The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-14

tent to the duties Of his new position. Go,
Floyd is between forty-five and fifty year
of age. and is in the undiminished enjoy
ment Of physical health.
SECRETARY OF 1HE ISTERIoR-HoS. JACOB
THoaPsoSy or MISSISSIPPI
! The Secretary OF the Interior has been
member of the House of Representative
for Mississippi during several Congresses
He was an able speaker on the fleor, an'
quite an industrious member in reference 4
every meastre Of practical Importance be
/ fore the House. He is a free trader, Stat.
rights Southern domoceat, but by no means
n scccssionist of the Jefferson Davis school
Mr. Thompson was orc Of tie candidates
for Congress on The State ticket in Missis
sippi, in the contest between the compro-
mise and an,i-comprornise parties of 1850,
which Immediately succeeded tlst agitation.
On that occasion Mr.. Thopmson was defeat
ed, and has never since been candidate for
public position. He is a man Of some clo-
offence, good practicablitcs; and is between
40 and 10 years Of age.
TosTMAsrER GEsEsAL-AARoN yESABLcs
BROWN, OF TEsEEs3EE.
The Post Master General was born in
Brunswick county, Virginia, in The ycar
1895. His fa.her was an old revolutionary
soldier, having enlisted at very early age
N the Continental army. He participa.
in the battle Of Trenton, and encountered
the harlshiPs of the eucampnent q. Valley
Forge. Gov. Brown was educated in North
Carolina, and graduated at Chapel Hill, in
1914. in the ssilc class with Sen. Mangum,
and Ey Governor Manly of that State He
studied Law with Judge TrimLlc, OF Nash
vile, and subsequently removed 10 q l. 8
county where he continu d to practice until
the favor and appreciation Of his fellow -citi-
zeus ated him into political life.
He ca in the legislature until ls3a, when
he was elected 10 Congress, and held that
position unt!I 1915, when he declined a re-
election and ran Successful race for Gov
ernor against. Mr. L. IL. Foster, u r,an OF
great popularity. Since 1917 Gov. Brown
has held no plLi!- ofiite, though a. Eleclor
ior the State at large, in 1913, he | mt lis
eloquent voice TO .he advocacy of democrat
ic principles, and also in 1882 cauvasseG as
a volunteer the greater portion Of the State.
Cox. Brown was the author Of the Tenucs
see platform, which was afterwards adopted
by the Convention which in 1851 nomna-
Ted the warworn ana gallant Trousdale.
3e was also chairman Of the Committee on
buttons in tie Baltimore Convention Of
and he had the honor to report tGc
Giform then and there adopted lie is a
Gnc stump orator. and SD c rights man Of
the strict coustfUct;6nist s. .h0o'. In charqc-
ter he is sail to resemble Mr. Mason, who
was secretary Of the Navy under Mr.. Polk.
li3 combines sna,ity Of manner with IN
Jl-E.ishfd character, cr,at industry and tal-
cnt. DG'ing tie a., campaign Aa laborod
vgrg Zca'ons'y for the success OF tic Demo
cratic nominees. and contributed greatly by
his eyertions to further their interest in his
State. II was TO GOV. Brown, when n mem
bcr OF CoEgrcss, some twelve or thirteen
wears s-0, that Ger. Jackson addressed his
celebrated letter in favor OF the annexation
If IcXss-tIe letter that called upon the
country to seize the then "prcscut golden
moment for securing a valuable acquisi-
ti9n 10 lis territory, and which had 50 con
trc.,nG m iCEueHce Upon that great mea-
sure. The policy or annexation at that pc
rcd was oppose ty 3Ir. Adams with great
t e.o4ucnce and poaor, and in lis reply TO
the speech OF Gov. Brown. into Which Gen.
Jackson's letter had been incorporated. he
alluded (rc4uently 81 81, Her.-aa=as. Mall
Brown as tlle instrument OF the General
IN forcing it before the country As the
'o' t'HpI IN Us lJ'hL-T o;d not think II
worth while to leave more important issues
for the purpose Of correcting this incons,d.
a'abie crTor in MS name, L has been fire.
Iucntly repeated ,yer since. Every oncr re-
the famous JOKE founded by Sena-
tor Benton OF this mistake, by paraphrasing
he Governors name into Aaron TicariouS
Brown GOV. Brown is in his C2d wear.
5ut owing TO his active and temperate habits
5 taken 70 be ten years younger.