New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
MACCRECORS ARE RARE
wbv There Has Never Been One
of Them in Congress.

-..n, 1911. by the Brentwood Company
,,,or has recently been called in the
.,,can press 20 cne Iurloue fact that in
-. history Of the United States there
aver been member Of Congress by
,e n Macgregor. and The Wash
POST briefly suggests that this
- Sue 10 the fact that II was at one
- neral offence in Scotland TO bear the
me OF Mscgregor.
-,.s merits some explanation. as sir
..-,.,r,, Nacgregor. the chief Of the clan
% nat name. is a frequent visitor 70
-,,s The clan IN question Is perhaps
cost ancient Of the northern half Of
3.i,,d n Great Britain. II Is a clan
- furnished 70 Sir Walter Scott the
- his famous historical romance
o., Row" Tts chief. Sir Malcolm. claims
-. from Gregor. third son Of Alrin
- II the scots. who Aourished in Isl
.foi-- established in Controversial Is
Of Scottish History" by William n
c,src. o. - Louis. II is 4 clan which on
$50, # IFS turbulence and unruliness
~.s subjected AZ the beginning 81 the sew
..,.sr-h century 70 one Of the unique
.s.,ss If legislation that Is 70 he found in
=, annals Of any Of the civilized countries
o. the world
,e,o- a bloody clan battle between the
,,..0-azors and the CoiQuhouns at Glen
RI, rhe Glen Of Sorrow. which was
.ssra--erized ny the utmost ferocity. the
...,orions MacCregors putting all their ad-
,.-ss-ies % the sword. a law was enacted
:. Edinburgh on April 2. l6o3. bearing the
e, manual Of James VI Of Scotland
lanes Of Great Britain and Ireland.
firing out Of existence the very name Of
,,scereeor. and decreeing the penalty Of
ses.b for any one calling himself Mac
,rseo-. This law was subsequently, con-
srn,ed bv an act Of the English Parlia-
rrsnr ir lsi- which even went so far as
70 extend the penalty Of death 70 any Of
,bs former Macgregors who should pre-
sr-,s 70 assemble together i'm greater num-
bs-s ,7sn four N fact. every effort was
-,s5a % blot OUT Of existence the clan Of
vscgregor. and as outlaws with the hand
~ every one against them. thousands Of
,,er, were put 10 death by the sword and
b. the scahold.
On the restoration Of Charles II the lat
,e- bv reason Of the many services which
ne Macgregors had rendered 20 him under
other names than their own. annulled the
various laws against the clan. But few
wears later they were re-enscted and re-
manned In force until the beginning Of the
nineteenth century
Tbrourhou, the Two hundred wears that
e,spsed between The bloody battles of Glen
T-t,ir and the repeal Of the law against
me NacgreEors the latter had assumed the
names and ta-taus of the clans among
whom they had sought refuge. and Of the
ctef,airs whose protection they had OBJ
aimed. some OF them becoming Drum
rronds. others Campbells. others Grahans.
others Sruarts while the hereditary chief
of the clan Nacgreror. took the name Or
Murray Nor was II until l,2- that the then
cherain. who had won much military
ZANE and haronetcv ont in India as Cen
era Sir John Murray. was authorized by
Parliament. on tne initiative of George ",
n assume the name of Maceregor. The
present Sir Malcolm NacEreEor IS the fifth
baronet Of this creation.
General SIP John Murray was not the
only Macc-eCor who found fame and fort
une beyond tho seas Thus. General Sir
Colin Campbell. who was one 90 the heroes
~ .1e Indian M1tnv and who died as
lord CLYDE was nor iu reality Campbell.
nor vat a NacHver. as alleged by the Duke
a. argyll IN his recently published work OF
"reminiscences entitled Passages from the
Past though Ns~iver VAS me name nv
which Lord C,vde- father was known
where ne lived IN IRE island RI Null. But
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