The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-07

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BURcHARD HAYES. DICK TAYLOR.
HAIRY GARFIELD. ALLAN ARTHUR
Tyler's sons, through the mother inner
tied the blood Of the ''oIIest family" il
ENGLAND, If not in the world. There i
clear tradition in the Isle Of Man tina
the first convert from Druidism wa
nicknamed "The Christian:" his numer
ous descendants have that for famil,
name. Mr. W. \. Christian now own
the original family seat in the Isle @
Man, which has passed regularly iron
father 90 son for 40 years. The iirs
daughter Of tho family baptized wa
given the Latin name Of Lciitiu G. Joy
fur. The name has been preserved IL
each generation ever since, and the irsl
wife Of John Tyler was Letitia Chris
tan. The family settled in Virginia II
the days of Cromwell, and has contrib
utcd many noted men to the service oI
the state and uation. She died IA ia.
White House while her husband Va.
president, leaving two sons.
Their son. Robert Tyler, was born IN
1913 and died Ia Montgomery, Ala, in
1871. he was man of marked literary
ability, and his wife, Priscilla Cooper
was perhaps tho most brilliant lady IL
wit. humor and viyacity that ever pre-
sided at the White House. Robert
Tyler was quite prominent at the Phila.
delphia bar. bat when the civil wax ba
gan the whole family won't SOUTH" h.
was register Of the treasury at Richmond
and went down with tho Confederacy
After a brief period Of prostration hc
became prominent as a writer, and some
Of his work IS highly spoken Of
Mi" John Tyler, or john Tyler, Jr..
the other son, had a very curious and
variegated career as a soldier, politician
and writer. as to which tho critics arc
not yet agreed.
"Old Zach Taylor was a curious sort
Of man. aud his family were moro curl
Gus still. His wife absolutely refused C
ever have q picture taken, and hi-
daughter, Betty" Taylor, afterward
Bliss. and still later cambridge, would
nevs allow hers 10 be Published. Bu'
his only son, Richard, WAS a man OF
very great ability and unfaiterins cour.
ago.
lie was born Jam q, 1926, in New or
leans and died in New York city April
II, 1879 lie was educated in Scotland
and France; was in his fathers camp on
the Rio Grandc and took part at Pale
Alto and Resaca de la Palma; attained
civil prominence in Louisiana, and en-.
tered the war as colonel Of the Ninth
Louisiana He took part in all the Vir
ginia campaigns till late in 1862. whei
he was made majo general Of the Trans
Mississippi. where az Dick Taylor IA,
surprised the country, especially several
Federal generals. In 1864 he was made
lieutenant general and given charge IN
but it was too late for him
to accomplish anything.
The domestic history of President
Pierce was unspeakably sad. Two sons
died in early youth, and his wife became
a confirmed invalid. On the 9th of Jan
uarv, between his election and inaugnra-
ton, he and his wife, with their remain
ing child, Bonnie, were on the Boston
and Maine railroad when the breaking OF
an axle threw the car down an embank-
ment. They escaped with few bruises.
but the handsome little boy was instantly
killed. This completed tho ruin OF the
mothers nervous system, and she lived
in almost complete retirement till her
death in 1868. Andrew Johnson was
equally unfortunate. both his sons died
suddenly, and his wife was so helpless al /
invalid that most OF the American people /
thought the president was a widower
during his term in office. DR.. Charles
johnson was thrown from horse and
Instantly killed, and Col. Robert johnson
lay down one evening in apparently per 7
feet health, fell into an unexplainabie /
collapse and in a few hours was dead.
OF all the living SONS Of presidents the
Hon. Robert Todd Lincoln is most inter /
esting to the people. and next to him Is
Col. Frederick Dent Grant. both Of these
having received high recognition from /
President Harrison-the former as min. /
ister to England, the latter as minister
10 Austria. The closest scrutiny fails t. 1
find in the face of Robert Lincoln any /
likeness to his great father; he is AL I
Todd" His administration Of the war
department was successful. He WAS I
born Aug. !, 1913. and is therefore III the
very prime Of life.
As to Col Fred Grant the Republicans
If the Empire state once put him al tie
head Of their ticket, and he bravely /
shared It's fate" Having held no office,
his executive abilities have not been 4
tested. The other two sons of Gen. /
Grant, Ulysses and Jesse, have managed .
to maintain pleasant and comfortable /
obscurity. The same may be said OF 4
young Allan Arthur, who is Of a some.
what "dudish" tendency, but has time /
TO outgrow that. OF the three sons OF
President Hayes one Is successful law
ger, another good business man, and
the third is preparing for an active ca
reer. And OF the Garfield boys it may /
be said that they give every promise OF
becoming fine men," But of all the
presidents sons since Lincoln it is mol 4
see time to speak at much length.
j. II. BEADLR.
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