The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-08
GOVERNOR B. GRATzBROWN.
The Western Champion OF the Rights OF
the Citizen.

The choice of the Cincinnati Convention for
Vice.President was born In Lexington KY,
May 2s, 1926. He graduated at the Transyl-
vania University In 1916, and at Yale College
in ls47. After studying law In Louisville he
settled at st. Louis. Missouri, aud was mem
ber of the Legislature of that State from 1852
to 1858. It was about this period that he aided
In establishing the Missouri Democrat. which
journal he edited from 1854 to 1859. Although
hls father and grandfather before him-the
latter once United States senator from Ken
tucky-Were men of the old Southern regime,
it Is noteworthy fact that B. Gratz Brown,
even In his youth, entertained fixed Ideas
against the institution oil slavery, and speech
which he made In the Legislature Of Missouri,
as far back as 1857, was the initial step In be-
halt of freedom In that State. His subsequent
life has followed 10 the line dictated by his ear
Iier feelings. At the outbreak ofthe war he vol
unteered and raised q regiment, which he
commanded during its term Of service and
which assisted in the capture OF Camp Jackson.
He afterward, during an Invasion Of the State,
out the whole secession war not only old ne
tale most active part In favor OF the gov
ernlaent, but he was one ofthe foremost In Or
ganizlng the movement which resulted in the
ordinance of freedom in 1864.
He was elected to Congress, as senator from
Missouri, from 1868 10 1867, during which term
he served on the committees for military af-
fairs, Pacific Railroad, Indian affairs, public
buildings and grounds, printing, and as chair
man of the committee on contingent expenses
of the Senate. On the death of 8. Foot he sub
seQuently served as chairman Of the commit
leo on public buildings and grounds. But 1t
is since the war that the political career of
Governor Brown has been brought most con-
spicuousy before the world, BY taking deci-
ded step among the foremost of those who
were opposed to the centrallzlug Influences at
work In Washington. It was In the year 1870.
when Governor McClurg was put forward for
q denomination, that Washington dictation In.
troduced those dssensions In the Republican
ranks which, though like the storm-cloud, at
first no bigger than the prophets hand, have
since grown to the tremendous movement
which illuminated In the convention just held
at Cincinnati. Gratz Brown, on being put In
nomination against AcClurg, 80 reused the
Mlssourlans against the attempted dragooning
of citizens into voting for the latter, at the or
ders of the Grant administration, that party
dictatlon was crushed In Missouri and Gratz
Brownie the astonlshment OF everyone
elected over the Grant candidate by majority
of forty thousand. From that time forward,
both in speech and In writing, he has been an
eyer-active opponent OF administrative inter-
ference with local government, and as such
became the leading champion of the impor-
tant movement which has terminated In his
nomination as Vlce-President of the United
State.
Governor Brown is man of most decided
character and intense energy; and being not
vet forty. six years of age Is In the full enjoy
ment OF oil his powers, mental and physical.