The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-10-05

America. Well can England auOru tO
show as she does her detestatiOn ut that
cowarJiIv attempt, for American liberty Is
the bright eonsumnste flower OF ITS
English germ.
THE President Is dead. Although not
unexpected. the news is none the less sad
snd grievous to be borne, by not only
Americans. but the whole sympathizinS
world
James Abram Garfield was born near
Cleveland. Ohio, November 18th. 1871
Became President March 4th, 1881. Re-
ceived his death wound July 2d, 1881, at
9I5AM. Died September 18th. at 1O4G
Pm Was President 1S9 days, of which
over 20 days were passed II such torture
as seldom falls to the lot Of mOrtals 70
endure
He died on the anniversary Of the battle
Of Chicamauga. where he was Chlef-of7
Staff to the General Commanding. 1t IS
sud that General Garfield psnned every
order Of the day of battle, except the enc
10 General Wood. which was obseurely
wurtisd and was nisinterpreted, resulting
in disaster. When one wing was driven
back. General Garfield asked and obtained
leave to ION General Thomas, and ran the
gauntlet from one wing Of the army to the
other. Joining Thomas The Rock OF
Chicamauga a-where the sUuglng tide OF
battle was beating furiously but yalnly-
and where Garfield remained to the end
Surely no anniversary more glorious and
fttinE could have been chosen for the
psssage Of this great and noble soul to the
silent halls Of death.
Another historical point Of contact IN
the life Of Garfield was his election 70
Congress from the old ~Giddlngs Dis
trict.- Of Northern OhiQ, IN the fall OF
1862 Joshua R. Giddings was one OF the
pioneers Of The Old Guard II the anti
Slavery movement. and 1t was a high
honor for the young soldier To be selected
TO Ell his place. Nevertheless Garfield
would have declined except for these
rpasons. First. he hoped the war would
be over before 1t became necessary for
him to take his seat. eighteen months after
his nomination. Secondly. his comrades
In the army. who knew the man. joined IN
a united representation urging the meal
culable service which might be done 70
the Union cause by having men on the
Military Committee Of Congress, who
we're capabIe Of fully comprehending the
military situation Garfield yielded. He
served on the Military Committee with
General Schenck OF Ohio. afterward Min
ister TO England. and General FairehIld,
after7Eard Consul General at Paris, now
Minister TO Spain
Garfield served In Congress until be
became the acknowledged Republican
leader IN the lower House
Z TEGn St. E--~- Ohio ~ h,
chosen. Senator Thurman. q man OF
brilliant ability and the highest personal
character, was the Democratic candidate
He had twice been the ablest candidate OF
his party IN National Convention for the
nomination for President OF the United
Stats. sud had been defeated by faetional
diTisions n his Own State He was by fGr
the abIest man Of his party IN Ohio
Among the Republican candidates for
Senator were three or four men Of national
reputation. two Of whom had been Cabinet
Ministers. Some Of Garfeld's friends
wrote. urging him to 20 to Columbus and
- look after his intefests-7 He replied
I cannot 20. The Office should seek the
man He was nominated by exclamation
and received every Republican vote both
N caucus and convention he made his
election the occasion for beautiful trIb
ute to the personal worth Of his Demo
cratic competition. Senator Thurman
Of those graceful amenities 50 rare and yet
50 touching IN party warfare
The sane year the Chicago Convention
met to nominate d Republican candidate
fUr the Presidency Garfield was chair
man of the Ohio delegation instructed
for Sherman the great Finance Minister
Of the HEves Administration Again and
again Garfield announced the vote oil
ONO fnr Sherman When It became ap
parent that the rival candidates were toe
strong, and their supporters too stsunch
70 expect Concessions to either OF the can
didates already named- Secretary ShsF
man mzgnanimously telegTsphed TO HI
friends. asking them 70 abandon him and
support GaTfed- Garfield earnestly pro
testing his preference for Sherman IN an
animated appeal to the Convention, va:
d-humGredly h0wled down, dragged
frorn the perch where he Fes making his
auuesl. and nominated for President
amid such q scene Of enthusiasm and e1
c1tement as Il seldom seen N even a Ma
tionaI Convention
These are q few Of the points that -sticE
out II the busy life, spent N the pEblif
service almost from boyhood 1t i tue
these things are probably vel known tc
most Of our readers already But II Is
interesting and instructive 70 recall the
Incidents Of such career. and reject upol
their lessons
That q career Of such nobility and
breadth and grandeur should have been
suddenly cut short by such puny irnple-
ueut As the miserable Guitesu- i one ot
the fhnzz to eonfo1nd human under
standing. Perhaps, from that serene
height where the Governor Of the Uni
verse looks down and guides the count
Iess worlds N Their cOgrzss- the great and
snail things Of this world mingle II one
level Of pigmy perspective To u dWsllers
N tins little dOe-czge Of Al earth Ia
Carlyle Gals Iti- Erigging our way along
it, hills and valleys may shut ont wider
hnriz0n- beyond which al things ara made
even Here, We can only feel that one Of
the great ones q the earth has fallen and
that a great bereavement shadows the
American people
In the United States the hePe and ez-