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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
The Cecil Whig.
ELkTON, July ID. 1867.
Congress and the Elective Fran
Chise.

Congress, in its great haste to get through
with its dog day session, has refused to con-
slider any other business than that of passing
an explanatory act to the Reconstruction
law passed at its last session, and which
Andy johnson was intent on evading The
hopes of the Republicans of the Border
States will, in consequence of this haste on
the part of Congress, be deferred for few
months, when their contamination is Ger.
tain. In the meantime, the rebels now in
convention at Annapolis will take new heart
at this short respite, and endeavor to rush
their Copperhead Constitution through and
put it to q vote before the people can exam
inc its olious provisions. 1t behooVes every
Republican, in view Of this state Of affairs,
to make ready for the conflict, and expose
it, and fight against, and defeat it at the rat
flying election. The main object of the
party that has the formation of this retro
grading pre- Adamite concern in hand is to
fill Offices with their pariZans, and plumber,
as much as possible, the public treasury dur
ing their short lease of power, which they
Legislature Of that party squandered four
millions Of the States treasures, mostly in
idle and foolish appropriations; and ats off
spring, the present Constitutional Conven'
ton, is swallowing up Sl50,00o of those
eXtravagant appropriations. 1t the people
want such thieves checked in their career
of plumber, let them prepare to defeat the
| work of the present convention to perpetuate
| power in the hands of the rebel element OF
the State, to empty all the offices and fill
them with traitors and rcnegades.
The object Of the present Copperhead
party which are in power, by this new Con.
stitution that they are endeavorng to fasten
upon the people of this State, is to largely
represent the former slave counties in the
Legislature, in order that they may thus be
enabled to hold control of the State, to
break up the Public School system that the
poor mans children may remain in igno-
rance and by an odious militia law foist as
many rebel officers into military positions in
the State as possible; and by levyng q tax
of $500 head as communication, upon all
who prefer being thus mnlcted, to going
through ridiculous cornstalk drill, directed
by ex-rebel soldiers, returned from Lee $
army, provide fund to fiji the pockets OF
men who if they had had justice, many OF
! them would have stretched hemp.
These are few of the many odious pro-
iects that the convention has ra.Gssembled
to complete, and which the Republicans oil
the State are called upon to prepare to com.
bat and defeat.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
The Convention and the Public
school Lazy.

1t has been manifest TO every observer
that the hatred Of the leaders Of the demo.
cratic party to Public Schools is intense
The body now sitting at Annapolis and re
presenting perhaps one fourth ofour citizens,
rs Convention, have made the most insid
nous attacks upon the present system of
Public Schools, but they shrink from open,
ly assailng it. The Convention, we believe,
has concluded to shift the responsibility of
its final destruction upon the shoulders of
the next Legislature, which it provides shall
enact law for public education; bnt in
case that Legislature fails to do so, then the
present system shall be null and void.
If the present system Of Public Schools
is imperfect it is in the rqwnr Of the Legis.
lature to reform it, and there is no shadow
of excuse for this rebel Constitutional Con-
vention meddling with it at all, exoept the
wish OF the party now in power to destroy
it. This is the only, and the real object for
such medding with our Public School law
which is declared by men, qualified to speak
en- the subject, to be one Of the best State
SYSTEMS Of Public Schools in the country
But where Ignorance and whisky are in the
ascendant, there modern democracy riots in
its pride but where learning and morality
are the distinguishing characteristics of Il
community, there the democratic party
wanes. Hence their Partially for vice and
ignorance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

INTERNAL REvEyuE.-Many persons who
taxes to pay are waiting for special notice
from the Deputy Collector, Mr.. McIntire.--
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
directed that Collectors in future shall not
send, as heretofore, special notices to tax.
payers; but advertise in county paper for
all taxables to pay their tax by a certain
specified time. Mr.. Mclntire, and the Col.
lector, W. II. Smith, have already given
such notice. No further notice will be given,
and persons not attending TO it will have the
fine of 10 per eontto pay. Mr.. McIntira, the
Deputy Collector, may he found at Hon. j.
A. }. Creswell's office, in Elkton, between
the hours Of AN. and PM.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
= Our pre-. Adamite Constitutional Co

- Our pre- Adamite Constitutional Con.
vention re-assembled at Annapolis, on last
Wednesday, after recess OF some two
weeks-during which recess, however, the
five dollars q day pay to members went on
The members have rusticated, and rested
after their drduOns labors to turn back
old Time in his flight. In the meanwhile,
Congress has assembled, and they have no
doubt anxiously waited to ascertain whether
that body was disposed to deal Justly with
rebels in Maryland as in other slave States
Finding the members of the National Leeis
lature not disposed to check the career of
Maryland rebels, at the July session, by
doing justice to all citizens Of the country
by passing universal enfranchising act, our
secession assemblage at Annapolis will
take heart and go at their work with renewed
energy. They will now hurry up their new
Constitution and rush it to vote before the
people have time to examine its provisions.
In view of these facts it becomes the duty
of every Republican to grid on his armour
and prepare singly for the contest against
that diaboical Copperhead contrivance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

SNAIx."-We were visited on Saturday
last, by an exhibitor Of that lovely species
of reptiles, snakes. He had in his posses.
sion number of the different sorts, some
of which were curiosties here. His exhib.
tons were public: first handling few of the
snakes, and then passing his hat among the
crowd after which, if the collection was
satisfactory, he went through the remainder
of the show by putting dozen or more of
the creatures around his neck, making them
kiss him, &c. In the kissing performance
the poor snakes were to be pitied, as their
owner seemed to contain whisky enough to
impregnate his breath sufficiently to scken
the meanest snake.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

PosTMAsrERs in some parts of the county,
we are informed, have instituted new postal
arrangements in the delivery of The JVhig.
For some months we have mailed the pack
ages of papers with printed labels posted on
them in place of writing on the bundles the
name of the post Office to which each pack.
age is mailed. Sometimes, however, we are
short Of printed LABELS, and direct some Of
the packages with the pen. These pen
directed packages are left unnoticed and not
distributed by some of the PMS Now.
it is the duty of the postmaster or his deputy
to distribute all papers, and if we haven't
time or don't choose to print labe! ior the
packages, it is none of their business. We
desire postmasters to distribute all papers to
the parties to whom directed, and in future
hope to hear ma more complaints of their
inexcusable negleets. A word to the wise
ought to suffice.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
A MOTHER SWINDJE Of tho loto,,

ANOTHER SwINDLE.-One of the latest
ways of swindling farmers, which we have
noticed, is in the lightning rod line. A
party goes round with wagon loaded with
the rods, offering to put mp rod for SIS.
If the owner of the house or barn agrees TO
the price-which, of course, seems very fair.
he not having detected the catch-he signs
a contract to that effect, and the rod is put
up. After having gone round the neighbor
hood and repeated this operation as often as
possible, the swindlers then present bills for
the $lS for putting up" and As cents per
foot for the rod itself. The owner of the
building must pay this extra charge, or run
the risk of law suit, with the almost abso.
lutte certainty Of losing the case through the
deceptive wording of the contract. We have
not heard of the party being in this vicinity.
But it will be well for all to have distinct
understanding as to what "putting up"
means before they bargain for work with
those who are unknown to them. The
country is overrun with swindlers, and it
behooves all to be on the alert. BY this
caution honest dealers will lose nothing,
while thereby rogues may be thwarted in
their designs,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

THE FOURTH " AT RISING SuX.--A cor.
respondent of the OrGra Press pives tbo
f,l,w;,o ,ooo,,, ~ ,ha o,I,,lo,;a 20 :,
~ I.> o"''| W we ''''"'"''o'' ol the
fonrth AZ h'sihg Sun
n,,r;ng ,ho dow ,ho s.roo,, ,o..,
., ;n',;,ss .''o Jay .ie s'iee.S presented quite
dance. wnii;nr Thar ""ia,n, '''ins III ap"h-
harvestcrs f. bnrr, f., ,Ln W .'le p""y
ment. Business wos , .nSron 'e v. n,''""e'
At UlP,M. the n.r,"rmanGn '' nn,' Nv : L.
the advance of horsa'nou IN ''rnna.'";e,' ~ ~
way of Pearl ST Thov marcEaJ ,lnomo ~
ont the prucipal streets hali;nn tbraa
in Centre Snunre, Their mornhino AMY a a','r'
ter marching. performing The r;%bt AMI iar
wheel. &c. Mr., las, G 7Tbom,ynn "mu le'i
by two aids, deserves arent credit I far L;'
skin and annoaronce mo, III. naao ~. us
marshal. His steed nerform.J lee" 't;H% a.
evidently being ouite nroud of ;ts ,;Jor
Not by any means the slightest teotnra or
this procession was the annenrance and no W.
formance of the Rising Sun Garnet narm ma
Critics should here be informed that this
hand has lately been raoro,ni,aL a'I , .''
tains many Young members. The oanern,
appearance of the procession was yer1 GOOD
great care being taken to decorate tho horses
with wreathes and covers. and rnsnltnd j.,
exciting the admiration Of nil snact"torS III
Next came a speech in the order Of tho nro.
gramme, by II. II. Torbert, ESQ. of Elkton
patriotic in character eyn..;o In. ',,,,,,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

DISTINGUISHED TRAvELER.-Th celebrat-
ed colored man, Frederick Dougla pass
ed up the Peninsula Railroad and through
who introduced him to some passengers,
and he entertained them by promptly an
swering many questions propounded con.
corning himself and the colored people of
this country. He had been to Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va, lecturing, and said he was
treated with the utmost respect and attention
by both white and coored. He was ex-
tremey atiable and facetious, and in reply
to IA question which drew forth the answer,
he said his old master family had frequent
ly declared he was the most distinguished
man from the Eastern Shore of Maryland
since the days Of his Grandfather, General
Lloyd. Del. Hepuhiican.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
The Reconstruction RiIl,

The prominent features OF the supplement.
tary Reconstruction Bill, are as follows
Section one declares it to have been the
true intent and meaning of Congress that
the Provisional Governments heretofore OK.
listing III the rebel States We're Illegal and
void and that they were to be continued
subject in all respects to the military cn,H.
manders and the authority &C Congress or
Section two rrovidea that thN Is. g. ~
this is supplemental and also thu whlci'
%, shall be construed to auft "a OF MarcI
taFy commanders, WHOM" vor ''o nh me init
Gessary, to remove -. suenend lucy o"e cen ne
yirIue of So, ,,pai, exercising authority by
~ uprolnt others to ill their nlnces. nmI
'n'e such Commanders shalt also have an.
'nor';y 10 prohibit, suspend or set aside any
"rt vi such government or Of any subordi.
maze authority thereof, the intent of the
aforesaid acts being that such Governments
snail DC continued subordinate to the mill.
''tly, ana all acts heretofore done by such
commanders shall be deemed valid, See.
Ton , provides that Boards of Registration
SHALL admit to registry only such persons as
they deem entitled to registration under the
PROVISIONS Of TIE acts aforesaid. They shall
not regard the taking Of the oath prescribed
ny INC ACT oi Mafch y, 1867, as conclusive of
the right of registration, but simply us pyi,no
Jd@e evidence, only, and they may receive
such evidence under oath as they may deem
proper from persons applying to be regis
tered or others.
Boards of Registration may strike from
the list OF voters the name of any one al
ready registered, who, in their Judgment,
improperly took the OATH or was not emit
tied TO be registered, and they shall not be
bound or governed in their action by any
opinion Of any officer of the United States
Government. Record evidence to prove
participation in the late rebellion, on the
part OF those applying for registration, shall
not be required; parol evidence shall be
sufficient. Section fourth provides that no
evil Court of the United States or of any
State shall have jurisdiction of any proceed.
ing, civil or criminal, against any such dis
trct commander for any official act done
under these acts. Section fifth declares thai
no district commander shall be removed
from the command assigned to him, with.
ont the advice and consent of the Senate
or unless cashiered or dismissed or unless
he consents thereto.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
GOV. SwANN's MILITIA. The Washinpto,

Coy. SWANS MILITIA. The Washington
Chronicle says:
We learn that Mr.. James Cooper, who
served in the Rebel army during the entire
war, has been commissioned by Gov. Swami
as Brlgadier General Of the new Maryland
Militia now being 50 rapidly organized and
equipped; also, that Colonel j. G. Herbert,
who commanded the lst Maryland Rebel
regiment, and was wounded at Gettysburg,
has fall regiment of returned Confederate
soldiers in the new military service OF Mary
land. styled the ''Mnry land Guard" ard
that they have adopted the rebel gray uni.
form. TIE State authorities have purchased
the guns for them, and great eagrrnrss is
manifested to have this sodiery ready for
active service.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

MARYLAND EDUCATIONAL JouRyAL.-Th,s
is the title of a well conducted school and
family monthly, published III Baltimore.
and which is. the organ of the State Board of
Education and ofthe commissioners associa.
ton. Mr.. II. s. Zevely is the managing
editor. 1t is vehicle of valuable ,nforma.
ton relative to the duties of teachers and
general interests of education, and we'll cal.
culated, if circulated as it ought to be in all
portions of the State, to difinse better nm.
derstanding of the benefcent principles of
our system of popular education. The July
number contains variety of instructive
and interesting articles,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

FACTS TO BE RrMEMBERED. Every man
who left Maryland and joined the rebel
armies was voter ofthe Democratic party !;
and every rebel soldier who returned from
Virginia previous and subsequent to Lee s
surrender, joined the Democratic party,
was enfranchisea by the last Maryland
legislature and voted, to man, with the
conservative democralic-rebel party. Com,
ment is needless.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

A SERMON TO THE CHILDREN On Sunday
morrow afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Matlack
will preach the second quarterly sermon to
the children in the Elkton ME-. Church. In
the exercises connected with this occasion
the children will take an interesting part
The public is invited to be present.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

The labors of the House of Representa-.
tiyes on Monday, were rendered unexpect.
eddy novel by the introduction of pream
BILE and resolutions by General B. Il, But.
leer' providing for a full and thorough ;nyas.
tigatlon Of all the facts and circumstances
connected with the assassination of Presi
oent Lincoln. After some discussion, the
measure was adopted, and q committee nm.
pointed, with full powers to carry out Tie
main objects of the resolutions. The labors
OF this committee will attract great deal
OF attention, and the result of its work will.
no doubt. give the American people fuli
history OF the great conspiracy,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

A TRUE PIcTURE.-A free use ofthe article
advertised by certain flaming posters in the
town and vicinity would soon put the drink
er's body and mind in the same barren and
God lorsaken condition in which newly
acquired piece of country is there represent.
ed to be. The designer could scarcely have
made picture to better represent the state
of affairs which general use of his article
wonld produce in any country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
1T has been reported that tho mo,

1t has been reported that the mem.
oers OF our un-Constitution Convention
were forced to vote themselves pay during
their late recess, under threats from their
landlords to stop :hef supply of whisky
Annapolis is lively place for 'red eye'' or
"Copperhead inspiration and judging
from the debates Of that eminent body we
are inclined to credit the report. For how
IN the world could Democratic convention
do without whisky? The landlords well
knew where the extra pay would finally be
lodged.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

ECLIPSE or .iurlrEE'S MooSS.-On the
2lSl OF August next n celestial phenomenon
Will be witnessed which has only twice he.
for" been recorded in history. The planet
Jupiter will at that date be seen unaccom.
panied by her satellites for nearly two honrs,
Dt her iunr moons three will be invisible ON
account OF their passing simultaneously over
Jnpiter's disc, and the fourth will be i'm.
merscd in the shadow Of the planet
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

Congress does excellently in passing
the amenaed reconstruction law; but it
should not stop there. Let it pass a univar-
sal suffrage bill, and thus secure justice in
every part Of our broad domain. Senator
Sumner excites the admiration of his friends
and enemies by his manly efforts on the part
of the Right.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

CAMP MEETlYG.-A village camp meeting
will he held near Cherry Hill, commencing
on Wednesday, July oath, and continuing
over Sabbath Ministers from q distance
are expected. All are invited.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

FIRE.-The dwelling of Mrs. Giles, on
North street, caught fire from stove pipe,
on Tuesday afternoon last. 1t was fortu.
natcly discovered before it had made much
headway, aid summoned, and extinguished.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

THE NEW BuILDING-the first story of
which is designed for school room, and
the second as place of worship for the
colored people-in this town, is progressing
finely, the whole being weatherboarded aud
rooted in.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

1t is said there are thirty Democratic
candidates for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
and ten or twelve for the Office of Sheriff,
this fall. They must feel very confident of
the success Of their party. The old saw SAYS I:
There's many a slip
'Twi2t the cup and the lip"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13

BETTER PRosPECrs. We congratulate our
readers that q season Of better times is APP.
preaching. In whatever quarter we look
there are encouraging signs. The past win
ter will long be remembered as one of gen
eral scarcity and high prices. BY reason of
bountitnl harvest, it is almost certain that
the prices of living will decline Larger
crops have been gathered this summer than
for many years before; the crops of Europe
have been unusually good and, as the
world is at peace, the cost of the necessaries
of living must decline. 1t is likely that the
grain already harvested is far more Than is
demanded for our home wants, and with no
foreign demands, the result of this contest
for cheap living between the Spectator and
consumer is easily seen. 1t has been with
unmingled satisfaction that we have lately
witnessed the fall in the price of wheat -
What matters it if grain spectators are ruin
ed, when the great mass of the people are
so intellectually benefited? 1t is necessary
for our prosperity as a people to have cheap
food, else immigration will anguish and our
own energies be paralyzed. Men who spend
all their earnings in n struggle for bread
| have little heart for personal improvement
| and the advancement of their countrys in.
| terests. The evils of dear food are now
about to pass away, and it will be so much
| to our every interest that we are constrained
| to congratulate our readers on the pleasing
prospect.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-13
A ANOTHER FAIR The snirit oc milan tbr,

ANOTHER FAIR.-rhe spirit of philanthro.
Ply seems to be abroad among the little ones.
Another party Of little girls have got up
fair, which will come off to-day, for the
benefit of blind lady. The realizations Of
the one held last week, tor the same pur.
pose, were something over seven dollars,
clear of all expenses, -sulfcien to purchase
half barrel of -four