The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02

1600 mon, one thousand OF whom were militia
dyons s by
In the midst o. heavy rain they fsii snddlenly
fsttery 10 ., and he and Miller il halt AZ hour
after ,ns RI, gun vas fired effected sIns
commanders, Gibson. Wood; and, Davis, were
sied Or ma T0n1dsd md porsy Was
led by led Jacket, outnumbered Ills whites.
soa ao S n q s
Ssast .s.m;% Ia to i. :, b.;Wss' trsxisrd and
bers favored the Iorm"r rather Than Monr9r.
NY s2me subtle means tn ,rcferesnce OF he
Henry Adams. was overcome. One OF these
membe 8. n Competent observer believed tina.
Martin H@en and Peter T. ICyo Gr
a tS s$ WSuG have T"sh Il. s rssut
were chiefly Northern Democrats whose
selfish. His ELEVATION to the Presidency was
neither tho result "t Grent popularity nor, OF
nut the %"es me 'fSfn
objects Iai ros signed. leaving Monroe and Dal.
70 was ced Dallas Wes mo popus
and Monroe Inherited the Presidency.
sHEEwD AND sAGAc1oUs.
When Jacob Van Rensselaer was removed
Gen. iortsr had honSrabiy dis i"suish.d
during. the war, and was besides Justly es-
teem.d rs a man OF the first order OF intellect.
naoad hs M his
sided, and besides lie was in the spring OF 1919
i he Council Of .AprSintment wlthaat diii:
1onlpkins was q candidate for tho Presidency
Hna Nnew TINT Gen. rnrter would BE- an inilu.
enoSapg n, ne TO 0 sor hm I eve se
dcnce of his courtesy. Col. jenkins, tho lite
Secretary. was the devoted friend Of Judge
t. the Governors pretcnsions to the l'residen-
tial ?tlcgi By proro s 81 resnee. able name
open controversy with Spencer or Jc'kins.
disposed OF the claims OF the latter. who was
WLich GOV Tomniins and tho co sti' con-
sSsnted. Of removing the yenerable Philip Van
H. ssr 81 psInr st S the
Tho appointment Of Con. Porter TO DO
ALnm $, u ssereiary OF Var was cn,irely the
o. that OF Judge, Rochester on tho Panama
Mission. was lndleious, Con. Porter was an
w hs anurse wheb rG 10 "ns s
pursued by the Government. particularly in
this state. in order;o furnish any reasonable
some provision for Mr.. Mclean and commit
the management Of the Post ONCE to Gen.
Porter. Through the strange obiluity OF
mind OF Mr.. Adams. the department which
furnishes the only means to the national adj
mini,trLton Of making itself felt among the
people was permitted TO be hold during his
whole Administration. If not by o political op-
pnnent. at least By man quite neutral"
THUS Porter. having fought De Witt Clinton.
his old assor late q! 1910 on the Canal Commits
sion. survive him, and entered Adams Cabi-
net. when Clinton. d ing. had been the prnci-
Eal architect , Of that ADMINISTRATION. II is
in Mr.. Roche-ters, mind a suspicion OF Van
Buren. whom Rochester was set up 10 sue
coed in the Senate. Clinton was set o re, lect
Van Buren,, having more faith in him than In
less plausible persons. Tho Rochester family
they eppisra,sd : friendship mad been
which continued unabated: ard by no man
was the friendship mnre dearly perceived and
fully appreciated than hy Peter Is. Porter.
Many of the Clintoninns were friendly to Mr.
Adams, and Gen. Porter and other politicians
similarly situated made a strong appeal to
them. urginG that Mr.. Clinton being an nvowed
prospects Of Mr.. Adams in this State