The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
ATTORNEY GENERAL.


Augustus b. Garland was born in Upton
County. Tennessee, June IL, 1882. His par
ents removed to the State of Arkansas the
following year and settled in the bottom
lands OF the Red River Valley. at a suita-
BILE sge young Garland was sent to Bards-
town, Kentucky, to be educated in what
was then the most famous seat of learning
in the Southwest. His academic studies
were pursued in the Catholic colleges OF st.
Mary and st. Joseph. During the latter part
of his residence in Bardstown he read law
and attended the trial OF causes in thecourt.
room whenever he had an Opportunity. At
Garland profted greatly by this practice as
we'll as by his studies, which he pursued
with persistent devotion Restraining home
be continued to WOO that jealous mistress
the law. and in 1853 was admitted to prsc.
tice at Washington, Arkansas In 1856 he
removed to Little Rock, the Capital of the
State. he was admitted to practice as an
attorney in the Supreme Court of the United
States on December 20, 1o6O.
By that time he had attained professional
reputation. and in the same year was Bell
and Everett Elector. He opposed the seces-
sion of Arkansas as long as there was any
hope of a peaceable solution OF sectional diff
ferences. When, however, war was inevita-
BILE, he threw in his lot with his State. He
was member OF the Provisional Congress
which met at Montgomery, Ala, in May,
1861, and took part in drawing up the Con-
stitution of the Confederate States. Daring
the struggle between the Federal and Con-
federate Governments, he gave his counsel
to the Southern cause, first as Representa-
tive and afterwards as Senator. He was
serving as Senator in its Congress when the
Confederacy collapsed. In 1865 Mr.. Garland
petitioned the Supreme Court of the United
States to practice therein, without taking
1.-THE ironclad oath" at the same time sub.
hitting an Argument in support OF his peti.
ton which was masterpiece OF reasoning.
He won his case which was not decided I'M
til the December term of the Supreme Court,
1867. While it was pending he was elected
United States Senator from Arkansas. He
appeared to take his seat in the Senate,
March 4, 1867, but was not permitted to do
so.
In 1874 Mr.. Garland was elected Governor
of Arkansas, without opposition. To him
was due the overthrow of carpetbag rule in
that State. In less than year after he be.
came Governor, the credit of Arkansas had
improved from the value of twenty cents on
the dollar to sixtv.fye cents. This improve
ment indicated the ability and success OF his
administration.
His first election as Senator took place in
January, 1876, without opposition. He be-
gan his term as successor to Powell Clayton,
Republican, on March 5, 1877. In 1888 lac
was re- elected, and his term of service Will
not expire until March 3, 1889.
This eminent man is much Ikea as well
as admired. he is playful as boy, FAN in
durable joker, and as fond of canday as q
school-Rirs. In person he is wsll-h0ilt and
tall. His head is large with sul ging fore
head, necessitating him to wear an eight
and threequarter hat, as is alleged; his face
round, smooth-shaved and animated, with
black and most expressive eyes. His fea-
lures are good and indicate an amiable dis.