The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-28
THE NEW CABINET.

We copy the following ftom the New York
Tribune, as the best account we can present to
our readers of the men who have been called by
President Tyler to constitute portion Of his new
Cabinet. The People will read with avidi y,
any information respecting the individuals who
10 take 50 large part in The management of pub
lie affairs.
THE New CAbrNEr.--The opinions and char
acter OF the men whom President Tyler has call
ed around him advisers have become the sub
iect Of universal inquiry and interest. We give
such facs with regard 10 each as are flesh in our
memory.
WATER Forward Secretary q the Treasury
MIR. Forward is a citizen of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania. Our first knowledge of him was as
Democratic member of Congress from his dis
trict in 1924, and an ardent champion of the
American system. He united in the caucus NOM
inaion OF Mr.. Crawford for President, but after
wards recanted when the Jackson whirlwind
swept over Pennsylvania, and went with the cur
rent. He abandoned Gen Jackson when it be-
came evident that lie was identified with the
enemies OF the Protection of Home Industry. He
has sincs been mainly out of public life, but
known as National Republican, or Clay whig,
in contradistinction from the auti-masOns, who
bear sway in his section. In 1886 he was chosen
a member of The Constitutional convention of
Pennsy lvana, and distinguished himself in the
deliberations Of that body, of which we think he
was President. But he has not for many years
been active in politics till last season, when he
took the stump for Harrison and Tyler in West
ern Pennsylvania with great efficiency. His high
personal character and reputation for iadepcnd-
ence gave him great weight. When General
Harrison became President, he made Mr.. For
ward Marshal for Western Pennsylvania, which
he declined, then First Comptroller of the Treas
u-y, which he accepted 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 War. Mr.. Mclean
came into Congress, if we mistake not, 10 1916.
Democratic Representative of the Warren dis
trict, Ohio. He there distinguished himself by
industry and efficiency, ard in 1923, was appoint
ed Postmaster General by President Monroe.
MIR. Adams was inaugurated President, and re-
quested Mr.. Mclean to retain his department,
which he did throughout, though avowing himself
a supporter of Gen. Jackson for the Presidency.
But this made no difference, since he and Mr..
Adams were uuted 10 the principle that no Post
master should be appointed or removed on &C
count of bis politics. But when Gen. Jackson
was inaugurated, difieren. rule of action was
resolved on. MIR. Mclean frankly signifeG 10
the President that he could not be made the in
strument of prescription, being committed against
it BY his public career and 10 ii principle
and feeling. General Jackson thereupon, APP
pointed him an Associate Justice Of the U. s.
Supreme Court, 10 fill vacancy, Just then occur
ring, and got him out of the Posi- Office which
he conducted with signal ability and success, and
which WAS so wofully msmanaged by Mr.. Barry.
Mr.. Mclean accepted the Judgeshp, and has
since discharged its duties, In 1889, the An l.
masonic National Convention would have NOM
mated him for President had he not declined.
ABEL P. UrsHUR, Secretary Of the Nary. Judge
Upshur is citizen of Northampton county, in
Mr. Wise's District. He has been delegate in
the Legislature, and distinguished himself in the
Convention of 1928 which formed the present
that he has been in Congress. He is an able and
pure man, but an ultra State Rights" man-in
short, a Nulliier. He is now Justice of the Cir
cult Court OF Virginia. An aostraction;st Of the
narrowest faith, he has little or no sympathy with
the mass of the whig 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 General Mr.. Le
care IS citizen OF Charleston S. c., and a de-
scendant Of one of the old French Huguenor fam
lies which settled there over century ago. He
became eminent by his writings in the Southern
Review, Quarterly published in Charleston
some years since. He was appointed Charge To
Belgium, BY Gen. Jackson, being warm Union
man as opposed 10 Notification. He returned tc
Charleston in 1867, and was soon after pro-
posed for Congress and elect d, turning out Hon.
II: N. Plnckney (nullifier) on a medley Of polti-
cal and local issues. Mr.. L. went to Congress
in 1887 an administrator man, but on the
Subj reasury being proposed by Mr.. Van Buren,,
he took ground against il in profound and mas
terly speech, also in powerful letter TO a
constituent For his course he was thrown out
of Congress at the next election Charleston be-
iug the strongest Sub-TIeasury in the Union
but he aba,ed nothing Of his warfare upon the |