Cox, I: Selections From the Torrence Papers, I (Classic Repr

Excerpt from Selections From the Torrence Papers, I

The following selections from the Torrance Papers, in the manuscript collections of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, have been chosen with the idea of illustrating certain phases of national politics during and immediately pre ceding the so-called Jacksonian Era. Although most of the letters were written by persons of secondary importance only in the political field, they will show the Opinions of the rank and file, and thus serve to throw new light upon the practical poli tics of the day. In the selection of material the editor has taken the liberty of leaving out what was merely of minor per sonal character, or which referred to some other topic reserved for future treatment. Although this course has rendered many of the extracts scrappy in character, it was necessary in view of the limitations of time and space. The editor believes that nothing of essential importance has been omitted from the let ters used.

The peculiar conditions of the party alliances and the vari ous motives that then ruled the political world, are fortunately illustrated with a certain unity by the letters of the various mem bers of the Findlay family, largely used in this issue. During two decades five brothers of this. Family occupied important, though minor official stations, in four states of the Union. General James Findlay (1775-1835) was from 1825 to 1833 the representative in Congress from the First Ohio Dis trict. His brother John, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was also in the lower house of Congress from 1823 to 1827, and later served under Jackson as postmaster of his town. William Findlay (1768 - 1846) was governor of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1820; was in the United States Senate from 1821 to 1827; and in 1830 was appointed Director of the United States Mintat Philadelphia. Thomas Finley, who was of the same family although he preferred to spell his name as it was pronounced.

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