The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-03-15
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With the political life and career Of the Sec
retary of State, the Hon. William Larned
Marcy, politicians generally are familiar He
has held various Executive and admustra-
tive officers, and in all has shown himself
man of mark and note. He was born Decem-
Der 18th, l7S6, at Starbridge, Massachusetts
graduated in 1903, at Brown University,
and removed to Troy, n. Y, where lie studied
and practiced law, and soon became an active
and prominent member of the Democratic
party During the war of 1925, he did
some volunteer service in the N. y, Militia.
His first public office was the Recordership
Of Troy in 1921 Gov. Yates appointed him
Adjutant General, which caused bis removal
to Albany, where he has ever since resided
In 1923 he was elected State Comptroller,
and in 1929 an Associate Judge of the Su-
prcme Court of New York, which Office he re-
signed in 1881, to take seat in the United
States Senate. This post he also resigned in
1882, in consequence of his election to the
Gubernatoral chair, which he filled for. three
successive biennial terms, being defeated, in
1888 by Gov. Seward. lie then lived in re-
tirement until Mr.. Folks accession to thc
Presidency, when he received the portfolio Of
the War Department, the last public station
he has occupied.
The Secretary of the Treasury, James Guth.
RE is new man in federal politics, but we'll
known in his own State, Kentucky, as pop
uIar and leading member of his party. He
has had considerable experience in the Ken
lucky Legislature was President of the Ken
lucky Constitutional Convention of lS49, and
on Mr. Cay's death was offered his vacant
term, by Gov. Powell, but declined the ap.
pointment. 49,.
The Secretary of the Interior, Robert Nc
Clelland, is now Governor of Michigan, and
warm friend of Gen. Cass Anative of Penn.
sylvania, he removed to Michigan on acquir.
Ing his profession as lawyer, and soon took
lead in that new and growing State. He has
been Speaker Of the Michigan Legislature, and
Representative in Congress from 1S43 to lS49
where he presided at different times over the
Committee of Commerce and Foreign Affairs.
He is charged with voting for the Wilmot
Proviso and making free soil speeches. he is
now about fortyfvc years Of age.
The Secretary of War, Col. jefferson Davis,
is well known to our readers for his services
on two different fields He is a nativeof Ken.
lucky, and a graduate of West Point from
which he entered the Army as Scconl Lieu
tenant in 1925 In 1886 he resigned his COM
mission in the United States Army and retir-
cd to private life in Mississippi; where he
soon after married the second daughter ofGen.
Taylor In 1915 he was elected to Congress,
which he left to do service in the tcrted field.
In 1876 he was elected Colonel of tle Missis.
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his services, especially at Monterey ind Buena
Vista, are too recent and conspicuous to re-.
quire notice. In 1887 he was eleded to the
U. S. Senate, and on this theatre also his ac-
tions and services require no comment at our
hands. lie is, we believe, in his torty-slxth
year.
The Secretary of the Navy, james c. Dob
bin has resided at Fayetteville,h. \. e., where
he has been prominent lawyer. lie served
in the Goth Congress, from l545 to 1871
aud was lately the nominee Of his party Tor
the U. S. Senate, but defeated by the detec'
ton and opposition of jortion. lie is an
eloquent debater, and histfiends are confident
of his official success. lie is perhaps about
forty years of age.
The Postmaster Gc,eral, James Campbell,
was lately Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
lie had previousy resided at Philadelphia,
and filled a seat or the Commoa Pleas Bench
of that city. Heis Roman Catholic, and
has consequently been obnoxious at various
periods to the Native American party OF that
State. lie isin his thirty ysixth year, and the
Youngest menber of the Cabinet.
The Attorney General, Caleb Gushing, was
lately on tbc Sup premc Bench of Massachusetts,
was borpin January, 1900, and graduated at
Old Harvard, in 1918. lie has served in both
Brauclcs Of the Massachusetts Legislature
from 1925 to 1929.
Afrecing and acting generally with the
wing party, until lS4l, he then joined Presl-
deit TYLER, and has since been identified with
tie Democrats. He served in Congress from
1875 to 1913. In the latter year he was ap-
pointed Commissioner to China, in which Ca
pacity he served two years, negotiating very
important treaty. On the occurrence of the
Mexican War, he advanced largely from his
private means, to raise and equip the Massa.
chusetts Regiment, of which he was elected
Colonel. Soon after reaching the scene of ac-
tive operations, he was appointed Brigadicr
General. by President Polk lie has been tre-
qucntly contributor to the North American
Review, and is the author also of several lite
rary Charleston Courier.
ABOUT LONG CorTuN-Wc learn that the
,,ct SnoSinn has bnrn ono of uncyamDlcd prOS.