The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-06-06
A. d Moaern statesmen.


Emlle Girsdin recently reproached
the hlnduess OF death. (which has re-
moved Richard Golden. aged sixty
one, and leit Lord Palmerston, aged
eighty one" Cobdens death was
mourned as unlimely; and truly,
among the present race Of British
statesmen, be counted bu, as a young
man. Palmerston is Prime Minister,
and eighty one President johnson is
bot fifiy-seyen, and Mr Lincoln was
but iilty-six. Earl Russell is Secre.
tary Tor Foreign Affairs, and isseyen.
ty-three. Mr.. Sesard--our Foreign
Secretary--is the oldest man 10 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
sixly-fve, but Chief Justice Chase is
but fiily-seyen. Mr.. Gladstone is &c.
ty-six, and Is reproached as a very
young man. He is the future Pre-
mier Of England but Earl Rassell
stands beIween him and the succession
in case Of Lord Palnerston's Death
Lord Derby, the ellloi OF the English
opposition, Is sixty-six, and his sec
ond, Mr.. Disraell, is sixty aud must
some time ago have laid aside the
flowing locks wlh which Punch still
decorales his head. Among the less
er lights men who are slowly working
their way upwards. and OF whom the
British public expects something in
course OF time. are Mr.. Miner Gibson,
W no is fifty EIGHT Lord Clarence Pa
get, the laborIous Secretary of the
Admiralty, fitiy.iour, Mr.. Whieside,
tie eminent IRISH balrister, fifty-nine,
Sir Fltzroy Kelly. sixty-seven, and
other moi less mature "rlsing young
men,"
Lei US look for momrnt at the ages
OF our own prominent public men,
AIR. Buchanan became President at
age of sixty Mr.. Pierce at forty
eight Mr.. Lincoln at fifly-two Mr..
johnson at iiity.seven. Breckenridge
was but thirty. four when he was cho-
ser Vice-President Mr.. Douglas was
bu, for,y eight when be died Mr..
Seward became sixty.hve hut lew
days ago aud, after long Lille in op.
position, reached the second place in
the Administration at the early aye OF
sixty-on Senator Sumner is but fif.
| ty- our; Ben Wade >ixty-five; Sen.
aror Wilson but ffty.three; Gen,
Banks became Speaker Of the House
when tdlrty-line, is now forty nine
Mr.. Fe>sendcn is iitty.nine Speaker
Collax is Out iorty-lwo; Winter Da-
Wis is forty eight; and Senator
Sprague, Of Rhode Island, favorite
OF fortune, has been Governor, Cen
/ eral and Senator. ard is yet but thir.
| ty-kve. Thadeus Stevens is seventy
Two, aud Reyerdy johnson is sixty
nine. Mr.. Harlan, ,st made Secre-
tary OF the Interior, is but torty-fvc ;
Mr.. Adams, our Minister to England
Is hity eig,t; and among the oppose
tion, Vallandigham, is forty -four, and
Fernando Wood fifty three. Senator
Morgan, of New York, is ftty-four
and Mr.. Foster, The presiding officer
Of the Senate, is fifty nine.
jeff. Davis was born the same year
with President johnson, and the year
before Mr.. Lincoln. Slldell is as old
as Thaddeus Steyens--seventy-two
Mason, his companion 10 the San Jac-
into affair, is sixty seven Henry A
Wise is prematurely old at fifty-nine
Toombs is iiily-fve; Orr but forty
three; Alexander Stephens fifty-three
and Letcher filty-four Herschel V.
johnson was foriy-eight when he was
placed as Vice. President on the Doug
las ticket; Yancey died at fifty; and
Porcher Miles, of South Carolina, j:
fort, three. John A. Gllmer, OF No
Carolina, VIII" is reported 10 be on hi,
way 10 Washington to confer with tb,
/ President on the affairs OF that State
is just sixty; and VIM. A. Graham
who accompanies him, is siAty-fve.
The Emperor Napoleon IS OF the
same age as President johnson anC
jeff Davis. The late Duke de Morny
the Emprror's haIt-broIher, died al
fifty-three. The Emperor of Russia
is foriy-seven, and Victor Emanuel j,
iorty-fve.