Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-03
FROM THE NEW YORK STATESMAN.

WILLARD FILLMORE IN consequence OF the death OF the
lamented ZACHARY TAYLOR, became President Of the Uni
ted States July 10, 1850. Mr. FILLMORE as most read
ers know is self made man. the son OF cothier and
after the toll to be encountered by all who reach
distinction in the world, became practising attorney in
Western New York lie was soon afterwards (not ac
of the exhibition ofany dazzling meaal gift but
his common sense industrious habits and good judgment
chosen member of the New York Assembly. Hence he
transferred to Congress- and became chairman of the
most important House committce-that Of Ways and
Means He next elected Comptroller of the State OF
| New York then Vice President of the United States
and the following year. by the providence of God, the
and perplexites of the highest Office in the gift
the people cast upon him.
The whom President FILLMORE called around him
as Cabinet officers follows:
DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary of State.
THOMAS CoRwIN, Secretary Of the Treasury.
A. H. II. STUART, Secretary of the Interior,
CHARLES NJ CONRAD, Secretary of War.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, Secretary of the Navy.
NATHAN X. HALL, Postmaster General.
JOHN ]. CnITTENDES, Attorney General
The announcement of those names for confirmation by
the Senate elected exravsgant eulogy from the Wing
press. The very wise pursued of awaiting
the deliberate judgment Of the country, and submitting
the President his Cabinet and the official acts of
these several officers the verdict Of the people Nearly
three years remained Of the Gen. TAYLOR chosen
to FILL The time OF their induction office was one when
the clouds and darkness which during the intensely
exciting debates incident upon the Compromise Measures
not dispersed and the future shrouded in doubt
and difficulty. The Administration had sufficient time
ahead to accomplish great good pepetrate rreparabc
mischief and although the Of the FORE
going inspired confidence that President Fillmore
would do all in his power promote the welfare and
tain the honor of the great people whose Chief Magistrate
he had suddenly and unexpectedly become there werc
far recollection goes, bosterouS
by the Wing press in behalf either Of the President
those whom he had taken himself constitutional ad
viscrs.
Time rolled on and the Administration completed its
term OF Office 1t moved along in transformations
to the end and although its friends neither then
since claimed for any special brill ancy yet, that
it has passed away and its become rreyersble hsto
ry, they may truthfuy aege that it honoraby and
cessuly discharged the trust committed to it. Under
its prudent pacific course and the patriotic, national
spirit which IT brought to the administration of public
affairs the angry pillows Of strife, apparent
large portion Of the country rapidly subsidized into calm
and the storm passed away The President and the
whom he called around him quietly proceeded the dis
charge of their duties-brngng to them the industry
and apparent in the earlier Adminstra-
TONS and continued thus until the end.
The President made declaration of attachment to
the Union and Of his desire do all
in his power to preserve tleavng his public acts to be
the abiding proof either of his treachery or his loyalty to
the Constitution and the Laws Reaching bis position with
clean hands and honest heart, endowed with ample
fund Of sense and taking the Office by Of
which he had no control there were
circumstances attending President FILLMORE which af-
ordcd strong confidence at the outset that he would hon
esty and successfully administer public affairs That
hope was abundany realized and the record Of it is
made "The past at least is secure" And although
violent and scurrous newspapers of the other side omit
ted no opportunity to decy and reproach it, the general
Judgment Of the country has the Adminstra
ton Of President FILLMORE Of the best enjoyed
Who does not derive satisfaction in turning to the high
minded patriotic, and unoscntaous Administration OF
MLLARp FILLMORE?