The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-28
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VicE PEEsrDrxT KfSe --The Hon. Wm.
Rufus Kiag, wbo-e dcniL was onnoppced in
yesterdays Papgr, says the cb-seiand Her,
aid, was aProniheht and ambitious Iacmber
fof Congress from North Carolina, during
tile Administration OF President Mad
tisoa. He subsequently remoyed 10 Ala.
beIna, and almOst immediately took rank
among the frat lawyers and politicians ui
that State. lie represented Alabama IN The
y. y. Senate through Ihs Jackson and Van
Duren Dynasty, and was sent by Polk as
Minister 10 France. O8 Ids recall, IN the
Spring Of 1879, he vas again returned 10
The seaate, u &tich body Be cosiinued a
a,enber until elretsd 10 the Wee PresideD.
icy. ~ g
! Although Col Kings career has been b.
no means a Lriliant one, he has fsitbfulIs
discharged Iie duties Of thc several publ.
trusts e. mnilted To lin. Nota leading leg
isIstor, never bringing forward measures o
his own to control and direct the genera
policy Of t&e nation, he confined himself tt
the less SNOWY yet Important duties Of the
committee room. When be mingled 10 de-
bate, which was seldom, he displayed much
tact as a parlamensariau, large resources
comprehensive views md manly direct
ness which won for hint confidence ant
esteem of all.
Sol King belsged to the red eiiyalry o
Ithe country. He scorned eyery shadow o
meanness and indirection. as we'll in poll
ties as in private life. Keariy his last p1b.
lie act was bright illustration Of this
When interruptions democraiicSenaiors has
made reckless assault upon ex-Secretsr5
Clayton, accusing hin Of compromising ih,
interests VI the country through misrepre
seniation, in negeGs1ing the Nicaragua
iASesiy Col King was prOmptio step iorwer,
in Dir. Clayton's defence, wholly exonerat
!; ing him from the iiIiberal and unjust impu
tations Of his accusers. The lo$r Of such
man no matter what bis party afEnities ma
be, cannot bat be regarded as public calam
isy. There are not. unfortunately, cnoug
such men in public lie.
Col. King must have beea upwards Z
seventy years of age. fIe bore the mark
ofage but slightly, was tall and straight q
IN arrow, bachelor, simple in his habit
and polished In his address. e
FEMALE CoMposIroRs-Th New fUr
papers are rejoicing at the success Of III
girls in that city as compo.itors. As tn
jnnrneymen have attempted TO limit I'll
, number Of apprentices the "bosses'' sha
take, i, is prop 1sed to open schools for teach
ing boys and girls to set type, Otherwis
printers would beeo,se scarce In this coun
try, except by emigration. The n. Yor
Times, in an article on the subject, is gla
a new opening is found for the workin
fgirls in the printing Offices, and rejoice
that the Day Book has made practical be
gining in the matter. The editor adds:
1--WE see no reason why type-setiin
should not be made accessible 10 them, { III
girls,) in many Of its departments. The
cannUt, Of course, do the hard and heav
work Of newspapers, and especially of-morn
ing journals. Bat upon weekly papers an
, book-work the labor VI girls. 50 far as type
settiug is concerned, may be made ut les'
us available as thai Of boys. In Bosto
they are already employed in this way to
: very great extent; and We hone the Systei
will be introduced, encouraged and exIen,
cd here" t.s.