The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-03-20
The New Cabinet.

to give general Satisfaction. The gentle |
men composing il are all men Of dstin-
guished ability, undoubted patriotism, ster-
ling integrity, and we'll fitted for the respec-
tive positions to which they have been called
We subjoin brief sketches of the lives and
public services Of the Presidents assistants
in the administration OF public Offairs, which
will be read with more than ordinary inter-
est az this time -
WIN. H. SEWARD, SECRETARY OF STATE.
Mr.. Seward was born in Orange county,
in the State OF New York. on the 18th oi
May, 1901. He was educated at Uuion
College, in that State, and took the degree
of Bachelor o. Arts in 1920, and OF Master
Of Arts 10 1924 At the age of twenty one
he established himself at Auburn in the
[ profession OF the law. and soon acquired
lucrative and extending practice. E'rly IN
/ bis public and professional lite he Travelled
in the Southern slave States, and is suppos
ed to have formed at that time the opinions
and priBciples hostile to slavery to which he
has since given expression To greater
degree than is known Of eny other Amerl-
can statesman-Mr. Sumner, perhaps, ex-
cepted-the obj ct of his life seems to have
been to counteract the extension o. slavery.
Upon other questions Mr.. Stewards policy
my be described as humanitarian. He is
in favor OF the education Of the people, o.
the ameioraton Of the laws and ol the de
We lopment of the material resources OF the
United States. In these respects he has
kb E,.o ~ a NOR ina IN
statesmen, aud may justly claim the praise
bestowed upon him by his friends, and
scarcely denied by hi. opponents, OF being
"the best end ciearest head in America
In 1880 he had acquired such influence and
character that he was elected member o.
the Senate OF the State of New York, then
me highest judicial tribunal 81 the State, as
we'll 10 legislative body. In 1884, ut the
, close oi his term OF four years, ne was no
minated candidqte tor the Governurship o
the State of New Yrk, in opposition t.
, Mr.. William L. Marcy, the then Cover or
and leter, the distinguished Secretary o
State Of the United States On this occa
sion Mr. Seward was defeated by mujorit,
OF 10000. In 1889, his party becomin!
, boder and stronger, he was triumphantl!
elected in opposition to Mr.. Marcy, tn
majority being greater than his previous mi
nority. Without having passed through th'
lowest stratum of the House OF Represent
alives, he was in lS49 elected to the Senst
of the United States for SIX years. H
. guve SO much satisfaction that he was re-
elected.
t s. P. CHASE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Salmon Portland Chase was born at Cor
e nish, N. H., on the opposite bnnk OF tn
y Connecticut river from Windsor, w., in tn
year 1893. When nine years oI age hi
tather died, and three years utter this be
reavement, in 1920, young Chase was ioun
,T at the Seminary in Worthngton, Ohio, the
" conducted by the venerable Bishop Pn,an
II der Chase, his uncle. Here h. remnine
s umtil Bishop Chase accepted the Presdenc
" Of Cincinnati College, catering which, ou
t student soon became a chief among hi
e peers. After a yeur's residence at Cincin
> noti, be returned to his maternal home il
New Hampshire, and shortly after resume
his studies in Dartmouth College, Hanover
where he graduated in 1926 He shortll
after commenced the stu!y OF law in th
city Of Washington, uDdef the guidance q
. he celebrated William Wirt, then Attorne,
General Of the United States. He sustain
ed himself during the years Of his profess
ioual studies by impartIog Instruction to
select school for boys, composed in prl O
, the SOUS of the most distinguished men o
= u the nation. H. was admitted TO the bar a
WASHINGTON in 1929, and entered upon tn
practice OF his proe-sJn, in which he s. O
! rose to eminence, and IN which he WIS dis
tinguished tor industry and p'teDt investi
CATION. He was sub equentjy elected
member o; the United States Senate, an
upon the expiration OF his Senatorial term
be was put in nomination tor> Governor 0
Ohio, aud elected. He was again put il
, nomination for Governor, aud was agai
elected TO that position.
SIMON CAMERON, SECRETARY IF WAR.
Gen. Simon Cameron was born in Ian
caster county, Pennsy lvania. Reverses ant
misfortunes in his fathers family cast hin
very early in life on the world to shape an
carve out his own fortune. After hBvin
removed to Sunbury, in Northumberlan
county, his father died while Simon wa
T. yet boy. In 1917 he came to Harrisbur
and bound himself us sn apprentice to tn
printing business to james Peacock, who
o still o resident Of Harrisburg, and one Of it
most worthy and respected citizens. ')u
ring this time he won the regard und esteer
d OF Mr.. Peacock and al bis fellow workme
by his correct department. his industry, in
teligence, and aithtulness. His days wer
!, devoted to labor and his nights to study =
y Having completed his apprenticeship, h
II went TO Washington city, and was empIoye
8 ns journeyman printer. In 1924, thong
e scarcely OF competent age, he had attaine
: such position and influence that his part
.-then in the ascendency in the Congres
d sional dis'rict--proposed to nominate hit
C Tor Congress, m honor which he prompt
v. declined, Us interfering with the enterpris
= in which he WINS then engaged. He wa
9 appointed Adjutant General of the State j
n 1928, on Office which he filed creditabI
: and sccep'ably during CIV. Shutz's term
o and in 1881, unsolicited, he was appointe
= bv General Jackson as q visitor to Yves
! Point, compliment, at that time tendere
IS only to the most prominent citizens. To n
# single man within her borders is Pennsylva
0 mia more indebted for her great systems 9
y public improvement and public instruction
= Nor did he hesitate to invest his own mea nl
o when prosperity and fortune dawned upo
him, in enterprises OF great public import
y ance. In 1888 he originated and carried
I, successful completion the Harrisburg, Mour
/. Joy ond Lancaster Railroad, surmountin
IS difficulties and prejudices which would hav
8, appalled, and psralyzed a man Of ordinar
W enerov and determination In 1898 he wa