Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

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~, 1777. yet Judge fancy began the prac-
as State senator from this county and con-
tinued to reside there for 23 years, when he
left to reside IN Baltimore, where he remained
until he was selected by President Andrew
jackson, during his first administration, as the
successor to John Mcpherson Berrien, the then
Attorney General. He continued in this ONCE
until the second administration and was trans
ferred by Jackson to the Treasury portfolio and
later to the Supreme Court.
His nomination to the Supreme Court bench
Is especially interesting at this particular time
IN view Of the close vote by which Judge J. J.
Parker was recently rejected by the United
States Senate as an associate justice Of our
highest court
It so happened that In 1885 Judge DuvaIl
Of Maryland resigned his place as associate
justice Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and Gen. jackson appointed Judge
fancy to I'LL the vacancy. The celebrated
John Marshall was then the Chief Justice, and
though not an adnirer Of the President, yet
he interested himself in Mr.. Taney's behalf
to the extent Of writing a letter to Senasor
Benjamin Watkins Lee Of Virginia fayoring his
confirmation. It was Wing Senate, however.
and at the last moment Of the session the
nomination was postponed, which meant an
equivalent to its rejection.
During the ensuing Summer Chief Justice
Marshall died, and ON the 2sth Of December
President jackson nominated Judge fancy 10
the Chief Justiceship. The political COM
plexion Of the Senate had changed In the
meantime and fancy was confirmed by o ma
jority Of IA against the strong resistance Of the
Wings.
The cause of Taney's technical rejection to
the associate justiceship was purely political
and was his second rejection made In short
order by the Senate. It was brought about by
his having been made Secretary OF the Treas
ury when william J. Duane was ousted by
jackson for refusing to remove the deposits
of the Government from the Bank Of the
United States, for which act Of characterization
he lost his position, and Judge fancy was
transferred from the Attorney Generalship TO
the Department of the Treasury.
This appointment was made while Congress
was not in session, and It was during this time
that he ordered the deposits removed in defer
ence to the wishes Of his chief. Evidently
Congress was not in sympathy with Jacksons
move, and when Taney's nomination came
before it for action he was rejected-the first
instance Of the kind ON record where presi-
dental nomination for q cabinet post was not
favorably acted upon.
Judge fancy was evidently popular with the
Masses for it is said that his involuntary exit
was followed by q succession of hattering DEM
onstrations, but the most conspicuous Of these
was that which occurred at Frederick where,
after Mr. fancy closed an elaborate speech,
table was spread In the court house yard and
hundreds of citizens partook Of sumptuous
feast.
WE in Washington regard very highly the
wv memory Of Roger Brooke fancy. In fact,
because Of our close and daily association, We
become attached to many Of the Nations great
men and women who make the Federal Capital
their home. a. We know that Chief Justice
fancy did. especially while the Supreme Court
was in session, and no doubt his legal practice