New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-26

kent It will be closed, the presence OF Nation on s
knees and with bendctions IN its mouth and tears III us
eyes Distant nations to us to-day and to-nor-
row. and great eathedrals and synagogues ana even
mosques will send up prayers to the one Iou anu
Father, that loss, recognized as bereavement ~
humanity ITSELF may be sanctifed and consoied His n
experience unique in it's majesty, its wOrd"lue leooH
milton, its nawless beauty and tragic pathos Areaus
the tender suggestions Of the text are reaAeu 10"
days ago were overwhelmed aS ny 1l1
shadow Of Gods wrath to-day, already feel
the holy light the tunderous cloud ana inc sou mercy
that drops in tears from its awful frown
1 What uasson of sorrow remains unknown 10 the Ma
sions guished aud foreboding hearth we nave wept
ourselves dry; have prayed and pleaded until our
Inns have wearied themselves and almost God To him
has been accorded extraordinary privilege Of hearing
his own eulOgy OF witnessing beforehand the grief at
tending mis- loss He has handled the wreaths that
lie upon his coffin, and ie with his sensitive in
stnct the love that already pouring into his
oh happy fortunate man. know the grief and afiec-
ton that waited not his death TO speak out the fullest
tribute that could follow i'll Say not he died too soon
When such beautiful consummation has been possible
--unequalled in the history of humanity
The long suspense for the hopeful and less in
formed ia The only thing have known for
weeks about the Presidents that he alive
No public prudence, political policy. medical et
qucte professional caution could disgnse that fact
When the history Of his Is fnly known 1t
must be, shall learn how much or the
ond hopcfuness that have existed the official bull
Ietin, real and not merely scientific and profes
eional doubt his responsible ply sicans have fully
performed their duty. and have given the President the
absolute benefit Of the chance in hundred which
he brave enough to accept. We may perhaps learn
something of value when we know not only the truth
which may safely has never been violated. but
the whole truth which safely may say, either that
1t has not been deemed prudent to reveal it,
appears surmsed by the skin that watched his
bedside. i hope it viii come home to the
heart that nothing is pru
dent and wise the whole TRUTH and that desperate
Sllpase foil and
and safe. 1t has seemed strange that the country has
caught its trustworthy bulletins OF the Presidents
illness from the daily messages of the Secretary of State
20 British Minister and that it deemed wise to
deal with foreign courts and all Europe with frapbness
not due to the simplicity of the American people them
selves AS the likely to burst around the heads
of the Presidents physi clans wish to record my deep
conviction that they have applied the most laborous
pains and the utmost skill to his recovery, and the
suaging of his pains and weakness.
1t is pleasant to what testimonies are
coming in TO the magnanhnty, courage, prudence,
of our President There to DO q profound
benefit OF every doubt The new President has the
temptations of all his past to put the administration
ToS S@r Sa old began House tract" groove
can even believe that Hitherto he has Thought that to-
be true statGsmanshp and is sincere in regarding the
childish in its weak innocence. Well If that is prove
aud long known opinons-then let him warned thar
lie has troubles before him too serious to he hastily in
yoked. The American people are In mood TO back
into a low factions ana partisan policy. They nave
common sense They viii not at least not no W. submit
TO the party whip and the of the old
wish. General Arthur has u noble opportunity lie has
dor f ssE he S ~ d EIGS
the late i ana has been PUy w G On w@S
break aud get the love and honor Of the whole people
President of party, much less of faction If he falls
as low e that or does not at once rise far above it, he
cecess4rs who have risen 10 the high office by the death
heartiness pray that he may be and prudent
and that the mantle of his predecessor fall him
II he wishes to lose all the greatness upon
aim, has only to take advantage of his position TO
ndSne ali he and has left ready G to be
But he vii! not so dsappoint his generous
a1d trustful friends. There was King All hur
Is the centre Of all that is inspiring beautiful |
sos Of IN s ss a9 The @
glorious II has Great and almost unequalied 9ppor
the Knights who have hitherto rolled the honor Of tho
Empire state in the dust Alas the Empire State has for
from the head and the peril when citizen of New
bany and city partisan pstics always hateu should
throw It's nrid shade over the whole policy and tone OF
70 honor and justice and wide patriotism aud he shall
cient Arthur, King British Welsh Cets and not
the slave of the modern Ces who have long ruled the
City and state of NewYork
COMFORT IN THE MIDST OF SORROW.
The ksp Robert COyer at tAs Church Of the 1esstah Uni
The Rev. Robert Collyer preached to large con-
regaton yesterday morning Springs of
The pulpit and galleries were draped IN mourning The
services opened with the hymn 90 God help ages
past" The text taken from Isaiah xl 4 and 8 :
"Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain shall
be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight
and the rough places plain And tho glory of the Lord
eha be revealed and all 0esh shall together; for
the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."
We meet no more. said the preacher did
Sunday With some CLEAN OF hope left that Joyful
would come to whisper that God give back
the President TO ia What we have feared an ,op has