Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-06

! that of an honest man; rich enough to
bring up bis family two daughters) as ac-
complished ladies, and marry them TO ac-
complshrd gentlemen--one to William
Martin, ESQ.,, the other to William Eaton,
ESQ.,, of Roanoke, my early schoo-fpllow
and friend for more than half a century
and, above all, he was rich enough TO pay
as he went, and never 10 owe a dollar 10
any mar.
He was s,eadfasi in his friendships, and
wonld stake himself for friend, but would
violate no point Of public duty 10 please or
oblge him. or this his relations with Mr..
Randolph gave signal instance. He drew
a knife TO defend him in The theatre al Phi
ladelphia when menanced by some naval and
military Officers for words spoken in a debate,
and deemed offensive 10 their professions;
yet, when Speaker OF the House Of Represen.
iaiives, he displeased Mr.. Randolph from
the head Of the Committee Of Ways and
| Means because the chairman of that COM
miltee should be on terms of political friend
ship with the Administration, which Mr..
Randolph had then ceased 10 be with Mr..
/ Jefersun's He was above Executive office,
| even the highest The President could give
but not above the lowest the people could
give, taking that Of justice of the peace in
his county and refusing that of Postmaster.
General at Washington. He was opposed TO
uepo,ism aud all quat,ering Of his connex'
| ions on the Government and in the course
of his forty years. service, with the absolute
friendship Of many Administrations and the
perfect respec, OF all, he never had office or
contract for any of his blood. He refused 10
be candidate for the Vice-Presideucy, but
took The place Of eleclor on the Van Buren,
ticket in 1896. He was against paper money
and the paper system, and was accustomed
TO present The strong argument against i, in
the simple phrase, that this was hard-mo.
ney Government, made by hard.money men,
who had seen the evils Of paper money, and
meant 10 save their posteriiy IRON it. He
was supposed TO securiyships, and held that
no man ought 10 be entangled in the affairs
OF another, and that. The interested parties
alone-ihose who expected 10 find their pro-
1
consequences, as well as enjoy The good ones,
OF their own dealings. He never called any
one "triends" without being so and never
expressed faith in the honor and integrity OF
a man without acting up 10 the declaration
when the occasion required it. Thus, If
constituting his friend Weldon N Edwards
Esq, his tesiamentary aud sole executor
with large discretionary powers, he left al
to his honor, and forbid him to accom-! II
any court or power for the manner in whicl
he should execute that trust. This prohibi
tion was so characteristic aud so honorable
= TO both parties, and has been so well jusiifiet
, by the event, that give it in his own words
, as copied from his will. TO wit
| "a suhloin the following, in my own hand
writing, as a codicil to This my last will an
= testament, and direct tha, i, be part there
of-that is 10 say, having full faith in III
= honor and integrity of my executor abov
7, named, he shall not be held to account
any court or power whatever, for the dis
4 charge of the trus, confded by me 10 him j
n and by the foregoing willn
: And The event has proved that his judgmen
r. as always, committed no mistake W hen il be
y slowed that confidence. He had his pecul
{ aiies-idiosyncracies, if any one peases-
:, but they were born with him, suited TO hin
: becoming in him, constituting a part of h
character, and necessary 10 its completeness
,r He never subscribed to charities, but CAV
&C and freely, according 10 his means-ihe lie
n hand not knowing what the righ, hand di
is He never subscribed for new bnoks, givir
le as reason to the soliciting agent that NJ
m body purchased his tobacco until il was il
W specled, and he could buy no book until
ID had examHed it. He would not attend Il
$, Congress Presidential Caucus of 1924, a
- though it was sure 10 nominate his ov
! choice, (Mr. Crawford y and, when reasC
:, was wanted, gave it in the brief answer III
&c he attended Que once and they cheated hir
nd and he had said that he would never after
f. another. He always wore the same DIRE
a that is TO say, a suit Of the same materii
n cut, and COLOR superfine navy blue-tl
le whole suit from the same piece, and in Il
" fashion of the lime of the Revolution, al
~ :" always replaced by new one before
- showed age. He was neat in his perso
va always wore fine linen, fine cambr
IA stock, fine fur hat with a brim TO it, IA
in top boois--ihe boot outside the pantaloon,
n he principle that leather was stronger hi
.se cloth He would wear no mans honors, a.
ed when complimenIed on the report on I
he Panama mission, which, as chairman of I
en- Committee on Foreign Relations, he h
rk presented 10 the Senaie, he would answ'
yer Yes; il is a good report; Tazewell wr'
IT, i, :" Left TO himself, he was ready TO Ia
r" the las, place and The lowest seat anywheI
" ar but in bis Representative capacity he wo'
80. suffer 10 derogalion OF constitutional OF
On popular right. Thus, when speaker of
ice House, and place behind the Presder
moi Secretaries had been assigned him in so
Ids, ceremony, he disregarded the programr
pie and, as The elect Of the elect Of all the p
lall ple, took his place next after those VIII
len ths national vote had elected. And IN Is
'nr- on the question 10 change The form OF vol
ne, for PIesiden, aud Vice President, and