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"Are we getting near?" said Hatteras, who, telescope in hand, was watching the coast. "You see that point?" continued Johnson. "When we have doubled it we shall be very near where we drop anchor. It was from that place that we started for England with Lieutenant Creswell and the twelve invalids from the Investigator.

Stewart, General Grant appointed George S. Boutwell, ex-Governor of Massachusetts, who had had great legislative experience, as Secretary of the Treasury; General John A. Rawlins, who had been his chief of staff and military adviser, was made Secretary of War; Adolph E. Borie, a retired Philadelphia merchant, Secretary of the Navy; J. D. Cox, an Ohio lawyer, with a good military record, Secretary of the Interior; John A. J. Creswell, an ex-Senator from Maryland, Postmaster- General, and Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, a gifted Massachusetts lawyer, endowed with keen wit, but possessed of most unpopular manners, Attorney-General.

Creswell, of Maryland, saw a necessity for the operation of the bill in his State.

Captain McClure had discovered it in 1853, and his lieutenant, Creswell, was the first who had the honour of rounding the American continent from Behring's Straits to Davis's Straits. Still it was certain to competent judges that the Forward was prepared to face the ice regions. Was it going to the South Pole, farther than the whaler Weddell or Captain James Ross? But, if so, what for?

On July 20-30, 1605, Father Creswell writes to Paul V that Nottingham showed him every civility "that could be expected from one who does not profess our holy religion." Before five of these commissioners Nottingham, Suffolk, Devonshire, Northampton, and Salisbury Fawkes was examined a second time on the forenoon of the 6th.

My governor allows me a hundred dollars a month for my own use spending money, you know. I'll give you half of it, if that will enable you to pull through." Walter was touched. "You are a friend worth having, Creswell," he said. "But I really think I shall enjoy being out of college for a year. I shall find out what is in me. But I sha'n't forget your generous offer." "Better accept it, Sherwood.

"In every State south of Mason and Dixon's line his policy has wrought the most deplorable consequences, social, moral, and political." Upon these indictments a powerful address was based, giving argument, illustration, fact and indisputable conclusion. The address was framed by Senator Creswell of Maryland, and the style and tone were beyond praise.

Creswell of Maryland, and Stevens of Pennsylvania, in which the former declared that "whether we would or not, we must establish Freedom if we would exterminate Treason. Events have left us no choice. The People have learned their duty and have instructed us accordingly." And Mr.

It contributed to swell the volume of other and more sweeping measures. The bill introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee Its provisions Argument of Mr. Hendricks against it Reply of Mr. Trumbull Mr. Cowan's amendment Mr. Guthrie wishes to relieve Kentucky from the operation of the bill Mr. Creswell desires that Maryland may enjoy the benefits of the bill Mr.

Anthony, Brown, Cattell, Chandler, Conness, Cragin, Creswell, Fogg, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane, Morgan, Morrill, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Stewart, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Williams, Wilson, and Yates. Ten voted in the negative, to-wit: Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Hendricks, McDougall, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson, and Saulsbury.