The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-25

TIE NEW SECRETARY OF rue
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ledge ef me sasraessr and qu.l.6essians
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need fhs aafarms.se~ ~harh M sahlain-
90 e0msas~s~oa eans.ias o iss'dy lhetF
hearty spprabstaa II a'.e aPpsia'msn'.
ai-y sss va nses ollie tsshe sespsei
"A wrser II q fss M ae.as Eties az Il
ford. e msksas Ne Badger bei,er ksosa
20 thss resders.
To rHE EDITORS.
Mssr.. GAlxs & SkaTox: The ques-
1isn has hssa freqseasi. a-ksd here. ~,th
un shs Issl fe@ DAYS. sho - GeaEse E
Badger. he g-atlsaaR praPesrd iar he
.cifrs al Secretary nl lh- Nssyi He V
. naii.s q Ne~brrn. In NORTH Carolina.
His fssher died poor wh~n ~ Was smsli
bsy. lie passsssed 6as i-lrals. aaa his
threads aided bin N aeqa,sing an edaes-
ZION. he sssasne5 lsren-e 20 Practice
ihe law bsis<e he Gas 81 Years cid. HIS
vigorous aud disetimin.,ise intellect Im
nells,eiy gave him = high rank in The
.esznunily. He -s.. a, an early age.
elected q menber 81 The Lssisl,'sre Of
North Carolina. but bis limited ciicnm-
Stances eampslied him II oaee o. sban-
dan p0laIcs. kecsess he w1s poor. and
hid . wida~rd ssasiser and tao sisters 10
support. lie devsleJ himself 20 lhr pro-
1essloa &C sh~ ias. sai srqnlred large
snl lactsslse prariee. The Legislature.
~asn lie was yst very s.ans msn.
tisc,sd hin = JUICE. aud he d,scharsed
he da,ies On The beech s'ih gfra; % Icy
snd. imparIiai,Iy. giving sn'ire s.ii-fseron
ca ihs profession and The people, A
<ense Of daIy % hinsrlf. his 'n"Iher aad
sisiers, required lh.i he should MT re-
main on ,he beach .. smsli salary whrn
his splendid talents and extensive se-
auiremeals would eonm.nd the most 10
cratve pr.clice. He resigned bis seat
on the beach. and rslurard - his practice
a ihs bar. Mr.. Badger !, justly regard
ed a one Of me very abirsi layers 70
thr!Ua.sd States. lie rarely ever speaks
Longer Than ane honr on any subject. and
in that space u ume he will da ample
justice 20 his client. and alien jeanollsh
three days speech Of his adversary.
When that accomplished scholar and
profpand iarist. Wm. Gsstaa. was ~ the
bar, Mr.. Bsdser. shangh much yousgr'
man, vas his formidable rival. II had
cause 10 any court IN ihe UeIied States.
I could as soon employ George Z, BAD
ger >. say lawyer il America. Duung
Inc Iss, ssr. when ana Bripsh invaded
The sas,srs share sl Narh Csrolins, Co
v.rnpr HaSkins, ~ih . large number oi
yclanleer militia. marched qairkly 10 ths
defence u the seabosrd. N hat eKped'-
uaa. Gesrgs e. Badger. ti,sn about 10
gear. ala, volunteered. wss appointed by
M,jT General Jones one ol his aids. and
repsined 10 che public service until IN,
enemy rs.essed. lvok ssier. and sailed
from No,h Csrolins.
Nc. Badger sas an active and ardent
sur2or,er Of Gen. Jackson for ,he Pfssi-
dsucy; he was. indeed. the leader Of the
ysckson party of North Caroliaa. and
wrote me sddrsss ean,siairg their polr
ueal creed prior u The elevation Of &c
nerd Isckssn 70 The Presidency. Tn
same psrv ~ Nanh Carolina. generally
nsm,ns'ed h,a a. q geailemaa ore rmi
nealr qualified 20 be Attorney Genera
10 President Jack sons Csb,ue,. so. sl.a
she whis msnb-rs Of the last isg'slaiar'
Of North Carolina fshose active sssocisu
he Ia. beea for seyersl years. unsn'unsos
iy nominaseI sat recommended Mr.. Bsd
ger q. e,niasnIIy qualified % make Al
able Attorney General in Presiden, Haf
TIsca's Ada uiss'stion. -.tE
. In the fnrsg ing, u il M, designed
represent Dc. b .dger IS = mere iswye'
There 10 no region Of thoug!t 10 wh'c
h,s unnd has been JIrer,el, IN which b
has nj exhibited The highest sni IN"
commanding po~sss oil Intellect II y
shsA exceps shs appointment 1ndere
him. have aa the slightest doub', %;
need HE friends entertain the least mil
RtttnE, tUSt ne VIII tsbc tuG tuFrt "aNse
", commanding. and st,iesnanlIke we .
OF 81 The interests OF the Navy. and
Ear 20 ooe mn can do il, elevate il 10 ih
position ths our rapidly Increasing 9
sources, ex,rniing eomnerce, and u
present state of The void nav require.
While he will brins these large 81
comprehensive sis~s TO Ihs sshIec' WI
Q rare csPzcay for bisIoess, he can ali
descend 10 the m1sl exac, prees'sa
che minui~st detail. He uni,es. IN sho,
every Qualification for the station he
s.ll-d 70. He 10 nos 10 the meridian al
full sisay Of life, and ~ man ls,ns e
Joy, puss aud % are spo:ies' repu' Ats
cor prnhIly ard hsaos.
A Rspublica Of Nsrfb Caroiina.
UNITED STATES NAVY
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