The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-03-23
THE NEW CiB!SET-PFESoNAL
..Er.,urs IT. MEMBERS.

IIan. wv II. sgnARD. SECRETARY % STATE,
WIS born IN Oregon coau'y. NJ" YORK. Oh
| the 10Th If May, lsUl, and IS no" very
nearly 60 wears Of ug". lie was rdncdtra
At Unton College in that ) ate, where M
graduated IN le2O, mt the age OF ~. IL
! 1872. then beng y years old, he located /"
/ the practice Of law at Auburn. winch has
since been his rcsld nee. In 1851 ne was
elected a member OF the New ! . Senate,
/ and ia 1885 became Cow ruOr ut that Stat"
and Wa re. rlrctrd IN 1910. IL took seat
IN the United States Srnat" III 1919 and has
held Il since that tiu". Since the early agr
/ IF 50, he has occupied Il prominent AMI
/ possessed growing influence IN the pHhtlc'
( Of the nation, Away dl>p aSIng those quail
! ties Of Stattsma ship whicn 50 pdmI"hIl
! n tim T II the III, miership ot the new Ad-
mtni~tration.
/ llou. >ALMpN p. CHASE, the Secretary Of
/ thr / easu.v. !, Il ma I'VE OF CORNISH, y. H.
where b. wa born in the year le46. mixing
him now 55 wears Of as". LOSING hi inthel
wnrn but : vrar. old. he became h w"ri
Of has Uncle. Bishup Chase, then officiating
; ia thu OnIn Diocese. aud ia lo-O he atlcud
81 school at Wor!hln1 On, Oh 0. III
finished bis studies nj Dartmouth College,
y H., IN ls9G. and soon afterwards com
menced the study Of the law at Washington
under the patronage Of WIN. NIrt, the Any
General Of the |. s.. and sustained himself
mean um~ by teachings school OF boys. lie
was admitted 10 the bar in l6-Q, at the aye
Of II, aud soon Hftcr entered The practice
Of iaw ut Cincinnati. in which he soon rn>e
e. distinction. lis irs prominent otiicn!
position WIS that Of Senator in Congress.
- which he was chosen hy the OHIO Leg a.
tAture in the winter Of lS4S-9 In le5j he
was chosen Governor Of UaI0, and re elect
cd n 1851. lie wa- last w3nler q year ngn)
cho>eu |. ). Senator, aud ut The R"pub,ican
National Convention was ii prominent can
d,date for she Presidential nom'uatjon.-
For the rxchPqurr Of the nation, no man
could be selected who would combine more
haprG.y the quantities Of ablntv, iotegTtN
and popularity. The people Ola have
bad occasion to learn OF and 9rpr, crate bis
unyIetdlnz ImIhGune2S to public trust.
General SWnN CAMERON. was born IN
Lancaster county. Pcuu. wanna. krycrses
ana ml.furtuues III his fathers family cast
him very eariv IN HE on the world TO shape
HUI crave out his own fortune. After
having removed tn Suuhury. ia Narthum-
bcrian! county. h,s father died while simon
wa yet a bow H. ISL h. came to Harris
burs and b,und himself IL an apprentice u
the printing business Ia James PcucncS,
ub, ~ suIl resident OF Harrisburg. and
one Of ITS most worthy aud respected clEI
zen<. during thu. time he won the regard
AMI "Steem Of Mr. = acacs and all bts Eel
low. sorkn"n bv has correct department.
his industry. Intelligence and faltbfunes..
. LIT Ia. IA,
/ ~eut ca Washington CITY. ani WAS rmpiny-
! Ell as y jnarneyman PRIMER. IL l,24 tbuugh
/ scarcely OF competent age. he atta,u, d such
/ A position aud influence that his party
! then IN Ehe a,c ndrucy IN thu Congressional
+ ii stTtet-prnp"sed tn nominate hIm for
! Congress. "A h NOR which he promptly de-.
+ eltned. A. interfering with the enterprise in
winch he was then engaged. lie was ap.
pointed AdIotant. General If the State in
ISIS. an oitirs which he flied cresi,tahly
dnrsnE bev. shnflz's term. and IN 1881. IN
solicited. h. was appojnte,i hy Zen. jackson
~ VISITOR to West POINT. comp Imrnr.
at that time. rendered Only TO the mus,
prominent cstsxeBs.
To IN sugie NAN within her borders i
F*nn<y 1raa1a more indebted for her grea,
system ef puhi q improvement and tubhc
'u.sracsTen. Nor ID he hesitate 10 Invv.,
he osu means. when prosperity and fortune
ds~urd ugsn him. IN enterprises Of -rea,
rahie Importance. In 1854 he originated
and earrE@d tn successful completion the
HsTfi~hurs. Moaat Ias and L,uesster
RsIlrossi. sarmoantIng iicuisl~. and pref
sdlc@s whEcs would have appalled, ard
( psTa{szei man Of ordinary ensrgy and de-
termination aisS> he as Nominated for
Congress. hat declined, lie 81. engage! in
public rat@epr srs fram winch he woaii 20,
rrrmtE himself tn be drawn ASIDE hv apy
cansasi~rsssaa Of sshss sr pes-anai s,svatiat,.
In I>3l be Wa mainly EH.trum eu,zl "a The
4. f7rmstlun Ct the Sa-gaehsnna Railroad
Comraas. new consolidated xlsA the North
srn Csatva3 Gailsav. hs Which the apper
valley Of the Ss.qaehanna i. connected
With sas espisol 81 the STATE. There "a.