The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-24

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the president had been brought to Long
Branch, the same conductor, engineer and 9th.
err employees having charge OF the train. Every
where now, however, the route was found to
be decorated with mourning embems, the peo.
pie standing with uncovered heads. and every
church hell tollng ia honor Of the iius,rious
dead. Washington was reached at 1875 +. NJ
An immense assemblage stood abou. the depot
Mrs Garfield took tho arms of Secretary Blaine
and her son Harry, and passed down the plat.
form, Presidents Arthur and Grant following
arm.in.arm. The coffin was taken out by ten
soldiers from the arsenal and borne on their
shoulders to the hearse, the Marine band play.
| ing dirge. The cortege proceeded to the
capitol, where the remains were laid in state.
The public were allowed to take final view,
and kept moving past until midnight. The
extreme cancellation of the body so startled
Marshal Henry that he bowed his head on
the coffin and wept like child.
The remains were constantly exposed in the
capitol until last evening, when late IN the
night, or early this morning, they were carried
by special train to Cleveland, where they will
lie In state tomorrow. The funeral will take
place on Monday, and the remains will be IN.
TERED IN Lake View cemetery, Cleveland, in
accordance with the oitexpressed wishes OF
the president while alive.
The career of James A. Garfield, thus brought,
to sudden close by most heinous crime, has
already been so fully rehearsed and is 80 well
known to most Of our readers, that there Is mo-
need to go over it here. FIVE except Blame
and Conk!lng, there Is perhaps no other active
statesman In his party who can be claimed tol
have been his intellectual equal. The long
period Of his service in congress- covering the
stormy era of reconstruction and all the vic.
lent political contests growing out of 1t, gave
full scope for the exercise of his abilities and
showed them to be of the highest order That
he was without faults, can no more be claimed
of him than of any other man that is born OF
woman but In the subsistence of all semblance
of political rancOr towards HIM IL the last
eight weeks, and IN the contemplation of his
character as 1t really stood out IN the view OF
candid and sympathetic contemplation the
nation beheld him as man good and pure in
his aims and patriotic in his impulses above
most Of his fellows, and took him 10 its great
heart where he will live forever.
That he was above all sordid views-not sci.
fish and grasplng IN any degree TO affect his
integrity OF character, is shown by
the comparative poverty in which he died, his
estate, an spite Of his long continuance in the
public service, his temperate life and inexpen.
sve habits, being valued at less than sos 900,
though, thanks to the Cyrus W. Fled faud
and timely insurance effected on his life, his
family will be LETT IN comfortable if net afilu.
ant circumstances.
ARTHUR.
The new president, alter accompanying the
remains to Washington, returned to New York
and on Wednesday evening was waited upon
at his residence by Senator Logan, Gen. Grant,
Senator Jones and Others. Roscoe CunklingI
has not yet called upon Inn. It's understood
that after the funeral every member OF his cab
met will tender his resignation, but close
friends of the new president assert that there
will be no change IN the cabinet at least until
after the meeting Of congress If at all. 1t must
be admitted that Gen Arthur goes into the
under circumstances peculiarly
rying The whole world is watching him
with dispassionate scrutiny to see If he shall
prove worthy of the great station to which he
has been called IN manner so terribly tragic
4 friendly journal says of him: "He is man
II peculiar generosity of nature and delicacy
If feeling, and he will therefore be especially
quick to appreciate the deep responsibility of
lis position. His situation IS one which calls
or no envy and no sharp criticism It compels
ather the kindly sympathy and consideration
" all men of intelligence and feeling. 1t is
lot the time to recall past mistakes or to insist
lpon any harsh Interpretation of acts which
nay be open toquestion. He is our president,
made such by an awful calamity which has
hastened the hearts of all good citizens. We
III earnestly desire the success of his admins
ration, none more so than those who have dis.
greed with him"
THE INDIANS