The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-12-22
New Haven.(Conn } Register.

MANY Democratic papers in the
South are deslrous to have that section
represented IN President Cleveland S
cabinet, and to that end they are pre-
senllng the names OF their eminent
men Tor consideration.
Among all that have been named
there is not another whose selection
would afford greater satisfaction to the
people of New England, without dis
tinction of party, than Hon. Thomas
]. Jarvis, of North Carolina. This
Gentleman was the son of Methodist
CLERGYMAN, and small farmer in Eastern
North Carolina. One day when IN his
early teens he was ploughlng IN a held
that adjoined a railroad, gaIly deco
rated train passed by, on which were
band of music, military company,
and an unusual number OF passengers.
The lad heard that the governor OF
North Carolina would be on the train,
and seeing it he at once resolved that
he TOO would be a governor some day.
In 1861 young Jarvis entered the
Confederate service with commission
as first lieutenant of a company of the
eighth North Carolina infantry. He
served with it in the battle of Roanoke
Island and after It's capture he was tor
eight days one Of the prisoners cared
for by Company A of the Tenth Con
necticut. After his exchange he re-
iolned his regiment in Virginia, and
was engaged in its campaigns until the
battle of Drury's Bluff, in which he
was severely wounded and his right
arm was made forever useless. 1t was
a singular coincidence that when he
was wounded, his regiment and the
Tenth Connecticut were facing each
other.
After the war Governor Jarvis re-
sumed the study of law and was soon
admitted To the bar and began to build
up a Cllentage. Because OF his sterling
integrity and PLAIN common sense he
was sent to the legislature, where he
soon became the trusted leader of the
Democratic minority. During the
reconstruction period he won the re-
speCt 9th Republicans by his fairness,
his LOYALTY and his conservatism.
When the Democratic party finally
got control of the Stale he was elected
lieutenant governor on the ticket. with
Governor Vance. When the latter
was sent to the United States senate,
Jarvis became governor tor the I'M
expired term OF two years, at the eXpl-
ration of which he was reelected and
filled that office for four years to the
great satisfaction of his fellow citizens
of all parties Had it not been for a
constitutional provision forblddlng it,
he would have been again nominated
and elected, SO great was his popu-
larlty.
In ISS, Gov. Jarvis visited New
England to open the Boston exposl-
ton, at which his State had 4 magnifl
cent display of its natural wealth. His
address Oh that occasion was eminent
" practical and was published in full
in all the Boston and in many other
New England papers, and was highly
commended This led to invitations
from the management of the New
England agricultural society and from
other organizations to deliver addresses,
several of which he accepted. They
gave equal satisfaction and gave to
Gov. Jarvis widespread reputation
for wisdom, ability and patriotism.
Before returning to North Carolina he
game to this city and spent a week
here as the guest OF the late Governor
Blsclow between whom and himself a
warm friendship had been formed while
they were attending the Yorktown
celebration. Here he met many of
our leading citizens and won their
esteem. Soon after President Cleve-
was inaugurated he appointed Gov.
Jarvis American minister to Brazil.
The DUTIES OF this Office were wisdom
and good judgment that was highly
approved by the administration. Soon
after the election of 1888 Gov. Jarvl:
resigned and returned to his native
State where he resumed his law prac.
tiee.
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