The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-29
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.

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| WHEREAS, JAMES A. GARFIELD, President G
| The Unit d Stat, S, was stricken down by tn
hand OF an assassin at the Capitalof the eouu
| try On the "a day ofJuiy last, from the effect
/ of which he died on tue l9tn Of the pfesgn
month, after suffering for many weeAs tn
greatest agony, but which he bore with the be
| roic f4rtitude worthy of a CHRISTIAN martyr
not even so much as ever having uttered on
| word of Complaint against the man who Ia,
made that criminal attack upon his life, an,
| the life OF the government; therefore
| ResotUed, That we hold in the utmost abhor
renee the great crime of assassina ton commit
ted upon The President OF the United States
which not only took the life Of the ruler of
Areat nation, but also the life of one vino wa
enueared to his people by his noble example
il both public and private lie, great persona
worth and distinguished abilities.
Res0lged That we in common with the whole
people OF the United Stltes feeI how great il
The Il Fiction we are compelled to endure, by
this criminal TIA king the life of our President
we al bowed down III sorrow and grief in The
presence of the awful calamity that has be
fallen us.
Resolved That we tender TO Mrs Garfield
and her family, and also 10 the mother OF the
deceased President our sincere sympathy in
This hour OF their great distress, and we com
mend them to the care of the Great Ruler
OF all nations who alone can assGage thei1
SORROWS ana neal IubIf DleSu1Dg DedFtS.
ResoiUed, That IN the sympathy shown to
Mrs. Garfield, her family and the people OF
the United Stat 5, by the Queen of England
aud the rulers and pc pie of almost all the
woI Id besides, we recognize not only the ex-
hibitou of the truth of the universal brother
hood ofman, but also an evidence of how wide
spread ana how general is the respect and
esteem in which the people and government OF
the United States are held by the people OF
other lands, aud for which we gratefully make
acknowledgement.
Resolyed That in the quiet and unopposed
inauguration of VIce-P President Arthur, as
President of the United states on the death Of
President Gar field, we recognize how strong in
the affections and respect of our people is the
Constitution Of the United States which has
30 clearly provided way for peaeeab y trans
hitting executive power, even in the case of
so great an emergency as that through which
we have just passed
Res0tged, That copy Of this preamble and
these solutions be sent TO Mrs. Garfield, and
another copy OF each be sent TO the new in
cumbent of the Executive chair, Chester A.
Arthur, and that our local papers be request
ed TO publish the same
Judge Bailey, Chairman of the Commit
tee, submitted some remarks which he had
prepared for the occasion, which were well
received by the audience.
The following gentlemen were then sever
ally called upon by the audience, and each
made appropriate and eloquent response
Judge II. Il. Chalmers, Gen Geo. C, Nc
Kee, Gen. I. J. Wharton, Hon. Jas. Hill,
Rev. DIR. .Roudebush and Judge Luke Lea.
On motion of Judge Lea, the resolutions
were unanimously adopted, by rising
vote.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, committee was
appointed to receive subscriptions to the
monument to be erected in Lake View
Cemetery, Cleveland-the subscriptions, in
accordance with the suggestions of the
Monument Committee, to be limited to one
dollar each, in order that all may share in
the privilege and honor of the work. The
chair appointed Mr.. Hill and the two banks
of the city as the committee to receive such
Subscriptions
At six o'clock the meeting adjourned.
J. L. POWER,
JAS. N. MCKEE,
Secretaries