The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-28

NetJ nay loEcoQ 10 contrast ltRalf Wit
neighbOring wealth, on which it ia ,f.d
scene Of grinding dependence. Tn.
poverty or the frontier is no poverty. 7,
Is pat the beginning Of wealth, and Ia,
IN" ooundls possibilities of the futur.
ALWAYS opening before il. No man eyas
grew up lc the agricultural region Of the
wes- Wns-e house raising or even q corn
hu, king l. matter Of common IinGere7t
and helpfulnes-, with any other FEELING
than That OF broad minded, generous in
dependence. This honorable indepen.
dence marked the youth Of Garfield q.
1t marks the youth Of millions Of the be,t
blood and brain now training for the
future cltlzenshlp and future government
OF the republic. Garfield was bora An
heir to land, to the title Of freeholder
which has been the patent aud passport
OF self-respect, with the aDglo-Saxon
race ever since Hengist and Hsr.s
landed on the shores of England. Hi,
adventure on the canal, an ALTERNATIVE
between that and the dsck Of q Lake
Erie schooner, was farmer boys device
for earning money, just as the New
England 10y begins 8 possibly sress
career By sailing before the mas
on c?ssting vessel or a merchant.
IL az GO0u0 W L hTLlET lnGla
or TO the Chinese Sea. No manly ma1
feels anything OF shame in looking back
to sarly struggles with adverse circurn-
stances, and no man feels a WOrtbie,
pride than that he has conquered the ob.
stacle to his progress. But no one ofno-
bic mould desires 10 be looked upon AZ
having occupied mental position, %
having been repressed with 3 FEELING of
infsriority or IS having suffered the evils
of poverty until relief was found At the
hand or charity. General Garfield,
youth presented no hardships which fam
lily love and fam IL energy did not over
come; subjected him to no privations
which he did not cheerfuliy accept and
let no memories save those which
were recalled with delight and Transmit
ted with profit and with pride.
Gsrfeld's early opportunities Yer
securing an education we're az
tIemely limited and yet were
sufficient 10 develop Ia him
an intense desire TO learn. He could read
at years of age. Zach winter he hRd
tho advantage of u district school. he
read all the books he found within the
circle Of his acqualhstances. Some Of
them he got by heart. While yet IN
childhood he was q constant student of
the Bible, and became familiar with It's
literature. The dignity and earnestness
of bis speech IN his mature life gave evil
dence Of this early training. AT Is years
of age he wss able 10 teach school, and
his ambition was to obtain
college education. To this end be bent
all his eff3rts, working in the haryes.
deld, At the czrpenter's bench, and in tAe
winter season teaching the common
schools OF the neIgn bJrhood. While
thus lAboriously occupied he found time
to prosecute his studies, and was go suc-
cessful that at % he was able to enter the
junior class at Willisms' College, then
under the presidency of the venerable
and honored Mark hopkins, who in TIE
fulness Of his powers. survived the en-
inent pupil to whom he was of inestim-
able service. The history Of Gafsld's
life to this period presents no new fes.
lures. He bad undoubtedly shown Der.
severance, ssIf-rsl!aucs, self-sacrifca and
am biiion, qualities which, be it said for
he honor VI cur country, are
every where to be fourd among
The young men of Americs. But
iom bis graduation at Williams
onward. to the hour Of his traRical death,
9Arfeld's career was eminent and sxesp-
ionsl. Slowly working through his
educational period, receiving his diploma
when "a years of age, he seemed at one
bound to spring into conspicuous and
brilliant success. Within six years he
vas SUCCESSFULLY president of college,
tate senator OF Ohio, nsjor-genersl Of
ne army Of the United States and
representative to the national Congress-
L com bination Of honors SO varied, 50
ieVatedI within period so brief and to
man SO young is without precedent or
'arallel in the history of the country.
iarfeld's army life was begun with no
Their military knowledge than such IS
e had hastily gained from books in the
ew months preceding his march 10 the
ED. Stepping from civil life to the
cad of regiment the first order be re-
slved, when ready to cross the Ohio,
Ias 10 assume command Of q brigade
nd TO operate Gs an Independent column
j eastern Kentucky. His immediate
uty Was to check the advance OF
humphrey Marshall, who was marching
own the Big Sandy with the intention
occupying, in connection with other
confederate forces, the entire territory Of
lentucky aud Of precipitating the state
secession. This was at the close
the year 1861. Seldom, il
yer, has a young college professor
cen thrown into a more embarrassing
I'D Encouraging position. He knew
Ist enough Of military science, IS be
rpressed it himself, to measure the eI-
mt OF his ignorance, and with q hand
Il OF men ne was marching in ronga
inter weather into q strange county
nong hostile population, to confront
largely superior force under the com
and CT a distinguished graduate Of
4 est Polnt,who had seen active and in
ortAnt service in two preceding Wsrs.
ne result Of the campaign is matter OF
story. The skill, the endurance; the
,traordInaTy energy, shown by Garfield
e courage he impaired to his men, raw
ID untried as himself, the measure ne
Opted TO increase his force, and to
cate IN the enemy's mind exaggerated
Inmates OF his numbers, bore perfect
ut 10 the routing of Marshall,
9 capture of his camp, the dispersion
MS force, and the emancipation Of 50
lportant territory from the control Of
rebellion. Coming at the close Of
ng series of disasters 10 the UniO1
my. GarEeld's victory had az unusus.
d extrsneOus impression, and in the
pular Judgment elevated the young
mmander to the rank of military
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