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* MORRIS. 22 MORRIS. States at Naples. After liis return he took a leading part in the movement for the organiza- tion of tlic Republiean Party in Pennsylvania, and in 185G was elected to Congress by that party, serving from 1857 to 1801. From 1801 to 1870 he was United States Jljnister to Turkey. He was a frequent contributor to American magazines for many years, and pub- lished Sotes of a Tour Throuyh Turkey. Greece, Eyypt, and Arahia Peirwa to the Holy Land (2 vols., 1842). He translated with copious notes and additions The Turkish Empire, Social and Political (18.54), from the German of Alfred de Besse. He also translated Theodore Miigge's Afraja, or Life ami Love in Soru-<iy (1854), and Ferdinand Gregorovius's Corsica, Picturesque, Historical, and Social (1856). MORRIS, Edward Parmelee (1853—). An American Latinist. He was born at Auburn, N. Y., graduated at Yale in 1874, and after- wards studied at the universities of Leipzig and Jena. He was professor of Greek at Drury College (1879-84). professor of Latin. Villiams College ( 1885-91 ), and in the latter year he was appointed to the same position in Y'ale Univer- sity. He was editor of Plautus's Mostellaria (1880), Pscudolus (1890), and Captives and Triiiummus (1898); also the author of various philological monographs and reviews and On Principles and Methods in Latin Syntax (1902). MORRIS, George Pope (1802-04). An Amcriraii jiiurnalist and poet, bmn in I'liiladol- phia. He founded with Samuel Woodworth (q.v. ) in New York The Mirror (182."5-42), a literary weekly, which became The Xeir Mirror, and The Evening Mirror. In these journals appeared much early work of Bryant, Hallcck. Poe. Pauld- ing, Willis, Hoffman, and others, making these periodicals important elements in the literaiy de- velopment of the time. Morris also founded The yational Press: (1845). out of which was devel- oped The Home Journal (1840), in which Willis, who had long been associated with Jlorris, again collaborated. His drama liriarcliff (1S2.5) was a popular success. His Poems, collected for the last time in 1800, contained the familiar ballads, "Woodman, Spsire That Tree" ( founded on a real incident), "My Mother's Bil)le." "We Were Boys Together," and "A Long Time Ago." He also published a number of prose sketches and was prominent in the New York militia. Morris died in New York, July 0, 1804. MORRIS, Georue Sylvester (1840 89). An American educator and philosojjhiial writer, born at N'orwich. Vt. He graduated in 1861 at Dartmouth, served in the Federal Army during the first two yi'ars of the Civil War, and was a tutor at Dartmouth in 1S6.S04. .f(er spending several years abroad in the study of philosophy and theology, he was appointed, in 1870, pro- fessor of modern languages and literature in the University of Jlichigan. and in 1881 professor of logic, ethics, and the history of philosophy there. From 1878 to 1885 he also lectured on ethics and the history of philosophy at .Johns Hopkins University. He translated Ueberweg's flislory iif Philosophy (1871): edited Gregg's Philoso/ihical Classics: and wrote Kant's Cri- tic/ue of Pure Reason: A Critical Exposition (1882): Philosophy and Christianity (laS.T); and Reqrl's Philosophy of the State and of His- lory (1887). MORRIS, George Ui'iiam (1830-75). An Anici'iiau naval ollicer, born in ilassachusetts. He entered the navy in 1840. was commissioned lieutenant in 1855, and still held that rank when Connnander William Radfonl's absence on March 8, lSti2. left him the senior ollicer on the Cum- herland during its battle with the Confederate lam Merrimac. Lieutenant Morris's gallantry in fighting his ship until she sank with her flags still Hying aroused the greatest enthusiasm in the North, and earned his promotion to the grade of lieutenant-commander, .July 16. 1802, a rank which he held until 1860, Avhen he was comniissiiiiicil commander. MORRIS, GorvERXEUR (1752-1816). An American statesman and diplomat. He was born at Morrisania, N. Y., January 31, 1752, and graduated at King's (now Columbia) Col- lege in 1708. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1771. In 1775 he was chosen to represent 'estehester County in the first Pro- vincial Congress of New York, and took a promi- nent part in the advocacy of the American cause. He served in two succeeding Congresses in the same and the following year. He was one of the recognized leaders of the Congresses; served on nearly all the im|)ortant committees, among them the conuniltce that drafted the Constitu- tion of the State of New York; and with .Jay and Livingston bad much to do with framing the plan of government for the State. In 1777, when only twenty-five years of age, he was elected to the Continental Congress, in which he served until 1780. Immediately upon taking his seat he was appointed on a committee to investi- gate the condition of the army at Valley Forge, and afterwards devoted his energies to securing the adoption by Congress of Washington's plans for the organization ami |iay of the army. His ability won for him the chairmanship of the committee to confer with the British commis- sioners on reconciliation who arrived in 1778. As chairman of the committee to publish an address to the jicople of the colonies on the exist- ing condition of all'airs, he drew up a masterly account of the causes of the war. the efforts that had been made to achieve independence, and the transactions with the British commissioners. The address was entitled Ohscrrations on the .imeriean h'evolulion. In 1779 he was chairman of three other important committees and per- formed the whole duties of each. Dtiring his career in Congress Morris drew up several re- ports and papers on finance which showed evi- dence of marked ability. His services were recognized by his appointment as assistant super- intendent of finance in 1781, a position which he held with great credit until 1785. It was in this capacity that he drew up a scheme for a system of coinage which, though not adopted at the time, viltiniately became the basis of our pres- ent system. He represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 at Philadel- phia; took a leading part in the debates of that body, and the published proceedings showed that he made more speeclies than any other member, always championing a strong national govern- ment. He urged the proportional representation of the States in the Senate, and favored a free- bohl suffrage, a good behavior tenure for the executive, and representation in Congress appor- tioned according to the number of free inhabit- ants. In 1789 Morris went to France on private