Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-24
FOUR BIG OFFICES FILLED
GEN. HENRY Il. JACKSON MADE
MINISTER TO MEXICO.

The English, German and French Mis-
sions also ACCOMPLISHMENTS of SI7,-
300 per Annum Attached to Each of
the Transatlantic Stations and SI2,-
600 to the One in Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations as Envoys Extraordinary
and Ministers Plenipotentiary of the
United States:
EDWARD j. PHELPS, of Vermont, 10
Great Britain.
ROBERT NJ. MCLANE. of Maryland, to
France.
GEORGE II. PENDLETON, of Ohio. to
Germany.
HENRY r. JACKSON, of Georgia, to
Mexico.
The Senate Immediately confirmed the
nomination of Senator PendletOn, and
also those Of Messrs. Phelps, jackson and
McLane, and of Benjamin II. Hill, Jr., to
be United States Attorney for the North
ern District Of Georgia.
HOW THE NOMINATIONs WERE RE-
CEIvED.
There was general expectation that
ex-senator PendletOn would receive a
prlsed, therefore, when he was nominated
by the President this morning Minister
to Germany. The other three names on
the foreign list, however. surprised every
body except the half dozen people, more
or less, directly interested. Mr.. McLane
had not been talked about. Messrs.
Phelps and Jackson were almost un-
known TO the Washington politicians. 1t
was another lesson to the political pro-
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does his own thinking ana keeps its re-
suits to himself. The politicians did not
take the lesson kindly. The Kentucky,
Missouri and Indiana men, none of whom
mas gotten anything yet, stood around the
hotels very discOnsOlately and talked
about the incOmprehensible lack Of wis
dom of giving the offices to men who were
either unknown, unthOught OF or from
Republican States. Ola CerrO GOrdO Will
llams, of Kentucky, who wanted to be
Minister to Mexico, said, however. as
soon as he had recovered from his first
disappointment, that he was glad such a
fine man as Gen. jackson had gotten the
Mexican mission, and recalled the pleas
ant days re had spent with his travelling
companion, Robert Nj. McLane. nOmina-
ted to-day for Minister to France, at
Vienna during the Crimean war when
Gen. jackson was our Minister to Austria.
WILLIAMS WANTS NOTHING ELSE.
Old Williams declined this afternoon
the offer of the Kentucky delegation to
press bin for the COmmissiOnership of
Agriculture, and announced his intention
of going quietly home to his fine estate in
the Blue Grass country. OF course there
were many among the more prominent
men here VINO knew bOth Messrs. Phelps
and jackson. Justice Field, among others,
Of the United States Supreme Court,
spoke in the highest praise of sir. Phelps.
Senator Beck said, warmly, that Mr..
Phelps was the finest lawyer in America.
Senator Edmunds, who was largely in
strumental IN bringing his next door
EeighbOr. Secretary Bayard. and Mr..
Phelps together, all praised Mr..
Phelps to all inqulring Republicans.
| The Georgia delegation, all Of whom
had favored Gen. JacksOn's appointment,
together with other of his friends, spread
his fame. After the combinations, how
ever, even the humblest politicians knew
that The appointments were excellent.
They may all be traced directly to Secre-
tary Bayard. The President placed the
responsibility OF selecting the men who
should represent the United States abroad
upon his Secretary of State in accordance
with his general theory of government.
IL was 10 be expected that Mr.. Bayard
would recommend that Mr.. PendletOn be
given a foreign mission. MIR. PendIetOn
wanted one and was fitted for one. He
was recommended by every Democratic
Senator. There was no reason why he
should not have a foreign mission, except
that found ny some in the opposition of
John Il. Mclean.
MLEAN NOT A POWER.
The President, who dislikes John r..
Mclean and will have as little to do with
HIM as possible, considered his opposition
ar argument in favor OF Mr.. Pendeton's
appointment. So ne offered Mr.. Pendle-
ton his cHOice between the German and
the Russian missions. Mr.. PendletOn,
having his own interests and those of Ohio
in mind, chose to go to Berlin. So the
Russian mission has been declined twice,
for ex-senator Mcdonald had previously
refused it. TIE McLane crowd are the
only Democrats in WashinetO who are
dissatisfied with Mr.. PendletOn's appoint
ment, except the men who wanted the
German mission for themselves or their
friends. 1t was not strange that Senator
BayaTd should recommend Gov. McLane,
of Maryland, Minister to Mexico and
China under former Democratic admins
tratiOns and COnressman and member
of the Foreign Affairs Committee since
the war. Gov. McLane'5 father and Sec
retary Bayard's father were in the Senate
together. Secretary Bayard read law in
the Office of the elder McLane. The re-
lations of Secretary Bayard and Gov. Nc
Lane have always been intimate. Mr..
McLane is now old, but he is still vigOr-
Gus. HIS ambition has been to round out
his career with foreign mission from
Democratic administration.
Mr.. jackson was the best of all the men
whose names were presented in cOnnec-
tion with the Mexican mission.
HIS ENvIABLE RECORD.
Mr.. Bayard knew his former record in
the diplomatic service. his valOr in the
Mexican war. his high rank In the Con-
fedeTate army and his high sound political
and professional standing. But it was
the appointment OF Mr.. Philips to the
most important foreign mission in the
Gift of the President which puzzled the
politicians. "What is heT' "What has
he ever dOneTr More particularly,
"what has he ever done for the
Democratic party?" are the questions
they ask. They have to be content with
the responsible is a distinguished law
yer, prominent New ENGLAND Democrat,
the friend of Secretary Rayard and Sena-
tor Edmunds, a man who accepted the
appointment most reluctantly. They
don understand it though. Among the
men who are competent to speak the Sc
lectiOns which Secretary Bavard made
and the President approved are prOnounc-
ed admirable in every respect. The
four men are alike in their high charac-
ter, culture, social and political standing
and fine personal appearance. They are
all in full accord with the conservative
foreign policy of the administration, and
will do much to makeit respected abroad.
Following are brief sketches of the
nominees named to-day:
GEN. HENRY R. JACKSON.
Gen. Henry r. jackson, OF fSavannah, Ga,
the newly appointed Minister to Mexico,
was born at Athens, Ga, June "A, 1870.
and graduated at Yale College in 1889.
Returning to Georgia, he studied law at
Columbus, and was admitted to the bar
in 1910. He held for several years the
Office Of United States District Attorney,
with headquarters at Savannah, and sub
sequently participated in the Mexican
war as Colonel in command OF the Georgia
regiment. In IS49 he became Judge of
the Superior Court for the Eastern Dis
tTict of Georgia. Four years later he was
appointed First Charge d'Affaires of the
legation at Vienna, and within year be-
came Minister Resident. Resigning this
Ministry in 1853, he returned TO Savan-
nah and resumed the practice Of law.
Shortly before. the outbreak of the late
war he was appointed Judge of the Con-
federate Court of Georgia, at that time
the most prominent judicial office
in the State. During the winter of
1860 81 be entered the Confederate army
as BFigadier General, and, Gen.
Garnett beng killed about that time, as
summed command of the forces in North
western VII ginia, later serving under
Gen. Lee, who superseded him in COM
mand. After the battle of Port Royal a
division of State troops being called into
the field Gen. jackson was nominated by
Gov. Brown. and unanimously confirmed