St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-03-14
Who Tisy Are and What They Are

nicated 70 the U. 5. Senate, il Executi.c
Session, the names Of the fol.o~n..: Cabi-
Ect Officers. who were all confirmed unan.
i.nous'y. excepting Mos.rs. Bates and
Blair. Four South~rn Senators -vnee
against these two gen,lemen. on The
ground that they we're snwiiI.iiug that any
Vt the slave States should be represented
ia the Cabinet:
William H. Seward. Of New York. Sec
rotary of STATE.
Salmon r. Chase. Of Ohio. Secretary Of
the Treasury
Simon Cameron. Of Peansylv.nia. Sec
rotary of War.
Gideon @. Welles. Of Counecticu,.
Secretary OF the Navy.
Caleb b. Smith. of Indiana. Secretary
Of the Interior.
Montgomery Blair. of Maryland, Post
master General.
Edward Bates, Of Missouri. Attorney
General.
Five Of these gentlemen are from the
free States, and two from slave States. As
regards old party divisions, Mcssrs.
Chase. Blair. Cameron and Well=s. were
formerly democrats. and Msssrs. seward.
smith and Bates. "old line" wings. but
cans."
WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT rHRY ARE
We subjoin brief sketch Of the history
Of the gentlemen who are TO be the cen
stitu;ional advisers" Of the President for
four years.
SECRETARY OF sfA9B
Hon. VIM II. Seward is we'll known ("
the country. aud therefore it ia unnccsssa-
~ to say n.oic than that he WIS born III
1901. 4 lawyer by rrofessioe, he has
served in the New York Senate. and has
he~n Governor of tina, State In ls49 h.
~ss elected to The T. s Seuate, where h.
has ever siuce continued. aid where bis
cours. is well Known On Monday even
Jug hc made brief address to = nun,b.r
Of New York friends who paid thar res
pccts 10 him. III the course uf bis re-
marks hs SAID:
The administrator which yo1 have
>~>sS s's''$ y" aaooS ~toAS SSboCS btao po"-
er under circumstances nf c:sia Y.s.nent
AMI peril. never before known iu the his
tory Of the republic; but believe | knew
the character and purposes Of tbs Chief
Magistrate; believe. that while he will
be firm. be viii also be just t. every
State. and every sec,ien, and every citi-
ecu; that b. will protect and defend the
rights and in,erest.. the peace and the
prosperity. Of all the States equally aud
alike. while he will practice the modern
ton that springs from virtue, aud the al.
fection arises fr",a patriotism in confcd-
Grated States. Under his guidance. and
with the blessing Of God. believe and
trust. and confidently expect. that an adj
n,inistra,ion that is inaugurated amid some
distrust and painful apprehension. will
close upon reunited. restored. prosper
Gus. free and happy republic. The State
of New York, the greatest and msst pow
erful Of tho States, will lead sif either
States IN the way Of conciliation; and ~
the path of wis.io,A is always the path OF
peace, 50 am sure that Row we shall End
that the way Of CANCELLATION il the way
Of wisdom"
SECRETARY OF The rRxAsrRY.
Hon Salmon p. Chase is . native of
New Hampsbire. born in 1903. and ut an
carly age emigrsted to Ohio, but leaving
there after years residence. graduated
at Dartmouth College. y. H.. and studied
Law 10 Washington city under the cello
brated William Writ. He sustained HIM
self during the years Of his professional
studies by impar,ing instruction to a Sc
lcct school for boys. He was admitted
to the bar At Washington in 1899. aud in
the following year returned to Cincinnati
and entered upon the practice Of his pro-
fession. in which lie soon rose to eminence.
He was subsequently elected member If
the United States Senate. and upon the
expira,ioR Vt ais Ssnstorixl term. he was
put in nomination for Governor q! Ohio,
and elected BE vas again put in nomi-
uation for Governor. and was again elected
to ,hs. position. Recently he was q Sec
ond ,ime elected 10 the Uaited States
Senate. and took bic seat at rhs called scs-
sion Oh Monday.
eEcaITAkY OF wAR.
Hon Simon Cameron served IN ap-
premiership to the printing business q,
Harrisburg. and subsequently worked As
iourneyIu.n in Washington city. Is 1921
when young man. hs declined the offer
of . domination for Congress: in 1923
Wa Adjutsnt General of PeunsylvAnia; in
1881 he was appointed by General Jack
SON . visitor 70 West Point; and in 1888
he sg.ia declined nomination for Con-
gress. For many years he has been prom
inently identified with the work Of iu.ernsi
Improvement in Pennsylvania. and for
twsnty-seven years was cashier Of the Mid
dletewp Bsuk in that State. He was alto
formerly president Of the Lebanon Valley
Railroad Company. and president Of the
Commonwealth Insurance Company.
tEcnErARY OF TIE NAVY.
Hon. Gideon G. Welles is q native Of
Connecticut. and we'll known con.ribu-
tor to the partisan press. lie formert,
held the Office Of postmaster Of Hartford
under Mr.. Van Bureu's standardization
and. left the Office soon .ftsr the cleo