The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04
9oljtjtal
Judge Mclean and Hon. Thomas
Corwin.

A correspondent Of the New York
Express is writing a series Of articles
on Opposition candidates for the Pres.
Iidency. He disposes Of two distin-
Iguished citizens Of Ohio, who have
been named in connection with the
Presidency, as follows:
Judge MCLEAN, Of Ohio, is now "a
years Of age. New Jersey is his birth.
place, but his father settled permanent.
ly in Ohio at a very early period Of
his life. He labored under the disad-
vontages of q defective early education.
and while engaged in his legal studies,
wrote in the Clerks Office at Cincinnati
for pocuuiary support. He began the
practice OF law at Lebanon, Ohio, in
1907. He was elected to Congress- in
1872, as a Democrat and supported the
administration Of Mr. Madison. lie
was reelected the succeeding session,
and in 1916 was made Judge of the Su-
premo Court Of the State of Ohio, AID
sat six years upon the Bench. In 1922
he was appointed Commissioner of the
General Land Office, by Mr. Monroe
Iand in 1923 Postmaster Gon.roI I'll
1899 he was made Tndoo oP tbo sn
Ipremo Court of the United States, by
Gen. jackson, after having refused the
Departments of War and Navy which
the President had rendered him.
The superior morals, the enormous
lparninu oud ovDor;,r,, ..l Al t.l
fast integritv of Jndgo WcTo,n M ono
Ipretends To question UoJ bo rooo;,,o5
the nomination in 1956 of tbo Rorrb,
lican party. he would in all n~obobiIitu
have been elected to The ProsiJoncy ~
in the event of bis ron,i,atian -.o W.,
have reason to believe tbo non,ino'o oe
the American partv vboso rrool-noss ~,
was then paIpable, would bavo With.
drawn in favor If ,frJro NI.Taao T'a.o WIN"
But the advanced aoa of tbis oor
tleman physically upffs him for tLo
cares and resnonsihiI;t;oa oe 'a H. 20 C,:US :.e
IAIagistracv. He wonId bo sovor -, ,,i, s;,.
years of ace at the timo of tbo ino,,o. NO..
uration, and it is not unreasonable fo
question the proprietv of oIoctinr ony
man to Office at his noriod of Iifs
which already exceo5s tbo o,orooo o,,a
of the days Of men '''7 20
To suppose man ot bis bosf os+oto
could escape the ipfrmitios incidort ~
flesh, and live to the ace of oigLty g.itb
mind and constitution unimnoiycd is
barely possible case.
Nature has been extremely cbarv in
furnishing executions to tbiS law ond
the question of aoe has conetitrtoJ
rather a formidable objection 70 otbor
public men of the country several
years the Junior of JUDGE Mclean -
We believe Mr.. Franklin was sivtv
years of age when he stoned tbc Doclo.
ration of Independence but tba avor.
age age of the signers was onIv tvontv.
seven.
We scarcely see the necessity or fpr.
thor allusion to the anteccdcrfs If tbis
gentleman.
Hon THOMAS CoRwrv oP Ohio ia
now sixty-fve wears 6f oge in vioororo
health and enerpaticoIIv nrosoc,,tino.
his profession at tbe bor I'LL tbo
preceding gentleman he has risen to
distinction and influence without tbo
prestige of birth or fortune Tn oorIy
life he was a prominent Ranrasorotiyo
in the Ohio LEGISLATURE Tn 1831 bo
was elected to CONGRESS- whore ba con
tinued until 1870 when bo uas roodo
Governor of Ohio. He served in tbot
capacity two wears and was succoadod
by Gov. Shannon Tn 1845 bo pos
elected to tbe TTnito5 Cto+os So,ato an5
remained in that bodv nm 1870 wbon
he accented the nosition oF gocrotor,,
of the Treasury in tbo Cabinet NJ MI
lard Fillmore. He was oroin elected 70
the next Conoress 195e Mr Oor7,i,
is a deep. orioinoI tbinkcr an oIooront
and forcibIe sneaker an obIo sfotos-
man. and as true n notriot os lives in
the Union Bpf a total obsonoo oP oy
ecutive talent. the wont If 5scision
frmness and promntnoss in octioD
would unfit him 10 he tbo standard
bearer in the oreot ormv oP oDnog;ro
forces. Those who know him bes5t on3
his poble orolitios D,rst
know that he copId win ma Is,,roIs 4,
that position. His ontecedeots ne Soc.
retary of the Treasury furnish simon
lar evidences oftbe truth oftbisnoeition.
lust as hearing him in tbe senate If fbo
United States proved his odmirobio
statesmanliko qualities. The question
regarding penal duties was broGobt he
fore him for docision m an o,rIy noriod
after he bocoDo tbo cbiop oc Z, ~,