Complex sentence: Eastin was one of many newspapermen appointed to political office by President Andrew Jackson as recompense for favorable editorials; in Key West he was appointed inspector of the federal customs house and Marshall of Florida's southern district.
Split into simpler sentences: Eastin was one of many newspapermen appointed to political office by President Andrew Jackson as recompense for favorable editorials. In Key West, he was appointed inspector of the federal customs house and Marshall of Florida's southern district.