Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

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persistent application and constant sue
cess is but the record of poor boy who
rose to eminence and renown by the force
of his own will and the guidance of
gracious Providence. His record shows
that there is no place or position, but
that with high aim. industry and perse-
verance, is not open to the poor youth
of our land and invites them to strive
for its possession.
In his sickness and death, Garfield
was prince and a great man. In his
suffering and dying the prince of char
acter, moral fortitude, Christia an faith,
,forgiving spirit and the true greatness
of the man stood out and shone forth
before the appalled, but admiring world
as never in his active life. In the pres
ence of his suffering and dying profane
Ingersollism and prayerless infdelity
stands rebuked and silent. A nation of
fifty millions, with bended knees and
bowed hearts praying to the God of
heaven and of the Bible supplicating his
gracious Providence, confessing his al
mighty power and seeking his divine
guidance, is living monument of mans
faith in God and felt need of his grace
in time of trouble. In such a sorrow
and time of trial infdelity has nothing
to offer the nation, and the God of Gar
fields faith is found the only ''refuge
and strength very present help in
time of trouble" for the grief stricken
people. 1t is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.
By the death of this great man God
in his Providence is helping this nation
to higher plain of life, and is uniting
the hearts and hands of the people of
country as they have not been in this
century. Garfeld's greatest victory
crowns him through his long heroic suf-
ferings and lamented death. To him
the eyes of the world tearfully turn TO-
day. His honored name Is tenderly
spoken in all lands and IN every Ian
guage. Over his dead body the civilized
world bends to-day by common sorrow
and in common mourning. The tears
of a world crown his earthly brow with
the sincerest love and the greatest honor
ever given to mortal man. But it is as
the human healer of this nation that
God gives him his highest earthly honor.
His exultation through his suferings
and death at the hand of vile murder
er, like the son of man on Calvary slain
by cruel hands, is drawing all men of
this nation unto him and, hence, to one
another.
From the beginning the country was
divided by the accident of slavery, in
sentiment, sympathy, social morals, and
political notions. 1t was more sadly
divided by the blood of brothers slain in
long, terrible. bitter civil war. Its
visible political sundering was barely
saved by the sacrifice of million of
brave men and by billions of money.
With suppressed wrath lily concealed
the south, by compulsion. accepted the
situation. while old grudges and danger
Gus hatreds, like pent-up Vesuvian fires
filled hearts rebellious still; and here
and there in local issues and party
strifes those feuds and fires of bitterness
and hate would burst forth to consume
in cruelty and bloody crime. But by
Garfeld's dying better day is dawn
ing for our country. The bloody chasm
between the divided sections is being
bridged by his death. The fires of hate
are being quenched by his blood. Gath
cred around his bier with common
grief the people of all parts of the land
looking into each others fearful eyes see
they are born brothers, and are learning
to love one another as never before
Over his prostrate form. drawn by COM
mon sorrow the north and south meet
and feel common sympathy. Behold
ing each others bedewed faces, over his
dead body, they give the hand of for
giveness and grasp the hand of friend.
ship. The press of the south speaks
with no uncertain sound. 1t rings out
in clear tones with royal words of love
and loyalty. One of its leading papers,
Georgia Chronicle & Constitaionalist
says: "The heart of the south bleeds
for the stricken mother, and wife and
children of the president. The south
fearless of the future and forgetful Of
the past. stands tearfully beside the
relics of the president" This paper
speaks of him as This great president
this fond husband. this good father
this noble gentleman. Sac
indeed that glorious being SO useful
SO powerful. SO manly, SO excellent
should be the victim of so vile wretch.
Says another prominent journal of th'
south, the Charleston Nea0s:: "In thu
history of the United States Presiden
Garfield will be remembered as he whose
assassination was swiftly followed BY
such an outburst of sorrow and sympa
thy, which manifested to the north th'
true nature of the south and did NOR