The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-19
MIR LINcoLN's CABINET.
WIN. H. SEWARD, SECRETARY OF STATE.

and of Master of Arts in 1924. At the age of 81
he established himself at Auburn in the profession
of the law, and soon acquired lucrative and ex-
tending practice Early in his public and profess
sional life he travelled in the Southern slave States
and is supposed to have formed at that time the
opinions and principles hostile TO slavery, to which
he has since given expression. To greater de-
gree than is known of any other American poIitl-
cian-Mr Sumner, perhaps, excepted-the object
of his life seems to have been to cOunteract the ex
tension of slavery In 1880 he had acquired such
influence and character that he was elected mem
Der Of the Senate Of the State of New York, then
the highest judicial tribunal Of the State, well
legislative body. In 1884, at the close of his
term Of four years, he was nominated candidate
for the GovernorshiP of the State of New York,
in opposition to Mr. William L. Marcy, the then
Governor, and, later the distinguished Secretary
of the t. States. On this occasion Mr. Seward
defeated by majority of nearly 10000. In
1889, his party becoming holder and stronger, he
was triumphantly elected, IN opposition to Mr.
Marcy, the aIajority being greater than his pre-
vious minority Without having passed through
the lower of the House Of Representatives,
he was, in 1919, elected to the Senate of the Uni
ted States for six years. He gave much salts
faction that he was reelected in 1859
S. p. CHASE SECRETARY OF TREASURY.
Salmon Portland Chase was born at Cornish, N.
H., on the opposite bank of the Connecticut liver
from Windsor Vt, in the year 1903. When nine
years Of age his father died, and three years after
this bereavement, in 1920, young Chase found
at the seminary in Worthngton, Ohio, then con-
Quoted by the venerable Bishop Philander Chase,
his uncle Here he remained until Bishop Chase
accepted the Presidency Of Cincinnati College,
and then entered there. After years residence
at Cincinnati, he returned to his maternal home
in New Hampshire, and shortly after resumed his
studies in Dartmouth College, Hanover, where he
graduated in 1926. He shortly after commenced
the study Of law i'll the city of Washington, under
the guidance of the celebrated William Writ, then
Attorney General of the United States. He was
admitted to the bar at Washington in 1920 and
in the following year returned to Cincinnati and
entered upon the practice of his profession, in
which he soon rose to emnence He subse-
quently elected member of the United States
Senate, and upon the expiration of his Senatorial
term he put in nomination for Governor OF
Ohio, and elected. He was again put in nomina-
tion for Governor, and was again elected to that
position.
SIMON CAMERON, SECRETARY OF WAR.
Gen. Simon Cameron was born i'll Lancaster
county, Pennsy lvania. Reverses and misfortunes
in his fathers family cast him very early in life
the world to shape and carve out his own fortune.
After having removed to Sunbury, in Northumber-
land county, his father died, while Simon was yet
a boy. In 1917 he came to Harrisburg and bound
himself apprentice to the printing business to
james Peacock. Having completed his appren-
ticeship he went to Washington city, and was en-
ployed jnurneyman printer. In 1924, his
party-then in the ascendancy in the Compression
al district-proposed to nominate him for Con
resS, an honor which he declined, as interfering
with the enterprise in which he then engaged.
He was appointed Adj. Genl of the State in 1923,
an office which he filled creditably and acceptably
during Gov. Shultzs term; and in 1881 unsolicited,
he was appointed a visitor to West Point
MONTGOMERY BLAIR, POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Judge Montgomery Blair resides at Montgo-
merry Castle, Silver Spring, Montgomery
county, Md. Jud &C Blair is a SON of Francis =. !
Blair, well known in Gen. Jackson's time He
graduated at West Point, went to the State of !
Missouri, practised law at St. Louis, was made
Judge, and was appointed by President Pierce one
Of the Judges Of the Court of Claims from which
place ne was removed by President buchanan.
He is son-in-aw of the late Hon Levi Woodbury.,
Of New Hampshire, and brother of Frank p. Blair,
r., Congressman elect from the St. Louis district.
GIDEON b. WELLS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
Gideon b. Wells has been for 80 years lead
ing politician. He for some time held the Office
Of Postmaster of Hartford, under Mr. Van Buren's
and left the office soon after the
election of General Harrison in 1910. During a
part of Mr. Folks administration he occupied an
important position in the Navy Department Mr.
Wells disagreed with his party on the subject Of
he repeal Of the Missouri Compromise He was
delegate from the State at large to the Chicago
and constituted one of the committee
% proceed to Springfield with official notice of Mr.
Lincoln's nomination.
C. B. SMITH, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
MIR Smith is we'll known in Indiana. He has
Oeen in Congress, and was Commissioner on Next !
IAN claims.
EDWARD BATES, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Edward Bates was born on the 4th of Septenl-
Der, 1893, on the banks of James River, IN the |
county of Goochland, Virginia, about 80 miles !
lbove Richmond. He the seventh sou and |
child of family of twelve children, Gall |.
Of whom lived to a mature age,) Of Thomas Bates |,
md Caroline NJ. Woodson. After the death of
his parents he was educated by his brother, Elem
ming Bates, Of Northumberland CO., Va. In 1872, |
having rtnounced service in the Navy, and with |
10 plan of life settled, his brother Frederick (who
Vas Secretary of the Territory Of Missouri from
1907 to 1920, when the State formed, by sue
,essive appointments under Jefferson, Madison and .
Monroe, and was second Governor of the State) !
invited him to come out to St. Louis, and follow !
he law, offering to. see him safely through his
course of study. He accepted the invitation, and !
vas to have started in the Spring of 1913, but an
M in his native county of Goochland a sudden
aIl was made for volunteers to march for Norfolk,
o rcpel an apprehended attack by the British