The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-03-27
Foreign Appointments.

Charles Francis Adams, the new Minister 10
England, comes Of family eminent in American
history. The grandson OF the second and the
=. "a of the sixth President Of the United States,
AID himself honorably known IN American poA
tics, he viii be welcomed abroad 81 a worthy
representative of our government Mr. Adams
was born at Boston in 1907, and received all
the advantages of thorough education. His
first political prominence was as Il participant In
the freesoil movement Of lSis, his views on the
suite of slavery being essentially those OF his
father. He presided over the famous Buffalo
Convention, and was its candidate for Vice Pres
i,ient of the United States. He was chosen TO
Congress in 1858 from the third district OF Mas
sachusetts, consisting of the counties of Norfolk,
Middlesex and Worcester, and was reelected in
1850. He has occupied al influential position in
Congress, and has become conspicuous during the
past winter as the author of a compromise meas
ure which took his name and created discussion
second only 10 that excited by the famous prop
osition of Mr.. Crittenden. Mir. Adams is gem
tleman of fine social qualities, and talents OF a
high order. His edition of the Life and Works
OF John Adams " is monument to his literary
ability and industry.
William l.. DAYTON, the new Minister to France,
was born at Baskingridge, in New Jersey, Feb.
Il, 1907; graduated at Princeton College; is a
lawyer by profession, and began public lie in the
Senate of New Jersey in 1897.
Ia February 1888 he was chosen BY tire Leg
isature one of the Associate Justices OF the Sd.
preme Court of New jersey, which position he
resigned in 1851 and on the decease of Samuel
l.. Switzerland, United States Senator from
that State, in 1912 he was appointed by the Gov
eruor to fill the vacancy SD caused. In March
Isis, his appointment was confirmed by the Leg
h,, al .,,n
of six years. IL, served in the Senate from July
6, 1917, to March 4, 1891. As member OF the
Senate he was what might be called treesoil
wbig; he maintained to the fullest extent the
right of Congress to legislate with respect 10
slavery in the Territories of the United States,
on which subject he expressed his views in "A
speech on the treaty with Mexico in lS47. He
was an intimate friend and influential adviser OF
President Taylor, the policy of whose Admins
tratiOn he warmly supported.
At the expiration of his term in the Senate the
Democratic party was in the ascendency in the
Legislature OF New Jersey, and they chose Rob-
ert +. Stockton as his successor.
In 1886 Mr.. Dayton was nominated by the
Republican Convention as their candidate for the
Vice Presidency of the United States, with Mr..
Fremont as the candidate for President In
1857 he was appointed Attorney General OF
the State OF New Jersey, which Office he now
holds.
George p Marsh, appointed Minister to Italy,
was born in Woodstock, Windsor county, VT
March Il, 1901. He graduated at Dartmouth
College in lS2O and then removed to Burlington,
where he studied law and was admitted to the
bar. In 1885 he was elected a member OF the
Supreme Executive Council of Vermont, and in
1912 became a representative in Congress, re-
tanning his seat in that body, 10y successive re-
elections, until lS49, when he was appointed by
President Taylor to the post of Minister Residen.
of ConstantirOpe, which Office he creditaby
filled for four years. In 1892 he was charged by
the Government with a special mission to Greece.
He travelled extensively in Europe. in ls53 be
was appointed one OF the commissioners TO rebuild
the State House at Montpelier, Vermont. In
1858 and 1859 he served as railway commission
er in that State. Ia 1874 he was chosen one oi
the Corporation Of the University Of Vermont
He resides at Burlington, and is constantly occu
pied with literary labor and pathological research
es. His lectures the English language, de-
livered in the postgraduate course ot Columbia
College i'll 1889, ANA other productions, ENJOY
deserved popularity Y Post