Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-21
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
A Practically Unanimous Judg-
ment.

LOUISVILLE, september 1O.-1or. WAttcT'
son says In to days COlSrier-JosITaGl "The
President is dead, and all nations, respond
ing to that touch Of sympathy which makes
the whole world akin, stand uncovered in
the presence of the calamity, for tragedies
are ever calamitous, and are doublY 30 when
they spring from murder and attach them
selves to the head of the State, the symbol
of power, the representative Of the people
and Of law. II ever a mortal stood in these
relations to his country and his time this
man did so. 1t was the universal
sense that he did so which brought around
his bedside his fellow-c citizens, without
distinction of political opinion, and caused
women, who had never seen him, to pray
for him, and little children, who conceived
not the emergency nor the magnitude of the
contingencies hanging upon his life, to ask
each day after his well being as If he were 8
father Ill and dying in some far off place. u
BosToN, September 2O.-The Herald, in a
separate editorial on Mr.. Arthur, says:
''By the will of God, through the folly OF
a political convention, and by the action of
the people, Chester A. Arthur is President
of the United States. As such, he is enti
tied to fair tn stts:.zZa hT-Whassts WWAhass
he does, not by what he has done; by what
he proves himself to be, not by what people
have, justly or uniustly, judged him to be
by his past actions. He has himself chiefly
to blame for any limitations upon their
trust, and he will be one of the tlindest of
the blind, those who will not see, If he fails
to seize the opportunity now offered him to
YoIa foff ha Nf In E.o
as well as in name"
ATLANTA, September 20.-The Daily Con-
stit1ttiOn this morning says: "The death of
James A. Garfield is a twofold calamity.
The country loses the services of Presi-
dent possessing the rarest qualifications for
the performance OF all the duties that Law
before him, and the South loses a friend ca
pable of thoroughly >sympathizing with the
difficulties Of the problems which are the
legacfes Of war. To succeed in
American politics one must needs be
a politician, and 1t is not an enchanting
business to the finer minds engaged In It,
and it is disgusting to all who depend on
their merit for success. To sensitive
mind the road to the Presidency Is long
and dirty. In pressing 1t Mr.. Garfield had
the refuge of scholarship. He was partisan
in politics to the extent of earnestness, but
he never, like some of his represen tative
Republican rivals, made partis&nship his
policy. Whatever policy the President may
have mapped out previous to the attempt on
his life, we believe he would have risen from
his bed with his mind free from the slightest
trace or vestige Of partisanship. He could
have ignored the attitude of the South. His
genial and sympathetic nature would have
taken advantage of the events of the
past few months, and for the first time In
twenty odd years we should have had
President in the full enjoyment of the con-
1dence and esteem Of the whole country.
AUGUSTA, GA, September 20.-The
Chronicle and C01aStitlttiOalGlist says: "With
anguish we announce that the worst fears
have been confirmed, and James A Garfield,
President of the United States, Is dead.
Strange that the balls of brave foemen
should have, In fair fight, spared him for
such a fate. Sad indeed is it that such q
glorious being, so useful, so powerful, 80
manly, so excellent, should become the VIC
tim OF SO vile reptile. We bow to the dis
pensations of God, and question them not.
To him we leave the vindication and ends
of justice. The heart of the South bleeds
for the stricken wife and children Of the
President"
CHARLESTON, Q. c., September 2O-In a
leading article on the Presidents death the
Ne1os and C0srier says: "Inlthe history of the
membered as he whose nomination by the
National Republican Convention strangled
imperialism In its cradle, and as he whose
assassination was swiftly followed by an
outburst of sorrow and sympathy which
manifested to the North the true nature Of
the South, and did more than the areu-
ments, the prayers and the common inter-
course Of thrice five years to bring together
the peoples whom war had made separate"
WILMINGTON, N. c., September 2O-The
Star says: "We do not propose to consider
the effect of the Presidents death upon the
future of the country. We must hope that
his successor will dissppoint his enemies.
put to rest all evil forebodings, and nrove
himself man, country lover as well as
statesman in the broadest sense, and the
President of free, united and prosperous
SELMA, September 1s0-The Morniao
Times says: "In these first hours of grief
the fact stands out In bold, glorious relief
we are one. The sacrifice Is an awful one,
but God In his infinite goodness requires it,
and this morning from the depth of their
grief the stricken hearts Of Americans will
thank God that there is no North, no South,
no East, no West, but, bound together In
one common sorrow, binding In its vastness,
we are one and indissoluble. Sectional
lines nave De0Q ODIICr8bcU Dy 04IUGiO'6
blood, and the hand Of the assassin has
placed the missing stone In the structure Of
our Union"
NEW ORLEANS, September 90.-The
after referring to the assassination
of President Lincoln, says: 'eThis is 4
saddeF story in our national life, There
was naught but sincere respect for Presi-
dent Gsrfeld's authority among the masses
and earnest wishes In the hearts of nearly
all certifes that his administration might
prove happy one for himself, as it
promised to be q prosperous one for the
He was worthy of 90 proud q
position, and IN his inaugural proclaimed
the new life Of q nation united not in name
but in truth"
GALVESTON, September 2O.-The NeOs,
commenting upon the death Of President
Garheld, says SIN his death, moNEnful as
It is, the sections will evinoe q common
sympathy that may cement more closely the
bonds Of that fraternity so essential TO the
keeping Of the compact between the States.
North, South, East aud West will join In
their grief, and the grave of the dead PresE-
dent will be sure sign that the currents of
life now as strongly as they ever
did In the past years OF the Union. "
The Lowell (Mass.l COurtsr says. "The
healing properties Of st. Jacobs Oh are be-