The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-03-20

private business Of bis own to manage and
superintend. Yet, notwithstanding the vast
lsbor ard responsibility OF these positioDs,I
be performed the duties Of them all sslis-
fectoriIy and successfully. 4
MONTGOMERY BLAIR, PosTMAsfER GENERAL.
The State OF Maryland will be represent
ed In the Lincoln Cabinet by Judge Mont
gomery Blair, who resides at Montgomery
Castle, near Silver Spring, Montgomery
county, Md. Judge Blair 10 the son o.
Francis P. Blair, well known in Genera
yackson's time. He graduated at West
Point, went to the State Of Missouri, prac
lced law in St. Louis, was made Judge, and
was appointed by President Pierce one Of.
| the Judges OF the Court OF Claims, from
which place be was removed by President
Buchanan. Judge Blair is now 10 the prime
OF lite and mental Vigor, and there is no man
south OF Pennsylvania who is more devoted
10 Republicanism, or who is more popular
amorg the radical Republicans all over the
Moth and West. He is son.in law OF the
late Hon. Levi Woodbury., Of New Hamp
shire, and brother OF Frank P. Blair, Jr.,
Congressman elect from the st. Louis die
trict. f,"a "u' COS a,r H
C. B. SMITH, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Mr.. Smith is we'll known in Indiana, and
is reputed to be possessed Of vigorous in
te elect, and considerable admin nistrative tact
and ability. He has been in Congress, anc
was Commissioner on Mexican claims. In
regard to bis political faith, it is not certain
that ne has made any decisive declaration
but it s very generally presumed that he il
moderate Republican. ......
GIDEON WELLS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
} Mr.. Gideon Wells, Of Connecticut, is tbt
! Northern Postmaster General. Mr.. Well
:. has been for upwards Of thirty years lead
ing politician in Connecticut and for mucl
! OF that time has been connected, directly
and indirectly, with the public press, WELD
. ing a partzin pen, and always exhibiting
! evidences of unquestioDable hostility to hi
n opponents, in the advocacy OF his opinions
$ political or otherwise. He for some tim
e held the Office Of postmaster Of Hartford
under Mr.. Van Buren's administration, an
u lett soon after the election OF Mr.. Harrison
o in 1910. During part of Mr.. Polk's I'D
r. ministration he occupied sn important po
VI sition n the Navy Department. Like man
l. other prominent Northern Democrats, NJ
y Wells disagreed with his party on the sub
g ject OF the repeal Of the Missouri Compro
y mise, which breach was still further increas
e ed by the Kansas policy of the Pierce On
J. Buchanan Administrations. The Territor
e al question being the chief one at issue, b
t. became Identified with the Republican part
e soon alter it's organization, and has sine
e been one OF its leaders, taking prominer
= part in lis Conventions, State and Natlona
He was delegate from the State at larg
,. to the Chicago Convention, and constitute
one Of the committee to Springfield with III
= official notice o Mr.. Lncoln's nomination
= He was also one OF the Presidential elec
~ ors Nor was his visit to Springfield tn
70 first time he had met that distinguished gel
ileman. While in Hartford, year or MOI
~ since, they formed somewhat intimate 81
=" ouQiatsnCe, which re>uited in the warme
a mutual friendship and confidence 30 IN
-. Mr.. Lincoln has, in the selection, no dou
:, acted hs much upon his personal kno"ied4
:, and estimation ol the man as upon any s.
- ci,ation of prominent New England h
;, pubiCens. ..s"