Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-18
HON. CnEsrER A. ARTHuR.

The Hon. Chester A. Arthur, of New York,
the Republican candidate for Vice President,
was born October 10, 1880, at Franklin, VT, and
is now in the tiftieth year of his age. He is
about six feet two inches in height, rather
pOrtly, with most dlgnihed and gracious
presence. His hair is slightly gray, and he
wears side whiskers ana a moustache, both
slightly tinged with gray also. His eyes are
dark brown and his face is very winning
Probably no man in America has a larger cir
Gle of personal friends, and no man better de-
serves them, for he is as steadfast to them as
the needle to the pole. While yet very young
York, and he attended school at Greenwich,
on the Hudson, until he was fourteen, at which
early age he entered Union College and gradu-
ated well up in his class at eighteen. In Il few
months he went to the City of New York and
entered the office of the Hon. r. ID: Culver,
then member of Congress from the First Dis
trict of that state. Mr.. Culver was at that time
one of the leading anti-slavery men of the
day, and it was here that Mr.. Arthur
imbibed those firm Republican sentiments and
principles which he has since 80 ably and
boldly maintained in good and evil report At
the age of twenty-thIee he was delegate to
the first Republican Convention ever held in
the State, which met at Syracuse AMI he al
most Immediately took Il position as an earn
Republican cause. When the celebrated Lem
on slave case came up in the State and Unit
ed States Court there young Mr.. Arthur was
the unanimous selection of the ant-slavery
people for the defense of the fugitive and the
prosecution of those who sought to force him
INTO slavery. This thing he fought to the Bit
ter end, and when IL was over he was already
a marked man. Up to the beginning of the
war he was engaged in the practice oflaw, and
was on the way to Il competency when the war
broke out. At that time the militia of the
/ state of New York, as in fact, most of the
various States, was in a very poor condition.
/ 1t became necessary to at once put it in shape,
and Governor Morgan called upon the ener-
getic young lawyer TO abandon his practice
and come to the aid of his State. He was
made Quartermaster and Inspector General,
| and with his usual impetuosity threw himself
heart aud soul into his work, and within less
| than month the troops from New Y ork began
| to go forward armed, equipped ana supplied
/ in a manner that was as gratifying TO them
/ selves as it was to the military authorities at
Washington. For nearly three years he worked
night and day at this task, and made most
satisfactory record for himself and his State
| AT the close of the war he returned TO his
| practice, and was known as a hard-worker
! persistent student, and as citizen who always
! took d ointment plrt in politics. In fact he
| is one of those men who believe that every
| American citizen, old and young, should
bear his share of the political burden, and not
only inform themselves regarding municipal
aud national affairs, but should also take an
active working interest in everything that
! tends to insure good government, and that af
! fects for good or evil the interests of the peO
pie. He was selected by President Grant In
ISL as Collector of the Port of New York
which position he filled until 1873, when ht
was removed by President Hayes for, as wal
alleged, violating the Civil Service rules, not
withstanding the fact that an Investigating
Committee reported that his office was Il mod
el, and not the slightest complaint was hearC
against it. He is now engaged in the practice
of his profession. He has two children, soI
of fourteen ana daughter of eight years o
age. He had the misfortune to hose his de
voted wife last January whose death was sud
den and unexpected. Mrs. Arthur was
daughter of the late Captain Herndon, of th
| United States navy, the intrepid explorer q
the River Amazon, who was lost ut sea wnil
in command of the steamship Central Ameri
ca on her trip between Havana and New Yorl
in 1857.
General Arthur will add strength to tn
ticket and when elected will fill the high pc
sitiOn for which he has been nominated witt
ability, dignity and integrity.