Litchfield enquirer., 1848-02-24
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
The 'Presidency-Judge Mclean.

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 Among the Ohio gentlemen named for the Presidency none have been so much nisrepre-- sented as Judge Mclean. Why is this. Is he hl not an honest, upright, Intelligent man--
 one most highly esteemed all over the coun-
 try? No one will deny that he is. Do not hls high character, his talents. his great expe.
 perlence. .eminently qualify himto fill; the of-
 flee of President 2 No doubt they do., But, it Is intimated that he used the influence of the Post Ottlre to promote the election of General
 Jackson, and to further the views of the South.
 Is this true? Far from it. The complaints
 against the post office for obtsructing the
 transmission of mailable' matter from the tfoIthern into the Southern States right or
 wrong, were not made until long after Mir Me-
 Lean leftthat offices No man, probably ever entered public office, where things were mora confused. and chaotic than were those of the
 General Post Office when it was conferred ap> MI McLtealb by President Menr 1e, and no man ever let public office with higher .reputa- ton for an efficient performance of all it's du- ties than he did. This high feputation was not confined to a'few. It pervaded the le ngth and breadth Of the Unien, and ciicited corriA
 mendation from all classes of citizens in office
 and out. Instead ofTronfasiosf and disorder,
 the antiring industry of the Post Master Gen.
 eral had systematized the multiiarious business
 ot the office. and brought every branch uoGcr
 constant supervision, controlled by respon,tbl.
 agests. andAunder the eye of the Chief Officer, We Indulge iD Dnoextraviganti no praise. but mere- " state facts, well knnwnto ourselves, and to
 the coontry--facts which are incorporated in
 tothe history of the times It would bea
 work of sunpeerogation to enter upon a, defence of Judge Mclean as Post Master General., .s r II has been, said -.alse, that Judge McLeaa
 was a Jackson man--a member Of Gen. JacI>
 soh's cabinet,an usiitedin ltie prescription of the Wings which followed the inauguration. This Is wholly untrue, When Gen Jackson
 came to Washington after his election Mr Mo-
 Lean was in the General Poslo ofliee.-was a ye- l " popular oficer--and the party desired to res
 tain him in place, that they might avail them.
 selves ot his great popularity to sustain their 4 prescriptiye coprse--the clean sweep--which
 the leading Jackson men had resolved upon. Gen. Jack kson sent f0r Mr Mclean, his object
 beiag to retain him in ofEice.a Soon after they
 met. MlfsMcEeah said 10 the Gshsral. that if
 he dsentfof him in reference to his remain ing at Washingtoa he felt 1t his duty to say T that If he, the Geperal. had an impression that
 he, had taken saspart in the contest, favorable
 toahis electionsthe impression was erroneous. 1 Hesbad donesho soeh thing, but on the ~cor-
 efary, had devoted his time and energies tcthe
 discharge ofhis official duties, without inters I fering in tbspolitical contests of the country. N He added, That t he remainsd in the Depart
 ment, he should net deviate a haiss breadth
 from thecourss' he had purs ued-.-as his aciian was founded upon prihcipls.and he-woold not depart from 1t, We were in Washington at { the time. and pretty well informed, of what I passeds and therefore speak adyissdly. .s,nsg ,lI- Mn McLsan was offered Depariment but decined il; psefeEsine. it he was to remain and be left there to the free discharge of hissdd- ties, controlled only Sy the flaw and his sense Il of duty 10 retain ihs office hs then heid EsS
 fore that iptesyiew, ,A;F- Barry had 6eeq naped | for sths. heneh,s A vas soon seacsgtaiAsd that q Afr. MeLeaaVeoalsb baOt he ipamcAA Aae eaniia ia
 the proscripslsecsasses sAlaicA had been settled \ 9as'that The new sddiaisatssioh hsATnsl va- ant seat bn the Shsh wag thSH .6iiefgd aNti 1 accepisd, aHa M. BsEyg wss put s; into ss the sh Gseprah Pesf QfarHs z AAeEs chssa sas ipe