The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-10-14
Twen,y-First President of the United States.

Chester A. Arthur, now President of the
| United States, was horn in Franklin county,
| Vermont, October o, 1850. He is the oldest
| of a family of two sons and five daughters
| his father, DIR. Arthur, being a Baptist cler.
! gyman, " ho emigrated to this country from
| County Antrim, Ireland. when but eighteen
years of age. Chester the subject of our II.
| lustraiion, was educated at Union College,
where he graduated early, aud upon leaving
which he taught country school for two
years In Vermont. Here he managed to ac-
| cumulate a small sum of money with which
! he started for New York, where he entered
| as u student the law office of ex-.Iudge Gull
yer. On being admitted TO the lar he formed
partnership with his intimate friend, Mr..
Henry ID Gardener, when both went west,
but they soon returned to New York and be-
gan the practice of their profession under
auspices the most fiattering. Not long after
this Mr.. Arthur married the daughter Of
Lieut. Herndon, U. S. Ma most amiahle
and educated lady, who died but a short time
age.
notwithstanding h:m&elfinsome famous
trials in connection with the question of slav
", 7.
vention at Saratoga that founded the Repub-
lican party and was, subsequently, Judge
Advocate of the Second Brigade of the State
Militia. He was, in addition, appointed En-
gineer-in. Chief of Gov. Edwin ID. Morgau's
staff. soon after the Inauguration of that gem
tlenan. In 1861 he heid the post of Inspector
General and soon afterward was advanced
to Lieutenant General, which he he'll until
the expiration Of Mr.. Morgan'S term of office.
Although the war account of the State of
New York was infinitely larger than that of
any other State, yet It was the first audited
AMI allowed at Washington; and without the
deduction of single dollar while the ac-
counts of Quartermasters from other States
were in some instances reduced from 81 ,000,-
900 TO SO, 600, 900. When he became Quarter
master General he was poor; when his term
of Office expired he was no richer than when
1t commenced it must be remembered
that his opportunities for enriching himself
were most marked for contracts far larger
than the world had ever seen were mt his dis
posal.
Without any desire to endorse all the acts
of Gen. Arthur, or to set him as immaculate,
we regard il as n simple duty TO do him JUS
tice so far as he has honestly earned public
CONNIE ndation and confidence. His record
is before the world, and it must have great
weight with those who may be opposed to
him on the grounds of mere party politics.
For so far. he appears to have shown him
self man of ability and integrity, and these
two characteristics are no narrow foundation
| stones upon which TO rear the superstructure
of proud Presidential career.
On the expiration of Gov. Morgan's term
of office, Gen. Arthur returned to the prac-
tice of his profession. and for short period
held the position of counsel to the Board of
| Tax Commissioners at a salary of $4,000
/ per annum In 1871 President Grant nomin-
| ated him to the vacant CollectorShp of the
| Port of New York, and four years later,
| when his term expired re-nominated him.
/, In 1878 he was removed from office bv Presi-
| dent Hayes although very high testimony
was borne to his efficiency in every possible
relation by the Bench and Bar, and by all the
leading members of the mercantile commun-
| ity of New York. Since that period he had
| been practicing his profession with marked
| sue, ess up to the hour which placed him Ill
| his present exalted position.
Ana now that ne mas assumed the per-
| Torrance of the high duties that have de-
| volved upon him, we cannot but anticipate
/ that the most cordial support will be ac-
corded 10 him by all classes of politicians.
He is now the President Of the whole of the
people of the United States, and not por
ton of them only. We may reasonably ex-
pect at ms hands fair play for the nation M u
| whole, anl n still further display of those
admirable qualities which have heretofore
characterized him in both public and private
| life,