The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-09-22
General Arthur.

d Chester A. Arthur was born in FRANKLIN county,
#vt, October $780, He is the Oldest OF family OF
1.-TWO sons aud five daughters. His father the
%Rev. Dr.. VIM, Arthur, Baptist clergyman, WHO
Refrigerated to this country from the county Antrim,
hls75, in Newtonville near Albany. Dr.. Arthur was
hin many respects remarkable man. He acquired
tame not only In his calling, but also In
Bthe domains OF authorship His work ON "Famlly
8Names'' is regarded the world of the
Ecuriosities of English erudite literature From 1856
Ito he pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church
4of New York city. He also filled the pu1pts OF
Baptist churches at Bennington, Hinesburg, Fair
8aeld and Williston, in Vermont, and York, Perry,
2Greenwich, Schenectady, Lansingburg, Hoosic,
invest Troy and Newtonvllle, in New York state. His
&other son made gallant record in the war Of the
8rebellion, and Is now paymaster OF the regular
3ariny, with rank of major,
4 Gen. Arthur was educated at Union College and
4graduated in the class of 40 After leaving college,
he taught country school during two years in YER
E]mont and them having managed by rigid economy
8entered the law office Of exJudge E. D. Culver as a
4stdent. After being admitted to the bar he formed
IA partnership with his intimate friend and room
Innate, Henry d. Gardener, with the intention of
3practicing in the West and for three months they
Aroamed about in the Western states in search of AM
eligible site but in the end returned to New York.
where they hung out their joint shtngle and enter
He'd upon successful career almost from the start
8Gen. Arthur soon afterward married the daughter
Uof Capt Herndon United tates navy, who was lost
: lat sea, and who calmly went down to death smok-
Ming cigar Congress voted gold medal to his
Hwidow in recognition of the conspicuous bravery
8displayed on that occasion. Mrs Arthur died seve
Nal months ago.
a 1852, Jonathan ana juliet Lennon, N1rg1n1anI
0slaveholders intending to emlgrate to Texas, came
ITO New York city to await the sailing of steamer
bringing eight slaves with them. writ of habeas
4corpus obtained from Judge Paine to test the
whether the provisions Of the fugitiVe
slave law were in force in that State. Judge Panel
RENDERED decision holding that they were not and
BORDERING the Lennon slaves to be liberated Henry
H. Clinton was one of the counsel for the savehod
Hers. The Virginia Legislature authorized the att
that State to assist in taking an
4appeal VIM NJ Evarts and Chester A. Arthur WefeI
Semployed to represent the people, and they wen|
$their case which then went to the Supreme Court
ef the United States where the decision of the low
r court was affirmed. In 1856, Lizzie Jennings, al
&eoIored woman, was put on Eourthavenue car I'M
New York with violence after She had paid her fare
SGen Arthur sued on her behalf and secured a yer
Jdict OF $500 damages. The next day the company
ssued an order to permit ooofed persons to ride on
2their cars and the other car companies quickly fol
glowed their example. Before that the Sixth AyenueI
Company ran few special cars ioE coiored pers9ns
q GEN Arthur was delegate to the convention att
Saratoga that founded tbe Republican party Pref
ocsi ~ he second Brigade OF the Ne York STATED
militia, and GOV Edwin p Morgan, soQn after hsl
inauguration, selected him to ~ ~ position "a
spost of inspector general and so6l afterWard was
advanced 10 that of quartermastergehesal,W htcll
The held until the expiration Oh Morsam ,ot
no him was Immediately retufaed among others,f
b. Irolatnept clothing house offered AIN magn1h-
cent iamifor1s and printing house sent him cost
y saddle aid trappings Both gifts were rejected
when Mr. Arthur became 1uhrtermaster-generalh e1
Twas poor. When bis term expired he was poorer3
questioned Contracts larger than thefHptJq hedS
ever were at his disposal He had to prosfde9
Nor the clothing. arming and transportation of
8 undl.sds of thonsands Of men. Speaking of him
1T this period friend says: $50 jealous was he Of
his integrity that haze known instances where he
could have made Thousands OF dollars legitImatelY
and yet refused to doit on the ground that he was
a public officer and meant to be like CAESARS wife,
above suspicion His own words to me In regard
to this matter amply illustrate his character It'll
had misappropriated five cents, and walking
down town saw two men talking on the corner to-
gether would imagine they were talking oEmy