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The Louisiana Bill.

The following condensation Of the bill,
to which we are indebted to the .Wiln,ing-
ton. DEL, Commercial. will give cur read.
ers a fair idea Of its provisions. The House
Of Representatives passed the bill on Tues.
day last, by vote of 1l3 to AZ:
Many Of our readers have doubtless ex.
amincd the Bill to reconstruct Louisiana,
reported by Mcssrs. Eliot and Shelabarger,
OF the New Orleans Committee. 1t contains
the following features
!. The President and Senate to appoint
Governor,to serve one year, or until the
State Government provided for, is properly
in operation and Il Legislative Council of
nine persons. They must be citizens of the
| United States, and Of louisiana, able to truth.
fully take the test oath.
,. The Governor and Council, until new
election laws arc in working order, to APP.
point all officers necessary in the State
They must take the test oath.
3. On the First Tuesday OF June 1867, an
election for such State officers as arc requir-
cd by louisana's present organizations, is
to be held.
/. The voters at this election are to be
male citizens Of the United States, Of u
years or over, residents OF Louisiana wear,
without ulStlnclOn OF race or Color, able 10
take the test oath. In addition, the private
soldiers in the rebel service are to be made
eligible TO suffrage by the L. S. Courts,
upon sufficient evidence that they held no
higher rank, and were engaged in rebellion
in no other way.
5. Secretary Of War to arrange hemethod
Of registring voters.
8. An election to be held for members of
n State Constitutional Conventions on the
I'd Tuesday Of October, 1867.
I. The President to assign Military com.
mander. and sufficient force to the State,
to compel the enforcement and authority
of the Civil Law.
s. All laws, till after new Constitution
shall be certified to Congress. If disap-
proved by that body they shall be null.
o. The State, until admitted to full repre-.
sentation shall he entitled to a delegate in
Congress.
10. All louisiana laws not inconsistent
with this form of government shall remain
in force till repealed or modified.
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PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG.
PORT DEPOSIT, Feb. Is. 1857.

''' T''' ''fi'' w. -, -ltbi.
For the past week, all nostrums for
coughs, colds, &c, have been at premium.
Rain, fog, frost, mud and cold have attend.
cd, and the weekly return from private laun
drles shows that an increased stock of nose
mats have . fought it out on that line -
clothes line.
On Saturday, gth inst. Mollie, daughter
of Mr.. j. NJ. McClcnnahan. while nlnyina
upon lounge, fell from it, fractured and
dislocatcd her right arm at the elbow. Drs.
lamar and Cromwell adjusted the injury.
The Town Commissioners have resumed
laying the pavement, commencing at Rock
Run. The election for borough officers is
close at hand, but there is not the interest
manifested which has sometimes attended
this important event.
Agents Of different Life Insurance Com.
panies have been canvassng this part OF the
country lately. This week three gentlemen
were Offering to provide "a moderate compe-
tency, at reasonable rates, to survivors of
parties who would insure.
On Saturday the ice settled down a little.
The ram and moderate weather created
some dread that there would be break up
at night, and some whose residences are OK.
posed to the flood watched until morning.
Every day since, there has been some APP
prehenslon. The water was Oh the street at
Rock Run, and in the store cellars This
afternoon, between two and three O'Clock.
the whole body Of ice moved damaging the
front OF nearly every wharf in the place.
1t piled up a little on some of them At
the mouth of Heron Run and along the base
OF Mt. ArIarat, it piled along the railroad
track ten feet above the grade, but fortu-
natey did not fall over upon the rails The
river is very high, and the next tide is looked
for with anxiety.
Our mails run by the overland route.
now. Mr. Divan, the contractor, not having
arranged with the Rail Road Co., (who car.
ried..the mail until last Saturday. has de-
clined to pay the rate charged, and now has
a boy and horse to transport it, as in the
days long ago, when Dare Benjamiu and his
pony were the envy Of Gus boys
A chronological Psychologist proposed
lecturing, but our people did not seem in
clined to have their characters developed,
and his receipts were small.
There is question now being agitatcd
which may influence the borough election,
viz:-What is to be done with the boys?-
We have good boys, plenty of them, but
there are some who are incorrigible. They
insult people on the street-annoy meetings
Of all kinds, and are unmitigated nusances.
lnsensible to shame. they are as Stonev-
hearted as caustic old Ben johnson, and de-
serve thrashing until their White skins are
The color of a Eanderver apple. Which is
better-thrash them or put them IN tho lock
up, and let the parents pay?
A Mr.. Sherlock fell and broke his arm
the early part Of last week.
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these wrongs will be attempted. The blush
of shame that covered the checks of Mary.
landers has not yet subsidized, the memory of
their humiliation has not yet faded In
nothing could this socalled legislature Of
our State have so disgraccd our people as
by selecting for a noble Office one whom
every honest man, of whatever shade of po-
litical sentiment, scorns in his soul. No
legal legislature of our glorious State would
have even dreamed of sending this man to
Washington: but in such a legislature as the
present anything is possible. The members
of it represent no party, nor are they enti-
tied to speak for any one but themselves
Having no constituents TO fear, they are em-
boldened to shame the State, and loosely
exercise their instincts for plumber and cor
ruption. 1t is not surprising that such
legislature should elect such Senator. 1t.
self elected by his baseness, it desired to
reward the cause of its own notorety. Bet.
ter eXempllied. perhaps, by the trite saying
there is honor even among thieves.
Maryland has often been Inundated be.
fore, but no past suffering for her stained
honor could he compared in acuteness to
the pain that would fill the breast of virtue
if Thomas Swami were to sit as one of her
Senators. Illegally elected by an illegal
legislature, there is fair prospect of his
hopes Of 4 reward for HIS uncommon infamy
being speedily crushed. And when the day
Of his downfall shall come, sigh of glad.
ness and relief will break from the souls of
the good and men will wonder how such n
horrid thing could even have attained his
present hight. No division will arise among
onr people in rejoicing when his unhallowel
power is spent. 1t has lasted already too
long. Humiliation and shame are upon us
now. Let them be removed. We are al
ready afflicted beyond the citizens of other
States. Apply the remedies at once. Let
Thomas Swami be rebuied for presuming to
attempt to enter the United States Senate.
lie has no claim 70 pass its doors. Penn
Sylyania may have her Buckalew, and
Cowan, California her McDougal, and Del.
aware her Salisbury, but poor Maryland
would he more pitiable still if represented
by the subject Of this article
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Swami.

Thomas Swami, though the choice of the
so.calcd legislature of Maryland for an Gle.
waited position is not yet Senator Of the
United States. Were dccency, and honor.
and manhood, and talents, the gage of fitness
for it, no doubt it would be certain he could
never enter the senatorial walls. Tnfor.
tunately that test is wanting. Ht;i it seems
almost certain that the most digniiied and
honorable of our legislative assemblies shall
not be disgraced even by the presence of
this detestable dcmagogue The selfrcspect
and elevated character of the Senate loudly
forbid the entrance of one who comes not
with EoneSt front or pure records, but who
elidcS around it, smeared with all the filth
Of party treason, aud odoreus of all the
criminal corruption that surh man is capa
bic of. No greater reproach could possibly
beiall the virtuous of our State, no greater
disgrace wound its pride and its honor, than
for Thomas Swami, dcspised by whole
people, to be one of its Senators. Once
that almost imperial office was filed by
Charles Carroll, OF CarrolIon, and after
ward by the renowned jurists aud statesmen
Of past generation. Even Rcverdy John.
son, though his political opinions are intol-
cradle, commands the respect of all by his
abilities and his manhood. THOMAS Swami
commands the respect Of none. No pure.
minded citizen can view with approval, or
even with indifference, the scenes of bis
bloody riots in Baltimore, his corrupt be.
trayai Of the party that elected him, or his
almost criminal conduct to secure his pres.
ent ptle of Senator select, No recital Of
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'Ehe Cecil Wing.
EAKTON, FEBRUARY I6, 1867.
To the Unconditional Union vO-
tiers Of Cecil Comfy.

The Unconditional Union Voters Of Cecil
county are notified to meet in Mass Conven-
ton at Elktcn. on Monday, Feb. 18th, to
select Delegates to represent the county in
the proposed State Convention, to meet. in
Baltimore, on Wednesday, Feb. Goth, lin
which Convention it is highly ncces sary that
the loyal men Of the county should be rep
resented, and for the consideration Of other
questions Of importance as may be present
ed To the Convention and also the nomi-
nation of 4 candidate for the House OF Del
egates, if deemed advisable. The Central
Committee Of the county desire an ample
representation Of the Districts on that day
BY order.
COUNTY EX. COMMITTEE.
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4flatrico.

WHlTE-GAMBLE. On the 9Th inst, at
the residence of Mr.. Joseph Graham
Wilmington, Del. by the Rev j. France
SAMUEL I. White and MIRA X. GAMBLE
both Of this county.
WINDLE-BERRlkER.--At the NJ. T..
Parsonage. Oxford. Feb. 10Th. by Rev
Francis b. Harvey, THOMAS j. WiNnLn
and MARY l.. BERGlEEE, both OF Brick
Meeting House, this county.
MAGRAW-PALMER.-On Tuesday, Feb
9TH, by the Rev. +. b. Hodge, at his res
idcncc, III Oxford, WILLIAM MAGEAw and
ELlzARETu PALMER, both Of this county,
CAIN EkT-Dofo. In Elkton, Oh the
18th inst, by the Rev. NJ. ID. Kurt, WILL
LIAM !. CALVERT and MARY ELLEN BoYp,
both of this county.
S1lANNOR-BERRl .-On the 18th inst. i,
at The Charlcstown NJ. L. Parsonage, by
Rev. G. Il. Schailcr, JonN IL. SmANYor
and ANN e. BERRY, both ofthis county.
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The Swami Sings.

Under this caption the Philadelphia Bul.
ietin reports the appearance of Mr.. Swami
in that city, after the consummation of the
bargains and sale between him and the pers
ent so called Legislature of Maryland
After giving an account of Swanns visit to
Philadelphia, through the intercession of a
brother residing their, as a guest of the
Union League of that city, when he was
manufacturing capital for the Governorship
of Maryland, The Bulletin continues:
1t is not easy to see what good Philadel,
phia can do him, but he seems to have had
some vague notion that something might
turn up for him here. Accordingly the Cop.
perhead organ of the city sounded trumpet
before him, and a pcremptory advertisement
summoned the faithful to join that eminent
body of patriots, the Keystone Club, in ser.
enading the distinguished statesman
A very select assemblage responded to the
call, and it must have been highly gratifying
to the aristocratic tastes of the Swami fami-
ly to see the distinguished character of the
party that constituted the ''lafge class of
private friends and admirers of his public
course.
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Under their True COlOrs.

Last Fall, in order to dclude weak minded
Union men, the Rebels in this county nom.
mated tvs straight out Unionists of 1861,
and two others who had always had prudence
, enough to conceal their desire for the success
of the Coniederacy. They carefully avoided
putting any man on their ticket, who was n
known sympathizer with the rebellion
Now that they think they have majority
large enough to elect whoever they please
to put on their ticket, they throw of all dis
guises, and nominated, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Mr.. Magraw,
Mr.. Joseph Colbert, who, from the first
moment that the Rebels Of South Carolina
declared their purpose to secede, has been
determinedly, persstently and openly favor.
able to their cause. He never attempted to
disguise this fact. He never sought for one
moment to conceal his sympathy He gave
son to the rebellion, and day counts it
the, brightest star in his family crown, that
that son fell on the battle field, in the Rebel
ranks, fighting for what he honestly believes
the just cause. There never was a Rebel
victory from first Bull Run to Chancelors.
vile, at which Mr.. Colbert did not rejoice
with all his heart. There never was Rebel
defeat from the first one in West Virginia to
the last surrender of General Lee, over
which Colbert did not sorrow as a woman
sorrows for the loss of her first born. lie
is man not without intelligence, but mar.
row, bigoted, and jesuitical to the last ex.
IRENE. He looks upon Pope Plus IN and
jeff Davis as the two greatest and best men
the world has ever known, and regards the
tearing down of the temporal power of the
one, by the Italian patriots, and the impris
enment of the other, by the Government of
the United States, as things which mystic.
rious Providence has permitted for n season,
but will eventually right by giving to the one
The tiara and keys, to the other the crown of
king Of the Southern Confederaey. And
there is not Union soldier, OR a supporter
of the war for the Union, who would not
suffer, if Mr.. Golibart could have his wav,
for the part he has taken in preserving the
national life. And what is worst, in all this.
he is honest, and would carry out his pur.
pose, had he the power, with all the zeal of
an inquistor Of the oldcn time.
,;t, r. annoan - n,,I;o Ir , '''o" url'or'"'
,oei 10 moa daIaoa,o ''.S' AVN NV e. ''|"'''
,.o,t;on .h;ol not - p,,,:, '''"' , Io'
acted in hearty accord and sympathy with
Scott Jrdno cormiohool pnaJ,a" I.h' "l'.'"
and tho looJ;,a pohoIs 81 Mnn,,,.l w.
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JUDGES OF ELEcrIoN.-Monday 18th inst.
has been agreed upon as the day the return
Judges of the Election to be held in this
county on Thursday next, shall meet at
Elkton, and it is important that they should
all be at Elkton on that day.
The qualified voters are those only whose
names are to be found on the registry used
at the election last fall. The Judges will
make use of the same registry and admit
none to vote whose names are not found on
those lists.
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The I1oM5 JouRNAL.-Since the decease of Mr.
Willis, from whose marked Individuality the IpD,c
Journal took such brilliant coloring, arran uents
have been made for the continued efficiency of its
editorial stun by the addition of several gentlemen
tercsts. The Home Journal will hereafter be owned
ana edited by GEORGE Perry, J. II. ELLIOT and MoRnh,
pliLLIrs under the firm of Morals PHILLips & Co.,
Mr.. Perry has been frequent and valuable conri-
butor in the department of literature and art whose
essays, sketches and poems have been favorably
received by the public. Mr.. ELLIOT was a special
tavorite Of the late editor for his poctica writings
and other productions of his pen, and Mr.. PHlLLIPs
has been chiefly devoted to the business of
the paper. The recent numbers of the Home Journal
have contained many interesting personal remin-
sciences OF Mr. Willis, which, 1t Is understood, will
lie contnyed,n future articles - Tribune, FEB. H.
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CoEEuPTIoN!-lt is reported, and with
every appearance of being true, that the late
Henry S. Magraw, Delegate to the Legisla-
ture from this county, remarked to friend,
or friends, in Washington, Immediately be.
fore his death, that he had, during his con,
nection with the politics of Pennsylvania,
seen good deal Of political corruption, but
that he had never witnessed anything to
compare in that respect, with the present
Legislature of Maryland.
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REvIvaL-LECTrRE.- A revival of con.
siderable interest is now in progress in the
NJ. L. Church, at Chesapeake city. A mum,
Der have protested conversion, and nightly
the altar is crowded with penitents.
The Pastor, Rev. W. Ii. Fries, will deliver
lecture, in the Church, this evening, (Feb.
lGth,) on Odd Fellowship, which will EN-,
brace defence of all benevolent secret or.
CARNATIONS. The ladies are specially invited
to attend
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1Jlr0.

MlCHENER.--O the Sth inst, at his resi-.
dence, W est Nottingham, this county, of
pneumonia, JonE u. MlcnENEr. formerly
OF Bucks county, Pa, in the Goth year OF
his age.
NJ l l.LEN.-At his residence in this county,
Feb. 4th, GEORGE MrLLEY, aged IS years
WATSON.-Ecb. LIST, MARTHA WATSON,
aged 10 years.
HESSEl.-On the LIST inst, near Head of
S,assallas, Kent county, Nd, of Consump
ton, CATHERINE f., wife of Charles. Hes.
scy, and daughter Of +. Luton, OF this
county, in the 22d year Of her age
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SALE OF ELKroN PRopERTY.-Mr. J. S.
Rossell has sold his store house, on Maine
street, Elkton, to W. NJ. &Samuel H. Ross,
of Lower Oxford township, Chester county,
Pa, for $4,000. The Messrs. Ross propose
converting it into a boot and shoe factory,
which business they will conduct On an ex.
tcnsive scale.
Mr.. Rossell intends erecting, early in the
Spring,>a Market House, adjoining the store
sold to the Messrs. Ross.
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Congress seemingly has discussed and OK
amncd every eXpedent 10 GET round the
question of Impeachment Of the President,
but every avenue TO reconstruction ap-
pears to be blocked up '5y the present leader
of the Rebellion. Andy Johnson.
lie stands ohstinatoly in the way OF every
conceivable means of safe and permanent
reconstruction. The civil Rights bill, guar
antceimg Justice and protection 10 persons
and property in the late rebel States, was
intended to afford that protection under the
Federal laws which was withheld by unau.
Ihori2cd State governments. SET mp by Andy
johnson. but Presidential usupcr finds
means to nuIity the force Of" that law, as
well as the Freedmcn's Bureau, making
those two acts of Congress next thing TO a
dead letter on the statute book. In like
manner every plan that has been discussed
by Congress looking to the protection of
loyalty in the South. and the restoration of
those States to their former relation in the
Union ON a republican basis, is met by the
opposition of one reckless, drunken, obsti-
nate demagoguc, whom accident has placed
in the executive chair orthc nation. Whcth-
~. ,,,,ros, ,,,o,;l... ,orr;to,;oI ~. military
Governments for those conu,crcI nrovinccs.
the cXecUl'Yc stands ready to thwart, by the
appointing power placed in his hands, the
will of Conoros. ami If ,ha laval noo,,,c or
tbc nation, bv n1ocino in imnortont NO .;tions
tho crcotrras If biy viii and rho o,o,,ios of
tho Dolior
Revolyc The matters As We will. thc only
road to permanent peace, the only hope of
protection to the ovaI, both white and freed.
men, Of those States, and The only plan of
perfect restoration and reconstruction ulsf
be preceded hv the impcachmcnt and re.
moval of the usurpcr of tbc White Housc
The nation i, rauidly crystaliZinn ON that
idea. After every cyncd;cnt has hccn dis.
cusycd there remains only fine one mode left
to pursue.
4 certain class of oIarr,ists crv ont thai
impcachmcnt will oycrturu and nrostrotc
thc business Of flo countrv. hv rro,t;nn .
manic, and mnairino confidence y, tbo ,,ns;.
o.
bcllion create panic and DESTROY confidence
in hns;nnss c;rrlos, Ard r. uot how sl,.ll
we reach the conclusion that 80 insignificant
q mattcr rs dcnos;nn prcs;lcpt who i in
League with the rebels. and whom NO ono
rcsnccts or rcoards. will convuIsc ar uros.
troie lhc bnsines. oncr,tions Of q po,;on
that have GROWN IN etrono,h and m,on;tuda
during the throes Of n four veors rebellion
Tho ,ol;or 81 ..,a,. 1.L, e. o,,o.,
n nrocnod nnonnosod onl nnolno,,ad would
ot o,,l,, ,,o,,lr.o H. l,,s;,.a. r. ~. ..,
,r. hut I,r;,n ,no,, :, hon1.r,,,,,ov d;ann;an
ora rn;, TIora :, .a.l l,e, 49,. ~. a.,
,an,o,,,;,, ~ ,,,.. r-.;a, 49,,
ho.;,'. ~, ,,,oocnra 49,, ,.;n .,,'a $50
AVA oonG1ano,o g. i,o ,,.;n.S, ;,,a.a,,,,-ar
,ha o,.,,,,,.. no ,,oona h., .,h;ah IT, gn,
,ooed Irnion;sts of ,bo South ,vh;t, avn
b,ool, o,n CrI ,ro,oo,;oo. o,a H., wL;ol
.,,;o, ~ .',..,-..5 :,
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Gentlemen, Youths and Boys,
ROCKHILL " WILSON,
holland & 'O.S
STEAM P9.ANHS MILL.

Now John, III tell You in good faith what have to
You know i, la been the talk with me, this many
our House is getting too Old to i've in with comfort
The Doctor says il work 50, never can be stronger
II keeps me busy all the time, just going round ana
Az fast rs clean up the dirt, more comes tuinb!nc
Yesterday, when the "lin came on, ran up TO move
Against that offset in the wall, nearly broke my
With buckets, pans, and everything, tried to catch
But there are so many leaks the carpets got all wet
The other day, when Dan came, he brought along
She is so biz was afraid she'd break into the cellar
The roof is bad, the walls are crack d, the floors arc
very thin live III.
Indeed Oh the whole, John the house is not lit to
i,cat wife, you have truly told and intend 10 heed /:
\ new house viii have, for this Is too very bad
Indeed stuff,
So to No,nds steam Mill I'll 20, and order ont the
Where they keep Lumber Dressed, and Lumber in
the rough. true
The Mill is IN complete order it runs smooth and
And warmed by heaters; to run The season thioughi
The Port Deposit and Columbia Rail Road runs close
by the Mil, build;
Afiordng facilities of access for those that want to
They have Frames OF all descriptions for Windows
And Boards ready worked for Notwithstanding
Some Of the Doors are plain, SONS moulded, thick
ard stout,
yust ~ they are Intended for the inside and the out
It's all the same VIVA, tho building Is sonc, frame o!
The work il ALWAYS made to sut IT, either thin n
Iouldngs neat Of ever! style; all sizes OF sash and
Blinds Kinds
Turning done true and neat; the machinery all ne%
and good; are wood
And If YOU saw the Brackets, you'd wonder If they
The work will be made 10 order neat and smooth as
All the builder will have to do is to sci 1t up together
The cash will be primed and glazed, the FsAmel
and IN about Tour week. the house will be ready TO
move in lJan 10, 1867 -ew
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Notice 90 diCdianIS

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that the subscribers
] of t"cil county have obtained from the ORPHANS
Court OF said county, letters TrStamcntury On Tie
personal estate of " ~
JOHN u. MTCIIENTR
late of said county, deceased Al ucr-n,,. hovir,.
claims against the said deceased are hereby warned
To exhibit the same. with the vouchers Hereof dmj
authenticated. - WY
ON or h"iorc the I!rh day Of February. 1865.
they may otherwise, by law. be excluded from nil
benefit o said estate. Al persons indebted to said
estate ar" requested to make Immediate rIymcnt TO
"a" SuhScribcrs Given under olr hands this 10Th
day Of February, 1867 "
AARON i. .MICHENER
AMOS J. MICIIENER
Executors "t John y. Mi"hCncr deceased
Tcst-CmAtELEY b. CUTLER, Register.
Feb III, lSf7--Gw