Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-02

and witnessed the French Revolution o.
1880. Returned in 1881. and published
two books, "Reminiscences of Spaiu.
aud Rhetorical aud Political Review,
was returned to the legislature, and IL
1885 was elected as the Wing candidate
to Congress. In 1912, he and Henry A.
Wise, of Va, stood by Tyler, when the
latter was communicated from the
Wing church, and thus became conspic.
uous throughout the country. Then be
gan his national career In 1843 he
was nominated as Secretary of the
Treasury, but indignantly rejected as a
bolter by the Wing Senate. Then
he was appointed Commissioner to
China. In 1874 he negotiated
the first treaty between the United
States and China, from which great ben
efts have since been derived. Return
ing home he was in 1915 elected to the
State Legislature, and advocated boldly
the Mexican war. Failing to secure an
appropriation he equipped a regiment OF
volunteers, was made Colonel and
marched them to the Rio Grande, where
he performed important services, and
was made Brigadier General by Presi-
dent Polk. While still in the field he
was nominated as the Democratic Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, but was de-
feated. In 1850 he was returned for the
sixth time to the Legislature. After
wards he filed for three years the posi-
ton of Justice of the Supreme Court,
and during the whole of Pierce's admin
istration he was Attorney General of the
United States. After that he was re-
turned three separate times to the Legis-
lature of the old Bay State. In 1860 he
was President of the great Charleston
convention which broke up and opened
the way for Lincoln's election. During
the war he was quiet, but in 1866 he was
called to Washington by Andrew John
1on as a commissioner to codify the
laws of Congress. Next he was ap-
pointed by President Grant as one of
the counsel on the Alabama claims be-
fore the High Tribunal of Arbitration
of Geneva, where he greatly distin-
guished himself by his profound learn
ing, accurate knowledge of interna-
tional law, extensive information and
elegant manners. Then be wrote a
book giving a history of that tri-
bunal, which afforded our coun-
trymen much satisfaction and amuse-
ment Since then he has been, as
it we're. an honorary member OF the cab
met, of whom it has been said that from
his stores of learning and experience as
student, lawyer, traveller, politician,
diplomat, legislator, soldier and states
man he is regarded by all parties at
washington 40 a hdh Oduoi " Guy fSoi
ton or any emergency, peace or war, at
home o. abroad. He known sympa.
thizer with the CASTELAR, government
and is emphatic against 6llibustering,
and is in full accord with the gov
ernment. At Madrid he will be cor
daily received, and viii no doubt
soon succeed in adjusting the kuotly and
delicate negotiations pending between
this country aud Spain His life is full
of romantic interest, and his appear
ance on the stage now. at the advanced
age of of seventy.three, as the most able
and available man to send as Minister
TO Spain, is certainly not the least re-
markablo incident of his protrscted pub
lie career II il said that he not only
retains his mental faculties as in his
prime, but fair degree Of physical
vigor aud activity. England has had
many able statesmen, such as Lord
Palmerston for instance, at an advanced
age, but in this country they generally
die rather young.