National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-22
Its Meeting Last NiEht-EioqucntR Rem arIss
by Hon. a. ". CInpp.

a special meeting of the New York Re-
publican Association was held at Gohzaga Hall
last evening-HUn. A. NJ Clapp inthc chair G. v.
n. Ogden, secretary. on calling the meeting to
order Mr. Clapp paid the following tribute to the
N emory Of President Garfield:
GENTLEMEN a widespread national calamity,
with which you, one and all, deeply sympathetic
has led to this special session Of the New York Re-
publican Association. The Nation has been be.
Tcavcd of Its Chief Magistrate. President Garfield
is dead and his life, so precious to the American
people has been taken by the hand of an assassin
The heart of this Nation is now swelling with
mingled emotions of grief and indignation that
our President has been so cruelty murdered, Finy
millions of the American people nre buried deep
In the vale of sorrow over this great crime.
stricken and sad in the midst Of this period
of gloom. The Nation mourns with inconsOlublc
grief The sombrc emblcms of mourning are seen
on every hand, Breckenridge universal sorrow and,
as survey the pnnoply Of n Nation In mourning |
am ready to cXClnm:
"Thesc tdlngs nip me. and hang the head
AS flowers with frost. or grass beat down with
storms"
Gentlemen, It Is fitting upon this occasion that
we should give proper vent to the flood Of sorrow
that now Expresses the heart under this national
bereavement, though our mother tongue may
poorly respond TO the duty of the hour. 1t Is true
"Thcre is mournrl eoQuence
In dumb grief which shamcs all clamOrous elo-
We have met IN some suitable manner to com.
menOrate u sad event and give expression TO the
feelings that now OpnrCSS US. We share deeply in
the sorrow that Weighs upon the national heart
and spreads II dark pail over every city, village,
to y, and hamlet within the confines OF this Re.
public. President Garfield Is no more but thank
God the nation lives to provide other Presidents
and protect other generations than this one,
which grieves and suffers IN this hour OF trihua.
ton. The Constitution ana the Government
survive. and stand as rock to east
their protecting power over those who
bear no part in the sorrows of this affective period
Mourning and tears, though they shall come ms u
flood, can never restore our dead President to life
The DEGREES Of Almighty Power are Interchangeable.
In this dreadful dispeisation the will Of Omn!po-
tcncc has been done, and II Is the duty of all 10
bow In meek submission to the hand that has
been laid so heavily upon this people.
We have this consolation leit-we are
privileged to minglc our sympGthics, our
sorrows, Nnd ollr tears in common fountain
under this nillictiun TO tender our heartfelt con-
doemcc to n bereHycd Nation and family; to treas
ure up In our memories the many virtues and cX.
cellenccs of character that marked the life aud
rccOid of our second mnrtyicd President, and 10
invoke the incrpusiliOn of Divine Power to pre-
serve this beloved Republic from other "ills that
we know not Of"
On motion, Mr.. e, +. Raum T. q. Henslcy and q.
V. n, Ogden were constituted n committee of three
TO dram suitable resolutions expressive Of the sym.
pathy ofthis association In The death of our late
President, with power to have the same published
and with instructions to transmit a copy to tho
family, with The remarks made by the president OF
the association.