Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-04-18
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As an insisuee OF tie Shswer,ins n.isrr.ts afta
unhsni'og digaiit of tl.s Deceased. u i aoriag
ei note. hat tie opaon v-l,rreL t. was ns.tar,t
and written out prior D. he ia,ciing 81 the r.
puhNe'a Con ent.ou p Is..e. bar she maiorit, IT
Fhs Count h4slug s.ihhsll The decision. IN order
NOT - Haeet The .lgci.oa. Judge NcIssn did -:
permit even b. mo>t Intimate fsitsis - tnr-
his opinion a.tA "a "a. segola.is .aolr-ta 4s
Warrington. Judge M,Lsaa -, III gsg.l.s
With paftisan~ bat ~hat-s.s a-. =, saiI 6. L.s
want OF adap,vn 70 ils t,.a4.iasnts q r'3is.-
po'r'c'AAs. hi. eoUuts. aen eili tess t~sufLol,
that he 9as a ffuc pattie,. "a able ana ae sfrif
able judgc. anl -li.-e.. 81 s.aI fefate s.
annex tie iolo~.nr sketch of IT, =. -. (. .s--
the nfw American c,clarocds.
Melon. John. II. D.. sn American usge
and statesman. Born IN N,.ai. County. y. J.
March IL l7s5. Four vcs-s aoers.rl. RS faith
CT, poor man with lar.e family. fema, "A -
the Wet, settlcing hrst Il Morganslown. ".
afterwards near Nicholasviile, ~, and fnall,
VA l'99 in what j. now called Warren County.
ONO. Hare he cleared farm. upon which he
resided till his death 80 wears later. III. son
AZ the age OF II, desiring to stuay Law. vent 70
CINCINNATI where he maintained himself himsel,
by writing N the Office OF the Clerk Of i,e Cos,.
~ "hise he pursued his studies under the ii.
rection OF Arthur -. Clais, an sn,incnt counsel,
or, the son al the revolutionary general of H.,
name. In the spins of l-07 he was married .,
Miss Rebccca Edwards, and in the autumn of ,i,
same year was admitted TO the bar and common.
ced practice az Lebanon, Warren County. = Ta
October, 1912, he was cloted to represent in
Congress his district. which then included Gin.
cinnati' receiving large majority as D,a.a.
crat IN favor of the war with England, and
supporter of President Nadson's Adminis,ratjo,
ln 1911 he was unanimously re- elected. rcc.ivin,.
the vote ot every voter that went 10 the poils.
In ISIS he declined To be a candidate for the y.
= Senate, though his election WIS certain. and
IN lcl6 the Legislature of Ohio, having un, nj.
mously elected him Judge of the Supreme
Court Of the State. he resigned his ssat in Con.
gress At the close of the session. He remained
upon the Supreme bench of Ohio till ls22. when
he was appointed by President Monroe Conmis.
sioner OF the General Land Office In JULY
lc2J, he Was appointed Postmaster General. the
rostohice Department being then in a very dis
ordered aud inefficient condition. Under b;s al
ministration this branch OF the pabl;e service
was restored TO order, and managed with viror.
method, and economy, that soon secured am NJ
mos, anexamplcd degree Of applsus, and public
confidence. BY nearly unanimous vote of N.
Senate and House the Postmaster Generals
salary vas raised from 81 0co To sc 900 ! vc.r.
John Randolph, who voted against the increase.
could be reduced to its original amount when
ever Judge Mclean went out OF Office. Ina I5as
having declined the war and navy department.
which was offered to him by President Jackson,
Judge Mclean resigned the Office of Postmaster
General and accepted seat u.on the bench of
the Supreme Court of the United States. enter
ing upon his duties Associate Justic, at the
January term of 1890 In this CAPACITY his
charges to Grand Juries while on circuit are d..
tinguished for ABILITY and elooueuce. One q,
'he most noted OF these was delivered in Deccm-
Der 1875, IL regard to aiding or fayorinc unlav
iui military combinations 10y our citizens acain.s
any Foreign Government or people with whom
we are at peace, with special reference to the
Canadian nsurrection and its American abcttors
In the bred Scott case he dissented fror, the
decision OF the Court given bv Chief Jus,,ce
fancy. and expressed the opinion that slavery
has its origin merely in power. and l. against
right, and in this country is sustained only by
local law. Judge Mclean has long been idcnti
he'd with the party opposed to the extension of
slavery. and his name before the Free Soil
Convention at Buffalo, in 1915 as a candidate for
nomination as President. At the Republican
National Conr ention at Philadelphia, in 1856. he
received l96 votes for the same Office, 10 359 for
Col Fremont. At the Republican Convention
at Chicago, in le6D. he also received a number
Of votes.