The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-02
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
OF GEORGE LAW, OF NEW YORK,
Pennsylvania Live Oak Candidate for the
Presidency.
AFTER THE MANNER OF pLUrAKCH.

AFTER THE MANNER OF PLU UrAHCH.
PREFACE.
The ides startling one, that laborer-a mechsA'c
who comrsnced his by laying brick for do~r
day-shorld be nominated BY great party oaadi-
date for tho once Of Chief Magistrate Of Usted
States Sush h the fac George Law has already been
plassd in nomination by the American party in the Ls
gsaturc Of Pennsylvania aud this prsnoaitory noi.a
tion VIII probs5y be confirmed BY the American Nstio.
al Council
Yes, shcshs The prejudices OF many gosd citiss.s
who have herstofsrs believed that who as 70
Ss slsstsd Chief Magistrate must have served ap-
premiership in doing murders in . battle field doing
roguesy in . law efhee.
A. the name OF George Law hes assdy been heard In
this high connection in every village town and city In
each State North South East and West. the people
anxious for information In this matter. They want to
know what manner Of this George Law 10. who is
widely spoken OF for the next Presidency.
His oppoasnts do not believe that lsborer-a brick
layer-a mschanic-A nsrchant-a nsa Of practical
gsniuhas any antecsdents that betoksn great admins
tsatvs talent. Let facts tell the story and let the
readers Of the following simple history bear in mind tho
old adAgs that "hs who attends most faithfully to his
business is nost likely to be faithful when the in
tsrssts Of others conhded to his cars'
NEW YORK, June l, 1856.
George Law was born in the town OF Jackson, WASH
iageA county State Of New York, the 15th Of oc-
tsber, 1906 His father, John Law, was farmer, and
owned about hundred of land at she time
George was bora. George had two brothers and two
sisters He the youngest OF the three boys These
children all dead sxcspt George and the youngest
sister, who 10 married. and resides at and the cid
homestead.
George left home in 1924, when he eighteen
years old. Up to that period he remained upon the
farm Of his father doing choreo attending to the
cattle, and in the winter months he attended school.
His fathers farm gradually increasing and before
George left home numbered nearly FIVE hundred He
had nns stock OF CATTLE and kept the largest dairy In
that secon. His neghbors from this fact gave him the
aane Of "Buster john"
The farm Of Georges father was on the road to
Troy. In fact, the Troy road between tho houss
and the barn. His grandfather Robert Law, resided
about quarter of mile up the road. He died in 1se9
The father Of George died in 1853 George had uncle
named Robert, who teok the grandfathers Homestead
when he died. Upon the farm OF his father John vas
George raised until he Was eighteen years old. Joha
Law was IN active, energetic, go-ahesd farmer. His
whole soul was engrosssd with the farm. The house
was an old fashioned country farm house, built Of
plank. The roof extended down. tho stoop.
On side Of the entrance the buttsry" On the
other sleeping 1t had cid fashioned kitchsc
with the usual monster fireplace of those days Close
by the door was well Of pure water with sthe old pole
ana bucket" Tho farm crossed the road On one sids
it extended in meadow to the Battsnkiu river
the other back the pine plain to the hills which
were covered with timber. +
George about six years old when war was de-
cIared between England and the United States It was
evening, and he lying in old fashioned cradle
corner Of the Kitchen when his Uncle Robert cane ID
and told the news; and he lay and listened to the
versatioa which 1t called forth and the forebodings
invasion Of their nsshborhood from Canada, which
occasoned From that time he became reader Of tho
newspapers.
Not long after this, he went up the hill int an
orchard to gather fruit with his mother. II was
Sunday. The day was clear, not cloud the siy,
when they heard what sounded like distant thusdar.
George placed his ground and distinctly heard
the low booming Of artillery Our folks whipping
the British the lake. mother" said George, and 80 It
proved, for the next day the Of Commodore
McBonoughs victory on Lake Champlain. A few days
After the prisoners brought down their way
Albany. They to pass within nls OF the home
stead George asked his father and mother to let him 70
and see them. "No," their decided reply but this
opportunity was not to be missed, and for the
Hrst time George became disobedient, and put
across the sds, bareheaded to the other road Soon
after they came along, and he counted eco
prisoners and sixty guards. Az first he shy Of sp-
preaching them but when the party halted, few MI
nute after to get their dinner and he that they
laughing pleasant set Of fellows he made bold get
the fence and show himself. They began taIklng
with him in very friendly way, and finally coAxed him
TO dinner. One Of them told him that he would make
good soldier when he got older just at this interesting
moment the father Of George made his appearance 70
catch him. and master George expected whipping bat
the old farmer became interested the conversation ana
tha II of tha hat nd tha hat
George did not get a scolding from his father
As George able to read, the first bosk
which fell into his hands, or his father possessed very
few books) was copy Of the life and poems Of Barns
This he learned by heart and 1t gave him taste for
book reading He had time 70 read except evenings
and when he sent to bed, he would fx candle st
the head Of his bed and read while the candle lasted
In this he read the Life Of washingt,n Cocks
voyages, CArvers travels, Putarchs lives, Jossphaa'
Works, and Hume and Smoett's History Of England
before he was IL years old. On Sundays he was NOS
allowed TO read any such books and that day his good
mother made him read the Bible with Scotts Commsat-
res and this followed for many years. untQ
he left home and could almost repeat the Bibs froa
the beginning TO the end" During the early psrisA
Of his history, he with the habit lsft
of In after Another favorte book at that time
with him, the Life of william Ray, which gave .
history Of youth who left his fathers farm and went
OF TO seek his fortune in the great world This ana
other books Of travels settled the future destiny oe
George, sud decided his mind 70 leave the farm upoa
the first occasion that offered
When George reached the age Of II be began 70
be tired Of farm work, and exceedingly anxious to
leave home and do something for himself There va,
pleaty to do the farm and his father opposed the
plan From the time George IL years od his uiad
was occupied with plans Of building. He would get
company Of boys together and bald small dams or
miniature bridges, and he was constantly among me.
shanics when he could get chancs, and watch what