The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-04-11

administration, he occupied an impor-
tant position in the Navy Department,
Like many other prominent Northern
Democrats, Mr.. Welles disagreed with
his party on the subject of the repeal
of tho Missouri Compromise, which
breach was still further increased by the
Kansas policy of the Pierce and Bu
chanan administrations. The territori-
al question being the chief one at issue,
he became identified with the Republi-
can party soon after its organization, and
has since been one of its features, TAX
ing prominent part in its conventions,
State and National He was a delegate
from the State at large to the Chicago
Convention, and constituted one Of the
Committee to proceed to Springfield with
official notice of Mr.. Lincoln's nomina-
ton He was also one Of the Presiden.
tiol electors Nor was his visit to Spring
| field the frst time he had met that dis
| tinguished gentleman. While in Hart
ford a year or more since, they formed
somewhat intimate acquaintance,
which resulted in the warmest mutual
friendship and condolences; so that Mr..
! Lincoln has, in the selection, no doubt
acted as much upon his own personal
knowledge and estimation Of the man
as upon any solicitation of prominent
New England Republicans.
EDWARD BATES, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Edward Bates was born on the 18th Of
September, 1898, on the banks Of james
River, in the county of Goochland, Yir-
ginia, about thirty miles above Rich.
mond. He was the seventh son anc
youngest child of family of twelve
children, all of whom lived to a mature
age, of Thomas Bates and Caroline NJ
Woodsou. Both of his parents were
descendants of tho plain old Quaker fam
lilies which had lived for some genera
3 tions in the lower counties of the pen
insula between James and York rivers
, They were married in the Quaker meet
ing according to the forms of that sim
pie and virtuous people, in the yea
3 1771; but in 1871 the father lost hi
membership in the Society of Friends b,
bearing arms at the siege Of Yorktowl
a-voluntcer private soldier under Lafa
yelte' In IoOo Ihomas - 'he IaL'eI
aIeu, leaving verysmalI estate ahu-i
large family. Left at an early age al
orphan, and poor, the son was fortunat,
in what is better than a patrimony
heart and will to labor diligently fo
promotion. Besides, several Of tht
Dro'herS were INDUSTRIOUS anu prosper
Gus men, anu .rcoIGu Ine "eIpIeSS oi wI''
generous aucClIou' one VI UnoIu! .en
ing PaUeS' Vi NVtV" UnDG''o"u' '"S'"lu
TOOK ,oI MN u lu'O MS iaIl!ly aS SOU au'
u'u I"'neI part 10 nun Lo nau no
inc DehouI Oh col'eStaIe euucaIlOu, Oe
ing prevented Oy an accIuent,Ttne oreaN
ing 1i a ieE-"h'ch stopped MIN IN Ih'
cl'uU'G oI ms course o' suuuy, o"u con
TucG nun AZ nome IoI nearly TWO years
In chIIonoou Ho was 'ausnI Dy ms Iu'n
oc' u"u ui''' o'uS "o "au '"e OTlou
o' '"T years l"3S'ucOlon 81 UI MS Rms
man. 'c"J"m'u Da'oS' ol hanover d,
u mos, mos GAco'IcnO I.'' Lnau' VINO uy'"E, lol
pon'"u nun ~. uo"e more ,ot6 EIT1uouS anu lev
noIe luIo'llse"'' Li 1917 n"'l,S re-
nounccu service C,.c III IL, 'n' navy ana VIII
no PIan OF llIe settled ms brother Trea
erIcA (WHo was secretary o Oh the IGrri i
Tory oI 1Ii'souIl I from low 10 lou
"uou Oue o'aIe was l9ru'gu, Oy success
I've appointments NJ unGer oeucrsOu' mau
'son ana MONROE anu was Seconu UoV
ornor o5 inc 2t"'oJ 'nyiIeu I, MIN ,I 10 com
OUT 10 o. Nou'S u"u lCIo" tue l"w' o.
'or'nS 10 see MIN saleIy tnrouGn III
course Oh SLuuy' II accepted 'ne IN
NIa'Ion' auu ,oN5 was 10 nave S'oE'cI III IN
spring ol loLo; OuI u" un'ooAeG 10
event ueCelneu MIN LOT year Dem
IN MS nGC'Ve county Oh Uoochiohu, a Suu
uon cac' was n@ue IA IoE volunteers u
mare" lot NUrIoIA, 10 rePe, an aPPro
nouuou g''uoA Dy tuo I3't'.sn :, , meet uI'
ne Jo'Heu company III rSotu3ry2 ..3 = uaTch
ca TO Norlo'N' ana served vll OcIoDer
OF thaI year. as Pr5Va'e, au corporal AM
sergeant SucceSslEe'y' Inc next SP'lni
ne set out lot ot, LOUIS ana crossed tp
oIlss'ss. iTr ,oI Ino uT9D 9 I''no On !n
very diligently in the office of Ruff
Easton, a Connecticut man, a good law
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