New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-25
cor LANES A. MUILIGAN.

The following skelche, Of Col James A. MulliRau,
the brave defvGder Of LeXiO ton, Mo- we learn IRON
> gentleman Of Detroit who bar been intimately ae'
o1ain,ed with him for the s.t i've or tix Year,.
Col. James A. Mulsan Was born III the city OF
Utica N Y, In the year 49, AID Is consequently IN
bis sd year. His PARENTS wee natives OF Ireland.
HE mother after the death 4 Ills father, which took
place When he was a eliId, removed TO Chicago,
where The has T.siLed win her for ihe pact rs
wears. She married a respectable Irish American IN
Chicago, named Michel Laiitry, who has steadily
watched with fathers -ocl'ude tie expanding MUD
Of the brave young sloivI lilo edus ated at the
Catholic College Oi Nnrtn Chicago, uhdet the saperin
intendenoe oil the Rev. Mr.. kipellar, now OF New.
Work City. He Is u stTid meinLer OF the Catholic
Churcb IL 1859, iS5,, aud lc5i he read law in the
Office of the Hoo. Isaac y. Arnold, Congressman from
he Chicago DistieI. For orr ume he edited
The HesLeTH 1atif. seiIi-rtl ious weekly newsIA-
Der Ia Chicago. 10 i6O lie ~ae admit eO an attorney
a. lay in CHICAGO At this lime be teld the pOslticn
Of ID Iientel ant in g. Cbi,agV Shields Guards, one
az the companies attached 10 Tue lfsn bil5ade 10"
Ia Missouri, aud viii Las doe ~ ven al Lexington
Ia tbe Winter OF 81 senator Fisch, vi Indiana
tendered Lin crIksbip Ia tie Delsrtnsnt oi the In-
terror He accepI,d the position s"d speut Tue "her
al Wsshi, gtOn. During "a. 10 ieen'e IN washington
be corresponded ~ith me Cheo IefProfh over lne
nom De z,irne oil S4ian" After bis retarn from
Washit et1u be Wac eiscieb Captain OF the Shields
Guards On The be ~ arriving 81 the commandments oi
Fors Sumter, be threw bis soul into the National
cause The liis-Americn con- anies uesi meeting,
OF which he was Cnairni4n. shortly Afterwards ne
went 10 Washington vice letter, wrlteh by tie late
Sessor Douglas oB bis IeatbbrO 10 the President ton.
oerns a fegsaient 10 We called tho Iri'b Brigade.
He Was elected Colonel ana inroatsly wsDt 10 Work
win will Tie cour,e ~ lie "bnsGce" up TO the
bae OF Lexington iswel kOOTD II Las nooiy, brave
~, bOGOIBbly dOile 10 "tt.
Col MulEtan 10 worthy OF al praise. A purer,
better man dOes MOI m the state ii lIinOis' Slbce
he was able 70 tell the Difference between ale ana wa
teS gl4ss Of i9ps e'a liquor has net pared ms
bps. He il Iigid nance msn, alIhougo ne ls Jo-
Gu d AID wholeSoule4 ~ f.ut he IL six ieet three
hicbes In hight, WIN why, elastic frame, IA LARGE
lnsiTous hazel eve, Oon iraHk, lace stan e9
viii courage, puek, s1d inoel endsnce, Sllrnloul.ed
win bushy profdsiOn Of bsif, tbc;ured WITH ny.
Honorable ia all reLiiDnr, respected by ALL he Las
won hs way By mining industry and unga5slOnaoie
eouisge. On ibe z0,h ~ OF October, IcoI, 10 was
narrled 20 Mas Marian Ansent by tie Roman Oa'no'0
Bishop of ChicsgO.
A iise scholar good speaker, brilliant wnLer,
promising lawyer, wac he wien she banner oi lhe
uuion was nsalied Now he ir--loog may he con-
tnue so-oAe 81 tue brye defenders 0; Tie Uhoui ln
one o. hs ast elters received W the eeptegaL ABOVE
alluded 10, be sabs: 1 ais--I If'h IN drle.se y,
ou' iaws aud Consdiat o. Lei ny example oe iohomeu
y su-by every m,B VITO logts The fame aId feno"I
" tle iaiLeIs who mate ns great ana h"nOisu
people"