Louisiana capitolian., 1881-09-27
IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT GAR.
FIELD.

ACADEMY HALL BATON ROUGE, LA. Sept c6 1e
Pursuant to proclamation Of Il
Mayor, a meeting ofcitizens was he
at7 o'clock P. NJ, this day. May,
Jastremski called the meeting to o
der and in few eloquent remark
explained its object. He said th
was a meeting Of citizens, regardlel
OF politics or sectional differences,
pay the last sad tribute of respect
the late President ofthe United State
James A. Garfield.
| On motion, Gen. Leon Jastremsk
was unanimously elected Presiden
of the meeting and Messrs. 0. T
Skolfeld and j. w. Burgess were ap
pointed Secretaries.
| On motion of Prof. Magruder th,
president was authorized to appoin
a committee Of ten to draft resolu.
tions expressive Of the sense of the
meeting on the subject for which il
was called. The President appoint.
ed on said committee Prof. w. II. n,
Magruder, Messrs. T. j. Bird, w, j.
Knox, Henry schorten, J. H. Page,
}. w. Jones, M. Granary, J. j. Wax,
Anthony Benjamin and Jos n. Young.
The committee retired and AFTER
wards returned and reported the fol-
lowing resolutions in honor of James
A. Garfield, late President Of the
United States Of America, adopted by
the people of Baton Rouge, in public
meeting acknowledgements 26, 1881
Whereas, The tragedy begun at
Washington on the second Of July
last, has reached its catastrophe in
the death of President Garfield,
thereby wrenching from the nation
its legally chosen Chief-k.agistrate,
an able executive, a wise statesman.
an honest and fearless reformer; and
inhicSing grievous loss upon the
brotherhood of good men, widowhood !
ind orphanage upon an honored and |
owing family, aud sore bereavement
lpon fifty millions Of people, there
ore be it resolved,
LIST. That we, the people Of Baton
Rouge, in public meeting assembled,
10 hereby express our appreciation
If the distinguished ability, the emf
'ent services, and the noble manhood
# the late President, our sympathy
With the whole people, and our sor-
ow for his stricken family. He pos
essed rich natural endowments dis
iplined by thorough culture and or
anized by wide experience into mas
erful power. His short administra-
ion clearly proclaimed high purpose
nd q liberal policy, and seemed the
romis and prophecy of q national !,
dvancement beyond all former ex-
mple. 1t was marked by patriot
I'M from which sectional narrow
ess skulked IN fear and shame, q
ourage which cowed partisan audac-
y, a wisdom which no complication |
'uld bewilder, and an executive en- 8
'gy which cut through all expedien-
es and contIivances to the direct
'hievement of right purpose. While .
courage and wisdom we're I
e emphasized characteristics of his L
imlnistration, its objects were JUS /
&c, general prosperity and nation |,
unity, :,
Sd He was the true outgrowth of y
merican institutions, translated into "
'rsonal success by industry, ability 81
'd integrity. Without family pres o
se, without exterior resources, he S
'liantly battled against poverty, a
'ainst the hindrances of oppressive k
vironment, won his way to we'll "
ed opportunities for culture, be- /,
me II true representative of the "a :.
ople, because the best qualities of IL
Q people were in him--a leader,
cause clear discernment and train n,
power had fitted him for leader h,
ip, and reached the presidency be- n,
use, in the providential appoint g. g,
.nt, that was the logical issue of "
9 opulence of his manhood. Struck ol
wn in the tiood-tide of useful ac- 81
'ity, he was called to endure the OF
,ary days and dreary nights of re
hausting pain. In his prostration a,
greatness of the President was hi
IRE than matched by the grandeur h;
the man-no weak repining, no =: -
oellious murmur. There was in =, 4.
II a patience and fortitude which OF
re suffering bravely and cheer. OF
ness which resisted all desponden. dc
His masterful will wrought the in
hest of triumphs in making itself
DIS will. In health he won the
ltidence Of his countrymen, through 81
'istian manliness; in sickness, we wi
poutly believe, he obtained the ap- da
wal of his God, through the ma tn
ty of humiliation and the might Of br
~
ID. While the crime that bereft the W