Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-15

suTee AudInSeS, jay, MOuEOe, tdlldllH,
Irving-who was mere charge d'af-
faires and acting minister-Van Buren,
Everett, Bancroft and Motley (the his
torians), Buchanan, Lowell, Lincoln,
Hay, Choate and Reid, the present am
bassador are too well known to re-
quire further description. Thomas
Pinckney of South Carolina was a
Revolutionary soldier, governor, con-
gresham, minister to Spain and can
didate for president. Rufus King of
New York was a member of the con-
stitutional convention, United States
senator and twice candidate for vice
president. He was minister to Eng
land eight years In all, from 1T96 to
1903 and from 1925 to 1926. William
Pinkney of Maryland was member OF
congress, United States senator. attor-
ney general and minister to Russia.
From Rush to Bayard.
Richard Rush was the son of DR..
Benjamin Rush and noted author as
well as statesman. He was at differ
ent times attorney general, secretary
of the treasury and acting secretary of
state, candidate for vice president and
minister to France. James Barbour Of
Virginia was United States senator
and secretary of war. Louis McLane
of Maryland, like Rufus King, was
twice minister to England, once from
1929 to 1881, again from 1915 to 1916
He was also United States senator
secretary of the treasury and secretary
OF state. Andrew Stevenson of Vir-
ginia was a member Of congress and
speaker of the house for seven years
Abbott Lawrence of Massachusetts
was Boston merchant, who founded
the Lawrence Scientific school and
was the grandfather of Abbott Law
renee Lowell, the new president of
Harvard. Joseph Reed Ingersoll was a
son of the famous Jared Ingersoll and
was himself a noted citizen of Phila
delphia. George 81. Dallas of Pennsyl-
vania was United States senator, min
lister to Russia and vice president Of
the United States under Polk. Reverdy
Johnson Of Maryland was United
States senator and attorney general
Robert C. Schenck of Ohio was ma
jor general in the civil war and one of
the most brilliant men that ever sat in
congress. Edwards Pierrepont of New
York was attorney general of the Unit
ed States. John Welsh was Philadel-
phia merchant who was prominent in
furthering relief measures during the
civil war and in promoting the Centen.
NAL of 1876. Edward ]. Phelps was a
professor of law at Yale. Thomas #.
Bayard was our first ambassador to
Great Britain, our representative prior
to 1893 having been known as minis
ware family and had been United
States senator and secretary Of state.
Everett and the Greek Idiom.
The one other president of Harvard
who has been our representative to
England was Edward Everett, the IA
nous orator and secretary of state.
So high Il value was set on Everett 8
scholarship across the water that the
two great universities Of oxford and
Cambridge once submitted to him as
umpire a dispute over n Greek idiom.
He decided that both were wrong
Charles Francis Adams was offered
the presidency of Harvard at the very
time Eliot was elected, but would not
accept it. Adams rendered the most
important service of all our ministers
TO England. His term extended from
1861 to 1868, covering the stormy days
Of the civil war. 1t was due to him
and to Lincolns patience and sagacity
that war between the two nctlons was
averted.
Perhaps the American minister most
popular in England was James Russell
Lowell, the brilliant poet. essayist and
after dinner speaker. Lowell himself
was a Harvard man. having been pro-
fessor of literature there for many
years prior to his entrance into the dip
lOmatic service. SO great vogue did
Lowell have in London that he reflect
ed glory or his successors and
brought the Office itself into notice
From Lowell down the average British
clubman can tell you the names Of oil
the American ministers. though he
might have difficulty in remembering
the name Of even one from any other
country.
Edward :. Phelps was likewise pop
ular in England because Of his scholar.
ship. his character and his ability as a
speaker. Robert r. Lincoln was not as
brilliant Il wit as some Of the others
but was rpencctpd for his uorspna'