The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-30

mental Congress, He was United
States Senator at 80 and our Minis.
ter to France at 36.
John JAYS CAREER.
Yet more remarkable, and almost |
equal to that OF Hamilton, was the
career Of John Jay. Although the |
name OF Jay is less familiar and |
less known at the present day than |
tbat OF many OF his compatriots, yet
it is doubtful if any man Of the times
exercised 30 deep and practical an
Influence as he. Jay entered the
Continental Congress at 20 and was
& member Of the committee, appoint
ed for that purpose, which drafted
the famous Address to the People
OF Great Britain.
Retiring from Congress, be took
d 4eaaIng part III the formation of
the government OF New York State,
and vas d member Of the Constitu
tional Convention ut 81 He became
the first Chief Justice Of New York s
Supreme Court il the same year,
and was likewise a member of the
Committee Of Safety, which for
.ilne exercised dictatorial powers,
owing to the auarcLial condition of
affairs at that time. Jay was men,
Der o. The commission which went
to Paris to arrange the treaty OF
peace at SO, and at 3S,with Franklin,
Adams and others be signed the
document which ognized the new
republic as an inependent nation.
JACKSON, CALHOUN AND CLAY.
Coming down to what might be
called the second heroic period OF
American politics, we find that al
most all of it's dominant characters
Calhoun and Jackson, Webster
and Clay, Benton and Filmore-won
their political spurs at very early
age. After having made his name
known to all the people of the coun-
try as fighter at 20, jackson, then
turned lawyer, was member OF the
Constitutional Convention which
framed the government of Tennes.
see. He was chosen United States
Senator at 80 and Judge of the Ten
nessee Supreme Court at 81, which
latter position he held for several
years.
Jackson's lifelong antagonist, Cal
houn. entered congress at 20, ana
won prominent position so quickly
that at 35 he was chosen Secretary
, of War At the same age that Jack
son was made Senator from Tennes
, see Clay, known to his generation b.
the affectionate title of "The Mil
Boy of the Slashes,' was made Sen
ator from Kentucky. Serving fo
!, but very short time, he was chose,
q to the lower branch of congress, an'
at "a was elected Speaker of th
, House of Representatives. At 3
he was a member of the Client Com
: mission.
DAME. Webster had already achiey
, ed fame as lawyer wLeli at 81 Ii
was chosen 10 congress. He wa
O only 80 when his famous argumen
i in the Dartmouth college case place
4 him ut the head of the American bal
Millard Fillmore, at SO, had bee
|, twice elected to congress; at 81 WI
g liam II. Seward was put in nomins
ton Tor Gove vernor of New York, an
=. when 20 james Buchanan was COZ
gressman from Pennsylvania
- Garfield was elected to congress d
"a 81, after having been made Majol
= General for his gallartry and bri
:. liant achievements on the field {
- battle. Blaine entered congress /
- 33 and was made Speaker fe
- years later. and Roscoe Cenkling ei
>, tered at 80
1t would be easy to extend ii
list. 1t is worth noting, toe, that (
of two OF our great military figure
-, Winfield Scott was made brigade
= general at 2S and Sheridan Maj
General of the United States arr