The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-19

young lawyers and politicians in New
York State. Mr. Whitney was born al
Conway, Mass, in 1910, graduated al
Yale College in 1868, at Harvard Law
School in 1864, and then went to New
York, where he was at once admitted to
the Bar. He married sister of Oliver
w. Payne, the Ohio millionaire, and is
quite favorite in society. In politics be
is wonderfully clever at organizing aud
promoting measures for definite objects
This quality was shown in the Chicago
Convention which nominated Cleveland
and he was doubtless as influential as
Mr.. Manning in bringing the Cleveland
venture to a successful issue. His great.
est political performance, however, was
the organization of the. County Democ-
racy in Yew York City. The work was
his entirely in the inception and very
largely 80 in the achievement.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
The Hon. L. @. C. Lamar, of Missis.
sippi, who has been selected by Presi-
dent Cleveland as the Secretary of the
Interior, is one of the most able states.
men in America. He was born in Put
nam County, Georgia. September Is,
1925, and graduated at Emory College in
lS45. He s..died law at Macon, Ga,
under the Hon. A. D. Chappell, and in
lS47 was admitted to the Bar. a few
years later he moved to Mississippi, and
was elected Adjunct Professor OF mathe-
malics iu Tie University of the State.
In 1850 he returned to Covington, Ga,
and in 1853 was elected to the LegisIa-
ture. In 1854 he moved to his plahta.
ton in Lafayette County, Miss, and was
elected to the Forty fifth and Forty sixth
Congresses of the United States, resign
ing in 1860 to tcte seat in the Secession
Convention of State. He entered
the Confederate army in 1861 as lieuten-
ant colonel of the 10th Mississippi Regi.
ment, and vas soon promoted to the col
onelcy. tIn 1868 President Davis entrust-
ed him with an important diplomatic
mission to Russia, and some time after
his return be was elected professor of
political economy and social science in
the University of Mississippi, and after.
wards transferred to the professorship OF
law. He was subsequently elected to the
Forty third ADD Fnrty-fourth Congresses,
and on March 5, 1868, he took his seat in
the United States Senate, succeeding j..
L. Alcorn, an Independent. AT the last
meeting of the Mississippi Legislature
Mr.. Lamar was reelected to the United
States Senate without opposition.
Mr.. Lamar is one of the most inauen.
tial nnhlic man in the South. He ia re-.
lated to the family of Howell Cobb and
other equally noted Southern families.
Lamar has the reputation of being very
wise in matters of statecraft, although be
is not considered good politician. He
has more breadth Of view than any Of
his associates. He has always led pub
lie opinion in his State. His eulogy of
Charles Sumner gave him instantly q
national reputation. 1t did more per-
haps to restore harmony between the
North and the South than any other one
cause. There was a rebellion against
him in his own State on account Of it.
His theory was then and still is that the
prosperity of the South almost wholly
depends upon the existence of friendly
re,ations between it and the North. His
next marked public accomplishment WAS
his diplomatic management of the South.
ern interests in 1876 and 1877. 1t was
he who conducted the negotiation where.
by the Southern States secured their
State Governments and Hayes vas count.
ed in. He was conspicuous again for re.
fusing to obey the Instructions of the
Mississippi Legislature when it requested
him to vote TOR All imitation bill before
the Senate or resign. He refused to re.
sign and voted with the hard money
people. He canvassed the State on that
issue and secured finally the endorsement
of his people. Mr. Lamar is a widower.
He has no fortune outside of his official
salary. He lives very quietly. He is
man slightly above five feet ten, with a
large, well.rounded figure. His head is
large aud thickly covered with grayish
brown hair which falls in straight paral
lels upon each side of his face into
long roll, which curls in at the back Of
his neck. His forehead is high and
narrow. His eyes are brown and deeply
set. His nose is straight. The lower
part of. his face is hidden by sweeping
long mustache and heavy chin whiskers.
His complexion is very sallow. He has
the coniemplative air of student, aud
is fond of solitude and reflection.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The Hon. William F. Villas, of Wis.
consin, who has been placed in President
Cleveland's Cabinet, is descended from
an old English family whose lineage can
BIZ traced back to the time of King Hen
ry Ill. He was born in Chelsea, Yer.
mont, July 9, 1S4O. He removed to
Wisconsin with his fathers family in
1851 and has ever since been resident
of that State. He WAS graduated from
the Wisconsin State University in 1858,
at the age of 18. Two years later he
won his degree of LII. B. at the Albany
Law School, and was admitted the same
year to practice in the Supreme Courts
IF New York and Wisconsin, aud began
the active practice of his profession at
Madison, Wis. He entered the 23d regi-
ment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
in 1862 and fought with gallantry for
one year, rising tu the rank Of lieutenant
colonel. Returning home he resumed
the practice of law and achieved sue,
cess and distinction at the Bar. The Sd
of January, 1866, he was married to
Miss Anna Matilda, daughter of Dr.
William II. Fox, of the Village OF Ore.
gon, Wis, and now has family Of three
children. Mrs. Villas is lady of charm
ing disposition and most engaging man.
ners.
In addition to his large and lucrative
law practice, Col. Villas fills and has
filled several positions of public trust.
He is one of the Professors of law in
the Wisconsin State University Law
School, being regular lecturer on prac'
tice, pleadings and evidence. He was
for some years trustee OF the Wisconsin
State Soldiers Orphan Asylum aud Sec
retary of the board. He was one of the
three leading attorneys appointed to
revise the Statutes OF Wisconsin in 1878.
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