The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-15

WILLIAM u. AAkCr - w '"vss
Ind dead In hts room q RallssOn at neon y 4
|.(oeaAy. Hs closed his seventeen ye"r 70 Z
last. In his death the Democratic pa
Il n Iooep one 81 it, abest leaders, and the Unio
i 4 sas.cious. prudent and incorruptible state
| man. He u 70 be buried st Albany on Wedns'
day.
William L. Marcy VAS born q Stnrorides
| Worcester county, Massachusetts,, December u
4 1855. His parcnts were in comfortable circun
| stances, and gave him good education, whsc
| was completed at Brown University, whence n
graduated with honor in 1903. lie soon ate
settled in Troy as . lawyer, but devoted hmsei
manly 10 poli,ics. which we're then beginning
| to be Of absorbing interest lmbued with tb'
political faith OF jefferson, he ardently sup
ported the policy OF which President Madison
and Governor Tompkins we're the leading expo
aents. He ardently supported the Declaration
Of War against Great Britain, volunteered 'c
serve in said war, and is said 70 have captured
British Gag in some skirmish on our Nor'hefn
frontier. We believe, however, that his servi'
ces in council we're deemed more valuable than
anything he could render in the heid.
In 1915 he was appointed Recorder OF the
City OF Troy, but, identifying himself with the
"Bucktair opposition to Gov. Clinton, he was
removed in 1878 In 1921, the Buck'ails acce-
ded 70 power in the election Of Gov. Yates, and
made Mr. Marcy Adjutanl.GeDer from which
post he was transferred to the more responsible
one Of Controller in 1923. lie thereupon re-
moved from Troy to Albany, which city he has
ever since considered his home. He soon be-
came member OF the famed ALBANY Regency,
an assoc alton Of able and energetic politicians,
by whom the politics Of our State were mainly
directed for a number Of years. In 1929, he
was appointed Justice of our Suprem. Court,
and in 1881 transferred thence 70 the United
States Senate, wherein he served with disnnc-
ton until the close Of 1882. when he was elect
ed Governor over Francis Granger, at the same
time that Gen. Jackson was re-chosen to the
Presidency. In 1884, his election for Governor
was opposed BY William II. Seward, but he was
reelected, as he had been FIRST chosen, by about
$4,000 majority. In 1885, he was opposed by
Jesse Bucl, whom be beat by nearly $4,000 ma
iority. In 1888, be was supported for the fourth
and last time, but was for . second time opposed
by William II. Seward, who was now elected by
over 10000 majority, after most animated
contest The election now turned on the r.
nancai policy which had eliminated in the
Specie Circular, Sub-Treasury and introduction
OF Small Bills; and we believe there IS no dis
pute as to the fact that Gov. Marcy, while he
had heartily co-operated in the war on the u.
s Bank, would have chosen to stand aloof from
these measures Of quasi hostility to the State
Banks. He has not since been candidate for
popular election.
Gov. Marcy returned to office in 1916, on the
accession of President Polk, who appointed him
Secretary of War. We believe it TO be gener-
ally conceded that he discharged the duties OF
this important post with energy and marked
ability, and that he signally contributed therein
to the general vigor and success OF the war on
Hn ratir nf w
on the accession Of Gen. TAYLOR to the Presi-
dency. He had supported Gen. Cass tor Presi-
dent in lS4s, without sundering bis personal
relations with the Van Burens Cambrelng, Dix,
and other leaders Of the Free.Soil Democracy,
and he became an early and efficient necotiator
tor that Reunion Of the party which was so
completely c0nsummated in the contest OF 1852.
Gen. Pierce, on assuming the Presidency, Of
fered i'm the portfolio Of the State Department,
which he accepted, though his tastes and pur-
suits had hitherto led him away from the field
of Foreign Politics. Probably no grcener Sec
retary of State ever entered upon the duties of
that post; yet few or none ever filed it more
effectively. Several Of his State Papers will
long be treasured and admired, and he may be
said to have reflected honor even on the Ad-
ninistration of Gen. Pierce-an achievment to
which few men would have proved equal. That
he was its good genius was very generally re-
allied That he never approved nor counten-
anced the violation Of the Missouri Compact is
beyond doubt; and this is all the foundation
there ever was for the Southern report that he
was about to join the "Black Republicans
Had he Yielded 10 his natural impulses, in 1854,
resigned his seat in the Cabinet, and placed
himself Mt the head OF the opposition to Dou-
glass Nebraska policy, he might, perhaps, have
died President Of the ULited States. Bot Gov.
N. was trained in that mistaken political school
which holds it better to be wrong III the Demo
cratic party than right out OF IL and he lived
and died in conformity with that error.
In person, Gov. NJ. was tall and strongly built,
though STOPPING in his gait, with a head and face
which, bore Enthusiastically the stamp OF power
His manners were frank and rnceremnnious.-
We believe he leaves widow and children
New York Tribune.