The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-02-18
3)ulitliul.
From the Crawford Journal
sketch of the Life of the Hon. Edward
Gates.

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In lSO5 Tbom,s n tho f,tbor d;,d ,o,v-
iny very small estate and vrrv Iar,e Fam.
ilv I,ri AZ an e,,lv ,ga ~, o,nl,,, ana nnor
tho son wos fnr,un.yo ;n v.h,t i. ho,tar th,,,
!, n,,rimonv bn,r, ,nJ , vii, ,o l.hnr ill.,
ycntly for nronnl;nn p,sul,s sn,,oral = Th,,
L,o, hers wrrr industrious md nrnyrer',us nnr
and treated ,ho hr,loss r;'h rsmnrnrs oti v,.
ton. One Of them. Flcm;ny B,,es Of Nor.
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AZ son and did nthnr,, ~, ,,a '''J nv n,m nanny
lie had NOT the h.n.(it of = collcG;,,o odrc,-
ton brinr nravcnird NV an orc;Jnrt Itho
breaLinr of :, lrc) which s,onncd him IN Tho
middle of his c1,,rse If >tudy md conr,rd
him at home for nn,,,, twn vcars T., ch;ld.
hood he was vrll t,nrht nv he f,,hnr and
or,.rw,rd h,d tl,o Lm,.G. nr tu., ,.n,r,, ;n'
struc,inn of his kin.m,n R.r;,min p,,.s NJ
U,novnr Va no.t ov..ll,,,, ,n..,, ,,hn
diving. lrrt L,hiul him ro,c NOR. v;,,rons
and G.w mora ;,tolI,o,t
COMING under the nrntoction or his hr,,tbor
Plrm;n, hr was .rni IN ,hn Eal, nr 1snG 70
Cl,a,loiir Hall Acad,.my s, N,rv,. Conn,v
N,rvl,nd vh,ro bo ,,,,,o;,,oI ,hr,o ,..,.s o,,l
INN If, Inv rn,c,n nj tina .n,il ,ro ,,,,,'
TONED wiIhnu, h,.irp n,rr,r,d tn cntnr
Princeton Coll,rc whne lis hrn,b,r in, nI,l
IN .,nd hin,
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fol,owinr any ,c,rnrd nroG..S;nn and .,.t III.
hc,rt NOV = MD ,l;,nan'S wa,,a,,. in ,I,o
Navy In the nr.n ,ino hn c,,rol -. ,,nrn',
cs, ann,cnt,c. in thn of1iro nfLi, b,n,l,'r uIo
was a Cart t1rrk en,nl,v;rr all hi. rn,,n
time in carc,I, dcvnn,nr ,ha con,nn,s r.
prcttv rood library bnt S;thout G;ron, i'm or
advice
In tho W;r,or or 1s11-1o bic ,,;,sro,
James pcos,n,s ,he, a ,n,,nhor ~ ramrras,
and aftcrw,rd I;nvnrnnr If V;,n;,,o nrncnrnJ
him the Offer If warrant in Tho Nprr mo
speoial object of his ambition ,h;no
which ,h,,ye all n,hnr, ha l,s;,,I '"o
"I T, "oo'e al o'hef" ne o's,''a' :.
iie'e hsaii he was doomed 10 uiHappolht-
'neh'. LIS m"ther REUSED hcr consent
."''l'','',Iu' en''ea'e"' weP'-Sne was Will
lux ''1' an ''e' SONS H''o"'" ina'ch' whenever
"e W ,tpe, an '''aS,"!i' oul was SUI 100
SU"u Su'"e' " agree tHat any ch'ia OF lers
i;"'I;h ai''s rs vs. pr"'eSSlu'' ana war Tor
'n ,.','o ". ''e "eei''''o ''e warrant WIN
n",, ree''''Ss we can well imagine ana IL IS
Ho'D''"a "e''ie. 'ie as ever pceh cal'ea upon
wi eat , nn 'n"'t VI mora courage as lne
,o. " .''i' '"'t ne cou'u
h,,,, ,.t,, ~ II 'ic iaa ''o'
l"". ION o''',u''oou' anu a'crP'eu as
49,. 49, va. 're wy ""o '',''o "'e'y
"n,h'n ; w. " ' ,;,'I " "'Te a'u ,".uo''s
,,,,"I, 20 IT, ~ my c'.' "'u' " ".
;"in e""u wi i'I'nsr' y" " ms country:
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''1s,> 1910 w ''.i. mint
III i'i-i n",'''e iei'ou''ceu service I'D inc
na'l' anu WIN no pan Oh NE se''ieu, ms
y W i'e,'e,'ch l"no was secretary OF 'he
ici'..oI9 VI missouri IRON lou TO loZo' "hcn
.ne ,,.".e was 'oi'l'u' ~ successive appoint
u''u.' sun Nlau.Ho"' anu monroe
.;'u was s.co''i oove'""r oi '''c o,asel 'hV''ed
,'''' ~ uo'i'c ou' 10 %, LOUIS anu 'o'l"w ,nc
sA"' o'c' NV " see Nun sa'c'y through his
0o1,sc Vi stuuy.
ie accep,e" 'hc ''Vr.a '', ana was 10 nave
r'"''ou III .'e 7f'n'S o. 1910 OUT all u''!ooNeu
, ,ot event oe'aiieo nun 'or year. Beng ~
n,s native county ol uoocliIa'u s"aach call
was Hiaue ioT foluiieeiS W HlaTCi loT Nof-