Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-10-07


been called by President TYLER to consti-
tute portion Of his new Cabinet.
The People will read, with avidity, any
! information respecting the individuals who
are to take so large a part in the manage
ment of public affairs.
The Neao Cabinet.--The opinions and
character of the men whom President ~
| Ter has called around him as advisers nave
become the subject Of universal lnqui-
ry and interest. We give such facts win
| regard to each as are fresh i'll our memory.
WALTER Forward, Secretary Of the IsesSu-
ru-Mr Forward is citizen of Pittsburgh,
Pa. Our first knowledge of him was de-
mocratic Member Of Congress from his Dis
| riot in 1924, and an ;lTd, 1T champion OF the
American System. lie united in the Cau-
Gus nomination Of Mr.. Crawford for Prcsi-
dent, but afterwards rccanted, when the
jackson whirlwind swept over Pennsylva-
mia, and went with the current. He aban-
doned Gen. Jackson when it became evil
dent that he was identified with the enemies
of the Protection of Home Industry. lie
has since been mainly out of public life. but
known as National Republican, or Clay
Wing, in contradistinction from the Anti
Masons, Who bear sway in his section. In
1886 he was chosen Member of the Con-
stitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, and
distinguished himself in the deliberation OF
that BODY, of which we think he was Presi-
dent. But he has not for many years been
active in politics till last season, when ne
took the stump for Harrison and Tyler ill
Western Pennsylvania with great efticien-
cy. His high personal character and repu-
tation for Independence gave him weight
When Gen. Harrison became President, he
made Mr.. F. Marshal for Western Penn
sylvania, which he declined, then First
1 ~, - A. soh "a aN
cepted, and has since discharged the duties
of that office. He is we'll qualified for the
station to which he has been called.
JOHN MCLEAN, Secretary Of Wtr-Mr Nc
Lean came into Congress, if we mistake not,
in 1916, as Democratic Representative OF
the Warren District, Ohio. He there dis
tinguished himself by industry and efticien-
cy, and in 1923, was appointed Postmaster
General by President Monroe. Mr.. Adams
was inaugurated President, and requested
Mr.. Mclean to retain his Department,
which he did throughout, though avoWing
himself supporter of Gen. jackson tor the
Presidency. But this made no difference,
ssnee he and Mr.. Adams were united in the
principle that no Postmaster should be ap-
pointed or removed on account of his poll
tics. But when Gen. Jackson was inaugu-
rated, different rule of action was resolv-
ed on. Mr.. Mclean frankly signified to
the President that he could not be made the
instrument of Prescription, he being COM
mittedagainst it by his public career and
averse to it in principle and feeling.
Gen. Jackson, thereupon, appointed him
an Associate Justice of the U. s. Supreme
Court, to fill vacancy just then occurring,
and get him out of the Post Office, which he
had conducted with signal ability and sue
cess and which was afterwards SO woful-
L.. 1.<>A hu1N p1n Mp
Lean accepted the Judgeship, ana has since
discharged its duties.
In 1882, the Anti Masonic National Con-
vention would have nominated him for
President had he not declined He is re-
sident, we believe of Lebanon, Ohio, high
ly respected in private life, but very mode
rate in politics. If Mr.. Tyler had made him
Postmaster General. ii would have been a
popular selection. We can hardly think
he will resign his Judgeship for the place
now rendered him.
ABEL p. UPsHUR, Secretary Of the Navy
Judge Upshur was citizen of Northamp-
ton County. in Mr.. Wise's District. He has
been Delegate in the Legislature, and dis
tingushed himself in the Convention of
1923 which formed the present Constitution
of Virginia. We do not remember that he
has been in Congress. He is an able and
pure man, but an ultra estate Rights" man
in short, Nullifier. He is new, we be- |
lieve, a Justice of the High Court of APP
peals in Virginia, An abstractionist of the |
narrowest faith, he has little or no sympa.
thy with the mass of the Wing party. Mr..
Upshur is an intimate personal friend of
Mr.. Tyler of long standing, and has been
the Warwick of the new Cabinet,
HUGH s. LEGARE, Attorney GenerGl.-Mr.
Lcgare is a citizen of Charleston, s. c.. and
we believe descendant of one of the old
French Huguenot families which settled
there over century ago. He became en-
nent by his writings in the "Southern Re- |
view," a Quarterly published in Charleston
some years since.
He was appointed Charge to Belgium, by |
Gen. Jackson, being a warm "Union" man |
as opposed to Notification. He returned to |
Charleston in 1867, and was soon after |
proposed for Congress and elected, turning |
out Hon. II. L. Pinckney (Nullifier) on q
medley of political and local issues. Mr.. L.
went to Congress in 1887 as an Administra-
ton man, but ON the Sub-Treasury being
proposed by MIR. Van Buren,, he took ground
against it. in a profound and mastery
speech, as also in a powerful Letter to
constituent" For his course he was thrown
out of Congress at the next election
Charleston being the strongest Sub Treasu-
ry city in the Union-but he abated moth
ing of his warfare upon the Sub Treasury
project, speaking LUMINOSITY at our Con-
sentative State Convention last October, and
repeatedly in this city and elsewhere. He
has recently contributed several mastery
articles OH Classical Literature to the New
York Review.
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