Austin Blair of Michigan was a worthy compeer of these eminent officials, and administered his high trust with honor to himself and with advantage to his country.

Richard Yates of Illinois had been chosen governor the day Mr.Lincoln was elected President, and enjoyed an exceptional popularity with the people of his State.

William Dennison had succeeded Salmon P.
Chase in the gubernatorial chair of Ohio, and was unremitting in his labor for the Union.

Alexander W.Randall of Wisconsin had contributed in no small degree by public and attractive speech to the triumph of Mr.Lincoln, and was now intrusted with an important duty, to which he gave himself with genuine zeal.
In these sixteen States--all the non-slaveholding Commonwealths east of the Rocky Mountains--the governors were members of the Republican party.

They were in political accord, and in complete personal sympathy with the administration.