Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-10-08

III MsSonri-went forth, when buy, 10
make his own fJriuuc--mnde aud procured
the mems Tor his own clucaton-wrut to
an academy NJ Springfield VI ~ nrnrly
three ycars-wns student ut Bethany Col.
lcee Va, between one nnd two years, where
hr b gan the study of the law, rrciiip,r
weekly, in ilini science, to Professor R,,.
Of tlnl lnsritniion; nnl graduating AT rh,
University OF Missouri, ON the 4th dnv AZ
July \. d. lS52, having attended that ia.
sliiuIion two wears.
When graduating, he made n speech on
the "Rlght of lnstrucio which, Inv re-
quest. hcing published, was denounced hy
Col. Benton, rs nul LITIGATION aud secession.
Graduating in July ISL. lie WIS elected To-
the lcgislatu q OF his Safe w tho first Mon.
day OF August Of that year; and u called
session occurring. he went TO thu s ate Cap.
iiol, on the . H. d,y of that month";
This was his list aud only session. r.
was u very importa"t on.. IL was III, frsh
for +. Z. Blair, u. Gratz Brown, and Bar
ret, rom st. Louis. Simm. was IL II rhrr,
from CnsS County; aud q. +. jackson rI.n,n
llownrd.-During this meeting of that 10 Is.
the celebrated contest for the rcucaI al tn,,
jackson Resolutions came up. The repeal
WAS advocated By Blair, Brown, Simms.
Barrrt, and u hers; nnd oppb.cl BY Jack
son, Acock, Nc \iee, Willie an Others The
rcso uiions were not repealed. lh"y yet
stand ms the voice Of Missouri on the sub
j"cts involved.
The legislature having adjourned. he rle.
voted himself closely 10 The study of the law.
In the fall of lSjI, he went from MillcrCu.,
tn SprngIi"l Mo-; AM there, from nccessi-
ty. (innncaD he assisted in teaching u
u.,l,,,l Ia hn FIN
the fHwnoons and o. nights. To avoid liz,
inducements to 20 in % society, aud to de-
vote his attention wholly TO the study Of tho
lay, leaving his associates at Springfield,
he wsnt in The tn of 1875, among yt1,nu.
gers to Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., Mo.
Here he made rapid progress in acquiring
with The people.
In the spring of 1856, again from ncce.-
sily, turning aside from the xclusiye study
ortlle law, he engaged in ed ting the Spring
field Adv, rIiser. Duing til 1t year, .Iumr4
Buchanan was elected President Of tie [.
nitcd States, over Fremont and Fillmore:
and Trilstcn Polk, Governor Of Mo-. oyp,.
Benton and Ewing. With both tongue and
pen, he Advocated the election Of the sue
ccssilll candidates.
Having completed his engagement with
the paper, in The spring of 1857, he Lcrun
the practice Of the law, in Springfield Mo.
He continued, with good success, in tho
practice Of the law, till the spring of 1850;
when, gong from his county, to the Sta!n
Democratic Convention, nj Jefferson City,
he was made adclegatc TO The National Com
vent on, soo,i after TO meet AT Charleston
AT that place and at Baltimore, he opposed
the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas for
the Presidency, until the Convention split;
after which, regarding neither part AZ thu
National Convention to which he was sen.
as n delegate, he declined to act in either
part; but returning home, in the Ssacr Of
John S. Phelps aud most OF the politicians
o. the district, he made mn active and de.
to, minel canvass for John.C. Brccknrilgr
o. Kentucky. lie supported G. +. Jackson
FIR Governor of Mo, and Thomas G. Rpyn-
0 us for 1t. Governor.
Soon after The Presidential election, ha
b.; IL canvass for the south, which liz
continued It'll the beginning of the war,
the public mind for the grenG
) ir,igglc.-Wl en- the cl... h of nrms aciNriIy
came, he went. ns II private soldier into tho
ranks of his country, where he has now
been nearly three years, almost all the limo
o cupying the position, and doing the duty
o: private soldier.
J. WEBB GRAVES.
C.S. BODENHAMER
Its. Co, A., Green's Reg. Mo. Cavalry.