The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-03


General Taylor'a private secretary
OeuerAl Taylor, when elected precedent
q the United States, was fortunate in nav
iners "a companion, cnuut lnr anh hleh =
Cllnup, william Mu.lacn B.ise, who hHn
served A. his chiel oi ttan ia the Me@loAn
mp6gr, and who blc.me tha husn va OF
his i.vuuie daughter, Misc htllln' Ch.ont'
Hlis was the hln OF lapthia bla', on WV
2. Eullr army, aud fltr having urtu f'Aftv
iu tho slAts ui New York IA. w1s gf.d ui'td
at Wet P.int, where he served uitefNstit
'oI come wears 90 Hc!lug professor 81 mttlt 70
maiica. no thus acquired ~ pchA'
gpglcd maaner and siudious habit, but he
WAS sArac'nus Hld energetic, an tquAinitd
with tie crooked usths 90 90 '.ii', A.i 40.
willing to submit t1 guofint a'i'h''A dlo
triiqn.
Onh8 VhY B., Wellington from bio Lou
rinun vlluia'1n tgHrIHl Taylor N-i| tu
Frankfort, aud uerapn.Ily invited Ng. John
| ] Crttfndrn. tnUn govern ui uin'k}
| ~ become bic secretary nf state. Governor
Crlttpudpu. emhsuHst hy the IeipIn of
Henry Clay - tlr onAie, otclu'u, Ahu
| Gurrll Taylor Then it.egiApHeI q, MI
| John n. Clayton, OF Delaware, toldrrlH
h.n tlr position, which tuh gra.'. u An
| rfOuptly accented. The southern Hh.E
| bsJ..ilc..d Mr.. william q. r. vr8. the ~ .u
! WHO, as Mr.. Webster raii, 'c nd ride WIN
! all his personal friends iu aI omnibus. DIV bu'
/ the president UltCi ana fancy D. 'mPric'
l ticablU conservatism,
Mr. Abbott Lawrence, Who had contrib
utsd largely no the cXpgnli utes dur'ns lhe
presldon ial C'mpa'g', uliicited the ~
polntment OF secretary 20 thr treasury Duo
| was offered the navy department. which he
! declined Mr. IhCmai Butler King a
! Georgia had dlailed this pigco but Mr
! Robert roomhs, supported 10y ReprtseEtn'
! Tive stephens and Senator Daws)n, sue'
| c.pdrd I'm having NJ. George W. Crawford
OF that state. appointed secretary Of war.
! Mr.. WIN NJ. Meredith, OF Peunsyl yAnia'
was rather forced upon General Taylor N.
secretary OF the treasury, by Mr. Clayton
and other whigs, not only on account OF
| his Acknowledged talents, but TO exclude
| obi cliOnab @ PeuusYyauians, among them
| Jos an Raudrll, the man who more than
any other, had contributed O the nomina
ton and election Of he genera. a contest
between Messrs. Corwin aud Vinion, oil
Ohio, fora seaf ia the cabinet was settled
| by the appointment OF AIR.
Thomas Ewing OF that state,
rs secretary OF The interior; and Mr.
Jacob Colamer, Of Vermont, VINO had been
mn unsuccessful competitor with Mr.. Up
ham for seat In the senate, and had been
recommended by the legislature as at
torney general, was made postmaster gen
| eral.
General Taylor had intended 10 appoint
Mr.. VIM. Bal ard Preston, Of Virginia, as
attorney general, although several whig
congressman had expressed their disappro'
baton of the selection. Finally, Senator
Arthur OF Virginia called ana asked II
there was any foundations to the report that
his friend Preston was TO be made attorney
general. Eyes 90 answered Gen. Taylor,
II have determined to appoint him. Are
you aware. general" said the sepator, that
The attorney-genera must represent the
government in the supreme corrtY" "Oi
courss!" responded the general. But do
r"u know that he must there meet Daniel
WEBSTER, Reverdy Johnson and other lead.
ing lawyers" Certainly. What OF thstY''
Nothing, general, except that they will
make u - fool OF your encouragement. E"
The Virginia senator then took his leave
and the next morning the paper contained
the announcement that the president b,,d
determined to appoint his friend, Mr.
| Preston, secretary OF the navy, and Reverdy
Johnson attornsy.general. Ridcule had
secured the desired result.-TBen. Perley
| PooIe