Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-04

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pieces were q 6rst ascribcd tohis father. They
were reprinted in England.
In April, 1893. on the Are, information o,
war between Great Britain and France, and
before Washington had published his pvoclama.
ton OF neutrality, or !, wss known that snch .
stsep vac contemplated hy him, MIR A. published
IN the Boston Cvntinel three articles, signed
Msrcellus. The object Of which was to prove
that the duty and interest oi the United States
required them to remain neutral in tba. war.
In these papers hs developed the two princi.
p'es which have ever been the basis Of hi. creed
as q statremen union st home. and independ
enes OF all entaneIing alliances with any 70
reign State whs'ever. ftti8 H
10 May. 1904, he was appointed by Washing.
f"n. without any intimation Of such design,
either to him or 10 his father, Minister resident
10 The United Netherlands. II was supposed
Hfhe time that he wss selected in conseunence
OF his having been commended to the favorable
notice OF Washington. as a snitable person for
such an employment. by Mr. jefferson.
From 1904 I" 1901 he was in Europe, en-.
| ployed in diplomatic business, and az q public
u;,;., :. t,.u.,
Just as President Washington was retiring
| from Office. he appointed him Minister P!eni.
rotentisrv tofhe Cour, of Portugal. While On
! his way to Lisbon he received new commits
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IN 1902 he v.. e,..,ea f,or, n. p,.,., d;.
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and was eoon .ne, ,,,o;,,ed :, ~. r.,;.,.
,ure Of that Slate. a Senator in tho Co,o,c., .,
the U,i,.d State, for six wear. from N. l,h Of
! March. 1903. hs his views of uublic duty led
him ia sdop, . course which he had ro.soo N
believe w.s dis,oree.ble To tho I.cpi,l.,u,. oe
the State he yeore.ented. he resigned bis s,.,
in March. 1908. 10 March. 1879. President
Madison nomiosted him Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipo,en,iarv to the Court Ct
Ru.ris. (, ,-..4.1, .ts,
Some time previous tn this, howevrv. in 1905
he had been appointed Professor of Rhetoric in
Harvard University, at Cambridge. in Massa.
chusetts. So extraordinary were his powers Of
elocu,iau. so tersid his imae NATIVE faculties,
and so rich his resources OF li;urs,ute and Ian.
guage, that his lectures, which were afterwards
published in two octave volumes. were thronp.
ed not only by the students of the University,
hut BY nvre numbers Of the admirers Of elo.
quence and genius, who came from Boston and
the nce ehboring town. to listen to them.
During his whole lie, Mr. Adams has cult.
vated the essces of elGcution. and ia addition
Ia hs profound and varied knowledge OF the
sciences. ofthe ancient end modern languages,
and Of the literature and history, Of al nations,
is en- eminent orator - well a. poe,. Irif
Mr.. Adams siRnalised himself while In Rus
sa BY an energetic. fs''htul. and wise discharge
OF the trust committed 10 him. lie succeeded
in masking sneh On impression upop ihst Gov.
eminent. BY bis ressonings and influence that
| Il has ever s'ace been acfnatrd by feeling OF
Kindness towards the United States. which has
been Of incaicnhbls benefit In this country. II
wss through his instrumeu,slsy thst the Rus.
sian Court was induced to take active measures
to promote pacidca,ion between England and
the United States during tho last war.
When The proper time came. he wss named
At the head Of the five miesioners vho we've