Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-15

Chase, Bates, Blair, Cameron and
Welles, were formerly Democrats, and
Messrs. Seward, Smith, and Bates, cold
line" wings, but all Of them now are
modern "Republicans."
We subjoin brief sketch Of the his
lsry Of the gentlemen who are to be the
Unconstitutional advisers of the Presi-
dent for four years.
/ SECRETARY OF STATE.
Hon. Wm. II. Seward is well known
to the country, and therefore it is un-
necessary to say more than that he was
born in 1901. A lawyer by profession,
he has served in the New York Senate,
and has been Governor of that State
In 1919 he was elected to the U, S.
Senate, where he has ever since contin-
ued, and where his course is we'll known.
On Monday evening he made a brief
| address to number of New York
friends who paid their respects to him.
In the course Of his remarks he said:
''1he administration which you have
come here to inaugurate comes into
power under circumstances Of embar-
rassment and peril, never before known
in the history of the Republic; but /
believe [ know the character and pur-
poses Of the Chief Magistrate; | believe
that while he will be firm, he will also
be just to every State, and every section,
and every citizen; that he will defend
and protect the rights and interests, the
I peace and the prosperity, Of all the
States equally and alike, while he will
tpractice the moderation that springs
from virtue, and the affection that arises
from patriotism in confederated States.
Under his guidance, and with the
blessing of God, believe and trust,
and confidently expect that an admins
tration that is inaugurated amid some
distrust and painful apprehensions, will
close upon reunited, restored, prosper
Gus, free and happy republic. The
State of New York, the greatest and
most powerful of the States, will lead
all other States in the way of concilia-
tion; and as the path Of wisdom is al
ways the path of peace, so [ am sure
that now we shall find that the way of
cancellation is the way of wisdom
Hon Salmon P. Chase IS a native of
New Hampshire, born in 1903, and at
an, early age emigrated to Ohio, but
tto;sv7ng rfsgre, after a year stvr,ivlenec;;
graduated at Dartmouth College, n H.,
and studied law in Washington City un-
der the celebrated William Writ He
sustained himself during the years of
his Professional studies by imparting
instruction to a select school for boys.
He was admitted to the bar at Washing
ton in 1929, and in the following year
returned to Cincinnati and entered upon
the practice Of his profession, in which
he soon rose to eminence. He was sub
sequently elected q member Of the
United States Senate, and upon the ex-
piration of his Senatorial term he was
put in nomination for Governor Of Ohio
and elected. He was again put in nom
ination for Governor, and was again
elected to that position Recently he
was second time elected to the United
States Senate, and took his seat at the
called session on Monday.
d SECRETARY OF WAR.
Hon. Simon Cameron served appren-
ticeship to the printing business at
Harrisburgh, and subsequently worked
as journeyman in Washington City
In 1921, when a young man, he declined
the offer Of nomination for Congress; in
1928 was Adjutant General Of Pennsyl-
yania; in 1881 he was appointed by
Genral jackson visitor to West Point;
and in 1888 he again declined nomi-
nation for Congress. For many years
he has been prominently identified with
the works Of internal improvement in
Pennsylvania, and for twenty-seven
years was cashier Of the Middletown
Bank in that State. He was also
formerly President of the Lebanon Val
ley Railraad Company, and president Of
the Commonwealth Insurance Company.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
Hon. Gideon &. Welles is native of
Connecticut, and weli-known contrib
utor to the partisan press. He formerly
held the ciice of POSTMASTER of Hartford,
under Nir Van Buren's administration,
and left the Office soon after the election
of General Harrison in 1S40 During
part Of Mr.. Polk s administration he oc-
cupied an important position in the
Navy Department. Like many other
prominent Northern Democrats, Mr.
WelIes disagreed with his party on the
subject of. the repeal OF the Missouri
Compromise. The territorial question
being the chief one at issue, he became
identified with the Republican party
soon after its organization, and has since
heen one of its Lenders takin@ 4 nrnmi-