The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
DEAD !!
THE VIGIL is OVER
And After LIES Fftful Dream, the
Nations Patient Sufferer,
Sleeps Well |
THE PRECEDENT Is DEAD !
And Fifty Million People MOurG and
Sympathise with the Heart Broken Wife.

Sympathise with the Heart Broken Wife.
President Garfield died on last
Monday nigh, at 1875. For sever
al days be had been growing wor' Q,
abcess of the luogs and severe rigors
exhausted him. On the night OF
bis death, be awakened from q calm
sleep, and complained of great pain
over the region of the heart. The
doctors discovered at once that he
was dying, and 40 informed Mrs.
Garfield. Twenty minutes from
that time be was dead. The Cabi-
net met and telegraphsd to Vice
President Arthur of the death Of the
President, advising him to take the
oath of office as President at once.
The news of the Presidents death
cast deep gloom over our people.
We expected wise and friendly
administration if he should have re-
covered. We can but view his
death as q national calamity. 1t 10
hoped that President Arthur will
have safe councillors and that be
will do better than has been expec>
ted of him. Surrounded by Sir
Conkling and that ilk it is feared be
will not pursue the statesmanlike
policy of the lamented Garfield, and
give the cOuntr, that wise, pacihcs~
tory and uusectional administration
that has marked Garfield during his
brief incumbency.
JAMES ADRIAN GARFIELD was the
Goth President of the United States.
He was born near Cleveland, Ohio,
November 18th, 1881. His father
died soon after, and James and three
other children were left to the care
of widowed mother, of christian
character. She taught them to work
in the field, as they we're poor. AT
eight, James had progressed in hls
studies finely. At the age of sixteen
he took his first contract, to cut one
hundred cords of wood for $25. This
accomplished, he took position as
sailor on Lake Erie, but gave it
up on account of the Drunkenness
and wickedness of the crew. Subse-
quently be was a canal driver
Soon thereafter be entered and
| graduated at Williams College in
New England. He became Presi'
dent of Hiram Seminary at the age
of twenty six. At twenty>eight he
was elected State Senator for Ohio.
During the war be acquired the title
of Major General. He was elected
to Congress several terms. 10 1880,
he was elected United States Sena'
tor, which be resigned TO accept the
nomination of President, to which
position he was elected, and was in
augurated ON the 4th of March last.
Only four months elapsed, when on
the I'd of July, 1881, he was shot
down by an assassins bullet. After
struggling with death for eleven
weeks, on Monday night the 18th OF
September at Elberon, N. D., he
yielded up the ghost and passed
peacefully away to that bourne from
whence no traveller returns. Unis
versal sympathy came up spontane>
ously from the hearts OF the people,
over the dastard!y act OF Gulteau,
and now they are bowed in tears,
mourning over the death of their
ruler.
The Augusta Chronicle says truly
that "the heart of the South bleeds
for the stricken mother and wife
and children of the President. Up
on his dead body we lay an immor-
telle wreath of truest sorrow and re-
greet. Innocent of the murder of
LINCOLN, the South suffered long
years of agony and persecution for
anothers crime. Innocent of the
assassination of GARFIELD, the South
fearless of the future and forgetful Of
the past, stands tearfulIy besides the
relics of the President, and prays
that the storm>tost spirit shall have
the rest of the righteous and sanc>
tuary in that eternal haven where,
"lulIed to slumber, grief forgets to
mourn !"
HoRRBLE.-A funeral procession