The New York herald., 1876-03-07
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON March 0, 1876
BRITAIN

WASHINGTON March Q, 1876
APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MINISTER TO GREAT
BRITAIN.
The President has sent 10 tho Senate the name OF
Richard H. Dana, Jr, of Massachusetts,, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipocntary to Great
Britain, vice Robert c. Schenck, resigned.
snRTcH or RICHARD H. DANA, JR., THE NEW ANBAs-
sADoR.
The newly nominated Ambassador to the Court Of
St james Richard II. Dana, Jr., is already dis
tingushed in American literature law and politics. In
which he has done honor TO his country by display Of
eminent ability and sagaclty. lie is tho son OF
Richard II. Dana the venerable poet and yist OF
New England, and grandson OF Chief Justice ! rancis
Dana who much distinguished, Ike his father as
a learned jurist. Richard IL Dana, Jr., was born at
Cambridge, Mass August l. 1915. Ho tered
Harvard College and graduated in 1881
Weakness of the eyes, induced by sickness,
compelled him TO suspend his studies, aud a
instructive love of the sea. which he had en-
tertaincd from his boyhood, impclled him TO seek "A
restoration TO robust health by transforming himself
into common sailor lie sailed In the DrIg Pilgrim
from Boston in 1854, and made a voyage around Cape
Horn and along the Pacific coast TO California, then
wilderness to which the seductive CLEAN OF gold had
not yet attracted the swarms OF advcntuTers VINO
afterward made the year 1S4D famous epoch Acr his
return from the sea he published ls40 celebrate
narrative entitled Two Years Before tho Mast"
which speedily became popular, even IN Europe and
forms one OF the principal literary sources OF en-
standard authority nautical matters together with
his Scainenis Friend which rcpubiishsd IN Eng
land as tho s'Scamen Manual" and distributed
by the Board OF Admiralty among the crews OF the
royal navy.
Mr. Dana became a member OF the Bar In lsll and
attained great distinction IN admiralty but hts
practice soon became more general one fact, which
OF particular interest at this time Is that he
fully defended Maine the legal right OF the Com
missOncrs trustees Of "A common school TO require
the use OF the Bible therein. He delegate In the
Massachusetts, Constitutional Convention in 1853 He
was one Of the founders OF the Free Soil party and
delegate 10 the Buffalo convention OF lSlS. He was
engaged a stump orator In favor OF the election OF
Lincoln the Presidency In 1860 and In 1854 and Of
Grant in 1865 and In 1871 In 1859 and 1860 hc tray
elcd through California, tho sandwich Islands,
China, Japan, Ceylon, India and Egypt, and the
principal countries OF Europe. lie became United
States Attorney for Massachusetts, in 1861 and con
Quoted for the government all the cases respectng
naval prizes which tried In that State during the
lie quilted the Office IN 1866 lie was also asso.
cated in like with William N. Evarts in the
Supreme Court lie was counsel Tor the United states
proceedings against Jefferson Davis In 1861 6s
on the charge Of treason. Mr. Dana edited IN 1866
Wheatons elements or international Law - covering
the period from the time OF tho authors death In
lS4S TO the date OF publication. HIS
companying this work frequently cited
during the Geneva arbitration as authoritative and
had been translated into French Tor the Of tho
members Of the international court lie was mem
Der Of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1861 aud 1868
lie had already received the degree OF LII II. rom
Harvard College and lecturer ON international
law IN the Harvard Law school IN 1868 he opposed
General Butler In the contest Tor Congress IN Essex
utor 10 the NORTH American Review and TO several
law periodicals. HIS politics republican, ana ms
legal career seems always have been quite consistent
with his private political principieA nc aeqairea