New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-21

tune he had been lifted by his own rovaI gifts
and qualities to level with the greatest mon
archs. Made immortal by grand and useful
deeds for country and mankind, he will be loved
while time lasts for the brave sweet and pa-
tent nature shown while lying eighty DAYS face
to face with death. Strong in will, and stronger
lyet in Christian faith, having no fear of death.
and clinging to life only that he might use for
the good of others the vast power trusted to
him by the Nation, he bore pain with the for
tltude OF a martyr brought rare self-control to
the aid of surgical science, and kndled the
hearts of all mankind by his bearing, LOYAL to
every duty, and tender and true to all his loved
ones. In all modern history there is no more
touching, more enrolling or grander example
than this death-bed gives.
What he has done for his country and the
world, who can tell The man and his family
show forth to all the world the worth AMI the
Justice of free Institutions Where else could
this poor boy have climbed TO the rank of
kingsY Where else could the true wife and
mother have found her rightful place in the
worlds regard-a place which few queens could
ever reach Loved by the Nation, and revel ID
by the world for the pure light Of love which
has shone upon that long fight for life, she will
be honored to all time for the strange courage
and marvellous might of true womanhood
which she has shown. Not less the children,
las brave and as true the parents, and the
staunch and skilled friends, untiring and de-
voted, have helped to give the world picture
of family life such as no palace has ever seen
What other family scene has history to match
This 7 BY instinct, we know the man himself
by those who have loved him ana ,yhom he has
loved. IF here is not true royalty, where can if
fCuDH \ he l. IL i A.' -
stcCd for years in the sweet privacy of Ameri-
can home-life, and placed uader that fierce
light which beats upon throne. VIII not the
world ask, " How many such can free institu-
tions produce I" Who can measure the power
of this examplel Women viii feel it, in every
social circle; will feel it, in every walk of
life; with old and young it will have power for
training and for aid while time lasts
The public service of the dead President will
never be wholly known. We know that, when
the fate of the Nation turned upon battle.
victory ut Chickamauga was due in part to the
deeds Of this brave soldier. We know that the
right prevailed moro than once in Congress
because of this trained ana strong leader. In
finance especially, no other was his equal in
force, and it may be that his words turned the
scale Tor public honor. At the polls, when the
honor OF The Nation was at stake, we know that
his State more than once gave decisive votes
and that his power may have turned the scale
In four months, he did more as President for
the good of the land than had been done bv
most of our Presidents in full terms Of service
lie lifted up the Nations credit. He raised
higher than ever the aim and spirit Of official
llfo. lie opened the way for the settlement of
other questions of the utmost i'm portance
But he yet lives. The truly great can never
die. lie has marked out grand course, and
the people will try to walk in it. He has set a
lofty standard of Executive duty. b. that
standard the Nation will judge all future Prcsi-
dents. Possibly his power will be greater and
higher than if he had lived, and his noble aims
had been dimmed by human imperfection of
performance. The Nation sees what he meant
to do, aud will demand not less of those who
may hereafter take his place. La peculiar
sense, the people rule. Higher than they point
Their servants are not apt to go. The more they
ask, the more party leaders may take heart to
do. 80 the ideals and the example of President
Garfield may have power for ages to come
We have prayed that this cup might pass
from us. Never before has the whole Nation
bowed i'll prayer so fervcnt. On its knees, the
Nation has been stricken. But God reigns, and
He is good. He knows what we need.
and what the world needs. TO us il
seemed that We needed the life of this
pure and noble hero. To Infinite Wisdom
perhaps, it was clear that we needed still
moro his death, TO chastcn u.s. TO knit MS TO-
gether as one people, to rouse us to self-covcrn
mcnt in larger and higher sense, to wcon us
from trust in leaders, and to kinde us to lofty
aims. Possibly we should have trusted too
much to man of rare gifts and virtue. and An
have lost some power rs people for the attain
ment of the best and highest ends. Possibly fine
President himself, human, though hero. would
have been swerved from his own high ideals Nv
the resistlcss power which recovery would have
brought to him. We cannot tell He is gone.
but bis Ideals and his example live, and will live
forever He is gone, but his spirit will still ruIc
through the people who love him, and who will
hold their leaders sternly to higher and better
aims Over his open grave let this Nation
pledge itself to be true to his memory. bv lift.
ing higher the standard of public duty. bv do
ing with more fidelity each man his part in the
State and by firm and patient effort TO rcoliz,
the pnrest and loftiest aims of the President
who has gone.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIE LAST RESTING PLACE.
The first thought Of many people in regard
10 lhe burial place of the dead President was
no doubt desire that the Capital of the Ma
ton should be the place selected. WASHINGTON
possesses the tomb of no one among the sew
ehteen Chef Magistrates whom death has
claimed Ill years gone by. YctE
IL mas cemetery under the control
Of the National Government, where are the
graves OF many eminent public men. It wonId
seem peculiarly fitting that the city which is
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