Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-05-24
Ffom the Newark Daily Advertiser.
THEODORE TRELINGHUYSEN.


As MIR. Frelinghuyson is prominently before hi:
fellow citizens a candidate for their sufiroges,
brief sketch Of his previous history may not be un
acceptable. He is descended from the Rev. Theo.
dore j. Frelinghuysen, who emgrated to this coun-
try irosn Holland in $780, and settled in the Coun-
" Of Somerset. lie had the pastoral charge Of the
church at Milestone and of other neighbornr par
ishes lie is said to have been ga great blessing
TO the Reformed Dutch Church Of America. He
was an able, evangelical, and eminently successful
preacher. He left five sons, minister's and two
daughters married to ministers" One of his sons,
the Rev. John Frelinghuysen, was also pastor of
the same church, and died in 1854. monument
still remains to his memory in the graveyard at
Somerville. His son, Gen. Frederick Frelinghuy-
sen, the father of the present Chancellor.) was
born in 1853 and when only 90 years old was sent
by New Jersey to the Continental Congrcss-whch
place he resigned in l777. He received large
share Of the confidence of his fellow citizens, and
after serving in many State Offices, was elected to
the United States Senate in 1893, which office do
nestle duties constrained him TO resign in 1906
He aferward appointed Major General Of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and rendered i'm.
portant military services to his country He rank
ed among the ablest and purest citizens of his
State, and died in 1904, beloved and lamented by
his country and his friends. He left three sons, Of
whom Theodore, (the candidate for the Vice Pres-
dencyl only survives.
He was born at Milestone, Somerset County, in
this State, in 1787-and is consequently fly.scYen
years of age. He graduated at Princeton College
in 1904. The Hon. Samuel l.. Southland, Thomas
II. Crawford, George Chambers, JOS r. Ingersoll,
and President Lindsey, Of Nashville University,
were among his classmates. lie studied law with
the late Richard Stockton and was admitted to
practice in 1908. He soon distinguished himself
at the bar, and about 1914 was appointed Prosecu-
tor of the Pleas for Sussex County and in 1917 to
be Attorney General of tie State-on Office for
which he was eminenty qualified and the duties
Of which he fulfilled for space Of twelve years,
with distne Llshed ability 1t is said that the char
acter which lie had then acquired for integrity, and
his fervd eloquence, enabled him to exercise an
almost unlimited sway over the Juries which he
was called upon to address. in 1926 he was cleo
ted to seat upon the bench Of the Supreme Court,
vacated by the resignation Of Judge Russell; which
he declined. He continued to act as Attorney
General until 1929, when he was elected to the
Senate of the United States. His course, during
the six years he occupied seat in that body, is
known to the country at large In 1899, he was
selected to preside as Chancellor over the Univer-
sity of the city of New York, which station he
now occupies.
We ght here conclude, but we cannot refrain
from saying that this nomination will give great
satisfaction to the Wings of New Jersey. As a
citizen, he is one whom the State has always de-
lighted to honor-and as politician, he has always
steadfastly maintained and advocated the principles
of the Wing party. In private life, he exhibits
the sdavity and amenity of manner, the kindness
of heart, and the benevolence of disposition, of a
Christian. He brings to the discharge of all his
duties soundness o. judgment, stcadness of pur-
pose, and habits and principles of the stctest in
tegrity. His views are liberal and enlightened
he is beyond the control Of mere selfish OF partisan
inf1uence-and to no one could the great interests
of the country be more safely intrusted.
Grateful for the honor conferred upon her by the
patinp Tho socN au la, .
untiring efforts for the maintenance Of Wing prin
cipes-and the next Electoral vote of the State
for HENRY CLAY and THEODORE FRELINGHuYsEN