The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-09
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believed. vsitIi equal confidence, fhut an es-
progress must @ teii Of content m ienf In
/ every section of the UriiCit, and generous
belief that the benefits aid bHfdefis OF gov
ernment would be common to all. Himself q
conspicuous Illustration of what ability and
aTnbition may do under Republican institu,
tt0ftss he loved his country with o passion
| Of patriotic devotion, aud every walSin <
1 Thought was given to her advancement, He
ioaSeif t5 the destiny and influence 81 ths
[ United state- with the philosopllic counposnre
4 of john Adauis. The political events which
disturbed Ghe Presidents serenity for many
weeks Before tire fatcful day in July form an
| important chaptcf inv llis carcers ana in his
own Judgment Involved dua7tiQrs "a pIlneil1le
ana OF TlSht whlch are Nitatty eaSSHttuH y ~
4 the constitutional administration "a the Eea-
i ggqRid R. be out Gf I PLACE &c here and now e
! tiie. eyerts referred to, however tpey may may
/ Continue to be a source Of contention With
/ others, have become, sOtar as CARRIED lscqA-
| cerfled, as much matter Of history as his
/ herofsn az Chickamauga, dr his lpustil.9as
and persondl antagpnisIH slfall not be ..ge-
/ kindIed by any word uttered to day. The
motives OF those oppdsina hIni arc not to, be
/ here adversely Interpreted nor their cause
! harshly characterized, butof the dead Presl-
dent this Is to be said, and said because ms M
/ own speech is forever siIenced and he can be
! flo more heard except through the fidelity
and the love Of surytV ing friends From the
much dePlored, tif,s firesident was never for
4 one piOulent dctuated by any motive of Eain
i men did he harb6r revenge, farely did he
even show reselltuIcIlt and malieo wts pot IN
oniy in the exchanre OF good offces sand the
i doing OF kindly deeds. There wfts rot an hour
| shot entered Ills body. when the President
would not gladly, for tSs sake of restoring
harmo93y q have Tetraeed ay atsP ne 1sS
/ consequences personal to himself. The pride
.of7consistency or any supposed sense of hu-
/ initiation that might result from surrender
4 ing his position had not feathers weight
4 with 1iIn, No man was ever less SUBJECT 70
! such itftfuences from Within or from without
/ but after most anxious delibcPation and the
/ Coolest sfirveY Of al tile circuu4 stances, he
solelInIy belieyed that TIC true prerqgatives
Witch hed been rEisgd and that b rs wgElG {I6G
vfe6r. Or 'tiT tHe z poonssitutidmia. rights and
dignities ofhis great office AIS. .beifeyed this
/ sound and vigorous health, and he believed
/ in his suffering ana pro tratton in the last
d h3hg9t 2b which hl wsalea IF Ra fe
More that tllss Tee1 ilot be said less than ths
/ highest goBIigation That GevtNves upon the
/ living, demand the Declaration thst fn all the
bearings OF the sabiect actual OF f9ssigyie tlle
in his conscience, immovable in his conclu3
rions.
d6ep and esrrfest 1is irl iiiseariy youth he es-
/ poused the faitii II 4Ife. Disciples, a sect OF
/ that great BaDtist cOffiIffuufSi, Which III diff
ferent lesiastical establishments is so nu-
merous and SO influential Throughout alt
/ parts of the United states; but tile Droa1en,
| ing tendency of his mind and his active spirit
/ of inquiry were early apparenti and carried
/ him beyond the dOgnias OF sect ana the re-
/ strafffts of association In selecting college
/ in which to cOntinue his educadon, he reject
| ga Bethany, though presided Oyer Py AieA4n- m
| church. His teasOns were characteristics
/ first; that Bethany leaned too heavily toward
| Disciple and the son of Disciple parents. he
/ had little acduaiutauce with people Of other
/ more liberal uuotirfe Ills own words, both in
/ religious and general views, 10 go into, q new new
/ circle and b ; under new fnfiueIfcsas Tile lib
| eral tendency which Ire anticipated as the re-
/ suit of wider culture was ffliy realized. LIS
/ was emancipated FROM TIfere. Sectarian belief,
and with eager interest piished hts itfvestiga-
tions in the direction of modern progressive
/ thought He followed with quickeniIig etep
| so fearlessly trodden by Darwin, by Huxley,
| by Tyndall, and by other living scientists q
/ the radical snd advanced type. His own
creed, but accepting theQ;d and New Testa-
ersitv etS a5 o I prv9e % f2red II Il
| did not stimulate, the spirit Of Investigations
/ iess truly to be of one mind and one faith with
/ those whoifnmediately followed the Master
But however nigh Garfield reasoned of free
/ was never separated from tile Church Of the
f1s6inlt3 fIl Ills affections and in his aspira
/ lions. For hirn 10 held the arit OF the cove
nant. To him it was tile gate Of Heaven.
| The crewnfng characteristic of GEN. Car
1 fields religious opinions, and indeed OF all his
4 had charity. Tolerarca was Of his nature.
He respected in others the dhaliies which he
of Sprssion. Win him She In IN
quiry was not so much what q man belieYes,
friendship and his confluence enclreleq} men
Of every Csfeed, a1d men of no creed, anu, TO
the end Of llis life, on is eyer ,ie5gtening
a pious Catholic priest and OF an honest
minded and generous hearted free thinker.
iyient lie sii vas K a6iitentsd and hspjy man not
in lie Qrdiliary degree, but t9yfnlly, utmost
station to which he drove slowly in consci0us
enioymens of the beautiful morning, with an
nm wonted sense of leisure and keen anticipa-
ton OF pleasure, his talk was all in the CRATE
fg and gratulat2ry "a YEN III nc Ie sa@s aver &
strong in les grasp of affairs. strong in popu-
lar favor, and deserved to grow stronger;
that the grave difficulties confronting MIN az
the trouble lay behind him and not before
him that lie WIS soon to meet the vile whom
Which i1ad but But lately disd1ieted and almost
unneryed him; that he was going 70 his Alma
Mater to renew the most cherished assOcia-
ton of his young manhood, and to exchange
greeting with those whose deepening interest
had followed every step of his upward prog
ress from the day he entered upon his col
lege until he had attained the lOfttest elcYa
tiOn in'the gift Of his countrymen.
Much Bf happiness can ever come from the
hbfiors OF triumphs Of this world. ON that
quiet July morning James a. GarIlGtu ILAN
have wei Deen happy man. No IofcDodlng
of evil haunted him. Not the slightest pre-
monition of danger clouded his sky. Ills ter
rtble fate was upon him In an instant. one
moment he stood erect, strong, couhdent in
the years stretching peacefully out before
him; the next he lay wounded, bleeding
hetpless-doomed to many weeks OF tortures
to silence and the grave. Great in life, he
WIS unsurpassiTigly great IN death. For no
cause in the very frenzy of wantonness
and wickedness, by the rcd hand OF Inuf-
der, he was thrust from the full tide of the
worlds INTEREST," from afb8 alOne8tIb8 dsDiFA-
tions its victories, into the visible presence OF
death and he did not quail Not alone for
the one short moment in which, stunned and
its relinduishment but through DAYS of
deadly languor, through weeks of agony that
was not less agony because silently borne,
with clear sight aud calm courage he looked
into his open grave. What blight and ruiu
met his anguisiied eyes? whose lips may ten
what brilliant, broken plans what bafiled,
warm manhood's friendships; what bitter
rending Of sweet household tiesP
Behind him a proud, eXpectant nation, n
great host of sustaining friends, cherished
aud happy mother wearing the full, rich hon
Ors Of her early tolls and tears, the wife Of his
youth, whose whole life lay in his; the little
boys not yet merged from childhoods day OF
frOiic; the fair young daughter, the sturdy
sons just springing into closest companion
ship, claiming every day, and every day re-
warding, fathers love and care, and in his
heart the eager, rejoicing power 20 meet alI
demands, before him desolation and great
darkness-and his soul was not shaken, and
his countrymen were thrlped Win ipstant'
profound and universal sympathy. Master
Iul ~ MS mortar WeahnoSs, ~ gsEalne ~ ~
prayers Of a world. But al the love and ali
the sympathy could not share with him his
suffering He trod the wine press alone.
With unfaltcring front he faced death. with
unfafiing tenderness he took leave of life.
Above the demouiac hiss OF the assassim's
bullet he heard the voice of God. with sim
pie resignation he bowed to the Divine
decree.
A. the end drew near his early craving for
the sea returned. The stately mansion of
power had been TO him the WeaFfsOfne hospf-
Cal of pain, aud he begged to be taken from
his prison walls. from its ODI8essive. etfiing
air, from its homelessness and its hopeless
ness. Gently, silently. the love OF great
people bore the pale sufferer to the Iongcd for
healing Of the sea, to live or to die, a. God