Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-03
A Hemln,.eeneeo of Gen. earla.ld.

The Bulletin of the National Asso ciation | of Wool Manufacturers prints with the pro- \ ceedings of oftheannua1 meeting of the National Association, the tribute paid by the secreta-
 ry, Dr. Hayes, to General Garfield with spe- cial reference to his services to the national wool industry. The following striking rem | iniscence will be read with general inter- \ est:
 | I first became acquainted with Gen. Gar field when l was occupying the position of chief clerk, and sometimes of acting commis-
 Eoner of patents, at the United States patent ! office in Washington. The corps of exami-
 ners in the patent office at that time was ! generally composed of distinguished men of science. Among them was Prof. Brainerd, @ ! gentleman then of advanced years, who had formerly been popular lecturer on natural science, in Ohio. Sometime in 1862 or 1863 the exact date do not remember-Prof Brainerd expressed desire to introduce me
 to ''one of his boys" as he affectionately termed him, stating the following circum- l stances, which I give in his words: cone evening" says Prof. Brainerd, eswhen was I featuring on natural history in a school house l ln Ohio. was attracted by the unusual intel l ligence of boy sitting on front seat, who ! asked me many questions after my lecture was closed learned that he was employed ! In driving horse on canal I was so much | impressed by the eagerness for knowledge in \ a boy in his humble position that I subse- quently advised and instructed him, and feel proud that helped him in his career That 1 boy has since become the president of one of I our Ohio colleges, and is now a general in ! our army. Upon being introduced to the young general, then 32 or B years old, whose name you have already surmised, out of con sideration for his supposed tastes as a college president, led him first to the library of the patent office and pointed out it's chief treasure, folio volume of the 18th century, ln the Latin language, printed in black-letter type, which few scholars could readily read The young general eagerly scanned the open- ed page, and to my surprise instantly mas ter1ng the uncouth type and grabbed Latin, translated with great huency and accuracy several sentences which had become familiar
 to me by previous study. That was a time of quick susceptibilities. We hailed with
 delight every fresh instance of devotion to the Union cause, and shall never forget my emotion, as I looked at his shoulder straps
 and heard his sonorous rendering of the diff cult Latin, at the thought that this hopeful
 young scholar had devoted his life to the
 country. An acquaintance thus formed
 could not be easily lost, on my part, at least. It ripened, l may be permitted to say into
 friendship upon Gen. Garfeld's return next
 year as member of Congress. .. I left
 Washington in 1865 to commence my labors
 in behalf of the wool enterprise. The first
 important work of our association, as yon
 know, was the construction of the complicat-
 ed scheme of the present wool and wooleu
 tariff The latter months of 1865 and the
 first SIX months of 1866 were devoted to that
 work. Our president Mir. Bigelow, having
 been compelled by i'll health to leave the
 country for Europe, the sole charge of the
 work in Washington, that of informing
 members of Congress in regard to our posi-
 tions, had been committed by Mir. Bigelow to
 myself. The scheme of duties proposed by
 us had been delineated on large chart. Our
 firm and wise friend, Mir. Merrill, perfectly
 comprehended our positions, but it was of
 vital Importance that they should be thorough
 ly understood by other members of the Com
 mlttee of Ways and Means. The first men,
 tion find of Gen. Garfeld's relations to our
 cause is in a letter to my wife, dated Wash
 ington, June IT, 1866, over 15 years ago.
 There are other circumstances referred to in that letter, you will see, which have an
 inexpressible pathos at this time. I read
 from the original:
 ''The most important progress have had
 has been in my intercourse with my friend,
 General Garfield, to whom and Mir. Morrill, the wool matter has been referred as a sub- committee. On Wednesday, last week, Gen. eral Garfield invited me to call at his house, or rather urged me to dine with him, which I declined. went up after dinner found him and his wife, pleasant and intelligent young woman. took up my charts, upon which all the data of our proposed bill are arranged, and gave a lecture of an hour. General Garfield stopped me from time to time and explained the matter to his wife Finally, gave my lecture to her as well as to him. General Garfield said that he per fectly understood the whole case. He then invited me to dine with him the next day that he might ask further questions if any doubt should arise in his mind. I went up on Thursday at half-past five. We had simple family dinner-soup, roast beef Cali fornia wine and cherry pie the general, Mrs. Garfield, little sons and myself sitting round the table. We discussed the general questions of protection, General Garfield putting queries to me which I answered satisfactorily. He then asked me if knew anything about iron, and piled me with questions as to that. After long talk upon these matters, not once mentioning wool, said, Now, general, we have talked tariff long enough let us talk about the war. Tell me about your battles 1 told him about Joe Tmy brother], and he told me about Shi- loh and Chickamauga and other battles. At Chickamauga he was Rosecrans' chief of staff. Talking about the character of our soldiers, he said walking across the room, and warm ing with enthusiasm, Why they were men who went into battle inspired by all the her oism of antiquity. They marched into the fight with Miltiades, and Themistocles, and all the heroes of history in the air above them stretching up their arms. 'There was that glorious soldier, General Dan McCook; he was storming the heights of Kenninsaw mountain at the head of his troops. The summit was crowded with rebel troops; the ascent was precipitous the troops had to lift up by the bushes and branches; he knew it was almost certain death. In 8 momentary pause in the ascent he was heard to utter, as if speaking to himself, but in calm, clear tones these words from Macaulay's Lay of Ancient Rome:
 Then out spoke brave Horatius, the captain of the To every man upon this earth death cometh soon And how can man die better than facing fearful For the ashes of his fathers and the temples Of his And for the tender mother who dandled him to rest And the wife who nurses his baby at her breast :. The rough soldiers all around felt the full meaning of those words, and remembered them. A moment afterwards McCook rush. ed up the heights, and in two minutes fell dead
 For the ashes of fathers and the temples of his sand how said General Garfield, could man die better? p I have given you the words, but can't give the grand, glowing manner with which Garfield recited them"
 I will not insult you by any comment of mine upon this scene. I will only remark that have given the original account with out change of word, except of one in the quotation My wife remembered this letter, which had not been taken from it's envelope since it was first opened, and sought for it in vain during the presidential campaign. She did not find it until the moment when the bells were tolling on the day of the Prssi- dents funeral, the day of the consumma- tion of nobler martyrdom than he had de- scribed, and which he seems almost to have predicted.
 ALarge CatchIof Striped Bass.
 From the New York Times.1