The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-09-26
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The funeral services over the re
mains Of President Garfield in the
rotunda Of the Capitol at Washing
ton were held on Friday afternoon
They were attended by President
Arthur, ex-Presidents Grant AND
Hayes, the Justices Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, Senators
and Representatives in Congress.
members of diplomatic corps, officers
of the army and navy and other dis
tinguished persons. The exercises
consisted Of singing of appropriate
hymns, reading of Scriptural selec-
tions by Rev. DR.. Rankin, prayer by
Rev. DR.. Isaac Erritt, an address by
Rev. DR.. Power, of the church Of
which President Garfield was mem.
Der and prayer by Rev. DR.. Builder.
After the services the remains follow
ed by the distinguished assemblsge
and escorted by the military, naval
and civic organisations, were convey.
ed through the streets thronged with
a silent multitude to the railroad de-
pot and placed on the train which
was to convey them to Ohio. The
funeral train left Washington at 5 Fl
P. NJ arrived at the Union Depot in
Baltimore at 6 81. 1t is estimated
that nearly fifty thousand people were
gathered at the depot and its vicinity,
among them being the city officials,
several Grand Army Posts and Off
GERS of the Fifth Maryland Regiment.
AS the train passed into the depot, 10
the dusk of the evening, the vast
throDg uncovered their heads and re-
NAMED uncovered until after having
changed engines, it passed out ten
minutes later. Similar scenes were
witnessed when the train passed Har-
risburg and other places on the route.
The train reached Cleveland on Sat-
urday at LIP NJ. where the funeral
axes place to day.
President Arthur on Thursday
morning took the oath of Office in the
Marble Room, at the Capitol, in the
presence Of the members Of the Cab.
met, the Justices Of the Supreme
Court, few Senators and members Of
the House Of Representatives, all who
could be notified on Thursday morn.
ing to be present also General Sher.
man, General Grant, Rear Admiral
Nichols, Hon. Hannibal Hamlip, Gen.
Beasle and few others. Forty PEG.
pie in all were present at the time the
oath was taken. This step was taken
after q conference held on that morn,
ing between the President, Secretary
Blaine and the Attorney General
Very few persons knew that the oath
was TO be administered until the cere
mony was over.
The President and the members o.
the Cabinet had assembled in the
Marble Room shortly before Il
o'clock. A few minutes before Il
o'clock Chief Justice Waite, In hi
full robes Of Office, accompanied by th.
Associate Justices, proceeded from tn,
Supreme Court Room to the Marbl.
Room. The doors were immediately
closed, and, without any formality
President Arthur arose, and, standing
upon one side ofthe centre table, Chic,
Justice Waite on the other, took The
oath Of Office. The Presidents man
ner was calm and composed, and hi
response. $50 help me, God !" was il
firm tones and without q tremble
The President then read from manu-
script notes the following addresses
PRESIDENT ARTHuR's ADDRESS.
For the fourth time in the history
of the Republic its Chief Magistrate
has been removed by death. All
hearts are filed with grief and horror
at the hideous crime which has dar.
kened our land, and the memory Of
the murdered President, his protracted
suasrings, his unyielding fortitude,
the example and achievements Of his
life and the pathos Of his death, will
forever illuminate the pages Of our
history.
For the fourth time the officer cleo
ted by the people and ordained by the
Constitution to fila vacancy SO created,
is called to assume the executive
chair. The wisdom Of our fathers,
forseeing even the most dire possibil-
tiles, made sure that the Government
should never be imperiled because Of
the uncertainty of human life Men
may die, but the fabrics of our free
institutions remain mistaken. No
higher or more assuming proof could
exist of the strength and permanence
of popular government, than the fact
that, though the chosen of the people
be struck down, his constitutional sue
cessor is peacefully installed without
shock or strain, except the sorrow
which mourns the bereavement.
All the noble aspirations of my
lamensed predecessor, which found ex.
preston in his life, the measures de-
vised and suggested during his brief
administration to correct abuse aud
enforce economy, to advance prosper
ity and promote the general welfare,
to ensure domestic security and main
tain friendly and honorable relations