The Cecil Whig., 1863-10-10
FIRST CONGRESSlONA DIST.
Nom inatiOn of Col. J. A, j, Cres-
well.

| Congress-, after the refusal OF Mr.. W. }.
Jones to accept the Easton nomination, u
number Of leading men in the District, ad-
dressed q letter to Col. John \. j. Cresweil
urging him to be a candidate in opposition
to the Hon. j. W. Crisfeld, whom the Cop
perheads and halfbreeas laid claim to
| pleased, and suited, with his semi secession
course in the last Congress, and his letter of
acceptance pedging himself to adhere to
the same policy of opposition to the most
vital measures necessary to squelch the
rebellion.
The following correspondence was pub
! lished in Mondays Baltimore american
which contains the letter soliciting Mr..
Creswell to be candidate of the Uncondi
tional Union party of this District, and the
reply of Mr.. Creswell, accepting that re.
sponsible position. The nomination was
ratified by the Union mass meeting held at
Elkton ON Thursday last. This fills the
heretofore blank on the ticket, and the
Union party can now 60 into the contest
with closed ranks, and a confidence which
ensures them triumph and success, and over.
whelmiug defeat to their opponents
John 4. J. Cres,ceH, Esq:
Dear Sir-Many ofyour friends in the First
Congressional District Of Maryland wish to
present your name as the Unconditional
Union candidate for the next Congress.
On examining the record of Mr.. Cristield,
which In his letter Of acceptance he points
to us an index of his future conduct, we find
him opposed to many of the measures which
are held by our more experienced states men
to be essential to the supprcssing of me re-
belllon, and the preservation of the Union.
We especially regret his opposition to the
lien Million Bill which, if passed, would
have encouraged emancipation by rendering
compensation to the loyal owners of slaves
In every other Congre District in the
State the people haze a candidate standing
fairly on the platte rm of the Unconditional
State Convention and on the address OF its
Central Committee.
We adopt that platform and address, and
sincerely hope yon will consent to become
our candidate, regardless of any private sac
rhces you may be required to make. In
the event OF your acceptance we promise
you an earnest support.
Respectfully, Your Friends.
Salisbury Somerset CO., Md, Oct ID CO
SOMERSET CoUNrY.-John p. Owens,
Jacob White, Wm. W. Parsons, Perry W.
Bradley, Benjamin Galloway, James Owens,
WTl. L. Moore, Aug. Moore, Albut Stephens,
Samuel D. Collier, Robt. II. Ellegood, c.
Wilson Horner, John Evans, John d. Cor
drey, VIM. Morris. Edwin Moore, Alex. J.
Walston, John W.. Davis, Joseph Price, \.
V. Dashiell, &C., &c.
WORCESTER COUNTY. VIM. 7. Henderson,
D. II. Straughan, Daniel p Russell, VIM. NJ.
Vincent, Levi Nelson, j. j. Blackboard, f.
Pancost, j. +. Lecompt, J. Ii. Taylor, NJ.
l.. Powell, VIM. p. Smith, Vim. Z. Davis.
DORCHESTER CouNTY.-L. L. Straughn,
Thomas f. Rca, Wm. Rea VIM. f. Patti,
son, c. W. Hopkins, Joseph Clark, r. r.
Rabertson, James +. Robertson, Thos. H.
Coburn, VIM. II. Berry, Ii. w. Straughn,
H. z. Mobray, j. w. Straughn, Jr, Thos.
Burton, VIM. II. Tuttle John G. Robinson.
CECIL CouSTY.-E. +. Ewing, VIM. j.
Jones, j. 7. Mccullough, r. Mcfarland,
w. p. Ewing, Jacob Tome, James S. Craw
ford, VIM. Torbert, Henry Burnett, James
Nclntire.
ELKToN, CECIL Co., Nd, Oct. 3, 1868.
Gentlemen " our letter Of the 29th ult.,
inviting me to become a candidate for Con
gress, in the First Congressional Di istrlct Of
Maryland, upon the platform enunciated by
the Unconditional Union State Convention,
and enforced at length i'll the address Of its
Central Committee, has just reached me.
though hitherto unwilling, for reasons
altogether private, to allow my name to be
used in connection with the position you
mention, yet cannot, consistently with my
sense of duty, longer refnse to meet a re-
sponslbility which you, as well as many
others of my friends, think | ought to as
sumo. Hence, respond to your commu-
nication by first an expression of my grate
full acknowledgement of the generous con-
fdcnce you reposc in me by declaring me
worthy to become your candidate at such u
time, and secondly, by returning prompt
acceptance OF the place you tender me on
your ticket.
No man who loves his country, should
hesitate to give to the Administration now
in power his full and cordial support in its
efforts to secure lasting and honorable
peace by the only practicable means, to wit
the total overthrow of the military power of
the Rebellion. The President and his Cab.
met officers are the principal agents to whom
the people have conlided the high duty of
protecting them, their liberties and Govern
ment and in the heat and fury of a great
war, waged by the Rebels for the subverson
of the Republic itself, every attempt made
to embarrass the action Of the Administra
ton operates only in favor of the public
public enemy.
Emancipation IN Marylaud is already an
accomplished fact, and has come about as
necessary consequence, long ago predict
ed, of the rebellion. 1t is all important
now for the people, by an amendment to
their Constitution, to provide for the speedy
legal extinction of slavery, to the end that
the substantial interests of the State may
not suffer by further reliance upon sys,
tenn Of labor which can never more be cili
cient or desirable.
l am, therefore, unequvocally in favor of
the platform and principles of the Uncon-
ditional Union Convention, and in my can
vas, which, with your assistance, | hope to
make avigdrous and triumphant one, shall
take occasion more fully to discuss, from
the standpoint above indicated, all the
issues involved in the political struggle now
going Oh III our State.
Very truly yours,
JOHN A. j. CRESWELL.
To Messrs. Levin D. Collier, Vim. I.
Henderson, l.. L. Straughn, f. L. Ewing,
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