The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-25

""ss- s-neefins Ia Exeter HAL
speeches Aaae by Loweu ana
Prominent EngIishmcn.

prominent Engiishmcn.
Load m, September "a, "A meeting OF Amer
lcane Was held at IKE tr Hall this Anerroan
to express their grleftor the death OF Pr-.i.
dent Garteld, and thei- condolences with HE
amuy' Among those present were American
Minl'"r Lowell, In the chair, Consul General
bAdeao and the whole s,aG Of the American
'esauon' Bishop simpson, Col Chesebrourh,
"e1ers' Merdtt, Conway, Vice Consul.
Rev pr Canning, Miss Thornton. and many
members OF the Ja-ane.e legation.
Cardinal Manning, Duke of EdIn.
ouIg' Commander In chief Of ths
,S ,Sross v snd slt treter'ck Lghton president OF
tno hpSM ACADEMY, called ON Mr Lowell TO.
day 10 oerprefs their condolep ce az tha death
OF the president; AtSo'clock about two hun-
uren Anericans assembled ut The American
EsSIsr nshHG, ana p srSeseded upon the stand to
humberless cabs and vehicles sstVn,bisd along-
sue the Hail and the mpjority OF lhe specta,
tors showed great sympathy, Inside the
cnn,,rNsS wSS S.s,nmed With people who
Inc stars and stripes were snspended over me
organ anu deeply draped. striking feature
\ E tno imss proportion OF ladies present.
ssseTSSl.2yo 10 IN tne deepest mourning and The
ssseInViske Included Representatives of The
press OF New York, Roston Cinclnnnu ph,ia.
uelphia ana 81, Louia. MIR. Lowell addressed
'he heotlps amid impressive silence ua said;
LowELl's Address.
We have met to testly our resptct for the
Tnsrnsssf ~nssiSaat osh shd Seryises OF the late
pfesluenb ana 10 offer such cOnBnlalion
as possible 10 the noble wtdnw
suffering as few women have been called on Ia
sutter. IL seems paradox. but ia only loo .
un .Iue tlS, ~, .ne ahevlAuon oi our grief IL the
sense oi the gfeAtness ana costlin,ts of Tho
sacrifice that has caused 1t. IL 10 no exaprera-
| ton,to say that the recent profoundly tnmoh.
Ing spectacle of womanly devotedness mas
thuls'9nsu tne heaIt OF mankind In manner
nnpr iedented 10 Americana anywhere. IL
comes home with pang OF mingied sorrow
| and pride and OF unspeakah,e domestic
lenderIeFs that none but Ourselves can feel.
| letyou Will all Rgreo that the feeling az mi.
versal sympathy expressed herehy
makes 40 sensible rs never 6eforathal we are
IN strange, but not iorsig land; tnat we
n,, NE AZ u l.ns' IN what hawthorne calls ''The
ings. no loss tnaul 10 my own, n / did not
oHer you my grate,ul acGnow ledsment
lt1 the augu 3 lady who herself NOT
unacquaihted v lth grief, ! as shown so req eat
odly aud Lenderly how true Woman,s heart
can heat nader royal purpIe. rhetoric
relative 10 Preeldent Garneld'h nob,a en- Id Is
out OF question, Int II we were allowed TO fol-
low me pronptinss Of our own hearts. we
anouid sum up IN the sacreu vorus. UwclI
done good and fhtiful seryanr' his death.
| ~ .e.ms, Wps Unexpected, and ths sympathy
the civItKed NOrld has sa.heted abOut ii.
Let Ns hank God that II was this
me mhY Yluoss, patience and religious lortt-
tude ol the noble Victim that The lie of i'm.
man brotherhood waB iried with that touch OF
nature which makes the whole porld akin,
tne loueh o her9ism and tyIupethy which dig.
Miles and ernObles. ar. Lpvgll dwelt on tho
good nature witch president GARFIELD
di9plAyed during his Miners de. seemed
good nsturtd even when dyiag,
though there were lew. from whom death
wIehched faiyer heritage, and there were few
VINO could, Ike Garfield, die even daily for
eleven weeks that could stand such a
strain as Ia only used IN making heroes
natnrss; Cen Garfield twenty. years ago
onered his lie for his country, and he has now
| tied for mis- county, as truly as II he had
f1lleu then, lle has created tile fabric OF union
His example lisa stimulus to his countrymen
lOre.er he compared General dar1eld's CA
reer 10 that or Josephj from q similar humble
beginning he had died tenant of an office sec
ond to none on earth. lUheers j He gave
many pathetic instances of concern felt every
where for Mr.. GARFIELD during his illness.
Lowell oonoludedby saying II would be Inn
u proper 10 discuss the character OF him who Ia
now chief magistrate, but there is no inde co.
ram insaying whatis known 10 all. He is q
heaa ssa osS,os 9i hlsh n.eii'gSnss, OF qnmpcsch-
believer In the hetheory that democracy more
than any other form Of government will
work OF Itself, but n common with you all
ha'ean imperturbsble taith In tho honesty,
integrity and good sense OF tho American
! people and their destiny
RESOLUTIONS deploring the great public mis-
fortune by the death which PLUNGED nation In
lasting sorrow, sympathlzlng with the late
piesidenps mother and widow, a0d ackuowl-
odglng the nffecllonnie sollcitude of the Queen
and people OF England, were adop-
ed In silence, by the audience rising
by Ex-Collector Merritt, Of New York, bishop
slmpaol, Rev. Chaning. Junlus w. Morgan
ara Moncurs Conway, the meeting adjourned.
During the spec h OF Bishop Simpson, who
mads Smpathelic reference to the queen,
the whole audience rose TO their
feet, cheering with remarkable enthusiasm,
amounting 10 fur0re. AT the O ose Of the
meeting II was announced that there would DO
funeral funeral services by Lr Parker st the City
curing the speeches. The following W ere
among those present The Spanish and
BrsHihian ministers, Belgium and Russian
charges d'afairs, brazilian and Belgium
secretaries OF legation, military attaches OF
Burn, Mr.. Nicholas Fish, late minister
70 Berne, Mr.. Seligman, Mr.. Thomas
Hugnes,Rey, MIR. Fulton Count of Monterratto,
ana hesLady Mayoress. Il Ex-senator Miller, OF
Georgia, and u number OF southerners were
present.
ANArioSAL SIGN.
London, September 7i.-At the close of tho
week the sympathy elected by the death of
President Garfield IL rather increasing Than
otherwise. A movement In favor OF some ma
tional sign OF, mourning grows. The
Times supports the idos In a prominent para
graph. In many tue churches whre hary est
festivals were TO bo held tomorrow, they
have been postponed In favor OF
| IL Is notable that the mayor OF Burkenhead,
| who has written very feelingly on the subject
to Packard, the American consul at Liver
pool, is MIR. VIM. Laird, whose family ia
| stJ cruiser Alabama.
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