The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-15

notice of Mr.. Lincoln's nomination. He
was also one of the Presidential electors.
Nor was his visit to Springfield the first
time be bad met that distinguished gen.
ueman. While in Hartford a year or
more since, they formed a somewhat init
mate acquaintance. which resulted in tie
warmess mutual friendship and conf
dence so that Lincoln has, in the selec.
ton, no doubt acted as much upon his own
personal knowledge and estimation of the
man as upon any solicitation of prominen.
New England Republicans. -rr
EDWARD BATES, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Edward Bates was born on the 4th of
September, 1893. on the banks of James
river, In the county of Goochland, Virgi-
mia, about 30 miles above Richmond. lie
was the seventh son and younges, child
of family of twelve children, all of whom
lived to a mature age. of Thomas Bates.
and Caroline NJ. Woodson. Both of his
parents we're descendants of the plain old
Quaker families which had lived for some
generations in the lower counties of the
peninsula between James and York rivers.
They were married in the Quaker meet
ing, according to tie forms of that simple
and virtuous people. 10 the year I'LL; but
in ISL the father lost his membership in
the Society Of Friends by bearing arms at
the siege of Yorktown-a volunteer pri-
vate soldier under Lafayette. In 1906,
Thomas F., the father, died, leaving a
very small estate and large family.
Left at al early age as an orphan, and
poor, the son was fortunate in what is bet
ter than a pa,rimony, heart and will
10 labor diligently for promotion. Be-
sides, several of bis brothers were indus
trions and prosperous men. and treated the
bel pless with generous affection. One of
them, Fleming Bates, of northumberland,
Virginia, took him into his family as son.
and did fathers part to him. He had
not The benefit of collegiate education,
being prevented by an accident--the
breaking of leg-whicb stopped him in
the middle of his course of study, and con-
fined him at home for near- two wears.
In childhood he was taught by bis father,
and afterwards had the benefit of two
years instruction of his Ainsman, Benia.
min Bates, of Hanover, Va, a most ex>
celent man, who, dying, left behind him
none more yirtuous AID few more inteIli-
gent. In 1912, having reEounced service
in the navy, and with no plan of life set
tied, his brother Frederick (who was Sec
rotary ot the Territory of Missouri from
1907 to 1920, when the State was form
ed, by successive appointments under JEFF
ferson, Madison and Monroe, and was
second Governor Of the State,) invited
him to 90 to St. Louis and follow the law
offering to see him safely through bis
course of study. He accepted the invita-
ton, and was to have started in the spring
Of 1913, but an unlocked for event detain
ed him for year. Being in his native
county of Groochland, sudden call was
made for volunteers to march to Norfolk.
to repel an apprehended attack by the
British fleet, and he joined compano in
February, marched to Norfolk, and served
till October Of that year, as private, cor
poral and sergeant, successfully. The
next spring he set out for st. Louis, and
crossed the Mississippi for the first time
on the 29th of April, 1914. Here he
studied very diligently in the office of Rn-
fus Eaton, Connecticut man, a good
lawyer, REGULAR educated at Litchfeld,
and some time delegate in Congress
from Missouri Territory. He came to the
bar in the winter of 1616>l7 and prac,
ticed with fair success as beginner. In
1858 he was elected Judge Of the Land
Court of St. Louis county, and after serv-
irg in the office about three years he re
signed and returned again to the practice
Of the law. He acted as President Of the
River and Harbor improvement Conven
ton which sat at Chicago. and in 1852
acted as President of the Wing National
Convention which met at Baltimore In
1850 he was appointed by President Fill
more and confirmed by the Senate Secre
tary Of War, but declined the appointment
for personal and domestic reasons. Mr..
Bates was complmented with the honora
~ degree of LID in 1858, by Harvard
College. Some years before be had been
honored with the same degree by Shurt>
left College, Illinois. ~.