The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1869.
Our New Diplomats.---No.

Our New Diplomats.---No. /
John Lathrop Motley, the new
Minister to the Court of st. james
was born at Dorchester, Massachu'
sets, April 18th, 1914, just fifty-five
years ago today. He was graduated
at Harvard in 1881, and finished his
education at. at..Gottingenland Berlin
On his return from Europe, he adop.
ted the law for a time, but soon after
abandoned it on account of it's druid.
gerry, to take up light literature, and
became regular writer for our stan.
dard Reviews. Having great taste
for historical studies, cultivated by
extensive travel in Europe, he finally
gravitated into History, and after
spending five years at Berlin, Dres.
den, and the Hague, gave to the
world, in 1856, his history Of the
Dutch Republic, in threo volumes,
and at one bound became famous, as
well as rich from its sale.
In 1860, Mr.. Lincoln sont him as
Minister to Vienna, where he served
his country with distinguished credit,
until he was nosed out of his place
through the impertinent meddling OF
McCracken, and the treachery OF
johnson and Seward.
He is one Of tho most scholarly
men in America, and his appointment
one eminently fit to be made.
With Motley in England, and
Boutwell, and Hoar in the Cabinet,
besides controlling the most impor-
tant committees in the Senate and
House, the literature, chivalry, poll
tics, and brains Massachusetts have
been flatteringly recognized in Pres
ident Grants Administration.
No.2.
Since tho forced resignation of
Motley, our government has been
represented at Vienna by Churge
d'Atairs, the Senate steadily refusing
to confirm the various and sundry
scalawags from time to time nomina-
ted to this honorable and important
mission by Andrew Johnson.
As in the case of Charles Francis
Adams, following in the footsteps of
his illustrious grandfather, at the
Court of st. James, we find history
again repeating itself, in sending Jno.
Jay-the son of the renowned signer
of the Declaration of independence,
and the first Chief Justice of that
namc--to represent US at the Court
of the Hapsburgs.
But ittlois known by the public
of the modern John Jay, except that
he is immensely rich; is o High
Church Episcopalian, and ono of the
principal managers of Trinity church
in New York, and has been for seve-
raj years President Of the New York
Union League. He was strongly
urged by New York for the English
mission.
If he has one tithe Of the virtues
and talents of the John Jay of the
Revolution, then will we be crcdita-
bly, represented at the Court Ct
Francis Joseph.
Ono OF the most incomprehensible
nominations yet made by the Presi-
dent, is that of "Col." Thomas III.
Nelson, of Ind, to Mexico, after the
positive declination of Genl Daniel
E. Sickles.
Nelson is brother of that General
officer of our armies during the late
war, called by his men "Bull Nelson, u
on account of his arbitrary and head.
strong character, who was shot in
the Gait House, in 1862, by Gen'l
JEFF G. Davis, for an unjustifiable and
outrageous personal affront-an OK.
ample not often enough initiated, by
the way.
The new Minister to Mexico Gil
confirmed) is distinguished for moth.
ing except his indefatigable pursuit
OF office. He was Lincoln's minister
TO Chill, and was removed by John.
son before he had time to send in his
adherence to the bread-and- butter
programme.
His redccming qualities are his
suavity, and fine personal presence
but in respect to service in the Re-
publican party, and ability, every
county in Indiana has score of men
who should have been sent to Mexi.
co in preference to Nelson.
VIM. A. Pile, who raised the first
regiment of Negro troops in the
west, and who, prior to that time,
acquired some notoriety on account Of
his radical Methodistic Republican
preaching, and who became some.
what famous for some deeds Of per.
sonal prowess with the Missouri
bushwhackers, and who, after his
muster.out, was elected to Congress
in the st. Louis district, over an Irish
man named John Hogan, but who
was beaten bya a copp. for the last
congress, has been nominated Minis.
ter to Brazil, country witk which
we have important commercial rela
tons, now ably represented by GEM
j. Watson Webb.
Gon'l Stephen A. Hurlbut, of Ill.
a brilliant but dissipatcd man, who