The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-23
T'Lc Governor and trIe Attorney
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From the Sunday Republic Of ycStcrday
Mr.. Brewsters appointment
from the beginning was obnoxious to the
earnest and Influential workingmen of the
State. He was in Europe during the Guber-
material campaign, while others equally de-
serving Of promotion were helping the cause.
Moreover, his political record is such that
leading Senators were almost inclined to
expect his nomination. The fact that
he was prominent in trucking to the
South during the palmy days of the
Democracy, amongst other things having
almost Il monopoly OF the fugitiye-slave cases,
and employing his talents to force bacl, into
a loathsome bondage the struggling wretches
who occasionally managed to escape their
thraldom, and desecrating the free soil of
Pennsylvania by making it the hunting
ground for human beings His action at the
National Hall meeting in Philadelphia, lust
prior to the rebellion, when the Democracy
endeavored to Join Pennsylvania to the pro-
posed Confederacy and his action towards
Mr.. Van Buren in the Baltimore Convention.
were also remembered. Mr.. Van Buren, had
a clear majority of the convention i'll his ia
vor, and, in order to kill him off, it was
necessary to introduce what is called the
two-third rule-that is, requiring the can
didate to receive the votes Of two-thirds of
the delegates to make him the nominee of
the convention. OF course this rule could
not be made by minority, and, therefore, it
was necessary to induce some of Mr.. Van
Burens delegates to join with the minority,
or anti-Nan Buren men, in making this
change. Mr.. Brewster was Van Buren del
egate, and he, with others, whilst voting for
Van Buren, also voted for the two-third rule,
which they knew was intended to defeat him.
1t is noticeable that in this same convention
Mr.. b. was loud in his Van BurenSm. The
result is known. Mr.. Polk, who had never
been mentioned in connection with the
Office, was nominated and elected Pre-
sident, and Mr.. Brewster was appointed
Cherokee Commissioner. Entering upon
his official duties under these auspices, the
''first law officer of the commonwealth "
instead of making friends by a strict at
tention to his duties and an avoidance of
factional quarrels, was charged with immedi-
ately engaging in a series of manoeu-
vres against some of the most prominent men
in the State. Besides this he has been
almost continually absent from his post,
and Secretary Jordan has been frequently
obliged to give advice which should have
come from the Attorney General. The
opposition to Mr.. Brewster, therefore, in
stead of decreasing, became steadily aug
mented, and as the time for nominating
the Governor approached, this opposition
took shape, and was transferred to the
Governor, who retained this obnoxious official.
Mr.. Brewster was aware of this and should
have relieved the Governor Failing to do so,
however, the Governor was obliged to request
his resignation, which he did shortly after his
denomination, through a mutual friend. The
Attorney however, refused to resign,
and then it became necessary to take further
action, which, however, has not yet produced
achange. The Governor endeavored to accom-
plish the necessary result without wounding
the feelings of the Attoney-General,b but as he
seems to have no delicacy on the subject, it
behooves the Governor to remove him The
public demand this, and the sooner the Gov
eTnor selects some good man to fill Mr..
Brewsters place the better. The spectacle of
a confidential adviser holding his appointment
du2iRg pleasure, being suffered to remain in
Office by the Executive after the public has
been made aware that his resignation has
been asked, is anomalous. 1t is necessary,
for the harmony of theparty, that Mr.. Brew
ster should forthwith retire to private life.