Illustrious men of the United States . 55 — a high honor. But a greater was reservedfor the American Quaker. When the great SirJoshua Reynolds died, the Presidency of theSociety was given to West, and long and ablydid he fill the station. It is a noble trait in the character of BenjaminWest, that he never forgot or forsook his coun-try. In the Revolutionary struggle, his patriot-ism stood every test; and he was faithful to hisnative land, though surrounded by royalty andaristocracy in the Court of England. His greatpictures are yet in existence : Death on the PaleHorse has a world-wide fame. H
Illustrious men of the United States . 55 — a high honor. But a greater was reservedfor the American Quaker. When the great SirJoshua Reynolds died, the Presidency of theSociety was given to West, and long and ablydid he fill the station. It is a noble trait in the character of BenjaminWest, that he never forgot or forsook his coun-try. In the Revolutionary struggle, his patriot-ism stood every test; and he was faithful to hisnative land, though surrounded by royalty andaristocracy in the Court of England. His greatpictures are yet in existence : Death on the PaleHorse has a world-wide fame. He died in Eng-land on the 10th March, 1820, respected alike intke Old World and the 57 - DE WITT CLINTON This illustrious Statesman was born in thecounty of Orange, in the State of New-York,in the year 1769; and in all the long list of thegreat men of this State, there is not a noblername. His career is identified with the pros-perity and growth of New-York, and to no manis it indebted for its high position, so much asto De Witt Clinton. He was at an early agea member of the first legislative body in theworld — the Senate of the United States —where he sustained himself with ability. Itwas in his own State, however, that his greatestefforts were put forth, and the scheme of Inter-nal Improvement policy originated, or at allevents carried into successful result by him,was the era of the Age for New-York. Hisgreat mind grasped with wonderful vigor, andsustained with a talent that was the admirationof the nation, the plan of uniting the greatlakes of the West with the Hudson river. Helived to see the work accomplished — to be thewitness of the rejoicings — to se
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