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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-15
The two Parties,

We gave it as an indisputab!e fact, in the
beginning of the present political canvass,
that there could be but two parties in the
contest, the Union party on the one hand,
that had upheld the cause of the nation,
martialed Cur armies and battered down the
rebelliun and the Copperhead, Rebel party,
into which Andrew johnson was bound to
fall before the frosts of November tinged
the forests, aud along with him all those
men who, like Esau, value mess of poltage
above country and principle. And where do
we find any but those two parties now?
The old Democratic, secession party have
partially disguised, on effect to conceal their
ancient name, while they put johnson for
ward with his handful OF unprincircd bread
and butter followers. But without the old
rebel party, unchanged in single principle
without its hatred of the Union cause one
iot abated, where would be this handful of
deserters from our ranks, who follow the
worst man that ever entered by Satanic
means the Presidential chair? The Union
party Of oday is the same it was when it
waged the tiercest battle against these same
foes of the flag, who, to man, are following
Andy Johnson The conflict of arms has
ceased and that party has changed its leader
to Andy johnson, not because they love him
| more, but because he is more "available'
than JEFF Davis. We do not appeal to those
who, void Of prnciplsas we'll as patriotism,
for the hope of some, perhaps trihing office,
are willing to assist the party that has never
ceased to strive for the overthrow of the
Government; but we appeal to those who
seek only to know the party which acts alone
from motives of pure patriotism to be found
in fellowship with it. Look out for the men
who were the most vindictive in their denun.
citation Of President Lincoln and the Union
! armies while they were beating down the
bnwarks Of rebellion, and you will now find
the same men the leaders of the johnson
party. Do you want more than the shocking
TRADES Of Johnson, and these rebel leaders,
confirmed in their hatred of the Government,
to make you avoid such party as the John
son party?
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Spending the Public Money.

The Coppesjchnson party of this county
are making herculean efforts to get up
grand demonstration at this place on the
18th. Large colored bills, with the flag fly.
ing, which their leading men tried so hard
to blot from among the symbols of the ma
tons, are stuck in all conspicuous places.
We hope that none of our boys will deface
their bills in the least, as that would be emu.
lating the Copper party, whose emmissaries
make it point to tear down all the Union
bills for public meetings. In this they but
follow their low instincts of defying law, and
disregarding the rights of others when they
think they can do so with IMMUNITY. Their
registers act on the same principle.
The question has been asked, ''Where
does all the money come from that the Cop
perhead party is lavishing on Cecil in the
present. campaign?' 1t comes from the
BREAD and Butter Brigade" in part, who
have eaten dirt to gain the offices which in,
dependent Union men spurn, rather than
become the tools Of knaves. And it comes,
we doubt not in part from the United States
Treasury, as the SIS, 200 which the Nationals
Inteligencer, the leading johnson organ at
Washington, returns on the tax-list for the
last quarter, for publishing old laws, and al
lowed by the Administration, which is moth
ing more than robbery. The public money
is being used by Andy johnson to defeat the
Union party, and elect Rebel Congress,
but Cecil must answer as Vermont and Muine
have done.
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''NO objection to Seeing the Negro
VOte.o

Mr., Alexander Evans, in his celebrated
speech delivered at Wells hotel the 25th of
August last-and which was reported in full
for The Cecil Democrat, declared that:
"Now if you want negro suffrage, l say
all right. have no objection to seeing the
negro Vote The speaker stated that he
did not want sit imposed upon the people Of
Maryland by Massachusetts
Now as it is not among even the remote
possibilities that Massachusetts, will enter
into any such Quixoic legislation, this wish
of the speaker stands for nothing, and the
simple fact remains that Mr.. Evans is not
opposed to negro suffrage. Well, the Union
party of this State are opposed to it, and
this must be the reason why Mr.. Evans has
left the Union party and gone over to the
Copperheads, hoping, that nasmuch as they
are opposed to every political measure ad,
vocated by the Union party, they may favor
negro suffrage. Andrew johnson advised
Governor Sharkey to introduce negro suf
frage in Mississippi, in recognizing that
State; and he also declared short time
previous to making that request of Sharkey,
that if in Tennessee he would advocate ne
gro suffrage in that State. Henry Ward
Beecher, it is well known, is one Of the for
most negro suffrage advocates in the coun-
try, and he has lately declared for johnson
and Mr. Evans has declared in both the
speeches he has made to the Copper party
that he is not opposed to negro suffrage
Now the Union party being in power through
out the country and persistently refusing to
adopt negro suffrage, it seems pretty con,
elusive that Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Evans have
deserted the Union party and gone to Andy
Johnson, in hopes of finding him better
promoter of this pet object than the Union
party.
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The Presidents Apology,

The President of the United States is an
apoIogist and defender Of the New Orleans
massacre. He knows all the facts. He has
Sheridan dispatches. He has seen the ac-
commits OF eye witnesses published in all the
papers He knows that its atrocities have
never been equalled in this country, save by
the brutality of the savages, that it finds
parallel only in the burning Of jamestown or
the sacklng OF Deerheld, and yet, black as
the picture Is, he, the highest officer in the
Government, comes out before the people to
defend it. He acquts the men who imbrued
their hands IN the blood ofpeaceful, unoffend.
ing ctizcns, and lays the guilt at the door of
Congress. If the President had maintained
respectful silence, it wonld haze become
him better. But now he stoops from the
high position of an impartial executor of the
law aud sinks himself into q mere partisan.
Henceforth he can never have the confidence
of intelligent men, for he has shown by his
speeches that he is partial and preiudiced,
and that to accomplish his purpose he is ready
to descend to all the arts of the sophist and
the demagogue
How many of those assembled around the
Convention were armed? Sheridan SAYS
about one in ten. and as there were about
three hundred around Mechanics Institute,
the number armed would be about thirty
The police of this city could very easily man.
age an assembly like that without having a
single man hurt 1t was not a riot or a mob
1t was band of savages organized for
slaughter Some of the deeds perpetrated
there are enough to make our blood run
cold. Men were treated like dogs Human
life seemed to be of no account. These say.
ages shout and yell in deriSive triumph over
the bodies of the slain. We are tempted to
despise human nature itself when we find it
capable of being so fendish and brutal
Beasts of prey, with all their savage instincts,
could not have been more cruel and nsensate
BIT what excuse is urged for these atrocities?
Why. the members had no right to meet
because they might have known that the
passions OF the mob would have been excited !
This is the new Monroe doctrine. and is now
taken up and adopted by the President of
the United States Have we come to this?
.imerjc0H.
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The Way COpperhsad Calls are
GOT sD.

Tho mama &c L-,,. =, Hi.
ntmos, conoo;tv bv tba I,hn,on hnaod 49,
h,,tor ,ort, ,h;s en- IT, r,ro:, r.
,,,t ,at,.r will ox,l.;, ,ho -
the lists of names are ,rocnrod On ororn
rahaI call that hos hooa n,,h,;.hoIt H. 49,,
portv in Cecil this fall.
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r W. 'AAf'' Se''' ''"' iooo'
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st. Johns COLLEGE.

We noticed, two weeks ago, that we saw
the advertisement Of the opening of St.
Johns College in the Copperhead prints of
the State, generally. The annapolis Gazette
denied this impeachment, in part, inasmuch
as the College was advertised in that paper.
Since then we have received the circular of
the College through the hands of an Ad.
vertisng Agency in Baltimore, as the firm of
NICHOLS & EGE, Offering us half column
Of matter, two months, for the astonishing
price of $500, two dollars of that sum to
60 to the advertising firm by way of com.
missions, and the remainder to be dealt out
in printing materials. If the College grad
yates its tuition fees on its advertising scale,
it will be an admirable institution for PENN,
less young men.
We will notify the Faculty and the obliging
Agents, who attend to the advertising for the
institution, when the Cecil papers go into the
huckstering business. We fear that old
College by the Severn has not yet walked up.
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STILL ANOTHER.
PERRYvILLE, Sept. lot

PERRYvILLE, Sept. 10th, 1866.
E. r. EWING, ESQ. -Sir:- The under.
signed having noticed their names appended
to call for a Copperhead mass meeting.
which was holden at Port Deposit, on Friday
evening last, beg leave to say it was unau.
thorlzed and the said names were nut there
without our consent. We are not Copper.
heads; we are not ne,c,ligM ocofocos. aiius
renegade Union men; but we are Uncondi.
tional Unionists, and cannot 90 arm in arm
with those who seek to affiliate with the
bloody traitors Of the South. after being the
most blatant Union men in the country.
We notice on the list above alluded to
boys in their tecns-men who have been dis.
tranchised for disloyalty, and, what seems to
us outrageous, yea sacrigious, and alto.
gether unparalleled in political trickcry, they
have placed on their vile list names of per.
sons now Wondering in the tomb. 1t has
excited the deepest disgust, not only in us.
but a so number of Old Line Democrats.
who found their names added to the list with.
out even their knowledge.
JOHN A. Orr.
JOSEPH CURRIER.
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Maine and Vermont.

Maine, on Monday, elected Republican
Governor by 10000 majority! All the mem,
bers of Congress! A unanimous State Sen.
ate Ninc.tenths of the Members of the
Legislature!
Vermont elects Dillon, the Republican
candidate for Governor, by an increased
majority 5000. The Senate isunanimous,
and but two Copperhcads have been per-
mitted to enter the House.
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The Mass Meeting To-day.

All who have not conveyance to attend
the Mass Meeting at the Brick Meeting
House, to-day, are requested to meet at the
Court House, this morning, and they will be
provided for.
The EIkton delegation will join the dele
cation from North East at Bay View, and
proceed in company, with band of music,
10 the place of meeting
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-15

THE FLAG AND THE CONSTITUTION Andy,
in his peregrinations in search of the Presi
dental chair for the next term, has left Il
flag and Constitution at every station ON his
route. VIII some individual, at leisure,
reckon up the number the humble lndlvld-
ual' has dispensed among ''my country
men," since he started on his pilgrimage to
the tomb of Douglas; and ascertain if he
hasn't about disposed of his stock of that
charter of our liberties and symbol of our
nationality, which he makes such bad use
90
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Soldiers, Attention.!

A Convention Of the loyal soldiers OF the
county, composed of two delegates from
each district will meet in Elkton, on Tues.
day, the 18th inst, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the propriety of forming
a Soldiers Union League, to continue during
the present political campaign, and as long
thereafter as may be deemed necessary for
the interests of the country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-15
Club Meefin rs,

We suggest the Importance to our friends,
of attending their Club organizations.
W. j. Jones, Esq, will address the Sth
District Club, on Saturday evening next, 22d
inst, at ! o clock. Don't fail to gather a
good audience, Union men.
Hon. J. A. j. Creswell aud H. r. Torbert,
Esq, will speak at Rising Sun, on the 22d
inst, at o clock. Turn out, Union men
Of the 9th, and hear Union truths in contrast
with Copperhead fabrcations.
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PRESIDENTIAL TEARS. Andy johnson she

PRESIDENTIAL TEARS. Andy johnson shed
tears, he says, over the stage trickery of
Massachusetts and South Carolina arm in
arm at the gag-law Convention, but he has
no tears to shed for the massacre of loyal
Unionists by his reconstructed rebels at New
Orleans. Why should he cry about result
proceeding directly and necessarily from his
own instructions by telegraph to his friends
Mayor Munroe aud Lieut.. Gov. VOORHEES,?
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First Collection District State of MARYLAND.
COLLECTORS Office Ellstnn MARYLAND

~''''N''i
DURSD AN to the provisions of section
*, Of an Act entitled An Act to provide Internal
Revenue 10 support the Government and to pay in.
tercst on the Publ" Debt" approved June Goth,
1850, and the several amendments thereto NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons liable to pay
Duties or Taxes under said act. for
LICENSES INCOMES CARRIAGES, PIANO.
FORrES, GOLD WATCHES, GOLD & SILVER
PLATE,
in the FirstDstrct of The State of MARYLAND. com
prisinc the counties Of CECIL. Kent Queen AIMS
Caroline Talbot. Dorchester, Somerset and Worccs-
ter, that the Collector of said District ts received
from the Assessor thereof his Annual Collection List
pursuant TO the provisions of section - of said act
that ia" Duties and Taxes assessed by the Assessor
have become due and are hereby demanded: that
the said Collector will attend to the collection Of said
Duties and Taxes assessed for Cecil county ut his
office. in Elkton. on and aor Satycuu the 18Th dy
of September until the 25h uaV Of SeptehuJer 1866
and that all persons in said county who neglect to.
pay the Duties and Faxes aforesaid assessed upon
them. to the said Collector his neputy. within the
tim" above specified may he liable to pay ten per
centum additional upou tn" amount thereof with a
fee of twenty cents AMI mileage for the service of
the notice. These penalties are mandatory and will
b." enforced without respect TO persons
Taxes payable only in Treasury Notes and National
Currency. JAS. T. McCGLLOUGH
Collector First District, State OF Mar, land
Sept II, lStG2w
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REGISTRATION - The LAST DAYS. All
Union men, who have failed, heretofore, to
60 forward and be registered, should attend
to the matter without further delay, next
Tuesday and Wednesday being the last days
of the registration this year. The books
then will be closed and no votes can be
taken by judges of election, except from
those whose names appear on the registry.
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COLLECTORS RECEIpTs.-We have on
hand a supply of blanks receipts for tax col
lectors. Send your orders to The Wing Of
ice next week, while Court is in session,
favorable opportunity then presenting it
self for transacting all business connected
with The WIG.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-15

THE ELKroN HIGH School BUILDING
is being thoroughly painted and repaired,
under the superinendence of f. A. Ellis,
Esq, President of the Board of Public
Schools.
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CARPET WEAVING.

= he subscriber having purchased now Loom is
| prepared to WEAVE CARPET in the best manner
and short notice. ut his residence, mile from
ElktaL, on the North East road orders left at V. L.
BENEFITS Store, Little Elk, will receive prompt at
tAntion Cash pair, tJr C1rTe. RaCa
sert !. lse6-5w c. McGRADY
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give Motto that the subscriber Of Czech
] county, hath obtained from the 0. ,!!ans' Court
of said county letters of Administration on the
personal estate Cf
ELIZABETH CREST
late of said county deceased. All persons having
claims against the SAID deceased are hereby warned
to Gxiih the same, with the vouchers thereof duly
authenticated
On or before the 18th day OF September 1867;
they may, otherwise, by law be excluded from all
benefit OF said estate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested TO make immediate payment to
III" subscriber Given under my hand, this 18th day
Of September. 1864. SAMUEL HAINES,
Administrator of Elizabeth Gricst decd.
Te.t-CnALKLEy L. CUTLER, Register
Sept 10, lSiG-6w
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How DID 1T GET TuERE.-Onc of our

How DID 1T GET THERE.-One of our
Elkton butchers was somewhat amazed and
COMPOUNDED, "A few days since, on finding part
of lady's crnoline in the intrals of beef
he had recently killed. So singular a cir
cumstance would naturally create a great
deal of wonder and conjecture, and in relat
ing the incident to company of ladies' and
gentlemen, all were expressing their surprise,
when one of the gentlemen coolly remarked
so, it's easily enough explained ;oit swal
lowed the milk maid" Who can give a
better explanation?
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The Cecil Wing.
ELKTON, SEPTEMBER Is, 1866.

The Voters of the Unconditional Union Party are
requested to assemble in Primary Meetings at the
places Of holding such meetings in the several Dis
trcts of the county, on SATURDAY, September 22d,
at 3 o'clock r.n for the purpose OF selecting Five
Delegates IN each District to meet in County Con-
vcntion at Elkton on the following "Wednesday, the
2Gth inst. to nominate Four candidates for Delegates
to the General Assembly of Maryland
II. f. TORBERr, Chairman
Central Com, Unconditional Union party Cecil Co.
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C0KC0RDvlLLE SEMINARY.
For Young Ladies' nd (sentlesn Ell

THE corps OF Teachers consists Of six In the Eng
fish department, Reading, u much neglected art,
will be under the charge of skilful Eocutionst.-
The sciences will not only be taught from the text
books but lectures will he given, illustrated by ap
Iropratc apparatus. The classics will receive their
full share OF attention. The commerce. l department
will b saperintended by Teachey having knowl-
adee of Book keeping in all its collateral branches.
The superior arrangements Of the building for
$ ,hool purposes are acknowledged, being entirely
under one roof thus protecting students from the
inclemeucy OF the weather Fall and Winter term
commences 10 mo. LIST, 1866. Tuition, Boarding,
Washing Fuel and Light for Young Men and Boys,
per week. &i.15. Tuition, Boarding Washing, Fuel
and Light for Young Ladies' per week, 81 SO, making
prices low our experience will possibly permit,
Tor good Teachers good accommodations and good
boarding.
We are thankful to our patrons for the liberal re-
Spouse they are already making to our announce
nent for Tho next term. For circulars, address
JOSEPH SHORTLIDGE AN. Principal,
Concordville Delaware co., Pa,
Or MAGGIE B. JACKSON,
Ang %, lSGG--6w kennett Square p o.
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The CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RATIFIED
BY New JERsEY.-rhe Senate of NEW Jersey
ratified the Constitutional Amendment on
Tuesday last, by vote of IL to 10, the House
by a vote of "a to "a. Gov Ward prompt.
lysigned Joint resolution. Theannounce-
ment vas greeted with great appliance.
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Be5- Five hundred dollars were subscribed
at Cherry Hill last Sunday; toward repairing
the church.
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Michigan Amber Seed Wheat.
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that application will be
maze to the County Commissioners of Cecil
county at their first regular meeting after the 18th
ICY "i October next, for the appointment OF
ENnlhers 10 view and determine the propricty of
ue 'hiriesown and Bay View road To Maifitt's mill
along the west bank of Stony Run Said alteration
to consist of the location of said Maffitts mill road
anont ~ feet west Of the present route on lands of
McCniiough Iron Company and Amor Cameron.
Sept 10, lSG6-5w
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Tobacco Of all kinds can be had

at City Prices, at FLOOD & PULLEN'S,
may II. Main street, Elkton.
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NTHE COLUMBIA AND PORT Deposit

\ATHE COLUMBIA AND PORT DEPOSIT
R. r. Co. have broken ground in Port De
post. The work has been progressing for
two weeks. When this road is completed it
will be one of the greatest coal roads in the
country. In addition to the advantages to
this county, flowing directly from the trade
of the road, the old Maryland canal, which,
as a canal, has been entirely useless for sew
eral years, will be converted into one of the
most important water powers in the State
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A SURPRISE.-Rev. John J Timanus,

A SURPRIsE.-Rev. JohnJ Timanus,
of Zion Circuit. was the recipient of very
pleasant little surprise on Saturday evening
last, by a goodly number of the members of
St. John Church and congregation. Hav-
ing assembled at the house of Mr.. George
McCreary, the company sent for the revern-
ed gentlem n. aud on his arrival it was a
matter Of no small pleasure to him to be the
recipient Of a very large and handsomely.
iced pound cake. The cake being cut at
Mr.. rs request. ice cream and other refresh,
ments were brought forward in abundance,
and the scene was one of mirth and fcsivity
The company having gone, Mr.. 7. had retir,
ed to his room, when he heard some sweet
singing beneath his window, to which he
listened with an appreciative ear until it was
finished, when he approximately addressed
these sweet singers of Israel, who then retir-
ed with light and joyous hearts to the cndcar,
ments of Home, sweet home" glad to
have contributed by their presence and
contributions, to the pleasure ofthe evening
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Eulal AGairs.

CoURT.-The September term of the
Circuit Court will commence on Monday
HE following is a list OF jurors:
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ROBBERY OF A CLUB HousE.-The

"Club House. - building located about two
miles below Elkton, on the Elk River, and
used by club Of gentlemen, residing in
Philadelphia who resor. to this place in the
fishing and gunning seasons, was entered on
Monday night last and robbed of property
to the amount Of a thousand dollars. Sev.
eral hne guns, quantity of table ware,
carpets and liquors were taken
boat was seen to anchor off Welch
Point, on Sunday, with two men in it, where
1t lay till Monday evening. On Tuesday
morning the boat was gone, and the occu.
pants of the craft are believed to have been
the robbers. The sportsmcn had all left the
Club House, on Monday afternoons for Phil
adcphia, and hence the rogues found no one
to interrupt their operations.
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DRowNED'-A colored girl about six.

DrtV " " I'D IL o0rVrou gTrr aUVuU SI2 :
teen years of age, named Caroline Waters,
from Baltimore, was drowned in Elk river,
off WEIGH Point, on Sunday last. She be,
longed on one of the Ericsson steamers,
which was lying in the river, when skfl
coming up along side, the girl jumped into
it, and attempted to return, when she fell in
the water and sank before assistance could
reach her.