Homes of American statesmen: . Jit it t RUFUS KING. HEN in the year 1803, after having served his native » country with distinguished ability for more than sevenyears as Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at theCourt of St. James, Rufus King returned to New-York, the cityof his adoption, he found his political friends in a hopeless mi-nority, and the rule of party absolut e, exclusive, and even vindic-tive. Mr. King had trained himself from early life to the dutiesof a Statesman, and to that end neglected no study, and aboveall, no self-discipline that might qualify him for the care
Homes of American statesmen: . Jit it t RUFUS KING. HEN in the year 1803, after having served his native » country with distinguished ability for more than sevenyears as Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at theCourt of St. James, Rufus King returned to New-York, the cityof his adoption, he found his political friends in a hopeless mi-nority, and the rule of party absolut e, exclusive, and even vindic-tive. Mr. King had trained himself from early life to the dutiesof a Statesman, and to that end neglected no study, and aboveall, no self-discipline that might qualify him for the career hedesired to pursue. After serving several years as a Delegate
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