The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-07-03
our OANDIDATE FOR COVERNOR--
HON. AUSTIN BLAIR.

f. Mr.. Blair was born IN TompkinS County
N. Y, and il now A. years old; hIs ancestor
= on his fathers side, being Of tho old Ne'
y England Puritan stock, and his mother de
II seendarl OF the early settlers of Virgins
(though We believe ho lays no claim TO tn
- title of ~. Fly His education was perfect
:, cd at Union College under the veteran Prof
;. Mott, and he studied his profession in the OF
e flee of Mc.sls. Tracy and Col. Davis, Of Owe
go, n. y, whore he was admitted to TIN
i, bar In lS4l, Mr., b. emigated to Michi
i gan and settled in this place, but not tindins
. the encouragement aud success he had anti
cipatcd, and cncouutering mistortuncs and re-
/; bluffs that would discourage almost any man
a (some Of which he related so teelingly on
Friday evening last,) he removed Ia Eaton
Rapids, whore he remained for three wears
meeting with better success and some degree
Of prosperity. While n resident OK Eaton
Rapids, NJ Blair was nominated bv the
Whigs in lS43, as their candidate for the
legislature in the District comprising Eaton
aud Iughan counties and their dcpondouces,
aud though PROSTATE with sickness during the
entire canvass, was defeated 10y a vcry moaere
majority IN strong Democratic District.
IL the spring of lS44, Mr.. Blair again re-
moved 10 this place, inpe,.cl principally by a
determination to live and to bo known by this
people, even though they had at oae time
fairly driven him iom among them, and form
ed a co.parrrrship with the late Henry
Frink, E,g This business connection was Of
shor, duration, and he has since mostly pros
ccuted business 10y himself 1t may not be
ami,s here 10 give somn reasons for this.
From III, earliest iic, Mr.. Blair Las hocn
an admucr O.. the character and politics of
the noble i!ouy Clay, an. 10 10 part # his
creed va, hr moro devoted than to his noble
sentiments oi humanity and universal liberty.
While A-. b. WAS known as Wig, his
strong ;ntl-s.a avery tendencies, though learned
fiou the lips and life OF the illus,rou~ f,un.
der of the Whig party, made him obnoxious
10 the managers Of our local politics, and
they for years, omitted no opportunity to
make their differences relt and 20 insult and
injure the object of their hatred. Yet, not
withstauding all this, the campaign of 1914
found Mr. Blair actively aud cflicicnn at
work, and all were comp"lled t. admit that Il
more devoted, ADLER, OF efficient stumper or
laborer was not to be found in the couutry.-
In 1915, his friends insisted upon making
I
him candidate for tie Legislature, aud he
was elected to the House, though the country
was strongly Democratic aud he was warmly
MI VEFo>e" ~ many VINO c'4cu themselves
, H'SSI ~ 'ho L'S''a,u''' Ie acquitted
I'in',' WIN 30 '''ucH c''''C anu satisfaction
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