The Evening critic., 1881-09-22

readiness to take the President to Ohio
next Friday afternoon.
At the Capitol.
The sad, solemn procession arrived at the
top of Capitol Hill, south side of the Capt.
toll, precisely at 5 o'clock, and proceeded to
the east portico leading to the rotunda,
where cammittee, consisting of Jutices
Harlan and Matthews, ex-Justice Strong,
Senators Pugh, Garland and Davis, of West
Virginia; Sergeants-at-Arms Thompson
and Bright, Doorkeeper Field and the Com
mittee of the House mentioned in our last
edition, were in waiting.
The soldiers and Knights Templar accom-
panying the remains drew up in line, and
the hearse containing the mighty dead
passed slowly by to the foot of the steps,
where It was met by the committee men
tioped above.
Every man and boy barred his head to do
reverence to the dead Chief Magistrate, and
there were many tear-dimmed eyes in the
crowd The hearse stopped in front of the
steps
The Body was Taken Out
by the pall-bearers and carried to the steps,
where short stop was made. The. COM
mttee, headed by Serg Bright
and Doorkeeper Field, preceded the corpse
to the rotunda. AS the body was being
borne up the steps the Marine band played
"Nearcr My God to rhce!''
The carriages containing the distinguished
mourners drove up and followed the corpse
to the rotunda in tho following order
President Arthur and Mr.. Blaine, Chief
Justice Waite and Secretary Window, Gen.
eral Grant and Secretary Hunt, Secre-
tary Lincoln and Psstmaster-G General
jane, Secretary Kirkwood and Attorney
Gen. Macveagh, Secretary Brown and Col.
Corbin, Judge Swain, and Col. Rockwell,
followed by DR.. Boynton and number OF
personal friends of the late President. The
coffin containing the body was placed upon
the catafalque which was prepared for Its
reception in the rotunda, and the party
after taking look at their dead friend
Marched SOlemnIy Out
in the order in which they went in. Presi.
dent Arthur and Secretary Blaine looked
much more careworn than the others. Tho
new President was driven to the home o.
Senator Jones, on Capitol Hill, where h,
will remain temporarily. The
| Guard of Honor.
Forty members of the Army Of tho Cum
geants Bright and Thompson as guard o
honor, will do duty by reliefs in the rotuuda
and watch over the remains of their be
loved comrade.
| The following named gentlemen will &C
as the first relief this evening, remaining
on duty until Top, M.
First relief-Col. A. Seeley, Capt. S. T
Lacey, Col. Clarke, Gen. Starkwcather, Col
Noah, Gen. Crittenden, Capt. Bosworth
Maj. Lowe, Capt. Crosby, Col Kniffen.
Second relief-From 10 p. m. to A a. m
Major L. P. Williams, g. II. Doing, Cap
tain d. w. Heughton, Col. L. c. Ford, MAJ
Fred Mack, Capt. F. L. Campbell, Sergean
M. Gardner, Private A. Scott, Sergean
Robert Graham.
President Arthur and the Cabinet.
The following letter was addressed by OK
Postmaster General HoratiO King to Post
President was supposed to be dying las
month:
RYE BEACH, N. H., August 81.
My DEAR SIR: We are almost withou
hope. Last night dispatch came here stat
ing that the President had lockjaw an
could not survive until morning w
looked with breathless anxiety for til
morning papers, endcavoring to brace ouI
selves for the worst. l need not tell yo
what relief we felt when we learned tina
the report was false. Still, the latest new
is far from reassuring. 1t seems hardly pos
sible that the President can recover, althOug
the papers say that you constantly hold t
the belief that no will yet como out al
right. God grant that your prediction ma
prove true.
But in the dread event of Gen. Garfield
} death, what then? Would the present Cab
net DO retained and the Administration g
on as it has been begun? This am conf
dent is the earnest desire of the great mas
of the people throughout the country. Th
fact cannot be concealed that there is a
almost universal apprehension that, shout
/ Mr.. Arthur succeed to the Presidency, h
, might choose new Cabinet officers in accor
with tho old regime of eight years ago, an
that the measures Of reform so happily con
menced under President Garfield would ne
Q only fail to be carried out, but that we shoul
, SEQ no advance whatever toward q MOI
honest and better administration of I'll
Government.
Having favored Gen. Hancock's election
it may appear strange that am so anxiOt
l to see the Administration succeed in con
manding universal appreciation, first, by a
my hopes and prayers, under President Ga
, field, or, If we must give him up, then und'
Mr.. Arthur. But whoever may be Pres
: dent, believe l am so far removed frol
Q partisan feeling that shall always rejoi'
in his success il 1t come from an hone
and faithful administration of the Govern
ment; and this is why earnestly wish
SEQ you and your colleagues, who have I
: nobly started out on this line, retained.
|. have no personal acquaintance wit
Vice-President Arthur; but were rs we
acquainted with him rs with you, or If !
: knew me as we'll even rs Gen. CARTE
:, docs, thus being assured of the sincerit
), and disinterostedness of my motives
Il would urge him with all my powers not
/ depart from this course should he be call,
i to the Presidency. 1t might be presum
a ton in me to do this, as itmay have been
suggesting among other things to Gen. Ga
y field last January that 1t was an innovatiC
o to invite any assistant secretary to sit
Cabinet council. He, however, sent me
@ letter Of thanks, and l have been gratiit
to observe that his Cabinet sessions ha'
been confined to his regularly appoint,