The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-25
OBITUARY.
Death of Hon. Isaac n. Arnold, One of Chi
Uago's Best-Known Citizens. sBTS
CHICAGO, April 24.-Isaac n. Arnold died at
at his residence in this city this afternoon.


at his residence in this city this afternoon.
Isaac Newton Arnold was born in Hartwicil
OtsegO county, N. Y, Nov. 80, 1915 In his
earlier years he had such advantages as the dis
trict and select schools of the county and the
academy of the village afforded, and he improved
them to such an extent as to acquire very fair
education for the duties of practical life
Thrown upon his own resources at fifteen, he
found himself face to face with the stern real
titles Of life, and the struggles which his self
dependent circumstances obliged him to I'M
dergo served to develop intellectual and
moral characteristics which in after-time made
him man Of influence and mark in the commu-
nifty From seventeen to twenty he taught
school a part of each year, earning
and read law the remainder He first entered
the Office of Richard Cooper, in Cooperstown, n.
T., and subsequently that of Judge L. B. More
mousse He soon made his services valuable, and
by trying cases occasionally in a justice court
was able to pay his expenses. He was admitted
to the bar IN 1885, when only twenty years of
age lie removed to Chicago in 1886, and soon
after formed a partnership with Mahlon d.
Ogden: The next year he was chosen city
clerk, but resigned before his term expired. In
1912 he was elected to the Legislature. Six years
later he, with William B. Ogden, Thomas
Hoyne, Daniel Brainard, and George Manierre
called Freesoil convention at Ottawa, which
nominated Van Buren, and Adams electoral
ticket, and opened the first formal anti-slaveryl
movement in Illinois. Mr.. Arnold took the
stump and Cook county was carried for the
ticket Van Buren, getting 2, 120 votes Cass !, 622
and Taylor l, 7O8. This the starting point
OF the revolution in American politics which
made Lincoln President in 1860 and finally abol-
ished slavery. From 1913 to 1885, although
taking an active part on the auti-slayery side of
Poftlcts in every campaign, State or national
MIR. Arnold devoted himself closely to his profess
sion, being engaged In many important civil and
criminal cases, and rapidly achieving leading
place among the great and successful lawyers of
the West. In 1855 he was again sent to the Leg
lslature, and lacked only three OF four votes of
being elected Speaker
The Goth of September, 1860, he spoke in a
wigwam at Springfield, for Lincoln and Lib
erty." The next day, in parting from Mr.. Lin
coin, with whom he had for years been person
ally intimate, Mr.. Arnold remarked: Good bye,
MIR. Lincoln: next time see you shall congratu-
late you on being President-eleet" "And l you, "
replied Mr.. Lincoln, ION being congressman
elect" whereupon Mr.. Arnold rejoined: ''Well,
l desire to go to Congress, chiefly that may aid
you in the great conflict with slavery that
is before you" II know what lies before me- :"
said Mr.. Lincoln "but, if elected, l shall do
my duty as God shall enable me to see it: and if
the conflict comes, thrice is he armed who hath
his quarrel JUST Mr.. Arnold was elected re
ceiving seventy six more votes than were given
for the Republican electors. Among the first
Northern men who arrived in Washington dur
ing the latter part Of February, 1861, was Mr.
Arnold and from that day on until Mr.. Lin
coins assassination Mr.. Arnold devoted all his
time and energies to the support of the cause of
the Union and the efforts of the President to
preserve the republic.
Mr. Arnold, of late years, devoted good deal
of time to literary work, his last production be-
ing a life of Benedict Arnold He was en-
gagged on another book and too constant applca-
ton brought on the illness. He took great in
terest in the Chicago Historical Society, having
been its president for several years.