The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-14

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and to request their designations. He
performed that unpleasant task in the
most pleasant manner, and asked each
to remain in his position until his sue
cessor was appointed. William T..
Barry, who was the first postmaster
general to sit in the cabinet, did not
resign, nor did the president wish
him to resign. He continued
to fill that office until April, 1885, when
he was appointed a minister to Spain.
He died at Liverpool in the following
August while on his way to Madrid.
John HI. Eaton was made governor of
the territory of Florida in 1884, and
served in that position till he was APP.
pointed minister to Spain in 1886. Mr..
Van Buren, was appointed minister to
England. MIR. Ingham soon died out
of the public mind; Mr.. Branch went
back to North Carolina. and was i'm
mediately elected to the twcnty-second
congress rs a democrat, serving from
December, 1881, to the 4th of March.
1888; was the democratic candidate for
governor in 1888. and defeated by his
whlg competitor; was appointed gov
ernor of the territory of Florida by
President Tyler, and served till
Florida was admitted into the union as
a state in 1S45. Mr.. Bcrr!en was elect
ed a senator in congress by the wings
in lS4l, was reelected in 1917, and re-
signed in 1852 on account of ill-health.
The new cabinet was composed of the
following mombcrs: Edward Living
ston. OF Louisiana, secretary of state;
Louis McLanc, of Delaware, secretary
OF the treasury; Lewis Cass, of Ohio.
secretary of war; Levi Woodbury., of
New Hampshire, secretary of the navy,
and Roger b. fancy, of Maryland, at
torney general.
Mr.. Livingston was 4 native of New
York. He was a representative in con-
grcss from the city of New York from
1895 to 1901; was United States district
attorney !rom 1901 to 1908; removed to
New Orleans in 1904; was the author
OF a civil and criminal code for Louis
lana; served aid-de-camp to Gen. Jack
son in the battle of New Orleans, Jan.
8, 1915; represented New Orleans in
congress from 1923 to 1929; was elected
to the United States senate in 1928. but
resigned in 1881 on being appointed
secretary of state. He was minister to
France from 1888 to 1885, and died in
1880. aged ~ years.
MIR. McLane represented Delaware in
congress from 1917 to 1927: was a sem
ator in congress from 1927 to 1929,
when he resigned and was appointed
minister to England, which position he
was filling when called to the treasury
department. He was again appointed
minister to England by President Polk
in lS45. He was the father of our pres
cnt accomplished minister at the French
court, Robert McLane. He died in
1857, in the I'D year of his age.
MIR. Cass was a conspicuous public
man in his day. Not to go into a his
tory of his early life, | will say that he
was secretary of war from 1881 to 1886;
was minister to France from 1886 10
1872: was the democratic candidate for
president in l34S, and defeated by Gen.
Taylor; was a senator in congress from
Michigan from lS45 to 1857; was secrc-
tarv OF state under President Buchanan
from 1857 to December, 1860, when he
resigned and retired to private life. He
died in 1866, aged nearly 81 years.
Speaking of Gen Cass brings to my
mind the last conversation l ever had
with Gen. jackson. l paid him a visit
"h tit IliiAtlSC III cCpLClllD cl, 1910,
and found him alone. | remained and
took dinner with him. He was decided.
ly in favor of the nomination of Martin
Van Buren, for president in 1874. Said
l: "Gen. Jackson. l have been think
ing of Gen. Cass: what is your opinion
of him?" 'Well,' lie replied, 81 think
we'll of Gen. Cass. and next to Mr.. Van
Buren,, l think would prefer him. He
has one defect of character, however,
and he once mentioned it to me. Said
he, Gen. Jackson, | wish l could say
no as promptly as you cans
Twelve years after that, when / b. y" G
acquainted with Gen. Cass, / saw that
he was Il very kind-hcarted man, and
hated to say mo- to a favor asked.
MIR. Woodbury. was a senator in con-
gress from 1925 to 1881: was secretary
OF the navy from 1881 to 1884, when he
was appointed secretary of the treasury,
which position he continued to ill dur
ing the remainder of Gen. Jackson's
second term. and the entire term of
President Van Buren,. He was elected
a second time to the United States SEN
ate in 1871. and served till November,
1910, when he was appointed a justice
of the supreme court of the United
States by President Polk. He died in
1851, aged 62 years.
Roger b. fancy. after serving a little
more than two years as attorney gem
eral. was appointed secretary of the
treasury. On the death of John Mar
shall. in 1886, he was appointed chief
justice of the United States. Next to
Marshall, he was the greatest chief JUS
tice that ever sat upon that bench. He
died with the judicial harness upon him.
Oct. y, 1864, in the S8th year of his