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

Dt;rasr Of the year 1852 was not especi-
~ oventfll to Garfield So it vas TO the
80 vsich he was serving. His prae
~ .on.a was called into exercise con-
~rni,ting the task assigned him by
~ RneI, OF the rsconstructing of the
-; e and re- establishment of lines OF
;fSsv communication for the army.
"a. occupation in this useful but not
uiI,;sDt field was varied by service on q
- ynsrtisl of importsuce, in which de-
-tnsrt Of duty he won q valuable
,'totion, attracting the notice and
oip,'ri.g the approval Of the able emf
i1dge advocate of the army. That
s;,.cIf was 8 warrant to honorable fame;
'. "n,ong the great men who, 10 those
IN DAYS gave themselves, with entire
.Ii!y-ot;on. TO The service Of their country,
ueu 'bbrongbt to thst service the ripest
IN TIE most fervid eloquence, tho
Iea.t 1sried a,tainments who In the day
NE ~ V,..;umDh sat reserved and silent, and
otlotaG1l. At Francis Deak's, in the hour
- IL''O,Inger's deiverance, was Joseph Holt,
u % TIT who, in bis retirement en-
q - sba respect and venerstion of all who
I've the Union OF states. Early in 1868.
OaSead was assigned to the highly i'm
Oortspt and responsible post OF chief of
PA to General Rosecrans, when at the
I'D go Of the Army Of the Cum ber-
1anG. Perhaps in & great military
aa-onsign no subordinate officer requires
.oTnder judgment ana quicker knOwl-
s 30 han the chief of staff in the com
oSoa of {. genera. An indiscreet man
= inch position can SOW more di-cOrd,
- E.o 80 more jealousy and de-eminate
80 strife than any other officer in the
arfirs organization. When General
ca,fold assumed his new dnties he found
Corious troub es already W II developed
end seriously effectiug the value and ef-
fciencv Of tue srmy Of the Cum berlsnd.
The energy. the impsrtiality and tact
NTH which he sought 10 AlIay the OLSEN
.ions and to discharge the duties Of his
nsw and trying position, will always re-
main A striking proof Of his great versa
tility.
His military duties cl"=e1 on the mem
norisble field Of GhIcAmaugua, a
field which, however. discs rous 10 the
Union arms, gave 80 him the occasion
Of winning impe i-h.ble laurels. The
yerv rafe disnction was accorded him
nj a great promotion for his bravery on
the Isd b vas lost. President Lin
coin appointed him a msj0r general in
the Ar.uy OF the United States, for the
rs.lsu, ard meritOEious conduct 10 the
: battle OF ChickmaugGa. The army o. the
Cumberland wss TeOrganised uuder the
command of General Thomas who
promptly offered Gen. Garfield one OF its
4 divisions. De was extremely DESTROYS TO
sccept the position, but was embarrassed
by the fact that he had, a ear before,
teen elected TO Congress, Az the time
when he must take his seat was drawing
Dssr lie preferred l. remain in the
military service, and had within his own
bresst, the largest confidence Of
success 10 the wider field, which his
lew ssGk opened to HIM Balancing
the arguments on the one side and the
other, anxious to determine what was for
The best de-lTOus above all thiags to do
bis patriotic duty, be was decisevelv in
iuencOd By the advice Of President Lin
coin and Secretary Stanton, both of
whom assured him that be could at inst
tine be OF special value IN the House of
representatives. He resigned his COM
Mission Of major general on the 9th day
dDecem Der, 1863. and took his seat in
he House of Representatives on the 9Th.
He had served two years and four months
u the army, and had just comp eted his
thIy-second year. The thirty-eIghth
congress Is prominently entitled in his
.0Iy 10 the designation OF The war con-
Ffas; It WAS elected while ths wsr was
-igrsnt, and every mem Der was chosen
upon causes involved in tie continuance
Of tie struggle. The thirty-seventh
congress had indeed legislated 10 large
extent on war measures, but it was
chosen before any one believed
ils! secession of the states
would !be actually attempted. The
IagnsnsmoUs work which fell upon its
success or was Unprecedented, but in re-
sect 10 the vast sum OF money raised for
lie support of the army and navy, and
Of the new aad extraordinary powers of
giSla''0u which it was forced to exer-
csc. only twenty-four states were rep
resented. nd 1872 mem 5ers were upon
ls roll. Among these were many dis
Anguished party leaders en- both sides,
grown cid in the public service, with
established reputation for ability. and
With that skill which comes only from
parliamentary experience. Into this as
ssm blage Of men Garfield entered with
out special preparation, and it might AL
I4ost be said Unexpectedly. The ques-
non Of taking command of q division Of
troops under General Thomas, or taking
lls sest 10 Congress was kept open till
ne last momsnt, 80 late indeed, that the
'esIgnstIon Of his military commits
ao2, and his appearance il the House
we're almost ccntemp eraneous. He
gore tue uniform of major general of |
ne United States army on Saturday
Ahd on Monday, in civilians dress. he
answered to the roll call SIS a representa-
1ITeln Congress from the State of Ohio
De was especially fortunate in the con-
E6uency which elected him. Descended
Auost entirely from New England
sock, the men OF the Ashtsbula district
ERE Intensely radical on all questions
eating to human rights, we'll educated
SoroUghly intelligent IN stfSi1s, scu,elv
-ScernlnR Of character, not quick to BE-
SOW confidence and slow TO withdraw It.
1ey were at once the most helpful and
COST exacting Of supporters. Their
sasclous trust in men in whom they
Ave once cOnfded is illustrated BY the
;1paralleled fact that Elisha Whittlesey,
::osnua K. GedAwgs, and James A. Gar
sd represented the district for fifty
~2r years. There Is no test of
Iln's ability in any department
public life more severe than
--5;Tice IL the House of Representatives.
.aere Is no place where so little differ
See Is psle 10 reputation previously
.;;su'rel, or 10 eminence won outside; no