The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-23
The Foreign Missions.


The Foreign Ministers Of the new Administra-
tion, have been selected in great part, and are
such a. must give general satisfaction.
Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts,, is
Minister to England. His only public service
has been as Member of the last Congress, but
he has long had reputation as an able politician
Of the radical free-soil type and will be remen'.
bered as the candidate for the Vice Presidency
upon the ticket with Nj. Van Buren, in ls4s.
The fact Of his being . son of John Quincy
Adams has tended much towards eleva:ing him,
but his simple term in the House has been sufi
cient to place him in the first rank Of our
Statesmen. r.
William L. Dayton, Of New jersey, is Minis
ter to France. Mr.. Dayton has served one term
of six years in the United States Senate, during
which he was strenuous in favor of the Wilmot
Proviso, and is well known as the candidate for
the Vice Presidency in 1856 upon the Republi-
can ticket a
Cassius n. Clay, Of Kentucky, 10 Minister to
Spain. 1t ID, Of course his first Office, a. he has
been all bis life battling the slave power in q
slave State, and never until now been identified
with the successful party. No appointment yet
made will give more satisfaction to the friends
Of freedom than this taa
George P. Marsh, of Vermont Is Minister to
Sardinia. He has been Member of the House
from Vermont, during which he was called the
mos. learned man in Congress, and under Gen.
eral Taylor was Minister resident at CONSTANT.
nople. He is distinguished as grammarian and
philOlogist. He will make good Ambassador,
but the many friends of Carl Shurx will be dis
appointed that he did not receive the appoint
ment. M. Shurs. however, has accepted the
mission TO Portugal, and If he is satisfied, il is
not for anybody else to complain.
Norman B. Judd, Of Illinois, is Envoy to Prus
ola. Mr. Judd drew the FIRST appointment, be
cause he Is the first man of those who raised Mr..
Lincoln to biz present position. He, az Chair.
man of the Republican Committee Of Illinois,
was the manager Of the campaign between Lin
coin and Douglas for the Senstorship. During
that campaign and since, he has been Mr. Lin
coins man Friday His ability and popularity
will make him an excellent Minister.
Arson Burlingame, Of Massachusetts,. 10 Min
lister to Austria. Mr.. Burlingame is q young
man whose 6rst political prominence was gain
Cd in the last Massachusetts, Constitutional Con-
vsntion. Since then he has served two terms in
Congress, gaining much fame from his rebuke Of
the attack on Senator Sumner, but was defeated
at the last election BY VIM. Appleton, q iigh
south-si merchant.
james Watson Webb, Of New York, vas ap.
pointed Minister to Turkey, but has declined.
He is . fossil politician, who vas in his prime
between 1885 and 1910, during which he gained
. reputation which forced him for some time out
Of the political arena.
These are all the principal European appoint
ments except the Ministry TO Russia. Henry
Winter Davis Is pressed for this position, and
his appointment wiz please the many who saw
him as Southern man, dare to take the consc
quences of voting for Speaker Pennington
The appoiatnent, however. has not yet been
made 4fsfse -t s