Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-23


yeays-AndreO Jacksors, President.
The Postmaster General was added to the cabinet
/ BY this administration. The cabinet appointments
were as follows:
1880 Edward Livingston. Louisiana. May "a, 1881 !;
Louis McI.ane. Delaware, May %. 1888; John For
syth, Georgia, June 27, 1884.
Treasury-Samuel D: lngham, Pennsy!yania:
March 6, 1899; Louis McLane, Delaware, August
5, 1881 William J. Duane. Pennsylv ania, May 29'
1888 Roger B. fancy. Maryland, September %,
1888 Levi Woodbury., New Hampshire, June 27'
| 1884.
War-John H. Eaton, Tennessee, March 9, 1929;
| Lewis Cass, Ohio, August /, 1881.
! Navy-John Branch, North Carolina, March 9,
! 1929 Levi w oodbury, New Hampshire May 20
1881; Mahlon Dickerson, New Jersey, June 80,
Postmaster General-William T. Barry, Ken
lucky. March 9, 1929; Amos Kendall, Kentucky
Attorney General-John NJ. Berrten, Georgia.
March g. 1928; Roger B. fancy, Maryland, July
co. 1881 Benjamin F. Butler, New York, NoVen'-
| Der Is, 1888.
in our history is one which must always be consd-
cred an evenu characterized by scenes OF con-
timed agitation and excitement of the public mind
The democratic party claim that Jacksons course as
statesman was wise and beneficial TO the country III
its foreign and domestic relations that his admins
iraIion Of energetic character; that nnoer II
the national debt exIngushed, and the attention
OF the people turned towards specie currency ana
enarging the specie basis for bank ciIcuation that
The rmness of the President in refusing to sanction
renewal of the charter Of the United States Bank,
and bis removal of the public deposits from that In
stluIon, effected the destruction OF dangerous
moneyed monopoly, and that his veoes OF Internal
Improvement bills, as we'll as Of Mr. Clay's Land
bill arrested the progress of extravaganza and sPecu-
Iaon in the States and among the people,
EiQhM administration, 1887 to 1871, four gears
Martin Van Buren, President.
| The Cabinet appointments were as follows:
! State-Lohn Forsyth, Georgia, Continued
Treasury-Lev Woodbury., New Hampshire, do.
| War-JoeI Il. Poinsett, South Carolina, March 7,
1887.
| Navy-Mahlon Dickerson, New Jersey. (contn-
ued y James X. PauIding, N. York, June 80, 1888
! Postmaster General-Amos Kendall, Kentucky,
CONTINUED y John NJ. Niles, Connecticut, May IL,
1910.
Attorney General-Benjamin F. Butler, New
York, (contnued J Felix Grundy, of Tennessee,
July Z, 1888; Henry ID. GIlpIn, PennsylV wanna, a.
uary 10, ls4O.
The administration of Mr.. Van Buren, was marked
! by but few public measures objects of interest,"
except the discussion of currency questions and the
establishment of the snb-treasury, recommended
by the President. The cabinet left by Gen. Jackson
were generally continued in office for some time, and
! there but few changes and appointments 10 Of
fee during this administration, which generally was
sustained by a majority in Congress, particularly In
the Senate, although It was in minority on some
questions in the House of Representatives.
! Ninth administration, lS4l to 1915, four gears
| William. II. HARRISON President, died <1prI
4
I dent. John Tyler
| The Cabinet appointments were follows:
{ Sta,e-Danel Webster, Mass, March 5, Is4I ;
! Abel P Upshur, Virginia, July 24, lsi3, John C..
Calhoun, South Carolina. March 6. 1914.
| Tressury-rhomas Ewing, Ohio, March 5, I94I ;
Walter Forward, Pennsy lvania, September IS, 1871;
John G. Spencer, New York, March 3, ls43 Geo.
NJ. Bib, Kentucky, June Is, 1874.
War-John Bell, Tennessee, March 5, 1871 John
Mclean. Ohio, declined y John C. Spencer, New
y ork, December 20, 1871 James NJ. Porter Penn
syvania, March 8, 1913; William W Ilkins, Penn
! sy Ivania, February 25, 1874.
I Navy-George f. Badger, North Carolina, March
! 5, 1871; Ane; +. Upshur. Virginia. September Is.
1871; David ilcnshaw. Massachusetts, July "a, L.
43; Thomas W. GiImer, Virginia, February 25, 49,
Al; John Y. Mason, Virginia. March IA. 1874:
| Postmaster General-Francis Granger, New York,
March 6, 1871; Charles A. WcklItfe, Kentucky
September I3, lS4l.
| Attorney General-John ]. Cri,,enden, Kentucky,
March 5, ls4I; Hugh s. Lesare, S. C. Sept 49,
1871; John Nelson, Md. July l, 1943.
The administration of John Tyler noted for
his vetoes Of bills for fiscal agent and coporation
| or national bank, and other measures passed by a
Wing Congress, and the consequent disruption of
the Wing party, which had elevated Harrison and
Tyler TO pc yer. There Wing majority in both
Houses of Congress during the rstIwo years of his
administration, and Democratic majority the re-
naming two years. The leading measures accom-
pIished by this administration the revision of
the tariff; the settlement of the Northeast Boundary
with England, Ihroug the energy and skill OF the
OF Texas, far the action OF Congress and the
Executive concerned, and the final admission
of Texas into the Union, taking place under Folks
administration.
Tenth Administration ! 845 to 1s49, four gears
Janaes Knor Polk, President.
The only Cabinent appointments Of Mr.. Polk we're
the following:
Sla,es-Iames Buchanan, Pennsylvania, March S,
Is45.
Treasury-Robert J. Walker, Mississippi, March
5, ls45.
| War-William L. Marcy, N. Y. March 5, Is45
! Nayy-George Bancroft, Massachusetts, March 5,
lIs45; John Y. Mason, Virginia, September 9, 1876
| Postmaster GeneraI-Cave Johnson, Tennessee,
March 5, lS45.
| Attorney GeneIal-John Y. Mason, Va, March 5,
Is45. Nathan Clifford, Maine. October II, 1916;
Isaac Toucey, Connecticut, l849.
| The administration of Mr.. Polk marked by
measures and events of the most decided character
and important bearing the interests Of the country
Among its most important measures were the settle
ment of the Oregon questions with Great Britain ;
California and New Mexico; the establishment of
the sub.treasury revision Of the tariff on imports;
by which an nd valoreml system Of duties and the
nent of the interior created. There was dem
ocra,ic majority in both branches of Congress the
first two years, and small Wing majority IN the
Z House in the other years of Mr.. Folks term.
Eleventh administration, 1949 to 1858, four
gears. Zachary Taylor, President-died IN
office July 9Th, 1850, and aOas succeeded By the
Vice President Willard Fillmore.
The following the Cabinet appointments by