, 1861-01-24
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin,

6QETQM, ian. letls
19 9eaf fes fe$&s; = 1ssass'; in writing
from Pemhs referring to the
Hamlln family; 1kM9atake9 one or two par
ticnlars, wbih EB4 leasS to correct
E1eazer Hamli44he g1a5ather Of the Vice>
sAazisaed ti1l i7a9, when HRfclnoyed to Har-
TafW ana from f6elce tbsf fFstlord in 1794,
TM be died at$be ago afM years+ Hehad
sefsnteen children, yhqf4n nFncs are now b.
fofame, HA second X1te1nt two young chill
dfen1Hhen fe'Enatnsa hdrYa these, added to,
Esyown, whtch~ in process Of tins we're In
creased to seventeen, made the convenient and
comfortable lasnlly Of nineteen children. =
The size OF Ills family WAS fair apecimen of
tho man socially, as farmer, and In political
life Physically, lie was large and powerful,
--atsh-a Mtut-ut-grEzt3 gg1EHrdlnTEa9lth5-
though somewhat rough and uncultivated.
He took leading part IN aroHslpg his tdW<fs-
men, and preparing for the Revolutionary ~.n;
u fs6IdasafmysaS Z faPtaf6 Ha ssr7ed ad
,s!ss ga e tas s,!as st lsfs gads:
:cond 3pto1noted''h 'hln TO th.Fank Of l1ia|ol:o
Havingi ispent muepl time md 4pzoperty In lha.:
smiis COMPELLED nih ia rsEiea 61s con aiissi5s
aud dtvote@hls nltetltfon:to his 44ect e5mpanH
9f soxsg i1etextti1s ;at *homa In accepting his
Tsslgaatlen, Gen. Mashlggten: g sxpEss4ed :hts,
:ex1se he 80 -nuch loved, compiimanted nfn1
fir lis conduct, and malle him present oft
hundred dollan ofcontinental monoy, In doing
NhilA the General might h4yaj saias = eilyeI:
md gold hare none, but such ss hare give /.
thce"- Revolutionary II tohey,s HOWEVER, val
5mbrevaluaD4e tban seoesson bonds. 80 ! IL. t;
.'..After tAs var .Mr Haxn.in vns,C Captain of.A
military company, OF Wbich five ot. his eQps,
mere h{stnbsrs at Tie same Time lie was .
great reatler Of ltsto7y aid btosraph5 Of milf
fary men, tHn named fuur Of his sonsaiter the
t2or contlnentA q t4e g!9eei y!i4: AAIa, Africa;
record before me; and also the nartes of cElca:
zer, cyrus and Hannibali {twinsA9,t 4saac, Green
and GenT:@se..Tt.t. H. ..-..a eEI 1-.-:
Malor Mspiin oEnsl las.s ts5sts Of lsnd in
TIE then District 81 Ma ne, and odtred o lot to :.
them as farm4! Africa, America. Eleazer and
lanuibal accepted the :ottaE aud femoEed to
: through their iises Is active, lSadibE meo: ii
the course .ofhIa travels, Cyrus, who was a
well cdnc9ted. PLY aician, met with somethipg'
more yainsels M .! sna attractive than anx lot g
Liyernure he became. acquainted with Miss
ANN ;Lixermote;4 dan1htsr ot Deacon- Elijah;
Iiycrmore, mxrred her Dec. Il, 1797, .enteIed
widely known and beloved u h1s FersoDa1 ind
tice; he held successfully the, ,qncee Of Clark
OF the Courts and Sheriff Of Oxford County.
Df. Harnlfu was d gentleman Of 'tli6ting guiehed
exccllencies in all the varied Relations OF his
life. Those whp haNe .bssuain his family, or
met him IN his professional Of business capsel->
manner aud cunstant' tlbw Of 'humoE : '|s' =
(, Twu OF j d.. :Hamlin'h. soma turyive-Hon.t
.Elijah l., Hamlin, Of Bangor Me-, and Hon.
Haunibal Aamlin Of Hamd5n, Vice President
elect. ,f
!. Having recently visited the last named gen
tleman, and as he is now g national "man, {and
never was 2 sectional one,} ! may be- excused
for saying that he IS not less beloved and hon
ored in private thar III 'pu61lt life. lie is an
exception to-. a general fule!' Fbr more than .
tHenty years = prominent leader IN political
life, be has live strictly. within bis income,
small IL large tfty, is urge ii snalT town.
He carries his broad and nberalviews into the.
small transactions Of life. As, 4 public man
he possessos. IN an eminent degree, TINT faculr
ty which enables one to form correct opinion
Of tie future FROM past aud passing events.
He hha never lostAn election. :, ,,.... sp.,.. e
The ancestry Of our Vice President can be.
traced Back through many generations. On
the material side '4ts claims kindred with the
Lrermore families .of. Watertown and Gnu
bridge, long known md honoseh in An=saehu-:
l nc dA1ul1n name Ii IQuQa OIL our C011nl3l
records MS carly as 1645, and the line Of descent
has bean traced from France throughout Eng
land To- our. own State III France, tho name
Was spilled Hatatline, aud oeeurs frequently
in the history Of The Huguenots. Persecution
drove several. families Of them. to England.
where they. dropped .the two, e'a-hence The
English name, Aanlin- The name is still well
known in France. Admiral <Mameline, of the
Crimeaa war, Is a descendant Of The same an
eestors.~'',~ govt : a. "a. = go 80 : 80
1t will beseen by these statements, that the
aaa negro blooli In his veins, ia simply = Sc
cession elander. 1t L, however, i fair epeci-
men Of Southern intelligence and truthfulness.