The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-03-14
From the New York Herald.
MIR. EiDcOIn's Cabinet,

Secretary of State w. II. SEWARD.
Secretary Of the Treasury-S. P. CHASE.
Secretary Of War--SMoN CAMERON.
Secretary Of the Navy-GDEoN WELLEs.
Secretary of Interor-CALEB B. SMITH
Postmaster General-MoNTGoMERY BLAIR.
Attorney Gehsral-EDwARD BATES.
WIN. II. SEWARD, SECRETARY OF STATE.
Mr.. Seward was born in Orange coun-
Ity, in the State Of New York, on the 10th
Of May, 1901. He was educated at Tn.
ion College in Il e State, and took the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts in 1890, and of
Master of Arts in 1924. At the age Of
twenty one he established himself at Au
burn in the profession of the law, and
seon acquired lucrative and extending
practice. Early in his public and profess
siona iite he travelled in tie Southern
slave Saates, and is supposed to have form.
ed at the tlmo the opinions and princi-
Piles hostile to slavery to which he has
since given expression. TO greater de-
gree than is known Of any other Ameri-
can statesRan-Mr. Sumner, perhaps,
excepted-the object Of his life seems to
have teen to counteract the extension
of slavery. Upon other questions Mr..
Stewards policy may be descrif ed as hu.
mauitarian. He is 10 favor Of the eju
cation of the people of the amelioration Of
the laws and Of the development of the
material resources Of the United States.
IT. these respects he has ever been among
the foremost Of American statesman, and
may justly claim the praise bestowed upon
him by his friends, and scarcely denied
by his opponents, Of being "the best
and clearesI head in America" In 1880,
he had acquired such influence and char
acter that he was elected member Of
the Senate of the Stale of New York, then
the highest judicial tribunal Of the State,
as well as a legislative body. In 1884,
at the close Of his term Of lour years, he
was nominated candidate for the Gov
prnorship of New York, in opposition 10
Mr.. Vim, L. Marcy, the then Governor,
and later, the distinguished Secretary Of
State If the United States. On this oc.
casion Mr.. Seward was defeated. by a
majority of nearly 10000, In 1899 lis
party becoming bolder and stronger, he
was trinmphantly elected ia opposition lc
Mr.. M rcy, the majory being greater thar
his previous minority. Without having
passed through the lower stratum of the
House Of Representatives he was in l84e
elected to the Senate Of the United States
for six years. He gave SO mach salts
faction that he was reelected in 1865.
s.P. CHASE SECRETARY OF TREASURY.
Salmon Portland Chase was born a
Cornish, N. II. on the opposite bauk o
tie Connection. river from Windsor, vt.
in the year 1908. When nine years o age
his f,ther died, and three years berrave
ment, in 1920, young Chase was founC
in the Seminary in Worthing,on, Ohio
then conducted by the venerable Philan
der Chase, his uncle. Here he remained
until Bishop Chase accept' d the Presi
dency of Cincinnati College entering
which, our student soon became a chic
among his peers, After years resi-
dencs in Cincinnati, he returned 10 hi
maternal home in New Hampshire ant
shortly after resumed his studies in Dart
mouth College, Hanover where he g,ad
ualed in 1926. He shortly after com
menctd the study of law in the city o
Washington, under the guidance of tn
celebrated William Wir., then Atorne,
General of the United States. He sus
tanned himself during The years Of hi
professional studies by imparting instruc
ton TO a select school for toys, compose
in part of the SOUS of the most dishn
guish.d men of the nation. He was ad
Mite d to the bar at Washington in 1929
and in the following year returned t
J Cincinnati and entered upon the practic
Of his profr ssion, in which he rose 10 en-,
nence, and in which he was distiBguishe
for industry and patient investigation =
He was subsequently elected membr
Of the United States Senate, and upon tn
expiration Of his Senatorial term he was ii
nomination for Governor OF Ohio, an
elected. lie was again put in nominate
! for Governor. and was again elected t
that position.
SIMON CAMERON, SECRETARY OF WAR.