Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-11-18

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tanned u vearS q: uuarra'lnu and
prudence before they are entrusted
with power. "Old men for council.
young men for fight. Was an old
Indian proverb. JOHN {. Brechin-
ridge was the youngest man in the
role of Vice Prcsidcnts-and his hot
blood led him into the most tllyrant
treason.
Emile Girardin recently reproachcd
the blindness of death, (which has
removed Richard Golden. aged six-
ty.one, and left Lord Palmcrston,
aged eighty-one. Cobden's death
was mOurned as untimely and
truly, among the present race of
British statesmen, he counted but us
young man. Palmerston is Prime
Minister, and eighty-onc: President
Johnson is but iitty-sevcn, and Mr..
Lincoln was but titty-six. Earl Rus
sci is Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
and seventy-threc. Mr. Seward
our Foreign Secretary-is the oldest
man of in the Administration, and
but sixty-four. MIR. Cameron, the
former Secretary of War, is two
years his, senior. The Lord High
Chancellor of England is sixty-ive,
but Chief Justice Chase is but fifty
seven. Mr.. Gladstone is ftty-six,
and is rcproachcl as very youn.
man. lie is tue future Premier Of
England, but Earl Russell stands
between him and the succession in
case of Lord palmerston's death.
Lord Derby, the chief Oft the Eng
lish opposition, is sixty-six. and his
second, Mr.. D'Israch, is sixty. and
must, some time ago, have laid aside
the flowing locks with which Punch
still decoratcs 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
Mr.. Milner Gibson, who is iifty-cigl.t,
Lord Clarence Paget. the lalorious
Secretary of the Admiralty, fifty
four; Mr.. Whiteside, the eminent
Irish barristcr, titty-nine Sir Fritz
roy Kelley, sixty.seven, and other
not less mature rising young men,
Let us look tor a moment ut the
ages Of our prominent public men.
Mr.. Buchanan became Pr, sident at
the age of siXty-fivc; Mr.. Pierce at
forty eight; Mr.. Lincoln at fifty.
two; Mr.. johnson at fifty-scvcn,
Breckenridge was but thirty-tour
when he was chosen Vice President;
Mr.. Douglas was but forty-eight
when he died; Mr.. Seward became
sixty.tive but few days ago, and
after long life in opposition, reached
the second place in the Administra-
ton at the early age of sixty-one.
Senator Sumner is about fifty.four;
Benjamin Wade is sixty-tve;
Senator Wilson is about fitythree.
Gen. Banks became Speaker of the
House when thirty;nine, and is now
forty nine; Mr.. Fessenden is tiltv-
nine; Speaker Coliax is but forty.
two: aud Senator Sprague. OF Rhode
Island. a favorite of fortune. has
been Governor Geaeral and Sena.
tor. and - but thirv-iive.
Th=iieGs stephens J. .erentr-,wa
and R~ve-dy John-on l. -ix;r-nine
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