New-York tribune., 1879-01-06
TRIBUTES TO BAYARD TAYLOR
ESTIMATES OF LONDON PAPERS.
Eton The London DaLl AsHs.

Mr.. Bayard Taylor, whose early death we
announced YESTERDAY, was 1stlnguisHsd mSoep ;o 1I h
United States lie was literary man ana journalist,
no mad had but indirect CONNECTION VITA poltcai
hfe but had nevertheless been placed IN position
of hi diplomatic responsibility lAtre Is 10 class oI
dIploat ists In the United slater The ad
vic of Washington TO countrymen TO have nothing
10 do the politics OF European states AMI only 10 be
concerned with their commerce, partly aud
ony partly followed bOtn instances. No need al
all events, has been felt or at any rate
M America the services Ct body OF trained diploma
tss with traditions and inherited doctrines and prlnc
pies The energetic men VINO push themselves
10 the trout o Auereas active political lie are not al
WAYS the persons whom President could appon or
Senate confirm representatives or tnelr country AT
foreign courts distinguished author or JournaIlst,
whose political sent generally in accord with
those President and his supporters very often
work home Tor the business OF Minister IN the capt.
a Mr GL ous sHmq lett lf hi. homs at Cambridge C
tacnusetts to be United states Minister r,tsx at
aF M aSss % M wa n in
first in Berlin much later Mr. Washington irving was
r. IL. Dana WAS nominated for such place al our own
Court. MI. john BlgelOw and Mr.. George Boxer are
names aud the appointments they held Illustrate The
same principle. The Consular service OF The United
thorne and of Sir. Howels. anu has now that OF
Bret Hartc. Mr. BayArd Taylor was, as We have
h. was almost in the strietest sense self
man. le began life as an apprentice 10 me print
aud became possessed Dy passion Tor trdSel lie ui
dertook long tour IN Europe, chiefly on foot having
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by the some small literary Efforts Ihe and
~, many tourney after, he cOntrived 10 meet the ex
prnsrs travels by sending descriptive letters to
TUE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE For many years Mr. Bayatd
Iuyor may saiu have made travelling the business
of hrs lie. He traveller IN the strict sense anu
net an explorer our days the occupation OF the tor
ncr has almost entirely pushed aside by the enter
pras Of the latter. .
MI Taylor travelled far and wide in Europe and In
ASIA including China anu Japan, In the more acces ible
pafl o Africa and In the American states Mr. Tay lor
| was not "A Naturalist, nor pEliosophtr lie travelled
because loved to new places ana strange peoples
I and to describe ths scenes, the ways ami the life
wlisl came ulder his eyes. lie appointed Score
tary of Legation at st. Petersburg, and Was ufterward
ChSrge d'Affares In the city. In his inter-
walls OF rest rom foreign travel Inc was active q
iurna America and still active as an eu hor.
Ie wrofc poems. essays and noyeis he was admir-
able translator principally from German, anu his skill
In parody literary In itself He delivered lee
turer chiefly relating his travels and for recent
years figured regularly the list 81 Proes-
aional the states with those OF such men
| Mr. Wendell Phillips and Mr.. q. w. Gurus, and lees
pguished speakers Unlike most of his countrymen
however Mr.. Taylor bad gift of tongue love oi
speaking. He did ceturng, as he did novcl-writing
| remarkably well for one VINO had special vocation
| for such work. He a literary man Of the
| most capable and successful kind II We may ols
tinguish the literary man In this sense from The
| poet, the critic, the novelist, or the author OF
travels Probably the work BY which he will be oes
| eInemberod IA his translation OF Faust This wac
No. merely successful but 80 far aswe know unique