The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-16
NEW YORK AND HER SONS.

NEW YORK AND HER SONS.
day will come, when York shall claim her
Henry W.
The keys Of the Treasury, first intrusted in
1889 10 an illustrious son of New York by adop-
ton, after having passed through fifteen other
hands, have been, al length, restored to another
son of hers by birth. After the lapse of more
than half century, her first successor TO ALEX
AMBER HAMILTON is john c. SPENcER-names
tina, she honors, and names that do her honor
1t is apart from our purpose to institute compa-
rsons between them, where no parallel can ex-
ist. The honor we award TO the illustrious
dead, can never be accorded to the living, how
| ever distinguished by achievements, or exalted
by hon.rs. Renowned in arms and pre-emi-
nent in council, the one has passed from The
stage, with the applauses If his country still
lingering around his tomb; the other has, as it
were-at least in his PRESENT PART-but just
made his debut in the opening scene. He but
too well knows he will not lack prompters if he
falter in his acts. And he knows full well, too,
that, in the distinguished roe in which he now
is cast, there will be no honor for him unless he
"Act well his part--there all the honor lies"
New York, we believe, as well as the coun-
try, may well confde in The talents, integrity,
and patriotism Of her distinguished son. She, as
well as his country, have both tested them all
and they have ever been found TO stand the test.
The present distinguished post 10 which he has
been called in a moment of Executive embar-
rassment and emergency, we trust, may claim
some forbearance from unprovoked and indis-
crimlnate assaults; as this savage warfare will
injure him less than the public service, TO which
his unsurpassed industry is dedicated. Should
we, however, be disappointed in this, it will be
our consolation TO believe that the ability with
which he will discharge his duties to his coun-
try, will be panoply Of proof against every
shaft but-envy.
ork-to shield her distinguished son from the
malice OF his fees not SO much for his sake, as
her own-ior she has more at stake than any
State in the Union: and she is the centre of the
Union, and able, if Inclined, TO make her infu-
ence felt throughout the Union. She should
bear in mind, that her vast interests are
committed TO the trust of one of her wor-
thiest sons; and that it is her sacred duty to
defend his honor, while he is thus guarding her
| interests.
that from being, at first, but the fourth State in
the Union, she has long been the frst-and that
much should be expected from her to whom
much has been given. She seems to have
prospeted in every thing more than in the Fede-
raj honors that have been conferred upon her |;
and, principally, we believe, from the practice of
maintaining an extermnating political warfare
against her own distinguished sons. When
Aaron Burr had passed away, we had hoped
she would have buried the Burr code of poll
tics with him. Ii is high time the funeral SER
vice should be performed over their remains.
LetNew York forget New York politics for a
season, and contemplate the following list of
Secretaries of the Treasury, and see if its pre-
sent distinguished incumbent will not compare
with any that her sister States have furnished
without much disparagement.
1889. Alexander Hamilton, of New York.
1895. Samuel Dexter, OF Massachusetts.
1901. Oliver Wolcou, of Connecticut.
1902. Albert Galla,in, of Pennsylvania.
1914. George W. Campbell, of Tennessee
1914. Alexander J. Dallas, of Pennsy lvauia
1917 William ii. Crawford, of Georgia.
1928. Richard Rush, Of Pennsylvania.
1929. Samuel ID. Ingham, Of Pennsylvania
1881. Louis MLane, of Delaware.
1893 William J. Duane, Of PENNSYLVANIA.
1888. Roger b. fancy, of Maryland.
1884. Levi Woodbury., Of New Hampshire.
ls4l Thomas Ewing, of Ohio.
lS43. Walter Forward, of PENNSYLVANIA.
l343. JoHN c. SPENCER, of New York.
Pennsylvania, we see, has furnished six Sc
cre,ares before New York had furnished more
Iban one. And this has been chiefly owing, we be-
lieve TO the steadiness and temper of Penu.yl- |
vanla politics. Let New York profit by the ex-
ample. Let her, ia future, cherish and defend
her sons and she will thus promote her inter
ests and defend her honor.
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