The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-07-03

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The encouragement ohaYi9g, Resn mTade Of
the appointment Of Geo. NJ Robson, as secrct
tary Of the navy in piacco Borie, resigned,
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met Office of whom the people had not heard
IN some form 81 Other, But EVEN to the omnis-
Sient Bohcpiaps GeQ n: Robesop seemed 70
!, : t65saA H.p{pliy TO ca1s5 asasks Is
posted, and thus tells US all about him. For q
prominently ,slosal paper, aahdfupporting SO
heartily the administration of President Grant,
the following Is good: 'se1 !, IS, , |, a.' .i
Uhsappeiatnsnt Of Mr. Adolph =. Boeis was
which THAT gentleman's brisf biography i 6llad.
But h assienation Lad been % long and patient.
" waited for that n also was 'suIps1se that ~
came 90 slowly. And now the, country has .
iew surprise ~ the sppointmeQt q the Hon.
Geo. N. H66esoA, 6fGamden. N. J., f6rmefly At.
torney General Of The State, which takes half its
lame from the city 81 his residence. 10 :. = 9 =
Although the nams Of the Hon. Geo ~ Robe
con has not heretofore figured prominently In
the history Of his country, ~ intimate acquaint.
anUe with human nature IN general enables -
70 state that he was born at very early period
q Life, that h survived in safety Al the common
Per,ls Of his iniapsy, and that tafosshous this
period AZ Won ths Affections Of tAc9e y whose
Of them doubted thas he would one day attain 10
. very high position In the government Of the
country, though it cannot be systematically shown
that the preictions pointsa specially - The o1lee
Of Secretary Of the Navy - tliStd fof which his
great talents and maritime sxpsriencee naturally
fitted him. At this early pecaod sf Ais lifs, the
attention d his nurse II not Of himself, was very
much gisen 70 naval Affairs, and the hsnefts Of
the experience thus acquired viii doubtless b
OF service to him in his new and enlarged held
As he entered fairly upon his growing period,
the rapidity with wh,Oh be rose in wisdom and
stature was the subject Of occasional II not ffe.
quent comment among all who wAtchsd Tie tod
ding and TOR time uncertain footsteps Of the
future Secretary Of the Navy, The old phrase,
4As quick as you can say Jack Robinson,"
though not founded on any prior incident In the
lie OF the subject Of this akstch, nevsrthsles IN.
dicates very happily the sapidity With which he
shot upward into national reputation after
President Grant nominated him to the Office Of
Secretary Of the Navy, George j. Robssoa
stands therefore before the country to-day man
Of national reputation - unsullisd a. the new
ALLEN snow. FTrne, TIE dapasch yhish tirills
tno country VITA tne luto4u&vpcO u 01o oYPOWts
znent conveys to rs the pleading iniosnatioa -
he had already enjoyed the high distinction Of
being Attorney General Of New Jefsey,--asssuit
which we might have predicted from The iact
that be resided at Camden. he would only nssd
Q country house at Amboy 10 make him Govern.
Q. But this triAin8 episode in the history Of
the Hon. George n. Robson was not nsntioasd
by way Of laudstion OF - IN afgumeut, however
oonSincing; that he would perform the functions
Of Secretary Of the Navy with Distinguished
credit to himself, and xith honor to the Ameri.
can name as pertaining to one Of the leading
maritime nations on the globe. Far from IL. II
i assumed that the people Of America know the
fitness OF the Hon. George n Bobesonl 70. his
important Office. But as there might be several
George N. Bobesons in the country. end, IN fset
il is believed thsse are Of least eleven, eAch Of
whom might be Sub ected to the cost Of journey
TO Washington and an unsuosssstul effort 10 be
sworn in as Secretary Of the Navy, the official
announcement has kindly designated the name
and place of residence Of the genuine George n,
and thus save the department the expense Of
transportation to and fro on the othera For IL
must Be understood that no George n. Robson
pretending to be Secretary Of the Nary Is gen.
uine unless Labelled and oolntersigned with the
signature of the manufacturer. As in this case,
the President himself makes the selection, We
think there can be no doubt that he has got the
right and genuine George n, and that the couh.
try win rejoice with ourselves that the President
took the precautioh. while he had him, to swear
him in; since bird in the palm Of the hand is
at all times better than several wafblers in the
adjacent shrubbery. Having thus given our
readers every detail in our possession relative TO
our new and distinguished Secretary Of the
Navy, we adjure them not to keep their Aags
standing long at half.mast in grief over the de-
clination Of Borie, lest it might appear to evince
a semblance Of the absence Of that enthusiasm
with which grateful republic might naturally
be expected to reaard the future achievements Of
the Hon. Geo. n. Robson. L Raj ct mort !;
viye 10 Roi! Borie is dead. Hurrah for Robe.
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