Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-11

other for the past few days. grea'
anxiety has been manifested 70 Aho
tbe;r antecedents, and their peculiar quar-
;fo,.;o,s far the several positions to
which they have been>assigned' a oriei
s,,nrarv of them so far as our limited
l,ovIadyo extended, was given IN Satur-
dav's HERALD. This morning, a more
extanded sketch of each individual isl
presented for the information OF our read |
ers
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Hon. Elihu B. Washburne, whom Pres
ident Grant has selected for his Secretary
of State. was born on the 22d day Of Sep
TENDER. 1916, in Livermore. Oxford Coun-
ty, Maine. Like so many others of our
representative men, his early youth was
passed in a printing office, he having
served an apprenticeship in the office OF
the Kennebec Journal. He soon forsook
the stick aud rule, however, and com
menced the study of law at Harvard
University Upon completing his studies,
he removed to Galena, Illinois, and com
menced the practice Of his profession.
He became interested in politics at an
early age. and after having participated
in one or two exciting local elections, was
nominated, in 1888, as a member of the
Thirty-third Congress. After spirited
contest, his election was secured, and he
took hi. seat He at once made fayora-
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represented his constituents that at the
close OF his term he was reelected. From
that time to the present, he has been reg
ularly returned from his district, and has
Tins held Il seat in nine Congresses. in
Guiding tire present Sixteen years Of
continuous service have won for him the
tile Of Father Of the House During
this time lie has served upon many stand
ing committees and for several sessions
was Chairman of the Committee of Com
mercn. During the past two sessions he
has been Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, and the vigorous assaults
which b. has been in the habit OF making
on the pet schemes of the lobbyists, has
made shat particular class of-legisl,tors
his inyeterate enemies
when tie clouds OF secession first be
gan to appear Mr. Weshhurne was among
,he frs - sound the alarm, and WIS also
among the first tn.combat the cnemy. La
she hall IT CaEg..>, lis voice was heard
l.ooano,ur the men ID wcll a= the mea-
surc th4t were nllru.atet 20 destroy the
Union, while in his own State he entered
en,r-s .iraliy into the work Of ,uli,ting,
aqwppjlE .nl forwarding troops for SER
V'r agaiur sn'. armed foe At an early
per"d at tHr "ar he beeam" acquainted
with t'p04:n, ho" P.e.idenI Grlit, aud
Wa ..n inst o recognize III hu those
eharutcri-uos.wiirh haycsluae made his
nam" m"u- throughout the world
From s-". time Ee ..#- Deen lac intimate
and t@t.fa~t friend "t Gen. Grant, nerel
tor- da"a n'" IN any emergency defend
io.: Am "a@.T wi.Al.-n and F"rs'ntI int
dam. Na.a "s..r- a-~,i..d A'H'. af'a
fa't't.~f's.- 5'".."H.y 4-nt-A ;'pPt'el#t ion
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"i'-'s". Ai''" '.'''''4d III me election
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