Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-30
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4 small audience was in attendance al inc
Opcra IieuS.. last night to hear the lecture
al Hon. SCHUYLER tOlfaN, entitled. 'Vur
Martvrcd Presidents
Or Logan introduced the speaker, say
irr We are honorcd this evening with
the presence ola gentleman VIII" has h"rlc
Il distinguished ard honorable part III the
history Of our country, and who has been
rali,G to occupy some uf II, must rc~pui-
,iblr rcsi,iuns H, long association with
rubIiC mrn enables him To- speak with
,,p,rial interest upon the theme upon
which he proposes To- address You this
,v,rir,,, His name i. So well known 10
YOU and hi, personal presence to many Oh
YOU fhc having lCcturrd here before that II
i hardly necessary for me t. Eo through
the sormality al an introduction. | have
the honor uf introducing 10 YOU Mr.. '"i-
fax"
Mr.. Colfax opened hy saving; "Twic"
within the past few years has the nation
hem called anon To- mourn the aSSasNina-
rinpu of its President; twice IN that
bricf period the elected chiefs OF
nur Governments guilt!cS> of crime or
tyranny. private grievance or public wrong
have brru shot down by COwardly assasSlll>
No transformations in history. not even
thoS, of Henry ~. uf France, or Nillla'h'
of Orange, apprONimatct these M haHGhrH>
and iufumv. Onc al these great lrtSideula
MISSED away FROM time To eternity III the
sill night. unconscious OF pam, ANA ms
name il cn<hrincd in the grateful heart, ot
, grateful country. with that of the Father
at the Nation. The other. for whose lite,
So precicuS to our Republic, millions OF
ryrry fnith and school and creed, Protest.
ant and Catholic. orthodox AMI hcterodoH,
almost Ste rmci the batt'cmcntS OF Heaven
, with drawer for cigh' V lOngdayS, died hy the
shores of the restless sea with VISIONS OF
his happy home at Mentor floating before
him. Oh, how much all of us learned oi
our nations sufferer during those long ah,
! Painful weeks and mnOthS of interest anu
Of deem anxiety for him, How closely ana
In,v td,J,.rIv he came into all our family
circles and into all our hearts, rs no PuDio
nan had eyer come before, How, when
his nnLlr wife. whom hc had won back so
recently from deaths door FASTENED from
the srashore to the Capital on the last
moving train that moved, not so rap
| idly rs her anxious thoughts, we
! all seemed L. stand by her side and watch
| ed her when she So grandly illustrated her
! wnmauhUOd rs she StrOvc I" WIN MN D!cA
from the shadow of death To the sunshine
NJ life, How around our tables and our
own hcarthStonc> we talked together from
1ov tn day with batci breath Of our hopes
and fear, ~ if one Oi our own kith and KIN
were sick and diving under our own roof!
How the tide Of indignation against tho
wretch who caused Il, this misery and
ooouy WA, reused. So that nothing but Bas-
tile walls and rc>pc,, Tor law saved his life,
With all this public Indignation
with all this intense sacrament OF sorrow,
what grand example was furnished from
that bed all through the world.
Mr.. ColflI then paid glowing eulogy TO
the conduct of President Garfield while on
hie sick bed. and from that conduct spoke
of his character, saying mo wonder that
the whole world, unCivili2cd, rs well as
civilized. counted his pulse beats and his
heart thruhS aS never had been done before
in ancient or modern history; no wonder
there was no speech nor language around
the globe in which his praise
was not sounded; no wonder that monarchS
and magnateS from every country and
cline sent word Of encouragement and
praise: no wonder that London P'mch stop
ped in its merry making To say so fit To
die, so fit 10 live no wonder that Eng
lands Queen and Premier joined 50 out
>pokcnly in his Worldwide grief.
After dwelling at some length an the
grandeur uf Gen. Gariield's life. Mr.. CnlfaI
proceeded to speak Of the life and character
Of President Lincoln, dressing the
most ordinary portions of his lee
ture in polished and beautiful language
and entertaining his audience rs well with
the beauty Of his thought rs with the car
neStnrSS and cloqucucc with which he cu-
lugzcd his subject. Space will not permit
III to give a summary OF this portion Of the
lecture. Suffice il to say that it was pic
turc drawn of the war President by an as
suciatr, a friend; one who loved him az Il
man. appreciated his qualities, and who re-
verses his memory. The speaker related
numerous incidents which seemed to Illus
,ratc the character al th" President who
said: Malice toward none, but charity for
all"
During the lecture Mr.. ColiaX refer
red several times to his public life, his
happiness in being removed from its cares,
and the delights of his home.