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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-05
l3 HEAD OF CATTLE.

Some of which fresh aud others will be by day
sale:) GOOD SiloATS; sow with pig extra stock.
good Farm Wagons, Germantown Carriage. Shift
ing-top Buggy, rwo-seat Jaeger Wagon, Rockaway
new Bells shorse Power and Thr-sher. . Reapers
Mower good Grain Drill, Roller. Wheeled Guilt
vat"r. Hunts patent , Hay Beds. Atwood Pews
} iieckendorn Flows l new Ground Plow. Double
Flows. Small Flows. Cultivators Twin Harrows
Harrow, l Wheeled Horse Rake Grain Fan, Corn.
shelter Cutting Box, Corn Covsrsr Ladders. Log
Chains, wheelharrow. train Cradles and Scythes
Garden Sewer. Hos-h.ais, large Feed Box Corn
Droppors l Block and Fall about so Feet of Rome ,
Post Spades Crowbar. Shoves Hoes Forks and Rakes
lot of fokes, Double and Singl-trees. Brier Hooks
Hay Knife sets Wagon Harness sets Lead harness
lot of Pillow Harness. sets Double Carriage Har-
ness sets Single Harness. Check Lines Brides
+ Collars ) Head Taters Buffalo Robe, Saddle and
Birdie. new Baeau, lot OF Oars, lee Boat, Gill
Net. 20 fahoms long l Set Net Crab Nets lot Gill
C"rks lot Decoys Fish House. Portable Forge and
Bellows Ansils lotof Blacksmith Tools Grindstone
lot OF old Iron aL", one toni chest Carpenter Tools
Sedgc Axes, Maui and Wedges Half Bushels. 2 Barn
Shuvols, Peck Measure, lot Of Bags. Fly Nets
Double barreled Gun, nearly new. Spread Chains
sets Breast Chains l Crescent Saw. Wood Saw,
Wood horse, Hay Knife Work Bench, vises, Anchor
The YACHT EDITH nearly new, twenty-eight
feet long, eight feet BEAM sloup rugged.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS. &c pairs Bedsteads Bed.
and riding Tables. Center Tsbo, l Lounge, l
S,ttce Stands. Locking GasS,s, dozen Cane-seat
Chairs. dozen Windsor Chars Bareaus large Desk
small Desk, Rocking Chairs. Cook Stove, sitting
room Sto,cs. Cupboard l Writing Desk | Clock
large Flour Chest, Mattresses 100 yards of Carpet
nearly new lot OF Mating Oil Cloth, blankets and
Quilts lot Stair CARPET. lot OF Dishes Knives Forks
Spoons Wash Bowls Pitchers lot of Milk Pans Buck ety
Cream Kettle, Lard Can. Butter Can lot of Lard lot of
Wooden Buckets. Coffee Mill, lot of Glassware Tubs
PnrCcnih Kettle lot Of Lamps, large Pot, Churn
Clohes Lines. Benches. Spttons lot of Meat Casks
and empty Barrels, and many other articles tedious
To mention.
o. Acres of Wheat in the ground Larroi ii Picked
Pork: lot Of Hams and Shoulder Aboat hundred
Chickens.
TERMS An sums Of Ten dollars and under Cash;
al! Ton dollars n credit of Six months will DO
given. with Note Tayah" at the National Bank Of
Ekt"u with approved security, with interest from date
6s-Sai" positive. and to commence at O'Clock sharp
as there is large lot of goods and We want TO get
thr"uLh i'll day All that is atye. Ised will certainly
bc SOFT! to the highest hidlc..
HENRY i. WRIGHT Administrator,
May ., ls'7-ts SAMUEL J. PRICE, Auctioussr.
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WILLIAM GANNAWAY BROWNLOW.

No record of passing events would he
complete without some notice of the brave
Uuionist, whose earthly career was ended
at Knoxville on Sunday afternoon last If
Virginia, the mother of Presidents" ever
produced man who possessed the courage
of his convictions his name was VIM g.
Brownlow. In the pulpit, on the hustings
in the Senate, in his sanctum, he was the
same answering champion of the princi-
pies he espoused, and during life marked
by unceasing activities and strange viciss-
, tudes, his sincerity and courage commanded
alike the admiration of friend and foe.
Ex-Gov Brownlow was, at times perhaps
a wrong headed, impracticable man, but he
was as true as steel, and his tinty honesty
took firm hold of public esteem. As has
been truthfully said of him, he was in
some respects, unique production of
American civilization, which found ample
use for those rugged energies which he
possessed. Mr.. Brownlow was born in
Wythe county, Virginia, on the Goth of
August, 1905. He was an orphan at an
early age, and, like so many successful
men in all walks of life, worked his way
to prominence and usefulness against ad-
versities that would have consigned to
early obscurity man of less force of char
acter. He was a carpenter by trade, and
spent his surplus earnings in books and the
means of education. At his majority he
was honored by a place in the Methodist
ministry, and spent ten years Of his life in
the active work of the itineracy. We have
not space to follow even in outline his sub.
sequent career as editor politician, Gov
ernor, and controversalist; suffice it to say,
whether lighting Calhoun and his nulItica-
ton helesy in South Carolina, or later in life
the secession heresy in Tennessee, he Was
the same bold, outspoken. fearless man.
We cannot however pass over without
mention a remarkable prediction made by
him during the notification excitement,
since he lived to see its fearful realization:
Il have paid attention To this subject i~ayrrv)
Young am. because it is day Cruthcr sake
this G"vcrnm,u To lis very foundation. | expect In
live To- that day and not be- Old man Il that
Tia. ar que, ton threatens the overthrow If the
Government Hi the slavery question som 10 lie dread
ID while shall, aivoC ate tn owning men women
and children Bi>cipue sly lc> slaves
Gov, and the Union formed iy our fathers
As Mr.. Wesley stood 10y thr British Government, of
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PRESIDENT BUCHANAN
DECORATION DAY

The executive committees of the Grand
Army of the Republic are making extern
sive preparations here for the annual deco
ration of the graves of the heroes who fell
in the late war. J. II. p.
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/ llL uuueISiSHeu, DIS agent LOT w llllam
L p. Howard, will offer at Public Sale at the Court
House DIOR. in Elkton,
SATURDAY,, MAY 18th, 1877,
Al } O'clock =. NJ. THE FOLLOWING
HOUSES AND Tors:
No. Lot 10 feet front on Main
street and so feet deep: Improved by a large 1914
BRICK HOUSE. with Stabling and Frame ~
dwelling House. This property adjoins the :,::ss
residence OF r. d. lamar, Esq, and will b.. Sil
offered AS whole or in parcels, a. desired
No. 2-Lot 10 feet front on Main
r. street and 2i5 feet deep: improved by FRAME
AMim DWELLING HOUSE with Stable and a BRICK
H ~ DWELLING HOUSE and djons the residences
Esr...lof Hon. IL. Mccullough and John Partridge
Esq This property will also be offered in parcels
No. 3-Lot 46 feet front on Main
street by 10 feet deep: improved by THREE ~
STORY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE and e.
BAKERY, with Stable, &c This property is BEa5l
situated in the business portion of the town. El
and adJoins the hotel of J. b. Price. Esq.
No. 4-The PARK STABLES"
now occupied by J. b. Price Esq, together with the
Land the south side of the town bounded by Elk
Greek and the New Cemetery.
The purchaser will be entitled to the rents and profits
of the different properties from the day of sale and to
fan possession March 25th, 1875.
TEKMS.-Onc-thiri cash balance in one and two
years WIN. J. JONES Agent
May 5-3w for VIM. p. Howard.
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THE TURK

is unquestionably the military superior of
the Russian man for man. But &C. 600 900
against 1900, 600 is too vast disparity,
particularly when the II, 600, 600 are COM
PEELED to hold in subsection about an equal
number of other and alien races, who hate
them and sympathze with their overwhelm-
ing foes. The Turk should receive the
sympathy usually accorded to the small or
the under dog. And he should also receive
that sad administration which is always
bestowed upon the brilliant desperate fight
ing magnificently in bad cause.
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appeals in behalf of his heather Chi
nese brothers had once forced uncon-
scicus tears from the eyes of his chris
tan hearers, now denies the divinity of
the Master and espouscs the formal
morality of the legendary Confucius.
The doctrine he now teaches, however,
has no Importance, except as displaying
the Inconsistencies of individual chris
tians He admits the high and pure
morality of the christian religion, to
which he owes really a I his own attain
ments, but satirizes the practical moral
ity Of protesting christians. The chris
tian, he says, breaches high morality
in heather China, but practices a low
morality in christian America We all
appreciate the force of the sarcasm.
The christians boast their reverence for
the Supreme Being. Yet what vice, he
truthfully asks, is more prevalent in
America than profanity? In heather
China they lock up millions of dollars
in wooden boxes less than an inch thick.
In christian America YOU secure your
treasure from burglars in fire-proof
vaults. You christians talk of honor
ing your parents, but an educated pagan
would think an average christians af-
lection for his parents the sheerest neg
lect Their sacred writings said -
That man who causes "A tear to flow
"from parents eyes, the thunder
bolts of heaven will shake him. His
reason and conscience revolted at the
idea that the followers of Buddha, of
Brahma, and of Confucius, who wor-
ship the one, all-powerful, and omni-
present Creator. as much as ever chris
tians did, and who practiced far bet
ter morality than the majority Of chris
tians, should be roasted for all eternity
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-01-25

The voice of the people has made
itself heard. The great meetings
in Washington, Columbus and In
dianapolis prove that the Demo
cratic and Independent masses are
determined not to abate jot or
little of their just demands. From
the morning after election, when
the corrupt design of the Republi-
can leaders to count. in Hayes was
fully formed, until now, they have
relied on the acquiescence of the
people in their acts. They trusted
to their submission to any wrong
rather than bring on q struggle.
They believed that the men whose
fathers fought for the principle of
presentation with taxation, would
tamely allow a corrupt Administra-
tion to wrest from them the right
to choose their own rulers. BY this
time they have learned their mis-
take. The people have kept the
peace, and propose to keep it, but
because they are silent they have
been by no means Indifferent or un-
watchful. They have preserved
throughout IAN unbroken front, and
have not yielded a single inch to
the Republicans. On the contrary,
all the gains are on the side Of the
Democrats. The number of Repub
licans who concede Tilden's cleo
tion is growing every day, and the
time is mot distant when they will
be heard from, while the Democrats
are showing every day more reso-
lutte determination to stand up
bravely for their rights. They are
not ashamed to meet in public, dis
cuss the situation, and denounce
the plot to manufacture President.
Do the Republicans meet? They
dare no., for they know that the
first step towards public expires
sion of opinion or an Organization
to support Mr.. Hayes claim would
disclose the fact that a large pro-
portion of their own party are
against them in this matter. To
sound the call to meet would only
give the signal for the fatal division
to show itself. How resolute and
how fired with patriotic zeal the
Democratic masses are, the meet
ings on the Sth of January attest.
They have only to preserve this in
flexible attitude, and the contempla-
ted outrage on the people will be
frustrated, once and forever.
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Tennessee Jury System.

The Memphis Ledger is of the
opinion that the laws of Tennessee
are defective with reference to ju
rors, and ignorance is the test OF
jurors qualification, while intelli-
gence shuts him out. A citizen
who reads the newspapers and who
has formed or expressed an opinion
as to the guilt or innocence of a
person alleged to have committed a
crime in said papers, is disqualified
under the laws of Tennessee from
sitting as a juror, but the man who
cannot or who will not read and
who gropes in the darkness of be-
sotted ignorance forms no such
opinion and is legal juror. Ev-
cry intelligent and educated Amcri
can citizen would rather trust being
tried for an offense by a judge or
by q newspaper-reading and intelli-
gent jury than by twelve ignoram-
uses who can not read, or who do
not read if they can, or by dozen
professional jurors who, whether
they read or not, always swear that
they have neither formed nor ex-
pressed any opinion upon the sub
ject. In other States the jury laws
are far in advance toward cIviliza
ton than in our own State. The
result Of the jury system is to acquit
criminals and turn them loose upon
the community. No one can attend
tile Criminal Court room and listen
an hour to the legal figh. made over
the empaneling ola jury without
being convinced that our jury sys-
TEN IS Of the past age. is q humbug,
and a very dangerous huinbug at
that.
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GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
His Letter Read at the Demo
cratic Meeting at Wash
ingt0n.

BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. 6.-Gentle-
men: Your very kind invitation TO
address the Democratic mass meet
ing to be held in Washington on the
Sth inst, is received, and | regret
that it will not be in my power to
comply with your very fattering re-
quest. May l be permitted to ex-
press the hope that the Democrats
of Washington City, in accord with
the Democrats of the whole coun-
try, will express their intention to
stand within the Constitution and
the laws, and to insist that their OPP
ponents shall do the same. In the
decision of the momentous ques-
tions now before the country, it is
of less importance to our future
who shall be declared elected than
that the result shall be reached in
an honest and constitutional way.
1t is the firm conviction of the Dem
ocratic party that Gov. Tilden has
been fairly elected President of the
United States, and that there is no
honest way of preventing n legal
declaration of the fact. Should the
result of the Congressional investi-
cation now in progress be to prove
that our belief is not well founded,
we must quietly accept that result.
On the other hand, should these
Investigations confirm our convic-
tions, as we believe they will, then,
while never ourselves overstepping
the limits of the great bulwarks, the
Constitution and the laws, a1d us
ing vigorously and firmly every
power they give us, we should open
ly declare that no Democrats in the
land will acquiesce in a decision
reached by chicanery, fraud, or
force. Very respectfully, your obe-
dent servant,
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-01-25

Ye local received one vote at the
election for Aldermen, and be was
very busy cogitating over the most
elaborate and hostile manner and
style that he should adopt in re
turning his thanks to the dear peo
pie for their expressed confidence
in his splendid administered capa-
bilities, when in rushed a voter and
told him he had voted for him
through mistake, intending to vote
for L. w. Reader. did you ever,
as we have, hold your diamond pin
worth S263, 3,569.32 on the tip of
your little finger over the side of
a ship when it was rocking in a
storm that cast up billows mountain
high all about you and have it
swept from your grasp to the pitt
less depths of old ocean? We eX
perienced such bitter pangs as such
a catastrophe would infict, until
we happened to remind our memory
that we didn't live in the corpora
ton. o, the evanescent glitter of
political preferment! How 1t sloshes
a fellow around and wallows him
about in the mud, until he grasps
the glittering gem and finds it to be
pure oreidei
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ponn PIatt on whItthorne.

Dom Piatt, writing from Washington
10 the Cincinnati Enquirer, says:
You have, doubtless. read, and ere
this, republished, the slory Of th, two
detectives employed % shadow Mr..
Whittborne, Chairman Of the Naval
Committee, then pressing Secretary
Robeson unpleasantly ~ the wall.
While one has 10 take the statements Of
a detective with considerable allowance
so much, indeed, like the rule OF
French verb the exceptions Dutnumbcr
the examples--yct what they were call
ed upon 10 do sounds probable from the
fact that so much Of that sort Of thing
Is done. They were not only 10 shadow
Mr.. WhItthOrnc, bat II possible get.bim
under the influence Of liquor, and then
hop into house Of ill-fame, and make
the arrest at the right moment. linw
could secretary RObesOn find an easier
way out Of his trouble than that 7 The
victim was followed 70 Phlindciphia,
but his head proved stronger Than no
fellows who tried him on stnonf drink.
i wouId bet considerable on Whlt's stay
inc oowers In that direction. But l
xas not prepared Tor the caution the
Naval Investigator exhibited when, llke
81. Anthony, he was tried with a pair of
black eyes and a sugcrabnndnnce of
blonde hair. believe hat Whit had 3
hint given him from sOmequarter ancnt
the conspiracy against his chnstity anh
good name.
asked Whit 10 day what was goinG
TO do about Il, aud as ] had quoted ne
statcsman-no Christan--Iwecd, he in
turn quoted the late Geo. +, Pugh and
Law. he was waiting for ths fhcis.
aAnd when you get tiem p We contln-
ned. "Why, them" be replied. "lll
hold somebody respOn8lbie,n and smell
OF powder filed the troubled air.
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For the citizen.l
TO MISS l.. X.

Ye bachelors and bcaux, who enjoy snch re-
iose,
Beware, o beware, Iimplore!
lfyour hearts you resign it is no fanl; Of mine,
I've told yon the danger before.
This lovely creature, in form, in feature,
Has charms and graces so divine,
Yon would desire them, aud much admire
them,
To behold them In beauty shine.
The gracos blending are ever lending
The fairest charms no pen can trace,
Now half colcealing and then revealing
Their sweet beauty in her face.
The charms undying are ever vying
To excel the graces bright,
Shedding splcndor sweet and tender,
Like the smiling stars Of night.
Her form thrills you and ever fills YOU
With the JOY of beauty's dream,
"Twould be the glory ofsong or story,
To have her beauty for its theme.
Like vision from lands elysian
She dawns upon your eyes and heart,
And the pleasure has no measure
That her presence can impart.
Like starlight cleaning her eyes are beaming
Sweetly on You in love aud light,
And their glancing is so entraneing.
The heart is raptured at the sight.
Like moon-beams straying, and gently play
ing
On lakelet's breast awhile,
Those eyes are shining, the charms combining
Of love and beauty in their smile.
Tie soul Of sadness would change to gladntss
By their glance Of sweet surprise,
You could not borrow sad grief or sorrow,
They smile so on you like starry skies.
Like music pealing and softly stealing
In q sweet melodious flow,
Her voice, revealing the sou, of feeling,
Delights the purest doth bestow.
Like music swelling, sad grief dispelling,
That voice is yelling your ears to greet,
Its melody showing and oveip ipowering
The heart with rapture soft and sweet.
She's so enchanting you would be granting
That she can conquer with glance,
Always appearing most endeariug,
She'll steal your heart at half chance.
Ifyou're not caring loves bliss 10 share in,
Avoid this fair one of Fl anklin skies,
Or quite enrapturcd you'll soon be captured,
For love Is lurking in her eyes. NJ. ID.
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Knights efHonor.

The object of the order are de-
clared to be to unite fraternally. all
acceptable men of every profession,
business or occupation; TO give all
moral and material aid in its power
to members of the order, by holding
moral, instructive and scientific lee
lures, by encouraging each other in
business and by assisting each other
to obtain employment; to establish
d benefit fund from which a sum not
to exceed $4,000 shall be paid at the
death of each member 20 his family,
or to be disposed of as he may di-
rect; to establish fund for the re-
lief of sick and distressed members.
This order was organized in Louis
vile, about four years ago, and has
been Of very rapid growth. The
Knights of Honor now number
about fifteen thousand. Some Of
the most prominent men Of the State
belong to this order-among them
our worthy Governor. II is the
cheapest insurance company that
has yet been organized, and besides
the insurance there are Other inesti-
mable vantages to be derived from it.
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The war ended twelve wears acc,

The war ended twelve years ago,
and every memory thereof should
be banished from the minds of the
people. If the seeding States are
ever to be entitled to their former
position in the equal slsterhood of
States, surely the time has come
by limitation if by nothing else.
But there are men still to be found
at the North, leaders of the republi-
can party and officials in high sta
ton, who have for their sole polite
al capital the bitter memories of the
past-forever calling up apparitions
and appealing to prejudice and
hate to carry their points. The
people of the South have been
cowed and are yet submissive,
meekly suffering reproach and rely
ing wholly upon the power of right
to assert itself, and waiting patient
ly for common sense and Justice to
work a reaction in Northern senti-
ment. 1t seems to be the policy to
day for the South to stand back
and let their Northern brethren
plead their case for them. We seri-
ously doubt the propriety of such
policy. The South has a perfect
right to assert It's thoughts, main
tain its rights and argue its own
case, for the reason that a Southern
State Is the peer of any Northern
State. That is sufficient reason,
but there is another more powerful
still. The twelve years that have
elapsed since the war have brought
upon the stage thousands upon
thousands Of young men who did
not participate in the war. Some
of them are eminent to-day, leaders
of parties and principles, forming
and guiding sentiment and origina-
ting new plans for the people.
These men form a large element
in politics, and responsibility for
the war and its consequences cannot
be imputed to them. They are not
under the ban-they did not precip
itate the war, did not assist in the
war, and are in no wise responsible
for it or its consequences. These
upon thousands of free
men in the South, standing upon an
equal footing with the freemen of
the North, with no charges standing
against them, imbued with that high |
sense of the sacredness and snblim-
ity of their exalted stations as free
born American citizens which a
knowledge of her institutions begets
in the minds of all lovers OF liberty
these men at least have not only the
right to speak out, but it is their
supreme duty to assert that right |
and to raise their voices in solemn
and unequivocal protest against the
efforts of conspirators and usurpers
to undermine the column upon
which is reared the fabric of Amer |
lean liberty. Let the South speak
out as one man, and the common
sense of the North will soon lead it |
to recognize our right and duty to
do so. The writer had nothing to
do with the war, and as Southern
man and an American citizen he
claims the right to say what he
pleases to say, to protest when he
deems it necessary, to do as he sees
fit, always in the Union and for the
Union.