The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-20

local reputation ~ IN c5eciise md inpres.
sire speaker. The SAME bIpGfapher dc.
clarcs thst be never bad any Intention Of
nnding . permanent career IN the pulpit.
BE that as it may, be never IN after-iife,
when In Congrtss. delivered 3 eplogy. on 4
brotbef-member that IL was not msnifest 10
all who beard him that be would have been
as MARRIED a man A. minister as he was as
q statesman. Ia fact, James a. Garfield
could never have been Ordinary IN any pur-
suit In life. =
IL was during his professorship 81 Hiram
College thai be married Lucfetia Rudolph,
whom he had previously known ssheB at
the academy. She wps The dsughter Of o
I plait farmer, but in mind, msnnefs, eulti-
Walton, and wouaply resolve, was ut In
every way 70 be the heIpmaie OF such q mau,
In Congress she encouraged him TO disiin-
guished achievements, while she performed
faithfully her duties a. wife and mother.
And then when be had reached The topmost
round OF the Ladder OF ambition and be.
come the Chief Magistrate OF the American
Union she completely broke down In
health, and became an invalid In endesyor-
Ing 10 lift fron him some OF The welghty
cares Of his position. In her weakness and
her mourning she has to-day the sympathy
and regard OF an entire people. The eoun.
fry REGARDED her husband as great when
leading In the House OF Representatives,
CONFRONTED by Carlisle, Tucker, Hurd, and
other Democratic statesmen; but he was
| greater TO the American mothers, wives,
and daughters when watching night after
night by her bedside during her recent ILL.,
ness Of the White House. He leaves bye
c~bildrcn-iour boys and a girl-to whom,
-.h.tho- - H~,,bIfa ~ rrfuako tffa ho aiWaVQ
discharged a loving fathers duty. Al men
and women WAC have known the family
know this TO be true. His aged mother,
who is now In Ohio, was at the White
House The past spring, spd enjoyed The DIS
iinguished consideration with which her
SON was treated. Who can picture her grief
when she beard that her son was no more
or his public life we borrow the following
from the Washington Star;
He was for years a leader Of his party In
the House, and was generally regarded as
the most brilliant aud able member OF the
Republican side Of the House. He served
| continuously in Congress from 1868 until
1880, having held the position OF chairman
Of the committees on military affairs, BANK
ing and currency, aud appropriations. re-
sp~ecliveIy. His course IS a leading Ke'
publican was marked with o llberality
and broad craftsmanship which some
times brought him In contact with the
prevailing sentiment OF bis party 10 the
| House. He boldly during his last term pro-
claimed himself IN favor OF amending the
election laws so as to deprive them OF their
pmtisaushtp, and an amendment proposed
by him was adopted By The Democrats.
While acting as memDer of Congress Mr.
Garfield visited Louisiana in the winter OF
1876 in connection with election frauds per-
petraled In that State IN the presidential
election Of that year, and in the spring FOL
lowing he was a member OF the Electoral
Commission whose action resulted In seat
ing Mr.. Hayes as President. During the
winter OF 1870 be was elected by the Legis-
lature OF Ohio to represent that State in
the United States Senate, to succeed Senator
Thurman, whose term OF service expired
on the 4ih OF March, 1881. While in The
enjoyment OF this great honor. but before
be bad taken his seat, be was chosen as The
Republican candidate for the presidency by
the Convention OF that party which met In
lChicago in June, 1880. In November OF
that year be was tTiumphanily elected to
that high Office, and on The All OF March
following he was ~inauguraled amid demon
STATIONS OF enthusiasm and popular. regard
such as were never paraIleled In the history
OF the country.
No administration ever commenced, IL Is
safe to say, with more promising prospects
for harmony and success than did thai OF
President Garfield. His own party was
uailed and strong; the Democratic party,
North and South, accepted The situation
gracefully and in good faith, believing that
On era OF better feeling in national polite;
had at last commenced the country was
prosperous aud happy, and 1t was, more
over, at peace with all the world.