Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-26
TIE LIST RITES.

For. as the London Times said On Satur.
H5day: "Such spectacle has never befores
81 been presented as the mourning withs
!; which the whole civilized worlds honorinqs
q the late President Garfield. Emperorss
8" and Kings, Senators and Ministers ares
8 in spirit his pail bearers, but their peo- !
s. pies from the highest to the lowest clainls
be equally visible and audible as !
sorrowing associates" And this is true.
s History will be searched in vain for par !
sallel to the present occasion. Nor can itT
ssee said that the tokensof sorrow which havef
3;ssbeen displayed throughout the world are in !
q shis case mere formal expressions of
3 2international courtesy. In England it has /
abeen shown conspicuously that the poprlarE
sasentiment regarding the death Of Presidents
NGarfeid is as genuine as that which hass
q lraped this whole country in mourning. I
while the minute guns are firing at Cleve-
and, and the myriad funeral processionsE
3 are moving in every part OF the Union, thea
Nbells of st. PauI's Cathedral viii be ringings
g muffled peal, and funeral ceremonies wiliE
4 be held in the English churches. TheE
3 English speaking peoples everywhere, in,s
E1ieed, have made this loss their own. FromE
far off Cape Town, from Canada, 'FRONT.'
szssvery place where the English tongue isl
ssspoken, have come expressions OF regretE
ssand resolutions of fraternal sympathy. {
''zNor has the bond of a common languageE
1limited the spread of this wave OF sorrow.
4 In France, and Italy, and Germany. andE
sRussia, and Switzerland, and Belgium, ands
IS Spain, and Austria, the day will be marked
sby special ceremonies of regret. It is the /
4frst time in the worlds history that sos
4 spontaneous and universal an outpourinsE
sof sympathy and regret has occurred. WEI
& do not forget the occasion of Lincoln'ss ss
2sdeath, but it must be admitted that the I
]; world has responded far more quickly and
iSgenerally and feelingly now than then, and
Sit is evident that the expressions of sorrows
Care far more heartfelt on this occasion. I
4 To-day, moreover, the whole nation will I
ssmourn together. There no longer remain /
.sany causes of division between parts of the !
scommon country. All feel alike that theys
shage lost friend and great man. Fac.f
ss,tion is silent for once. There are no dis. /
Slcords to mar the universal lamentation.
g The unmitigated calamity is everywhere
ss5realizsd in the same spirit And how doess
git happen that this unprecedented mourn Z
sling is about to be celebrated? The deads
s5man who is to be committed to the earth5
sj5o-day was not great military hero. Hes
chad not the prestige of wholesale slaughter
sto his name. He had not conquered bisss
Sway to eminence after the fashion of Ma /
spoleon or Wellington. His greatezts
ssgtriumphs had been peaceful ones. It wass
Gas statesman, as reformer, as believer
Gin peaceful and lawful measures, that he:
chad made his mark. He was a representa- +
stive OF no "blood and iron policy. Hess
sstood for the highest aims of the most en-ss
frightened portion of republic which has
s.attained greatness through commerce and
ssindustry and the arts of peace. Whens
s3some great warrior dies the world honorss
sahis memory, and expresses It's formal re.
s9grets. But here we have had a genuineE
Of sentiments such as the5
s3warrior-hero never engenders. It is thes
se5sreality of the common grief which consti-t {
zoe ~ he 81 Inr1nhI-o,
tribute conceivable to the memory of ourSS
sssdead ruler.
S He is so mourned, not because he wasE
.5the President of the United States, butt
ssbecause his life was pure and noble, his
gains lofty. his private character stainless.
3 This mourning, therefore, is the world'ss
Srecognition Of the supremacy Of high mol
s9rality over all other qualifications. It hasS
5been said that the age is one of unbelief i
s2Sthat the bonds of the old creeds are loosen
iiog that religion has largely ceased to be-
sszzthe governing influence in society. But.
Eve have here convincing demonstration
.s5hat the civilized world has retained to the.
Gull its admiration for and appreciation Of
gpurity and goodness and all that goes to.
smake up the ideal Christian character !
ssand we have also the evidence that not.s
g 5withstanding all the inroads OF skepticisms
siis is this character which still appealss
,;4moat powerfully to the esteem and affec.s
aaon Of mankind. Pessimists will do wells
esto analyze the events now occurring, for.
:aihey assuredly cast powerful light upons
szthe conditions Of modern society. So longF
3as nobility Of character and purpose canE
.3shus evoke the spontaneous admiration of
ssthe world, there need be no misgivings ass
ssto the future. The great heart of human.
City must still beat true while this is POSI-
sssible, aud whatever beliefs may be dis-s
bearded it is clear that the beliefs whichs
Care necessary to the maintenance of thes
s3highest ideals are not yet either lost orr
gdimmed
. We lay the remains Of cur late belovedE
sruler in the earth to-day, but hismemory ands
ssexample viii survive, and his life and deaths
swill serve for generations to inspire ourSs
successors with honorable ambition, and toE
6 teach them how to bear adversely. james,
5Garfield, the man, is dead; but his exam !
9ple remains TO US, an invaluable heritage, L
gand the time will never come when itss
blossoms will prove superfuous. a great
Essand good man has passed from us, and wes
sdO well to mourn bis untimely taking of. !
sSuch funeral honors alike the dead and /
3the living. It is testimony to the char !
sacter of the nation as well as to the esti-ss
s.mation in which the deceased was held. IL
sis a tribute such as the best and most am. I
abitious man now living might well beg
lwilling to exchange his remaining pros
9pects for the certainty of.
I THE DEATH OF NILES.