Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-27


has unity OF the same Species and in its last revo
luton it goes back to that unit whence it had it
origin. Hence it is not strange to find the body Q
our late President in the earth today, going bacl
to its own wlile for the spirit, that noble part,
must look in the region where God is the unity o
| all spirit. He man he was national. Bsini
national he was responsible; being responsible b
was to give account and to give an accoun
there must be superior Intelligence before whom
he is to answer. But man has no superior here
none anywhere except God the supreme intelligence
hence we must look aloft for our noble chief Her,
We stand now, mourners for many reasons, with ou
minds upward turned TO find ourselves face to fac,
with our illustrious leader and his God. While h,
was in life our chosen chief he the highes
human being IN the civil and social sphere, halfway
twould seem, between society and its Divine au
thor. You must remember few propositions, ant
fill your minds with the sublime and true ideas con
tanned in them, if you want to get true view o
our illustrious chief. Man was created by God ,
and so too all that is essential to man, to his
life, liberty aud pursuit of happiness. But society
is essential to man, it being his natural element
without which he could not preserve life itself
and civil authority is essential to preserve society SC
we see at that civil authority government Il
the ordination of the Godof Nature through
the medium of society The noble man whose death
enshrouds our hearts with sorrow at the head
of this civil government of the soce.y OF the AmeEi
can nation. There the chief OF the caretakers of so
ciety there by the decree of Natures God and the
voice of Gods national children in this republic
there at the head Of the highest in civil society
leading the esretakers of the same next to God, by
the laws of his divine wisdom, to stand guard ovel
the people intrusted to his care. This his rela
ton to US and to our God, midway-hke between
earth and heaven, between society and its author
the Great Ruler of the universe.
One year ago nations voice proclaimed him
Chief, and vowed to yield obedience to him. He
seemed singled out by Divine Providence to guard
society and guide its steps in the civil and social
order. True citizens regarded him as almost a
sacred person. Gazing up on high from the ranks
of the society of the nation, we looked on him with
pride, each one feeling happy, and bidding him
"God speed" There sat James Abram Garfield,
illumined by the full light not alone of his own
beaming intelligence not alone by the glare of the
bright radiance of American genius still lii gering
aud in the halls of legislation, but he agow
with the full light of conscientious conviction of his
sacred duty between his loved idol America her So
cety, her Government, and their God. Oh, why ask
the American nation to dry its tears and cease its
sorrow to-day? Who will blame our nation to weep
in sad aetion, seeing that she has lost one of the
brightest jewels that ever reflected sublime beauty
in the garland of freedom with which one hundred
years ago soldier sres graced her bleeding brow
We saw his manly bearing at the head of the Gov
ernment the radiance of his wisdom was being scat
tered over earth. His glorious future was already
mrrored in the majesty of his mien in washingtons
chair, and for the word hope became obsolete be-
ing lost in the bright and more than bright pros
pective certainty of future of justice, truth and
beauty for the American nation.
Under James A. Garfield, the Godfearing statesman
OF the nation, the morals of civil society," its
and happiness, fast putting the placid feat
of repose Basking in the sunlight of security
society was bathed in calm composure. When came
the dreadful message that a citizen slew the Presi-
dent, that unhallewed hand had prostrated the
leader OF Gods civil order, conscious Nature
blushed for shame and wept; the nation recoed in
horror; society shuddered at the Shock and Heaven
seemed to tremble at the tragedy and when death
ensued fifty millions of people bowed low and in
mourning sadness, verging despair, almost re-
fused to be consoled by the rendered words of
dolence from sympathizing world Oh, fellow-cit-
izens that the hand of anyone in society should be
raised to strike its chief-its benefactor and its
guide. Oh, stand astonshed ye angels be surprised
oh We Heavens and tremble What cruel fate should
fire the culprit's breast to do such wrong? Let
us invoke justice, that the culprit may give back
retribution may atone to American society for the
light of of the most brilliant stars in her poti-
cal and social armament let him atone to the
widowed spouse and her orphan charge, for the life
of husband, pure, loving and true, and a father,
the model of the best and most tender. Let him
atone to the God of Nature, whose laws he
treated with mad Defiance Let Justice be done
though the Heavens should fall !" All sad the re-
feetion-more sad than any yet-a darkened pail
the culprit threw over familys brightness forever
his demon-lke craze has stained civilization He
has cast the gauntlet into the face of the God of
Nature who, by His wisdom, made the laws of So
cety, and placed our lamented President to guard
them. There is to-day from the hands Of infamy a
poisoned arrow ranking the heart of our common
country-the mother of universal freedom. Go,
proud spirit OF oar noble dead, CO. take your place
beside Lincoln, your martyred patriot brother.
Hallowed and blessed will be your memories here
enshrined in every breast, you'll be worshiped by
patriotic America, till the sound of the archangel's
trumpet shall wake the silence of your tomb till,
putting on oitality, world will be witnesses
before Natures God, who'll test the truth that
Abraham Lincoln and James A. Garfield died in de-
society life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
One word more and I'll have done. Citizens of sor-
row, look at your picture. Did Heaven ever witness
such? Fifty millions, born of all nations, race,
creed and color, and yet behold this unity to-day.
What perfect oneness around the Presidents bier
One sigh, one tear, one throb, one speech-all the
one sameness of sorrow, perfect union of hearts
and communion OF souls. tApplausel
The chorus then sang peace, be STILL"
REV. DIR. ANDERsoN's ADDRESS.
The Rev. t. H. B. Anderson then spoke
as follows:
The occasion that calls us together is one of
mournful interest-James Abram Garfield, Presi-
dent of the United States, is no more
From Name to Oregon, from the everglades of
the sunny South to where the " aurora hangs its
vail of llght," there is mourning. Reversed arms,
muffied drums, and the gloomy thunders of the
burial salute tell US too plainly that he who was
the nations Chief Magistrate lies in cold obstruction
and dumb forgetfulness.
From time immemorial it has been a custom
amongst all nations at the death of their Chiefs
give expressions Of heartfelt sorrow and bereave
ment Eighteen hudnred years before the Christian
era dawned, amid the rural shades of Nachpellah
we see the Father of the Hebrew people laid away
beside his beloved Sarah. Like the sunsets with
which his eyes were familiar in his own Eastern
home, there was no twilight hour, melting shad
ows of eveptide, no pomp, no equipage. Isaac, the
child of promise; Ishmael, the desert man; anC
Eliazar the faithful servant, from his cattle,
all that were present to do homage to the FrienC
of God Yet thousands of that strange lant
mourned the loss of their Shepherd King.
A beautiful scene-a touching spectacle Isaa
and Ishmael had been estranged; difficulty hat
aiienated them but when their father died the
came together, smoothed his pillow, composed hi
l