Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-20
r.rslps.r GARFIELD DEAD.

yrsphic arteries throughout the land,
he telling bells and besning minute
guas last evening announced the sad
news Of the death Of President Garfield.
All day. frequent bulletins had an
aounesd the fatal changes in his condi.
lion and his evident nearing to the
mystic realms Of eternal rest and peace.
blue waves sullsnly rolling
along the shore moansd the requiem Of
The nations martyr. and Is the proud
heroic soul parted frsn the poor. worn
out body and aoatsd outward upon The
broad. calm sea Of eternity. night spread
her dark mantle over the scene. and the
Great Republic bowed In national grief
aad humiliation.
sevsnty.nins Icing. weary days Of sui-|
and unparalleled endurance s1-
|hibitsd the grand traits Of character
which marked the true, pure man and
patriot, dying for his country-sivins up|
his dear life a. . sacrifice representing
the dying head Of the nation.
Never before. In the history Of ths|
world. did the united prayers Of . whole
people arise more fsrvently to the great
white throne Of grace and mercy. earn
sstly supplica.ing that the contemplated
blow might be avsrtsd and the life Of
that one man spared. But no. this
asksd.for boon wa not to be granted,
and tho much.loved President and his
people bowed to the decree Of fate and
yielded to the inevitable.
His acts and deeds In the noble service
o! his country are already boldly In
ssribed on tho tablets Of fame and his
tory. He did well his part. and the
future will record him as q whose
kindly presence. pure. manly example,
and sad. cruel martyrdom. exercised q
beneficial and memorable influence
upon the whole people and the nation.
Cut down In the prime Of manhood.
lin the midst Of his most essential USE
|fulness. his death may we'll be cousid.
cred q national calamity. He was Pres
|idsnt Of the whole Republic. the friend
|of the South as we'll As the North. and
conscientiously he was performing bis
homes. duty by oil. Well may the tears
and irst.rnal sympathiss Of the Blue
and the Gray comminsle over his grave
az they join hands in looking to the
political future Of our country.
Medical skill and universal. fervent
prayer could not save the President. and
IRON the iumost heart Of the whole ns-
ten wells forth q food Of deep SYM
patty for the widow and orphans Of
the dead President. The brave little
woman who 90 untiripsly watched by
his bedside like q ministeripg angel. and
their dear children. are now most truly
The wards OF the nation. The grateful
Republic will not be false to its trust.
And the miserable. heartless wretch
Guitsau. Well 10 It for his dstsstabls car
csss that strong prison walls are between
him and the spontaneous vengeance Of
an outraged people. The cowardly
whslp. bringing In sbisct terror in the
corner Of his cell. knows now by the
sadly tolling bells and the echoins roar
Of minute guns that his internal deed
|is at last successful. Does his fsndisb
|inwardnsss feel satisfied a-for he has
no soul. Will he DO dragged forth and
|stranglsd on the sallows. like . coward.
ny. brutal cur that he Il? Will he be
tried BY . court-martial and promptly
shot or hanged. or will his vanity be
fed by the notoriety Of q long and eIcit-
ling trial In the civil courts? Turn him
loose beyond the prison walls. and the
whole problem would b solved in less
Than three minutes. he has NO friends
In America not one.
Droops the starry old banner from
every flagstaff throughout the republic
to-day. and the heart Of the nation
meurns her illustriOus 0 q. Every tru,
American sadly feels the grievous re-
s~ponsibility Of the situation and looks
FORWARD hopefully trusting tina. the sue
|~cessor to the Presidential chair may
prove a worthy follower Of the great and
good man just mustered out and gonsI
home TO his final reward.
Oh! 10 was well that Garfield fingered
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