Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1881, Page 2

2 ' THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:. SUNDAY, MARCH 6, ISS1—_EIGHTEEN PAGES WASHINGTON. Qarfield Sends the Names of His Cabinet Officers 1o'the Senate. * Blaine, Lincoln, Windom, Kirk- wood, . Hunt, and - James. The Senate Goes into Executive Session and Confirms the - Whole List. Senator Beck Warns the Democrats Against Trifling with the Name of Lincoln, Dlaine Hails His Senatorial' Resignation to Maine—Vindom Will Resign Honday. Interesting Skeiches of the Men Thus ’ Called into Especial Prom- inence. - Probability that the- Session of the Senate Will Last Ten Days. dlecting of the Old Cabinet—Coming Contests for Place—A List of ¢ Left-Overs.” .~ Qpinions of the Press in New York, Boston, " '‘Springfield, Cincinnati, aud St. Louis. THE CABINET. SENT IN. Special Dispateh to The Clifcago Tridune. Wasmxseroy, D. C., March 5.—President Garfield’s Cabiuer, after some delay, was sent to the Senate this afternoon at 3 o’clock, the Senate having taken a recess until that hour to enable a final decision to be made, and in a very short time after the namesreached the Senatethe entire Cabinet was confirmed without opposition. Senator Beck is report- ed to bave remarked in executive session that if the Dewocratic party wishes to re- main out of poyer for twentygfive years more defeat the it had better delay or confirmation of the son of Abraham Lincoln. The declination of Senator Allison so disarranged the program that delay was necessary. The difficulty Wwas in making the proper assignments for the Interior and Navy Departments. All the other places were filled as they were indi- cated before. FOUR NAMES were under consideration to-day in connec- tion with these two places. They were Hunt, of Louisiana; Gresham, of Indiana; Kirk- wood, of Iowa; and Horace Davis, of Cali- fornia. It was determined, however, that Hunt should have some place in the Cabinet, but which place was rot decided. Alr. Hunt was quite as ready to take the Navy Department as the Interlor. Indeed, his New Orleans friends pre- ferred that he should be Secretary of the Navy, for, as one of them said, Louisiana has a good deal to do. with -the ocean, but nothing with- the Indians. Horace Davis rested under the disadvantage that he did not have the support of his State delegation in Congress, although he had large indorse- ments from the- State itself. Sargent had succeeded in secur'ng the recommendations of the California delegation in Congress, but Gen. Garfield . AD NEVER INTENDED | to put him in the Cabinet. Judge Gresham, it was discovered, would be very strong- ly opposed by mearly if mnot quite all of the Indiana Republican delega- tion in Congress. Sonmic of them even went so far as to say that if le should be nominated they would endeavor to secure his defeat. ‘They claimed that he was never a consistent Republiean, and that he was not such a lawyer as should be put in the De- partment of Justice. Finally it was decided not to taie either Davis or Gresham, but to appoint Kirkwood to the Interior Depart- ment. The Cabinet is zccepted as a very strong one, and the bitterest Democrats are compelled to acknowledge that it is com- posed of men of the highest character and of the most unimpeachable integrily. SENATOR BECK, OF KESTUCKY, who was reported to have made the pleasant remark about Robert Lincoln, said to-night: “The Cabinet is a fine one. No honest man could objeet to it. 1t is composed of strong meil.” Jones, of Florida, one of the fairest of the Southern Democratic Senators, said: « I know every member of that Cabinet, and they are all gentlemen and able men. Itis a most excellent Cabinet, and, looking at it from a Democratic point of view, I have nothing to say aminst it.”” Thescare a few types of the general Democratic opinion. ‘The interviews might Le extended into pagmes, with the same result. Senator Wal- lace, of Pennsylvania, _COMMENTING ON THE SELECTION OF MAC- - VEAGH, . thought that bis appointment would searcely strengthen the Republican party in his State, inasmuch as it might put the Stalwarts and what have become known as the Blaine Re- publicans in antagonism. AacVeagh, as is knpwn, Is a very indepandent Republican, and has been in all the reform mwovements of that State. e was a very earncst supporter of Blaine as agsinst the Grant-Cameron fac- tion prior to the Chicago Convention. Sen- ator Wallace thinks, however, that some adjustment of the differences are like- Iy to be made between MacVeagh and Don Cameron. Possibly the most radical Stalwart Republican opinion upon the Cab- d by opinious expressed here Tavi:eye, who says that the Cabinet is Inet is typi gbo—uizht by Frank Hatton. of the Burlington strong in every particular, except that if Gar- field intends to enforee the Federal laws in behalf of free ballot and an honest count in the South it can’ scarcely be expected that MacVeagh will enforee these laws. % TOE STALWARTS OBJECT TO MACVEAGH somewhat on account of his connection with the Louisiana contest. Wayne lMacVeagh, the new Attorney-General, is a brother of Franklin MacVeagh, of Chicago. There are two members of the new Cabinet who were born south of Mason and Dixon’s line—Kirk- wood, who was. as ther say, in the State of his ‘nativity, “raised on the Eastern shore of Marytand,” and Hunt, who was born in Louisiana.” An Ohio mau, referring to the impartiality with which Gen. Garfield has selected his Cabinet. says that everybody is represented in the Cabinet except Gen. Gar- field himself. . ' ! GARFIELD'S NOMINATIONS. . Tb the Watern Associated Press. WaAsmsGTox, D. C., March 5—President Garfield sent:to the -Senate the following mominations: - s 3 James G. Blaine, of Maine, Secretary of State. William Windoa, of Minncsots, Secretary of “he Treasury. wl{ob«m T. Lincoln, of Illinois, Secretary of ar. the Navy. . < : Samuel J. Kirkwood, of Iowa, Secretary of the Intericr, f Thomas L. James, of New York, Postmaster General, Wayne MacVeagh, of Pennsylvannia, Attor- ney-Geaerat, 5 - SENUTORIAL RESIGNATION. Wasmixgroy, D. C., Mareh 5.—alr. Blaine this afternoon mailed Gov. Plaisted his res- iznation us United States Senator, to take eflect this day. Tle also mailed the notifica- tion of his resiguation to the Speaker ot the Maine House of Representatives. Both communicationsshould be received next Mon- day, which will’ enable the Legislature to elect lis successor on the second Tuesday following. BENATOR WINDOM will delay signing his_resignation until Moudn{ next, as the Minnesota Legisla- ture adjourns to-day,ana the Governor will then have unquestionable power to appoint his suecessor immediately, wherea resig- ted on a day when the JLegislature sion, alihough not received until ournment, mizht give rise to doubts as to the Governor's power to appoiut. THE SENATE. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Special Disvatch to The Chicaco Tribune. WasnixGToy, D. C., Mareh 5.—The exec- utive st n at which the nowminations were confirmed was quite long, and the report became circulated that there was some op- position. Investigation proved that this was untrue. The members of the Cabinet who were Senators were immediately confirmed without a reference, but some one suggested, when the other names were reached, that they might as well be referred to Comunittee and take the usual course. Now thereare no Committees, and eannot be until the Sen- ate is reorganized. When that will be is uncertain. To have made such’ a reference wounld have caused great delay, and . would have precipitated an unnecessary contest upon the Senate. After some talk about precedents, and sbme of the musty usages of the Senate, therefore, the nomiations were all confirmed. There was no objection to anybody. The oniy point was that, they oughtto be referred,— that the Senate should stand by its traditions. There does not now seem, however, to be a disposition to reorgranize the Senate. ‘There Was no agreement in caucus. THE THREE SENATORIAL VACANCIES - add to the complication. Senator Windom did not resign to-day, as it was the day for the adjournment of the Minnesota Legisla- ture, and if he had resigned some question wight have been raised as to the right of the Governor to aippoint, the resignation having been made. on a day that the Legislature was in session. Senator Blaine sent his res- iznation to Maine to-nizht, and the election of Mr. Frye will undoubtedly follow one weék from next Tuesday. When asked by a Dbrother Senator to-day how he felt about the change, Mr. Windom replied, that his only regret was that it would compel bim to leave the Senate. SENATOR BLAINE REMARKED that, though the statement might appear strange, the great difficulty in making up the Cabinet had been in finding men adapted to the positions who were willing to, accept. He intimated-that there had been more declina- tions than the public had yet heard of. The new Senate has in it so many new faces that 1t will take a regular habitue of the' Capitol some time to get acqualnted with them. The youngest-looking member Is Senator Gor- {man, of Aaryland, Ile has secured an eligible seat on the Democratic gide. Senator Conger has a seat on the outer row of the Republican side, formerly occu- pied by Senator Chandler. Senator Hale has the seat adjoining. Scuator Hawley gets a good seat on the third row. . MR MANONE 2 was not in the Senute to-day, but has select- ed aseaton the RNepublican side formerly held by Senator Baldwin. The crowd to-day was almost equal to that which congregated to see the death of the Forty-sixth Cou- gress. A large number were in uni- form. ‘There was also a uumber of ladies, who elbowed their way through the surging masses, much to their discomfort and the spoliation of their clothes. ‘The tallc is that the special session of the Senate will not ‘last over ten days. The Democrats are anxious for an adjournment. They now hold the organization, but fear, if the session is continued until the Repub- lican vacancies are filled, it may be’taken awey from them. Senator Blaine occupied his seat in the Senate to-day, and was but- tonholed exceedingly by the inquisitive. VICE-PRESIDENT ARTHUR called the new Senate to order to-day as if used toit: When he filedin from the rear lobby and ascended the chair to take his seat he was greeted with a round of ap- plause, which he acknowledged by a formal bow. Ilewas given a banquet by friernds to- night at Wormley’s. To the Western Assoctated Press. i RECESS. WasniNGroy, . C., March 5.—The Senate met at noon, but took a recess until 3 o’clock toawaita communication from the Presi- dent, which Mr. Pendleton stated would be received at that hoyr. GEN. IANCOCK. Mr. Hoar offered a resolution extending to Gen. Winfield S. Hancock the privileges of the floor during his stay in YWashington. Adopted unanimously. BLAIN RESOLUTIO! Mr. Blaine, in accordance with a notice given by bim some weeks ago, submitted the following resolutios Resolved, That a specinl committee of five Sen- ators be appointed by the Chair to take into con- sideration the mode of voting for President and Vice-President of the United States.and the mode of counting und certifying the sawe, who shull report such propositions for a chanze in the lnw and Constitution us may seem expedieat: that said Commitiee bave power to sit during tho re- cess of Congress, and that thoy be directed to reporton or before the second Wednesdny in Jopusrs, 188 ‘Temporarily laid on the table to be print- ed. Xecess. APPLAUDED. Upon calling the Senate to order at noon, Vice-President Arthur was vigorously ap- plauded by the galleries. PETITIONS. . The Vice-President stated that he had re- ceived for presentation a number of petitions for special lemslation, but his own opinion, based upon rules and precedents, was that these couid not be presented at an eéxtraor- dinary session of the Senate. He submitted the guestion as to the disposition to be made of the communications. After remarks by Messrs. Harris end Hill, it was ordered that the petitions be retained by the Vice-Presi- dent, to be submitted by him at the next leg- islativesession. AT THE REASSEMBLING the galleries, which during the day had been visited by numerous sighi-seers, werce dense- ly crowded, and, upon the entrance of Sena- tor Blaine, the more demonstrative of the visitors gave vent to their exuberance by way of compliment to that Senator in loud applause. The demonstration was repeated upon the 'appearaiice of Vire-President Arthur. As soon as the Chair called the Senate to order Mr. Anthony called attention to the matter. Ile presumed that many oc- cupants.of the galleries were strangers, un- acquainted with the rules. They should be made to understand that any manifestation of approbation or disapprobation was an in- suit to the body, and would lead immediately to the galleries being cleared. 3 The Vice-President instructed the Ser-' geant-at-Arms to see that order was main- tained. 3 A MESSAGE was received from the Yresident. of the United States, when Mr. Cawmeron (Pa.) moved that the Senate proceed to the consid- eration of executive business. ‘The motion prevailed without objection. The galleries were cleared, and the doors closed. Willam H. Hunt, of Loulsiana, Sécretary of, -cording to tire total nuwmber ot When the doors reopened the Senate ad- journed until Monday. g . CONFIRMED. : ‘The Senate, in executivesession, confirmed .all the Cabinet nominations. . THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. When the Senate went into executive ses- sion this afternoon Senators Blaine, Win- dom, and Kirkwood left the chamber. and did not_return to it. The Cabinet nomina- | tions being laid before the Senate, Alr. Cam- eron suggested thas their consideration be de- ferred to await tne appointment of commit- tees. Upon this suggestion a colloguial discussion ensued in regard to precedents, and after it had progressed some time, there being no dissent as w the propriety of con- firming the three Senatorial” nominations -withoutt reference to conunittee, they were unanimously confirmed. A long debate fol- lowed in regard to the propriety of taking fmmediate action upon the = Iemaining nominations. Messrs, ‘Conkling and Davis (111.) contended that these important matters ought not to be excepted from the ordinary practice and operation of the rule that re- quires examination and report by some com- imittee on every nomination subwitted to the Senate. Senators Pendleton, Beck, and Voorhees took the ground that appoint- ments of this kind, unless objectionable By reason of defeets of moral character, ought to be confirmed Immediately, and Beck re- marlked to his colleazues on the Democratic side of the chamber that, if they desired to o out ot power and remain out for twenty- five years, they might try the ef- fect of delaying the confirmation of the son of Abraham Lincoln, At the termination of the debate, which was not addressed at any time to the merits of the nominations, they were separately confirmed without roli-eall or a dissenting vote in_any dnstance, Mr. Voorliess made the motion upon which Secretary Lincoln was confirmed, and it was stated Attorney- General MacVeagh was confirmed on motion of Senator Cameron. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The Democratic Senators held 2 caucus this afternoon, at which a committee con- sistiner of Pendleton, Davis of West Virginia, ili of Georgia, ‘Harris, Garland, Ransom, Farley, Lamar, and Coekrell was, ap- pointed to arrange the ~ majority membership of Senate Conunittees.” The Republicans are to be accorded four mem- bers out of nine, or .three out of seven, ac- etiators on each committee. The Demoeratic Senators wio, by rule of . promotion, may be- come entitled to the Chairmanship of two or. more committees, will' be given their _choice, and new Senators will Dbe assizned to the vacuncies thus or other- wise created. The caucus decided to retain the present officers of the Senate. Pendleton was clected Chairman of the caucus, vice Wallace, whose Senatorial terin expited yes- terday. There was_considerable ¢ at to- day’s’ meeting of the advis: xtfy of deferring complete . organization of the Senate until the filling of the vacan- cies in 1t membership and a_definit knowledge of theattitude of Senator Mahone shall practically determine what basis of or- ganizztion may be relied upon as permanent. A motion for adjournment of the Senate to the 15th inst. will probably be offered by some Democratic member next Monday, and it is thought quite vossible the proposed ad- journment may be ordered. BLAINE. JAMES G. BLAINE, of Augusta, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Jan. 51, 1830; gradudted at Washington College, Pennsylvania; adopted the editorial profession, and went to Maine, where he edited the Portland Advertiser and the Kennebec Journal; was a'member of the Maine Legislature in 1859, ’60, '61, and ’62, serving the last two years as Si the House; was elected to the Thirf ‘Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, TForty-first, Forty- second, und Forty-third Congresses (serving in the Forty-first, the Forty-second, and the Forty-third as Speaker); was retlected to the Forty-fourth Congress ns a Republican; was elected to the United States Seuate to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna- tion of Lot AL Morrill, appointed Secretary of the Treasury, and was elected for the en- suing term, which will expire March 3, 1883, "The people are familiar with his great cam- paigns for nomination for the Presidency. JAMES. 10IS CAREER. Spectat Dispatch to Thé Chiccgo Tribune. New York, March 5.—~Thomas. Lemuel James is a man who has worked his way up, by perseverance and a steady adherance to principle, from the position of a printer’s ap- prentice to the exalted office of Postmaster- General. Citizens of New York know Mr. James only toadmire him. He has given to this city the best postal facilities which it has ever enjoyed, and merchants and business- men will look upon his withdrawal from the New York Post-Olice with the regret which always follows thé resignation of a thorough- ly efficient officer. What New York will lose, as a city, however, the Nation will gain, and fhe system which Mr. James has estab- lished here will undoubtedly be retained and possibly improved upbon;. as the larger experience .which he will now have will suggest improvements to him. Like Presi- dent Garfield, Col. James is in every sense of the phrase A SELF-MADE MAN. e was born into Utica, March 29, 1831, and isnow in his 50th vear. He was educated ot the Utica Academy, but, at the age of 15, he was thought old enough to begin to work for himself, and was ‘apprenticed, to learn the printing businéss, to 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 wrote several articles for the Liberty Press, which were accepted and printed. Working in such an office, and surrounded by the pet- sons who naturally flocked to tlie ofiice, it was not surprising that Mr. Jawes, early in life, imbibed those ideas of THE TRUE NATURE OF LIBERTY which have characterized his career from early boyhood. Ile became an ar- dent supporter of " tha claims- of the: masses to the rights which he claimed “were inherent in manhood. The old Whig party was the only party which then represented this sentiment, and he be- came o violent Whig, advocating the prinei- ples of the party long before he was old enough to vote for them. e belicved then, when a mere boy, that every creed, every color; and every nationality should have equal rights in this Republie, and he has never deserted those principles since. In 1857 his apprenticeship to Mr. Bailey ended, and, in partnership with the ton. Franeis B. Fisher, he purchased the AMadison County Journal,aWhig paper publislied at Tamilton, Anderson' County. At this time thinzs were, strongly Democratie, and the Town of Ham- ilton, under the lead of Gen. James W Nye, afterwards United States Senator from Nevada, was the Democratic stronghold® of the county. Mr. James’ paper did good service in . 9 THE FREE-SOIL WHIG cause, but the Democratic tendencies of the county were too strong to be over- come. by printer’s ink, and, although the editorial writings of Mr. Jawmes were strong and vigorous,. the county still remained- Demoeratic. When the Republican party was first formed, Mr, James made the Bfadison County Journal a Repub- lican paper, and advocated. the election of Fremont. During the lasi five years of his residence at Hamilton he was made Collector ot Canal Tolls, and this ofii¢e he filled to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens, inconjune- tion with his editorial duties, until he left Hainiiton to come to this city. This wasin 186L. Mr. Jumes had learned by that time that it was not profitable to run a Republican journal in a county which was strongly Democratic, and, as -his principles were. too firmly grounded to allow him to change the tone of his paper to suit the popular demand, he decided to sell the journaland come to this city. Hesecured an appuintmentas @ - - INSPECTOR OF CUSTOMS under Hiram Beraey,-who was “at that time Collector of the Port of New York. In this’ " position he served until 1864, when he was made a Weigher. After serving five years in this capacity he was promoted, In 1869, to the" position of Deputy Collector of the Third Division, in which position he had charge of the business of the Warehouse department of the Custom-House. Upon the inaugura- tion of Civil-Service reform he.was made President of the Board of Examiners for the Custom-House. In 1873 Mr.-Cornell, Surveyor of the Port, resigned. and the friends of Mr. James urged President Grant to ap- point himn to the'vacant place. At about the same time, however, Gen. P. H. Jones, Post- master of this city, resigned, and Gen. Grant designated Mr. James as hi$ successor. This was on March 17, 1673, and since that time Mr. James has been the Postmaster of New York City. What he has done during these eight years toadd to the efliciency. of the postal-service the merchants and business men of this cify know well. No comment is needed- upon the reforms which- he has made. He will bring to bear upon the Post- master-General’s Department - a practical knowledgment of ' details which has never Dbefore been possessed by the head of this De- partment. 4 THE DISPATCH ANNOUNCING THE NOMINA- TION of Mr. James by President Garfield was re- celved in this city a few minutes after- the delivery of the message to the Senate. While it was confidently expected by all in the Post- Office In this city that Postmaster James would succeed to this position, it was only when the confignatory news was received - that - the Post-Office employés gave vent to their enthusiasm. Before the fact was generally known through the building, the flag was hoisted from the dome, and, within a few minutes, the new Postmaster-General was surrounded by the Superintendents of the various depart- ments, which, as Postmaster of New York, have been under his control. Late in the afternoon Postmaster James went upon the gallery floor in the Post-Office, in front of which the entire force of.ewployés was as- sembled. In addressing ‘them Mr. James said: 78 1am very much obliged to you all for your hearty congratulations., In return, I beg to congratulate you, and ull - the attachés of the~ Post-Oflice, Tor the compliment' puid to you by the Govornment in selecting your chief for the honorable. positon .to which he bas been elevated, for he’ certainly never would have been &8s Vsuccessful as he has been without the hearty codperation which ‘has distinguished every man In this bullding fn performing his duties. ' Ihope that you will be a5 faithful under my successor as you all have been with me. 1bid you good-bye. Three cheers and jthe *zrand salute,” pe- culiar to te Post-Office, were given to Post- master James as he retired. CONGRATULATIONS. NEw York, March 5—When "the news of the appointment’of Postmaster James by President Garfield as Postmaster-General reached the New York Post-Office it was the occasion of general rejoicing, and hearty congratulations were showered upon him. Many_citizens called to congratulate the new Postmaster-General during -the after- noon. E ‘ ELL PERKINS ON THE NEW POSTMASTER- GENERAL. s Thomas L. James, the new ,I’ostmnster- General, bemg a New York City man, is not very well known in the West. In search of information about him, Melville D. Landon (EIi Perkins), now stopping at the Palmer 1louse, was apprcached. “Thomas L. James,” said Mr. Landon, *I have known intimately. for .twenty-four vears. When I say intimately, I mean we were boys tog8tlier. When Iwent to college at Madison University, Hamilton, Madison County, N. Y., Mr. James was a printer in that town.” Lle printed the first article I ever wrote for the press. IIe wasa fair-faced, jovial, rosy-cheeked young man. Ilis com- plexion was as fairasa lily, and is so still. His cheeks. to-day have the soft pink of the peach. Any young lady in Chicago would be proud if she ‘had a complexion as fair and peachy as Mr. James. Mr. James, Isay, was andis now a practical printer. He can set ' type as fast and eorrectly as the best type-» setter in Tme TRIBUNE office. ~ 1Iis news- paper was the *Democratic-Republican. George R. Waldron was his partner.” «How were Mr. James’ politics " “HE WAS ALWAYS A STANCI REPUBLICAN. Hewasasstrong an anti-Slaveryite as his old rriend, Garret Smith, who lived only eighteen miles from bim, He was the friend of all the young Republicans in the county. He never wavered in the Republican faith. 1Iis pen was for free speech, free press, and free land always. 1le was beloved by every- body in Hamilton. In fact, Tom James never had an enemy in his -life. Iremember once in 2 college oration I very foolishly attacked the Democratie party, or rather Stephen A. Douglas. Of courss all the colleze Douglas- ites hissed me. When Tom James came to write about the incident in the Republican the next - week he everlastingly scored the Democrats in the audience who made the disturbance. Ihave that article now writ- ten by Mr. James twenty-four years ago.” Where did Mr. James go to from Hamil- ton?” f “Jle sold out his newspaper and went to New Yorlk, where,: THROUGH CONKXLING'S INFLUENCE, he became an Tnspector in the Custom-ITouse under Thomas Murphy, and remained there during_that gentlemaw’s entire Collector- ship. While an Inspector in the Custom- House,. Mr. James was a hardworking local volitician. With such men as Arthur, John V. Gridley, Tow Aurphy, Thurlow Veed, and Sheridan_Shook, Mr. Jaumes kept up 51\9 ilggb}a ,, Republican organization in New K. 15 James a Conkling man ?” “Most_emuhatically, he is. _He was ap- pointed Postmaster of New York by Gen. Grant at Mr. Conkling’s request. Conkll has made James and James has done & good deal owards. making Conkling. James and Murphy and Arthur, in fact, made Conkling Senator. ‘The four men—James, Conkling, Murphy, and Arthur—came _to Clnm\::p, towether to work for Grant. Is James a ‘306 man ? Of course he He’s a Grant man out-and-out. lie wears a ‘8067 badge under his coat-collar.”” B “Iow came President Hayes to retain Mr. James Postunster of New York after dis- missing Arthur, Cornell, and Platt?” Well, Mr. James was such a good Post- miaster, and the business-men in_New York liked him so well, that President H-:\yes coulrd not ask _his resiguation._ Even George W. Curtis joined othér New-Yorkers in request- ing President [layes to retain Mr. James. Ar, James, 1 say,is * Ls " A FINE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. From utter chaos in the New York Post- Office ho_has brought out the most pexfect order. To Mr. James we owe, in reality, the first ideas of the fast-mail service. “‘The New York Post-Office is 30 well run that even the London Post-Office has_had men there zopy- ing Mr. James’ rezulations. Not longago” continued Mr. Landon, * Iasked Mr. James “what Die would do_if he were made Postmaster-Genernl? He said, *I would have an 8 o’clock deiivery inevery large city. Then I would increase niail carriers so as to have an hourly delivery throughout the day. 1 would also run fast-mail trains out of bz cities like New York, Philadelphia Chi Boston, Cincinnati, and_St. ouls.” my word,” continued Mr. Landon, * ‘Tom James has been Postmaster. sixty days, 4 o'clock trains will fake the meil over the Alton, Burlingtoa, and Wisconsin roads out of Chieago. Chicago nswsnn&:}ers will be in Milwaukee, Mendota, -and Bloomington at breakfast,and in Springfield, Rock Island, Peoria, Madison, and Fort Wayne at 10 o'clock. He is emphatically o fast-mail man. . i : “What family has Mr. James ?”, S22 *He has n wife and married daughter. His daughter marriea Mr. Charles_Pearsons, the Assistant-Postmaster of New Yorl, who will now, no doubt, be the Postmaster of New York. Helisa splendid executive officer,—a young man of rare ability.” 5 ROBERT T. LINCOLN. - CHICAGO’S FIRST CABINET OFFICER. ' The fact that Mr. Robert T. Lincoln would be nominated as Secretiry of War hps been so generally understood “for some days back that the sending in of his name to the Senate yesterday did not create as much of a stir as would have been the case had the appoint- ment come as asurprise. There was, how- €éver, considerable gratification expressed at the fact that a Chieagoan had finally received a Cdbinet aopointment. Illinois has not i been favored much in that way. . Mr. Brown- ing occupled - & seat’ during President Johnson’s term of office; and*Mr. Wash- burne,.then a resident of Galena, was for a brief period Secretary of State, while Gen. Rawlings occupied the position of Secretary of War during a portion of Gen. Grant’s first term; but Chicago has not hitherto counted a Cabinet Minister amoug her citizens. Itis understood that Mr. Lincoln has not yet received an offlcial notification of his ap- pointment, and therefore has not notified the President of his acceptanco or declination, although it is of course. presumed he .will not refuse the honor conferred upon him. ‘It is a breach of etiquet for a gentlemanin Mr. Lincoln’s position to say whether ho will or will not accept until he has heard from -the P’resident, and notitied him_of his inten- tions, and therefore no’ reporter vexed him with unnecessary questions. It is safe to prediet, however, that he will accept’ the position, and the general: Impression is that he will discharge the duties most acceptably. As will be seen . elsewhere, the Republican clubs, at their meetings held yesterday even- ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS EXPRESSIVE OF THEIR PLEASURE :tlib II\({:. Lincoln’s selection by President Gar- el On the subject of Mr. Lincoln’s appoint-. ment, Mr. Morry Nelson said to a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday: “1 think the appointment isa good one. Mr. Lincoln is an excellent_olfice man, and- has a great deal of ‘abllity and character. 1Ile will keep things in orderin his oftice, Ilook upon his appointent as a deserved compli- ment to his own ability, to the State he rep- resents, and to the memory of his father.” Mr. D. L. Purinzton, President of the County Board, said: I think Lincoln will make an excellent Cabinet ofiicer. ~Between ourselves, I would not be surprised if he was to become President of the United States some day. Heisagood lawyer and busi- ness-nan, a hard worker, and will fill’ the position creditably. I would have liked to see him Secretary of the Interior, but I am well pleased at seeing him placed where he S.’ Ald. D.3 L. Shoreysaid that, while he be- lieved the position was tendered to Mr. Lin- coln out of respect to his late father, he thought that ho would make agood Cabinet oflicer. e had a good deal of native ability, was thoroughly conscientious and pains- taking, and would keep his oflice in_capital order. He supposed that President Garfield was so placed that it was a ques- tion wiih him whether Emery “Storrs or Robert Lincoln: should have a place in the Cabinet, and he chose the less brilliant man after duly considering the mat- ter. The surroundings which Mr." Lincoln would have at the Cabinet would be such as to give credit to the Administration, and the sentiment attaching to his avpointment could not fail to bring strength to the Ad- ministration. * . ' BIOGRAPHICAL. Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son and only surviving child of Abraham Lincoln, was born in Springfleld, Iil., Aug. 1,1843. Ie prepared. for colleze at Phillips’ Academny, Exeter, N. H., and, having entered Harvard, graduated the summer of 1864 Four months subsequently he became a member of the Harvard Law School. But before fin- ishing. .the course he went into the ~ army and was on Gen. - Grant’s stafl with the rank of Captain, from Feb. 20 to June 10, 1865, serving until the War closed. He then returned to his law- books, and completed his studies. * He lo- cated in_Chicago, and was admitted to_the Bar by the Supreme Court of the State, Feb. 95, 1867, In September of the following year -he was married in_Washington, by Bishop Simpson, to Mary Ilarlan, daughter of ex- Senator Ilarlan, of fowa. He and his wife spent six months of the summer and fall of 1873 iIn Europe, and, on re- turning to Chicazo, he nssociated himself with Mr. Edward S. Isham, in law practice, and the two have been partuers ever since, the firm beinz one of the best known in the city, and doing a large and lucrative busi- ness. Mr. Lincoln, politically, followed in the footsteps of his illustrious” father, and is a “stalwart” Republican, though, with two exceptions, he has taken no active part in polities. 1Ie was conspicuous several years ago In sauelehing the gang of robbers who controllea the South Town, and voted thein- selves enormous salarles for doing nothing, He was elected Supervisor, and put the affairs of the town in good shape, and, sinee then, not & dollar of taxes has been levied for town purposes.” e cameto the front again last year, favoring Gen. Grant for President. He was a defegaté to the State Convention, and was choscn to repre- sentin part his Congressional district’in the National Convention, but gave up bis place to Stephen A. Douglas, Jr. e was a Presi- dential Elector on the Republican ticket, and, as anevidence of his vopularity athome, it may bestated that hereceived a larger num- ber of votes than any of hiy associates, -Mr. Lincoln is a man of vigor, ability, and exec- utive capacity, and, iike his father, has com- mon sense, and is known for his good judg- ment and _unaffected modesty. Besides, he is energetic, and loves to work. MACVEAGH. WELL PLEASED. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. PmLaveLeny, Pa., March 5—It would nave been difficult to suggesi a better Cabi- nent appointment from this State than that of Wayne MacVeagh. Although a brother- in-law of Senator Cameron, his methods and his ideas in politics have always widely dif- fered from those of the ‘family inte which he married, but he never attémpted to as- sume leadership in the anti-Cameron fight. It is, of course, phtent that his name would never have been proposed by Senator Cam- eron, but it is- cqually true that he has not aggressively or actively antagonized the leading spirits who have dominated the party in this State since there was o Republican party. - He has always had the courage of his convictions, but he, has often curbed A LEGITIMATE POLITICAL AMBITION for ‘family reasons. When -his name-was mentioned for-the Senatorship, a few weeks ago, lie said-to personal friends that hecould not enter the fight, * for,” said he, ** Don and I et along well enough together, but he does not want me in the Senate, and it Is not worth - while for me to fight for it. 1y profession . occupies all my time, and I could mnot accept the office ex- cept at .- & ~ pecuniary . sacrifice. 1 am not so foolish as to say that I would not take it, for men do not decline United States Senatorships.- I only say say that T cannot enter the .field and fizht forit” He was born at Pheenixville, Chester County, April 19, 1833, and is thus in his 45th year. Hewas named after Isané Wayne. He received his early education in Chester County, but was prepared for college at Freeland Seminary, in Montzomery County, under the instruc- tion of J. W Sunderland, LL.D. He gradu- ated at Yale College b IN THE FAMOUS CLASS OF 1853, & and then studied latv with the Hon. Joseph J. Lewis, of Westchester, and was in that borough admitted to the Bar April 26, 1850. 4 Soon after his admission to the Bar he was elected District Attorney of Chester County, and served in that capacity for three years. DURING THE WAR FOR THE UNION Mr. MacVeagh was twice in the service,— first as a Captain of a company of cavalry, which was in the service for two weeks only, when the invasion of the State was threatened, in September, 1862, and as a Major on the staff of Maj.-Gen. Couch dur ing the emergency: of the following year. By 1his time he had attained BUCH PROMINENCE IN POLITICAL CIRCLES that he was made Chalrman of the Republic- an State Central Committee during the cam- paign of 1863. The fliSt interruption of his professional life after that date was 1870, when President Grant appointed him to suc- ceed E. Jay Morris as Minister to Constanti- nople. "This position”he held until towards the close of 1371, when -he resigned and wos$ succeeded by George H. Boker. P IN BARLY LIFE AlY, MacVeagh had warried a daughter of Mr. Lewis, his lnw preceptor, and, after her death, he marricdain 1807, a daughter of ex- Senator Simon Cameron. It was on account of his new family relations tha, after his re- turn from the Turkish mission, he moved his residence t6 Harrisburg. .In October, 18i2, he was elected a Republican del2gate to the Convention for revising the Constitution of the State. Ife served as Chairmanof the Committea on the Lggislature and o ‘member of -the Committee on as Judiclaty. In the -Convention:. nis varied Jegal ncquircments and - flne -oratofical powers enabled hix to take o leading posi- tion, and he was throughout one of the most -prominent and infiuential members of that body. IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME that Mr. MacVeazh first found his relation- ship by marriage to the Cameron family to stand {u the way'of his political advance- meat, and it has ever since been a stumbling- block to a man who has displayed too much personal inacpendence and too earnest a. devotion to- the -principles of the Re- publican party to submit even tacitly to -Bossrule. When Gen. Hartranft first beceame Governor, in 1873, Mr. MacVeagh should have been made Attorney- General, and would have been given t}]e po- sition if the elder Cameron had not desired & reélection to the United States Senate, and professed to.beliove that it would not do to hieap so many honors upon one family. In the fall of 175 there was a chance for him to enter the Cabinet under'Grant as Secretary of the Interior, and his name was seriously mentioned in connection. with the vacancy made by Columbus Delano’s retirement. Ex-Senator Zachariah Chandler secured the place, however. Just previous to this, in July, 1875, President Grant had appointed him z meniber of the Comumittece to investigate the charges brought by Prof. Marsh, of Yale College, against the management of affairs in the Red Cloud Indian Agency. This position the President was . VERY ANXIOUS FOR IIM TO ACCEPT, but, after mature reflection, hie declined it. At the beginning of 1876 Mr. MacVeagh re- moved his law office from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, and he has since made this city the chief scene of his professional labors. His residence, however, is in Lower Merion 'Township, Montgomery Coun- ty, where he recently bought a fine farm. His connection with the famous Louisiana Commission vears ago is well remembered. For his ac- tion, which resulted in the overthrow of - the Carpet-Bag Government, he was assailed by ‘Gen. Butler, and promptly replied in two re- markable fetters, which shows “that Batler lias mistaken the character of the man with whom he was dealing. IN THE FIRST OF THESE LETTERS he said: ‘WhereI am known I do not need to deny the stlly story about the use of money, or to declare it to be—as you well know it to be—a bare and cowardly falschood. Tor thoss who ~do mot know me, perhups I ought to add that,apart from any repugninco on my part to the erime, there wore two practical dificulties in the way ‘of ny committing it. I had no money of my own to spare, and it is only & military command- antot New Orleans fu time of war who can safe- I approprinte’any considerable quantity of the property of others to his own use. 1N THE SECOND LETTER, whieh was a rejoinder to”Butler’s published reply, he started out by intimating that Butler had overworked his invect- ive faculties, and had destroyed “that vreputation for effective scur- rility” which he had so "sedulously fostered. * You deliberftely,” he continued, “ wrote and published concerning me four sheer falsehoods,, without a particle of foundation for any one of them. Thereupon I promptly put you on the National pillory, with a very legible statement of your offen- ses upon your forehead. MMy chief purpose was to exhibit you as a warning to -younger 1men, by showing them that, in spite of great ability and energy, you had become the leper of our politics, by reason of the gen- eral conviction that you habitually disregard the eighth and ninth commandments.” In the fall of 1877 Mr. MacVeagh was strongly urged for the position of MINISTER TO ENGLAND, but when the delegation mes Mr. MacVeagh was cast aside and Simon Cameron.was uanimously indorsed for the place. So Wayne MacVeagh was not appointed Minis- ter to England, nor did Simon Cameron se- cure the place. In the summer of 1879 the English mission again fell vacant, and it was inderstood that Mr. MacVeagh could have had the place if he had not peremptorily de- clined it. Iis'name was also mentioned at the time in connection -with the Attorney- Generalship, ‘but the auticipated vacancy did not occur. The prominent part recently taken by Mr. MacVeagh in political affairs nged not be given at length.. He was oneof the organizers of the National Republican League, which did such effective work in preventing the nomination of Gen. Grant for the Presidency last year, and as a member of the Executive Committee of that organiza- tion PROCEEDED TO CIICAGO at the time the Convention was hield. There he again crossed swords with the Cameroxs, and the victory this time was on his side. After the Convention was ~over he made a journey to Russia, as counsel to Mr. Wharton Barker, on the expedition to investigate the coal and iron fields in the southern section of that country. In the re- cent Senatorial contest in thisState his name was frequently mentioned as a rallying-point for the anti-Cameron members of the Legis- lature, but he was not a candidate for the place, and steadfastly refused to permit the use of his name in the contest. At a public anniversary held in this city a year ago Mr. MacVeagh delivered an impressive address, in which he thus suecinctly set forth I8 POLITICAL PLATFORM: “I happen, among other unpopularand - practieable things. to entertain a sincere de- sire 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 thefthat service, instead of being filled by decayed politicians seeking a_temporary asylum as a reward for partisan labors, should be filled by such busy, energetie, and workinz men as can only be secured by the attraction of that permanent tenure.’” IN PEASONAL APPEARANCE Mr. MacVeagh is slight, stoops a little, and Is rather below theaverage hight. e wears his face clean-shaved except the mustache. Iis voico when speakinig in public is clear and musical. The only drawback to his oratory has been a slight affectation of man- ner. He is, however, logieal in his discourse, and at times rises to a'pitch of brilliancy in his language that can be surpassed by few public speakers of the present day. He is a careful, painstaking, studions man in all that he umiertakes, and his well-earned reputa- tion as a lawyer is sufficient gukrantee of his fitness for the place to which he has been calied in the councils of the President. - WINDOM. ; WHAT THOSE SAY WHO KNOW HDI WELL. “Spetial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . WasmxyeToy, D.-C., March 5.—Following is a sketch of Senator Windom, the new Sec- retary of the Treasury, as seen in his home- life here. Among the fashionable residences that adorn Vermont -avenue between the Arlington and the brass-mounted Fourteenth street cirele Is a tall mansion embowered in luxuriant maples. 1t is of plain- brick with window-caps of the same material, painted drab and brown. The. building faces the morning sun, and stands alone, avacant grassy lot on one side and a clean-cut alley on the other. There is mno more beautiful thoroughfare in the City of Lovels Avenues than Vermontavenue, and of all the handsome residences of brick and stone by the wayside there are none more_ coolly-in- viting than this, ttie home of Senator Will- iam Windom, of Minnesota. Many tbere are more costly, no doubt, but the air of home is under the greatapaple in the front-yard, and the leaves brushing the bay-window seem to whisper of green fields and flowers and the restful sumwer days of the country. Nor is this delietous air of ' home and comfort | Davenport, are three -race who carried the van of civi It is characteristic of everything within. Here is % THE CHARACTER OF THE MAN. The house was built by Senator \\'inqgm' and in finish and furniture bears the impresg of his personality. There is nothing tawdry or showy here. All is roomy, massive, ang plain. The stairway is heavy walnut. The doors are large and of the same materiy) plainly paneled. - The ground-floor ceiling iy -very high, which makes the double parlory seem narrow. The latter are furnished wity quict-elégance. In the basement, fronting the street, is the Senatorial workshop. The small, barred windows from the streetdy | not indicate what is. golng on within. Yet here, behind the plain walnut desk, sits g man amid his books and papers whose publiy career stamps him as ONE OF THE MOST EMINENT STATESMEY o‘p HIS TIME. Conceive a man of 53 years, medium hight, compactly built, with a splendid head, welj set between his brond shoulders, his mogt conspicuous feature beinz an expans of furehead ~ with Dbaldness; his nosp and full nostrils indicative of strengty , of character, a stif upper lip and with frank brown eyes that logk kindly into yours, suggestive of an easy temper and perennial good humor. [jg expression is that of bexmw_‘:lence, While tha . pure, firm complexion indicates temperata habit and superb physical health. In dress he is neat and plain, the only mark of fashioy in his- appearance beingz the Englishaont whiskers running vertically in. front of thy ears. From his attire, the man mightbe 3 well-to-do country merchant,—in facial ap. pearance, a professor of moral scicnce and 3 philosopnier. This is William Windom, thy favorit son of the great State of Minnesota, BENATOR WINDOM WAS BORN s _in Belmont County, Ohio, in May, 1825, Bijs parents were both from Old Virginin, which gives him a doubly sound Presidential padi- gree. His father’s people were from North Carolina. His mother, whose maiden namp was Spencer, came from good Pennsylvania Quaker stock. Windom the elder was oneof the famous pioneers of Ohio,—that hardy ization be- yond tha Alleghenies and reclaimed that re- gion from the wilderness. He pitehed hiz tent in the midst of the forest. Here his son William spent his boyhood and youtb, like the immortal Lincoln, * clearing up” ths claim, splitting rails, chopping wood, and * participating in all the toils incidental to pioneer farm-life. It was not until he had reached mature years that he began any regular course of mental development, but his active ambition, ready wit, and natusd force of character gave him rapid advance- ment. At 23 he left the Academy and was ADMITTED TO TIE LAR. his family having some time before moved to Knox County. For the next five yeas he practiced his profession at Mount Vernon, 0. 1t was here ha first entered public life, being "elected Publie Prosecutor as a Whay, by & majorityy of 300, in the face of a Democratic majovity in the county of 1,000. In 1855 he iwitated his father by going West, getting married, and growing up with the ecountry. - He planted his home in Winonx, Minn., whers he has ever since resided. Four years later the people of his district had already formed such an opinion of his integrity and capacity that he was run fordthe Thirty-sixth Con- gress on the Whig ticket, and triumpie autly elected. He was subsequently four times consecutively unani mously renominated, and this in adistrict where a Republican nomination was equivalent to an election. At the close of his fifth term he declined further service in the House. Ie was immediately appoint~ ed by the Governor to fill ¥ THE UN PIRED SENATORIAL TERM of the Hon. Daniel' S.. Norton, - decerséd, since which he has been twice chosen for tha the position of United States' Senator by the unanimous vote of his party. “In his early political hfe, Mr. Windom was a dis ciple of Henry Clay. From him hd inherited - a fondness - for " ihose ques tions which . pertain to the material ine terests of - the people. Perhaps the haxd practical experience of his youth contributed most to this channel of thought.~ T'uis phase of volitical economy- may be called his spe- cialty. Senator-Windom is not a brilliant or showy man. He parades neither his person nor tongue. He never does anything for ef- fect. . But he is remarkable for his* bard sense, capacity, range of ideas, and wonder- ful mental endurance, and in these quali® ties he has. had few equals - among his . colleagues -in the Ilouse or Senate. Xis abilities are of the rugged, solid - kind. Yet his public utterances arg - not devoid of the graces of rhetoric whick distinguish the orator. Ilis record is clean, his private character spotless and without reproach. His political course has been straight and consistent. He has never wavs ered in his duty to his constituents, norInal- legiance to his party. His judzmeut isem-" Dbalmed in the acts which form the proudest monuments of its political rule. : . WILLEAM WINDO3, 73t of Winona, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 10, 1827; received an academic education; studied law at Mount Vernon, Ohioj; practiced his profession in that State and in Minnesota until 1859; was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Kuox County in 185Z; removed to Minnesota in 1555; was & Representative in the Thirty-sixth, Thirty- seventh, ‘Thirty-eighth, 'Thirty-ninth, 3 Fortieth Congresses; was appointed by the * Governor of Minnesota, in July, 187, to filk the unexpited term of the ‘Llon. Daniel S Norton, deceased, in_the Senate of the United States; was' subsequently elected 23 a Xtepublican, and was relected in 187 - 11is term of service will expire March 3, 1853, S0 GLAD. Spectal Dispateh to Tiie Chicagn Tribune. finn., March 5.—The newsof Senator Window’s nomination to be Seere: tary of the Treasury was received with much enthusinsm by his old friends and neigh bors in Winona to-day. Flags are displayed at many places, and this_evening many pri= vate residences are illuminnted. KIRKEWOOD. s SAMUEL J. KIRRWOOD, o of Totwa City, was born in Harford Countys Maryland Dec. 20, 1813; recelved a_limited” édueation at the academy of John Me! . in Washingtor. City; removed -to Richland County. Ohio, in 1835, aud studied law there; was admitted” to the bar in 1313; was elected Prosecuting Attorney in 1845 and again iz’ 18477 was in 1850-'51 a member of - the Con- vention that formed the present Constitution of theState-of Onio; removed to Johnson: County, lowa, in 1855; was elected to the State Senate in 1856; was elected Governor in 1839 and againin 18GL; was in 1863 uomi,, nated by President Lincoln and confirmed 89 Minister to Denmark, but declined the ap-, pointient; was in 1656 elected to the United States Senate to fiil the unespired term.of; the Ilon. James Harlan; was in 1875 again elected Governor of Towa and resigned i oftice Jan. 31, 1877; was elected in Janoar¥-: 1876, to the United States Senate as a Ropubr . lican to succeed: George G. Wrizht, Kepal lican. His term of service will expire Ma 8, 1883, < IV I0WA. LS R Des Morxes, In., March 5.—The Repd = Ticans herc are faitly well satisfied with t52 Cablriet. The -appointments of Blaine 1%, - Kirkwood are the most popilar. There some feeling that Allfson was not chosetl il his selectlon was_both ' pupularly dest and _ expected. The. selection of b Kirkwood gives general satisfaction huwfl‘efi‘r The_ unpopular one of "the Cabinet h.ereh. MacVeagh, and much dissent Is express 8 Tegard to him. . For Senator Kirkwood 5‘5115’ ¢ cessor'in the Scuate by appointment 0l o Governor, Col, Chapman,of the Council B (e Nonpareil, Ar. S 3 Clark, of the Keokif Gate City, and State Senator Hebard, of o Qak, are most prominently imention ] Judge Cole, of Des Moines, and Col. Lvru"-- also spoken of Go¥. E