Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-10
JAMES M0NROE'S LIFE
FILLED WITH ROMANCE
Every Day of His Long Career
Saw New Advcn-
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THE LIFE OF JAMES MONROE.
By George Morgan boston. Small.
Maynard " Co. PrIcc -.
Tho lfe Of James Monroe tecincd
with thrills enough to satisfy tho
most enthusiastic movie fan It's
wonder Stevenson. or James Branch
Cabell. or Victor Hugo. did not pick
n rev OF the Incidents Of that life
OF chivalry. of hcroism. OF patriotic
fire. of pathos. and develop historic
romances galore. Imbucd with tho
fire Of patriotism In his years of In
fancy. and proving a leading figure
In tho rise, progress and development
Of tho yourE republic. every day OF
his long career horc fruit for future
generations. Ills fervor. his horo!srn.
his tact. his acute sense ~ right
md Justice. and his fearless devotion
10 his c"untry's Cause made him a
leader Of Lenders. unsclfsh 10
an amazing decree and bar
rem Of thoughts Of gain. hc ran
through the entire gamut OF distinc-
two honors which tho people of any
country could have bestowed upon
Its favorite son--and died poor
man.
Not Modern Man.
Monroe in this day and time would
have rough going. Ills honesty. his
Integrity. his watchful caro- OF tho
interests OF his countrymcn. would
have been beyond tho comprehension
Of the prcsent-day hanchman. A
t"Nth""k. with questions and an
sWers hearing upon the career of
James Monroe should he In tho hands
~ every Young student. and all tho
great mass Of wouli-hc statesmen
and ncar-poli,icians should study tho
life Of this great VirgInlan
james Monroe was horn n, Mon
roc's Crock. W"stmorcland County.
Va. April 2S l75s. son of spence
Monroe. and his wifc. Elizabeth
Jones Monroe. combination q,
Scotch Welsh ancestry. AT tho ago
OF &c he entered William and Mary.
where he met many Of tho other
patriotic spirits that made this srca,
country what II Is. AT tho ago Of
Is. In lII6. ho enlisted In tho Third
Virginia Regiment. and was made
lieutenant In tho Continental limo.
io was wounded at Trenton. md
took part IN tho battles Of Harlem
Heights. Whit" Plains. Rrandywine
aud Germantown during the period
Of l1i6-lT1I. In the latter wear no
was commissioned aid -dc-camp 10
General Stirling, and went with him
l" valley Forge, and at Monmouth he
was elevated to tho rank OF major
in IT'S. He was made military com
missioner from Virginia to the South
srn army in 1850. In that year he
studied law under jefferson. and two
years later no was member OF the
executive council OF tho Virginia Leg
islature.
Minister to France.
He married Eliza Kortright of
New York. in lIS6. He completed his
Law studies and pract,ccd in Fred
crickshurE. and again went to the
Legislature In 1887. He was member
OF the Virginia State Constitutional
Convention in l7SS. and was chosen
United states Senator for the term
ii?O-i1?i. going to France as minis
ter In the latter year. Iie was re-
called IN 1926. and published a hook
the following year. vindicatinE his
| actioos while abroad. He was chosen
Governor OF Virginia for tho period
of l7a9-1S02. and was appointed en-
voy extraordinary and minister plcn-
| ipotentiary To act with r. r. LivinEs-
ton ut Paris. and Charles rinckncy
at Madrid in 1903. signing tho Louis
! lana Purchase treaty on April 20,
1909. He was commissions minis
ter TO England. April Is 1903. and