The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-01-09

from a Southern trip some ten years {
more ago, he said To me, Jones, | woui
not give Cecil county ior auy State
the South. No Mary lander and espec
ally nc one from Cecil, ever applied I
him in vain for favor which IL wa
n)ssible for him to secure. lie had hi
share, aud more than his share of abuse
have no hesitation in saying. that n
man ever deserved it less. He desire
to be on terms Of cordial irieudshl
especially aith every man i'll his o."
county. Frequently | have talked witt
him about men WHO abused him oIt
rageuusly, and | never heard him utter
harsh VOID against one Of them.
Mr. CreswelI was an ambitious man
He liked power and place, but it wa
no vulgar ambition 10 secure place
merely Tor the position it gave. Ill
took hold of every public position, frs
OF all with uutiring industry, to lin
out what its duties were, and having
accom- plished this, he devoted his tire
meudDus energy to the discharge o
| these duties even to the mIGutest par
ticular He was not what people cal! {
genius But ie had that best sort o.
genius, a genius for work. He never
any lining llC uCNSt Slps 'HtN
with the \ b q of any duty; he went
clear through to L, and thea If he was
not entirely satisfied he came back
wards 10 y again. This he did, not
merely to attain success, but because he
was 50 constituted, Ihat he could not let
anything pass through his hands until
every phase Of it had been examined.
| think he did much useless labor, but he
could not help it, He had that sort o:
| conscience about the performance OF his
duties, that be would not allow anything
| TO pass through his hands until it was
| finished III every particular.
But the best Of all is yet to De said.
| In all the high positions he held, his
hand was never stained In the House
| of Representatives aud III the Senate OF
the United States, where private en-
terprIscs with thousands aud millions
| i'll them were constantly seeking the
support of members, no man dared APP
proach him with Il dishonest measure
a gentleman who did much work IN
the third House in Washington told me-
that although he was Oh terms of per-
soual intimacy with Cresweli, and could
always count on his hearty support of
any Just measure, or anything which
appealed TO his sympathy, yet ais iuvari-
able answer was to any one with IL
questionable claim before Congress, 81
can do nothing towards getting Mr..
Creswells support for that measure
The death OF Mr.. Creswell comes home
to me very closely. lie was only nine
months my senior, and We began the
exercise of the rights of our political
manhood III the same year. To day as |
think OF him passed away from the
work of life, and speak these words
which ieebly express my love for him
personally, and my high regard for his
character, my earnest prayer is that
when too shall let drop my lite work
it may be said Of nae, as | now say OF
him,-he performed faithfully every
duty hat God laid TO his hand.
When Mr.. Jones bad finished his
address, Hon. James b. Groome arose
and said:
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOR
''Death loves "a shining mark" and it
found one, when at the threshold OF his old
aye it struck down John 4. j. Ores well.
When | last saw him :. few weeks ago,
in the fun POSSESSION of those rar5 meuta.
powers, which with advancing years had
become more cultured aud ripeued, | rea
liz ii that his physical health aui strength
were somewhat impaired and would prob
ably never be wholly restored, but | saw
nothing 10 Indicate that he WAS very near
the eud OF iIfe's journey.
Every community is frequently reminded
OF the scripGurAl warning of tho certainty
of death and the uncertainty of tha time
thereof bat that reminder has added force,
" hen an individual unexpectedly cut off
in The mids; Of his usefulness, Is Il more
notable parsonage that any Of his neigh
bors.
/ tirst met MIR. Ureswell when | WAS tsu
wears OF age. He had g.ad u lted with
honor at Dickinson College, and entered
my fathers Office as a student OF law. lie
was then a youth of sturdy frame sud
robust health, and apparently capable OF
doing great amount OF mental labor with
out over taxing his strength. He wAs
au bilious to rise il his chosen profession,
and realizing that natural ability and 4
College education could not uualde pro
cure success at the Bar, Became p.ius-
taking udent, not only Il legal lore, but
of other branches of learning knowledge OF
which was likely 10 prove valuable 10 him
| in his legal practice
Admitted TO the Bar, and having demon
strated his qualifications for the varied
duties of his profession, he became arsj-
|
tul and successful lawyers at this Bar, ami
| soon made it apparent to Ell competent
observers that be was equally well tquIFp.d
for IL dry legal argument before the Court,
| an eloquent appeal TO the jury, or tor tue
drudgury of an office prac ice.
L. Is not often that we Iawy or OF
! IL. physiuue, sound Judgment, Natural
| ability and eloqueuce, VINO Is equally fond
| OF mastering by perSeveIing study, the
TtI, Low fni Iah I,r
the details of all business matters entrusted
| 10 his care-but al! these qualities Nj.
CIeswell hau, and am OF Lhe cpiulJI tn
All contributed TO secure and retain Tor tie
| firm OF Earle X CTesWeli the unusu=4 y
| large ana lucrative practice WHICH II Ell
| loved for years in this county, aud that
| Ihay II aided in tittIug Mr.. Ores well for
| his more distinguished legal ssrVices later
on and IL which he displayed signal ability
as counsel for the United States, before
the tribunal ch.Tgei with tho distribution
| az the Geneva Award IN tho matter of tie
| Alabama claims.
| From his earliest manhood, Mr. Creswoii,
although devoting himself ssslduuusly 10
| his profession, displayed stch deep and
active infeIGst IN politics, thst II Was Iii .ri,-
| fest that political hoaOrs would not be dis
| tasteful! 10 him. the Wing party winch
| first c. .lmed his allegiance having dis
banded few years after lie attained his
| his us iDriLv, he becsms an able and els-
| uuent champion OF democratic principles,
| and coutlu ued SO to he until tbs war
between the States became iuegI a0.s,
| when after some seeming hesitation his
| severed his connection with tie ID 5iACCr.tic
| party, AID joined his pOh-ica fortunes
| with TIE Uu0a party which was little
lite: on merged INTO the RapTb.IC Al pa .ty, ,
of which he ever thereafter continued to be
= prominent and influential member.
| WhiIe Mr.. Ores well was stIii y Dem Jcrst
and after he became :. Republican, heNrd
a number of his political speeches. delivered
in Cecil. In listening to s.rue OF these
earlier efforts noticed that the lnforma-
lion tLey contained was SO excslently
arranged, their Arguments so struusly and
clearly put, their aJyle 50 orua.e and their
delivery 80 orAtUricaI and eloquent, that /
| was SOMETIMES inclined to suspect, that
what were probably intended To pass as
hastily prepared or possibly IL some
instances ~ strictly eAtemp oraneous
addresses, w1ES ~. result OF much iahorlou'
and - nre - ptrationi and shtt III
sSTUug htiu1 y the opinion That hit
.prxeA oelhs ItslhC speaker would be
lo,,riou As - ,4his never making {
" .phaEce" ,-rGaept when at his best
puu"fully aVolNe '~n;rbaA to called upon t.
cArelu, here he g',gs.
improthf,v EAN reputation us I
ID Re this az " Ut NO orat g prapidly and great
Ne aud eicque1 ne 500 l. obtained po!itic4
| t,rreaSe Is "H;aIy SHlv2uced from Oh
| !! 'or. and iaP,, 10 OFFERS more ex Ilted
hon,TraOie posi-, whether delivered Gt thu
ho"N his speecae,' ,s,ingA III the Maryland
Bar, np|Tf Delegates' taUsi 1 C "~I1t :"
q | Uouses o' fac; hat MIR. CreSwel