw several Others do
the same; he and they were rejected because
they wee not registered in 1868 saw no re
jccted ballot box.
Attorney General Randall decided he had
no right to vote at a municipal election if
registered in 1866, and the Commissioners
and Judges of Election were bound to abide
by the opinion of the highest law officer of
the State, which had been given a: the solici
tation of the Governor. AS to the charge
that there was no box for rejected votes. the
Commissioners fully disprove that in there
answer to Mr.. Swami.
Samnel NJ. Brscoe was registered in 1866;
he and Us others were refused their votes
because not registered in 1865; the Judges
said they acted on Attorney General Randall $
opinion.
The above are few specimens of the one
hundred and thirty aAidavits made against
the Commissioners, on which they are to be
tried for official misconduct" There arc
others alleging charges of private charac
ter, to which publicity should not be given
until they are proven, and there are others
again alleging misconduct against the special
police officers on the day of election.
The day for the final hearing of the case
was postponed to Friday yesterday by the
Governor.
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A Bit Of History.

Wv
W. ). Jones, Esq, in his speech, on
Saturday evening last at the Court House,
recalled the follow;no !, roaord r. Hon
a., r,as, -, ", ~
.''.>' vans 'e''',oi'S WIN tne Union party
IL the early days OF the rebellion.
Mr.. Jones said that Mr. Evans is more will
ing to sacrifice to the friends that are now
around him than he was in the hour that
tried men souls. In 1861 we cast about
for man who had parliamentary experience
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Union Meetings.
The momentous issues of the day will be |

The momentous issues of the day will be
discussed before the people of this county
at the following places and times named
Let the people attend.
Saturday, Oct. 27-Charlestown-N Night
II. r. Torbert, Joseph b. Pugh, DR.. Sim
perS.
Saturday, Oct. Night-Arch.
ibald Sterling, Esq, Col. Creswell, VIM. j.
Jones.
SATURDAY, Oct. 27-Port Deposit Night
Col. II. Socket Matthews, j. L. McCul-
Tough, and others.
Monday, Oct, 29-4th Dist.-Kimble's-
Night-Wm. j. Jones, Jas. I. Mccullough,
Col. Hill, Reuben Haines.
Thursday, Noe. -Elkton-Day-Gran
Mass Meeting. as advertised.
Saturday, Nor. 3-Elkton-N ight-Court
House-Col r.. Socket Matthews, Ores
we'll and others.
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Letter from a Boy i'm blue.
PoRr DEPOSIT. Oct. odd, Is


Z. E. EWING, Esq:-Ths morning heard
tain call for Copper,Johnson Powwow
holden at this place some weeks since. and
as | am not a Copperhead but straight out
Union man, and one of the Boys in Blue, |
take this method of setting myself right be-
fore the people of Cecil county. lhave been
absent, for long time, from town, and
therefore knew nothing of the base forgery
was member of Shows Battery aud
followed the Old Flag through scenes of car.
mage, at Malvern Hill, Antietam, and other
battle fields, in upholding the Government,
while these wolves in Sleeps clothing were
crying Peace Peace!
| have not the language to express my de-
testation Of them and their policy. |, with
nine tenths Of Shows Battery vote the way
we shot. Very respectfully,
DANIEL N. HAMER.
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Tribute of kseSDeCt.


llhcrCdS, Almighty God in the wise dispensation
of His providence has removed from among MS hv
DEATH our dearly and well-belovcd Brother WILLIAM
WATTS, who departed this life on the 23rd day Of
september, 1866; therefore, be it
RcSotred, That we humbly bow in meek submis-
sion To this great bereavement, hoping that loss
will be his great gain; and in token of respect
order the Lodge to he drtped in mourning and each
member the usual badge for the space OF thirty
days.
RcSo'rci. That this sad token of Divine Proyi-
dcnce in cutting down one whom we held in high
esteem has deprived our Order of one of its most
worthy and exemplary members.
ReSoircd That we respectfully tender to the be-
reavcd family circle Our warmcst sympathy and con-
doence in their great uitlction.
Reroirot That copy of these resolutions he for
warded to the grict-strcken widow children and
relatives, and IA copy of the same be placed upon the
minutes of the Lodge. II. !. HUklll.,
A. F. BARWlCK.
jos. H. BRnOkS.j
Oct ~ 1S6G-iw Committee.
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Mr.. VIM r. WELpoN-Dcar Sir:-I have seen will,
surprise communication yui. addressed TO Samuel /
10Th inst. ~ - Wv
Had You not made allson to me- in that insultin.
anu nhE,httGti.ly communication, to who is able
l." "ri.i him ell against such base and unfuuIcd AS
sriloS, as yuu have matte against him. as we'll AS nv
Srif ""nd not have noticed it, believing Mr. r. fully
able to take of himself
You say: Having alluwrd yourself to be mnde tb,
instrument" i'll the hands If rn"s T.. Jones and other de.
signing men, /" accomplish fraud this important
feature OF the law. and having refused To take counsel IF
myself who may b" ,--trdcd rs the official rcIr,srutn-
tive i'll til" Bar of Commissioners of the district thu.
""'-','' inns Is hr":h assertion, and as false
Is "r"hi Tor consider Mr. H. u be gentleman ahoye
any such h'"chinIuIisn you charge Il on him. (;tnd
Mr. Nnnu"n,n. indirectly for Mr.. t.. could not have Al
pointed without his add and |, with :ohcr ,cs;rlup
men, t" accomplish lIaui "n this important feature
the Ia" We. sir. hay" done nothing but to cn,I-uvur
To carry tho wlshrs Of all l.w.Idiir, and rni,
loving men Of the district and I" prevent your trio from
hr"yE lis int" the power Of the Cuplrrhca~ wr, do
hH regard the law OF Constitution. only so far as IT
deserves Their INTEREST al think that 50 far yorr
''sE", nave nTeh sl@i"iIy tlwhtcL. LATHE did tho
Union men of this district wu were irving to r.n.l tho
""S's against you last ttiititl YOU were Union
ma" ana That II Yen were elected, yyu wuukt he ruled
hA certain persons not at all IN the interest of the Union
'""H' ""'I prove true; hsi alas they proved too true
ana WIN Shame have to conf IS We were wrong and
tlid the! were right. ;" it your trio who HAY, brru
tling u" cc"npiI>h fraud this impuI tant feature
al lr law, aud not us.
Why Is the appointment Of Mcssrs Geo r. pcpniu, .
''h H''HH T. N"nd and james T. Robinson. rs Judges
"i Election g" the lst distract. the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of
fraud ON the Jaw: inNc volt any reason IL, l,.liryr
tnat either OF these GENT viii not strictly observe
Their @iI~: j. II bcc>" yuli do not rr,rd Then, IA
f"Sp"1''hI" or Respectable: You have, believe uc-
rclI"d uh" U them the bond of ON, IF yuur an
pmnl",>-hut what KIND of an objection is that can
You sly Anything against their Reproductive DEFY
yuu. Whoever ncar that a Judge, Of II..,,n r,ust T..
"r'"t"A ""h; Cannot a Iiam without property h,,
competent t" hold office: When Won say The ",u,r.
men '' !"" nEcd were responsible, highly respect
",''' ana "''"J'til" III ANY sen>r wnuld seem
that yuu lwd refer "u"r to u property uuu,n. ,t,n
nav" not one word say against the three gentlemen
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BSs" "The Radicals are organizing civil
war in Maryland" The Rcbs have this
startling declaration posted up on their mass
meeting call, and appeal to the people to
.'sustain the laws" Sustaining the registry
law is what the traitors most fear; hence
their efforts to break it under the lead of Tom
Swami
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-10-27

G13g" If you want your shoulders further
burdened, by the addition of $50, 100000 of
taxes, to pay for emancipated slaves, vote
for the Copperjohnson nominees for the
Legislatures if not, vote the Unconditional
Union ticket.
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UNION MEETINGS AT CrcuroS AND Curs.

UNION MEETINGS AT CECUToN AND CHEs-
APENKE CirY.-The meetings advertised for these
places ON Thursday last, were postponed on account
of Mr.. trcswcll's previous engagement, preventing
him from attending on that day.
The meeting will take place at Ccrilton. ON Tuesday
afternoon next, and at Chesapeake City in the even
ing Of the same day, ut ~ o'clock. Hon John \. J
cr"swcll, W. j. Jones. j. 7. Mccullough and II. Il
rorhcrt, E,qs., will address both meetings.
Bring out the people in those Districts of Copper
head Cimmcrian darkness, that they may hear the
truth.
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Rfsy" If Governor Swami desires to force
civil war upon the people of Maryland we
are ready to meet him. His fate then will
not be enviabe. More able and influential
men than Thomas Swami have been the OBJ
jccts of an infatuated community in its pur-
suit of justice against crime. We warn him
of the bloody consequences Of his premedi
tated acts
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-10-27

ANOTHER UNION VICToRY.-A State cleo.
ton was held in West Virginia, on Thursday
last, resulting in the election of Union
Governor and Congressman, by increased
maiorities. The ball is rolling on.
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Would not Accept any other as "a
Gift.

Yours is machine that needs only to be scent to
be apprcc iated; and once appreciated it does not
find, take an intelligent mind long decide upon | :
superiority to all others for family use. Nh wbc
W0aH not accept one Of dnoh,T pdtcat 9 II she
Letter from the Rev. Oliver Crane, Carbondale Ia,
Nov. y, lSGl, to Wilcox & Gibbs 5.M. Co.
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G~ly" The Finance Committees Of the sew
eral districts, appointed to defray the ex-
penses Of the mass meeting, to be held at
Elkton, Nov. LIST, are requested to pay over
the collections to the Treasurer of the fund