The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-06-26
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Tho Republican Nominee for vice.Pre (
dent OF the United States

The sksseA given q ten. Arthur IN those
columns tee .sst, ago "a, very hn.f aud ~s
therefore pHhl,h th. following ~tch may he
found interesting
GsnerAi Chester 4. Arthar a. born IN Ff.nk
lia ooan,y. VI. October 9Th. 1850 lie j. tho
oldest 81 family q t~o sons and f,s iaus hisrs
HIS father sAs the Rev. hr William Arthur. q
Baptist clergyman. ~ha etnigratsi O. this countf,
from the ,ouaiy Antrim. Ireland 10 hts eighteenth
ysAr. AID died October ?sih. 49,. IN Ne~iou,illc
near Albany. bf. Arthur sas IN many respects
remarkable man. lie acquired extended fame.
No, only 10 his calling. bat also "a the domain u
authorship. His uork on "fsmiiy Name q. 70
garded the World . one Il the cufiosi;is. e
English srudite literature. PROM ls55 60 lsss be-
vac pastor q the Calvary Baptist Church 81
Philadelphia. tlis other sou made gallant re-
cord in the waT Of the rsbelIion. aud - nos pay
master VI the regular army. With the Tsnk II
major.
Gen. Arthur wAs educated at Union College and
was graduated in the elias. Of '49. Ansr leaving
college he taught . country school during two
years In Vermont, and then. having managed by
rigid economy 10 save about $500. he started for
Mes iork and entered the Lac ot;ice-of ex Judge
7 y. d. caiver as . student. Ansr having been al
msttsd 20 the bar. he formed . partnership with
his intimate friead aud room mate, Henry u.
Gardiner. With the intention Of practieing In the
West. and for three months they roamed obout in
the Western States 10 search Of eligible site.
bat In the end returned 10 New York, where
they hung out their joint shingle aud entered
upon . successful career almost from the start.
Gen. Arthur soon after married the daughter of
Lieutenant Herndon, United States Navy. Mrs..
Arthur died only short time ago.
mis- iSrgaRIry.
General Arthur vas . delegate 10 the eonven.
ton 1t Saratoga that founded the Republican
party. Previous 20 the outbreak Of the war he
vas Judge advocate % the aud Brigade Of the
State Militia, and Governor Edwin u. Morgan.
soon after bis Inauguration. selected him 10 ell the
position of engineer aud chief Of his staff In 1861
be held the post Of Inspector General and soon
sftsrward was advanced 60 that Of Quartermaster
General. which he held until the expiration of
MorgAn's term % once. No higher eneomium
can be passed upon him than the mention Of the
fact that although the account Of the State Of
New York vas at least ten times larger than that
Of any other State, yet the drst audited and
allowed In Washington. and without the deduc
tion Of dollar while the quartermasters accounts
from other States were reduced from Zoo 600 10
tlo.ooo,o 900. During his term Of office every
present sent 10 him was Immediately returned.
Among others, prominent clothing house offered
him . magnificent uniform, and n printing house
sent him costly saddle and traPpings. Both
gins were Indignantly rejected. When Mr.. Arthur
became Quartermaster general he was poor. When
his term expired he was poorer STILL lie had OPP
portunities 10 make millions unquestioned. Con
tracts larger than the world had seen were nj
his disposal. lie had 10 provide for the clothing,
arming and transportation Of hundreds Of thous.
ands Of men. Speaking Of him At this period
ffiead says: $50 Jealous he of his Integrity
that have known instances where he could have
made thousands Of dollars iegi,ima,sly, and yet
refused 10 do it on the ground that he was pub.
lie officer and meant 10 be, like Crsar's wife,
above suspicion His own words 10 me In re-.
gard 10 this matter amply illustrate his character.
IL had misappropriated Eve eent', and on walk