Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-02
NO. 3I.

and prayer. To-day the same people | will miugle their tears with those of his | venerable mother, his wife and children, ' as. members of one common fan>ly- mourning one common father and friend. | During the long suspense the voice of | faction has been silent. There has been ! no variance of opinion uttered. Each man has held the stricken ruler as a friend, statesman and Orator-as part of
 his country's glory. and as a suffering scholar, gentleman, sOn, father and hus-
 hand of his own kindred. He was hon orci during his most memorable life by
 the free choice of his cOuntymen less than a year ago. At the very moment
 when he was stricken to the earth he v-as
 considered among the most acceptable
 of all the rulers of the nation. lis abil-
 ity, his statesmanship, and his personal
 purity Of character were recognized by
 all. He was esteemed as an example to
 all who claimed a share in the honor
 that such a ruler bestowed upon Lis
 country, and would also share in the
 brilliant expectations of his Admins
 tr6tlOn. He stood confessed as one of
 the foremost men of the age. The great
 chleftaln, and what is more. the Execu-
 tive of great people, has been ruthless
 y stricken down in the moment of his
 fame. Long will he be lamented Long
 will the atrOcity of his fate be cited in future tunes. Generations vet to follow VIII forever link the name of Garfield among the brightest and most rlOriOus
 of the rulers of the American people.
 By the side of the name of Abraham
 Lincoln the American people have now
 rcverently inscribed James Ahram Gar field. These two great names will live forever in history. As they mourned Lincoln they will mourn Garfield with a reyerential tenderness, with gratitude for the example of his lofty. pure life. and with pity for his cruel. untimely death.
 THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
 The London Times says: The death of President Garfield k regarded as hardly less than a National calamity In all ranks, from Queen to peasant, there is most heartfelt sympathy for the bereavcd widow and injured nation. The career of President Garheld was of a kind when appeals to the best feelings and the most cherished traditions uf our people. Ills early poverty, maufUl iu- dependence, hard-wOn attainmeuts, his of character. has all caused his career to be watched as that of a man of exceptional powers and brilliant promise. and he was regarded as standing out very distinctly from among the majority uf politicians. Even among the Rus san Nihilists Gu teams crime will excite nothing but loathing aud generation. There IS, perhaps, less reason Co fear disastrous political consequences from the sudden transfer of power to the Vice President m the present instance than Uu any former ocCusiOn. It is clear that Nice-President Arthur. who assumes supreme authority, viii be rcstraiue't"1- which public opinion will not allow him, if he desires, to irnore. General Gartield's high and admirable qualities are lost to lis country: and the United States, i. ma, be. will not soon be gratiiied by the sight of SO typical an American at the White House. His however, will not be barren of important political oousc- qUences if it has put an end t0 the invG- sion of the executive power by the Sen ate, and if 1t should lead, as seems proh- able. tO serious consideration of the Cx- isting constitutional system. so far as the relations of tIe Nice-preside1cy Co the Presidency k concerned
 UNUSUAL SORROW.
 The Alta California says: The uni versatility of the sorrow over the death of President Garfield is as grand tribute Co his memory as could he paid The civilized world moUrGs. While our own country feels a special desolation at his taking of, all other countries unite with us in the most hearty sympathy. He had grown day by day upon the aiIec- tions of the people wherever the record of his suffering was read. Ho was a .e of sturdy manhood. an ideal American public man, who had sprung from the ranks of hard-workIug people, and Lad brayely fought his own way upward un- til he had reached the highest honOr5 within the gift of his cOuntrymen. In that high station his conduct had been such as tO commend him tO general ap- prOvaL When stricken down by a ms arablc ruiiian he became the centre of trusting, brave, religious. domestic group, upon whOmthe admiring eyes of ,.U have been fixed His venerable mothers great grief, his noble wiies courageou' devotion, the tender solicl- tude of his h',s .ones, hIs own patient endurance a.4u tr1str -N lu an OyCrrullug Providence, have been ea~@ during the ist dreary three months man7lT---to thc and sympathetic world Peopf- learned to love him and his, and now it -ands the hear-strings tO part from Lim. And vet, knowing that his gentle and strong soul has but winged it's way to higher spheres. we should not repiue on his account, though we may upon our own. The weariness and pam have gone from him. The Lords peace and com 'ort will be poured upon his dear ones. His fragrant memory IS left tO his country.