The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-25

tnins. He was q gallant eoldIer of
:he war Of 1912, and with his own
hand, MS established By ffIcVntro~
vortible testimony. kiiled Tecum-
sch. tho celebrated Indian Chief, at
the battle Of tho Thames, il 1913.
Ho was then Colonel of a Ken
tucky regiment. His civic dislinc-
tioB arose from his celebrated re-
port, late in Jackson's Administra.
traitor, against disseminating tho
Sunday mail service, which was dc.
manded by the religions sentiment.
10 1910, John Tyler, of Virginia,
was chosen the tenth Yicc-Presi.
dent BY the death of General
Harrison he became President in
one month after the Iatter's inuug-
uration. 0c had been Governor OF
Virginia, United States Senator,
aiid was a man Of nCrt than ordi.
nary talents. IL has been charged
that he was n traitor to his party
but II is not 'Tue. He was always
an anti. Unitod States Bank and an =
ti-protoctivo tariff man, and oppo-
sed to internal improvements at the
expense OF the General Govern
ment. IL was With that understnn-
diEg he was nominated and elected.
When he vetoed these measures he
was no apostute.
The eleventh Vice President was
Geo. NJ. Dallas, OF Penn. The Con.
vontlon nominated Silas Wright, oi
New York, but he declined Is, and
Mr.. Dallas was substituted. The
first tclegraphic dispatch that over
passed over the wires was from Bal
timoro to Washington, acquainting
Mr. Wright with his nomination and
requesting his acceptance. Mr.
Dallas had been minister to Russia
and United States Senator previous
to his election. lie was an able
and dignifed man. lie gave the
casting vote in the Senate for the
frec-trade tariff OF 1876 against q
howl of remonstrance from his own
State.
The twelfth Vice President was
Milllard Fillmore, of New York
who has been for years n distin
guishe1 member of Congress from
that State. 1t was during his Pres.
idcncy of the Senate that death n
gain visited the Executive Mansion
removing General Taylor, and ma
king HIM President. It was fortu-
nate for the country. Had Taylor
lived, the war og 1861 would have
ensued in 1850. 1t wns curiou,
fact that Taylor, the man Of the OK,
trcme South, was controlled by tn,
men from tho extreme North; while
Fillmore, Northern man, pursued
u moderate, conservative course.
The next Vice-PresiGent wal
VIM. II. King, ofAlabama. IIe wa
dying Of consumption when electeC
and took the oath OF Office before al
American Consul in tho Island O
Cuba, where he had repaired for hl
health. H. died IN little more thar
q month after beginning his officia
term. He had eathirty years {
Senator from Alabama, and was
gentleman OF tho cold school," o
polished and urbane manners
| Without great ability, this fact com
bIned with hrs known integrity
gave him position and prominence
Tho fourteenth Vicc-PTesiden
was General John G. Breckenridge
of Kentucky, tho only civilian OF
tho Southern side who may be sal,
to have distinguished himself in th,
'latc war. Able aud eloquent, u MAJ
OF splendid address, with fine per
son rnd carriage, 1t is safe to say
that tho office was never adOrne
by n more distinguished character
His careeer in the war was that Q
II bravo and chIvalrous soldier, wh
won the respect even Of his oppo
nenLs
The fifteenth Vice President WA
Hannibal IIamlin, of Maine an
the sixteenth was Andrew johnson
oi Tennessee. 1t rs unnecessary l
speak of these gentlemen. Nj
Hamlin is II very ordinary mar
perhaps the most so, with the ex
ception of the present Incumben
Schuyler Colfax. who ever fillod I'll
position. Andrew Johnson was n
ally, n superior character, whol
death, for the third time. dosigna
: ted as the controller of the Exeou
tive Mansion. Severely donounce
and bitterly assailed, ho may rel
upon posterity doing justice to IL
; great measures of his Administrs
Iion. The man, who, without an
! advantages IN early life, could riI
I from n village Alderman TO bS Pro
5 ident Of the United States, passin
l in the mean timo through all u
Q graduatiOns, could not but hay
4 possessed sterling qualities and
= vigorous intellect Enquirer,
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