New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-05
DEATH or JUDGE Mclean.

Judge John n Lean, LII. d., died on Thursday
morning, NJ Cincinnati Ohio at the age of 10 years,
lie Mas born il Morris County, n. j., March IL, l785.
-Four years siterwGrd, Ills father, poor man with
large family removed 10 the West settling first 81
Morgant.ov.n Va. aferward near Nicholasvile KY,
and hualiy IN l799 in what is now Warren County,
0b;o Nelo be cleared farm, apon which he resided
till lie death 40 years later His son. at the age OF 49,
desiring - -indy law, went 10 Cincinnati. where be
pautrsi himself by writing in the Office Of the Clerk
OF tie Coury, while he pursued his studies under The
direction ~ Arthur s.. Clair an eminent counselor,
me the volaiionary general If that name. Ia
The Spring Ot 1897 he married 10 Miss Rebecca
Edwards, aud in the Autumn Of the same year was
admitted 70 tie bar and commenced practice a. Leba-
Lori Warren County, OaiO. III October, lel2, lie was
elected o repeseut in Congress Lis district which
tasn iuclade0 Cincinnati receiving q large majority,
as q Democrat H. favor If the war with England and
Il guprOrief Of President MaGisons sdminist ration.
In 1914, lie was unanimously reelected seceving the
vote o. very eertor thai vent TO tie polls. Ii 1875
be declined t. be n capGiI,te for the United States
Senate slough Lis election certain; and Ia 1916
he Lg:sl,tn If OHIO having unanimously elected
lin sd TO Of tue Sup enc Cour. Of The State lie re-
sued IL, seat in Con the elose Of tie session.
he remained uiou the Supreme Bench of Ohio I'LL
1872, when he appointed by President Monroe
Commissioner Of tie General Land-Ofice. In July,
~ he NJ aypOiuted Postuaster-( emil the Poet.
Oai,e Department being then III very d.sordered and
iuei lett condition. Under his admin ration this
branch of tie pnb!lr eryie oSde and
managed with igor method, aud economy th.t
secured AZ elnost unvXampled degree Of applaus, aud
public confidence. By nearly imons vote Of the
Sea6e ard House, the Po.tmaste r Generals salary
was raised iron 81. 900 . 81 0U0a year. John Ran.
dolph Mo voted sgonst The increase, SAID he would
for the salary could be reduced it, original
amount whenever Judge Mclean went out VI office.
In 1922 having ,ec Ell the War aud Navy Depart
ments which were offered him by President jackson,
Judge Mclean Fesigued the Office Of Postmas ter-Cen-
era ard accepted the bench of the supreme
COult OF tie unied States, enteIi upon bs duties
as Associate Justice lie January Term Of 1880 Ia
This capacity Lis charges to Grand Juiies while on
circui, are Distinguished for ability aud eoqnenee.
One Of the most aoed Of these delivered ~ De.
cembor lS,S Ia regard TO aiding favorng nnlawrui
military combinations by our citizens against any
foreign Government OF people with whom We are az
peco, with special reference TO the Canalan insurFec
ton and IL American abet Ola. In the bred Scou
else he al seu ed from the decision Of the Court az
giyep by Chisf-.Ju,ti,e rlney, and expressed the
Spiaion that Slavery has it's origin merely IN power,
and is against igt and in Is country Is Sust,loec
only by losal law. Judge Mclean has lons oeen
i.atif a with the party opposed to the extension OF
slavery. and his name was before the Free-Soh Con-
vsntion al Buffalo ia loS, a candidate fof nomina.
ion as President. At tue Republican National
Convention At Pladelphii, 10 loo6, lie received ly6
,o,es for tie "a ne office 20 $50 for Col Fremont. At
tie Republican Convention at Chicago, In 1860, he
also ra.eiyeA A numb of votes.