The Baltimore County union., 1883-12-08
Correspondence Baiiimore CoH"tg Cnion.
LETTER FROM HARTFORD COUNTY.
A Review OF the History OF the Democrat
&c Party Continued.
prL,rn. Mn, December 80. lsss.

BELAIR. Nh, December 81, lSS:.
Edifors CRioA IL was at the commencement Of
President Jackson's first administration at the
close uf my last letter. which began the 18th Of
March. Iss9. lie called 10 his Cabinet Mr.. Van
Buren,, of New York, as Secretary uf State. Mr..
branch, of North Carolina, Mr. Berrien, Georgia,
Mr.. Tngham, of Pcnnsylvania, Mr.. wclles, of Con.
nccticu,. aud Major Eaton, Of Tennessee. To the
latter gentleman he conhded the portfolio Of the
War Department From that day to the present
there has been no administration parallel to this
one In the Importance Of the great questions Of
state finance. public lands. 4c.. and the scandal
Gus personal biekeTings through which II passed.
The United States bank and the tariff were the
two most important measures Of national interest,
both Of which were made party measures by the
administration. The tariff had been soneW hat
modified by the act Of 1924 TO satisfy the clamors
Of the Free Trade party of the South. but IL stil
was too protective IN its operations to suit the
Southern cotton planters. They claimed that IL
simply protected the manufacturing interests of
the Worth and East, while it was oppressive to
them as producers. aud they would submit To
nothing short of the repeal of the statute Il then
existed and the enactment of n tariff for revenue
alone. In the contest over this vexed question
South Carolina, through her representative men.
such as Mr.. Calhoun. Mr.. llayne, Mr.. McDufIic
and Others, took a leading p 'rt. add finally went
90 far as 20 bid defiance To the Government. and
nulii6ed the Law. A. sample Of the state Of feel
ing In that State at that time will give the toas,
Of one of her leading Statesmen at banquet given
In chaFleston, in honor Of Mr.. MeDafie for some
one of his many revolutionary acts. Here II is:
"Tks Constellation Of the EHifed !Siaics-It has
received n severe wound which Is full Of proud
hesh. May the state doctors cut Il out with the
khife Of aaiiHeafioa, and. should they despair of
their patient and bleeiing be though, necessary,
let them use the lancet
They went 90 lar A. TO threaten the Government
that the customs should not DO collected in their
parts, but Gen. Jackson. who still retained some
Of his backbone Of old "Cypress Swamp" threaten
ell them with the sword. and sounded In their
bellious ears those ever memorable words that
still endeaTs his name 10 many y frHe D,Moeraf--
sThe TaioS, ~ tis Eier.ai, aT.f aHd .haH DC pre-
ssrred."
want your readers 10 remember while reading
this-uhieh IL histofy-that every active partiei.
pant in this act Of notification and rebellion
Democrat Of that day, and many Of their speeches
aud acts are referTtdto at day BY Demo.
cratic orators as antiypes Of the pare Democratic
principles that govern the party of the present.
Before the close Of President Jackson's fret
term, question Of q social status was raised In
the household Of his Cabinet. which finally result
el In Its dissolution. Major Eaton. the Secretary
of War. had married the widow of Purscr Timber-
lake. late Of the Navy. Il seems that this mar.
rage at the request of at least received the
cordial endorsement Of President Jackson. This
lady had been the object for the finger Of seorn Of
the nobility OF Washington 10 point at, and rumOr
Eaton, nee Mrs. Timberlakc. and that he wished
20 retain her Hsar the White House headquarters
II he could not secure her of his own family,
and hence he gave her hnsband-Major Eaton
\ seat in bis Cabinet. Her reputation was such
that tho wives of several members Of the Cabinet,
including the wife Of Vice President Calhoun. 70.
fused to recognize Mrs. Eaton or receive her into
their society. This brought on n war Of words,
aud erimination aud recrimination followed to n
great extent. and the direful spectacle was pre-.
sented 20 the world Of = President Of great ma.
tion STOPPING down from his high seat Of executive
power aud undertaking 20 reconcile the troubles
Of his Cabinet officers wives by telling them tina,
Mrs. Eaton was good enough for them or any one
else 10 associate with. and that " they did not
choose 90 10 &c, or EoHid not, their husbands
might step down and out from his Presidential
family. They elected 10 do the latter, aud the
Cabinet was dissolved. Messrs. BerFien and
Branch were both elected 20 the succeeding Con-
gress from their respective States by tremendous
majorites, clearly showing that their constituents
we're fully apprised Of the course Of things aud
had approved of the honorable part acted BY both
Of them. Mr.. MeLain, then minister at the court
of 81. James. was called homo BY the President TO
take . seat In his new Cabinet, and Mr.. Van
Baren was appointed TO gu his place. This was
during the recess Of Congress, and In my next
vii rive yoa some of the proceedings of the Sen
ate Of the United States when that body was called
upon 10 fatlfy Mr. Van BuTens nomination, which
Il refused 10 do. RAnHLKR.