The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-26
Extracts from Some Of Gar6elds Speeches
in Memory Of the Dead.

in Memory Of the Dead.
No more fitting or expressive words
could be uttered over the bier of our
lamented President, James Abram GAR
field, than those which he himself spoke
in memory of two of our illustrious
dead.
On the 14th of April, 1866, the first
anniversary of the death of President
Lincoln, he rose in the House of Rep
resentatiyes at Washington and said:
"MR SPEAKER; move that this
House do now adjourn. And, before
the vote upon that motion is taken, |
desire to say few words. This day
will be sadly memorable so long rs this
Nation shall endure, which God grant
may be It'll the last syllable of record
ed time" when the volume Of human
history is sealed up and delivered to
the omnipotent Judge. In all future
time, on the recurrence of this day, |
doubt not that the citizens Of this Re-
public will meet in solemn assembly to
reflect on the life and character of ABB
raham Lincoln, and the awful tragic
event of April IA, 1S65-an event UNI
paralleled in the history of nations, GER
tainly unparalleled in our own. 1t is
emnently proper that this House should
this day place upon its records memo
rial of that event.
The last five years have been marked
by wonderful developments of individ-
nal character. Thousands of our peo-
pie, before unknown TO fame, have
taken their places in history crowned
with immortal honorS. In thousands
of humble homes are dwelling heroes
and patriots whose names shall never
die. But greatest among all these de-
veopments were the character and
fame of Abraham Lincoln, whose loss
the Nation still doplores. His charac-
ter is APPLY described in the words of
England's great laureate written thir-
ty years ago-in which he traces the
upward steps of some
"Divinely gift, d man,
Whose life in low estate began,
And on simple Vi lage green;
VINO rcais his births invidious bar,
Ard grasps TIE skirts Of haDpy chance,
Al d breasts the blows of circumstance,
And gr pplcs with his evil star;
"Whn makes, by force, bis merit known,
Ard uv's to clutch the go'din keys,
Tomud mighty States DEGREES,
Aud shape The whisper OF the throne;
"Aud moving up from high 10 higher
Bcclne., on Fortunes browning slope
The pllar of II Pc pes hope,
The centre of Wo lds desire"
Such life and character will be
treasured forever as the sacred posses
sion of the American people and Of
mankind"
On the 18th of February, 1876, on
the announcement, in the House, OF
the death of Senator Orris S, Ferry, of
Connecticut, Gen. Garfield closed an
eloquent tribute to bis memory with the
following words:
Before closing, let me refer to the
browning glory Of his life. Mr. Ferry
had strong religious element in his
character. This was with INN great
controlling force, and not sentiment.
No cloud obscured the ef1'ulgence of his
hope or dimmed his vision. Clear and
high his intellect and his faith rose
above all storms and darkness, and sus-
tanned him in sweet companionship
amid the unrevealed mysteries of pain.
As his end drew near, he came back to
his home after brief absence. There,
under his own roof, with the angels Of
his household about him, he passed to
his rest Thinking of trials past, and
knowing as we do how well he had
wrought for the future, trusting in the
merits of his dear Lord, he could re-
peat the sweet lines Of Bonar:
Beyond the parting and the meeting,
! shnll be soon;
Beyond the farewell and the greeting
b yond the pulses frver-bcating,
shall be soon.
Love, rest, and hDmel
Sweethupel
Lord, turry not, but come.
Beyond the fros-chain and the fever,
shall be soon;
Beyond the roCk-waste and the river,
b yund the ever and the never,
| shall be soon
Love, rest, aud hDmel
Sweet hupel
LORD, tarry not, but come"
Aye the sweeter word of inspiration
in the volume of the Book it is writ.
ten: $40! | come quickly. Even so
come, Lord Jesus"