The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18
eARFIELD's ADVISERS.



James @. Blaine, Of Mains, Secretary OF
State, was born in Washington county, Pa,
Jan. 81, 1880 graduated at Washington Col
lege, Pa; adoptedth editorial profession, and
went to Maine, where he edited the Portland
Advertiser and the Kennebec Journal. He was
81 and 90, serving the last two years as Speak
er of the House was elected to the Thirty
eighth Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-frst, For,
ty-second, Forty-third and Forty-fourth Con-
crosses (serving in the Forty-first the Forty
second and the Forty third as Speaker); was
elected to the United States Senate to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation Of Lot
M. Morrill,, appointed Secretaryof the Treasu-
~, and was elected for the ensuing term, which
will expire March 5, 1883. The people are ia
mlliar with his campaigns for the nomination
for the Presidency.
William Window, OF Minnesota, Secretary
of the Treasury was born in Belmont county,
Ohio, May 10, 1927 /; received an academic ed
ucation studied law at Mount Vernon, Ohio
pracuced his profession in that State and in
Minnesota until 1883; was elected Prosecuting
Attorney for Knox county, Ohio, in 1852 re-
moved to Minnesota III 1855 was a Represen-
tative in the Thrty-sixth Thirty-seventh,
Thirty eighth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Con-
crosses was appointed by the Governor of
Minnesota, in July, 1870, 20 fill the unexpired
term Of the Hon. Daniel 3. Norton, deceased,
in the Senate of the United States; was sub
sequently elected as a Republican, and was re-
elected IN 1877. His term of service will ex-
pire March 3, 1888.
Robert Todd Lincoln, OF Illinois, Secretary
OF War, is the only surviving child OF Abraham
Lincoln. He was born in Springfield, ILL.,, Aug.
!, 1S43. He prepared for college at Phillips
Academy, Exeter, N. H., and, having entered
Harvard, graduated III the summer OF 1864.
-Four months subsequently he became a MEM
Der of the Harvard Law School. But before
finishing the course he went into the ailny and
was on Gen. Grants staff with the rank Of
Captain, from Feb. 20 to June ~, 1865, serving
until the war closed. He then returned to his
law-books, and completed his studies He
located Ill Chicago, and was admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court OF the State Feb 25,
1867. He has taken very little part in politics,
but has devoted his attention almost exclusively
to his law practice, which has been large and
lucrative.
Samuel ]. Kirkwood, OF Iowa, Secretary of
tho Interior. was born in Hartford county, Nd,
Dec 20, 1913; received a limited education at the
academy of John Mcleod in Washington city;
removed to Richland county, Ohio, III 1885, and
studied law there was admitted to the bar in
lS43 ; was elected Prosecuting Attorney in
1845 and again in 1847 was in 1850 81 mem
Der Of the convention that formed the present
CoHstituI'Ou VI tuc Dthtt Oh OulO; removed 10
johnson county, Iowa, in 1855; was elected to the
State Senate i'll 1856 was elected Governor in
1859 and again in 1861 was in 1868 nominated
by President Lincoln and confirmed as Minis
ter to Denmark, but declined the appointment ;
was in 1865 elected to the United States Senate
to fill the unexpired term of Hon. James Har-
Ian I; was in 1875 again elected Governor Of
Iowa and resigned that Office JAN 81, 1877; was
elected in January, 1876, TO the United States
Senate as Republican to succeed George g..
Wright, Republican. His term OF service will
expire March 8, 1883.
Thomas l.. James, of New York, Postmaster
General, was born in Utica March 80, 1881, and
Is now III his 50th year. He was educated at
the Utica Academy but, at the age of Is, he
was thought old enough to begin to work for
himself, and wac apprenticed to learn the
printing business tn Wesley Bailey, the veteran
abolition editor of the Liberty Press. Young
james served the full term of his apprentice
ship, five years, and in the meantime rote
several articles for the Liberty Press. which
were accepted and printed. In 1857.
shortly after the close of his apprenticeship. he
started the Journal at Hamilton, n. Y. He
was also made Collector of Canal Tolls, which
Office he held for five years, performing at the
same time his editorial duties. In 1861 he oca-
ted in New York city, and from that year until
1869 he held various responsible positions in
the Custom House. In 1869 he was made
Deputy Collector of the Third Division, which
position he held until 1873 when he was APP
pointed Postmaster OF New York city, the dr-
ties of which he has continued to discharge
ever SINCE
William H. Hunt, Of Louisiana, Secretary of
the Navy, is q native Of the State from which
he is appointed, having been born in 1885.
During the war he was Union man, and since
the war has acted with the Republican party.
He was first brought into prominence in Louisi-
ana politics when he became the counsel for
Gov. Kellogg in his contest with McEnery. He
subsequently became a candidate for Attorney
General OH the Republican ticket, was elected,
and served one term he was reelected az At
torney General on tho ticket with Packard.
Curiously enough he was thrown out OF Office
through the influence OF the MacVeagh Com
mission, which overturned the Packard Gov
eminent and inst He'd Nichols while the prep
arations were being made TO seat Hayes IN
Washington. MacVeagh, the head OF the COM
mission, and Hunt, the overthrow Attorney
General Of Louisiana, now meet on common
plane in Gen. Garfield's Cabinet. Soon after
this Mr.. Hunt was appointed Judge of the
Court of Claims.
Wayne MacVeagh, OF Pennsylvania, Attor-
ney General, was born at PhenIxville Chester
county, Pa, April 10, 1888. He graduated at
Yale College IN the famous class of 1853, and
then studied law with the Hon. JosephJ Lewis,
Of Westchester, and was in that borough adj
mitted to the bar April 26, 1856. Soon after
his admission to the bar ne was elected Dis
trict Attorney of Chester county, and served
in that capacity for three years. In
1863 he was made Chairman Of the
Republican State Committee. In 1879 he was
appointed Minister to Constantinople. but re-
signed in 1871. In 1877 he was member OF
the State Constitutional Convention, in which
he took loading position. He was one Of the
organizers OF the National Republican League.
which worked against the nomination Of Gen.
Grant for the Presidency last year. Mr..
wacvsagh, In an address at . public anniver-
sary in New York, year ago, thus set forth
his political platform 4" happen, among other
unpopular and impracticabis things, to enter.
tain sincere desire for the relief Of the civil
service, and I would trust to your practical
common sense whether or not it might be OF
advantage to our foreign trade in the future
that that service instead OF being filed by de-
cayed politicians seeking a temporary asylum
as q reward for partisan labors, should be filled
by such busy, energetic and working meJi al
can only be secured by the attraction Of that
permanent tenure"
IN 81 H.