The true Democrat., 1857-03-24
Attorney General,
JUDGE JEREMIAH s. BLACK.


 The following sketch of Judge BLACK. at- torney general of the United States, is from the PennsyiOaman:
 We have never had political duty to per form which gave Us more sincere and heartfelt qualification than that which we feel in anuonc- lug the appointment of Hon. Jeremiah $. B Back as attorney general. He Is one of the oldest, truest and best friends of Mir Buchanan. and his appointment will be hailed with joyous accla- nations throughout the whole State He may not be so well known to the country at large as hs merits deserve, but when 1t learns to appre- clate him, the universal sentiment of appro- baton with which ths admlrble selecton Is reclved in Pennsylvania, will be shared in by the whole nation. Judge Black Is one of the great est and best men of the country. With Bu chanan as President, and Black in the Cabinet, the Keystone State can proudly point to such representatives at the national capitol, as ;w- els of whom she Is justly proud. Judge Black was born m Somerset county, Pennsy lyana, in l6lO, and IS now in the igor of life. h lS42 he was appointed President Judge of the six teenth judicial district; in 1851 he was elected one of the five Judges of the Supreme court of the State, and under the system of allotment, prescbed by the act of Assembly, he drew the short term and was made Chief JuStice. In 1854 hs was reelected to the supreme bench. lie has never held an office of purely politl- chl character, but has always been warmly and sincerely attached to the democratic party, and has for years past been one of its brightest or namentS. As a lawyer, he stands in the front rank ot hs profession, and commands the un- bounded respect of it's members. His literary atta.nments are of the very highest order.- The death of Gen. Jackson, in 1S45, inspired the whole democratic party of the nation with an earnest desire to do uStice to his memory, and as the ablest members of the party in all sections Of the country were called upon to pro- nonnce eulogles upon hls life and character no event ever e!lclted more fully and com petev display of the talent and genius in the ranks of our organization. Judge Blacks eulosy upon that occasion Is universally conceded to have been vastly superior to any of those pronounced. His euIo.y upon udge Gibson and hIs recent address to a literary society upon religious freedom, are like his euogv of Jackson, and his opinions upon the bench, mo- dclS ot English composition, which place their author Tn the very highest rank of writers. In manner, J udge Black Is plain. frank and art less-the very model of a democratic statesman. The purity of his character, the inbred and lncorruptible honesty of his nature, the sound ness of his principles, the superior brilliancy and cearncss of his intellect, all stamp him with the genuine attributes of true greatness. The nation could not have marshalled into her services nobler spirit, and we predict that Judge Black will win in the national arena that mastery over the minds and hearts of those whom he comes in contact, which he pos sesseS over all by whom he Is known; and the responsible duties of attorney general, will be discharged with fidelity and ability unsur- passed by any of the distinguished men who have heretofore occupied that responsible posi-