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Day
19
Month
September
Year
1888
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Public Domain
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Editor Courier: - Will yon piense teil us through the columns of your aper who the membera of President }leveland's Cabinet are, and what posiioos they oecupied during the late war ol' he rebellion ? Sep. 15, '88. In'quirer. As near as we are able to answer the bove we will do so. Secretnry of statp, 'homas F. Bayard, of Delawaie. He made a strong eece-sion speech at the out)reak of the war, but mibsequently took no active part In the rebelllon. Secreary of the Treasury Chas. H. Faircliild, of New York. He was unknown diirinjc ;he war. Seeretary of War, Wm. C Cndicott, of Massitchusetts. Previous to 860 he was connected with the W'liiij arty, and was presumanly in syinpalhy rlth the Union, but remained in private rasiness, and is not on record as liaving r.'ndered any service to ttis country. Seeretary of the Nnvy, Wm. C. Wïiitney, of iew Tork. He was a gradúate of Yitle n 1863, and Immediutely entored lawschool, where be remained until the war was ended. Seeretary of tlie Interior, Wm. F. Vilas, of Vsconsin. He entered the Union army in 1802, and had advanced to the rank ot coioncl when, in n August, 1803, he resigned and resumed lie practico of bit profeulon. Postmaaer general, Don M. Dickinson, of Michiran. Was a war deinocrat, but took m ictive part in the wur. Attorney general. Augustus H. Oarland, of Arkansas. He as8isted to frame the confedérate constiui ion, and afterwards served in the confedérate Conareos. I,. Q. C. Lamr, Mr. Cleveland' lirst iSecretaryof the Interior. and now on the Snpreme üench, servid n the confedérate army.

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