The Evansville daily journal., 1857-07-10

kSesvssss6sy sf Hon. wiiiia. L. Msr,y.
From the New York Herald Of the 9Th
inst, ws gather the following interesting his.
tory Of Mr.. Marcy, who died on tho eth, At
Albany, N. Y. i
Mr.: Marcy was in his list year, having
been born December IL, 1885, in Sturbridoe.
Worcester county, Massachusetts. After com
pletin9 his academic course in his matt va
town, be entered Brown University, Prov;-
dence K. L., and graduated there in lsO3.-
From thence be removed to Troy. N. Y, and
commenced the practice Of law, having stud
led in chs Office Of John Russell, ESQ.,. an em
inent practitioner, taking a prominen. part
IN pontics at the same time as q Democrat.
During the war with Great Britain in 1872
and 1914, Mr. Marcy served as volunteer in
the detance Of his State. He Eeld q Lien
tenants commission, and did service at 81.
Regius, op the Canada frontier. In 1915 he
was appoined Recorder OF the city Of Troy.
but was removed in two year Afterwards
when Dewitt Clinto" filed the Gubernato-
rial office, Mr. Mercy having taken sidss
with Martin Van Buren,, in opposition to
Gov. Clinton's policy. Subsequently he was
appointed by Gov. Yates to the post Of Adm
tant General in 1921, and removed to ALBANY.
where he has since resided. On the organ
izatlon or that potent and ses ret ASSOCIATION,
called the ibany Regency" Mr. Marcy be-
came one of the most trusty and confidential
members and advisers of its head. Martin
Van Buren,. To his connection with" the Re-
geney," Mr.. Marcy doubtless owed most of
the good success. which generally attended
him as political leader.
In 1873 he received from tho Legislature
the appointment Of State Comptroller, which
office he heid for several years. In 1929 he
he was appointed one of the Associate JUS
tices Of the Supreme Court of the State: but
in 1881 he resigned that Office in consequences
Of being elected United States Senator. He
was in the Senate less than two years. when
n, resigned. being elected Governor Of New
ork, in 1882. lie was twice elected viz, in
1884 and 1856; but on fourth Nomination.
In 1885, he shared in the defeat Of the Demo.
chatic party, and William II. Seward was
elected over him. After retiring from the
Executive Chair, Mr. Marcy principally de-
voted his attention to his private business
until Mr.. Polk became President, in 1877.
He was then. offered and accepted the cacc OF
Secretary of War and was considere,, through
the four years OF his service. one, the most
influential members of Polk's .aoinee. The
duties of the War Departrent during the
Mexican war were arduov, anu were disc mar
ged by Mr.. Marcy, witt energy and soiity.
election of Tnvlorlnd Fillmore, Mr.. Marcy
exerted himself % heal the discussions in the
Democratic r.fty in this State. Although
decidedly epposed, 1t that time, to the Free
soil and 'Viimot proviso movements Of Van
Buren md others in the Democratic party,
Sir. harcy urged the union Of the party rs
ess;ntiai 20 success. and therefore became
operated from many Of his bunker friends.
This feeling againgt him operated so far as
to prevent his nomination for President at
the Democratic Nation al Convention of 1852.
With . large section of the Democratic party
in this State Mr.. Marcy was not popular, but
his ability a. . writer taetician and states
man, was generally admitted.
Mr.. Marcy WAS for many years of his early
life the editor Of the Troy Budget. He was
connected with that journal, we-belisve, from
1917 to 1928. Previous to this he was fire.
quent contributor to the Troy Argus. Mr..
Marcy married tho daughter Of Benjamin
Knower, a wealthy halter Of Albany, who
vino inherited from her father large estate,
1t is said that Mr.. Marcy had himself ac-
quired considerable property during late
years, by land spsculations in the West; but
it is doubtful whether he died rich after ali.
IL 10 probable, however. he did not.
Gov. Marcy acquired considerable rcputa-
ton as q diplomatist and writer of State doc
uments, from his able letter in reply TO Gen.
Scott. during the Mexican war, Viii le holding
the office of Secretary OF War in Folks Ad-
ministration, by his famous letter to Cheva-
lier Hulscman on the Kosta affair, and his
paper on privateering addressed TO the Gov
ernmen.s Of the Maritime Powers of Europe
during his late occupancy of the office OF
Secretary of State. His last official document
was one addressed to the French Minister NJ.
Sartiges, in reply to his application for in
demnity in behalf Of the French residents in
Greytown who suffered from the lombard
mont of that town, not yet published, and
has been pronounced by those who have seen
it, a masterlv letter on 30 Insignificant sub
ject. 1t is said that when Lord Napier APP
piled to Mr. Cass for indemnity for the Brit
ish residents of Greytown the venerable Sec
retary sent him his predecessors letter to NJ.
Satiges rs his reply. In connection with Gov
Marcy's name will ever be remembered the IA
| nous motto Of his party, as brief and as sig
nficant as C9sar's war-dispat h: "To the
victors belong the spoils."
Mr.. Marcy was contemplating q visit Il
Europe in August-it is believed on some i'm.
portant financial business, but the land OF the
inexorable tyrant, Death, has put and end
| forever to all schemes, political and financial
| y Mr., Marcy paid q visit few weeks ago I,
the scene of his early career, Troy, where h
enjoyed pleasant reunion with the friend
of his youth. -1
Mr.. Marcy, on his resirng from office, wa
in the enjoyment of excellent health, and NJ
to the time of his death manifested no symp
toms Of decaying constitution His demise
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