National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-10
GENERAL CHESTER A. ARrnUR.
The Candidate for tho vice-Prcsidcncy-IIis
Notable Career uarternaster-G General
and Collector Of the Port of New York

Notable Career-Qunrternast General .
and Collector Of the Port ofNew York.
General Chester A. Arthur was born in
franklin county, W., October g. 1890 lie Is
the oldest Of family Of two sons and five
daughters. His father was the Rev. DIR. Will
lam Arthur, Baptist clergyman, who emf.
grated 10 this country from tho County An.
trim ireland, in his eighteenth year. aud died
October "a. 1875, in Nowtonvilo, near Albany.
Dr. Arthur was In many respects re.
markable man. lie acquired extended
fame not only in his calling but also
in the domains of authorship. His work on
Family Names" ia regarded tho world over as
one of the curiosities Of English erudite liter
ature. From 1855 TO 1863 he was pastor of the
calvary baptist church Of this city. He also
filed tho pulpits of baptist churches at Ben.
nngton, Hnesburg, Fairfield, and WillistOn,
In Vermont, and York, Perry, Greenwich,
Schenectady, Lansinburg, Hoosic, West Troy
and Newtonville, IN this state. His other son
made q gallant record in the war of the re.
bellion, and is now paymastor Of tho reyu.
lar army with the rank Of major.
General Arthur was educated at Union col.
lege, and was graduated in the class Of 40.
After leaving college he taught q country
school during two years In Vermont and then,
having managed by rigid economy to save
about $500, he started for this city and en-.
tered the law office of ex.Judge +. d. Culver
as student. After being admitted to the bar
no formed n partnership with his intimate
friend aud roommate, Henry D. Gardiner,
with the intention of pructicing In the west,
and for three months they roamed about In
the western states in search Of al eligible site,
but IN the end returned to this city, where
they hung out their joint sliinglo and entered
upon n successful career almost from the start.
General Arthur soon afterward married tho
daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, u. 8. NJ,
who was lost ut sen, and who calmly went
down to death smoking Il cigar Congress voted
II gold medal to his widow in recognition of the
conspicuous bravery he displayed on that oc.
cason. Mrs. Arthur died only q short time ago.
In 1852, Jonathan and Juliet Lommon, Vir'
ginian save-holders, intending to cmigTate to
Texas, went to New York to await the sailing Of
a steamer, bringing eight slaves with them.
writ CT babeas corpus was obtained from
Judge Paine TO tcss tho question whether the
provisions of the fugiti "cc.slaye law were in
force in that state. Judge Pans rendered
decision holding that they were not anu or
dering the Lennon slaves to be liberated.
Henry L. Clinton was ono of the counsel for
the shareholders. A howl of rage went up
from the south. and tho Virgipia legislature
authorized the attornoy.general of that state
to nssist in taking AN appeaI. William NJ.
Eyarts and Chester A, Arthur were emploved
to represent the people, and they won their
case. which then went to the supreme
court of tho limited States Charles
O'Connor here espoused the cause Of
the shareholders. but he. too was beaten bv
Messrs. Evarts and Arthur and long stem
was taken toward tho characterization of the
HACK rnce Another great seyvice was ror-
dercd nv General Arthur In the game cause
In 1856 Lizzie Jeunjngs respectnble coIored
von,an was mt off n FourtI,-avcnue ear with
violence after abe Ind Maid her fare General
aic, ~ 5000 damages. The next dny the con,
nonv issue,, m order to permit colored persons
to ride an their cars. and the other conlpunies
nu;c,Iy folIo,,od their examnle Before that
the Siy,h.avonne con,nanv ran n few sneoial
c,rs for coInrcd norsons aud fin, other lines
refused TO LEI then, ride Mt ali.
Genaral Artl,ur ,yoe a deIooote IN t,,e co,,,
vcntion nj Saratoga that fonndcd the rennhl;.
can norty previous IN the ontbroo,r dr tha
wnr he was ;udge.nd yocotc of the secnn6
BRIGADE of The state militia and Governor
EdS;n n Moroan COON oftc. h;s ;noronrsfion
soIoctod lin, 70 flI tho nns;t;on NJ cng;nanr
in.cLior Of lie STAFF Tn IsGi ba hold tic most
Of Observation-Disclosures and soon nf,crward ,oas
advanced To flat Of rIcrmastar. generoI
,vh;ch ho hold until rio exnirotion or Nor
1,n,s tarr If ofti,.e No biaIcr encn,;,,,,,
ca, Ia nnssed mon him than Tic mention of
u,n foct thot aIthnuc,, tbc war account Of Tho
60 ~ NJ, vi, u,aa tloo"t ,a t;r,as Ia .,,,.
finn that orony other state yet N was tho f;rst
onIitoJ and oIiowed In Was,,inrton and u,i,b'
an tLo deduction of a dollar ,vhiJc tbc onar.
to,,nostors sccounts from other stttes woro
rod,,cad fnr, e. noo noo tn Gin 0on oon
Duri,o hia tc,1n Of Office every nres'
ant se,t 70 him ,vas ip,meJioteIv rcturmed
Hnoon,, otIers nromimant cInthin n'h or,so
nffoTeJ lin mapnifirent pnifnrm aud a
observation-disclosures sonf lin a co.tir sa1dIa anS
ptranri'ss D,th nirts v,oro ;nji,martI,, no'
;a"tnd Uhon NJ Arttur bec,nnc n,,a,tor-
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