The Portland daily press., 1881-09-28

the memory OF ol& d9alueO "houiE
sthey had fought. They not only mourned thes
sdeath of their President and denounced hlsE
Il murder as a crime against themselves, buts
Sthev expressed affection for him as a man, andE
admiration for the wondrous heroism withH
(which he endured his long and terrible suffer L
Sngs Indeed all seemed as if they were Of,
Sthe same family mourning the death of one OFF
Sits most beloved and honored members.
a But it seems to me that it is fitting on thisS
4 occasion that we should not only eulogize thes
&dead, but should also consider its lessons tos
\ 1.-The living. Indeed, eulogies of the dead areI
Auseful only as lessons to the living. The acts
4 of those gone Before live after them. We CAM
8almost say
Y The dead govern; the living obey.
Do we not to-day mourn more deeply, do
1--we not more heartily honor his memory, are
{ slider our loss the greater because he was a!
Ngood man as well as great MANI Is there
&no lesson in thiss
u Again, to- day without distinction OF parity
1 or section, we join in lamenting our loss andE
Neulogize him who has been taken IRON us.A
Ave are to- day an undivided people, and par
&tissnsbip is sunk out of sight. Will thej
5peace endurea viii not the effect of thisI
&oreat sorrow gradually die out, and the old.
BITTERNESS engendered by partisanship again.
$returns AS we are human that is likely toI
&happen. But it is our duty to keep alive
8within us the feelings Of this hour. And II
hin the future, partisan contentious shall ARISE
@let us hope that memories OF this mourntulI
zday will come to us softening the bitterness OF:
4political warfare and reminding us shat wei
Hhave once known how infinitely patriotism
#and love for the whole people rise above par
&tisanship in its best estate.
u In Garield's life we find encouragement Tor
Nall, but especially for our young men. Indeed
#these very obsequies, in which the whole
8country are engaged, are really p9ans OF the
&yictories he has won, the knowledge OF whlchI
%stimuate us to follow his example.
IA Let us remember, that, even on this sorrow
Aful day and in spite of the solemn dlrge, the
4mournful tolling of funeral bells, and the
8thunder of the minute guns,
4The air is full of music gently floating overhead,
Songs of courage for the living songs OF victory for
q the dead.
a After another selection by the Weber club.
5.sLead, kindly light" the mayor introduced
3 HON. L. d. NJ. SWEAT.
4 On this beautiful September morning,
hin distant, lovely city of the west the
3oraye is open to receive the helpless, ema-
8ciated body of the late distinguished chief
8magistrate of this nation, and we, in common
with millions of others in this and other
Hands, in full sympathy with us, have met to
&offer our passing but sincere tribute OF sor-
xrow and grief, in memory. of our illustrious
&dead. Whether from the cause of his death,
#so shocking to all humanity, or from his
Hpatent, loving and heroic endurance of suf-
Herring and manly struggle for life, face
ITO face with death, for SO many
#weary DAYS and weeks, or from his
*well earned reputation as a statesman and
#President of great Republican from all
#these causes combined, made familiar to the
}5people of the whole civilized world by the
Smodern appliances Of science, annihilating
#tiue and space and bringing all the nations OF
#the earth into one common family, 1t IS per-
#haps, no exaggeration to say that no otner
8death has ever exercised the hearts and minds,
land excited the anxieties, sympathies and
3griets of SO large portion of the human race.
Kings and queens emperors and courts, and
Speoples of all civilized countries, and from
Xthe islands of the seas, of every faith and
3caste, have watched with anxious solicitude
3every message from the chamber OF the dying
HPresident, and now are joining their sympa-
|8thies with the American people at the portals
!4of the grave.
81 Of the life and character of General Garfield
Hthis is not the occasion to speak in detail.
HI NAV well be said of him, he had sound
I8mind in sound body and to this was added
Ia sound and generous heart. He never cult 1
waited one TO the neglect of the other. 1t was
4evident in all he did, that the senslbllltles OF
His heart had never been blunted, but rather
&had been strengthened and refined, by the
&varied experience of his eyentful life.
3 In his most brilliant victories and greatest
n. Ho1d Of hattp N
3his political contests,-on taking the oath of
#office and assuming the high place to which
This country had called him, or in that ex 4
#tremest moment when the messenger OF DEATH
8was by his side, he never failed to show the
Xstrength and tenderness of his affectionate
Vand loving heart. His public services you all
well know. They have made an ineffaceableI
Empress on our country's history and will;
4foreyer stand clear and bright, in humanE
Smemorv. His long service in the House of
Representatives was marked by careful, uni
Permitting attention and devotion to the publicI
Business, and he very early became one OF its
4 most distinguished and ablest members, and
zfor several years was the acknowledged Leaders
3of his political party. AS debater he had fewI
%if any equals on the floor of the House, and
8there he fought many brilliant and successful
%battles in behalf Of the country's credit and
#publc men, was the result Of real merritt
$founded on strong intellect, highly cultured
%and trained, co -ordinated by an honest pur-.
9pose and uneeasing toll through all his life
q But his successful career, cannot forbearI
%to remark, is not only tribute to his well
8recognized personal ability and worth, but Isl
8at the same time, an especial tribute TO the,
Sbeneficent influence of our republican form
sof government, for under no other butt
&the free institutions of our country, could he!
\ with no favoring surroundings, have risen, byI
3his own personal efforts and character, to theI
! chief magstracy of great and powerful ma
Stion. 1t is perhaps not too much to say, that
! when he entered upon the duties OF this
$highest place within the gift of free people,I
This long experience in public affairs, MS
/ thorough training as legislator, and hlsI
natural qualities of head and heart, were as!
Sgood guarantee of a safe and satisfactory adj
ADMINISTRATION of the affairs of state as any Pres-
4 ident has offered for the last half century,
His time of actual service as President wasl
short. but he inaugurated movements of REL
3form which if carried out will be of immensel
3service and benefit to the country, and this
awakened anew and increased the confidence
which the people had already manifested to-l
4ward him. The expectation of strong andJ
Eusefnl administration was certainly well1
founded in the minds Of his friends, not sol
much on what he had actually achieved
: as on what he intended and might be able;
8 to accomplish. Quite sure | am that if theE
Stone and spirit of his inaugural address,
worthy to be ranked among the ablest stated
Spapers of our wisest statesmen, could bel
arealized, his administration must have beenI
one of the best our country has ever had.
The loss of such man, at such time, may
seem to some irreparable, and that by it ourE
general prosperity viii be imperilled, but suchs
II not our country's history, and trust is notS
Rher fate In the ripeness Of ages this republicl
j was born. Into her new life was gathered allS
/ the good that could be gained from other sys-a
I TENS of many preceding ages. "Ihe wrecks
Aof the past were her warnings. AS ourS
Hhistorian has well said, sOW Of all the dss-H
scooeries of statesmen and sages, out Of all thel
Sezperience Of past human life she complied a
sperennial political philosophy, the primordials
Sprinciples of national ethics. She entrusted,
4the guardianship of established rights to thes
SlawSthe movements of reform to the spirit of
Nthe people, and drew her force from the happy
RECONCILIATION of both.'
q There is an inherent power and vitality mi
\ such republic which resistlessiy removes all
1obstacles outliyes all rebellions, and partiesS
( and administration, and the loss of her wisestS
braya.t 1afppders