The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-08
Our Ohio Correspondence.

LANCASTER, ONO, April n, 1919.
Mr. Eming at Home-Ifis Return to Washington
-ReRect,ons o., has Late and Present Position
Hordes of Office Seekers at has Hseis-Hs Iatsrrre-
tation of the Taylor Platform, in regard to Ap-
po,ntments-His Promise to Widd the Are of
Potitical Guiiiotiae ucith all Energy
This morning, Mr.. Ewing left here, with por-
ton of his family, for Washington. 1t is truly re-
markable how change of position changes the es-
timaton by which man is held by his fellow-citi-
IONS. For several years past Mr.. Ewing was but
oae of the pactsil lawyers of the Lancaster bar,
o. which, how ever, he was regarded by all as the
| head. and was generally considered to be second
to veIy few lawyers in this State or IN any OF the
western States but still, his practice, in connec
| ton with his son, Philomen Beecher Ewing, en-
braced the usual variety ofsmal cases OF county
court advocate and 1t is the parallel thus afforded
| which gives rise to the reflection speak OF. For
instance, within the year just past, have occupied
scat III he jury box, to try the charge OF "forn-
cation and bastardy," alleged against u young
buckeye by a too confiding young. miss; case, by
the way, am happy TO say, Is OF rare occurrence
in this s'neck of woods" and never instituted ex-
cept against the undoubted guilty decever
| Yet in the case referred to- MIR. Ewing appeared
TO defend the false beau of the now young mother
Nor did he fail from resorng to all the usual tr.v,-
lous cross-examination of the complainant OF the
whereabouts of the act; Its frequency, and even as
At that time, Mr.. Ewing was merely lawyer, and
he was seldom honored with any company N h.s
walks save occasionally some petty c!:ent then,
one could usually and daily see Mr. Ew:Eg parade
along the pave, unaccompanied by any one, appa-
reny in deep thought, with his well-iormed aristo-
cratic hands interocked and resting on his equally
well-formed aldermanc lumber region: Judges and
visiting lawyers from Columbus, Chillicothe, and
other surrounding cities, cared nothing for the ho-
nor of chat walk with Mr. Ewing, nor for
the pleasure of a visit to his mansion on the
hill. Nay, not few of them, wings, yea, ultra
wings though they be, deemed 1t impolitc to court
political party association and action with Mr. Ew-
| ing regarding him exclusively identified with
| the Henry Clay expectancy, and moving wholly In
view of placing that statesman In the Presidency,
| and consequently deemed it almost wholly impro-
| babe that he could reach position IN which he
could make his friendship worth the seeking.
| Alas for mems prognostcatlon OF the polltical
efforts to make Henry Clay President, he has not
failed to secure tor himself place at the head OF
department through which very large and pro,
ftable portion of the government patronage will
be dispensed. And now, presto how changed Is
the estimation of Mr.. Ewing by his fellow citizens
of Lancaster, generally, and the wing portion par
ticularly, and more especially by the wing lawyers
of not only the Lancaster bar, but throughout the
State. During Mr.. Ewing 3 recent visit, our town,
although no court session, was honOred by
the visits of distinguished lawyers from all parts Of
Ohio, who have done themselves the honor to call
on Mr.. Ewing, not as lawyers but as wings, to bask
from Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Chilicothe, Xenia, Ur-
bana, Mount Vernon, &c, not merely to congratu-
late M Ewing on ms IS own appointment ar out to
another for marshal, and another tor district at
torney, and to press upon his memory the names OF
some scores of good wings who deserve clerk.
Office or Indian agency; while several were urged
as fit subjects to 60 abroad In the capacity Of
charge minister
1t Is said that MIR. Ewing received and treated
al. Ill pnnc
efluson of generosity In acknowledging their
merits. 1t should be remembered that the visiters
embraced all classes of whgs-of Ohio wings
among whom, and between whom and Mr. Ewing,
in some instances there has been no little bitter
strife heretofore in regard to party action and
ganization; And in regard to this, one OF them
told ME what may certainly be regarded as good
whether he spoke by authority. Mr.. Ewing said
that the President had several times repeated IN
cabinet council, his famous declaration made be-
fore the election: that ne had no trends TO reward,
and no enemies to punish /; and that it was his de-
termination to act on that principle. But, says MIR.
Ewing, in making that dec laratlon Gen. Taylor
had reference to the diversity Of sources which
constrained to accept and, feeling unwilling in the
event of his election, to discriminate, In the dis
pensation Of his favors, among those who brought
him out as candidate. and contributed to his
election, he positively refused and to the end de-
cned being considered the special candidate of any
one of the various public meetings and conventions
that placed his in nomination as the candidate
of all opposed to the party then in power, whose
misrule he abominated. but which he knew could
not be arrested except by united effort OF the
friends of change. Hence, said Mr. Ewing, all
who were opposed to the late locofoco admstra-
ton, and who intend TO continue TO oppose the
restoration of any similar dynasty, are all alike
esteemed by the President. He regards his deca-
ration as limited TO them-that is to all that did
adhere the locofocos during the late struggle;
and though diversity of opinions may exist among
them various subjects, yet the President is de-
termined that of the great republican party which
called him from the command of the army to the
head of the government, he has no trends to re-
ward and no enemies to punish.
Mr.. Ewing, then, argues that this declaration,
and all others, presume, having reference to party
feelings, so frequently mentioned by Gen. Taylor,
in his replies TO the solicitations to become can
didate, had only reference TO and was merely IN
tended to obliterate the divisions within the then
opposition, so to harmonise their efforts and Sc
cure success and that, as Gen. Taylor knew that
the failure to overthrow the ruling dynasty, in for
campaigns, was owing to the personal Ill
feeling between the friends of the aspirants for a
nomination by the opposition he saw the necessity
of destroying that feeling; and hence his famous
declaration, that, (meanlng) If he was to be Sc
lrcted as the candidate in opposition to the loco
foco candidate, he could make no pledges to those
proposing to nominate him; that he desired, if
elected TO remain untramelled by the influence
of any cliques or factions; that, as whg but not
an ultra wing, he desired change in our rulers
and the principles OF the earlier Presidents re-
free, so that, as President, he weuld have no
friends to reward and no enemies TO punish, among
those who would aid in his election.
This Interpretation OF Old lacks platform APP
peared highly satisfactory to the wings who called
on Mr.. Ewing, among whom were some that OPP
posed his nomination by the wing party to the last.
Even Columbus Delano, who came here to urge
the appointment Of friend of his as Marshal and
who, during the campaign, though opposed to both
Cass and Van Buren,, said g. he would suffer his |
right ann to drop from its socket, before should
deposit ballot for General Taylor'-even he, it
is said, expressed himself satisfied and a hope
the head, may yet come in for a goody share of
the spoils.
have only space TO add, that Mr.: Ewing gave
assurances, that #, IN few months hence, loco
foco postmaster or other officer should remain in
office over which he had any control, or could ex
er any influence in cabinet council or privately, II
would he because he would fail IN having his
wishes carried out "Ply the axe with more ener-