The Republican journal., 1881-09-29

4 NtNl 'iN 'ttl NtltIl. W lllt CpllIlUlIU vi lIlt
! forces at Cumberland Gap, but he was too
i'll to accept the appointment. Upon his
| recovery he was ordered to Washington,
and detailed as Il member of the Fitz
John Porter court-martial, which occu-
/ pied l5 days, and in which his great abil-
| tiles as a lawyer and 4 soldier were called
forth and freely recognized, When the
! court adjourned in January, 1868, Gen.
! Garfield was ordered TO report to Mai.
Gen. RoSccrans, commanding the army Of
the Cumberland, then at Murtreesb0ro,
| Tenn, who made HIM chief OF staff He
| remained with Gen. Rosccrans until after
the battle Of Chicamauga, which was the
| last event of prominence i'm military life
| For his gallant conduct and important
| services in this battle (Where he wrote
every order but one, submitting each to
Gen. Rosecrans, only to have them for
Warded without altcration). he was made
a maior-general.
IN CONGRESS.
In the summer Of 1862, when every
body supposed the war was going TO
end ina few months, number of officers
who had gained distinction in the field
were taken UP at home and elected to
Congress. Among them was Gen. Gar
leld, who was nominated by the Repub-
Leans OF Joshua X. Gidding's old dstric
the 10Th Of Ohio, while with his brigade
in kentucky. He had no knowledge of
any such movement IN his behalf, and
when he accepted the nomination he did
50 in the belief that the rebellion would
be subdued before he would he called up-
oll to take his seat IN the House, in De
ccmber, 1863. He was elected by a ma
i0rltN Of over 10000. After his promotion
to major general, Gen. Thomas offered
hnn the command Of a corps; but Pfesi-
dent Lincoln, who had high regard for
him, urged him to resign his commission
and take his seat in Congress, and urged
50 strenuously that his advice prevailed.
| on Dee, ), 1868, therefore, Gen. Garfield
having served in the army more than
year after his election, resigned, and took
his place in the national house. Here he
served until Jan. I:}, IS~U. when he was
elected | nlttd States senator from Ohio
by the unanimous vote of his party in the
Legislature Gen. GartielQ's work in
/ Congress has been far too extensive to be
adequately reviewed in the compass of a
short sketch like this. Nearly all the
great measures Of the past l. wears for
reconstruction, for comforting citizenship
and suffrage upon the former slaves. for
maintaining the credit of the country, for
restoring Is currency to Il specie basis,
for protecting American industry, and for
securing the purity Of elections, receiy-
' IN 'iI''I liiCoi,tioil 'l0 stump vi ms
""''' ii-ri' "l'' n|u ~
1i'cI' ""VPtI'il tllo hc'P vi HIS great "piIitl
y /" parliamentary oIdtoI'
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mt the Republlcan national convention
in Chicago. in June. 1880. Gen, Garfield
Was chosen as the candidate for President
on the :sGth ballot after the convention
had been sitting 10 DAYS At the nation
al election in November last. he received
PHI electoral votes, while Gen Hancock
had 155 The President elect passed the
time between the election and his inau
guration in retirement at his home in
Mentor, q. on Friday the lth Of March.
he took the oath of office, the ceremonies
upon that occasion being Of unusual mag
n ticancc and on March ) announced his
cabinet Immediately upon assuming
the office of chief magistrate. he called a
special session Of the Senate. and that
body continued to sit for the transaction
OF executive business until Nav %. when
it adjourned sine die. When he was shot,
leWas about Startlngtor lrylngton- on-the
hudson, from which point he was to make
- y tt3 Led s1ul Vi NcN r-lsl"ilu' pIoPosIlls
I'oo "'
VA ~ .oi! ~ Ii'' clVic0
" -" i''il iit''' N\t'l''ou LIuiii' 'al hoS2Itdil-
l'ii' " p''09 ooIil0 'il'io
~ ~, ;, iNt'i '' ~ lass,
liIl1 " 9Iu'oii. ~ lilldlH Cole9t'
So"IiS ''@l lclI cI Goiilicoloo Hl'lotld VIII
Wy Illui9li VI 'Iic pl9cipleSu Soy io'Iiiu-
~ "N AiVA"il1ol ~ ",nP 1i!u Solile
lliiltS calie" "NaiI'opcilltes. MS church
nus laIse membership Ill west rSlnla,
hehIuchy ana Soutner! ana eastern ONO.
ltS pflhclpai pecQilarltles are It's relusal
10 formulate ltS oelleiS INTO j. creed, the
lhueprlueilce OF each deholnlnatlon, tne
hosptaIlly ana lraIeflal leellh8 o1 the
lheliloeIS, anu the lack OF any regular
mlnlstry. Inc scriptures are accepted
WithouI hote OF COMMENT ana any mem
oti Gan aoluTGss the dSse1lpiles. Haflleld
WHO never uld ahythlng pE nalEeS' en-
Iereu heaFtlig lnlo the work ol tnlS com
lluliioh' ana Hool pecilLe one ol tho most
pfomnent members OF the church at Ill
ram inns connection WIN the sect was
never we peIleVe, severed,
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION or THE LATE
PRESIDENT.
one of the best descriptions of the late
President in person is that from the ben
of the we'll known corrcsDondent Mary
Clemmer. cone sometimes meets a man
or woman" she wrote in the independent
\ wear aoo ON whom there seems TO he
material enouoh. personal and mental to
make half a dozen Of the average sort.
This impression one gets from Gen. Gar
field. The first consciousness is of his
immense Vitality. Had he less brain. he