Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-10
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his PED on the IN morning Oh oa'ui .- VIC
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earth anoIher OF the disangaisnsa o.aass-
men OF our county lana Dsyopu 4usso
one OF the gresssss men ,ot. sne Poii''SsAi
world. ~ = .~,, :.
BY reference 20 O skelcn az -nan 70. .,
his early ilte; and political career, we ma
that he:wss bora at sstarofidge, "orces'
ter county Mass'' december lztn' i'oo.
consequently. he Has. AZ tne nne 81 ms
death in the list year OF his age. AS ms
father Was in comfortable circumstsnces,
ihe,aon was enabled TO OBTAIN an iioersi
edueatien. AND wnen ne mao complete
his academic eonfses entered Brown UNI
siiy. Where he graduated Win nigh non
OF ip 1905. He. shortly afterwards took
up his Iesidence. IN. Troy. New YORK. and
there no studied and commenced the
practice oilRw. He also took promi-
nent part 10 the political discussion grow
ing out OF the foreign policy OF Jefferson
and Madison. heartily approylng OF their
measures and. defending their administra'
sion iwith;aAihfy and Eeah
~ 0aihe deeisfationso of war with Great
Britain. Mr.. Marcy volunteered his servi-:
! ees TO Gov. TomPkins, and served With
credit during the greater part OF the war.
About the year 1915 his services wore
rewarded with the appointment Of recor-
der OF the city OF Troy |: but on account
OF his forming close connection with Mr..
Van Buren,. and his opposition to Gov.
Clinton. he WAS removed from his Office
in 1918. In 1891 he became Adjutant
General OF the State. and Comptroller in
1898. when he removed to Albany. where
he has since resided and became q mem
Der Of the famous "Albany Regency"
which for many years. controlled the ac>
ton Of the democratic party in New York.
In 1891 he was appointed one Of the AS
sociate Judges OF the Supreme Court. but
he resigned that Office on his election TO
the United States Senate in 1891. He
remained in the Senate about two years.
and having. in the mean time. been elect.
ed Governor of.the State of New York.
he entered upon the discharge ofthe duties
OF his new office in January. 1888.
Mr.. Marcy was twice reelected Gov
ornor. but on fourth nomination by his
party in 1888. lie was defeated by large
majority. and from thattime held no po-
liIicaI Office until MIR. Polk was elected to
the presidency in l845. He was then
rendered the place OF Secretary of war in
the cabinet, which he accepted. The du-
ties this position during Mr.. Folks adj
ministraLion were no sinecure, and Mr..
Marcy discharged them with energy aud
ability, and, beyond doubt, infused into
the: Military efficiency OF the country. In
the contest with Mexico. not little Of
the zeal and earnes.ness OF his own char
acter. He resigned lis office in l84s on
the accession OF General Taylor. He
ranks high "a writer. and hasaIways en-
loyed the reputation as being a shrewd.
INTELLIGENT political tastician: he was
one Of the prominent candidates before
the Democratic National Convention in
Baltimore in 1889. which nominated MIR.
Pierce to the Presidency. On the eleva.
lion OF that gentleman to the Presidential
chair. Dir. Marcy was called to the Score
tary OF State which office he filled with
signal ability during Mr.. Pierce's admin
lstrtion. In the course Of that period. the
'mprudence o! Great Britain threw that
government into diplomatic contest
with our own, which was conducted on
the part OF the United States oy MIR. Mar
cy' with degree OF ylgor.cogency of rea>
son'ng and severity OF argument. which
Of his oouu'rymen. but e1tor,ed the need