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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13
The Cecil Wing.
ELKT0N, AERsL Ia, 1867.
Counting the COrored PeOpEa.

As the Republicans predicted, when the
battle against the Democratic party for equal
rights was won, and the GDlored man came
into possession of those rights, which that
party staked their very existence to with
hold, then they would begin to pat him on
the shoulder and make love to him for his
vote. Throughout the country they are at
this game already. Even the constitutional
owlishness of The Cecil Democrat has been
aroused to sense Of the impending danger
that threatens Democracy, and last week
makes an awkward attempt. in a round
about way, to shake hands with the mig
GERS An article is gotten up in the shape
of Il letter, purporting to have been written
by one of the coored folks, calling Mr.. Tor
bert and the Republican party to account for
advising the colored men of this State to
organize and be ready to act when the great
day of their enfranchisement arrives. This
| letter starts ont with, " hoped the spirit Of
caste was at an end in Maryland Yes, il
| looks like it when the last Democratic Legis-
| lature refused to repeal the law allowing
colored witnesses to testify in the Courts OF
the State, and at the same time providing by
| law to- pay all fines and costs out of the
State Treasury that Judges might incur UNI
der the Civil Rights bill, for refusing the
testimony of persons Of color. Has The
Democrat forgotten the long articles it full
minated few months ago, endeavoring to
prove that negro testimony against white
| men never could be admitted with safety?
arguing that there was no truth in colored
man il called to testify in case against a
white person, -that they were claniah and
would seek to screen each other at the ex-
pense of justice and truth, together with all
| the electioneering clap-trap commonly made
use of by that party to condemn the colorcd
man. A wonderful and new light appears
to be entering the eyes OF these Democratic
molcs. Well, We are willing to give hose
| enemies to the colored race an opportunity
to cheat Cnsas and Pompey if they can, -
Be consistent in your new faith and advo.
cate the right of suffrage for the colored
men of Maryland, and let the Constitution
be so altered as to allow them vote next
fall. Confess your sins while the day OF
grace lasts and own up to the sorrow you
feel for the abuse and libcls you have never
before this hour, ceased to shower upon the
black race. You have deceived the foreign,
cr, but you will not be able, with your grog,
shops, to coutrol the American citizen OF
African descent" The smoke of their
burning churches and school houses in Mary,
land still rises to heaven to testify against
that party which nov is beginning to pat
them Oh the shoulder
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The Convention. sfiRi.

The election. On Wednesday last, resulted
in favor Of the call OF Convention, and
there being no Republican ticket run any.
where in the State, the concern, when it as.
scmbles in May next, will be thoroughly
Rebel. The lately enfrancbiscd Rebels
voted, Of course to a man, for the Conyen-
ton, but numbers of the habitual voters of
the Democratic ticket were opposed to. and
voted against, Il Convention. In Baltimore.
upwards Of nine thousand registered voters
did not exercise their right to vote, and in
the western counties the Republicans refus.
ed, IN o great measure, to have anything to
do with the election, considering it an lille
gal and nconsttutionakact. Ia this county
the vote was very light, rs will be seen by
the table. We have not received the returns
from the whole State, and cannot give the
result complete, nor is it Of importance to
do so. The Republican party have a duty
before them, TO perform which, we venture
to predict, they will not lalter IN the eXecu-
ton of. The State Central Committee will
assembly in Baltimore on Wednesday next,
and the course to be pursued will then be
agreed upon. We predict the next funda,
mental law of the State of Maryland that
goes into operation, will grant the right of
the elective franchise to every citizen Of the
State, without respect to race, color, or pre-
vious condition, unless he is denied that
right on account OF crimes for which he has
been convicted. We think it not unlikely,
from the present stir in the Coppcrhead
camp, that such provision will be engrafed
into the new Constitution which they pro-
pose to frame for Maryland; bat whether
they adopt universal manhood suffrage or
not, it will constitute an article in the next
Constitution which takes effect il this State
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

No POSTMASTER. Mr.. Andrew Biddle
was rejected by the U. s. Senate this week
as Postmaster at Elkton. This Elkton
Post Office and First District Collectorship of
Internal Revenue of Maryland prove to be
terribly destructive traps TO Copperheads. -
Mr.. Gibson is the last rejected candidate for
the Colectorship of this District.
The Hon, II. Mccullough, VIC believe has
the naming Of candidates for these Offices,
and he very consistently names his political
| friends, who uniformly come to grief. 1t
proves the Honorable gentleman's good
intentions to serve his party friends to the
| extent of his ability, which is all very pro-
per. These bones Of contention are likely
to serve an excellent purpose in paying off
large number of political claims, as Mr..
Mccullough certainly fulfIs his Obligations
to his friends when he procures their nom
ination.
| These Offices remind us of an anecdote of
a half dollar. A certain hotel keeper in
Cecil county had in his employ a man who
was remarkably fond of his "tod "a cir.
. cumstance not instrumentation the pro.
prietor paid every night for his days work
with half dollar-wages were not so high
then as now. Discovering that his employee
spent the money at the bar almost as soon
as he received it, "mine host who was
something ola wag-concluded to marx a
half dollar and SEQ how many days work he
could pay for with the same piece. The
same half dollar proved to be good for six
| days work. These two Offices bid fair TO be
as good an investment for hquidating poli,i-
cal obligations, as that half dollar was for
paying days. work
P.S.-Slnce the rejection Of Mr. Biddle,
the name Of Mr.. Rudolph Bennett was
| handed in for the same position and met IL
similar fate.
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The WILMINGTON DAILY COMMERCIAL

HE WILMINGTON DAILY CoMNERcIAL.-
Tins daily evening paper-the only daily in
the State of Delaware, improves as it in.
creases in age. 1t contains the pih Of all
the telcgraphic news of the country, the
markets, and summary of general news.
The Commercial is lively, racy little sheet,
giving complete record of the local news
of the State. geographically it is got up
III the best style, printed on fine white paper
and with clear new type. The Commercial
has solved the problem Successfully of a
Daily in Wilmington, aud its enterprising
proprietOrS, Jenkins & Atkinson. deserve
the support Of the citizens of the Diamond
State. 1t is thoroughly Republican in its
sentiments, and will work an important
change in the politics of that State, if prop.
erly supported, which at present it bids fair
to be.
Mr.. Creasdale, the Local on The Com.
mcrcial, called on us on Monday last. lie
is young man OF intelligence, pleasing ad
dress, and, Judging from the articles that arc
pennod by him daily, fully competent tor
the position.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

AN IMPROVEMENT IN CLOCK WINDIYG.-
Mr., r. B. Goodyear, left ip our Office few
days since mantle clock with a very inge.
NOUS contrivance for winding up, which
dispenses with the slow and clumsy mode of
winding with key The winding posts
have pulleys placed on them under the dial
to which cords are attached that are carried
to the top of the clock and passed OYER roll.
lers to the outside These cords are attach.
ed to slides which move up and down grooves
on the sides of the clock. BY simply draw.
ing the slides down to the stops at the bot
tom Of the grooves the clock is wound up
in moment without opening the door,
Clocks arranged to wind up by this inyen,
ton OF Mr. Goodyear, always indicate how
nearly they have run down, and are wound
up so easily aud quickly, that child can do
1t with no danger Of damaging the clock
Ibis mode if properly introduced will soon
supersede the slow and clumsy practice now
in vogue ofwindng with keys.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

The AMERICAN AGRlcuLruGsT. The
greatest agricultural pa per in the world
No farmer should he without it. More IN
formation is furnished to the culuYator of
the soil and stock raiser through the col.
umns Of this journal than through any other
medium that we know of, and at an almost,
nominal cost-&l 50 per year. The range
of the A3riculturist is not confined merely
to the cultivation Of the sol! in its several!
departments of farming, gardening, horticul
lure, etc. but it cutters the home circle and
seek. to improve the mind, the heart and the
social virtues thus making its impress as
deeply in the moral, as TIE material world
Every head of a family who introduces the
1UtcHttm'ist into his household, will not
fail to add to the virtue, intelligence, and
hence usefulness Of every member who ha.
blluaiIy peruses its richly stored pages.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

OvR County RoADs.-Grcat complaints
have been made the past Winter, of the hor.
rIblc plight our county roads have been in.
This may, in a great measure, be attributed
to the unprecedented stormy weather; but
it should not all be ascribed TO that cause
The mode Of repairing our roads is, per-
haps the most slip.shod and wretched, in
the majority Of cases, that could well be
devised. The appropriations are, in q great
measure, wasted by the manner in which
the work is performed on the roads. If n
part OF It road were put in proper order, and
constructed so as to turn the water from the
bed Of the road into the cutters, that part so
mended would need little or no repair for
long time. But in place of this mode, the
Supervisor generally patches the road all
along, and the first heavy rain that falls
washes his work away. IT'S evident that
the work under such circumstances had bet
ter never have been done. Had the money
thus wasted. been properly applied to MAX
ing part OF the road permanent, filing the
holes and taking the loose stones from the
remainder. it is evident the public would
receive much more benefit, and the roads, by
such a SYSTEM carried out n few years, be
put in thorough repair, SO that but little ex.
pense would he required to keep them in
order in future. But until the present loose
mode that has been in vogue for the last
hundred years in this, and neighboring sec.
tons OF country, with little change, except
perhaps for the worse, is abandoned, and
one adopted in which the contracting party
to mend . road is placed under bond to per.
form the work properly, the public need
hope for no relief. If the roads were put up
at auction and the contracting parties bound
to fulfil their obligations to the county, the
dawn of a new and better era might be looked
for in our public roads. The money that is
spent, or rather wasted, on our roads, is suf.
fcient, if applied judiciously for q few years,
to put all Of our public roads in good order,
and after that one-half the present expendi.
ture ought to preserve them in repair, if
judiciouSly applied, and by Supervisors who
were made responsible for their acts and
expenditures. 1t is absurd to turn Tom.
Dick and Harry out ON the roads and allow
them to waste the money Of the county with.
out any responsibility attaching 10 them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

- -
EASTERN SHORE RAILROADS. AS consider.
able has been said lately through the news.
papers and by individuals about the proposed
new railroads of the Eastern Shore Of Mary.
land, and particularly that of Elkton and
Massey's Cross Roads, for which charter
was granted by the last legislature Of this
State NC have been at some pains to in
quire and have elicted the following facts,
which have been furnished by parties pro-
Tossing to be thoroughly posted in the affair.
From Elkton to Head of Sassafras is 10
miles by public road, and would probably
be shorter distance by rail z; and from the
latter point TO Massey's Cross Roads the
distance is miles. AT this point the road
would connect with the Kent county rail.
road, which again connects at some point
further down with the Queen AIMS railroad :;
thus giving an nnbroken rail to Baltimore or
Philadelphia, via the fkton junction, short.
ening the distance of travel from those mid
die counties Of the Eastern Shore to Balt.
more considerably while the distance would
be no greater from those points to Philadel,
phia by the proposed line Of Eastern Shore
roads than by the Delaware road.
The road is already graded from Elkton to
the Bohemia river, which is IL miles, and
our informant assures US that the Phil, vii
and Bait Railroad Company are ready to
construct it from Elkton to the old French.
town road, miles.
The State of MaryIands appropriation to
the road is S5S,00O, and considerable sums
have been subscribed by individuals, together
with the work which the Phil, vii. and
Bait. Railroad Company propose to do,
wonId amount to fully half the cost of the
entire work. The damages of property
owners would be nominal, as the greater
part of such damages would doubtless be
taken in stock> The prospects, we think,
are very favorable toward building this i'm.
portant link to connect the Eastern Shore
with Baltimore by shorter, more conven.
lent and less expensive route than the pres.
ent Delaware road. If the matter were
taken in hand properly Ivy enterprisng men,
who would fairly represent the great adyan
tages of the road to the State Of Maryland,
we think sufficient means could be raised in
short time in the city of Baltimore to com,
pletc the road What men have we in Kent
aud Cecil who will display the requisite
amount Of enterprise TO take hold aud get
the work under way? If once started, the
great advantages Of the road are SO apparent
that we hazard the prediction that it would
soon he completed
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

FoRrrAuGu's GIGAXTIc Circus AND Mr.
NAGEEIE,-Ihs magnificent and meritor;ous
show will exhibit in Elkton, on Wednesday
next, The institution has number of
special features which should command the
attention OF the public, and insure the Pro.
prctor liberal patronage. There arc
twenty-five cages Of animals and birds the
smallest and largest elephants in the coun.
try, and circus troupe of admitted excel.
lencc. These features, with number of
others, make 1t one Of the very best shows
in the country.
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For The Cecil Wing

The CONCERTS AT PoRr DEPoslr.-The
Concerts OF the German Singing Association
OF this place, for the benefit Of the poor of
the town, given On the evenings of the Sth
and 9th, under the directions of Professor
Greeublatt, passed off with considerable
ec'at. The orchestra, chorus and accom-
paniments were of superior character. -
Messrs. Greenblatt, Klein, Simon, Smith,
Lamm and Stoppelwere frequently enchored,
and in their several parts gave evidence of
great artistic merit, Indeed the whole com
pany is Of superior character, and their
entertainments decidedly the best of the
kind given in Port Deposit for long time
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

DEATH OF PRoF. N. X. RICHARDSON. -
We regret to be called on to announce the
death of Nathaniel Kirke Richardson, the
popular Elecutionlst, which occurred in
Philadelphia, on Tuesday last. In his death
the literary world has lost bright and rising
star. AS Reader he had but one equal in
the country. He was taken off in the very
Spring-t'me of life, being only in his 24th
year. His malady was consumption,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

LAND SALE.-Mr. Jacob c. Wooley, Esq.
u practical farmer Of Long Branch, Nj,
aud his estimabe lady and interesting fami.
lyh have moved to "Rivcr. View Peach Farm y
below North East, which he lately purchas.
ed, and which has been occupied the past
three years by George Wilson, Esq. Sue.
cess to our new and welcome fellow agricul.
turist; may his labors prosper abundantly
in Cecil, We extend him hearty welcome,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS The County
Commissioners advertise to hear appeals,
make transfers, and correct assessments, on
the 23rd, Oath and 25th inst. Those who
want their lists corrected should make it
their business to appear before the Board
one of the above named days Very many
taz> payers, not taking The Wig fail to as
certain when the Commissioners advertise
to hear appeals, and do not appear before
the Board to have taxes stricken off which
they have no right to pay. So this little
bit of parslmony in not paying $500 for
their county paper costs them often more in
one year, which might have been saved in
taxes, than would suffice to pay several years
subscription.
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PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING,
PoRr DEPOSIT, April 10. 1867.


- On last Monday, Mr.. Natter, PRINCIPAL
of the Public School here, left for Pennsyl.
yania, to prepare to enter the ministry. Mr..
Matter Is young gentleman of promise,
and leaves here many friends, who have be.
come attached to him during his sojourn
among Us, and wish him God speed in his
prospective duties.
The Public School, now in charge of
Miss Berthe Stephenson, will close its term
this week.
- Yesterday produced some excitement.
Mr.. Ascherfcld's horse became frightened
by some dlsarrangement of the harness,
while entering the town, ran away, passed
between kidd's and Cooks stores, threw
the Professor out, broke the carriage. started
the horse Of Mr. Swisher, broke his carriage
aud harness, and knocked a post from Kidd s
porch. Fortunately no one was injured ex.
cept in property,
The German Concerts passed of pleas.
antly and creditabiy, having fair houses both
nights.
The new assessment having been com.
plcted for this town, the Commissioners have
appointed Monday and Tuesday next, 10th
and 10th iHsts., to hear appeals. They will
hold their meetings at the Office of j. p.
Vanneman d Son, from to clock p. NJ.
Of those days.
On Monday our new timetable was
started on the Branch Road, Tho trains
leave at AN. and lao Pm. The steamer
Alice leaves at 9.45AM. and !. 80 and Pm,
giving, together, frequent opportunities for
travellers 10 leave our town. 1t is supposed
that there will be an evening train put on as
the sni ~" advances.
More timber is coming in It is report
ed that the water is too high above TO run.
The foaters are preparing for trade, and are
erecting shsnties, twisting writhes, gathering
their crows for the summer campaign.
- The OILERS are drifting Some shad
and herring are taken. The former sell
from 40 to so cents each.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

HE HOME JOURNAL. We noticed in our
last issue the absence Of this literary pancr
for some weeks from our exchanges. We
have since received the missing numbers,
which had been withheld through accident
and not Intentionally on the part of the
proprietors. The JoprnaI has been much
enlarge recently, aud as a racy literary
paper, 1t contains the cream of evcry thing
excellent in the sphere in which it moves
The Jomnnl is beautifully printed on fine
white paper aud furnished at 800 wear.
Published by Morris Phillips & Co.. 1o7
Fulton street, y. Y.
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MarylaMd's Bankrupt Treasury.

The following letter from the Comptroller
and Treasurer shows the condition in which
the late Copperhead Legislature left the
Treasury. a year ago, the Treasury was
full. Three million eight hundred thousand
dollars were appropriated by the late . Con,
sentative " Legislature. The 40 members
employed sevcnty,fye clerks, pages, door,
keepers, ETC., to wat on them. They man.
aged to leave Maryland and the Democratic
party in the condition the Wings said Van
Buren, was left after Harrison's election, 0.
K.-Out of kash, out of llredit, out Of kiose
and off to Undertook.
But here is the letter describing the pres.
cnt condition of the Treasury
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Eofal affairs.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

II. l.. Headiey--Sae Of Carriages.
H. Hall x Ce.--liartlett Sewing Machine.
/. A. C. Gerry-Tnternal Revenue.
Cecil National Bsnk-Quartery Report.
Mrs. NJ A. Brown-First Annual Opening.
Miss Emily Tyson-NliGery.
j McCauiey Joseph q, Brown-lntcrual Eeyen
s. j. Martenet-Real Estate Agent.
Irland &Fulton-Dessolution.
Mrs. Rhodcs-Millinery.
Thos. = Jones-Elkton Foundry.
Mrs. NJ. A. j. Nelson-NIilnery.
Isaac Gray-Annual Sale Of Seed Potatoes &c
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

Southern Rebel papers ridiculc and
abuse the North Carolina Republican Con
yention. The Henderson Inder saws the
delegates we're "Hodenites, Flunkeyites,
Negroites, and every other nauseous and
comtemptibleito that the State could pro.
duce." The Wilmington Dispatch calls
them Holden miscegenationists. A cor.
respondent ofthe Petersburg Virginia Indes
sneers at the sight of "colored men in eau
Gus with those who, few years ago, owned
them
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Die0.

CLARK.-ln Baltimore, on The 9th instant,
after short and painful illness, MILAN
CLARK, beloved husband of Isabella Win.
chester CLARK, in the list year of his age,
one of the Old Defenders of Baltimore in
1914.
HAl MES. Near Port Deposit, on the Goth
n!t., THOMAS HMNEs, In the S9th year of
his are
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the
Odd Fellows of Elkton to celebrate the %
INST, as day of Thanksgiving, &C., among
Odd Fellows throughout the State Parti,
culars next week. There will be speakers
for the occasion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the McCul.
Tough Iron Company, held on the 9th inst.
the following gentlemen wero elected officers
OF the Company, to serve the ensuing year
d. Mcdaniel, President; John II. Adams.
Vice President; VIM. s. Hagany, Treasurer;
w. B. Spear, Secretary: j. j. Mccullough
Managing Director; L, \. Harvey, General
Supt Of Manufacture.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

FIRE.-The roof Of the storehouse of Capt.
Wm' Manly, at North East, took FIRE from a
stove'pipc, on Saturday last, and was burn.
ed. BY the eXortons of the citizens the fire
was eXtinguishcd before other damage was
done.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-04-13

AccIDENr.-Charles Shippers, son Of Mr..
Nathaniel Shippers, of North East, had the
end of The second finger Of his right hand
caught in the cogs of corn shelter, one day
last week, and SO badly smashed that ampu.
tation will be necessary.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
ANNAPOLIS, April ., 1867.

The undersigned, officers of the Treasury
of Maryland, regret to announce that, owing
70 the repeal of the g Bounty Tax" and all
laws Authorizing the issue Of bonds for the
payment OF county, they are compelled to
suspend for the present ali payments on this
account; and all other appropriations made
by the General Assembly at the late session
are suspended, the payment of the interest
on the public debt, and the ordinary OK.
penses Of the State Government having nh.
sorbed all the money in the Treasury
AS soon as the receipts Into the Treasury
will justify the resumption of payment on
these accounts due notice will be given.
WIN. j. LEONARD,
Comptroller.
ROBERT FOWLER,
Treasurer. ~