, 1874-05-04
AN EX.vlCE PRESIDENT.
Hannibal Hamlin-.-H1s Life
and Times.
No Speech -NIn1xor---Vicws and
"Reminiscences.
From Our Orn Correspondent,

From Our orn Correspondent
WARRINGTON, April ~, 1874.
It Is not to bo presumed TINT tho accident OF
residence In Washington brings m observer IN
contact With ovory public man. Too many ao-
ouainsnnoes dlsslpato curiosity hud blunt atsen-
Eon. A few days ago, found myso'f, withous
gorothought, seated at tho aamo hotol"taple Win
Hannibal Hnm1in, Mr.. Lipcoln's political hssoea-
ito In the memorable campaign Of 1851 belng
introduced, was surprised to hear tho Bfoss oio
nolitiolsn respond that he had beon previously
rcousintod with mo. Where In ths CITY, Ill
Tho ypar 1861.
NV nomory slowly returned to that point OF
time when first saw the Capital OF tho unised
Rates and I recalled an inBtnnt whom, atop
ring Into Willards' hAll, John ". Fornoy intro
duccd mo to John r. Kennedy and Hannibal
uau,liu. What hoad for method that ano OLD
follow hadl And what complimentary Enem-
oryI No wondcr that somo mon doclAlm about
reform, whilo others, with concentrated faculties
upon tho way to govern mon, 50 right ahoad ana
hold rositions OF trust and honor for life. From
1896 down to tho present time, Mr.. Hhmlln has
boon
CONTINUOUSLY IN OFFICE,
rising from tho Legislature to tho Vice-Pros1-
doucy; and, Ind the Baltimore Convention Of
1864 boon governed by a sonse Of stability and
deacrt, Hnmlln WOMB naso peeu Tleeiuons n"h.-
ly q full term. His namo il resonant, and his
etnture largo and imposing. Ho has handsome
eyes, anu ou oNr ~ go. 49, - .,...
~ AZ sno sBo " w. 40 naa souuS "ua p''Aa- 40
ing wife; his modehs homo IS ut bangori no
came to CongreaH before was born, and, moro
than forty yeara ago, sat In tho State Legisla-
IL St$ki IT,
su1o' uo 40 = ,r,,: rs"1S, 60 w.. 49,,
for praohoe. inr's.beton yehis aeo' no "as
Speaker Of tho Loglslatufo' anu sne year lay
lor uas elooted President, ho camo to the Senate
".tho 11r;ta aa st,te., Democrat. to fill tho un
~ s;r,s .o,r,, NJ Tohn Fa,r,eld WIN aied in
Warrington from Inc rosuls OF SURGICAL opota-
lion. Three times ainco hRs he besn o1eotod to
,hn senato-ouce az q Democrat, and twico
w. pan,,,,1tc,, In 1877 ho raaiqnod t,}a ,1ac..
10 hopuund p..ms dav ha hnr.me HoYHrnnr At Maina.
aug spo e1ma ans Az. 1aara Gas srs;n aientci
md aseon anyn nas ia, toole l,,,,
senator Ina pt1se ~ aas aS9A .nd soGh oaxa
70 tno CaicaSo ,.,tn ~ ~ SH'o
nl9' perpe'oS1 sa ~ n1d nanncrn,,n nats
sGa lame; NJ ~ ,';no ~ nan,nro "ho;n@ n,o
- e1. "y Desserton .n nurnose to rs}se an
@ -, 'u tho port ~ nostnn, Aga;n l,o
nm GoueosoI OF tno lo1s ~ rs;i nos;n MsHm no
vas G1Gctna e ~ co to,d nv tha fcnin~ srninse
~. o4as ~. uIeo NV 1n.n,n.ohmnnt 3.srn ~.
II. 3n..J n-l ,o1ias,pn Nnvt Mor,h
so1sea nls 1tlena a9u e NIA ~ sa.1nt
aoao, M: xaa4n4rro W. ataOtn5 far ak t;noo
Unless ~, a., a,ti.si ~
" W ", ,,s;;o-, s,,nas. ~ NJ Tntn
involves so mucn aniao5 auooJse 4hr 40 IA a.. nnn- nl
nnss sna Ee. W. tst ~ onnra snd of,cea baa
tinnoas en1oymen. y. nn1'a ai.u unS.s t aSa .i'
5elaoo 70 tnas p:a1n' c"fo'ua n1an 1u'io 'na1 VIZ
ennple roMhra OF u.oo,,nr,,..
nous1No Asn AZ; sa d.
SIMON Came5on pioceueu n.n suaoe yHale - ~
the Senate. and Cameron is ~ofth mtllioni l
no more ed th,nt III nne ts H,i
poor, ena nanr MatnHut ;no "'ssopon'An oppos'un'-
y never look At these Two men nut ~ 1esl a', I'm
force OF relation 10 maHe poWe. ~ oa"orda nos e9
tho reserve forces WITH wn,cn he "aeo M on
Stewards prospects 1oT Lincoln; mnl smnn
as DemoGiat as enn , M a soe
~ 49, 10y w. oi'', ncront ouaiihcaf;ona Th;a ia
1y TWO wholly dlneroht auanacauons. in'9 -
tno Only county mnu,e ESgs1ap42 WIsn h,1Int
esemens .1 OF eeI ana HanoI,r 'ao r.covod
w ~ .satm atna r. T"hnaon's % ann Air. Hnn,t;n
10Y Tetea s;1 on1suns pn1nr,.sm, ni;nais .nd
fot Az 1fom na1no, tolnss 'tau!a, ve: W"a aai