Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-06
From the New York Evening POST
Ages of W cd ern states I'm q N I.

IL used so metlm 10 be made reproach TO Us
Americans that man could hope to reach our
highest political place until the yirile age was
long past. An "od public func,ionary," as Mr.
Buchanan once called himself is likely to be a
despicsble object and if it were true that AT
American citizen could look TO be President
only when he had ceased to be fit for that or any
other post of responsibility We should be in a
poor case.
But, compared with our English cousins, we
are ruled by set OF young men, and il is. per
hsps, just we'll that our Presidents and other
high officials have usually attained to years OF
moderation and prudence before they On
trusted with power "Old men for council,
young men for fight. was an old Indian prov
erb John g. Breckinridge the youngest
man in the roll of Vice Presdents-and his hot
blood led him into the most fragrant treason.
Emile Girardin recently reproached the blind
ness OF death, (which has removed Richard
Golden, aged sixty one. aud left Lord Palmers-
ton, aged eighty one" CObdens death was
mourned as untimely; and truly. among the pre-
sent race OF British statesmen. he counted but
as a young man Palmerston IL Prime Minister
and eighty one; President johnson is but fifty
seven, and Mr. Lincoln but fifty six. Earl
Russell is Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and
seventy three. Mr. Seward-our Foreign Sec
retary-is the Oldest man in the Administration.
and but sixty four Mr. Cameron. the former
Secretary of War is two years his senior The
Lord High Chancellor OF England is sixty five,
but Chief Justice Chase is but hity-seven. Mr..
Gladstone Is ifty-six. and is reproached a very
young man He is the future Premier OF Eng
land; but Earl Russell stands between him and
the succession, in of Lord Pslmer>ton' :
Lord Derby the chief of the Euglish opposi-
ton. il sixty six, and his second Mr. DIsraeli.
j. sixty, and must some time ago have laid aside
the flowing locks with which Punch still decor
ates his head Among the lesser lights, men
who are slowly working their way upward. and
OF whom the British public expects something in
the course of time, are MT. Miner GIBSON who
is fifty eight, Lord Clarence Paget, the laborious
Secretary of the Admiralty, fifty -four, Mr.
Whteside. the eminent Irish barrster, fifty nine.
Sir Fi'zroy Kelly. sixty-seven. and other not
less mature rising young men.
Let Us look for a moment at the ages of OUT
own prominent public men. Mr. Buchanan be
came President at the age of sixty five; Mr.
Pierce at forty eight; Mr. Lincoln at fifty two;
Mr. Johnson al fifty seven. Breckenridge was
but thirty four when he was chosen Vice Presi-
dent: Mr. Douglas was but forty eight when he
died: Mr.. Seward became sixty i've but few
DAYS ago, and, after long life in opposition
reached the second place in the Administration
at the early age of sixty-ons. Senator Sumner
u but ttty four: brave old Ben ade - sixty
five: Senator Wilson is but fifty three; General
Banks became Speaker OF the House shet
thirty nine, and Is now forty nine; Mr.. FesSen
den l. hity nine: Speaker Colfax Is but forty
two; Winter Davis - forty eight; and Senator
SpTasue, OF Rhode Island, isvOrite of fortune
has been Governor. General and Senator, and i,
yet but thirty five
ThAddeus Stevens is seventy two. aud Rsver
dy johnson is sixty nine. Mr.. Harlan. just made
Secretary OF the Interior. il but fifty five; Mr.
Adams. our Minister TO England, is fifty eight
and among the opposition, alIandigham j
forty-io and Fernando " God fifty three
JEFF Davis was born in the same year wit
Pse,deut johnson. and the year before Mr.
Lincoln Siiell i a. old as Ihaddeus Steyen
-seventy-two: Mason. his companion IN to
San Jacnto affair Is sixty seven: Henry A Wis
!. premstnrely old at fiiy-uine; Teombs - fifty
fvc: Orr but forty three; Alexander stephen
fifty three. and Le,sher nifty four; Herschsl '
johnson vas forty eight when he was placed =
/ Vice President on the Douglas ticket; ance
died a. ffty: and POrc5er Miles. oil S1uih Caro-
| lina, is forty three John A. Gilmer. of Mort
Carolina. Who is reported to be on his way I
Washington. 10 confer with the President on IN
Affairs OF that State. l. just sixty: and m
Graham. who accompanies him, IS sixty ave.
The Emperor Napoleon is Of the same age q
| President Johnson and JEFF Davis. The lat
Duke de Morny. the Emperors halt brothe
| died at fity-three The Emperor of Russia
forty- seven and Victor Emanuel is forty eve.