The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-27
EUROPE.


Press ON the Character Of the Deceased.
PARls, December 6-Thc last sad duties to the
remains of the late American Minister to France
was performed this afternosn in the American
Chapel of the Rue dc Berry. The reading of the
opening services was shared by the Rev. DR..
Sunderland pastor OF the church, the Rev. Dr.
Cleveland, of New Haven, Conn, and the Rev.
MIR. Lamson, of the American Episcopal Church
in the Rue BAyard.
The chapel was crowded to overAowng; many
went away for want OF room, aud a large crowd
remained standing in the street The Government
sent q detachment of soldiers Of the line, Two
flies OF which, with fixed biyOnets, and kuapslcks
on their b. Cks, he d the two aiSCs of the ch rch
wl lie the street in front of the church was also
held by double file, resting on their arms.
The coffin, placed on II platform in front Of the
pulpit, was draped in the American flag, and de-
Coratcd with flowers. The Emperor was repre-
s,nted on this occasion by one of his Chamber
lIins, who attended in q state carriage; the Dip
lumGtic Corps was fully represented there were
many leading seCessionist present-fOTmer friends
OF the deceased in public life at Washington; and
in every direction the eye encountered nOtaDili-
ties OF the political and fashionable world Such
a tribute 10 the memory of the deceased was a
great SouTCe Of satisfaction to his friends aud T.
all those who knew by association the eminent
qualities of his head and heart.
The French press and especially the minisse-
rial press, have exhausted their eloqueuce in
terms of praise of the deceased minister. We
have never seen an cquOl amount Of eulogy given
10 any deceased foreign minister nc Paris. NJ.
Pauln Limayrac says OF bin this morning in the
Constitutional in an article witch assumes the
form Of the usual sem-Olicial uttcrance of that
paper -
"Mr. Dayton, taken away prematurely from
the esteem of all those who knew him, carries
with him universal regrets. As we have already
said, this honorable diplomat was one of the
iuheritors of the sage and noble traditions
bequoathed to their country and to history by
the founders and the early statesmen OF the
American Republic. He was of the school Of
the Washingtons and Frankius. The agent
of his Government in France during period
OF great trial to the country, and charged with the
most deiicate responsibilities, Mr.. Dayton has
known how, by the courtesy Of his manners the
prudence of his language, aud his moderation, to
avoid the complications and embarrassments
which might have OtheGw sc arseD.a The U led
States lose in Mr. Dayton an eminent citizen,
while we, on our part, are left to accompany,
with respect to the grave the wise statesman and
the honest man."
In previous number the Constitutional said of
the deceased Minister
"Mr. Dayton was one of the most distinguished
and enlightened men Of the Uuted States. From
his courteous manner and his always well chosen
and measured language, every one could recog-
mise in him diplOmatist who had followed the
good radtiOns beQueathed by the first generation
of statesmen of the American Republic"
The Opinion rationale, after giving sketch of
the deceased Minister'S life aud puOlic services,
adds -
"The honorable gentleman fulfilled his dipll-
matte functions with regtitude and tact which
procured him the esteem of even his political
adyersRriGsj and assuredly he had TO take
an active part In whole series of i'm
pOrtant aud delicate questions. IL will suffice
10 mention the affair of the Ireat-the re-
peated visits of the Confederate war vessels q
ports Of France-the different phases ofthe MeEi-
can eNpedition-the offers Of European media
tion rejected by the United StaJes-and the build
ing Of war vessels for the South at Nantes and
Bordeaux In all these difficult clrcum stances
he has always had safe rule of conduct-an in-
ialliblC guide-porcsl probity."
Toe Iatyie, paper unscrupulously hostile to
the Union, contains the following notice.
'Our political differences" it observes, edo
not prevent us from joining with the Unionists
in their regret for the death Of the able d-
plomutist as well as honest man and perfect
gentleman, whom their cause has just lost
In the difficult circumstances In which his
country was placed, Mr. Dayton never departed
from the dignity becoming Il diplomatist Being
obliged to make himself the echo of the naughty
and sometimes excessive eNlgencies OF Mt.
Seward, Mr.. Dayton found means 10 mitigate
their harshness, and thus TO neutraze the just
influence which the Confederate representatives
had acquired in Europe. Mr.. Dayton was per-
sonally known 10 the Emperor Napoleon III,
whom he frequently met during his residence in
the State of New Jersey"
: The J0t1,aal dss Debates contains a lengthy and
highly complimentary notice from the able aud
sympathetic pen OF Professor Ladoulaye The
PyeSSe, the France, the Steele all speak in terms
the organ Of Mr.. Slidell, was the only paper
which contained any notice of the death the day
after II occurred, and this note, which was very
kind and complimentary one, is said To have ceen
furnished by Mr.. Slidell himself.
1t is known that Mr.. Slidell cherished the
highest respect for Mr. Dayton, and never hest
tated TO manifest it, SO good an understanding
had grown up between the deceased aud the
French Government in these later times, that
there is reason 20 believe the Government deeply
regrets this loss. We are sure that our own Gov
ernment would have been the gamer by bis longer
stay on earth.
BY this death Mr.. Pennington, Of New Jersey,
the First Secretary of Legation, falls into the
title OF Charge des Afaires de Ia Legation, until
he is raised 70 the title Of Charge dAfaires, or
until another minister Is appointed.-N. Y. Times.