The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-02-26

Der of years. and was subsequently elected
to the Senate of the United States. lie
was afterwards appointed minister to Eng.
land by President Jackson, in 1929, and in
1881 became Secretary OF the Treasury,
and was appointed Secretary of State under
Andrew Jackson, in 1888.
Mr.. Creswell was admitted to the Bar at
Elkton, III November, $780, and at once
commenced i successful practice of the
law on his own account. In 1854, he en-
tered into partnership with George Earle,
ESD, who is now practicing his profession III
Washington. The firm of Earle and Ores
well soon took rank as leading law firm,
at Elkton. Here, as at college, Mr.. Cres-
well had men of mind, OF legal acumen, of
oratorical power and years of experience,
to contend against, for there were men
of marked ability in those days at the
Elkton Bar, Ohio Scott, Albert Constable,
Ezekiel f. Chambers, John c. Groome,
Alexander Evans, Henry W. Archer, Hiram
Mccullough and others. For five years.
Mr.. Creswell devoted himself industriously,
and profitably, to his profession, declining
all overtures for political preferment, until
1865, when upon the Reorganization of the
Wing, and the organization OF the Know
Nothing or American party, he joined the
Democratic side, and in 1856, went to Gin
cinnati as a Maryland delegate to the Dem
ocratic National Convention, that nomi-
mated James Buchanan for the Presidency
In that campaign he took an active part,
making many speeches in Maryland and in
adjoining States. He remained active in
the Democratic party until the rebellion,
when he took decided ground against Seces-
sion, and became an active Union man.
Born and reared in slave State, his nat
ural procivities were pro slavery. But
when slavery demanded the disruption Of
the Union. and the Democratic party rep
resented the sentiment of disunion, Mr.
Creswell did not hesitate to renounce his
allegiance to that party, and avow himself
for the Union one and inseparabe, and
having SO declared himself, he went stead
lily forward, in his upward career, until an
Patriot, Lawyer, Legislator, Senator an
Cabinet Officer, he has enrolled his III,
high in the temple Of Fame. When " Ii.
dent Lincoln made his first call fo1 Sc, q.
five thousand men to suppress tfated ' '1-
lion, and i'll the same proclamat;on of tr,
April 10Th, 1861. called an extra .th ot '''
Congress, which convened on as NOM
July following, John W. Crisfto Inv the
mated as a Representative re- of Mary
Union men of the Eastern roswell look tor
land, in which canvass i1lowinu Fail, d. d.
an active part. In tb,v,s nominated NJ n"
about September, 1861 Ieeis,atnre Inv 20
as a delegate to the county, and was ga
the Union party of majority of a,ooe s.
elected by the UNITY ever received by Ii
'o'e' VIZ: ID" '.nty. This Legislature M
any 'i'ah III oeoii iual. in December of the lei
ieI earlier una which Mr.. Creswell was al al
s"'ne year, ".i man Of the Committee on 81,
I Ii' u ny prominent men of Mary
1 .eo. W.. ulis Legislature, among them :,
i'h'' s''' lihnson so recently deceased, ST ST.
l rI'elos Alexander, Thomas J. Donald a.
l n''iiA .Snerfield Berry and other Repre- l..
'o''' e men, Benjamin w. Harris and ~ 81.
s 81 Ohm F.. Dent being the leaders OF /
Democratic minority. ii
the Summer of 1862, Mr.. Creswell IN
amounted by Gov. Bradford, to the :
snonsible and very laborious position OF Ii
General of the State, for the i,
f orcemept of the first draft, and contin-
ID in it until the Spring of 1868. The $
tics of this position we're very arduous,
bicb he discharged with great credit to
,se,r and to the complete satisfaction OF :
- National and State Governments. In
Fol, Of 1863. Mr.. Crsfeld having taken |
rosition hostile to emancipation, MIR.
,aswe)l was nominated against him, as
70 Union Emancipation Candidate for
ongress, and was elected after an active
,rsopal canvass of the District. This was
ne Thirty eighth Congress. MIR. Creswell
,ol, his seat in December, 1868. The Re
,rm State Convention having met in the
,ripr of 1864, and changed the time for
10 election of members of Congress, Mr.
raswell was renominated in the Fall of
s64 and defeated by Hiram Mccullough,
fter an active and vigorous campaign, MIR.
IcCullough not taking his seat in Con
ress until December, 1868.