Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-24
DAILY SENTINEL

IFrom ihe New Yerk Evenlng Post.

IL used sometimes 10 be made 4 repToach 10
Us Americans tina, no man could hope to reach
our highest political place until the slfile age
was long past An ssold public functionary, as
Mr. Buchanan once called himself. is Likely 10
be despicable object and il il were true that an
American citizen could look ID be President only
when he had ceased to be S. Tor that OF any
other post Of responsibility. We should be in a
poor case.
But, compared with our Eaglish cousins. We
are ruled bv a set of Young men; and 10 il. per
hsps, just ss well that our Presidents and other
high officials have Usually attained TO years OF
moderation and prudence before they are er-
trusted with power, "Old men for council, young
men for Gght," was an old Indian proverb.
John G. Breckinridge was the youngest man in
the roll OF Vice Presidents-snd his hot blood
led him into the most aagrant treason.
Emile Girardin recently reproaehed the blind
ness OF death. which has removed Richard
Golden, aged sixty-one. and lett Lord Palmer
sson, aged eighty one Cobden's death was
mourned untimely and truly among the pre-
seDt race OF British statesmen he was counted
but ss young man Palmerston is Prime Min
ster. AID eighty one: President Johnson is but
fifty seven and Mr. Lincoln wac but fifty six
Earl Russell is Secretary OF Foreign Affairs, and
seventy three. Mr. Seward oar Foreign Sec
Tetary, is the oldest man in the administration
aud but siKty-!our Mr. Cameron, the former
Secretary OF War, is but two years his senior
The Lord High Chancellor of EDgland is sixty
FIVE, but Chief Justice Chase is but 6lty. seven
Mr. Gladstone is fifty six. and is reproaehed a
very young man. He IL the future premier OF
England. but Earl Russell stands between him
and the succession in case Of Lord Palmers'on =
death.
Lord Derby. TIC chief OF the English oppos-
ton. is sixty six, aud his second, Mr Dlsraeli,
is sixty, AMI must some time ago have laid aside
the flowing locks with which Punch still deco
rates his head Among the lesser lights, men
Who are slowly working their way upward. and
Of whom tie British public expect something in
The course OF time. are Mr.. Miner Gibson, WhO
i hity-eisht. Lord Clarence Psget. the lsb0riOus
Secretary OF the Admiralty, fifty four, Mr.
Whiteside the eminent Irish bsrrister, fifty mine
Sir FtzrOy Kelly. sixty seven, and other not less
mature rising Young men
Let Us lock for moment al lie ages OF Our
own prominent public men Mr Buchanan be
came President at the age OF .ixty-6ve; Mr
Pierce at iorty-eighi; Mr. Lincoln at ifty-two
Mr. johnson at hny seven. Bfeckinridge was
but thirty four when lie chosen Vice Presi-
dent; Mr. Douglas WAS but forty eight when he
died: Mr. Seward became sixty-6ve bCt a lew
days ago, ami after a long life, IN opposition,
reached the second place in the Administration
at the early age OF sixty Senator Sumner
il but fifty four; brave old Ben W ade is sixty
five; Senator Wilson is but hfty-hroe; General
Banks became Speaker of the House when thirty
nine, and Is now ioity nine; Mr.. Fessenden is
h.ty-pine, Speaker COllsx is but forty.two:
Winter Davis i foItT eight and Senator
Sprsgue. of Rhode Island, a fayorite Of fortune,
has been Governor. General aud Senator and ia
yet but thirty FIVE
Thaddeus Stevens IS seyentJ-.wO. aud Rev
eriy Johnson i siIty-one Mr. Harlan, just
made Secretary of the Interior. is bu; 6fty 1--WE;
Mr. Adams. our Minister 10 Englsnd is iifty-
eight: and among the opposition. Nallandighs m
is forty-four, and Fernando Wood hfty-nine
JEFF Davis Was born in the same year with
President Johns and the year before Mr.. Lin
coin Slidell is as old az Thaddeus Stevens
seyeniy-two. Mason, hs companion in the San
acinto affair. il sixty seven; Henry A Wise is
Hematurely old At tity-nine; TOOubs is hiiy
live: Orr but forty three: Alexander II. Stephens
fifty three. and Letcher ffiy-lour; Herscbell
Johnson vas forty eight when he was placed a.
Vice President on the DOuglss ticket; Ysucey
lila, i i0lly llIee. John A Gilner, OF North
CafOlins. who j. reported Co be on the way To
" ashington tn confer with the President the
af'lls oI his State, s lst sixty. and William A
Graham. Vho accompanies him. is sixty Ave.
The Emperor Napoleon H. OF the same age
President Johnson aud jeff Davis. The late
Duke DC Morny the Emperor's halt brother
died al flty three. The Emperor Of Russia j.
forty seven and Nctor Emanuel ia iorty five.