The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-30
MIR. Creswell for the Supreme
Bench.

The unanimity with which the Bench
and Bar of this his native county have
endorsed the Hon. Jno. A. !. Creswell
as suitable successor OF associate Us
tice Matthews of the U. S. Supreme
Court, is a very gratifying evidence OF
the esteem in which he IS held Eat
home" as a lawyer. But outside OF the
reasonable local pride which every Cecil
Countain should feel in the possibility
of the selection of a member OF the
Cecil Bar tor so eminent a Judicial posi-
ton, it is equally gratifying to know
that his name has been received as
favorably in other sections of the State.
The Baltimore SIN of Monday in
speaking of the existing vacancy on
the Supreme Bench says:
maryland has had four associate
justices of the Supreme Court-Robert
H. Harrison, Thomas Johnson, Samuel
Chase and Gabriel Duvall. Harrison
resigned in 1890, after serving one
year, Johnson in 1898, after serving
two years, and Duvall in 1886, after
serving twenty five years. Samuel Chase
was the only one of the four who died
in office, in 1871, after service OF
fifteen years. Roger B. fancy, OF
Maryland, was Chief Justice from 1896
to 1864. All of these Maryland mem
bers of the Supreme Bench Were dis
tlnguished for the high character OF
their legal attainments, and Mr. Cres-
well would be a worthy succ ssor to
them. A man of ripe culture and ex-
perience and lawyer of acknowledged
ability, the President, if disposed to
select Southern Republican, could
not possibly make a better or more
fitting choice"
The record of Mr.. Creswell's pro-
fessional career outside of his native
county and State, furnishes no less sat
isfactory evidence of his high attain
ments, industry and success as lawyer,
Upon his retirement by limitation from
the arduous and important position Of
counsel for the government before the
Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims at Washington, the judges Of
that court, ordered to be placed upon
its record. their high appreciation OF
his ability and services in this language.
''The court desire to place upon record
an expression of their sense of the value
of the services of the Hon. )hn A J.
Creswell in the discharge of his duties
as counsel on behalf of the United
States. He has exhibited unwearied
industry in the investigation of the
facts OF the numerous cases, great re-
search in examination of the difficult
questions of law often arising, and great
ability in presenting to the court lis
views both of the facts and law. With
an earnest zeal to protect the rights OF
the Government, he has yet been Ell
tirely fair and just to claimants. His
uniform courtesy and kindness of man
ner have made his official intercourse
with the members OF the court pecu-
liarly agreeable to them. 1t is there
fore alike proper and just that this ex-
preston of our opinion OF his ability,
fidelity, and integrity should be placed
upon the record"
Outside of narrow circle of politi-
clans of his own party, in this State to
whom Mr.. Creswell's political success
seems to have been personal offence,
we believe his appointment to the Su-
preme Bench would be received every
where throughout the country with un-
mistakable evidences of popular ap-
proval.