The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-21
JEFF DAVIS CABINET.
rAEwAeaEAsouTs OF THE MtMseRs.
An Interesting Account OF tho Men Who
Were the Oniclal Advisers OF Mr..
Davis, the President Of the
,t Confederacy. Nj
[washinEton Cor. BaltImore Amerlcan.l

The serious illness OF Congressman Rea-
gan, of Texas, who was Postmaster Gem
eral Of tho Confederate Government, sug.
gests some inquiries regarding the where
abouts OF other members of that organizes
tion. Although the Confederate Govern
ment was but FIVE years in existence 1t
had numerous Cabinets. There were no
less than three Secretaries Of State, five
Secretaries Of War, two Secretaries of the
Treasury, and third, who was Acting
Secretary, and three Attorneys General.
OF tho Secretaries of State Judah P.
Benjamin was, OF course, the most cele.
brated. He made his fortune In the prac-
tice Of law In London. He closed up his
law business, however, having made
money enough, and news came lately that
he had died In Paris whittier he had gone
to live permanently. Bob Toombs, who
was another Secretary of State, lives in
Georgia his old home. He is wealthy
old man, as full Of eccentricities as years
ago. He has retired from the active pur-
suits Of life, having an ample fortune, and
has, as recently announced, been baptized
and become member of the Methodist
Church, Of which his wife, now deceased,
was for years an honored member. His
beautiful Southern home Is surrounded by
every comfort and luxury which wealth
and long and varied experience can sup
ply. r. NJ. T. Hunter, of Virginia, was
another Secretary Of State OF Che Confed-
eracy. He Is still living In his old State.
uis ost-ot3oa addrasa is llox,yf,e Eusar
County, Va. He is In bad health, and an
old and very broken man.
The Secretaries Of War have not escaped
the scythe Of the grim reaper as success
fully as have the Secretaries Of State,
three out Of four Of them being dead.
George W. Randolph, Of Virginia, who
was Secretary of War In 1862; J. A. Sed-
den, also OF Virginia, who was Secretary
of War in 1868, and John c. Breckinridge,
who succeeded him 1865, are all dead l.
Pope Walker, OF Alabama, the first Secre-
tary Of War, is still living in his old State.
His home is at Huntsville, where he prac-
tices his professionalism Of q lawyer
very successfully. He has Just come
prominently before the public in the Jesse
James cases In that State, but he has always
been prominent in Alabama as lawyer
and an honored citizen. John A. Camp
bell, who was for a considerable time
Acting Secretary Of War, Is now resident
Of Baltimore. Mr.. Campbell was Judge
in the Supreme Court at the breaking out
Of the war, but resigned because Of his
sympathy with tho rebellion and con
nected himself actively with that cause.
He represented the Confederacy at the
noted conference between President Lin
coin and the members Of the Confederate
Government at Fortress Monroe during
the war, and was active as an official and
adviser Of that Government during the
entire period Of its existence. Though II
his seventy.third yoar, he is still an active
citizen, and highly honorod for his in
tegrity.
There were but two Secretaries of thu
Treasury-C. G. Memminger, Of South Car
olina, and George A. Trenholm. Mr.. Mem
minger still lives In his old State, anC
practices law at his home in Charleston
G. A. Trenholm, who succeeded Memmin
ger In 1864, is dead. Judge Reagan wa
also Acting Secretary of War for shor
time.
Though the Confederacy had not mucl
Of a navy, 1t had Navy Department. S
II. Mallory, Of Florida, was the Secretary
Of the Navy. He died several years ago
The Law Department Of the Confed
sracy, or the Attorney Generals office, haS
three incumbents-Thomas Bragg, o
North Carolina; Thomas II. Watts, Of Ala
bama, and George (. Davis, Of North Car
Dlina. Mr.. Watts still livec in his oil
State, holding his residence at Montgom
cry, and is a successful and promlnen
lawyer Of that city. Mr.. Davis continue
3 resident Of his own State-North Car
Olina-living at Wilmington, where b
practices law aud talks about the old wa
times with his old friends, who gathe
about him. He was a great admirer O
General Lee, and entertained that gentle
man on his last visit to North Carolins
The Post-ofllce Department was preside
over by one man from the beginning I
the end Of the Confederacy, and that ma
was John II. Reagan. He retired froi
Congress at the beginning Of the wal
having already served two terms in tha
body, and was elected, with others, to th
Secession Convention OF Texas. By tha
convention he was elected deputy TO u
Provisional Congress Of the confederacy
In March of the same year he was al
pointed Postmaster General Of the Pr,
visional Government Of the Conlederac,
was reappointed upon the permanent o.
ganization OF the Confederate Cover
ment, in 1882, and occupied that positio
up to the close Of the war. OF tho Coz
federate Congress, five members are no
in the Congress Of the United State
Vest, Of Missouri, who was Senator
the Confedoracy, is in the United Stat
Senate; Pugh, OF Alabama, who was
member Of the Confederate House, Is ali
in tho Senate; Garland, OF Arkansa
who was a member Of both House an
Senate OF the Confederacy. Is also in Il
Senate, and Singleton and Barksdale,
Mississippi, who wero members Of h
Confederate House, arc In the House
the Forty. eighth Congress.
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