The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-11

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Newfoundland. The General was arrayed In q new
caret-coored surtout, with very high and wide
collar, according to the fashion of the day. Mr..
Quincy, the president Of the University, then about
sxty-three, wore his oxford cap and gown, and dis
charged that part Of the ceremony which devolved
upon him with his accustomed dignity, despite his
keen sense OF the ludcrous The students and other
members OF the college formed q procession, headed
by President Quincy and President jackson, and
marched from the house Of the former to the college
gates, between Massachusetts and Harvard halls,
where they opened to the right and left aud allowed
the two presidents, with other dgntarles, to pass
through As they passed my class I heard Gen.
Jackson say to Mr.. Quincy: "What nne, healthy COM
plexons these young men have" This remark I'M
PEELED me to look up and down the column, and
was surprised to ind that so many OF my fellow
students were of such rosy hue. also noticed at
the same time that Gen. jackson had very kindly
eye, although his portraits Of that day gave him
very fierce expression.
day or two afterward there was military re.
view on Boston Common In honor of the President,
who spent several hours In marquee and received
many calls from ladies' as well as gentlemen. Van
Buren,, Woodbury., and Cass were well mounted at
the review and rode like men accustomed to the
saddle Van Buren wore claret-colored dress coat
with velvet collar; Cass, coat OF the same color
and bun vest; Woodbury., an ollvecolored coat,
very becoming TO his dark Spanish complexion.
The Presidential party were entertained In Boston at
the fremont House, regarded at that time as the
most elegant hotel In the United States. 1t was
from this house the order was despatched by the
President to Mr.. Duane to remove the deposits from
the Bank of the United States.
Soon after Gen. Jacksons return from the East he
removed Mr.. Duane from the Treasury because he
refused to remove the deposits from the Bank of the
United states and put Roger b. Taney, of Maryland,
in his place. Mr. Taney removed the deposits and
placed the public money In various State banks-,lo-
nominated by the opp5sitlon "pet banks" Mr.. Duane
was great grandson Of Dr. franklin and son of the
Republican editor of the Philadelphia aurora, VIII
liam Duane, native Of Ireland and somewhat noted
for the vngarlty and vrulence of his assaults on Gen.
Washington, to whom he alluded one day In the
aurora as San old, bald headed, toothless scoun.
drel"
Taney was an antl.war. .Federalst and friend and
counselor OF Alexander Contee Hanson, that "man
OF war and woes" and hero of the Baltimore Riot of
1914; who came to the Senate subsequently, and died
peacefully In his bed after all the storms that beset
his life. Mr. Taney was made Attorney General on
the resignation OF Mr. Berrien, in 1884, lie had then
| recently removed from Frederick to Baltimore,
where his accomplished daughters were regarded as
great acquisition to the fascinating society OF that
city. From the office of Attorney General Mr..
Tancy was advanced to the head OF the Treas.
ury, and became 50 odious to the Wings by his re.
moval OF the deposits from the Bank OF the United
States that many ladies' of that party In Baltimore
refused 10 visit his family. On the death of Chief
Justice Marshall In 1888, he was appointed by Jack.
son to succeed him. Among the Wings In the SEN
ate who voted to confirm him was John DAVIS, of Mas.
sachusetts, sometimes alluded to as "Honest John
Davis" the father OF Blncroft Davis. The orgnal
''honest John Davis" as the late Mr.. KIngman In
| formed me, was member OF the House from Bucks
County, Pa, between 1920 AMI 1924. Chief Justice
Taney lived to great age-eighty seven. For
long time before his death he hld been an invalid
and for forty years had taken blue pill every night
What has homeopathy to say to that? Mr.. Taney
was very respectable Maryland lawyer, when raised
to the bench OF the great lawyer
like Daniel Dulaney or Chief Justice William Tgh-
man, of Pennsylvania, or that extraordinary man,
Edward Tighmah, of Philadelphia, (both natives OF
| Queen Anne's County, Md y or William Plnkney or
ReVerdy Johnson, but an Intelligent, Industrious,
sound, trustworthy counsellor and judge,like william
| Gushing, OF Massachusetts, BushrOd Washington, OF
Virginia, and William johnson, of South Carolina.
| II Mr.. Berrien, of Georgia, had remained in the
Democratic party until the death Of Marshall 1t was
| thought that Gen. Jackson would have made him
| Chief Justice. He indeed would have been worthy
| OF the ermine-ls worthy as Lord Cllef Justice
Hardwick, or Mansfield, or Lyndhurst, or tine great
Chancellor D'Aguessean.
| When the Twenty-thlrd Congress met, IN Decem-
ser 1885, the opponents of the Administration had
decided majority In the Senate, for they had been
reinforced since the downfall of nullidcatOn by CAL
houn and Preston, OF South CarOlIna by Polndexter
and Black, OF Mississippi; by Watkins Leigh and
John Tyler, OF Virginia, the former succeeding Mr..
Riyes who resigned his seat under instructions from
the Virginia Legislature. Mr.. Leigh was one of
those fortunate men who enjoy the confidence aud
esteem OF all parties. or great ability, unquestioned
integrity, and the temper OF philosopher, he took
high rank upon his first entrance into the Senate
He declined, from motives of delicacy, the Vice
Presidential nomination at Harrisburg In December
1889, as he was an ofiJer OF the Wing Convention
Had he accepted 1t, he would have been President
instead OF Tyler from 1891 to 1916, and would have
admirably discharged the duties OF the ONCE. In the
House the jackson party were 10 adecided majority
and reelected Mr. Stevenson, OF Virginia, to the
Speakers chair. Mr.. Fillmore, OF New York, entered
Congress at this session and remained there for ten
years. Horace Binney, OF Philadelphia, was also q
new MEMBER having steadily refused to enter public
life until he had acquired an independence at the
bar. He was then hfty-three years OF age, and one
OF most impressive and Interesting debaters Ia
Congress. Az the attorney and advocate OF the
United states Bank he carried great weight with ali
the friends OF that institution. The father OF Mr.
Binney was surgeon In the Revolutionary Army
from Massachusetts,, who, after the war, married al
opulent widow OF Philadelphia and took up his real
| dence there Mr.. Binney was q Federalist, q Hlgt
Churciman, and very fond OF money. Had he livct
| In England he would have been Lord Chancello
| and the founder Of peerage. As a lawyer, pure
and simple he had no superior probably In his time
| He died In 1916 at the age OF nlnety-nye
Two young men, destined to MI no small space II
the political history OF their country entered hi
Congress for the nrst tlme-Henry A. Wise, OF Yir
gna, and Bale Peyt0n, OF Tennessee -b0thJ ack
Democrats AT the time full OF talent, life, and Joy
BUSINESS. and both converted ere long by what the.
regarded as the unconstitutional usurpation Of tn,
old nero Into Wings OF the most decided type. The!
sat aide by side for many years In The House an,
were deyoiedly attached to each other, standing
shoulder 10 shoulder In the terrific war wage,
against jackson by the Whlgs, and the dery scenes
In the committee-room with Reuben NJ Whitney
Our late fellow Citizen the Hon. X. H. Gillett, was
member OF the committee TO which was referred tn,
case Of Whitney. The CLERK OF the committee was
somewhat INSCRIPTIONS anti-Masonic editor freu
Boston, Benz. #. Hallett The Democrats on th,
committee, being In the majority, employed Hallst
| TO write the report
Nicholas Blddle, president OF the Bank OF th
United States, spent large portion Of the winter
1883 and 1884 In Washington, and kept open hous
In the west wing OF the Branch Bank, now occupie,
by the Surgeon Generals once. Maj. POore In
forms me that he, then youth, was hero tina
winter with his father, who was Oh his way I,
Georgia, whero he had Important cotton interests
and In common with many other cotton planter
was warm advocate OF the renewal OF the Banl
charter. one cold evening, as they were wendini
their way TO Georgetown, they called upon Mr. Bid
| die, and after few remarks about the days pro
ceedlngs In Congress, Mr.. Biddle. pointing to III,
White House, alluded to its occupant as 'that ol,
scoundrel over there" Nicholas Bidde was verl
handsome man, not tall or commanding, but OF
stout compact ngure, surmounted by classic hea,
adorned with hyacinthine locks. lie was one Of q
remarkable family. Aaron Burr, friend OF hi
father, aludes In his Diary to the latteri
i've sons as young men OF grea' promise
| Nicholas Biddle was scholarly man
In early life he went abroad and wrote
serss OF letters from Greece for Dennes Portfolio
In 1886 he delivered an oratol al Princeton College
IN whcn he poured out the yals OF his wrath upoI
the Democratic party. Here Ia a specimen; "Ths