National Republican., 1881-07-11
vica-PnEsrnENr ARTHUR.

ro tho Eiflf of rnr Rrrrruc,vi
While the sympathics Of our people
afc s1 iruderiy cherished toward the great sui.
icfrr his wife aud children. there "a one other
pfrln u ho should nos bc lost sight Of or forgotten
IN ihi1 day of thc Nauon's travail mean Vice.
President Arthur doubt whether there r. any
human being living excepting Nfs. Garfield who
fecIf NOR tctnly this terrible blow than General
Arthur ErCry msn. woman. ana child that ap.
rftcisiol tIc sufefln1s ~ thc human heart ought
20 ympa.hiEc most deeply aud tcndcfiy with this
Distinguished man. Those who know him
well speak of him as man OF refined
unfurc ~ dCcp feeling aud acute scnsibility Tho
position hc holds was not s1ueht by him. Il came
20 bin unexpected. Thus ar. as admitted by al,
he hos worn tls h0nCrs m0dclly and with bccom.
ine disniiy. anil ffcc nom an prcicntiou and o..
icuiaton owing tn The youthful ago and robust
health uf the President. the Idea Of a vicc.rrcsl.
dcnHN uicccnlou never occurred 10 any one.
Judge. ihcn what must have been his feelings, hts
hitter nnl poignant gfcf-whcn ii was nrst on.
uounccl io him that President Garfield had fallen
unicr ihe arm cf on assas.in. and that the miscr.
able wretch hal exclaimed when arrested. that
che nrult of hls dcmoniac wofk was 10 make Mr.
Arthur PRECEDENT What must have been the
tumult thc bitter torture q bis sDui, when he rc.
nccici on The terrible responsibility which might
bcthfown upou him that this sudden elevation 10
the highest
tot 90 HoSoR ~ ruE SkuoS
vas likely 90 d. 'hrsst uron hm ht the cost OF tho
lic Of Dts chief How be must have shuddcrcd
A. the thought Of possibly having 90 exchange his
bed Of ruscs. in a calm and quici rrc,ldcncy over
The scnaic. ior a bed cf thorus In the uyinr rc.
sponsbnitics of fhc Presidency over fho Nation
inf four years 20 come venture She assertion ihcsc
e nota man IN ihc Republic who hopfaysassnHiously
for the Presidents recovery as General Arthur
for truths sake. Or Justices sake. lor thc sake uf
that harmony, c1uciitflou. and fuiofual feeling
which common calamity h.t temporarily brought
about, Dec Il nrvcr be gd that he Who of all
Others must feel most kceuly thF tcrrble blow
shall not receive that tender sympathy and scner.
Gus consideration and rcgard that are Que 10 him
uNpm rnE pHE,p RESPONSIBILITY
impending over bin. when he IN, heard ne stun.
ming news. u would be- rayiug poor tribute 10
General Auhufs intellect and his manhood " sup
pose that the future. ln All is iorbiddng aspects
did not present itself 10 hts mental vision on che
one hand, a position o. tremendous aud an.
welcome responsibility possibly 10 o. forced
upon him under circumstances that made him
shudder and rtay 10 God that ",hc cup
might pass by" him, u H were posi-.
blc on the other hand duiy-duiy with nll
It's sad environments aud great rclponsihllifies-
saying 10 him In the tones of command. Tho
greater the dncully that may have 10 be met tho
greater the sacrifice that may be required OF you,
Your country, the people who placed you where
You now are, the Constitution, the Union liberty,
civilization, law aud ordor-ail these must be pre-.
served, according TO the forms and requirements
OF the organic law" I can well imagine what
must have been the deadly
STRUGGLE IN GENERAL ARritUR's MIND
when the first account reached him representing
the case Of the President as hopeless. can con-
ccivo what must have been the travail Of his soul
when he felt that he would give worlds if he had
them TO cscape drinking the cup-nnl yet duty tell
ing him he must drink II II fate so dccrccd know
, that thus far so profound and overwhelming has
been the ailictlon upon us, patRlyzng the blow,
so unnervcd and unnamed have VIC all been,
that our sympathics and our coincidence have all
taken one direction. mean TO the couch Of the
sufferer But now, since Ohauk Heaven y we
have grounds for hope, and we have faith to be.
! lieye that kind Heaven may have heard our
prayers, and the great and good man,
who now tlies on n bed Of fErerlng.
may he gpared TO US TO fulhll tho
hopes and fN3niises Of his past useiui life,
now let every noble, just. and good and generous
heart pay the tribute Of sympathy that is due to
him. whose mental sulcrlngs, borne In secret and
silence, have been beyond description or all the
| hearts In this Nation that are cheorcd, reloced.
! and consoled by the announcement OF President
Garfelds improvement almost beyond the point
! of great danger there Is not one that has had
lifted from II greater burden Of sorrow than that
Of Vice President Arthur.
SYMPATHY AND SORROW.