The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25
Jacobs & Levy.

the country many men of great note as
lawyers. physicians scientists, and sol
ders. He was from good Revolution
airy stock, his father having accompa-
MED Arnold on his expedition into Can
ada and was with Mad Anthony Wayne
at the storming of Stony Point. His
name. like that of his scarcely less dis
tinguished son, was Return Jonathan,
and an interesting story is told of how
the peculiar cognomen was introduced
irto the family. The father of the first
Return Jonathan, so the story goes was
desperately in love. with pretty little
Quakeress. and asked her hand in mar
riage several times, only TO be as often
refused. Finally he proposed, and on
being. again refused he started to leave,
declaring she should see his face no
more
Ohio Gives Another.
This appears to have softened the
little Quakeress. for before Jonathan
got out of hearing distance she called
after him. Return. Jonathan OF
| course Jonathan returned and a marri-
age SOON followed. The first little
Meigs that made his appearance was
promptly christened Return Jonathan"
| III lleLlOTy OIL the WOTuS winch ldu
brought his father back to happiness.
| Madlson's Postmaster General had Won
great distinction as Governor Of Ohio
during the War of 1872. 1t may be mem
toned In passing that there has always
| been a Return Jonathan in the N1eigs
| family. The Return of the present day
I Occupying a prominent position is clerk
tof the Supreme4SC Of Appeals Of
| thetDistrict of Columbia.
Ohio furnished another great Post
master-General in the person Of John
/ Mclean, who was born in Vermont. He
was distinguished as lawyer was
elected to Congress In 1872, and was
l afterwards a member of the state Su-
. prcme Court He became Postmaster
General In, S2;a. and ,,speedily brought
i the department. up to "a high state OF
j efficiency. In recognition Of his SER
\ vices Congress, by unanimous vote.
1 increased the salary of the office from
i $4,000 to $4,000. Mclean was the only
man holding high Office When jackson
! became President whom old Andy al
| lowed to continue In the public service.
| jackson was SO DESTROYS of retaining
Mclean in the service of the govern
nent that he successfully offered him
| the posts of Secretary of War and Of
the Navy. both of which were declined,
but when he offered to appoint Mclean
| to the supreme bench the offer was
promptly accepted, and the appointee
1 became, one of the greatest jurists who
ever sat on that bench.
One of the Best.
One of the best Postma ster-G Generals
| the country has ever had was Cave
Johnson. iof Tennessee. appointed by
| President Polk. He was man of great
hrmness, and resourcefulness, and not
afraid to assume responsibilities. Prior
i to his administration the mails between
this country and England had been
| uniformly carried In vessels flying the
| British flag. American ship owners
| We're competing with those Of Great
! Britain for the ocean-carrying trade.
In fact, the American clipper ships be-
| came famous, and more than once de-
feated steam vessels in races across the
| Atlantic.
/ Johnson was a thorough American
| and gave orders that all American ma lis
1 destined for England be sent In Ameri-
i can vessels. This angered the British
II postal authorities, and 1t was ordered
that an extra twenty-five cents be
charged on all letters coming, into the
country on American ships. This was
, In the days when the recipient paid the
postage, and-the tax was thus easy OF
collection. .a
But johnson was undismayed, and
promptly issued retaliatory order tha
every .letter coming into the country or
British ship should pay an extra
twenty-five cents. Postage between the
countries was already twenty-five
(, cents per half ounce The additiona
twenty-five was more than the laugh
ty. but also thrifty, Britons coulG
stana. and tho result was &
!, postal. treaty between the two
: countries. IT IS needless to sa,
9 that the action of Johnson was entirel,
? without warrant of Jaw. But the coun
try ,applauded, During his term he In
G troduced many salutary reforms int,
I the department.. and greatly improve.
8 the SERVICE f'a'
d Aaron v. Brown had been for Il scor
/, or years one Of tho most distinguishe,
q editors OF Tennessee when he was mad
. li'ostInas err General by, Mr.. Buchanan
= and had achieved the title of platform
writer for his party. This was in tn
e days,, when party platforms wore writ
+ ten In better, styln than they are n
! present. Brown served Until tie break
n up 81 the Bnchqpan Cabinet, pst prio
- 70 the termination OF the Buchanan adj
Is mintstration,
q, SOP TO the south.
e When Hayes became President h
Z selected David Nj. Key for the post
lie. master Generaship, thinking TO cxct
a. thereby the approval of Southern pee
se pie, az Key was a TenneEseean r.,
re the tastes of Mr.. Key did not lie In m
IN direction of administrative Office. an
is, during his term he allowed subordlr
~ ates TO manage the affairs of the d,
N partment' Itlte was succeeded by a,
- other. Re uRe sseaap. Horacp 8Iaynar
- VINO had remained loyal TO the Unio
nd and whose property at Knoxville ha
MS been sconiis2atFd, by the Copfederates
ne tiontfal liOfatlO KIM A.
he man TO rise from an inferior nosifiG
lie IN the Fost-Ofhco Department to Il
,ts place of Postnastcr-Cieneral, WI
So, rresldens iiuchanan's Cabinet went y
H. r piuaes. hlilg WAS. made Ioostmaste,
the government IN declare against -
AS riGml q seeeASiont Mr.. Corteiyou.is II
he only other mar, WHO las risen fro fron, =
Je plaen III. the Post-Oftice Department.
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