Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-11-08

hood, he immediately. COM
menccd his studies, Mt I,ancas-
ter, Ohio, and was admitted to
practice in, 1916. From the
first lis efforts were crowned
with success, and lie rapidly
achieved wealth and reputation
much' of lis practice in the Su-
preme Court Of the United.
States being OFFS remuneratiye
character.
About this time lie Hegan to-
take an active part in politics,
and in 1881. he was elected TO-
the United States Senate ASA
Wing, and hecame the friend
and colleague of Clay and
Webster.
He took q prominent and
leading position il the Senate
and assailel The Administration
for its apparent eucroachments..
He took strong grounds against
the confirmation of Martin
Van Buren,, who had been des--
ignated. by the President as
Minister TO the Court of st.
James, and was n. warm adher.
ent and supporter of the pro-
tective tariff views Of Mr..
Clay.
1t was through the instru-
mentality of Mr., Ewing that
the much mooted question of
the boundary of Ohio was set.
tied by q bill introduced by
him December 81, 1885, which
reached its final passage the
following year, on the 1;ltli Of
March in the Senate and on
the 18th Of June in the House
of Representatives.
Upon the expiration of his
term in 1887, Mr.. Ewing re.
turned to Lancaster and re-
sumed the practice of law
I
Upon the election Of General
Harrison to the Presidency,
Mr., Ewing, who had been q
warm Supporter, was made
member Of the Cabinet. occu.
pying the position Of Secretary
of the Treasury, the duties OF
which responsible Office be con.
tinued to discharge under Pres
ident Tyler.
The Department Of the In.
terror having been created un.
der the administration Of Pres
ident Taylor, Mr.. Ewing ac.
cepted the Secretoryship and
organized it, During his term
Of office he recommended sever.
al measures of public impor-
tance in his reports.
Mr.. Ewing differed with Mr..
Clay aud others Of his associ-
tates on the question of Congress.
sionaI legislation on the subject
slavery. Mr.. Clay contend.
ed that the question should be
settled at once, and Mr.. Ewing
that the legislation of Congress
was upcalled for.
The death of General Taylor
and the accession Of Mr.. Fill.
more, on tie 9th of July, 1850,
precipitated the question, and
rendered the resignation of Mr..
Ewing necessary, Hon. Thorn
as Corwin was appointed M.
Ewings successor, aud Mr..
Ewing was appointed by the
Governor Of Ohio to servo in
the Senate the unexpircd term
Of Mr.. Corwin. During this
period he was an active defend.
er Of General Taylor's admins.
tration. He was opposed to
the fugitive slave law, the
compromise bill of Mr.. Clay,
advocated the establishment Of
q branch mint in California, the
reduction Of postage, internal
improvements and various
measures Of public Importance.
He did not retire to private
life until 1851, when he returned
to Lancaster, his old home, and
resumed the practice of the law.
He was engaged as an attorney
in many important livigatious
requiring the exercise of the
highest order of talent, and
always acquitted himself with
distinguished credit. His abil
ity as n lawyer was only ex.
celled by his ability rs a pub
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