The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-04-02

which he continued to hold 10 the time
ofhis death.
He was elected on several occasions to
fill the only political appointment to
which, consistently with the duties OF his
office, his felow-ctizens could elect him
-Elector ofPresident and Vice President
of the United States. He was not, how
ever, excluded from service and advance
ment in the military department. and was
on duty during the war Of 1872, with The
militia of Baltimore as a Colonel. and al
the time of his death he held commits
sion as Major General.
In the responsible and arduous duties
Of his Clerkship, for aperiod rarely equal
led-a period Of nearly 'hirly-scven years
his unques;ioncd integrity, his s'eadtast
uuGaltcring adherence to the pnrest dc
tates of honor and conscience, tempered
with an .urhanitv limited only by the
stern demands Of principle, have dlsar-
med detraclion itself which has not ven
tnred whisper to suliy his spouess purl-
ty.
Phe active scenes Of business or poll-
tics occasionally brought hlm into COLT
sion with these around him. vet did he
never forget the charities which require
Indulgence for human iniirmitv or error.
or incur the imDuaion Of intentional
wrong. Those VINO differed with him
did not DENY to him the highes, and pnr-
est motive in the administration of the
many and important trusts he had dis
charged
Reader, would YOU learn the means
| thus TO perform your useful lahors in the
great drama of husiing, selfish, suspl-
cious world, and leave the stage at MA
turc are. with a reputation fresh as open
ing youth, and fragrant with the ardonr
! Of universal prai$e2 Know then that
I SEW Nils every act and word aud
| thought, bore the impress of the mPCk.yet
firm and faithful follower of Heavenly
! Guide.
From early life he had been taught to
| vPncra'p our beloved church and her "a
/ postoli" institutions. bat in maurer age, a
thorough acquaintance with her rituals,
and full investigation Of her distinctive
claims, and still more, a practical c0ntor-
nifty to the holy preccpts taught by her
authority. had rlpened this attachment in
to an abiding, dcep-scatcd principle, Of
( which he seemed at all times 10 feel tic
pcrvading influence.
The delights of his domestic circle. or
the demands Of business, lid not detan
him when the interests of the Church
required his attendance at her cnnven-
tons. (ol which for many years he was a
mcmhcr.) CT elsewhere, to counsel for her
good. lis spacious mansion was al
ways open to the man Of God, and many,
very many have entered it in this charac>
ter, who, though not members of the
Church he most loved, vet never left it
but with feelings warmed into admiration
and respect. by the kindness and lowell
ness of Christian hospitality.
Ills ardent love for the Church was
strikngIy illustrated by his lbcrality in
building up her waste places, and in Sc
curing her mnistrations 1t may probab-
" be said with truth, that no Layman in
Maryland, however considerable his pecu-
mary means, has ever in the same period
expended larger amount upon these OBJ
lccls. And. yet such was his unprclen-
ding hnmlity-,tha rare but peerless,
priceless jewel, the browning virtue in
the imam ofperlcct stature in Christ -
all was accomplished without parade
without inviting puhIic notice. or allow
ing the extent of his beneiacions to be
known beyond the circle in which dis
! al. L. L.,
the Church, it is as literally as lamentah-
ly true, "a mighty man has fallen IN Is
racl"
Reader pause-SEWALL loved the
Church-her venerable altars-hcr apos-
lolIc rites--he stakcd his souls eternal
hopes on her ".nost Holy Failh''-mark
well the issue. When ON the confines o
tlIat awful eternity, where all doubt aud
darkness will be Notwithstanding b-ck
upon the trials and tolls through which
guided by love for his Saviour and his
Church, he had won his way, and for
ward to the opening view of the world O
spirits--he triumphed..in the smiles o
hat Saviour-he glored in nothing more
than in being an humble member Of hi.
little fock-gathercd from the same lolL
whence had gone before the blessed apos.
Ties and martyrs, the holy saints and ser
vantswho people the happy re gions o
= the faithful IN glory.
: The private relations Of life. however
t were those in which General Sewall'
I most attractive points of character wer
developed. Every pulsarion of his nobl
! heart was instinct with unmixeG genero$i
: " and kindness to those around him.
I To those whom he had long known an,
loved as ''lriends,'' it seemed to be an al
l most unceasing effort to devise som
y new means of ustiIying his regard. T.
some whose relations 10 him made il nrn