Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-01
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Gar6eld's Power.


4 fAssooaag 1ars1ess - NeW Hssh.
The following Renaissance Of General
0ar6eld's power during the greatest crisis
the country ever passed through. has been
furnished US by distinguished gentleman
who vas present. and shows the intellectual
and moral power of the Republican nominee
for the Presidency over a surging and mad
dened crowd:
Il shall never forget the first time saw
General Garfield. II was the morning after
President Lincoln's assassination. The coun.
try vas excited to il. utmost tension. and
New York City seemed really for the scene,
OF the French Revolution. The intelligence
Of Lincoln's murder had been flashed by the
wires over the whole land The newspape.
headlines of the transaction were set up in
the largest type. and the high crime was on
every ones tongue. Fear took possession
of mems minds rs 10 the fate OF the Govern
mcnt. for in a few hours the news came tina,
Stewards throat was cut and tina, attempts
had been made upon the lives Of Others of
the Government officers. Posters we're stuck
up everywhere, in great black letters, calling
upon the loyal citizens of New York. Brook
lyn. Jersey City and neighboring places. to
meet around the Wall Street Exchange aud
give expression TO their sentiments IL vas
a dark and terrible hour. What might come
next no one could tell and men spoke with
bated breath The wrath Of the working.
men Was simply uncomfortable. and reyol-
,ers and knives we're in the hands Of thous-
ands Of l.incoln's friends. ready a, the fir,
10 al h.. Las. ,,,, 81
hands and avenge the death Of the martyred
President upon any and all who dared to ut
ter = word against him
Eleven O'Clock A. NJ was the hour 81,
for the rendezvous. Fifty thousand people
crowded around the Exchange building.
examining and jamming the streets. and
~edged in tight as men could stand together.
With few to whom a special favor was ex-
tended. ven, over from Brooklyn. at o 4.
". and even then. With the utmost Difficult
~. found way to the reception room for the
speakers in the from; Of the Exchange Build
ing. and looking out upon the high and mas
sive balcony. whose front was protected by
a heaSy iron railing. We "a; in .olenni,y
and silence. waiting for General Butler. who,
i, vas announced. had started from Wash.
ington and vas either already in the city. or
expected every moment. Nearly a hundred
generals, judges, statesmen. lawyers. editors.
clcrgymen. and Others were in tina, room
waiting Buffers arrival. We stepped out
on the balcony to watch the fcariu!ly solemn
and s~aying mass Of people. Not a hurrah
vas heard blu, for the most part dead silence.
or deep. oninous mut'ering ran Ike ms
ing wave up the street tow ard Broadway,
and again down toward the river on the
right.
AT length the batons Of the police werr
seen swinging in the air. far up on the left.
parting the crowd and prcs.ing i, back to
make way for carriage tina, moved slowly
and With difficult joys. through the compact
multitude. suddenly the .lenc. IA. bruk
en-. and the en- Of Butler Butler Butler"
rang gu, with tremendous and thrilling cf-
feet, and vas taken up BY the people But
no, hurrah' No; once II vas the or,
Of great people. asking To know how their
President died The blood bounded in our
veins, and the tears ran Ike stream, down
our faces. How il va. done forget, but
Butler vas pulled through. and pulled up.
and entered the room. where We hal Just
walked back 20 NEE, HIM. A broad Grape,
yard long, hung from his len arn-terri-
Die contras, With the countless aags that
were waving the nation. victory in the
breeze. We hrs; realized then the truth Of
the sal ne~. that Lincoln was dead When
Hu,le, entered the room xr hi h,nJ.
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