Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-15

y anu lnulrectIyi Win tne puOnc press, wlel
ing partisan pen, and always exhibiting e,
dences of unqaestionable hostility to its o
poneniS in the advocacy of his opinions, D
litical or otherwise. lie for some time he
the Office of Postmaster of Hartford, und
Mr.. Van Burcns Administration, and left Il
office soon after the election of General Ha
risOn, in 1910. During a part Of Mr.. Polk
Administration he occupied an important pc
sitiOn in the Navy Department. Like man
other prominent Northern Democrats, MI
Welles disagreed with his I,arty on the sub
ject of the Missouri Compromise, whic
breach was still further increased by the Kansa
policy of the Pierce and Buchanan administrs
ti0ns.
! The territorial question being the chief on
at issue, he became identified with the Repub
/ lican party soon after its organization, ant
has since been one Of its leaders, taking
prominent rart in its conventions, State am
national. He was a delegate from the State
at large to the Chicago Convention. and con
stituted one of the Committee to proceed tC
Springfield with official notice of Mr.. Lncolni
nomination. He was also one of the Presi
Dental Electors. Nor was his visit to Spring
guished gentlemen. While in Hartford, g
year or two since, they formed a somewhat in
innate acquaintance, which resulted in the
warmest mutual friendship aud confidence 50
that Mr.. Lincoln has, in the selection, no
doubt, acted AS much upon bis own personal
knowledge and estimation of the man. as up
on solicitation of promiHent New England
Republicans.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR, POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The State OF Maryland will be represented
in the Lincoln Cabinet by Judge Montgom-
cry Blair, who resides at Montgomery Castle
near Silver Spring, Montgomery county, Md.
Judge Blair is son of Francis Z. Blair,
wei known in General Jackson's time. He
graduated at West Point. went TO the State
Of Missouri, practiced law in St. Louis, was
made Judge, and was then appointed by Pres
ident Pierce one of the Judges of the Court
of claims from which place he was removed
by President Buchanan. Judge Blair is now
in the prime of life and mental vigor, and
there is no man south Of Pennsylvania who
is more devoted to Republicanism, or who is
more popular among the radical Republicans
all over the North and West He is son-in-
law of the late Hon. Levi Woodbury., of New
Hampshire, and brother of Frank z. Blair
jr., Congressman elect from the ST. Louis dis
trict
C. B. SMITH, SECRETARY OF THE IxTERIoR.
Mr.. Smith is we'll known in Indiana, and is
reputed to be possessed Of vigorous intel
lect and considerable administrative tact and
ability. He has been in Congress and VAS
Commissioner c1 Mexican Claims. In re-
gard to his political faith. it is not certain
that he has made any decisive declaration.
but it is very generally presumed that he is
q moderate Republican.
EDWARD BATES, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Edward Bates was born on the 4th of Sep
tember, 1893, on the banks of james river.
in the county of Goochland, Virginia. about
thirty miles above Richmond. He was the
seventh son and youngest child of family Of
twelve children, all of whom lived to a ma
ture age Of Thomas Bates and Caroline NJ.
Woodson. Both of his parents were descend
ants Of the plain old Quaker families which
had lived for some generations in the lower
counties of the peninsula between James and
Y ork rivers. They we're mnrriaed in the
Quaker meeting, according to the forms Of
that simple and virtuous people, in the year
It'll but in 1881 the father lost member
ship in the Society of Friends by bearing
arms at the seige of Yorktown-a volunteer
private soldier under Lafayette. In 1905,
Thomas F., the father, died, leaving a very
small estate and large family. Left at an
early age an orphan, and poor, the son was
=, h.,
q heart and will to labor diligently for pro-
motion Besides, several Of his brothers
we're Industrious and prosperdus men. and
treated the helpless with geBerous Affection
One of them, Fleming Bates, Of NoFthuna-
berland, Virginia, took him into his family as
a son, and did fathers part to him. he
had not the benefit Of collegiate education,
being prevented by an accident-the break
ing of leg-which stopped him IN the mid
die of his course Of study, and confined him
at home for nearly 1.-TWO years instruction OF
his kin:man, Benjamin Bates, of Hanover
Virginia, most excellent man. who, dying,
left behind him none more virtuous and few
more intelligent.
In 1872, having renounced service in the
navy, and with no plan of life settled, hiS
brother Frederick, (who was Secretary Of the
Territory of Missouri from 1907 to 1920.
when the State was formed, by successive ap-
pointments under Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe, and was second Governor Of the
State,) invited him to come out to st. L"uis
and follow the law, Offering 10 see him safely
through his conrse Of study. He accepted
the invitation, and was to have started in the
spring of 1918, but an unlocked for event de-
tanned him for year. Being in his native
county Of Goochland, sudden call was made
for volunteers to march to Norfolk, to repel
an apprehended attack by the British feet
he joined company in February, marched to
Norfolk. and served until October of that
year, as private, corporal and sergeant sue
cessively. The next spring he set out for ST.
Louis, and crossed the Mississippi for the first
time on the oath Of April, 1914. Here he
studied very diligently in the Office Of Rufus
Easton, q Connecticut man, q good lawyer,
regularly educated at Litch6eld, and some
time delegate in Congress from Missouri
Territory. He came to the bar in the winter
Of 1851, and practiced with fair success as
a beginner. In 1852 he was elected Judge OF
the Land Court Of St. Louis county, and after
signed and returned again to the practice Of
law. He acted as President of the River
and Harbor Improvement Convention which
sat in Chicago. and in 1882 acted as Presi-
dent of the Wing National Convention which
met at Baltimore. In 1880 he was appointed
by President Fillmore. and confirmed by the
Senate, Secretary of War, but declined the
appointment for personal and domestic Tea-
sons. Mr.. Bates was complimented with the
honorary degree of LID, in 1858, by Har-
ward College. Some years before he had
been honored with the same degree by Shurt-
left College, Illinois.
THR STATE BoNDs-The 0. 5. District
Court at N. York has decided that the stolen
bouds in the Department at Washington are
bonds in the hands OF inno-
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