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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
Taxing lie 6eRe7t Of Clergy"

Senator Wade iIamptorl--whose rrlcn.!,.
found out very speedily that it was Il
blunder for him to close an angry CORES
pondence with Secretary Sherman in Ian
gu&gc suggestive OF a duei-haS at last
taken the benefit of clergy That is,
the Right Rev. Bishoi, HAVE, Of Charles
ton. South Carolina. has gives, i,u. 3
chance to explain away the generally ac-
cepted purport Of his note to the Secre-
,ify, i'll which he gave the lie and his
post office address to the. latter. stimuli
taneously and liz clliSe connection. \
Bishop knowing Hampton = To uc !, CON-
municant i'll on. church, Wa, obviously
the + ght man for such an emergency.
How could the Bishop believe Hampton
capable of inviting the shedding of
human blood? He did not. hut met the
prevailing n,fsappEeilension of worldly
men. by saying that in giving yonr al
drsss | said thai mos likely yal .i.rant
to let Mr.. Sherman know that You were
not to remain in (harlottsville. but were
ON your way home, and that il he wished
to explain himself in any way he must
address you at Columbia
rhsfe is an apostolic simplicity about
this that e&aitS on opinion of the good
heartcducss and INV o.,.,.taes. Of the
Bishop. And it is encouraging iG lad
that the friend he has tried TO assist is
willing to admit that he has never been
involved in an affair of honor save as
q paspamaker and to say that you,
the Bishop, sid ne only justice i'll the
view you took Of nly language.
Hampton has been = mucl-aEqseq
iaTiS,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
EiR. BAYARO'S DiLEMM a.

When the charact CT Of the recent Dem
o2ratic Presidential campaign is recalled,
made up as it was of the grosSest ira
duction Of personal character, infamous
forgery and uumitigated lying, it is not
surprising that the average Bourbon ora
tor found a congenial pursuit i'll retailing
the pitiable ISLANDERS, that then desperate
leaders placed upon the Democratic mar
ket. Il was to be expected, OF course,
that your ordinary rag-tag and bob-tail
Bourbon would reyelin the political filth,
aud out IIcrod IIerod in the pertinacity
and industry. with which he repeated
every current SANDER. In no sense above
the level of his party, either in morals or
honesty. with him lie was as good, even
better. than the truth, and for the use of
which aa HbitHW, no one reckoned him OF
sufficient importance, to call him to per-
sonal account. Admirable types of this
class of Democratic orators, could be in
stanced close at home if necessity re-
IulGeu. bub tHcIe WIS, loItthdlSlH w!
the respectability OF the party to which
they belonged, higher class of men,
digniIied by the title Of Statesman. AS
4 class, not SO numerous now as at one
time but still few, around whom the
memories of the party linger, and to
whom modern Democracy owes whatever
Responsibility it possesses.
Thomas Francis Bayard. OF Delaware,
is one of this death and disaster invaded
class, the very paucity of whose num-
bers. magnities the virtues of the still
surviving few Birth. education and as
sociation, were supposed to place man
like him above the demagogism of the
common herd. and it is with no pleasure
that even his party opponents find, that
he condescends to play role at Dover,
that he would deSpise at Washington.
The story of his wilful pervcrsion Of
facts and his gross assault upon men in
every sense his peers. is unwelcome news
the country over. Evidently thinking
himself beyond the reach of that ubiqui-
touS individual, the newspaper reporter,
he issued ISLANDERS upon Mr.. Conkling
and others, the authorship Of which the
accumulativc testimony of a dozen repu-
table witnesses prevents his denial
The matter is serious one. Mr. Bayard
may be- like his illustrious namesake,
without fear. but the record of his acts
at Dover does not show him to be with
out reproach.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
THE INTEROCEANIc PROBLEM.

u. de Lesseps has exhibited the won
derful persistence of his earlier life in
organizing the present movement for the
construction Of the Panama Canal. or, as
lie prefers to call it. Chagres Canal. The
sturdy old Frenchman seems to retail.
the ei,e,'ay and courage Of youth, and the
virility Of the ,:2an wins admiration. He
has shown much saeaGity, too, i'll his
last endeavor to win support fGf his pro-
ject from the tnited States. The proiret
of the craftsmanship of the American
Committee 10 Secretary Thompson was
an adroit performance. and the promise
that his company will purchase supplies
in the United States is shrewd diplomacy.
VI. de Lesseps' management cannot be
criticized as iniudicious, and ii may be
said that he will push his scheme to com
petion if il - capable of such IA result.
He has reached q crisis in his undertake
ing, and if he fails 10 iisake beginning
Of the actual work of canal roy, there
will not be much faith left that lie d, III
live to begin it at all. 1t is noticeable that
the revival of his enterprise teammates
the project Of a Nicaragua Canal, and
it is possible tina. if he digs at Panama
he will set us to digging ct Nicaragua.
1t is not altogether creditai,is that we
should do nothing to solve the pr6'.'sI,
otAipteroceanic transit, unless goaded to
action by jealousy of the Frenchman.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
GIANTS OF THE PAST.

Congressman Hyatt smith, the Brook
iyn pastor who takes his seat in the next
Congress. says We have no public men
equal to the giants of the past, such as
Webster and Clay. Adams and Jefferson
Does he mean that the Republican has
ceased to produce giants? Twenty years
ago he may have thought the land con,
tanned no giant. but Abraham Lincoln
was then among us. and not even Wash
ington was greatc. than he. The world
seldom knows who its giants are until
they have passed away. One century
produces few of them. but even now the
Republic contains men with mind enough
and heart enough and courage enough to
rank with the greatest whose name is
recorded i'll our history. Perhaps the
next Administration vii! not end before
some wise ones will discern ,he presence
Of such man. If the Reverend Cow-
grcssman's remark indicates his lack
OF faith chat our future IS to be greater
than our past, We do not agree with him.
As great names are 60 he recorded in our
history as are already there. aHd perhaps
even greater.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
John KELLY'S DEFEAT.

Boss kelly's reign is over. Oppo
sition to the short-haired Bourbon dicta-
tor growing stronger and still stronger,
finally became irresistible, until the deli
ant Talnmany chicttain, sharing the fate
of successive bosses. has been robbed
ut his war paint and feathers. Nj. Kelly
might have postponed his disaster, had
he not been a paragon of oGstinacy. per
verseness, and ignorance of public senti-
ment. His local reputation, however, for
official integrity has not been sufficient
to save him against the popular demand
for relief from the autocracy. Of which
he was the recognized center He los:
his head when he began to figure in ma
tional politics, and has gone on from a
Unsuitable fight against Tildenism, until
he took the fatal step and made wal upon
the freedom of the press. He Was beaten
by fair recognition of the elements Of
opposition representing the best senti-
ment Of the city Of New York. HIS
downfall is victory for he New York
Herald, but still greater one for popu-
lar Self-poyernment
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
Gen. Grants Reception by the Boys III
Blue.

\ reception, under the auspices Of the
Boys in Blue Association. was given to
Gen. Grant. at Masonic Temple, i'll Wash
in.ton. on Tuesday night. \ large num-
Der of prominent public men. army OIL
GERS and citizens, their wives and families.
were present and paid their respects to
the eX-President. Gen. Grant arrived at
the Temple shortly after =. NJ. and
remained until near 10 O'Clock. Soon
after his arrival he WAS formally intro
ducel to the audience by Judge Jacob
Noah. private secretary to Secretary
Ramsay, when he responded to the cor
dial reception with the following remarks:
'Lduits and Shutters ard GcnHenaen:
1t is = matter of great qualification to me
to be once more here at the capital Of
the nation, where | have Spcnt more
dayS.-mure years-than at any other
one place since | was seventeen years of
age. 1t is also a special pleasure to meet
so many of my old comrades. who We're
my comrades il tie dark days of the
past and who. with our absent comrades.
assisted to preserve to ourselves and to
our descendants our glorious country.
Since | left this city it has been mT good
fortune to have Travelled a good deal. and
to meet great many Of our country
men. | have met our comrades in every
country that | have visited. In Europe
in Asia. and in Africa | have met the
boys who were the blue. and as Il rule
found them maintaining the honor aud
dignity of our native country. | met
none of them anyw here who We're aSham-
ed of their own country. or who elevated
any country above their own. To my
SORROW. however. | am compelled TO say.
| did meet some Americana abroad who
magnificd the virtues Of the foreign
countries in which they were, and BELT
tied their own homes and institutions. |
found. too. upon Speaking to them they
were people who knew but very little of
any country. and who if they were com
PEELED to earn the money they We're traV-
cling upon and spending with such free
hands, would lave been glad to have
come back here to earn it. From my
experience of them they would have
found it very uphill work to have secured
even Il bare living in any of the countries
. they Iauiu above their own. | come back
to you convinced that what we fought so
hard for. VIVA, so iiaGy Of our comrades
died for, was 50 worthy Of the sacrifices
than even those who fought agaius, us
/ begin to appreciate that they are the
gamers by their defeat as much even as
we By our success. We are glad to wei
| come back all these Sc oar common conn
| try, and we are willing to icCede to them
all the privileges that We claim for our
selves asking only III return that they
shall regard us rs their equals on their
! own soil. and that. too, without our be
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

Mr. ALLEN CAMPBELL, who was NOM
mated and confirmed as comptroller o.
New York city, to succeed Mr.. John
Kelley, whose term expired December |.
was formerly president of the CONSOLE
dated Coal Company. one of the great
coal companies of Western Mary land,
and whose principal Office is in Baltimore.
Mr.. Campbell is civil engineer by pro
fession. and is now commissioner of pub
lie works for New York city. He is an
old antagonist of Mr.. Kelley. and has
been a recognized leader in the anti
Tammany organization. During the late
war MI Campbell was the engineer of
the harbor defenses New York. and he is
now one of the trustees of the consoH-
dated bonds of the Ohio and Mississippi
railway. Mr.. Campbell stands six feet
two inches in height. is a fine specimen
of sturdy Scotch growth, and a man of
unusual decision Of character. Although
upwards of sixty years of age. time has
used him gently. 1t is said that Hon. s.
J. Tilden and Senator Conkling We're in
fluential in inducing the anti-Tammany
and Republican alderman to give Mayor
Cooper's nomination for comptroller a
solid support.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
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The circulation Of The Hhig being among the
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adjoining counties of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
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To maintain its high standard family journal
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
That Grammatical Question.

'.Sec the descending streams around him Jura
Glance on his rod. and to his guidance turn.
TRAN$POSED.
See You. or do yon see. the descending
streams (o) burn around him.-(to)
glt,Rc' on his rod, and to) turn to his
guidance.
Bara is a verb in the infnitive mood.
following the verb see. and depending on
it. and 5'aice and turn are Of the same
class.
Rule. One verb that follows another
and depends on it. is in the ininitivc
mood. with or without the sign Of the
proposition to. Verbs that follow bid
dare. let, make. need, hear, feel and see
are in the iuiinitive mood without the
proposition to.
| do not know that this par>ing will
pass muster with the improved systems
of modern grammarianS. bat it is after
the Old style of LINDLTY MURRAY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
THE LAST FEEBLE EFFORT.

The everlasting "Fitz John Porter
case is as slow in dying as Porter was
i'll going to the front, when. for aught he
knew, the life of the nation depended on
the immediate hurting of his splendid
corps into the midst of the fight. Pretty
much the whole of the open session of
the Senate on Tuesday was taken up by
debate on the proposition to reinstate
him in the Army and retire him, by an
Act Of Congress. As this would be a
direct invasion of the appointing power
of the President, Senator Carpenter de-
nounced the proposed Bill as uncoustitu-
tional and held his ground successfully
against squad of Democratic statesmen.
including such men as Thurman, Here
ford. Mcdonald and Voorhees,
On the whole. the Democratic Senators
cut sorry figure in the debate. Mr..
Carpenter not only having the right
clearly on his side, but easily exposing
the sophistrieS of his opponents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
yI'e f1sop'rs 4 oInmn
That Middietown Railroad

Has long been talked o., but there
seems To be little interest taken in it.
| would like to see it in operation. as
facilitating the trade between the Eastern
Shore and Baltimore: but | would not
like to see railroad running across Main
street over Partridse's Hill. Us accidents
would be continually occurring from
frightened horses passing under the rail
road.
| have not examined the ground care
fully. but it is my impression that it
would bc cheaper to keep OH the eastern
side Of the creek. and thus avoid build
ing Il bridge and pay ing for track
through town property. VI.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

THE death of John Brown at Harper S
Ferry, twenty-one years ago has just been
COMMUNICATED by the Massachusetts
Club, one of the most venerable Of
Boston's political clubs. The portraits
of Messrs. Sumner, Andrew, Wilson,
Stearns and Howe on its walls indicate
the character of the club, which has had
as members the Massachusetts, leaders
of the Kansas free-soil and anti slavery
movement, The heroism of John Brown
has secured for him a fame which his eX-
ecutors could not have deemed possible.
Gov. Wise, of Virginia. who hung him,
would now be almost forgotten. were IT
not for his part in the death of the hero,
and even Robert Z. Lee, who at the the
head of detachment of United States
marines effected his capture, will have no
such place in history as he. The fame
of John Brown is bright and enduring,
and the verdict of the ages will be that
he was one of the worlds purest and
most heroic souls.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

IT must be admitted that Boss Kelly
struck Tilden blow which prevented
his denomination at Cincinnati, but Slip
perry Samuel could not have slipped into
the Presidency had he won nomination.
Abuse of the Boss" as the murderer Of
Samuel and the Democratic party is I'M
just. Samuel J. Tilden killed himself by
hypocrisy and fraud.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
The Electoral Coun, re-clafi9q Shelved.

LII i~A%StoiSA ~SA-AN A>SSSrIs.y-f $500 49,
Tuesday was evidently not : Bicknaii',
day in the House That Jealous states
,,4p. with his Electoral Count resolution.
:,set : .o,a reception and received a tenn
porary iaict~&. Hi demand for the
previous question as aciav.s.att * emnty
seats and Il few struggling spcc,aLo.s N
the galleries, and he very reluctantly
withdrew the demand and gave notice
siIit he would press it again in January.
wheh tl,e,e vas z Democratic majority
III the House. ttry HIS reGret was
expressed over the "siteis mgr IL VII.
Bicknell's resolution. The conservative
Democrats are hopeful now that they can
accomplish some public business and the
Republicans viii insist that there should
De no more tiocraStiqitioii between this
and the Christmas recess. tfEc HeNrll-
ear, members are decidedly 4yerSc 10 re
sorting IT, obstructive measures, but if
forced to do it again, viii pot hesitate an
instant. THE hostilities have Gagged"
said one of them, under a cry Of no
4Gofum, and no quorum will be the cry
again If ti.aae fellows persist in this line
Of legislation at.e. CHiiStmas.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

CHRISTMAS draws near, and the SAVIOR
Vt roasted goose will soon assail the CRATE
'ul nostril. In merry England they still
lave the boar's head on the table; but
we Americans have made an ''Improve-
lneut = on the custom. Instead of sill
gle one on, We often have half a dozen
borcs' heads around the table.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
CHESAPEAKE CITY ITEMS.
DONATION

On Thursday evening of last week the
W.. parsonage was torcibly taken pos
Sess ION ot by the members and friends of
our much esteemed and beloved pastor
Rev. J. W. lIammcrslcy. and showed
their appreciation of his services as pas
tor by a large collection Of groceries. &C.
and they had q good time generally, and
all were well pleased. especially the min
lister, who appreciated their good will
and kindness in very neat acknow lctl"-
ment from the pulpit after the services,
on Sabbath morning
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

WADE HAMPTON has just taken the
benefit of clergy. Now is the time
FOR Mr.. Bayard to follow suit, and con-
Tossing that not having the fear Of the
Lord or the Church before him. he wan
tonly and wickcdly did malign and SIAN
der Mr.. Conkling and Vice-President
Arthur, but which he now doth sincerely
repent. being heartily sorry (for himself.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

TIE Philadelphia Press thinks that Mr..
2aya.d had better never make another.
peech at Dover. He had better stop in
%inuatin@ against his political enemies
what lie dare not openly charge, whether
II Dover or elsewhere. Ills genteel and
guphonistic version of the "3o9" black
,Cardism showed that he is no better
han the rest Of the scan,ialnongers. lie
lad better cease trying to win the !a;irels
az the Gentleman in Politics., or cease
making such designation absurd in his
asa
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

Frank Boulder. who purchased the
property formerly used as Il store house
by j. Il. Young X son, opposite the Park
Hotel and Hyde Park, is getting it re-
fitted, and when finished will be one OF
the finest and best stands Cor mercantile
business in tie city.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
REI.IIIOI :.

The Rev. Mr.. Schouler, of the Episco-
pal Church. Elkton, held scrvi &c. last
Sunday. i'll the hall over Mr.. Reed 5
store, and the house was well filled with
an Interesting audience. Prof. c. +.
CoNten performed on the organ kindly fur
nishcd for the occasion By our popular
tow:sman. Mr.. Joseph II. Steele. 1t was
quite treat to or people to witness and
take part in tAc ceremony of the church
III which many of our forcfathers III the
long ago used to assemble and worship
1t was very impressive and we hope it
VIII not be the last time the reverend
gentleman will come among us.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

THE next :" inauguration will be more
of a town show than it usually is. Near
Iy every State in the Union is to be rep
resented by military or civic organiza-
tons,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

II looks as though the two great States
Of New York and Pennsylvania would
be represented by four Senators of indi-
viduality. independence and character.
Why nota
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

TIE people OF this country are, as
rnle, i religious people. and even those
Nho make No religious pertensions re-
rpect the Opinions Of those who do. This
: shown in the attempt to perform in one
Il the New York theatres the passion
lay" the plot Of which turns upon the
,.e passion OF the Savior, but public sent
''aent against such performance was so
-rong that the manager was compelled
y announce that he had withdrawn the
play in respect to the demands of the
ne0ple.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

THE New York TriJuHe thinks that as
he Democrats have organized many
.ecret organizations which have come TO
Taught, they might try their hand at or
rfnjZing Il new order not necessarily
acret. TO be called the Sons OF Ananias."
d" Barnum would make first-ciass Grand
lead Center. and the well known Demo
'ratic qualifications would render the
order an undoubted success. An appro-
pirate badge w6uld be lyer struck by
ightnng'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

SENATOR BLAINE has prepared bill
to reduce letter postage from three to two
cents. He will introduce it in the Senate
at an early day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

SECRETARY THOMPSON, on Monday, re-
'lnested the President to appoint his sue
cessor as Secretary of the Navy, in time
20 permit his retirement from that office
ed the resignation, and has designated
secretary Ramsey to perform the duties
Of Secretary ofthe Navy, Is wellas those
IF Secretary OF War, from the Goth inst.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18
T|'t GttiI 11'1hie,
ELKToN, DECEMBER IS, 1880.

WHY doesn't Gen. Butler flop over to
Canada? a Canadian lawyer will be sent
to Dublin to defend the Land Leaguers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-18

II is now believed that Gen. Devens
will be the successor of Justice Clifford.
\ better qualified man for the position
could not be found. i