The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-24

1878. barnelu coVeIeu DIS pRck pay lnto
the Treasury April 2, ls7s,-iust thirty
days afterwards. His name stands fourth
on the list Of Congressman who so re.
stored the back pay.
DAVID DUDLEY FlE1D. Democrat and
brother Of Candidate Justice Field, speaks
veil Of Garfield. He heard the news at
s.ockbridge and says: II forgot my party
atBliaiions for time and was real glad.
BE Is broad man. His information and
reading qualify him to be an ornament in
his position"
1.-THE course ola speech at a Garfield
ratification meeting In Auburn, n. Y,
las. Friday night, Senator woodin said
that the Chicago Convention was distin.
vuIshed for Its ability, It's Independence,
and above all for It's profound contempt
for machine rule and dIctation; and that
he sincerely regarded the nomination Of
Garfield as proyidential. lie referred TO
Garfield as finished scholar, an intrepid
soldier, q peerless statesman and devoted
Christian; and said that for himself he
preferred to believe In the truth Of Conk-
iing's assertion that only God could defeat
the nomination Of Grant.
PRESIDENT HlNsDALE Of Hiram College,
tells this little story Of Garfield:
"GAraeld's eldest child died in this
house.. It was a daughter, and would
nowl have been stwenly.one years old.
BE had Just come back from Chickamauga,
and Stanton had made him a Msjor.
General. He was on tho way 10 Wash.
iDgton, and had no change Of clothing.
He had not had time 10 get himself new
suit Of clothes. You know well enough
that be was not the man 10 take any vani.
" In uniform. But when his child was
dead, md he stayed over for the funeral,
he had 10 wear that suit with the Major
Generals buttons on II. There was no
photograph OF the child, 10 whom they
Were both tenderly attached, and there
being q travelling photographers wagon.
he was called upon 10 make o picture Of
the little child after death. Garfield took
The little creature In his lap TO hold Il
while they made the picture, and he told
me that when he looked down on the cold
| face Of his child his eyes fell on the but
| tons OF the Major.General, and he thought
how little there was In the honors Of the
world"
gGES. RoSEcRASs' oPISIoS OF GEs. GAR
F1nD.-Gen. Rosecrans has given his
opinion Of Gen. Garfield to . California
reporter. He says:
."Gatfeld was a member Of my military
family during the early part Of the war.
When he came to my headquarters must
confess that ! had prejudice against
hin, as understood he was preacher
who had gone into politics, and 4 man Of
that cast ! was naturally opposed to. The
more saw OF him the more | liked him,
and finally Igave him The choice OF brig
ads or 10 become my chief staff. He chose
die latter. His views were large, and he
was possessed Of thoroughly compre.
hensiye mind. Late In the summer Of
| 1s63 be came to me one day and said that
he had been asked 10 accept The Repnb
llidan nomination for Congress from the
| Ashtabula tOhio) district, and asked my
advice as 10 whether hD ought 10 acceptit,
and whether he could do so honorably. |
replied that not only thought he could
accept II with honor, but that ] deemed IL
| M duty TO do 90. The war Is not over,
| / said, NOR will IL be for some Tina TO
come. There will be many questions
arising In Congress which require not
alone statesmanlike treatment, but the
advice OF men having an acquaintance
with military affairs will be needed, and
ioi that and several other reasons you
would, ] believe, do equally as good ser
\ yies to this country IN Congress as IN the
aeld.' Iconsider Garfield head and shout.
deis above any Of the men named before
the convention, and rs far superior to any
oiths political managers upon the floor"
/ WAR Mrs. Garfield said to q Cleveland
Rpaid reporter; "oi course We are all in
Washington large portion OF the time.
We have comfortable home there at the
corner Of Thirteenth aud | streets, The
General Is very fond oil society, although
hsis by no means a society man, but It
pleases him to 20 about among people.
He likes new scsnes and new faces, such
as Washington society eau continually
furnish him. In the winter lme We lock
up our things here and 30 TO Washington,
returning here as soon as fair weather
permits, Tor the General Is passionately
fond OF the country; and then. we have
always lived in the country more or less.
The Generals nomination was the great
est possible surprise TO me, and think 1t
was 10 himself too. am rather sorry be
was nominated. OF course he will have
some bitter enemies; and he didn't go
TO Chicago with the intention OF being
candidate, for he didn't like 10 incur
the enmity OF Dir. Grant or Mr.. Blaine.
He swent there solely In the In.
tefests OF Secretary Sherman, whose
valued and trusted friend he is. But you
want to learn something OF his home lilo.
Well the General Is home man In the
fullest sense OF the VOID. He rises early
in the morning to gel his enjoyment In
the cool OF the day. Hemounts his horse
and goes about the farm directing the
workmen and seeing where improvements
can be made. But sometimes he throws
off his coat and holds the pillow or rakes
hay, and 1t does him worlds OF good. or
coutBe he has large amount Of CORES.
pondence and, as be has no clerk with
bin here, he Is compelled to attend TO It
himself. This takes up much Of his time.
He never writes bis speeches except when
he makes Spme set speech on political or
legislative matters OF great importance,
and then he applies himself until the task |
Ia finished. The General takes great in
terest in the affairs Of our little village,
attending the Disciples Church up
here and speaks sometimes. Once he
was asked 10 speak during q meet.
ing held for the formation Of
a Murphy temperance band. lie spoke,
and some OF them think he did not speak
exactly right, for, you know the general
does not believe In total abstinence. Oh,
mol be believes every man should have
mind Of his own, but not drink 10 excess,
Yes, we have a large family Of little ones.
There are four boys and one girl. Harry
aged 10, who Is the oldest, and James,
aged II, are at Dr.. Coit'sSt. Paul Institute
at Concord, n. H. II Is not military
school, 1t Is preparatory school where
we know the boys will be choaply and
well taken care Of. The next child Is
Mary or "Mollie," as VIC call her. She Is
12. Then there are living and AbRm
aged y and I respectively.
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