The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-07
MIR. CRESWELL,S LETTER.

him no other alternative. The truth
and decent regard for public opinion
forbade that he should longer submit in
silence to the malignant misrepresenta-
tions which the ownership of news
paper afforded its owner the easy OPP
portunty of INDUCING in. AS long as
Mr.. Fulton restricted his attacks upon
Mr.. Creswell, to the ebullitions of an
manageable temper or to the weak
of his unrealiZed ambitions,
his editorial provocations needed no
reply. Mr. Fulton's personal griev-
anccs and party" disappointments
were not of sufficient concern to Re-
publicans generally, or to Mr.. Creswell
particularly, either to challenge public
contradiction or to merit newspaper
comment. When, however, he condo
sends to personal defamation and de-
traction and seeks by persistent misrep,
resentation to wipe out from Maryland
politics the last relic of what he digni-
fes by the term Creswellism," he in
hicts wound upon the body of Mary
land Republicanism deeper and more
lasting in its effects for evil than his
most vindictive editorial thrusts can
possibly effect either Mr. Creswell's per
sonal character or his political reputa.
ton. In common, therefore, with all
sincere Republicans, we have no parti-
san exultation to indulge in this most
unfortunate personal business. We
leave that questionable pleasure to the
Democrats. They doubtless will make
the most of it. Worsted, as Mr.. Full
ton has been in a newspaper encounter
he has so industriously but foolshlv
sought, our sympathies are not due tc
him, but to the Republican party. He
has sown 1.-the wind" and will, within
a period reasonably short, reap hur
ricane If the storm that already DER
shadows the horizon of Maryland poll
tics should prove indeed veritabl,
tvphoon in which the dismantled bari
of Republicanism shall go down amids
the angry waves of party discord, the
responsibility of the misfortune will res
solely with the senior editor of tn,
" American" who modestly assume:
the undisputed guardianship of its DIES
TIMES
MR.. FULTON.
To the Editor of the Baltimore Sun:-Th,
Baltimore american has of late been S,
filled with defamation of myself that | an
obliged to ask for an opportunity to repl,
through your columns. Passing all fol me
attacks, however malicious and uuwar
ranted, shall for the present contne my
self to the article of the 25th of June last
headed "Mr. Creswel." That article i.
so infamous and reckless in its assertions
that feel wholly free to use any materia
at my command to expose it's falsehoods.
AS the first point for comment | quot,
the following: "Mr. Creswell, however
when interviewed, should be careful no
to make statements that any Marylande
knows to be untrue. Mr.. Fulton never was
and never desired to be, considered can
didate for Governor, and in 1871 used hi
best exertions, both privately and through
the columns of the american, to induce thu
Hon. Jacob Tome to accept the nomina
tion." How can even Mr.. Fulton be S,
utterly lost to truth and decency and to TIN
fear of exposure as to endeavOr to maxi
the impression that he never desired 0
sought the position of Governor of Mary
land? He cannot fail to remember that h,
addressed me a letter early in 1871, askin!
me to support him for the Republican nomi
nation for that high office; but when I in
formed him that, if Mr.. Tome were can
d!date, | would he cOnst rained to give hin
the preference. Mr.. Fulton's chagrin wa
too deep. seated for him ever TO forgive M
or forget the fact. If be gave cordia
support to MIR. Tome, before Or after tn
nomination of that gentleman, he has neve
had credit for sincerity by Mr.. Tome or an,
of his friends.
1t is alleged in the same article that eth
real cause Of the rupture between Mr.. Full
ton and Mr.. Creswe!i was the refusal of thu
former to allow the columns Of the Ameri
can to be used in unfolding the infamou
Chorpenning fraud" Nothing can b.
falser. The american was never asket
by me to uphold the Chorpenning fraud o
any other fraud. 1t gave to the public al
the material facts touching the Chorpen
ming case, and in its issue of the 4th o
February, 1871, published my report i,
full, covering nearly four columns toge:he
with an editorial of more than half a col
uma. strongly defending my action, from
which last give few extracts:
"The official record is now given to thu
country published in full in to days Anseri
cam and all men may read and Judge 70
themselves"
Dir. Creswell's conduct in the matter i
that Of conscientious public officer carry
ing out the law he was sworn to execute
without regard to his private convictions
Referring to the law of July Is. 1870
"The act was just as binding as any othe
act of the Forty first Congress, and Mr.
Creswell was bound to obey it, and had n,
option in the NATTER
And in conclusion; Every man wht
reads the proceedings will give Mr.. Ores
well credit for the able and impartial man
ner in which he investigated a most ditfi
cult case, and will understand that it wa
the law that imposed the duty upon him
He only did that which the law solemn,
enjoined him to do
What more could havs askedo Wha
more could be said? Nothing that tn,
American ever said, or omitted to say, con
corning Chorpenning's case, was obnoxious
to exception by me; and hence until m,
resignation of tie Postmaster Generalshil
on July 6, 1874, that paper continued to b,
one of the most favored advertising agent
of the Postotice Department. Long ate
the Chorpenning case had been finally dis
posed of by the department and by Con
gress the manager of that paper did no
hesitate to forward to me, as Postmaste
General, frequent reminders by mail CONF
of which, dated December 9Th. 1878, is be
fore me as l write) whenever hs though
that tender morsel in the shape Of al
advertisement was being passed arount
without giving the american a full share
So far from being true that ga crusade
was then commenced against Mr.. Fulton
and Mr.. Thomas, and nearly all the fedora
otfice-holders, high and low, who would no
join in this vindictive warfare we're dis
missed from office;' l declare unhesitat
ingly that | never heard before of any sucl
crusade or warfare, and never suggested OF