The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-27

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ths following order:
PIRsr DIVISION.
Chief Of Pelice and Officers.
| Grand Marshal and Aids.
! Band.
Survivors OF ADdersonville prison, car
sying the colors.
Grand Army Of the Republic.
Sesmen OF the U. S. revenue cutter
Wolcott. and officerN in uniform.
Mayor and Common Council.
President Of tho Day, Orators and
Chaplain.
sEcosD DIVISION.
Fire Department
County. Officers.
Vsrioas Civic Societies, as follows:
Masonic Fraternity.
Independent Order Odd Fellows.
Ancient Order United Workmen.
knights Of Pythiss.
Independent Order Good Templars.
| Citizens.
The procession was from Mill to Com
merciai street. on Commercial to Jack
son, On jackson TO second, on Second
TO Main, on Main to Commercial, on
Commercial to Mill and Occidental
Square. where thousands of people had
assembled to attend the exercises. The
vast concourse was called to order by
Hon X 3 Greene, President Of the day
and feryent prayer was offered by the
Chaplain. Rev r Ellis. He invoked
the blessing of God on fifty millions Of
Borrowing people. and thanked our
heavenly father that such an example
rs the pure life of Garfield had been
| given to us as q people
After dirge by the Pacific Cornet
Band. the President of the day, in
some fitting remarks. introduced Hon
. Jacobs. who spoke as follows:
FELLOW CiTIZESs:-Iu arising to ad-
dress you upon this occasion | feel my
own inability TO do the subject Justice;
and the hollow Importance of human
language TO express the sentiment Of
national woe We have assembled to
honor the memory. TO revere the char =
acter. and recount the living virtues of
a fallen patriot and statesman. James
A Garfield, the popular idol of the ma
ton, is no more. HIS spirit has passed
the bourne, from whence there.is no re-
turn. We have, in time OF our greatest
need, lost one Of our greatGst statesmen
and purest patriots. In the mid day
of his manhood. in the midst of his
usefulness. just as hope became steady.
and faith reliant aud sure, Mr. Garfield
descended to the grave. His sun of life
has set forever. 1t fell from its meri-
dian splendor as falls q star from the
blazing galaxy of heaven. No twilight
obscured its setting. As the sun of the
physical world-the brightest and
grandest OF all the lumipar;es of the
ornament sinks 10 rest--tinging the
clouds that stretch along the horizon
With the golden glories Of its declining
rays--so Garfield. the sun and intellect
of this nation, has gone to his repose.
rejecting the light Of his noble deeds
aud upfaltcring patriotism aud tinging
the breaking clouds OF dissension with
the beauty and effalgence Of hope and
peace.
When the telegraph flashed over q
hopeful nation the mournful news OF
James a Garfield's death, with the
knowledge OF the cowardly means by
which 10 was effected. the great popular
and patriotic heart momentarily ceased
lie pulsasions, and the life current Of .
nation stood still for moment. until
the energies Of patriotic vitality gath
cred new force 10 repcl the effect Of the
stunning shock. Unbelief and aston
ishmcnt we're succeeded By wofdlesa
sorrow and this was mingled with emo.
tions OF pstriotic vengeance. Patriots
in this mournful hour car brook no
sympathy for the damning deed-csn
bear no manifestations of JOY for the
bloody work Of an assassin.
James A Garfield was the popular
representative Of American patriotism.
As President he possessed no powers
but those freely delegated to him by
his fellow citizens. His highest duty
under the constitution, apd by the del.
egatien OF the people, was 10 preserve,
protect. and defend the constitution and
government stsblished By the revolo
tionary fathers. In the faithful dis
charge Of these du les. he wss suddenly
struck down by an assassin. The blow
struck not the President alone; it reach
ed in its rebound the popular heart o!
America. The shot meant the aunihi'
lation II delegated powers. and as such
reached the fountains OF popular
vitality.
| The people in the exercise of their
inherent sovereignty. may elect. says
the shot Of assassin. but il be does no,
suit the desperate. he shall not 1--we.
Such assassiaations are extremely dan.
gerous to liberty aud constitutional
government. II the will Of the major
ity il defeated in this mariner, populAi
government ~ill not long survive,
Anarchy and bloodshed. and general
civil war will sacceed the rebound ol
the popular heart. The popular frenzy
which developed itself in usss IN many
sections Of our country. on the recep
ton Of the tidings Of Linooln's death
ere but the logical sequences OF The
assassiu's stroke ct civil liberty and
} popular rights. Then 1t bshoove'
every we'll wisher Of his country on
snch mournful occAsions TO give EN-
phasss and intensity TO the nations woe
J For tsark you, fellow citizens. there Il
a smothered volcano OF wrath aud ven'
eeance In the great popular heart upon
such occasions. A word may vent It
/ and gil ali this fair land with the lava
! Of blood and ashes-
One more preliminary consideration
,,afore I call YOUR attention TO the LIE