Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-01
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin.


TIE sa5j,ci Of thi. notice va. born in
Paris. County Of Oxford, State Of Maine,
Ausu.t e.. 1909 mi, Athsr, Dr. Cyrus
Hamlin. ~, surgeon aui Phy.ician and
native OF MaS,achu.stt.. llc Va, Clerk
Of the Court. f,r several wears. and slb'e-
qaenily sheriff OF O1,o'I County. o. wa.
one Of ths l,aIius influential ,.l.lru. oi h.s
town and Cy-n'y, aud died ia l,-,, a-rI
about 5> wears
Mr. Mlml1'. mother was daughter q
Dea. E..aa LiJe-morc q zoe t.au % Live
e. s5's, UI.a.i y,aa,y, Nam. See va.
svsry ..;.n.h.e lady aal l.-' iH l>fl,a.r!
ab5a, 80. Mr. u.uh1 -. f,t-i tor col.
leo haJ ts i.,hs diving be abandoned
thc idea ol a col. - course and Cor a while
lab1rsi a. HON, gyan The Oh Homestead
farm. Before clum-neir. tie study % law
be worked In a printing oGss in hi' native
town. and .Jr more than q y.ar conducted
the JsTsr,lnian. since merged iu IT, oxford
DsmJcrlt 10 clln,,i,l1 Nitl tl' lion. To-
ratio Hlns Subsequently Dc studied laS
with ,hs la,s Jaisr Cole, and after clm,i-.
ting bis coarse Of study be wls admitted 6,
the Bar and removed 90 llamTlgn. Maine,
where be enjoyed an extensive practice until
he voluntarily r,gir-I from it. H. fr't sn-
trance int, p4b.,s ii.c va, ia l,sj. when
he was elected a representative from tie
town Of H.mgi.n % Ibo Maine legislature.
lie va. reelected ia Is. lss,, l,3y,
lsiO and again .u iSl5. N, Vas speaker
Of ihe u5uss 90 Representatives IN lsj5,
1880 and $50. Ia $50 hs was ea0ii.
dais f5r Congress, hut o~ius . the great
popularity 90 Gen. Harrison and tic r.
nArkasls success ct tle Whi. party iu tha;
eaapaisn Dc Va, defeated by lev hundred
votes. 10 Isle be again run ..r Congress,
and was elected BY a large ms, uri,y. aud ga
1914 hs Was also elect, 10 lie same toiy
By an increased vote. by The death Of the
lamen,eI Gov Fairfield. a vacancy Was ere
Sisd In the United States senate, and on the
26.A oi. May. lsiS. Mr.. Ham,iu was elected
for Tour year, to On iha, vacancy.
In Jolly. ISL. no vas re-yl ctel 90 the
Senate for ~ y,.r.. In 1850, he va. cleo
Tel Governor Of Maine. and resigned hi,
seat ia the senate O. assume the duties OF
the oEee Jan. :. l,57. On %, lj,h DAY
OF the samc mouth he was elected by both
branches Of the legislature to the United
States senate f1r az years, and resigned the
sGes Ct Governor Feb. 20, 1857. Uutl
be rel sned the position, bs was Tor a long
tiEss chairman o. tho committee on Com
n.ree in the Sebais
The above brisl sketch Of the early Ito
and public services % M. lIamlin, while 10
may BE- a matter Of iaier,st 70 tie American
people, is far from beng all they inquire
after connected with his personal history.
Placed a. be now Is before the PEOPLE Of thu,
great country, as 4 candidate 10 ;ho second
seee in their gift, it is perfectly natural
they ,boul d,,igs 20 know something Ct bis
political history and pl5iie record.
Mr. Haulin's antsecdent' are democratic
Ga arriving at hi, majority be connected
him.slf with The old dsnocratie party and
acted with that political organization until
1856, when in brief and eloquent speech
In the senate. be publicly withdrew iron
IL, and allied himself 81 tho Republican
party. UPou boxing over Sir. hanlin'-
public record in C0ngre.. upon the slavery
question. We End nothing ineonns,eni with
his present position upon tia, subject.
yhsa be frss entered Congress. he maniol