Thornton Leigh Hunt 1860s. Hunt was also editor of "The Spectator" from around 1859 to January 1861. James Buchanan was at that time President of the United States and was attempting to counter civil war over the issue of slavery, mostly by adopting a vacillatory position. Two Americans based in London - a businessman called John McHenry and an Assistant Secretary to ambassador George M. Dallas, called Benjamin Moran - determined to use the magazine as a counter to the generally anti-Buchanan position of the British press. Hunt had assisted Robert Stephen Rintoul at "The Spectator" and appears to have stayed on after
Stuart Rintoul Stuart Rintoul Stuart William Douglas Rintoul (born 25 March 1968) is a former English cricketer. Rintoul was a right-handed batsman. Rintoul made his debut for Dorset in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. From 1986 to 2004 Rintoul represented Dorset in 103 Minor Counties matches, with his final match Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Berkshire in 2004. Rintoul also played 10 List-A matches for Dorset, with his debut List-A match coming against Kent in the 1st round of the 1989 NatWest Trophy. Hall played 8 further List-A matches for Dorset, with his final List-A match for the