Diplomatic memoirs . pointment, butthere was little occasion for oratory, and the statement mighthave been made as well by a mediocre Cabinet Minister. From London we crossed to Paris, that metropolis oftaste and pleasure, where my stay was brief, as I was desir-ous of reaching St. Petersburg to present my credentialsbefore the Emperor left the Capital on his summer most agreeable incident of my visit to Paris was meetingagain my college classmate and intimate friend, Robert , then Secretary of Legation, but soon afterwards calledto Washington as Assistant Secretary of State
Diplomatic memoirs . pointment, butthere was little occasion for oratory, and the statement mighthave been made as well by a mediocre Cabinet Minister. From London we crossed to Paris, that metropolis oftaste and pleasure, where my stay was brief, as I was desir-ous of reaching St. Petersburg to present my credentialsbefore the Emperor left the Capital on his summer most agreeable incident of my visit to Paris was meetingagain my college classmate and intimate friend, Robert , then Secretary of Legation, but soon afterwards calledto Washington as Assistant Secretary of State, and fortwenty-five years consecutively a member of Congress, thegreater part of that time being Chairman of the Committeeon Foreign Affairs. In this latter post he exercised an im-portant influence in our international relations, and was oneof the most influential members of Congress. His success andusefulness are evidenced by the unfaltering support throughnearly a generation given him by his constituents. Besides. %^ TBH NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY A8TOR, LENOX ANDTILD£N FOUNDATIONS. FROM MEXICO TO RUSSIA 145 his own native talents, he had exceptional training for po-litical Ufe, first associated with Abraham Lincoln and after-wards as private secretary to Ohver P. Morton, the two mostsagacious statesmen of their day. He was a brilhant con-versationalist and a ready writer. Of many of his letters, Igive one written to me in Mexico soon after his appointmentto Paris, and his marriage in middle hfe, as follows: — The sight of your well-known handwriting, coming fromso far, was very pleasant when your kind note came the otherday. Thank you for your good wishes. I earnestly hope thatyour suggested visit to Europe will be carried out while weare here, and that we shall have the opportunity to aid inmaking Paris agreeable to you and Mrs. Foster. Ever smce you went away I have heard from you fromtime to time, sometimes at long intervals, through the In-diana friends, espec
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