The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-05

Quoted At half-past three the procession
entered the gateway which was arched over
with black with appropriate Inscriptions II
| the keystone were the words: "Come anC
rest" On one side we're the word: s'Lay
him to rest whom we have learned to love-
| on the other: clay him to rest whom we
have learned to trust" A massive cross OF
evergreens swung from the center of the
arch. The United States Marine Band, con-
| tinuing the sweet, mournful strains it had
kept up during the entire march, entered ];
then came the First City Troops Of Cleve-
land, which was the escort Of the President
at his Inaugural. Behind it came the funer-
al car with its escort of the Twelfth United
States Artillerymen, followed by battalion
Of knights Templar and Cleveland Greys,
mourners' carriages and those containing the
Guard Of Honor, comprising al Of the pro-
cession that entered the grounds. The cav
airy halted at the vault and drew up in line,
facing it with sabres presented. The car
drew up in front with the mournera carriage
and those of the Cabinet behind. The band
played: s'Nearer, my God to Thee!" as the
military escort lifted the coffin from the car
end carried it into the vault, the local Com
mittee of Reception, Secretary Blaine, Mar
shall Henry and one Or two personal friends,
standing at either side of the entrance. None
Of the Presidents family, except two Of the
boys, left the carriage during the exercises,
which lasted less than half an hour. DR.. j.
Fl. Robson, as President of the Day. opened
the exercises by introducing the Rev. J. Fl.
Jones, Chaplain of the 42d Regiment, O. V.
(Which Gen. Garfield commanded) who said:
''Our illustrious friend has completed his
journey, q journey that we must all soon
Nuke, and that in the near future. Yet when
see the grand surroundings Of this occasion
I must inquire, Was this man the son Of the
Emperor, or King that wore crown
For in the history Of this great country there
has been nothing like this seen by the Amer
ican people. Yet / thought that perhaps,
speaking after the manner Of men, that he
was prince, and this was offered in man
ner after royalty. He was not! My friends,
this is not an offering to king. 1t is not,
as we are taught, an offering to earthly kings
and emperors, though he was a prince and
freeman, the great commoner OF the United
States. Only few miles from where we
stand, less than fifty years ago, he was born
in penury ia the primeval forests OF this
state, and in this country; and=an hf5asks of
You now is q peaceful grave IN tie bosom Of
the land that gave him birth. cannot speak
to you Of his wonderful life and his work
Time forbids, and history will take care of
that, and your children's children will read
Of this with emotion when we have passed
away from earth. do not step to talk about
the man that did the deed. Vengeance is
mine, saith the Almighty God; I will repay!
He sees the terror of scaffold before him.
probably, and the eternal disgrace that falls
to murderer and assassin; and he is going
down to the judgment of God and the frowns
Of the Worle.
Secretary Blaine, in business-like man
ner, to-day made out that there were about
800, ,00o, 900 of the people of the world mourn
ing the death of President Garfield and Of
fering us sympathy, and closed with these
words:
Where is be verify, all that is left Of him
the grand, the bright, and the brilliant
man. Now, that soul that loved, that mind
thought and has impressed itself upon the
world, has come back; for If thoughts live;
will that precious thought cease to be He
believed in the immortality, not only of
the soul but Of the body, and that grave
will yet give up its dead. He must live,
and, my friends, that was the hope that sus-
tanned him. It was with him in war and the
enemy never saw his back. He was SO for
tunate that in every contest he was on the
victorious side, but the grandest fight he ever
made was in the last eight days of his exis-
tence. He fought, not because he himself
personally expected to live, but the doctors
told him to hope He loved bis wife and
children. Il am not afraid to die, but will
try" said he, ''to live' Then he was not
conquered even, except by simple exhaustion.
It seems to me no good man by the name of
Abraham can be President of the United
States and can be long out OF Abraham's bo
som, for both Of them have been called and
early, too, to paradise Of God, and his spirit
looks down upon US to-day and he is in the
society of Washington and Lincoln and the
immortal hosts of patriots that stood for their
country.
FOREIGN SYMPATHY.
LIVERPOOL, September 26-Business is
suspended and bells are ringing muffled
peals.
The markets are all closed in Birmingham.
LONDON, Sept. 28.-A majority OF the
churches are tolling their bells and many of
them held midday service. When the guard
was relieved at ST. James Palace the band,
under direction Of Godfrey, played funeral
march and other music Of similar character.
In London to-day the signs of mourning are
general, aud all agree that there never was