The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07

to represent the State Of New York. and the was
carried To the Supreme Court OF the United States,
where DO hnaliy succeeded Ia obtaining u verdict
against the claimant He counsel IN the great
Parish will case, IN which attempt was made 10
break the Will Of Henry Parish on the ground OF tho
mental incapacity OF the tcstator. still later case
IN which Mr. Evarts was engaged in which the
will OF Mrs Gardner tho mother OF the widow Of OK
President Tyler was contested the ground Of undue
influence on tho par, Of Mrs. Tyler TO obtain the
making OF the will Although Staten Island jury
found against the will Mr. Evarts nnally gained
his case before the Court OF Appeals when
articles OF impeachment were brought by the
House OF Representatives against the late President
johnson Mr. Evarts was called to Washington as
counsel for the defence, and his effort that occasion
IS almost as fresh IN the minds OF the people as his
arguments IN the Triton. Bccchcr two years ago.
For his legal championship OF President Johnson he
was rewarded with place in the Cabinet hts recent
championship of Hayes before the electoral tribunal
gives him The arst place in the Cabinet OF The new
President. In person Mr.. Evarts Is tall and slender;
he Is fragile almost TO attenuation. and, far from
suggesting the idea OF a vehement orator, ho inn
presses one as man OF retired scholarly tastes gentle
manners and academic belongings. TALL thin, angu.
lar, long headed with a square and prominent fore.
head dark haired and cark skinned, with face
deep-set gray eyes, prominent nose, and square,
decisive, finely chlsoled chtn--such is William N.
Evarts, the new Secretary OF State. In OF his
ways has he tho magnetism OF great speaker. He
has clear. sharp ringing voice, though Il is not
powerful or musical His action Is sparng, but
effective In making his points he Is lucid, precise
and cogent, seldom rhetorical ornamental He has
an easy, colloquial way he Is never in haste and
never hesiIacs His style is classic In its correct.
His sentences arc long and faultless, and
ireightcd with words which show that profound
thought is selecting fclicous vocabulary as II goes
along He has fine humor, but It IL the humor OF
cultivation. not the coarse fun OF the vulgar His
appeals to tho intelligence Of jurcs the highest
their tone the broadcast n their scope and tho deepest
in their power OF any made modern times Webster
was not more logical Story was not moro thorough
lawyer, Choate not a more brilliant verbast, nor SUM-
ner drmcr believer in pure moral power. His argu-
mont In behalf Of tho election OF Hayes tho strong
est In the late campaign and to his subtiety Intellect
his strength OF character and his hrmness and rect
tude Of purpose will tho new administration owe much
Of whatever success It attains.
JOHN SHERMAN, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
John Sherman, the new Secretary Of tho Treasury
has been for many years tho chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Finance and Is, perhaps. more familiar
than any Of our public with tho financial history
Of the country since the beginning OF tho grecnback
era Ho born at lancaster, Ohio, May 10, 1928.
his father Judge Sherman, being Of tho pioneers
OF Central Ohio, who died In 1899, leaving largo fam.
lily and very little property His brother, General
Sherman. secured the advantages Of West Point edu-
cation but John less fortunate For him only the
schools OF his native county open, and he quit
them at fourteen years Of age 10 begin the
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attached to the engineer corps OF tho Muskngum i'm.
provemcnt. He afterward removed to Mansfield where
ne studied law and admitted to tho Bar In 1874
He lucrative practice, and attained while
quite young man, leading position both ut tho Bar
in politics. In 1913 and 1852 he was delegate TO
tho Wing National conventions, aud was a warm sup.
porter of both General Taylor and General Scott for
the Presidency. During tho political excitement OF
1854 which followed tho repeal OF the Missouri Com.
promise he became candidate for Congress from tho
Thirteenth Ohio district, and no was elected IN dis
which had previously boon democratic by tho aid
OF whigs democrats and frecsoilors. Ho was sub
sequenty elected to the Thirty fth Thirty xth and
Thiryseventh Congresses and In 1850 go he was the
republican candidate for Speaker Of the House OF Rep
rcscntativcs Tho contest memorial bio ono. Fol
nearly six weeks tho House spent day after day In
voting for presiding ofhccr, tho republicans In soil,
ballot called, until II said that you could no
ask republican member what he would hav,
for breakfast without his shouting 'John sherman y
In the end, however, Mr.. Pennington, Of New Jersey
chosen as a compromise, sherman lacking onl,
one two votes 10 secure his election. During tht
Thirty sixth Congress he was chairman OF the Com
mittec OF Ways and Means, then moro powerful CON-
mitcc than now. Previously he had served OF
the committees on naval and foreign AFFAIRS ant
gained distinction In each. 1t was claimed TOR bin
that his defence Of Commodore Pauding's course a
San Juan conclusive against the reflections Of hi
Navy Department, and during tho Kansas-Nebrask
troubles he gained great distinction bold and skill
full partisan In 1861 when Senator Chase resigned I,
accept place in President Lincoln's Cabinet, Mr.
Sherman chosen TO succeed him, and he has 70
manned IN the Senate ever since, serving chairman
OF tho Finance Committee and a member OF thos,
tho Pacific Railroad and tho Judiciary
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