Background
Samuel was born on June 9, 1787 at Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, the son of Henry and Sarah (Lewis) Southard. His father, who had moved from Long Island as a boy, was a congressman from 1801 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1821.
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Sermon, on the life and death of Henry Clay, before the young men of Newark, N. J., by Rev. Samuel L. Southard, A. M.
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Argument of Samuel L. Southard, in the Case of Stacy Decow and Joseph Hendrickson, Versus Thomas L. Shotwell: Delivered at Trenton, Before the Court ... in the Eighth Month, 1833 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Argument of Samuel L. Southard, in the Case of Stacy Decow and Joseph Hendrickson, Versus Thomas L. Shotwell: Delivered at Trenton, Before the Court of Appeals of the State of New Jersey, at a Special Term in the Eighth Month, 1833 The argument which is here reported, was listened to by an overflowing audience, of all persuasions and both sexes, with amarked and untiring attention; and it will be found to possess much of a highly interesting character, in relation to the dis cipline and order, and also the doctrines and history of the Society of Friends. Should, however, any errors be dis covered in any of these points, it must be understood that the Society are not to be considered accountable for all the views expressed by their intelligent and highly gifted advocate. The object of the reporter has been to give a faithful repre scutation of the sentiments and language delivered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Speech Of Mr. Southard, On The Removal Of The Deposites: Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, January, 1834...
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Centennial Address: Delivered At Trenton, N.j., Feb. 22, 1832
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Sermon, the Life and Death of Henry Clay, Before the Young Men of Newark, N. J. Preached, at Their Request, in "the House of Prayer": July 25th, 1852 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Sermon, the Life and Death of Henry Clay, Before the Young Men of Newark, N. J. Preached, at Their Request, in "the House of Prayer": July 25th, 1852 I have been twice touched; by your favour, and your partiality. Once, when you asked me to address you. And, now, when you have asked the privilege to print what I delivered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Samuel Lewis Southard
Edit ProfileEducation
Samuel Lewis Southard attended the school conducted by the Rev. Robert Finley at Basking Ridge and in 1804 was graduated with honors at the College of New Jersey, where he shared a room with Theodore Frelinghuysen.
Career
He then went as a tutor to Virginia, he studied law at Fredericksburg, and was admitted to the bar in 1809. Returning to New Jersey in 1811, he was deputy sheriff for a while and moved to Flemington in 1814, becoming prosecutor of Hunterdon County.
In 1815, he was elected to the Assembly, but after sitting for a few days was appointed associate justice of the supreme court and three years later, reporter also, serving in both capacities until 1820 and editing 4-5 New Jersey Reports. In 1817 he was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney-general and governor. He moved to Trenton about 1820 and in 1838, to Jersey City.
In 1820 he was a presidential elector for Monroe and was appointed to the United States Senate to succeed James J. Wilson, taking his seat on February 16, 1821. A week later, he and his father, whose career in the House was just closing, were elected members of the joint committee on the Missouri question. It is claimed that Samuel drafted the compromise measure by which Missouri was finally admitted.
His friend Monroe appointed him secretary of the navy in September 1823, to succeed Smith Thompson of New York, and he held the office until the close of John Quincy Adams' administration. As secretary he made several foresighted recommendations, the only one to bear immediate fruit being the building of the first naval hospitals in 1828.
Jackson's victory was a bitter blow to the Adams cabinet and Southard returned to Trenton in 1829, described as "very much broken and melancholy". He resumed his law practice and was at once made attorney-general of New Jersey, succeeding Frelinghuysen, who went to the Senate. Though he was by this time a Whig in a state that was rapidly turning to Jackson, he succeeded the Democrat Peter D. Vroom as governor in 1832. After three months in office, during which he vigorously attacked nullification before the legislature, he secured another election to the Senate, where he took his seat on December 2, 1833, just as the Bank fight was approaching its climax. Strongly opposed to Jackson, he made a long speech on Jan. 8 and 10, 1834, opposing the removal of the federal deposits.
On March 28, despite the fact that the New Jersey legislature had approved the presidential policy, he and Frelinghuysen were among the majority of twenty-eight voting to censure Jackson.
He died in Fredericksburg, Virginia, at the home of his brother-in-law, after a brief illness.
Achievements
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Samuel Lewis Southard urgently advocated a naval academy, a thorough charting of the coast, a naval criminal code, a rank higher than captain, reorganization and increase of the marine corps, and the establishment of regular communication across Panama. The navy increased from thirty-five to fifty-two vessels during his administration, though only about sixteen of these were regularly kept on duty; the personnel rose from some 3, 400 to 5, 600, with an average of about 200 officers and 250 midshipmen, while the annual cost rose from about two million dollars to three. Southard also served ad interim as secretary of the treasury (March 7-July 31, 1825) and as secretary of war (May 26-June 19, 1828). Reelected in 1838, he became president pro tempore of the Senate.
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Centennial Address: Delivered At Trenton, N.j., Feb. 22, 1832
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Sermon, the Life and Death of Henry Clay, Before the Young Men of Newark, N. J. Preached, at Their Request, in "the House of Prayer": July 25th, 1852 (Classic Reprint)
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Speech Of Mr. Southard, On The Removal Of The Deposites: Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, January, 1834...
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Argument of Samuel L. Southard, in the Case of Stacy Decow and Joseph Hendrickson, Versus Thomas L. Shotwell: Delivered at Trenton, Before the Court ... in the Eighth Month, 1833 (Classic Reprint)
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- Sermon, on the life and death of Henry Clay, before the young men of Newark, N. J., by Rev. Samuel L. Southard, A. M.
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Centennial Address: Delivered At Trenton, N.j., Feb. 22, 1832
Politics
Though he was by this time a Whig in a state that was rapidly turning to Jackson, he succeeded the Democrat Peter D. Vroom as governor in 1832. During the next decade, he was a leader of the Whig Party and a figure of national political importance.
Personality
Never a profound scholar, Southard was a skilful advocate, earnest, lucid, and forceful. With a voice that was generally pleasing but sometimes pitched too high, he was capable of impassioned eloquence which when fully roused was "like a sea in a storm. " Impressive in appearance, he thoroughly enjoyed society and was a constant favorite with the electorate, but he lacked the tact essential in a good political organizer.
Connections
He married Rebecca Harrow, a Virginian, in June 1812.
