, 1881-09-20

fHie nut W'bitfnr. tic Increased his popular
NY md Influence, too. by nleans Of a public
ttehnte with n Sptritua1tst lecturer, who
sought tn overthrow the truths OF tho nibio
by the theories Dl geology. Tllo lecturer
TOOK the gro1,n! Of Mt. Darwin in h1a doctrine
Q! evolution, fairfield that Of revelation. The
latter l'au only three days to prepare for tho
contest With his able opponent, who wa8
well yeracd In his theories, aud lad q ready
uttcrnltce. unr1clsl hit upon novel expe-
dlcbt 10 complete his preparation. lie atln1-
moheu SIX OF his most advanced students,
placed befora them tho plan OF his arK1{.
inent, mil then turned them Into tho college
library 10 select, e0py, and condensa proofs
at its chief parts. They completed their
wnrlt In twenty-four hours, when the whole
plan OF Tie discussion was eol,e through,
'I'IR result WAS that Garfield 50 overwhelmed
his oppo'acnt that he abandoned Ills theory
anil gave III tho fIKl1t against the bible. Dut
other conflicts and Successes awaited hlnl.
THE QUESTION OF SLAVERY
was coming to tho front. Out OF tho discus
sions rs tO whether Kansas and Nebraska
should be slave or free terrItnry, there grew
up large and powerful Frce-Soii party.
Out Ut this party again there was organized
the great Natlnftai Republican party, which,
after four years VI great but elective work,
rctllsncd Abraham Lincoln rs President in
isN. Into these discussions Garfield threw
Ills strength, and In tie extension and
trI''snpl'8 Of the party aHtt It's cat,se he bore
conspicuous part. I'll lSsg, when he was
only ~ years Old, he was elected State Sc,,-
ator In Ohio. Soon after tits tho s1nouiior-
inE enlbcrs Of rebellion IN tho Southern
slareholatng States bruEc out into II fame,
Garfield had nlrendy become one OF the
acknowledged leaders Of the Radical branch
Of tile Republican party, forming with j. D.
Cox afterwards Governor Of Ohio, and
Prof. Munroe, of Obetlin College. the "Na.i-
ical TrEunyIrate." They saw tila storm conf
Ing. but hgpcA 1t would pass over without =
general war, Or, at 1east, without conflict
OF so destructive and bitter character rs
ens'e,s. This disaster at Duli NWn dispelled
all such hopes. Sever, days after, SENATOR
fairfield acceptcl commission as Lienten-
nnt-CDlo1lel Of 4 regiment then organizing at
Camp Chase.
Aiew hays after this he received q commits.
sion as Colonel to oreantza and command
new regiment. the F0tty-sccond Ohio In.
fnntry. a hundred students from Hiram
College enlisted as company during tha
first week, ard In short time the regiment
was full. Armlng and drilling went on
vigorously. the men inspired by tie devotion
OF their Colonel, who set htmsclf riRor-
Ously to master all the details OF military
duties aud war tactics. In three months
they were ready for tile field. The regiment
was remarkable une. There were Rradu-
atcs a'nl undergraduates, lawyers, clergy
men, teachers, carpenters+ 1lacksmtths,
engineers, iarn'ers. printers, allt1 macla!n!sts
serving III the ranks.
ln tooH afl Important pArt III tue bnttlc OF
ot'lloil, and after other 'altahlc services l,a
was orucreA to 10ili Gell. lsosecral,s at Muir.
fressborough. Ill u recent letter lsosccrana
safs: Nhen Gar'leatl arrived, must con-
TESS had prejudice against Him, rs l u,l-
uefstoou lie was preacher who had
gone into politics, and man ot
tliat cast wns naturally opposed to-"
but 'se ''ads, ~ found llm to be n
competent and efficient officer, an earnest
anu devoted patriot, and n'lnah Of the highest
honor" i!e WIS ,lia'te Chief Of STAN ct the
Army Ut tIsa Cumberland, and Immediately
he began fo organize =" bureau OF Military
lntornlatiou,' by which lla rendered csser-
tial servico 10 tie Government md the army.
IN CONGRESS-.
While the War was proceeline. and he vaa
illus rendering ,mporta,,, aervicn In the f7a1l
llIs nutiys District tud eiectcd him 10 {, srat II,
Couuress lie was divided tetween tha two
mnst i1nuvrtuht caffs. Ills regiment waa stiff
ut the front, ntll there lle felt lo Ulglt to be:
but when isosecrsl1,s sent hin to Washington
10 report infinitely to tie President the state
nnd necessities Of the Army OF Chattanooga,
Lincoln strongly urged ffm to resign iiis
commission ntit take Ills place in Congress-,
Some Ut tsa!fick's fellow-ofllcers joined
with the President In urging him to take his
snat Iii Congress, well aware of tho value ut
his axuericucp. Ills sound Judgment and tfs