The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-10-06
GRAFTON
Upon the Death of James A. Garfield, Late
President of the United States.

H. l.,
President of the United States.
DELIVERED JOHN t. MOORE, ESQ.,, AT JACKSON,
OHIO, MONDAY, SEPT. 18TH, 1881, UPON THE oCcA-
SION OF PUBLIC MEETING IN RESPECT TO THE
MEMORY OF THE ILLUsTRIoUs DEAD
1t has been said that the blood the martyrs the
seed of the church." The blood Kings has fertil-
lied the tree of Liberty is equally aphorstc. From
immemorial time he who became ruler of his kind,
became at the same time shining mark for the shafts
of the assaults of mA'Ice the dagger of the
assassin, and from that day when Pompei's statue
dropped blood over the mutilated body of the dead
Caesar, down to the present moment, every govern
ment of the world has added fresh proofs the poetic
maxim:
"Uneasy lies the head that wears crown"
The scepter is, and ever has been more dangerous
possession personally than the crozier. Man, indi
viduay seems possessed in every age, of that spirit
which, If it would not raise mortal to the skies
would yet With hearty good WILL drag angel down.
but the mere existence Of such spirit whether in
nate acquired does not of itself furnish any solu
ton to the problem, "Why turks mischevous fatality
forever in the shadow of the throne2 2 Neither per-
haps, II 1t possible to formulate the various
and combinations which have produced great an
of regcide whether 1t has been accomplished by
the steathy dagger of the so-caed execuioners ak,
we can perceive and enumerate some of the popular
causes leading up to these sanguinary effects Man.
klHu mas ever StrlVen IOr HlgneF IreeuOIn, hluSS
have always sought to repress such aspiration. The
tree of Liberty is tender plant and was always
dwarfed by the chill air of the throne.
Looking backward over that portion of the worlds
history more directly affecting race, OBJ
serve among many other symptoms of enlarging free
dom of thought that two hundred and sixty years
ago, band of adventurers, fearing men and
in pursuit of liberty of conscience of action and
a freedom wherein to worship and who throughout
the dark days of November 1921, tossed by the
AZ
barks found haven and themselves resting place at
Plymouth Rock.
Twenty years previous to that date at Dunferm-
line, Scotland, on the 10th day of November, A. d.
1000 born Charles Stuart between whom and this
outreachng after liberty in subsequent years to
be bitter and heightened struggle. In 1895 Charles
Stuart crowned King of Great Britain grasp
ed in his hand the sceptre which then ruled England
Ireland and Scotland.
By this time the Dissenters from the Established
Church had increased to a great number, and their
influence was extended throughout the entire king
dom. Many Presbyterians had found their way into
the House of Commons. Religious intolerance waxed
fierce English formed against Scot, and Catholic ap
peared upon the embattled field ready to wage exter-
minating against Covenanters. Armies were
rayed and taxes leved Parliament increased its de-
mands for larger liberty to the Commoners, the King
acceded to these requests and for time was
averted. But Royal encroachments soon followed,
dissension again overspread the country, rebellion
threatened hand; the King refused to yield
further the Commons house echoed to the patriot
ic eloquence of Payne and Hampden of Hollis & Ha-
zelrig until the monarch feeling that all due bounds
had been past ventured upon the bold step of publicly
impeaching those popular orators in the House OF
Commons. Lords and Commons alike regarded this
step a breach of privileges, the city of London
armed in support of the threatened statesmen, the
King fled to his army, civil bazed out, battle af
battle fought victory at length declared
aains: the royal and Charles became captive to
the revolutionary army meantime great changes had
taken place in the complexion of the parliament;
had been subjected to the vigorous hand of Cromwell
this energetic but bigoted zeaot had weeded from the
House of Commons every element obnoxious to him.
self, leaving members but sixty Independents
stitutng what has since been derisively styled
the Rump Parliament; unheard of court was organ
lied the monarch tried convicted and sentenced
and the executioners stained and the roots OF
the of liberty warmed and fertized by the royal
blood of Charles l. Thus fell the Stuart the 3nth
day of January A D. 1649 in the 49th year Of his
and although for awhile the voice of human
silenced amid the crash Of his falling throne, yet
the seed sown; in after years the reaction
and the of humanity shone with increased lus
tire. This death though perpetrated seemingly, ac-
cordng to the forms of law, in reality but
sassination, recognized such by history, in
that she subsequently styles him liking Charles the
Martyr but he was martyrized by spirit loftier
than a monarch's, the undying yearnings of mankind
for freedom and progress. Charles endeavored to
stay the tide and enguled thereby and from that
day to the present the assassns has failed to
reach the royal life of England The of human
ity has not stood STILL but prince and people have
lived nearer together until to-day, the princely
Queen, the noble lady, the pure Christian who
the of Britain and the diadem of the In
dies, eevates her throne, by imparting sympathy
and coincidence to crushed and stricken sister wo-
man. Surely now If never before, every American
heart thrills with unuttered prayer, GOD save the
Queen" 'Tis spectacle for angels and for men,-the
quesny hand of Victoria, the mother country's i'm
peria sovereign, decking with flowers the bier Of
Republican Ruler. The tears of England fall like a
benediction upon the pale forehead of her American
son.
Passing over period of century and a half, we
come to another epoch very nearly concerned with
the history of our liberty. One hundred years ago
on the 18th day of next October, the Autumn sun
shone upon the final conflict of our Revolutionary
struggle. Yorktown surrendered, British pride was
humbled, and the independence of the thirteen colo
nies assured Shortly afterward Lafayette, Marquis
of France, and Major General in the American Army
| returned to his native land, bearing with him al
those sentiments of freedom and equality that hi.
| intimate intercourse with Washington had warmed
into ife He found France in a state of violent agta
| tion. Louis XVI, who then occupied the thron,
though debonar elegant and scholarly had failed t
fulfill the high expectations entertained of him at hi
coronation the common people sorely oppressed
| with taxation, from which the clergy and nobilit!
| were exempt; tne treasury was empty, the COuntr,
upon the verge of bankruptcy; the people wild will
enthusiasm of Liberty, having caught the contagio
from the struggle in America; destituon pre-
vailed in many departments and scarcity in all; tn
| mobiles and clergy refused their aid in bearing tn
public burdens; the throne failed to furnish any
lief the people camored for bread of the minis
ters spoke of the public destitutioa derisively an
| said, SIS it bread they want? Let the rabble ca
| hayr' The States General was convened-the spiri
of freedom was in the ascendant caste abolished
all men citizens the nobility and the prince
of the royal family fed the kingdom; the ill-fate
king was unable to escape-the desire for liberty be
came wilder and fercer; conflicts occurred in tn
streets of Paris the people flew to arms; the house
of the nobility entered and plundered; the Bas
tile was and raZed to the ground and the feet
that multitude which had clamored for bread, tro
the princely halls of the palaces at Versailles; til
King was captive; was brought to trial, convicte
and on 2lst day of January 1793 he suffered deaf
by the Guillotne, at the early age of 49, and Franc
became Republic.
Upon our infant Independence the courts of king
Europe had looked with high dsfavor, and doubtle
had there been diversions, the early patriots wou
have found much greater difficulty in shaping oil
bal and interference passed-Europe astounded at Il
Young Republic upon this side of the Atlantic, in Il
= intensity with which they watched the progress
5 that cyclone of events in France which threaten
every royal head in Europe; and while so watchil
our government became established. Truly the blo
of kings has fertilized the tree of Liberty.
8 The seed of Freedom thus planted In the soil