The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-04
THE NORTHERN CONFEDERACY.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT.
Abraham Lnoon President Of the Northsgn ooufed0a-
tion, WAS born in Kentucky, Fob IL 1907 Hh aaess-
tors, belonging to the society Of Friends, originally ST.
tied In Bucks county, whence they renewed
TO Virginia. and subsequently settled in Kentucky, whe
the subject Of this memoir arst introduced the
stage Of life. Mr.. Lincoln, imbued with the waa-
cd to Spencer county, Indiana, where 10 ~
manned for fourteen years. He here received
limited education. In 1880 subject removed 70 n
lnois Shortly Afterwards he served captain In re-
gment Of volunteers in the ~ sinst B,snA Hawk
After sustaining defeat, N 1881 for the Legsture ho
wasclected 10 that body TOR tho three succeedng ss
by the whig party During his term be sscdied Aw, And
subsequently engaged In practice II Springfield, although
sl devoirg great attention to politics. serving whig
eector several Presidential elections He elected 70
Congress in 1S46 and served three years. distinguishing
himself by HIS pertinacy in sustaining tho Winot Pro
vao, in connection with Seward. Ctase o., and hks
opposition TO tho Mexican In 1s4s he supported ths
nomination Of Gen. Taylor and in 1852 was very activo
for the SUCCESS Of Con. Scott In isf9 DO defeated
by Gen. Shields for the United sates ssnsorshp, and
again in 1856 by Judge rrumbum In 1850
Mr.. Iincoln's name headed the Fremont electo-
ral ticket He was first, however, brought N
public notice by his memorable campaign against Douglas
for tho Senatorship
HANNIBAL HAmLfE, VICE pRESIDENr,
Hannibal Hamiin, tho Vice President, born IN
Paris Oxford county, Manc the 9Th Of August 1907
Is lawyer by profession; a monber Of The kaino
Legislature from 1896 10 1870 elected representa-
tive to the Twenty eighth Congress, aud elected
TO the Twenty ninth Congress; was . member Of Tho
House Of Representatives Of the ae Lcg.iature l6AT,
and elected 70 the United States Senate Nay 2 ls for
four years, 10 MI the vacancy caused BY the death
- vIo gc~ o,v
July IS 1851 and elected Governor OF M~tnc, January
1857 resignng his scat In tho nate ana being nauGu
same month he was re- elected as United slaas senator
for six years and resigned the oco Of Cover Feb9u
a,y co. 1r67. Mr. Hamlin was formerly democrat, but
prior to his election Governor Of Maine he changed h
politics and attached hiuseh 10 the republican party.
WIN. H. sEwARD, SECRETARY OF STATE.
Mr. Seward born in Orange county in the State OF
New York, the 10th Of May, 1901. He edncated
at Union College, In this State and took the degree OF
Bachelor of Arts In fS2o and Of Master Of Arts IN 1894
AT the ago OF twenty he osablshed himself at Au-
burn In the profession Of the law and acquired
lucrative and extending practice Early his public
and professional life ho travelled In the Southern slave
sates and supposed 10 have formed that to the
opinions and principles hostile slavery which be has
since given expression To greater degree than IA
known Of any other American s,ateeman--Mr. Sumner,
perhaps, exceptedthe object Of his life 70 have
been TO counteract tho extenssop Of slavery. Upon
other questions Mr. sewards policy may bo deecribed
humanitarian. He s in favor Of the education or
the people, Of the ameIioration Of tho laws and OF
the development of tho material resources Of tho
United States In these respects he has been among
the foremost Of American statesmen, and may lastly
claim the praise bestowed upon him by hs friends, and
scarcely denied by his opponents o being the ost and
such influence and character that he elected
Der Of tho Senate Of the sate Of New York. then the
highest judicial tribunal OF the state az well as legtsa
IA a o
yesrs ho was nominated candidate for the Governos
snip S,t Of the stat, Of feT York, IN OPPOSITION .
later, tho distinguished Secretary Of State Of the
United states On this occasion Mr. Seward defeated
coming boldor and stronger he trumpnany cloctcd
in opposition 10 Mr.. Marcy, the majority being greater
through M the owsr stratum q ,bc nouso o
tves he in Is49 elected 81 ho Senate Of the United
States for six years. He gave 20 much sasfaction that
he was reelected in 1868.
9. p. CHASE, sEcRgrAaY or rREAsuEY.
salmon Portland Chase born a, Cornish, N. H.
tho opposite bank Of tho Connections from Windsor
w. in tho year 1908. when years Of ago fasher
J,ed, and three years after this bereavement IN 1890
young Chsse was found at tho seminary Worthlngon,
ONO, then conducted By the venerable Bishop Phander
Chase, hs uncle Here no remained until Bishop Chase
accepted tho Presidency Of cncinna.i College, entering
which, student became chief among his peers
After years residence al CINCINNATI he returned his
maternal homo in New Hampshire, and shortly after
sumod hs studies in Dartmouth College, Hanover where
he graduated In 1896 He shortly after commenced The
study Of law In the city Of Washington, under tho
guidance OF the celebrated William Writ, then
Attorney General Of the United Statos. He sustained
himself during the years Of hs professional studies by
npari;pg instructon 70 select school for boys
posed In part Of the sons of tho moet distinguished
Of the nation. He admitted 70 the bar Washing
ton 1899, and In the following year returned Cncn
ati and entored upon tho practice of his profession In
which hc aeon rose 70 emincnce, and IN which no
dliDguhhed for industry and patient investigation He
was subsequently elected member Of tho United States
Senate, ard upon the cxratcu of his Senatorial torn no
was put in nomination for Governor OF Ohio, and
elected He was again put n nounation FOR Governor,
and wns again elected 10 that position.
SIMON CAMERON, SECRETARY or WAR.
Gen. Simon Cameron born In lancaster county,
PennsyHspia. Reverses and misortuncs in his fathers
family cast him very early In life tho world 10 shape
md carve out hs fortune. After having removed
10 sunbury, in Northumberland county his father died.
while Simon was yet boy. In 1917 he came 70 HarrA-
burg and bound hmsclf AZ apprcniioe 70 The inting
business TO James Peacock, who " stii resident o.
Harrisburg and OF its most worthy and respected
oitizens. During this e be the regard and esteen