, 1880-06-19
GARFIELD'S POWER.
A sccnc II, Now York city tho Morning
Aftcr President LtncOln's Assnslnn-


After President Ltncoln's AssnAlnn-
tion. .-..,
Cincinnati Gazttt*. .....
Tho following resnlntsccnce Of Con. GArEcId's
power during tho greatest crisis tho country
ever passed through hns been furnished US by Il
distinguished gentleman who WIS present, nlfd
shows the Intellectual and moral puwor OF tho
Republican nominee for tho Presidency over II
surxIny md mAdalenoi crt,wd: " shnll never
forget tho first tt.nu snw Con. GARFIELD. 1t WIS
tho morning aftor President Liuoolns assnsinn-
ton. Tho country WIS excited to Its utmost
tonslon, nnI Now Yurk City seemed rcndy fur
tho scenes of tho French 1sevolut!ou. Tho intc!-
liYulco Ut 1lnculn's murder had been flashed by
tho wires over tho whole IRnd. Tho newspaper
headlines OF the transaction woro sot UP In tho
largest type, and tho high erfsno WIS OH every
ones tongue. Fear took possession Of mcu's
nl,Isls rs to tho fate Of tho Government, for In
u fow ho,lrs the nows camo on that Sewnrtf's
thro,tt was cut, and that attempta tud bceu
,nadc upon tho lives OF others Of tho dovcrli-
WHO'RE, IN great hiaok letters, calling np"n tho
loyal citizens Of Now lurk, Brooklyn, Jersuy
City, mid nciKhbarinK places to mcot ,sr,tld tho
their sentiments. 1t Was i dirk ard Terrible
ionr What might G.,lne @ ncxt , ~ one M could tet,
tho wnrkngrnun wis simply uncontrs,ilat,lc, unI
rcynlycra ulld knives wero In tho hanls Ut thUil-
sands of Ll,colns friends, roady, IT tho srst op.
and nsurlKe the dentt IT tho lnartyrct prcsl.ient
upon any Ail who tlurcd to utter word rdnEnst
him. Etevcn o'ol!gk IL. IN. WIS tho hour set for
tho rendezvous. Fifty thousand people crowded
aEotlnd tho Exchungc building, cr,iinns!ng md
tnm1ninK the streets, and WelKcd in tight !s tAen
could stand tagethor. WlthM few to whosn Il
special favpr WIS extended, went over from
1}rDklyn ut Da. nl., Mnd, Grcn thg.t With tho ut
most difficulty found why tn tho rcceptl0n-rlOm
fur tho speakers In front uf tho Ex-
change Building, and looking ont OIL
to the high and ,nasslyo ba! !couy.
whose front was protected by, u heavy
Iron rRtljpg. We sAt IN so!c1nnty and silence.
waiting fur Gen. Dutlet, whl,, it wHs announced
had s}acto!l fron wusalns :on, md was uitbor
Nearly hundred Generals, Judges, Atntcsrnet
InwyerH editors, olcrHymen, aud ottors, wero in
TINT room waiting Bntlur's arrival We stepped
out to the baicony to witch tho fearf1illy
SOLEMN and swaylilK mnas Ut puuple. Not ii
hurrnh WIN henrt, hit for tho most part dond
silence, tr d dcep, un,LnOls nutterng rnn Itkc Il
rising waye up lilo street townr,l broadway, and
nE,ljtl down t1wnr,l tho river on Tho rlglit, At
length the buttons Of tho police ,ycre seen
swinging In tho mir, fur Up TN tho left, parting
tho crowd R1,ti pressing It buck to nuke way fnr
cArrIn9o TINT nluyed slowly. and with dlitlcult
logs through tho comlnut multitude. Suddenly
tho Silence WIS brtltrii and tho cry nj Iiutlcrl
"litltlcrI' - 'll1tlery' r1lnR out with trcn,cu-
dnuY md thrilling effect, and WIS tlkun
up by tho people. Int not IL hurrnhl Not
onol It w,s tho cry Df u grcnt nrnpto, ask-
I'm rrr,v to,, ti,or I1r,.sft1npt .1f,,i