The sun., 1891-09-06
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Tho tomb OF the President is perhaps ten or
twelve feet above the ground. and that OF his
vito hardly two feet aud somewhat In the
rear. They look thus like History and Afrec-
tion in their proportions. Most persons know
that Gen. Arthur's.wife WAS the child Of naval
commander who went down nobly with his
shiD whsn our California subsidized mail
steamers were under command Of officers Of
the navy. The ship was destroyed and Hern-
don died with 1t. furnishing tho oratory OF that
time with one OF tbs best subjects precedent to
the downfall Of slavery.
Many thoughts rise upon the mind as one
considers not so much tho force OF character
In this Pres dent rs his pupilage. for some
times n passive person in the place OF power
answers all the ends OF q sheet OF paper when
a groat poet comes along and wishes to write.
The perseverance and steady habits OF the
Puritan mother undsrlay In Arthur the genial.
pressntable Irishmau's son. And. therefore.
svsn ward and city politics he carried out with
tbs wholenoss OF old Samuel Adams Of Boston.
who organized tho American Ksvolution
among tho ship oalksrs and marine classes
along tho whurvos. The Irish flavor In Arthur
made 1t easy for him to comprehend. to entics.
sud to overawe the Celtic 3 bordinates who
make the best city politicians nowadays A
friend OF mine once broke In upon him at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. whore he had q room on
Twenty-iourth street. and was disposing OF the
destiny OF tho city. State. and nation. and he
heard . terrible piece OF brow beating from this
gentle looking man. who was add essing q
ssrpIaral ithsts. viii maks i you do III" p
pas ois SSssin4ts @ sa sfs suIE aa.
srs; BsHS, From e:
race an the slinities Of race kindrsd. The
shar and clever 3oys sra wA9 r., A1hnE
NcC0rd. gathered around him as tho young OF
ths IrIsh setter 10y, ~. %tSsIr % dam. N9timpr9b:
and Arthur was, the old British King. real or
century settled Brittany from Wales. and sew
4ral hundred years lutsr assisted 10 subdus
Tho religious STOCK OF Gen. Arthur was Irish
Baptist, Ills WIFE on the other. hand: brought
70 him that regard for blood and family whieh
hopseholds Of the most considerable families
Ns6ard Crowley. in her book upon Arthur:
Sson miinht Eosn ss sr IN Hsw YORK MH drees. .aa
Ing his ta,k at nis n MGits House upon sscutch-
'lR' u .%sous srH fac that amid all the capable
mon. LAWYERS. proDoIsrs. scholars. and polisi-
:l.ns, who hay. ,'ysd ed IN the city Of Nsw aoEk:
E0bs,s Liyinss.on: John Ar,nsIrong e. ,rEs
HHi'niS n inm niins Mr. Exar,s Goy' Morron Iii
es..ysd IL vain 70 BE- Prsslsn. wniie SSa Sg the M
back door Of the vics-Pre.i iency the. Col-
Isctor Of tho Port OF New York reached the
amnencs attained In the same way By Tyler.
Fillmore. snd Andrew johnson. And he nos
s~sssd more than iory months OF Garhsld's
term. Few parsons now doubt mat he
would have been elected had hs been
nominated in 1884 Instead of Mr.. Blaine, for
ha,iue reached the Pre- .idsnoy, he had address
enough to placate large numbers Of those who
had been making him the eXpopent for years
Of all the demerits OF our political system.
Tho art If kings IL the dissipation OF moral
tsts. just as the y GUS Dean could preach his
most pa hetic sermon upon the pf eseryation of
Charles II. and his mistress from shipwreck.
so the insidious nature OF what IL called Rs
spsctsbility closed out the hostility OF whole
classes against Arthur s'ter he became Pres.
dent while hs made enemies out OF the old
political classes whom he had hsrsngue to be
true to their order and let success be the test
OF all things. Our religions are In the nature
OF political eombin o. lons. and who knows how
many Baptists or how many clrrgvmsn re:
msmbsred that Arthur was o. preachers son 2
Dorsey after Tudlsna had been carried In the
State election OF 1880 Arthur was reported as
having. with something like wink, desc ribed
the proper way TO carry elections Rssprcta-
bilty can be hurt by sincsfity OF spse h more
than by hitting 1t with dead cat. Imm.diatey
susr that Mr, Arthur seemed TO rave been
hs had csiiSd hlmsen snsthsRa; aud