The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-21
COLONEL NJ, CHAMBERS
by the Greenbach'Lnbor
Party for. vice'prcsident OF the
United states "A Brief Hio'
~ phical Sketch.

Ie was born in Montgomery county Ken
tucky. December ., 1917. His father was
farmer and omgNtcd from Virginia among
the early settlers in that State lis mothers
maiden name was Motherhcad born IN
Scott county Kentucky, whose father WIS
one of tho revolutionary soldiers throughout
the whole war, and was with Washington NJ
the torming Of Trenton,
Young Chambers hborcd on his father =
farm, receiving fair education as given IN
the common schools Of TINT day. AT the
age OF twenty no became volunteer IN the
Texas Mexican revolution, and was comnis''
stoned Captain and attached for temporary
duty in the recruiting service 10 his uncle,
Goaeral r. j. Chambers stan, and landed IN
Texas about tho lot Of April, 1881 J 1889
he made his way 10 tho frontier, aud located
in Robertson county ns n practical surveyor,
which business he followed until 1917, when
he was elected 10 the office of District Sur
yeyor Of Robertson land dristrict, comprising
the territory which now constitutes the coun'
ties Of Robertson Leon, FrcoStono, Lane.
stone, Navarro, Ellis, Hill, johnson and
parts of other counties,
In the uslness Of surveying In the earlier
times he had TO penetrate far into the, then,
Indian haunts and sometimes tells Of priya'
| tiuns and chair breadth 'scapes,' ....
After his term of office expirel he settled
on farm In Navarro county, where he was
living when the late war broke out. Ailer the
close o tho war no removed TO johnson county
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| present site Of Clehulno, donating, IN con-
junction with Colonel W. Il. Hen
Ilerson, one half of one hundred
acres of land for site purposes,
10 which tho county-seat WAS removed in
1867 He then commenced the business Of
merchandising in connection with his farm
Inc for about three years. In 1871 he opened
n private exchange and banking office In con-
ncction with j. W. Brown. This he closed
in 1875, and retired to his farm, where he
now lives.
During the progress of the war, observing
the injustice OF the exemption laws and other
clnss legislation of the Confederate States, he
lost heart IN the cause; and although one of
the exempted Cluss, denounced the policy
and wrote directly to President Davis about
it, predicting, if not arrested, the overthrow
OF Inb Culsb.
On the election OF Grant in 1868, in nm
article'publishcd in the Cle6urnc Chronicle
of tina; date, discussing the Understanding
National debt system, he wrote ms follows;
"Our fathers, as | conceive made great
political progress towards a higher Christian
civilization by breaking down Legitimacy,
church supremacy, and all proscnptlve
rights 1t remains TO be seen whether their
children will make further progress by break
ing down this mOnarChCal scheme ofinterest
bearing National debt e | Inward
nothing 10 saying that true and free repuo-
lican institutions cannot be maintained 1t the
people allow their lawmakers to create
an interest bearing National debt" And not
withstauding he chided the leaders of tn
Democratic party in that article for failing
to come up TO the "height OF this great argu'
ment' he always acted with and voted the
Democratic ticket until 1876 when, as he
SAYS, he lost all hopes i'll the party and
esuoused the Grccnback cause, and since
which time he has heen an ardent supporter
of its principles In 1873 he acquired State
reputation by his "open letter to Senator
Coke, and since that time national reputa
ton by his article on sacred coin contracts
and other writings. In 1868, in the thce OF
ridicule, he boldly ran for Legislative honore
onthe Greenback ticket, receiving, though no
elected about three times the number o
Greenbacl votes then contained in the coun
t. organization.
Notwithstanding his vehement opposition
to the Republican and Democratic LEADERS by
strict integrity, high sense of honor an'
moral reclitudo, he has maintained tn,
general respect of all classes of his fellow
citizens. Colonel Chambers is five feet tol
inches in height, plain snd unassumns in hi
department, with nothing particular to dis
tinguish him, except his bold advocacy .
: what he believes to be right, utterly regard
: less of the bauble of popularity, and syco-
phantic praise.