Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-03-31


ton. But he was not long permitted 70 re-
main in private life. He was elected and re-
elected menber Of the popular branch oi
| The legislature of N. Carolina several times.
and chosen Speaker. His qualifications for
the high position 10 which he has been in
yited are undoubied.
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Hon. James Cambel is forty years OF age
and was born in PhiladelpIIia. He is Of
Irish parenage, his father having emigrated
| from the North Of Ireland IN lire latter part
of The last century Mr. Cambell was adj
miITed 10 the Philadelpllia Bar in 1888, when
at the early age of 30 he was appointed a
Judge ofihe Court of Common Pleas of Phil
adelphia. lie heldthis office'about ten years,
discharging its duties with marked ability
and success. BY an alteration of The Consti-
tuition in 1850, Judges were made elective
by the people, and at the first judicial eec-
ton under this provision, in 1851, Judge
Cambell, while on the Common Pleas beEch,
was nominated as one Of :he Democratic
candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court
He received more than lwo-thirds vote OF the
Convention.
Notwithstanding his high character and
admitted qualifications for The office, Judge
Cambell was defeated in this election but
this was caused solely by sectarian bigotry
and intolerance. In January, 1852, he was
appointed, by the present able and popular
Governor of PENNSYLVANIA, 10 the office of
Attorney General, which he held unlll his ap.
pointment TO seat in the Cabinet; and lie
manner in which he discharged its duties has
added to his previously high reputation
among the people Of that great State.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Caleb Gushing was bornin Salisbury, Mass.
July Z, 1900. lie was early remarkable for
industry aud rapid progress in The acquisition
of learning, and entered Harvard College be-
fore he was fourteen years old, aud gradua-
ted with high honors before he was eighteen,
in 1917. He entered tie law school connec>
ted with that institution, where he remained
two years aud then, before he was twenty
years DID, he was appointed Tutor Of MaIhe-
mates and Natural philosophy in Harvard
College, which office he held TWO years; and
in 1921, he settled in Newburyport, where
he completed his legal studies, and was ad
mitted % The bar in 1922. He devoted him
self studOusy TO the pracIce of the law
successful. He was elected member Of
the House from Newburyport in 1926, and
member of the State Senate in 1926. In
1929 he visited Europe, where he spent some
time, and after his return he published his
popular works, "Reminiscences of Spain,
and Historical and Political Review of the
Revolution in France In 1888, he was
again elected Representative from New
a,,I a,
year 10 1884, he was elected 10 Congress,
and was three times re-eected, serving 8
years with lIigh ability. IN lS43, President
Tyler nominHted Mr.. Gushing 20 a seat in
his cabinet, but lie was rejected by the Sem
ate a majority of which body was then conl-
posed of fedeIaIisls, who were exaspeIaIed
bY Mr.. Tyler's vetoes OF their bank bills,
which veIoes were advised and sustained by
Mr.. Cushing. Mr.. Tyler then appointed
him Commissioner 10 China, which was
readily confirmed by the Senate. He re.
manned i'm China nearly year, aud negol la
ted Il treaty by which diplomatic and COM
merciaI relations were first established be-
tween that country and our own. In 1876,
Mr.. Gushing was again elected a RepreseI-
Iatlve OF Newburypori 10 the Leg stature
and here we come 10 The most brilliant and
honorable speech, in MIR. Cushing's public
career. The Boston correspondent Of the
New York Herald, 10 whom we are indebted
for the main facts of this sketch, says:
He was The most prominent member of
that body of the session OF lS47, one of the
most Interesting ever held. The Mexican
war was at its height at that time. The ex-
ecutve government Of Massachusetts was at
first rather favorably disposed towards Wig
orous prosecution Of tile war and a reg iment
of volunteers was called for, but the oppo-
nenls of the contest soon showed that they
had control Of the whig party in Massachu-
sets, and Gov. Briggs had to change his
track. In the Legislature of l847, this feel
ing of hostility TO the war showed itself in a
spirit as ferocious as that which four-and-
thirty years earlier, had been displayed
against the war party in the contest with
Great Britain. Mr.. Gushing sci himself res
olulely to oppose this unwise and unpalriotic
course, and not without effect. He brought
forward proposition TO appropriate twenty
thousand dollars from the State Treasury 10
aid in equiping The Massachusetts regiment
of volunteers, and advocated i; with emf
nent ability. When it was defeated, he ad-
vanced, the money from his own means, and
The regiment was made ready for SERVICE
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proceeded with il to Mexico, in the spring OF
l847, being attached 10 ihe army under the
command of Gen. Taylor. Shortly after he
reached Mexico, he was appointed Briga-
der General in the U. S. Army.
1t was not, says The N. H. Patriot. Gen.
| Cushing's fortune 10 be engaged in any OF
the brilliant battles OF the war, though it was
no fault on his part To show their high es-
innate Of his patriotic conduct, the Democra-
cy of Massachusetts, while he was in Mexi-
co, and without consulting him, nominated
him as their candidate for Gov in l847, and
in the election they gave him 4l,OOO, when
inrhe year before they had poled only $4,000.
In lS4S, he was again selected as their can
didale. In 1850, he was again elected 10
she Legislature from Newturyport, and was
universally admitted TO be the most able, la
borious and useful member Of The House. =
In 1851, he was rendered The office of Attor-
ney General of Massachusetts which ne de-
clined; and in 1852, he was appointed one
of the Judges of the Supreme Court OF that
State, which office be held until his appoint
ment TO a seat in the Cabinet.
New WAY OF LAUNCHING VEssELs.-An
iron ship-buider at Havre, Mr.. Nillus, has
hit upon d mode Of launching his vessels,
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