The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01

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. goodness Of man.
Glorious old Princel Trusting ant
trusted loving and beloved, esteem
ing and esteemed May thy joyia
face, with its kindly features, be Ions
|, seen in the halls Of legislationl
hon. DAVID II. LEONARD.
With lavish profrsion, Nature ha.
bestowed her physical gifts upon Mr.
Leonard, Of Parkersburg. More than
six feet in heighth; of erect, almos,
pompous carriage;a a bold, stern cast
Of features; body and limbs well pro.
Eportioned to his stature;a a fiorid com.
plexion; brown hair and a heavy chin
beard ofreddish hue, he presents one
of the most striking figures in the
House.
As Chairman of the Democratic
Estate Executive Commitiee, he is al
ready familiar to the readers of the
Register.
/ As speaker, he cannot be termed
fluent. His ideas are generally bet.
ter than the language in which he
\ expresses them. / do not mean to
I
!, imply that he is not strong debater,
for in rough and tumble discussion
5 he can hold his own very well. His
3 mind seems TO me to have more nat.
: ural vigor than acquired culture.
t hut few, if any, in the House have
more of that hard and useful sense,
. sometimes called "horse sense" As
chairman of the committee on Ell
nance and Taxation" he occupies a
: prominent and influential position,
f which he utilizes in way commend
; able to himself and beneficial to the
t State.
He, too, was born in Pennsylvania
an{, like Mr.. Prince, brought with
r hin from that State but few Quaker
hahits. Like most of the legal pro-
fesaon, he possesses liberal and en-.
lareed ideas. He gave evidence Of
this, a few days back, in opposing
with unusual ability the extreme
measures Of the prohibitionists. In
fact, it appeared as if he had been
singled out as special target, at
which to fire most of their long and
short ranged shots. But it must be
confessed, that the balls either re-
bounded or altogether missed their
mark.
+, HON. CHARLES ]. P. CREsAP. q
In the memorable contest for Uni
ted States Senator, last winter, Mr..
Cresap, of Randolph, gained the SOU
brfq'et of "Blucher," by changing his
vote to Camden on the last ballot,
and thereby securing to that gentle
man a Waterloo victory.
Well cultured in the classics and a
graduate Of Judge Brockenborough' S
=
famous Lexington Law School, in
the class of 1857, he is finely educa.
ted, both i'll academic and profession.
al studies.
His first appearance in public life
was as member of the Virginia
Constitutional Convention, held in
the city Of Richmond, in 1901. An
ardent Virginian, in full sympathy
with the traditions and institutions,
he did not hesitate, when an inva-
sion Of the State was threatened, to
vote for the ordinance of secession,
adopted by the Convention early in
1861. His name will be found sign
ed to the original ordinance, q copy
of which can be seen hanging in the
Office of the Hon. Henry ]. Fisher,
Of our town.
During the war, he showed he was
willing to risk his life for his princi.
pies, by resigning public Office and
connecting himself with the army of
the Confederate States. AS a Cap.
tain, in infantry, he served with dis.
tinction in the army of Northern Vir.
ginia, for time under Stonewall
Jackson and subsequently, under
General Cube" Early. He was at
one time member Of the Richmond
House of Delegates.
He is a big-souled man, full Of ten.
der sympathies and manly impulses.
His popularity is only exceeded by
his Unborn generosity.
He is safe legislator, never sacri,
ficing the true interests of the State
to crafty personal ambition, or pref.