The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-20

" Asnl>ulu.,. u. G.. March T.. 80.
EDIrnn OF WHlu:-: 'rngrcss has done
nothing this Winter worth cumnunirat-
ing to The Wig. The only thing which
may be of interest to your readers quote
from the F0HgrcssioRa! Record Of Feb.
ton of W. W. Davis and iifty-tllrec other
citizens of Cecil county, Md, praying for
an appropriation to deepen the channel
of the North East River. in Cecil county,
i'll that State, which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce. | will in
form your readers what further action is
taken on this petition.
AS a native Elktonian, | could not help
but feel a thrill of pride as looked down
from the gallery of the Senate upon the
greatest legislative body in the world and
saw one of the advisors of Il former and of
the next President. and an ex-member of
that body. Hon. J. \. J. Creswell. stroll
ing leisurely about the floor, shaking
hands with his friends and associates:
Hon. j. B. Groome, the present Senator;
and Hon. David Davis, Senator from Hi
nois. who. to quote from the Congress
sioral Directory, Twas born iii Cecil
county, Maryland, March 9th, 1sl5.'
For the benefit of your readers quote
again from the Congressional Direct
DRY, compiled for the use of Congress
by F. y. Richardson, clerk of Printing
Records
"sENATOR j. b. GROOME,
of Ell1ton. was born at Elkton. Mary
land. April 1. 1888; is Il practical lawyer:
in 1867 he was elected member of the
convention which framed the present con-
stitutiun Of Maryland: in 1871 he repre-
scented his county i'll House of Delegates:
in 1871 he was elected Presidential cleo
tor and voted for the Hon. Thomas a.
Hendricks for President: in 1913 he was
reelected 10 the House OF Delegates, bat
resigned early i'll the session to accept
the position of Governor of the State.
made vacant by the resignation OF the
Hon. William Pinkney Whyte. Who had
been chosen United States Senator: his
term as Governor expired in January.
1876; in January, 1878. he was elected to
the United States Senate as Democrat,
to succeed George Il. Dennis, Democrat.
and took his seat March Is. 1919 His
term OF Office will expire March 3, 1885,
The House has done practically moth
ing this session. The Senate has been
occupied for the past ten days with
the fitz John Porter case. At one time
it looked as if bill would be offered
appropriating $1,000, 0O0, 10 be divided
among all the Rebel generals who helped
to whip Pope; but at this writing the
Democrats are very sick over it, and are
anxious to refer the whole matter to the
judiciary Committee. 1t has cost them
100, 600 votes. Senator Logan made one
of the best speeches OF his life; the gal
leries throughout each afternoon were
crowded with brilliant and attentive
audience and the Senators and the many
visitors who occupied seats ON the Senate
floor. including Gen. sherman. Bancroft,
the historian. and other civil and mill
tary lights. remained interested listen
erS to the close. And the speech of
SENATOR CARPENTER,
of Wisconsin. against the attempted re-
warding of Fitz John Porter for having
disobeyed orders in the midst of san
culinary battle. which is akin to treason
and to do so with $50. 900 of the Nation 5
money, WAS mastery effort. He liter
ally tiayed his opponents with a Damas-
Gus blade. and his closing sentences were
thrillngly eloquent. | need quote only
one:
Queer things are being done these
days. This thing may be done by the
Senate. 1t will not be done by my vote
We're tovotc for this bill should fancy
that the tears of widows and orphans
were moiStening the dust at my feet:
should imagine that the diSembolied spir-
It's. the frowning shades of 90. 600 sol
diers, slaus htered in vain. were muster
ing in this Chamber to sc"urgc me from
my seat. Nevertheless, Mr. President.
God's will be done. 1t may be that even
this last travesty upon justice is neces-
sary. They tell us that whom the gods
mean to destroy they first make mad. 1t
I may be, although it seems impossible.
/ that the Democrats are not mad enough
vet to insure their total destruction. This
last act may be needed to convince the
American people that to insure a proper
discrimination between virtue and vice.
to tiX the proper ban on disloyalty and
hold rebellion in check, we need in the
White House once more the steady hand.
the cool head. and the patriotic heart of
L. S. Grant More anon,
G. F. W.