The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-01-25

s'oncrs adjourned on Friday
The LEcTUEr. On Wednesday evening
last, Rev l.. e.. Matlnck delivered the third
and lnsl of thu series of lectures ON "My
Recollections Of Army Life" in he Method.
est Church. The Lecture differed somewhat
from the two former, the subject embracing
new field and desc,iblngin psr; different
mode Of warfare. Taking leave ofthe Army
OF the Potomac, the Lecturer opened his
discourse with IL cursory glance al tho opera.
lions OF tho Union Armies through the years
ot '6i'2, and briefly traced the progress of
the earnest American people in learning
those lessons in the new gospel of freedom
which the severe ordeal in the school OF
adversely brought them to understand. He
showed thnt their victories we're like applea
OF Sodonl, nnd tie power aud organization
Of tho grand army was but rope of sand
until the lst of January, 1868, whan tho
Proclamation of Freedom declared the dawn
Of New lite 10 liberty. The footsteps of
tho Creator which are 50 significant, in the
through the dim vissss of the past, appear.
ing moro clearly, as the distance is moro
remote, were visible TO every one in our
terrible rebellion, showing the hand Of the
Deity in things very near to us, directing
the cause of Freedom and inspiring The
hearts Of the people with self sacrificing
patriotism, the like OF which the world had
never before seen.
Missouri was the sceno Of Guerrilla war,
faro which came Immediately under the eye
OF the Lecturer and furnished the material
for the principal part of this the third and
last, Of the series. The worae than Indian
ecuelties practiced by the chiyalry OF that
State in their Guerrilla warfare, was doscrib.
cd and illustrated by anecdotes and scenes
which TRANSFERRED Immediately under the eye
OF the Lecturer. One Of those anecdotes
displayed tho Democracy Of Missouri in is
relation TO the rebellion SO forcibly, and
bears out SO well our own observation Of
that partr's indemnity with the rebellion,
tina. We here place it in print.
The cavalry force commanded by Major
Matlack, after hard days march, one
evening found itself entering rich neigh.
borhood, filled with fine farms, handsome
houses and barns, with an ABUNDANCE Of
grain aud stock on every hand. The com.
mand being begrmmed with dirt aud dust,
he'd very gray appearance, and the rich
old nabob ola farmer, whose house they
drew up before, took them for rebels and
was very lavish in his congratulations until
he discovered they were "Yaukees.' They,
however, insisted on taking supper with the
Old fellow, and in the course of the evening
the Major inquired OF his host what the pol.
!tics of the people whom no styled the right
sort, was before the war broke out. "Oh,
said the old fellow ''tbey were all good
Democrats aud .'a pretty general rule
when You find men who were good Dem.
ocrats before the war, that they are on the
side Of the South
We scarce need add that that rule holds
good here and everywhere in the country,
and the question may be fairly summed up
that the rebellion was Democratic war
against the Government for the extension
and consolidation of Slavery. Tho Lee.
turer concluded with sketch of his expe.
rience as a Provost Marahal, which was but
another chapter, revealing the inner life of
the Chivary, their vindciveness and hate
Of the Government. For two hours the
7 oo,nrar u old nc pl;o,,, l., 1,, ,.t h,oafl
less attention, which proved the excellence
of,hc lecture better than anything NO can
write