NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Charles Francis Adams Minister to England; FROM CHARLESTON: The Flag to be Raised on Fort Sumptor; Editorial-Our Foreign Representatives (3/19/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 3/19/1861

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WASHINGTON, Monday, March 18.

The President sent to the Senate to-day the following nominations:

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, of Massachusetts, Minister to London.
WM. L. DAYTON, of New-Jersey, Minister to France.
GEORGE P. MARSH, of Vermont, Minister to Sardinia,
JAMES WATSON WEBB, Minister to Constantinople.
WM. S. THAYER, of the Evening Post, Consul-General at Alexandria, Egypt.
G.W. DITZLEE, Agent of the Pottawatomie Indians.

Mr. ADAMS accepted. His appointment is considered here a most admirable one, and there is no doubt his popularity at London will equal that of his distinguished father at the same Court, long ago.

The appointment of Mr. DAYTON, which takes some of Mr. FREMONT's friends by surprise, is nevertheless generally commended. It is said that the peculiar complications of Mr. FREMONT's business at the present time, render it inadvisable that he should remain abroad for four years, and it is not deemed desirable to have these important missions changed during the present Administration, if it can be avoided.

Mr. MARSH, appointed the first Minister to Sardinia, was four years at Constantinople, has had considerable diplomatic experience, and is an accomplished linguist. The only objection urged against his appointment, was the fact that he had not rendered party services in the late elections.

Mr. THAYER's appointment is very gratifying to his friends, including the corps of Washington correspondents, of which he is a member. His health is quite poor, and it is hoped that this change of life will restore him.

The Secretaries of the several legations above named, are not yet settled.

Mr. ADAMS' son will probably accompany him to London, however.

BURLINGAME, it is understood, is to be otherwise provided for.

D.M. CHAPIN will be collector at Oswegatchee, New-York, and BANJAMIN O. FARRER Assistant Treasurer at St. Louis.

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National Affairs: Charles Francis Adams Minister to England – 2-3
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Editorial: Our Foreign Representatives – 4-5
Editorial: A Protest – 5
Editorial: Direct Trade of the South with Europe – 5-6
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