The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-03-14
THE NORTHERN CONFEDERACY.
Abraham Lincoln, President.

THE NORTHERN CONFEDERACY.
Abraham Lincoln, President.
Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
Northern confederation. was born in Ken
tucky, Feb. IL. 1909 His ancestors, be.
lonRingto the society of Friends, originally
settled 10 Bucks county, Pennsylvania,
whence they removed to Virginia, ant
subsequently settled in Kentucky, where
the subject of this memoir was first intro
duced % the stage of life. Mr. Lincoln,
imbued with the wandering proclivities Of
bis ancestry, soon removed to Spencer
county, Indiana. where he remained for
fourteen years. He here received linn
tied education. In 1880 our subject re-
moved to Illinois Shortly afterwards be
served as captain in regiment Of volun-
teers in the war against Black Hawk. Af-
ter sustaining a defeat. in 1882, fer ibe
Legislature, be was elected to that body
for the three succeeding terms by the
Wing party. During bis term be studied
Law. and subsequently, engaged in prao-
tice at Spring field, although still devotiDg
great attic Dtion to politics, servips as whig
/ elector in several Presidential elections.
He was elected to Congress in ls46. and
served three years, Distinguishing himself
by his pertinacity in sustaing the Wilmot
Proviso. in connection with Seward,
Chase, & Co.. and bis opposition tothe
Mexican war 10 ls4S be supported the
nomination. of Gen. Tay lor, and in 1852
was very active for the success Of Gen
Scott. In Is49 be was defeated By Gen.
SHE Ids for the United States Senstorship.
aud again in 1855 by Judge Trumbull.
To 1855 Mr. Lincoln's pane beaded the
Fremont Electoral ticket. He va. first,
however, brought in public notice By his
memorable campaign against Douglass for
the Senstorsbip.
Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President.
HaDnibal HamIin, the Vice President,
was born in Paris, Oxford county, Maine,
oD the 9th OF August. 1909, is law
yer by profession; was a member of the
Maine Legislature from 1896 to ls4O;
was elected representative to the TweD-
ty-eghtb Congress. and reelected the
twenty ninth Congress; was a member OF
the House Of Representatives, of the State
Legislature in lo47, and elected to the
United States Senate May 26, ls49. for
four years, to Gil the vacancy caused by
the death of John Fairfield. H. was re-
elected for six years. July 25. 1851. and
elected Governor of Maine. January Z,
1857. re-igning bis seat in the Senate
and being IDaugurated as Governor on the
same day. On the 9th of the same
month be was re elected a. United States
Senator for six years, and resigned the
office of Governor February 20. 1857 -
MIR HamIiD was formerly a democrst,
bat prior to his election as Governor OF
Maine, he changed his politics and at
tached himself to the Republican party.
VIM. II. Seward, Secretary of State.
Mr.. Seward was born iu Orange couD-
ty. 10 the State Of New York, on the | 9th
of May. 1901. He was educated at u
Dion College, in this State. and took the
decree of Bachelor of Arts in 1870. and
of Master of Arts in 1924 at the age
of twenty.one be established himself at
Auburn in the profession OF the law, aud
soon acquired a lucrative and extending
practice. Early in bis public aud profess
-ional life he travelled in the Southern
slave States, and is supposed to have for
med at that time the opinions and priuci-
Piles hostile to slavery to which be has
since gisen expression. To greater de.
gree than is known of any other American
-:atesman-Mr. Sumner, perhaps. excep-
ted-the object of his life seems to have
been to couDteract the extension Of sla-
very. Upon other questions Mr.. Seward's
policy may be described as hun unitarian.
He is in favor of the education of the peo-
pie, of the ameltorstion of the laws and
of the development OF the m sterial resour-
ces Of the United States. In these res
poets he has ever been among the FORE
most OF American statesmen. and may
justly claim the praise bestowed upon
him by his friends, and scarcely denied
by his opponents. of being "the best and
cIearest head in America In 1880 he
had acquired such influence and charao.
ter that be was elected member of the
Senate of the State OF New / ork, then the
highest judicial tribunal OF the State, as
well as legislative body. In 1884, at
the close OF his term of four years, be was
nomin ated q candidate for the Governor
ship of the State of New York, in opposi-
ton to Mr.. William L. Marcy. the then
.Goveraor. and. later, the disting |
Secretary of State of the United States
a., ,h,s oo.asion Nj Seward M uas n afa 4. |
ed by majority of nearly 10000. ln
1898. bis party becoming bolder aud stron-
ger, he was triuuphantly elected. in op-
position to Mr. Marcy. the majority being |
greater than his previous minority. With
out having passed through the lower stra
tan of the House of Representatives, he
was in $40 elected to the Senate of the
United States for six years He gave 80
much satisfaction that be was reelected
in 1858.
S. P. Chase, Secretary of Treasury.