The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-14
From the Philadelphia Mercury.
THE CABINET-THE NEW ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL.
Extract of letter dated

Extract OI Ietter dated
WAsnNGroS, July 10, lS43.
The Presidents Cabinet is complete, and if sound
heads and willing hands ensure the execut ion Of
all the great executive trusts Of the Government in
manner to command the public confidence, il will
doubtedly be yielded to MIR. Tyler's Admin, ration.
Were it not for the influence Of vicious and
banefui party spirit which il is the interest of sma.
gogues to encourage, sentiment of not merely salts
fact on, but warm appreciation, would pervade the
Union
Lock at the men placed by the President a, the
head Of each branch Of the public service. To What
duty they not fully adequate
Whatever may be their individual preferences
respects the candidates for the Presidency that is
moi I, be discerned by any thing in their public
duct and measures All that they aim at-an that
the President desires is that these be truly
Republican, and that they have tendency to pro-
duce harmony in the Republican ranks, for the pre-
serpaiiOn Of the Constitution intact and sacred.
OF the new Attorney General, some who has
to all appearance just woke up from sleepy-Lolow,
affects not to have heard! Did he never hear of his
brilliant and efficient mission 10 Naples, under the
administration of General Jackson and the tact
and skill he displayed in obtaining from that
Government the recognition and payment Of our
claims to a very large amount Does he moi know
that al very early age he was of the most pol
ished and powerful dsbaters in Congress' What
Southern man has not heard Of his great and trium-
plant argument in the case Of the appeal from the
decision of the Court of Pennsylvania in the cele-
brated case of the fugitive slave from Maryland
Mr. Nelson may be said TO have inherited his repub-
ican principles from his distinguished sire, Roger
Nelson, than whom, search the annals of our coun-
try, and you cannot 6Id the name of more brave
and generous hearted soldier and patriot.
Apart from his great legal attachments and his par
iamentary and forensic eoquence Mr.. Nelson is dis
tinguished for his urbane and polished manners, and
the fine temper and sparkling qualities that make gen.
tlemen attractive and agreeable companions in the
social circle His coming into the Cabinet was after
ALL not so entirely matter Of chance may be sup
posed for there are stong reasons to believe that
even if MIR. Legare had lived, he would have gone
permanently nlolthe State Department and that the
1lsh Office which he now aaas you'd have been ten.
dence in the SOUNDS Consistency of his political
fa,h - @ 1t is no small evidence of The pub
nc esteem for the Statesman and the Lawyer that
his appointment should far have been SO well re-
ceNed and that no anticipates that even the bit
ierness OF party spirit, which has been brought 10
pear upon other distinguished nominees of the Presi.
dent VIII generate any opposition to John Nelson as
Attorney General of the United States. In Mary
land ms native State, where he is Individually he is
best known; and in Baltimore, his home not whis-
per OF dissatisfaction has been heard.