Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-03-15
THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ILL.,. President.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, Me-, Vice Pres.
Wm. II. Seward, NY, Secretary State.
Simon Cameron. Pa, Secretary War.
Gideon Nelies, Ct, Secretary Navy.
Salmon ?. Chase, o., Secre'y Treasury.
Cal,A B. Smith, Ind, Secrecy Interior.
Edward Bates. No., Attorney General.
Montgomery Blair, Nd, Pos. General.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, born in Kentucky,
Feb. II, ls09-li',!e or no schooling
farmer, boy, fs,-bOa;man, store keeper,
.urveyor-Csp'siu iu the Black Hawk
war-lawyer-and WLig Member OF the
Illinois Legislature aud Of Congress.
too we'll known to require any personal
. introduction.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, born in Maine,
Aug -, ls09-priD,er, lawyer, srd far
mer-was 1 years in the State Legislature,
once G Governor, twice elected Member, and
twice q Senator in Congress. also needs
only this silusion to his history.
Sketches of the New Cabinet.
WILLIAM HENEY SEWARD is native
Of Orange county, New York, born l6ih
May, leUl. Graduated at Union College,
lS20-iaush, selec: school for a time
in Georgia-bu,, about 1922, settled as
his home in Auburn, n. Y, where he has
since resided. In ls30, be was elected
State Senator-iu 1888 and ls40, Cover.
nor Of the State by the Whigs-and has
sioce served two terms, with mos, distin-
guished ability, in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States. He was particular personal
friend Of Henry Clay. His eminent ft-
ness for the Office Of Secretary Of State, is
universally admitted at home and abroad
In learning, knowledge and industry, be is
unsurpassed. His SOP, Fred W. Seward,
late an Editor of the Albany Evening
Journal, is his chief Assistant iu the oti:e
SIMON CAMERON was born in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, about the year
1899, bu, his parouts-his father Scotch.
man, bis mother a Gernau-soon remoy-
ed 10 Northumberland county. His father
dying while be was but boy, and with L .
inheritance from him but virtuous, man
ly will, a, the age Of 16 Oh IL Simon
Cameron pu. all his worldly goods in a
pack upon ti. shoulder, aud footed it to
Harrisburg, where be bound himself as a
printer to James Peacock Graduating
in due time, he worked at his trade as a
journeyman 10 Washington City-whsre
now be acts as Secretary Of War Of one
Of the mighties. Nations Of the Earth .
("Sees. thou a man diligent in business
be shall Stand before kiugs.") In 1924,
declined al;teriug Nomination for Con-
gres:, as it in.erfered with some business
plan, but was appointed Adjutant General
by Gov. Shulz. 10 1928, aud was State
Printer for time. In 1881, Gen. Jack
son (uusOlicitedD appointed him Visiter
at West Point. No man has done more
than Gen. Cameron to develop the resour-
ces and stimulate the industry Of this his
native State, as his Executive connection
With various Railway and Canal en,erpri-
ses has happily exhibited. His financial
ability, developed as Cashier of the Mid
dle,oWn Bank for some thirty years, was
conspicuous, and bis liberali'y and faith
fuluess to friends are proverbial. Always
Protective Tariff man and against the
spread Of Slavery, in 1856 be was forced,
with hundreds Of thousands Of others, TO
leaTe the Democratic par;y-sheil, and
identified himself with the Republicans
He has twice represented Pennsylvania in
the National Senate, Ibis second term be-
ius ye, une1pired,) and was the expressed
choice Of the State for Presiden, at the
Chicago Convention. His industry, ener-
gy, aud ssgacity in knowing men may be
of great service in his Department.
SALMON PORTLAND CHASE, born a,
Cornish, New Hampshire, in ls0S, los,
his father when nine year. of age, studied
for time with his uncle, Bishop Chase, at
Worthingtou, O., but graduated a. Dart
mouth in 1926. Read Law with William
Writ, in Washington City, where he was
admitted to the bar, and also conducted a
Select Boys School-but settled for life
in Cincinnati. He was twice Governor Of
Ohio, during which time be detected the
defalcation Of State Treasurer, spd put
the finances of the State in a satisfactory
aud greatly improved condition. He
served one term in the L. S. Senate, aud
was elected, again, for ti1 years from the
4.h inst. Without either the wish or So
lici,a,ion of himself, be was terdered the
pos. of Secretary Of the Treasury BY the
President, and accepted in accordance
with the urgent advice Of friends, while
yet avowipg his preference for the Sena-