The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-15
Blaine,s Successor.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE CON
FIRMED BY THE SENATE.
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dent sent to the Senate to-day the
nomination of ex-senator Freder-
ick Il. Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey, to be Secretary of State. The
nomination was confirmed as soon as
| it was read, and so far as known it
meets with the entire approval ofevery
member of the Senate. Few Secre-
taries of State have ever entered Office
under more favorable circumstances.
Several days will probably pass be-
fore Mr.. Frelnghuysen, who is now
at his home in Newark, assumes the
duties of Office. By diligent work
since President Garfields death Secre-
tary Blaine has relieved the State De-
partment of its urgent business, and on
the day that Mr.. Frelinghuysen be-
comes in reality the Secretary of State,
a new administration of the office will
begin, unincumbered by the affairs of
his predecessor. The eX-Secretary,
who has been confined in Washing
ion since the return of the Cabinet
| from Cleveland, has announced his
! intention of spending few days at
the Atlanta Exposition, and will possi-
bly, travel a week or two in the South.
He will spend the winter in his new
residence near the British Legation,
which is now in course of completion.
Secretary Frelinghuysen is expected
to arrive in Washington on Wednes-
| day.
| A SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF THE
NEW SECRETARY.
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen was
born August 4, 1917. He is the son of
| Frederick Frelinghuysen and grand
son of General Frederick Frelinghuy-
sen, soldier in the Revolution, whose
grandfather was an eminent clergy
man in Somerset County, New Jersey,
in the early history of the colony. AS
the name indicates, the family is of
Holland origin. Frederick Freing-
huysen, the father of the ex-senator,
died in 1920 after filling various prom
inent positions. Upon his death,
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, then
three years DID, was adopted by Sena-
tor Theodore Frelinghuysen, his
uncle, who was II leading man in pub
lie affairs during his day, the nominee
of the Wings for Vice President with
Henry Clay, Attorney General of
New jersey and of the United States,
Senator of the United States, Chan
cellor of the University of New York
and president of Rutgers College,
! which position he held ut the time of
| his death in 1860. In 1886 Frederick
L. Frelinghuysen was graduated at
Rutgers College and three years later
was admitted to the bar. He began
practice in Newark and was early
elected City Counsel. Soon after its
! construction he became counsel of the
Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey, the Prosecutor of the Pleas of
Essex County, and in 1861 a member
of the Peace Commission at Washing
ton. Later in the year he was ap-
pointed Acknowledgement of New
Jersey by Governor Olden, and in
1866 was reappointed by Governor
Ward Soon after his reappointment
the death of United States Senator
William Wright occurred, and Mr..
frelinghuysen was appointed in his
| place. The position was one to which
his ambition led him, and the duties
| of which he felt ability to perform
with credit to his State. In 1867 the
| Legislature elected him to fill the UNI
expired term, and he then began q
career which was distinguished
| throughout. Reelected for the full
term of six years in 1871, he served on
the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, FL
nance, Railroads, and other Commit
tees, and was Chairman of that on
| Agriculture. He was nominated in
1870 by President Grant as Minister to
| England, but declined after having
been unanimously confirmed. When
Senator Sumner died, he left his work
of passing the Civil Rights bill TO Mr..
Frelinghuysen, and it was the latter's
efforts that finally secured it to the
colored race. During the excitement
| following the war and during the
whole of President Grants admins
trations, he had a prominent part in
| every contest, and his biography for
| that time would be history of Ma
tiOnal legislation. On financial mat
ters he was always a ''hardmoney"
man, and on the tariff "a pronounced
Protectionist. He was particularly
prominent in the debates on the
Washington Treaty; introduced and
advocated until it passed the Senate
the bill against polygamy in Utah,
and the japanese indemnity bill, and
successfully opposed the bill granting
Southern sufferers by the Rebellion
compensation for damages.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's last session as
a Senator was exciting. His term
ended March 4, 1877, Senator Nc
Pherson, Democrat, having been elect
ed by majority in the New Jersey
Legislature as his successor. The ses-
sion of 1S76-lS77 opened with the re-
suit of the Presidential election in
doubt General Henry Watterson of
the Louisville Courier Journal had
begun his talk of marshalling 100000
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