The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-27
THE NATIONS SELDOM AND THE NATIONS
GLORY.

Dallas yesterday put on her weeas Oh woo
10 symbolize the magnitude OF her sancunsu
dstres. and the intensity of her gre" grei
for the loss she in common with the cou'-
try, has sustained. Softly shone me sun
through the cloud-rif.ed sky Of The morning
as If through instinct the vault above were IN
fullest sympathy with our hopes, now lying
in bankruptcy 10 tho vault below from
decree of Heavens high court, to which
nation had piteously, vainly presented us
oat,tions for reversal from tho chambers,
where gorgeous infsmy had placed
In dures the tranquil honor OF our
chief executive. Solemnly, monotonously
toled the bell with its iron tongue OF woe,
in woes most grevous hour, for. one whore
fate was triumph through the national heart,
till. like frustrated Column, IL WAS ruth
lessly despolled by barbarian's hand; Tor
ono who from slow birth and iron fortune"
on the lesser walks OF life without one spot
of green, had wrung from year to year OF
nature's best CONCESSIONS; for one IL in whore
rounded 'jeweled character there was iisw,
the gold twas SGT in would redeem the
blemish." Tho demonstrations OF yesterday
along tho streets Of Dallas all draped in
mourning were to her infinite credit, and
oftbemselves conveyed come lessons that
might have been entitled The Moral
Power of Death. They.were the Significant
tribute from living sentiment to noble
character now deceased, that dWaris 10
shsme the tho smaller issues Of our sectional
strife. For ut that dark conquer6r'ssdoor the
silence of tho respected though quiet
dead; was moro potent than any living elo-
ouence that ever brought huzzshs for AIRY
successful candidate; for here when anxious
love. tho concentrated affections of the Ie-
public, through all ",he cold grads'ions OF
decay" had daily watched for the irnil'st
alaments of hope TO hang upon the cheek
of shattered confidence, saw tho elixir OF bis
lite 20 out in the forestalling of the fruit by
crushing in tho blossom, it also saw Il regen'
Grated prospect, legacy Tor the nations
unity. IA in q family when
death recopoles tho disunited members.
Aud these were of the lessons taught lst.
The folly of the defamation of apubllc msn
where there is no due warrant for the crown
of thorns it forces him to bear while he is
striving fol- the crown of honorable smbli
ton. Never was pure man more lraduccd,
and the people placed under wrong impress
sIons Of from credit mobiler manipuations
to the Chinese letter forgeries, nor sneered at
for being sensational because at his inaugural
no kissed in public tho mother who bore
him, his wife, the amiablO partner of his tolls
and dangers aud successes, and his little
daughter, beloved of his heart. "a. The
absolute completeness with which the hesd
of the country gives himself up to service in
his dutiee, trusting TO any happenings
ss the result of an oak-lko fortitude tina.
plants itself immovosby against improper
and unjus. requests and demands, come they
from what source they may, of high or low
degree, from tyrannical diulation, menacing
malice or friendly favontoism. 81. The
necessity for selecting the vice-presidency
candidate who, in tho event of
his being called TO take the frat high
Office, will be as well qualified for the dis
charge Of It's duties rs was his predecessor,
10 the full confidence of the people, and
10 carry GU. without fear or favor their will
Alb. The Importance of devosing larger
portion Of time and thought and the public
psy 70 the enactment of good and useful
laws providing for present wan"
and future contingencies, instead OF
spending them for political man'
coverings and chickering's There are to-day
questions a, issue which ought to put to the
blush those Legislators whose business it WAS
TO have considered and definitely settled
long ere now. Take for instance, tho awful
period when on tie sossamer thread OF un"
certainty hung the presidents life and when
he was thus dis Abled from performing presi-
Dental duties, 1t was delicate question
Whether or not Vice President Arthur should
assume them. Events and occasion might
have demanded his labsrs and yet the public
sentiment at one time would have looked
upon his approach rs an indecent haso to
grasp the dropping honors and did such
sentiment not palsy ambitious lust and dead
on tho temptation, there is no predicting wha,
the consequences might BIO. Due provision
would have settled all. Next in the number
was tho possible contingency ofanSrchy and
ruin by the death or accident to tho new
president with no duly provided FOL
official to take his place and e'cad
9th. Aud tho question too now dieiures Tho
country as to MrAr!hus's eligibility because
Of his reputcd foreign birth. And thon, most
shameless Of them ALL is that other question
As TO whether On assassin at heart and II
fact, by reconciliation and actual commission
may be punished for tho inani,udo of infa
my for killing an inoncnsiyo and unoilendipl
chief magistrate. 9th. SIN one more les
son may be drawn from this CHASTITY, grev'
Gus crime. Need we say that we refer Il
tha. bAne Of our political life that make
murder not only possible, but incites TO II
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