Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-02-13

/ ShesSA @aAAsSS -. O&NhVus-N w u dIC
in receipt of copy of the Commercial, pub
lished at Richmond, Va, containing sketch
of the life of Mr.. JAS G. Cannon, formerly
of this town. This gentleman will be re-
membered with much favor by both the old
and young citizens of this county from his
clever association with them.
When he was associated with us he was
in charge of the principalship of the Rock
vile Academy, and as it gives US pleasure 10
publish an account Of the prosperity and
popularity Of one who trained us in early
youth, so will his other scholars read of the
same with delight and wish for his con-
tinued prosperity. Following is the sketch
This gentleman-who represents in the
Senate the counties of Essex, King and
Queen, Matthews, Middlesex, and Glouces-
ter-is native of Maryland, where he was
born in 1887.
Receiving his education at Washington
College, Md, where he acquitted himself
with distinction, he adopted the useful, hon
orable, but poorly remunerated profession
OF teaching, from which he many years ago
degenerated into the equally honorable but
still less profitable vocation of an editor.
Siding with the South in the late struggle,
he abandoned home and friends to cast in
his lot with his Southern brethren He was
for time attached on special service to the
headquarters of the ID army corps, and was
subsequently member of the LIST Maryland
Cavalry, then under the command OF Col.
Bradley I. johnson.
To all familiar with the valor of that CON-
mand and the dash and gallantry of its
leader N IL naadIaaa IN hot
was always abundantly cut out for the
Maryland boys. They took an active part
in the second advance into their State, and
on their retreat from Gettysburg, Mr.. Can.
non was captured and confined in the old
Capitol prison-a confinement whose suffer-
ings and privations and barbarities have left
their ineffacabe traces on his person and
his heart
Sent home at last for exchange in the
feeble band of emaciated skeletons who were
christened "the 300 dead men," he again re.
joined his command as soon as he had in
some measure recovered from the effec,s of
his cruel captivity, and participated actively
in the early battles of the campaign of "a,
receiving at Beaver DAMN resisting Sheri-
dams grand raid on Richmond-a very
severe sabre wound, the day preceding the
death OF the heroic Stuart at Yellow Tavern
to the 'front.' and took part in all the glorious
but fruitless struggles which marked the last
campaign of the war; cutting through the
Federal lines near Appomattox, and surren-
dering with Gen. Buford, near Lynchburg,
having lost all but honor.
AT the close Of the war he became the
editor and publisher Of the Warrenton Sem
tinel, and subsequently of the Chatham Tri.
bune, achieving high reputation as fu-
| ent and forcible writer and an able and
sdroit reasoner.
Taking an ardent interest In the success of
the Conservative party, he advocated its
principles on the hastings as well as through
the press, and in 1875 was chosen the Til
den csnvasser for the 9Th Congressional dis
trict, dischsrging tho duties of the position
with an earnestness and ability Which much
enhanced both his popularity and his reputs-
ton.
A firm believer in the tenets of readIust-
ment, he was last Fall sent to the Senate as
| Conservative readjuater and has already
taken Il prominent position in the councils
Of the majority.
Tall and spare, with sad, thoughtful, yet
kindly iace-somewhst suggestive Of some
| OF the pictures Of Lincoln--he wears the ap-
pearancc OF hard student and close think
er, and his earnestness lends force 10 his ar
guments when he takes the floor, which ha
seldom does however, save when some i'm
portant topic or one in which his constitu-
ents are specially interested is the subject
Of debate
| He is chairman of the COMMITTEES on pub
| lie printing and member of those on pub
| lie institutions, county, city and town or
CARNATIONS and 10 examine the Office Of the
auditor Of public accounts.