St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-15
COMMENT AND INCIDENT.
INGERSOLL AND MIRACLES.


attempted assassination of the Presi-
dent. Bob said, day before yesterday,
that nothing but miracle would save
the President. 1t looks now very
much as if the President would be
saved if so, it must, according to In
gersoll, be by miracle, and he must
therefore he believer in miracles.
What a glorious thing it would he for
the President to get well and Bob In
gersoll to be converted at the
same time. He would then get mp the
best of all his lectures, and call il the
Mistakes of lngersoll and the Nindica-
ton of Noses st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
GARFIELD's HOME TIES.
The home and domestic life of the
President endears him to thousands
and thousands of people. When he
turned after the Inauguration services
to his aged mother to kiss her, and
when he dictated from the verge of the
grave a dispatch to his wife, HE hopes
you will come to him soon; he sends
his love to you,n he won the respect
and friendship of much the best and
largest part of the people, Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution.
TO WHOM THE HONOR
If the President live, as now happily
may chance, there will be Il wide di-
Versity of opinion and of claim as to
the responsibility and the credit for
the survival The preachers will
hold that their sermons supplemented
by the prayers of the faithful wrought
the cure. Bliss will lay it all to his
surgical skill. T'other physicians will
assevcrate that their calling in was the
salvation of the case. The murderer
will claim that he was merciful i'll his
blow: but the common run of mortals
will fancy that Garfield's great good
luck and his robust constitution did
the business. Anyway, glory to God,
and good for Garfield Chicago
Times.
NORTH AND SOUTH.
With the opinions of his past, with
such expectations for the future of his
Presidency, can it be thought strange
that the desire for Garfield's recovery
is so strongly felt and expressed We
verify believe that the attempts on the
Presidents life will work out the most
marked results yet observed i'll the
reconciliation of the two sections. If
it shall do this, it will not be in vain,
and the President himself, when he
RECEIVERS and realizes the results of
which he was the unconscious cause,
will not regret his sutferings and dan
ger Selma (Ala.) Times.
THE GRAND ARMY ORDER.
4. NJ.
rill of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie has put forth the following general
order: Awaiting the fateful issue
which hangs like Il pail over our land,
and grateful for the glimpse of sun
shine through the dark cloud, the sol
diers of the Grand Army of the RepUb-
lie tender their old comrade in arms,
the stricken President, their sympathy
and love. What lies behind the veil
of the future we may not seek to know
but remembering that the same Al
mighty who guided us to victory is be
meath our fallen comrade, let us cast
out all our fears and send to the throne
of grace, not cry of despair, but the
cry of hope and faith in the divine wis
dom and love.
WHAT THE BULLET DID.
The assassin's bullet, intended, as
the wretchcd Guiteau declared, "tO
unite the Republican party" has served
IL gTander purpOse-One that he dream
ed not of it has united whole peo-
ple-awakening Il community of feel
ing and sentiment, which proves how
nearly we are all akin how indissOlu-
Bile is that "union of hearts which
was first ccmentcd with the blood of
'76. The terrible ordeal through which
Mr.. Garfield has passed, and the in
sight which it has accorded into his
character, will singularly endcar him
to the hearts of his cOuntrymen. The
emotional Southern people are already
disposed to make him their especial
pet. A common sentiment like this
between the former alienated sections
points to happy results in the future
the breaking of the ice-thc germ of Il
healthy national nOn-partisan feeling,
which shall not only smooth the path
of the President in the future, but af
ford him largely increased Opportuni-
ties of usefulness Richmond Wing.
ANXIOUS TO HELP.
The public interest i'll the Presidents
condition does not abate. Every hour
nearly there are proifcrs of attention
or delicacies for the sick chamber. A
large number of the most experienced
nurses in different parts of the coun-
try, recommended by eminent sur
geons, have rendered their services.
Several colored women have appeared
mt the gates bringing testimonials
as to their qualifications as cooks, and
begging the privilege to he allowed to
cook something they know the Presi-
dent would like.
A DESPONDENT FIT.
The Baltimore Sun learns from Mrs.
DIR. Edison, that although the President
has been hopeful all along, he became
Respondent for while on Monday for
the first time. He was restless, and
more than ever conscious of the strug-
gle he was making for life. Speaking
to Mrs. Garfield, he said II wonder
if all this fight against death is worth
the little pinch of life | will get, any
way" Mrs. Garfield answered: ''Of
course it is worth while. Don't talk
that way" The President is anxious
that the wound should heal more rap
idly than it does, and now and then re
fers to it, and asking the reason, and
in the dependency that comes on him
it is evident that he is considering his
chances for recovery, with now and
then a slight misgiving as to the result.
HIS MOTHER Is CONFIDENT.
DR.. Boynton, the Presidents cousin,
reports that the Presidents venerable
mother, now ut Mentor, is bearing up