The National tribune., 1888-08-30

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Tg.a slls El5ll Ct ths Horse Of Reprssept Gttves
IA hssa Asf s0r1s yeaFs appropriated 70 the ase
~ s.s4 sa6 hia59ry G9EReilsd by being B5t apart
q ssatazvT 5nil. where each susie may Plecs
aesa atatEsE G. hsE iIlus.sicaE dead, uEaeily enc
seprsssrtiue hsT saTlisT biltory and ONO IA tbs
EaRrs zrue1iate past
Lest Tuesday, fbG zlst inst, SeW JsEsey con
ss1buts6 her Share s0waTd eaTichinE cur Capt.
q. 68as h fsat growing ~ beauty and interest
enc She Et8euaa ~ hlCcaEd Stockton, ci heYo-
ssEorErg FANS, end matches Pail keerny, OF
So esFz szas, TrsTa aaFsi3s0 with appropriate
hencFa.
Tha roosra1 ueys sr3snt q tbs career Of Ar.
Bb0GsaGl $50 very msaEGr. indeed. We learn
AeEeTeF tlRs a3s EFaas~ gas i2ftSf came rom
EEFsa5 Ia I515, lTsI settling = Long Island
bat SftsJEsFo removing 70 EeE Je-soy, EfaeEe
he Fgfc1sgsd & large t7Eet Ct isnd, sll35sE u
shs Center 81 5za5ch n3w lies tho besutiful city
q Fr3zootsa- EsE fsehsr who wss Chief JBdGs
- chs CeEntv Courts Inherited this family
seat alt beEs Richard Stockton was bern OF
sbe III SsE d October. 1870. was educated II
khs Nsw Jersey College 81 Newark. Etudied
isW. md gss E3mi-te3 to Fhe bar in I154, ia
which be- soon sEgE5asd grC2t reputation. 10
k76s he rFznt d L.o15ez L3r the Sole prrpcse q
EorkiEE fer tac interest Of ire American Col
8Bies. eaS zGza.s5 ly ezerted himself SC e5iucat2
the lEs7la - l-s 8i5 country e 2 know leoge OF
aas5g trae uze-ls
e5sr - Kr Stockton becsms zzst e
sseHsbss af See 1-eau6iTe Caaucil Of the Prov
tBcs EnS sHer Iulgs On te5 supreme Bench
81 Re GtstE
&c t7ea er-t . erect raeonclistiou be-
sasza r1e Colonies sad sho Mother Country,
sac Ga ths l2ta Of Deasrafer TIA ssnt 70
Lard iz-Eguth SIS eEradsenr fer the settle
Es1s sl bsiF American disputes, ia which be
RTGp3Cc5 6 TrGn sCr 3 Colonial Government.
Bat wEes ID h7lau ne apparent shat no such ldes
wGalc b e. serlsIae6 By Gre Mother Country,
ks hesezsa 90 se.ve faster u the 0rp0zltiGn.
aaa Gs 1rc 2lst 81 Sane Iss6, wze chosen by
sEC Prev .Ee-sI Congress zacrabeT q the Con
HBen5si Congress. During The heated discus
sseo q thls sesaleB h5 SIS silent szd weighed
ehs words cs his colleague sad Ct its close eZ-
FFossca 10 concurrence Ia tie final vate IN an
e1srEg.lg address aad signed mas nEEls FFE1I
she rort &C. Gaa document that vas tc make
every aErle atteaHd thereto iEi azortai--6ae
Decizrafsla q Endspsnd eace,
Es VS. Fe-clecae6 % Congress, Whsvs he wss
sR soutVe racubsS. was esudidare for Gov
eraoz, bEt ses 6efezUe6 by his opponent. al
sh8zVa She FC.e was d tie o. he 1rst oaiicU.
H. Stockton E-ar tBsu ch0se1 Chief 5Cstice by
q UzEHimCuz vote, bu1 declined. his next step
EPWsVd Wsg rs .zsE re wsg Gppointsd On q
sanlEs itsee - fz-ase1 the Northern Army, WIS
sRFtrrC5 ~ Earty Of lOyaiisls, thrown into
FEihsn, nES EEe-e tFzate1 with saCh severity
hseausa o. a.1 lRTiae siered chC Declaration Of
En6egsEarzpe shst mis- constitution Wss shat
eogsG, a15 p-br1 ne FsE Ansliy exchanged sHd
as.srs ho1.8 = Ea3 alZlselI beegsr, lis estate
gaiue5 oa iae British. and his fortuna melted
away lHc sugH by the depreciation Of tbs
Eo1tlrsatsl ECrCF ne became dependent and
tsdsG EHsr a.1csslf a8a clc0 On FEB. =, 1861,
ESeE gztv q yssTs q sEe.
Aaug 81 lsz 1esgBBaCEag. a5W9Vzz, EsVe dis
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EE0Eiiy ecaeHsd he s53l RiclaFG serving Liz
See r. BOTS z1c1s1z If Congress his grandson.
EessEg nd Stock zion, Eel known 20 history
Co. ks6 ig1C an1 brilliant career ~ naVsi OIL
err, ana Gizs in thu Senate Ct tia United
AlEbeg. 5hea rs Eresr-gT4BdsoE, John Peter
Gt5oE5ca slss s United Ets1es Sens or, and
EfterEeraE representing Guy Government IA
tsTeisn lsEzg
AZ 70 asiiezt PAT Eearnv weaFe better IN
esrRed. Eysrybcdr kHoT5 asggs him, and it
eHiy sseas Necessary - write Of MIN. that bis
gssSya EzEy 3a a1IEaEeY hE2drsa years hence
Ska b1Rt q 5ls 5lAastTlOuS pEeE5oasgST with
ghcM he rev. Brings TIE EF7o centuries together.
NheE f1E 1rEs Of TIC ksaTuFs came fren
fEal1n5 taeg ssti4sd Ia rev sfezsey, il sas year
AIS FEilP was BORA however. "A New York
Ctr ~Ere q 1878, VS. eGUcEsed IA TIE best
aas8@als2 e. bss native city, ending With :
9gs9 gessE CesTEs = lai1Elll5is- 90 ego.
IL eb53leaCs 10 hiE Eaether's wish he coI1-
rzszosE rs cz-esz - studying law; bat % sgGs
sSzz 8 g-s1iGE- SIS iET dstsils u the lEE cozld
&C. zstglg s1a Elrls q military sd venture thas
ENsEc : 10 g. sul EabnEs, 50 lie 5oinea. when e
Esrs lEz- ska United si1Das First D1agooas,
@SmIs12sa by hls al1le, Stsyzen Egltz
zsErEF. Las pro1aest day Of ais Life was
Ehea BE- Is9ElFe1 ase .irsE C9-1E issign as See
a1d Llsat-1a3L q his coagazv. Thia wsg
ab7st SIC yszE 1872, Taen be WIS ordered
Mssl. ENC aI2DLa .1e ol55ssrs q that troop Wss
JeNeTs8Z DAVIS - Captain o. s company.
II sEia czZ1p1iFa o. showed such exsTacrd5-
EGFs EBtstEae E8r tie study OF war That he was
snossl ~ llls 50Fegaassat chs CT three officer
20 BE- sslt v EET0pe 70 STACY cavalry tactics
ann So permission Ea6 been obtained To- thess
staCsEH 70 ense- The cslsbrGsed military sehoo
at SGuFguF, aFails6 himself OF this great D-ivi-
tEFs, ed became GIG Of chs closest Ftudent.
thsEe. AtIC- mastering hiE profession DO weni
Wiab The french = Africz joining the Chas
asnE1 SAiEl9ae. and made several campaigns
with tneE2 IL Algeria, EheTe be displayed e.
saueh bravery tbsf b woa the highest praigs
and distinction.
Be cane hezse n l6z1, End was ordered on
tss sssR " Gta. y ia8e.d Scott. IN which POSI-.
ei0n he semaine5 Huti TIE outbreak ol the
Aczlcz- a8E, having been s.fgl Lliaz-o nsd u ths
sa0aDtiEe Captain o. q. g. DFaeSonz, and being
Psraa45471 u raida a5s cE3E company, be Went
#oEt, Eloae lie recruited e superior bgdy c.
0GA HG- Eotazz. ADDING tr1.G aIs CWE ampl,
@eaas 81 GGczlsgagi b9uuty - Shat offered .
tAe fsgE GF8a1Eut- sc was thus able 70 nick Ii,
men, and tnc superiority q his trGoBg ggas s,
eppEEa1t = sen. Heott that hc selected then
60 liF 351yRl2ra when he reached Mexico.
" va caring thls campaign that Kesrny
KAT haE lett arLa a. CherE5Use but his ufldi
HsEishsa CSurege Dsde has right do dutv fol
bcth, thlE he 8v0l eeFasd among his sv7r
aroopE the name Of Fighting KearDs," auJ
rec. geG fr5l1 the enemy lhf catering ssukFf
eugt e. ne E5zIs-zrE8e1 Devil !"
Aftsr gBe Gloss Of this FaE ne was ordered {,
Sic Pacihc CgEEr. and IN 1852 he resigned ans
vent 70 Europe &c travel, but while there va
tne1csa &c s8rve a. az Aid-de-Canp on tht
stat of Ezrsnen Neurice. was present at thl
bastle 81 5o4ierinc. Gud reCe we'd Eor his breFer,
tEoln Napoleon IA tee crosz Of tie Legion Q
Eonor.
Maeu the rebellion broke cut he hestsne,
haEas G1c CSered himself a. it turned out.
n@crlhcG Oh Ehs altar Of his country. His tern
OF Ee-VlGB wa snort snd brilliant Re wa
som11iEl5aned by tbs Governor Of New Jsrss'
Erarsc igr-t5eusrgl Of volunteers. and he mad
Ehe Kirsl Erigsde Of NeW Jersey the flower e
Ene troops - that State. BE was ALWAYS in tn
hottest o. the fight, and absolutely knew a
fear
De wsE ia the battles o. WILLIAMSBURG. Fsi
oSkH, WHITE Oak swamp and Malvern Ell
Re was promoted 70 Maior-General. but at "a
Close o. the battle Of ChEutilly soon after b
was killed
Ger Mcclellan is said 70 hsve went whe,
ne hearo 81 sis geath, and 20 have said, "Wh
eap yeujFCe Pail n ssGFnvfD