Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

ton he resigned 10 accept the Cabinet appoint
ment. He was nominated for Governor M
lst2 against John A. Andrews, but being at
that time ia the field in command OF brigade
OF the sixth corps, did not come home. He
wa, promoted TO the command OF division
soon after, and severely wounded aijCbaneel-
lorsville, and during his recovery was III charge
OF The recruiting station. Since the war he
has taken no active part IN poltics, but has
been known as a conservative and indepcnd-
ent.
GEORGE W. McCRARY
was born in Evansville, Indiana, IN August,
1875, and went With his parents to Iowa IN
1855 The family setticd in keokuk, where
George received his education, and where, at
the age oil 20, he was ADMITTED 10 the bar In
1851 he was sent To- the Legislature, aud IN
1851 he went To the State Senate tor four years
La 1868 he was elected TO Congress, ard was
twice reelected. The most widely known
move hS accom- pshed during his congressional
career was the Introduction OF what was
known as the McCary Railway bill.
DAVID NJ KEY,
the new Postmaster General, was born MY
four years ago in Green county. tennessee. vi
his early life little is generally known lie
was All officer in the confederate service. and
Is rcputcd an excellent soldier IL 1870, and
from that to 1875 he WAS chancellor OF the
Chattanooga circuit In 1919 Gov. Porter, OF
Tennessee, appointed him to MI the vacancy
In the L. :. Senate, caused by the death CT
Andrew johnson. He was an unsuccessful
candidate before the legislature OF his state
for the same position al the recent election
The nomination Of Key to the
Cabinet was the initial step in the
development of the Presidents pol
icy Of seeking to disarm Southern
distrust and promote peace in that
section on the basis of justice aud
protection to all. At the late ses.
sion of Congress he was the first to
make speech from the Democratic
side looking to Southern pacitication
through Cancellation and co-opera-
ton with the incoming Republican
administration That he and the
President would be able TO harmo-
nize was made sufficiently clear to
the latter by the sentiments of a
private letter addressed by Mr.. Key
to a personal friend on the 10th Of
February last, in which he said:
am ready to do all I can to restore conf
denec aud good government to the people of
the South ! his can only be done by the
hearty tralcrnzution Of the sections for which
| have laborcd. II, without requiring OF me
tho sacrifice Of any personal or political indie
pcndcnce, you find that my maine can he used
for the good of the South, IN your best judg.
mcnt you are ut liberty TO use it II | were
10 become "A member of the administration
should not feel At liberty to place myself in
opposition TO It's general policy, but should
feel bound To build it up and strengthen il
IN the hearts of the people, and II the time
arrived when | could not heartily co operate
with it | should resign. If as | hope and
believe, this administration will develop a
brond and liberal policy toward the people
OF the South, ] would not hesitate to inuur-
pofatc my fortunes aud myself with it.
This letter was laid before Mr..
Hayes, who found it entirely in ac-
cordance with his own sentiments,
and hence the formal tender of the
appointment to Mr.. Key.