The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1894-05-16
Jackson's Administration.
WARN TINES IN HIS CABINRT-HoTTKR
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
[Br MAJOR WILLIAM HOI.l

IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
| BIT MAJOR WILLIAM Hor
| Mr.. EDIToR:I will proceed rapidly
with my recollections Of Jackson's first
yesr Of his administration, 1899. 1sup
pose that most Of your readers are
better supplied with histories and en-
cyclopedias than l am. have none OF
either. Jackson chose VanBuren fol-
his Secretary Of State; Ingham for Sec
retsry of the Treasury; Branch the
Navy; Eaton, War; Barry, Postmaster
General. The Government had no In
terror department at that time. Dis,
sensions quickly sprung up in the Cabi-
net. Mrs. Eaton, 1t was said, was not a
lady, and the other Cabinet officers
wives could not visit her and return
her calls. Jackson took sides with
Eaton and his wife. Eaton WAS Jack
sous biographer, and was Senator in
Congress from Tennessee when ap.
pointed Secretary Of War. 1t was said
that Jackson issued q private manifesto
for her calls to be returned, or the off,
GERS to resign. They chose to resign.
jackson chose for his new cabinet Liv-
ingston, OF Louisiana, State Depart
ment; McLsne, Of Delaware, Treasury;
Woodbury., New Hampshire, Navy;
Cass, Michigan, War. / forgot who
his next postmaster was. Amos Ken
dali was his chief of the Postoflee De-
partment during bis hrst and second
administration, but some one intervened
betwixt Barry and Kendall. VanBuren
was appointed Envoy to England;
Rarry, to Spain; Branch returned to
the Senate from North Carolina. Ing
ham never held any Office after his re-
tiremeut. Mr.. Calhoun In his speech
on the Force Bill, said there was not
q more clear headed man in Congress
than he. Livingston had been Sena-
tor in Congress from New York. He
had held some very responsible United
States of1oe In that State. Some Of his
subordinates stole large amounts Of the
public money. Livingston went to
Louisiana, practiced law, become an
author Of law, made money, replaced
all the money his subordinates had sto-
len, and was ono Of Jacksoa's brilliant
stan at the battle Of New Orleans, and
returned to Congress from Louisiana
when appointed Secretary OF State.
Towards the. close of the year 1899,
the active campaign of Notification
commenced. Twill attempt to give my
recollections Of that movement in South
Carolina, referring to Jackson's admin
istration, as progress. l was not q
voter until 1882, but will give an un-
biased description OF the movement.
When I became q voter ! voted with the
Union Party. Early In 1880. Judge
Huger resigned his judgeship and came
out candidate for tho lower House
the Legislature from Charleston. Mr..
Pesigrr resicrsoe NJ Attorney Gsperc: :ik
sftass sasnd stcsa t1ESf tfs Sssant1 sas
Afkon's .lsee IN Charleston, WHO had
'een killed by the fall from as1horse.
Parties became very much excited in
most Of the districts. The strife In
Charleston was great; in Columbia the
'ame. EdgeHeld was solid for nulli1ca-
ion, Newberry the same; % were Union
Ind Fairfield. Abbeville and Lsurens
we're sharply divided. York was the
closest in the State and remained so to
he last. Chester had q large working
majority for notification. The Sand
aill districts were all Union. Pendle-
on, Mr.. Cslhoun's district, several hun
lred majority in favor Of notification.
the hardest working mi
,ority in the world, led by Waddy Thorn
on. spartanburg was the field for the
from every part Of the State.
l man ttey called Ike Holmes, came
rom Charleston; Clowney, from Union;
rby and Young from Laurens. Hsyns
.srried the war into Africa" In his
peech on Foot's resolutions. Webster
Hayne, and according to
everett, the diary man, gained very
light victory, or 1t was rather drawn
,attle. Judge Smith made q speech,
md 1t was said, did not give Hayne the
upport he should have done. He had
,een turned out ofthe Senate In 1922 for
icing State rights man, or nullifier.
recollect reading the speech that he
made In the Senate. He said that In
ase Of an assault Of the North on the
'outh, he would make a body guard
mt Of his own negroes. His speech
allied to attract the attention that
Haynes did. |,
l will give q short sketch Of the meet
ngs In Spartanburg and Greenville,
With regard to notification. Henry G.
Ioung. one Of the missionaries, ranked
8 nearly q first class stump speaker;
dcDuff1e, Governor Hamilton and Gen.
raj Blair being considered at the head
4 the procession Of stump speakers.
7oung, though 1t was claimed by the
Union men, was dumbfounded when he
ttempted to tell the Spartanhuss
'eoplej that. Jefferson was the first nulli-
Ter. I have put the cart before the
lorse. Burnet, the e1-Baptist preacher
nd ex-Methodist preacher, shouted,
the devil was the first nullifier." There
vas Q great Union meeting at Spartan
'urg, salsday In October. All the can
Iidates were called on for their political
Evins and Dodd for the
senate, both against notification; also
Dr.. Lewis, Memory Chapman, John
James Crook, Theron Earle
nd William Read. DR.. Winsmith, 1t
vas said, spoke against the convention