The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-10

has been furnisnsd as by distinguished
gentlemsa who wss present. and
shows the intsllsctusi and moral power
Of 'hs Republican nominee for the
Presidepcy ovsra surgisg ami madden
eli er..~d; Il shall never iargst the first
time l saw Gen. Garfield. IL MAS the
morning after President Lioooins -
ss.sinst,on. Ihs coustsy vas excited 70
its atn,ost tension. and New York caty
seemsd ready for ths scenes OF the
French Revolution. The istelligense of
Lincoln's murder he'd l,ssn flashed by
the wires over the whole land. The
Newspaper headlines Of the trsssscaios,
we're set up is the largest sype. aud the
high crime was on every oae's tongue.
Fear tos.k psssessioa IL Inen's miads ~
to ihs fate Of the gose.nsssOt. fos sn .
few hours The hevs czms on that Sew
ards throat Was cut, and that attempts
had been made up0a the hses OF othe
Of the govsrnmsnt sf6srss. Pssters
were stuck up everywhere. N great
black letters. calling upon the loyal
citizens Of New York. yBrookiyn.
Jersey City. and nsighboring plsess to
NEE. aroond the Wall Street Exchanss
and give expression 10 their srntlmsuts-
II MAS . asik and terrible hour.
What might come next. No one could
tell. ani men spoke with bAtsd breath.
The wrath of the workinxmsn was
simply uncontrol!abls. aud .Isyolvsrs
and knives were in the hands of thou
sand. of Lincoln's friends ready. at the
first opportunity. 10 take the Law into
their own hands, and avenge the death
OF the usrtyred President, upon sny
and ell ~ho dared utter . word
against him Eleven O'Clock A, n. vas
the hour set for the fendezyous. Fifty
thousand people crowded srpnnd this
Exchange Building, crsmmipg and
jsmming the streets. and wedged iD
tight ss men cou'd stAnd together.
With . few to WHOM special favor Was
extended. | went over from BrOoklyn
At "a. NJ. and, even then. with the Ut
most ,iitfi uIty, fund way 10 the recep
ii n roo for the sp.skvrs !. front Of
the Exchange building. snd looking
OUT oi tn The high Hld massive bslsopy
whose front Was protected by Q heavy
iron railing We sat 10 solsmniiy ami
siiei.ce, wailing fur Gen. Butler. who. it
VAS announced. had started from
Washington aud Was either already iu
the city. or expected every moment.
Nearly 100 generals. judges, states
men. lawyers. editors. and olsrg ymen
were in that rpom waiting Buffers arri.
val stepped out to the balcony to
watch the fearfully solemn aud away
ing mas OF people. Not = hurrAh WAS
beard. but tor the most part dead
silence. or . deep. ominous muttcriDg
ran like rising wave up the strest to-
wards Broad way, and again down to.
ward the river On the right. At length
the bstons OF the police were seen
swinging in the air far up on the left. /.
parting the crowd aud pressing il back
to make way for . carrisge that moved
slowly. and with difiicult joRs through
the co,npac. multitude. Suddenly the
silencs was broken and the cry Of
'Butlerl BptlerI rang out With trs0en-
dous and thrilling effect and was taken
up by the people. But not . hurrahi
Not oucsl Il was the cry Of = great
people, asking to know how their Pres
idsnt died. The blood bounced in our
veins, end the t~srs ran like stroams
down our YsOes How Il WAS done l
forget, but Butler was pulled through
aud pulled up, and entered the room.
where We had Just walked back to msst
him. A broad craps. > yard bbg, hpng
from his len arm-terribls contrast
with the countless Asss that wsre vas.
ing the nations victory in the hrsaxs.
We 6rst realised thsn the ttatA of Che
.ad news that Lincoln MAS dssd WHEN
Butlss sntsred the ROOM ~ sA0ok
hands. some spoks. sodpe eouian't.
All were, ,is lsArs. Tbs only word that
Butler had fos us ell, st ths 6Ist break
Of the silence, Was: .Gsatlsass, A died
in tie fniaess Of his tamsr and ~ he
spoke It his lips quiversd and The tears
ran down his cheeks.
Than. after . few ssomeats. came the
speaking. And yea can iaagine the
effect. q the Araps 6utssfsd in the
wind. While bis sSm was apljt1sd. Diok.
Jason Of New Yosk State vas fAiFly
Wild. The old man lssped eter the
iron railing Of the balcony and st0od
on the very edge. ovsrhsnging the
crowd. gestionlat,ns ia the - veee-
msnt manner. and Asxt sAiag 10 bi1-
ding the crowd burn up the rebel sssd
ruo: and branch while . bystander
hung os 70 His coattails - keep him
from falling over. By this tiss the
wavs Of popular indignation had
swslIsd y ile ercse. Two nan lay heod-
ine on one Of the side strsets. she one
asad. tbs otAer aext topdyinG; oss -
the pavement, the oshss IN the gutter.
They tsd sid . moment bsloft tlas
.Lincolu ought TO have been shot loos
agor They were nos allowed u ssy u
again. Soon two hog pieces VI sesnt-
linz ssood oct above the hssds q the
crowd. crossed q the top like The lettss
\. and . ioopsd halter pendent fion
The iuncsieu. 8 dcen meu Ap1lswiet n
.le1 &Sdoa throaeA Ia nesssA NH
.veneesncsr wss the cry. Os the rieh,
suddenly the shsut arUse. 'Ths WseIdl
The Wosldl IT, loGlreof the WeeAl
Worldl Wasiaf asdl 8 movtnG1e q
p~rhsps 5000 u. 10000 tnsniag the
i.ces Ia the directinn Of thai baildinG
hsgan 70 b. exscutsd- II sss . critical
=, ,sm~ne. - a1t =
What uieat oons 10 oss coald tel;
did that cro~d ues II f50as ef thai
efiics. Pvlics andpilitAry 9Qsed hes1
evsslea litsle - beeh TOO lsss. A teIe-
er.m had iusG heep sesd ffom Wase'
inrtoa, .Ssussd i ding Just thea,