New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28

"Do you think that General Arthur will enGeavor
| to carry out the plans of President Garfield p
81 cannot see how he can do otherwise. He will
| enter the Presidential office under extraordinary
and peculiarly embarrassing circumstances, and
do not believe he will dare to oppose the will of the
| people"
" How the will of the peopleg"
| !" Tho Will of the people inasmuch as they will
look upon General Arthur the Presidents trustee
| IN duty bound 30 carry out his wishes | tell you,
the RnblIe at the North have little idea how dear
the Presideat is to the people of the South. A
friend OF mine once said that a man to succeed
must mus I nave either a big heart or big head Gen
II. Ihey admire hls success. If, as / have said,
General Arthur carries out the plans of the Pr.si-
d e as lar as he can. he will find that the South
VIII support him. An opportunity is presented 10
MN that has never been offered to any other man to
make himself popular at the South. do not think
General Arthur will let the opportunity slip by. /
belleve he will make "a President that the American
people VIII be proud Of"
Russell Sage has expressed ALWAYS the utmost
hdence IN the final recovery of the President ne
was anxious yesterday for the latest news OF ms
poHsbe e es D Of ms b nope gso Mas b s ad
there is no danger of any disaster This country is
too large and prosperous for the death OF any one c
people: Just think of it-ffty millions, Any one
man is a small fraction; yes, very small traction
too big. OF course General Arthur will
make changes in the Cabinet, but he viii pick out
good men. He will not dare to offend the people !
he will not want to do so, but be will not dare. If
he is wise he will make no changes at all until the
meeting of Congress-" =,
MAY he not call an extra session at once 2"
the TRIBUNE reporter inquired.
That's it," was the reply g he ought to do that
right away-yes, by all means. You see, that would
be the prudent thing to do, but tel you, if he is
wise, he won't make any changes until Congress
H. G. Fahnestock, vice-president of the First Ma
tional Bank, SAID that the death Of the President
to the circle of his immediate friends he said, the
Presidents death will be grievous loss. 1t might
have produced at first, indeed some serious
quences; but the delay which has followed the shoot
ing has educated the people to the fact that the life
OF no man necessary to the perpetnty of the Gov
ernment lt seems providential that the country
has had time to recover from its first shock; TO
reflect and TO conclude upon what is wise. The
government Will go along without interruption. In
TACT, no better time for such crisis could have been
chosen. There is no great question before
the people, no great work OF the
Government unfinished. All the Depart
a meP fbo R RsyS. practically nothing to DO
various branches. Even the Treasury, which is in
longer great work before it. Every part of the
continue even after the Presidents death.
That event, therefore will be harmless so far
concerned. OF the political consequences know
very little, hnt,, in my opinion. they will not be
behaved very handsomely all through
TINS ordeal, and when he has achieved
the heighth of his ambition through this calamity
he Is bright enough 10 see that he has only his own
New,fork merchants and business men have been
excellent. Governor Morgan is one of his warmest
friends, ana what Morgan would recommend
follow. Morton is another of Arthurs best friends.
These men would be very careful tn that he made
no great mistakes and especially at the very begin
ming OF his Administration. regard il absolutely
certain that Arthur Will do nothing 10 offend the
people in their anguish but will pursue conserva-
tive and wise course"
Professor Alexander Winchell. of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, in speaking of President Garfield yester
day, said: g The literary and educational people
with whom ! have come III contact have taken
much interest IN General Garfield because of his
worth :
his inauguration they have watched lntently
the shooting they have followed the ups and downs
and the various vlclssitudes that he has met
with because of their admiration of his intellectual
ability. 1t is needless for me To say that express
the sentiment of that class of people with whom l
am associated when say that words are made
Quate describe their feeling of horror at the act of
the assassin which now seems nearing fatal end.
IL my privilege to meet General Garfield as far
back as 1860 when he was at the head of Hiram
College. At that time was a member of the Michi-
gan Geographical Society, and he wrote 20 me for
plated"
United States Commissioner John l. Davenport,
who has throughout maintained hopeful view OF
the situation, was asked his opinion of the present
condition of the President yesterday. . l know of
nothing" he said, which can say other than to
give expression To the hope which everyone feels
that change for the better may vet take
place, and his recovery follow. have
been of those who, knowing the Presidents excel
lent physical condition and his temperate and care
full mode of life, have steadfastly believed that he
would survive the shooting His condition for the
past few days would seem TO preclude this but he
still lives and am yet of the opinion that if he can
survive the next two days he will ultimately re-
cover. Certainly man deserved TO
live after the gallant, and patient man.
ner in which, for eight long weeks, he has given
battle to death. Let us hope on, pray on,
while breath remains in his BODY
As TO General Arthur, say from that only those
who have been brought in daily intercourse with
him, aud know him to love and respect him those
do who do know him, can realize how keen have been
his anxiety and his grief The thought of the death
of the President and of his being called upon under
such circumstances TO assume the duties of Chief
Magistrate of the Nation has depressed him
beyond measure, causing seepless nights and great
who more devoutly and earnestly desires and prays
for the Presidents recovery than General
Arthur Should he be compelled, however
to fiji the office of President, | say to vou
that in my Judgment he will 20 down into history
rs one of the BEST ablest aud purest men who
ever discharged the duties of the position He is an
educated, highly cultured, thoroughly able and
trustworthy gentleman, with large and extended
acquaintance with public men and public affairs
and would make wise and conservatiye Execu i've.
No man would control him. He would be true TO
the country, to his party and himself"
THE FUND FOR THE PRESIDENTS WIFE.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE RECEIVED BY DREXEL 4 co.
MIR. FIELDS ANTICIPAuoNs.
The fund for Mrs. Garfield and her family occupied
large share of public attention yesterday and mer-
chants, bankers and laborers talked about it, and
there seemed to be only opinion with respect to
it, namely that it would rapidly up until the
subscriptions exceeded by far the quarter of a mil
lion which II was the original purpose of the friends
of the enterprise To Cyrus w. Field yesterday
received gift for the fund of $500 from II. r.
Flown, another of 5000 from A. S. Barnes and a
dollar from Henry Arthur Darcy. That an interest
had been revived III the fund in other tiles was also
shown by the receipt of the following telegraphic
dispatch from Philadelphia:
| o,.,.u -, H.. PnrLApELPnIA, Aug. %, 1881