The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-27
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WAS poor boy and seeing that hcl
;bad q living 10 make for himself, bel
began ut an early ageto learn the trade,
iof carpenter During this time hrI
ATTENDED o night school in tho village,
iof Orange, and. it was not till after
shis sixteenth year that no qearned tel
ircad and write. Not making moneys
3'aat enough carpenieying ho QHit tia
business at tho age Of II aud secuiedI
Il position as driver Of canal boat (
I Ito continued at this for year and 81
!haIf and having saved lille none,
decided 10 become sailor. at this
,Iimc however he became sick and re.
burned 10 his.mollcr's. .ansinyaud
;'rhis sickness proved to be the turn
jug point III Ills lifo. lIer was sick
,three months and at The end OF tha!I
Stime determined 10 make en effort toi
secure an education. Lie managed toI
sraise a little money and with two
s0taer young men oil Orange lie WENT
go Choster aud entered an academy
3rhe boys took with: uiem their own
booking utensils and rented all old
aroom where they did their own cook
5ing, being too poor to board. IIeI
3worked mornings, evenings and Sat
Barclays as carpcater aud prose
8culod bis stadies with yigor during
3sclool hours. iio learned rapidly
Sand of the end Of two sessions he hadl
glcarncd enough TO teach district
ssschool. By teaching in the day and
5working evenings and Saturday he
damaged to lay by enough money to
ssaay llia way al 'Coliege.s In 1851 h.
iacutcred Hiram Eclectic Institute. In
Il 1854 he concluded that ho could pass
Examination for College. lie Dor
Erowed The necessary money from {
ysgentleman who took as security {
saiio insurance policy which tht
I Y0mg man secured. In the fall o.
r5lS5t he entered The junior class 0.
civilians College, The young far
Elmer and carpenter was treated as al
HlnferiOr by the polished Young mel
Hof the College, but regardless of thi
Esao kept steadily at work and in 1856
Whe carried oil the highest honor o
HE graduating class. lie was nov
iSl5 years old aud had q debt of Si5
Man his hands, Before going to Colleg
Ahe had joined the chdrch known a
ss"CGnpbolite" or Christian, Hiram
HCollege was the school of this de
ianomination and he applied there all,
Fgwas made professor of Latin al,
EGreek in the institute. Prof. CARTEL
Eafler tue first year was made presi
%ient Of the school. As q part of hi
Eollcial duty he had to deliver q sci
snou every Sunday. lie preache
Hwith great force and his fame sprea
Ethroughout the whole CaInpbellito sci
Htloment. This gave rise to the repoi
ESthat he WAS once minister, which b
Htooll occasion to deny publicl
Eseyoral times during his. life. II
econtinued to study law all this time
siIn 1857, Mr.. GARFIELD was married
HMiss Lucretia Rudolph, the daughte
Eot q farmer, whose acquaintance h
CHAD made whilo she was pupil j
@his school. Two years later his pC
Ethical life began. In 1859 he ws
'Hbrought forward BY the anti-slaver
Eparty Of Portage and Summit coul
Cities as their candidate for the Sta
@Senate and was elected by larg
Hnajority. He at once took high ran
isgin the Ohio Legislature as man I
liability and powerful III debate, WhC
IN the war broke out he sent his resi-
0Enation to the Senate and offered b
to the government. lie W,
Happointcd Colonel of the And Oh
'Ercgiment. The regiment was sent
ECatlettsburg, KY, and Cob Carrie
Ewas ordered TO report TO Gen. Bue
'NThat officer assigned him to the II
'NBrigade and sent him to dri'
'AHumphrey Marshall's commend o.
Eof the Sandy valley. This was a
accomplished SO successfully that
,&was made Brigadier General. 1
'ifshortly afterwards moved with Sine
DMmdn against Bcauregard. He Co
E,raoted fever aud ague while in Il
HSouth and was sent hone OIL the sit
IN Hat III august lo0Z. lie returned
g:lhe army the next spring and partiC
'Apated in the baltic Of Chielamang
,B.5ept. 10, 1863, where he was prom
Sted TO the rank OF Major General, (
.Mbrayery. This was his last bait
Ilo was elected to Congress from i
al Nineteenth District during his o
scnca and resigned his position in Il
!, army Dec. 5, 1868. His career fro
"that ON is well known. lie was r
g3elected to Congfoss each succeedil
! term until January 1880 when he W
Il elected TO tho Senate to succe'
nj Allen G. Thurman, whose time .
Spircl March !, 1851. iIcreccived Il