The daily gazette., 1881-09-27
WILMINGTON. DEL. TUESDAY,. IsEPTEMBER 27. 1881.

throb In such unison. He referred to
the assassinations Of foreign rulers,
and said their deaths did not touch the
hearts OF the world ~ did that of Gar
6eld. This was Q tribute to the man
and to the institutions which formed
him. Mr.. Higgins thon briefly review.
cd the career Of President Garfield,
and held that each step in his wonders
full aud continued progress was but
the natural sequence of his determined
nature and high aspirations. He said:
It was natural that Garfield, born
among such people, should strive
through learning to burst the bon Q
that bound him, and command the
course Of his own future that by his
own efforts he should At himself for
college. Il was more than ma ural, 1t
was fitting that such man Should in
the formative period Of his life come
under the noble influence and mar
vellous touch of that grandest of men,
Mark Hopkins. President of Williams
College.
It was natural that among his fel-
lows there, In . Massachusetts, college,
this brawny, big-brained, big-hearted,
broad-minded son of the West, should
be king among his fellows-p4 inceps
inter pares.
1t was strictly in accordance with
the simplicity and genuineness Of his
character that he should choose teach
ing for his life work. He knew what
he owed to learning and to training.
FNhA v,ArIA vSnf ohot L.
be. 1t was for him to make 1t better.
1t was natural that, beginning his
work in his own early college, he
should be speedily, and at an early
age, be made its president, and that
he should there rejoice in the congenial
task Of stamping the impress Of his
own character, and ideas and longings
upon tho fresh lives of the youths un-
der his care.
1t was natural, nay, inevitable, that at
the call Of country and of duty, he
should fling all this aside for the new I'M.
tried work Of the soldier, and that he
should offer up his life TO her In whose
cause he was ct last 10 lay 1t down.
1t was natural his regiment should
choose him for their commander; that
Buell., great acientifc soldier, should
give him brigade that Rosecranz, q
great scientific soldier, should entrust to
him the highly responsible post Of chief
Of his staff.
1t was but natural that In the trying
crisis Of his greatest batLle, when all
seemed lost be, through long and per-
ilioas ride, should take the word TO the
long enduring Thomas that enabled him,
against overwhelming odds, 10 bold his
ground and save the day. 1t was natur-
al that bis own Western Reserve should
ask him to serve them In Congress, and
that his cheice between the field OF baj-
tie and that Of debate should be deter
mined at the earnest entreaty Of his fell
low-mArtyr and prototype, Lincoln.
1t was easy and natural, then, that he
should become leader among states.
men, % he had been elsewhere among
men. And here a. last he had found his
proper sphere, and from 1854, until by .
nations choice he was taken TO even q
higher field OF duly, he was one of the
patient, faithful scholars and thinkers
In the quiet Of whose study, was solved
the last recurring problem Of American
statesmanship.
In conclusion Mr.. Higgins said 1t was
for us TO emulate Garfield's illustrious
example, and to encourage our statemen
Let them know that IL we have q good
and great man be will be sustained truly
and always have behind him the sup
port Of his people.
After another selection by tie Phil.
harmonic orchestra, Rev. r. B. Cook,
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church,
was introduced. He spoke of the uni
versatility OF the tribute being rendered
to the dead Presldent, and Of the appro-
priateness Of this general grief. The
President Of ffty millions Of people Is
the peer Of any ruler 10 the world. he
IL q ruler among the greatest of rulers,
aud to-day we find they regard him as q
peer worthy of recognition. No tribute
can be too much for the man who has
suffered 20 much. When he was struck
down IL was blow at the whole peo-
pie. HIS wonderful fortitude and cour
age deserve bonor and praise at the
hands OF all men, and the admiration Of
the whole world 10 not too much.
"My Country, 'ti's Of Thee," was
sweetly rendered by the Philharmonic
choir and orchestra.
Chas. B. Lore, Esq, said "The
| President Is dead" These four fatefl
words, one week ago To-day, pierced
the hearts Of the people and robed the
whole land in the emblems of woe.
The long, sickening struggle 10 over,
and yet President Garfield, in his
death, touched the hearts and sy mpa.
thies Of the American people more
profoundly and deeply than In his life
He gave his life to his people, mar
tyr 70 the principle that honest men
must fill the important Offices of this
government and net mere political
trenchmsn. [Applause.] All The peo-
pie of the whole civilized world were
sympathetie watchers a. the bedside
Of the President, and his heart-beats
and pulsAtie ms were heralded all over
tho world. Never before did one man
and one lite absorb 10 much Of public
interest and public sympathy.
To-day We gather to give expression
to our sorrow, and no nobler tiibuts
can be given than an epitome of his
life. Born In the most humble oircum
stances, through the influence and
guidance of noble m0ther-the best
and highest Of Heavens gifts to man
[applausel he rose step by step to
public notice, political distinction,