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UPSON, ANSON JUDD. 



URUGUAY. 



Francis Kernan, of Utica ; but before admission 

 to the bar he accepted a tutorship in Hamilton 

 College as more congenial. In 1849 he became 

 adjunct professor of rhetoric and moral philoso- 

 phy ; and in 1853, professor of logic, rhetoric, and 

 elocution. While in the latter office, which he 

 held for seventeen years, Dr. Upson became the 

 leading instructor in oratory in the United 

 States. One of his friends said: "He com- 

 bines in a rare degree the faculties of acquisition 

 and communication, and is able to impart knowl- 

 edge and inspire enthusiasm. The high rank 

 of Hamilton College in the matter of preparation 

 for the rostrum and the pulpit, the use of the 

 pen and the use of the tongue, is mainly attrib- 

 utable to the genius and talent of one who could 

 condescend from the professor's chair to give a 

 stammering, awkward student such painstaking 

 drill as that to which Demosthenes owed his ora- 

 torical efficiency." Another said: "There is no 

 other living man who can train young men in 

 speaking and writing as he can do it. In his 

 hands, rhetorical training becomes a fine art." 

 Still another wrote : ' ' Taking the system of 

 Mandeville as a basis, he enlarged and improved 

 upon it in many ways, with the result that no 

 institution in the country could compare with 

 Hamilton in its training of speakers. The elo- 

 quence this college has contributed to the pulpit 

 and the bar has been due to Prof. Upson 's 

 painstaking instruction to an extent that it 

 would be difficult to estimate. Nor was his in- 

 fluence limited by the professions named, but it 

 extended to all callings which those who wore 

 under him went out into the world to follow. For 

 he was peculiarly a teacher of, and a sympathi- 

 zer with, young men outside of as well as in the 

 midst of the class-room routine. His readings, 

 his lectures, and his sermons always found eager 

 listeners and left lasting impressions upon the 

 mind of his hearers." In 1856 Dr. Upson began 

 to study theology ; in 1859 he was licensed to 

 preach by the Presbytery of Utica, and in 1868 

 he was ordained. His only charge was over the 

 Second Presbyterian Church of Albany, N. Y. 

 where he was the immediate successor of Rev. 

 William B. Sprague, D.D.. author of "Annals of 

 the American Pulpit," who had just resigned 

 after a pastorate of forty years. After occupy- 

 ing this place for ten years, from 1870 to 1880, 

 Dr. Upson resigned to take the chair of sacred 

 rhetoric and pastoral theology in Auburn (N. Y.) 

 Theological Seminary. Failing health obliged 

 him to resign in 1887, since which time he has 

 been emeritus professor and has lived in retire- 

 ment at Glens Falls, N. Y. Hamilton College 

 gave him the degree of D.D. in 1870 ; and Union 

 College, of LL.D. in 1880. Dr. Upson was a 

 trustee of Hamilton College, 1872-1874, resigning 

 in the latter year to become a regent of the Uni- 

 versity of the State of New York. He was vice- 

 chancellor of the university, 1890-1892. In 

 September, 1892, he was elected chancellor of 

 the university, in place of George William Cur- 

 tis, deceased. 



Dr. Upson was a delegate to the Evangelical 

 Alliance, in Belfast, in 1884: member of the 

 Presbyterian General Assembly in 1871, 1877, 

 and 1884 ; preacher at Cornell University, 1876 ; 

 prize orator, Young Men's Association, Utica, 

 1845 ; alumni orator at Hamilton College, 1849 ; 



orator of literary societies, Rochester University. 

 1857, and at Vermont University. 1857 ; orator 

 of Phi Beta Kappa at Union College. ISiJl. und 

 at Hamilton College, 1870 ; orator of Siiruu'. 

 Phi, Williams College, 1869 ; orator of Jii 

 societies, Rutgers College, 1865 ; at Vassar Col- 

 lege, 1868 ; and at Elmira College, 1881. While 

 still connected with Hamilton College, Or. Upson 

 delivered over 300 lectures, mostly in the West 

 ern and the New England States. He has contrib- 

 uted liberally to reviews. Among his published 

 works are these : " Historical Address at the 

 Laying of the Corner Stone of the Utica Orphan 

 Asylum" (I860); "A Defense of Rhetoric" 

 (1864); "The Outside of Books" (1865); "No- 

 tions about Names " (1866) ; "The Bible Im- 

 perishable" (1872) ; "Memorial of Rev. W. B. 

 Sprague. D.D." (1876); "1817 compared with 

 1871" (1877); "The Imperial State" (1879U 

 " Address at the Inauguration of President Dar- 

 ling, Hamilton College" (1881); "Memorial of 

 Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury of 

 the United States " (1884) ; "Rhetorical Train- 

 ing for the Pulpit " (1880) ; and "The Univer- 

 sity of the State of New York " (1892). 



URUGUAY, a republic in South America. The 

 Republic declared its independence from Spain, 

 on Aug. 25, 1825, the Const il at ion being pro- 

 claimed Sept. 10, 1829. The Congress consists 

 of a Senate of 19 members, 1 from each depart- 

 ment, elected for six years by an electoral college. 

 and a House of Representatives with 6!) members. 

 1 for each 8,000 inhabitants, elected for three 

 years by direct suffrage. The President is elected 

 for four years ; the present incumbent of the 

 presidential chair being Dr. J. Herrera y Obes, 

 elected President for the term ending March 1, 

 1894. The following is the Cabinet as composed 

 in the beginning of 1892: Minister of the Inte- 

 rior and Justice, Gen. L. G. Perez ; Minister 

 of War and Marine, Gen. P. Callorta ; Minister 

 of Agriculture, Industry, Instruction, and Public 

 Works, A. Capurro ; Minister of Finance, Dr. ( . 

 M. Ramurez ; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. 

 M. Herrero y Espinosa. 



Area and Population. The area of Uruguay 

 is estimated at 72.110 square miles, with a popu- 

 lation in 1890 of 706,524, which estimation is 

 stated to be below the actual population, which 

 is supposed to number 748,915. The number of 

 marriages in 1891 was 3,524; births, :X<i!> ' : 

 deaths, 13,146 ; excess of births. 15,550. The 

 active army in 1892 numbered 223 officers ami 

 3,221 men, the police troops about 3,200 men. and 

 the National Guard 20,000 men. The navy eon- 

 sists of 2 gunboats, 1 steam sloop, and 5 small 

 steamers, manned by 22 officers and 162 nu-n in 

 1892. 



Finances. The total revenuefor the financial 

 year ending June 80, 1891, was 14,5)54.5(10 pesos, 

 of which 10,000,000 pesos were derived from cus- 

 toms ; 1,800,000 from direct contributions ; s5(i.- 

 000 pesos from patent fees; and 2,204,500 pe- 

 sos from various sources. The expenditures 

 amounted to 14,589.513 pesos, of which 5 ' 

 pesos were for the legislature ; 64,636 pesos for 

 the President; 149,758 pesos for foreign affairs : 

 2,028,112 pesos for the general administration; 

 1,1 72, 707 pesos for finance; 1,222,88) pesos for 

 justice, worship, and instruction : 3,397,068 pesos 

 for war and marine ; and 6,000,231 pesos for the 



