Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-28
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A NATIONS TRIBUTE, Memorial Services for the Murdered President. BLAINE'S EULOGY OF THE DEAD. A Glowing Picture of His
 Virtues. NO ILLUSION TO POLITICS, A Distinguished Audience in
 Attendance.
A Distinguished Audience in
 Attendance.
THE NATIONS DEAD.

THE NATIONS DEAD.
 | A Beautiful EuIogy of the Murdered i President-B1afne's Glowing Picture of
 GarfieItl's Virtues-A Distinguished Au- | dienee Listening in Rapt Attention.
 WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-To-day was wholly given up here to the memorial service in hon. or of President Garfield. The Capitol was closed all day to the general public, and the | departments closed at II a. m. Congress in- terrupted its ordinary business of legislation for this special order, and the other two CO., ordinate branches of the government sus- i pended their usual functions for the day in order to be present. The novelty and inter ! est of the services had excited an unprece- dented demand for tickets, and the supply had been ten times exhausted. Fabulous prices were paid for the few which found their way into market for the cause, the orator and l the audience taken together formed an occa- sion rarely equalled in interest even in this l city of pageants. fine oil painting of Pres ident Garfield was hung above the Speakers desk, and it is to his memory that the day 1 was dedicated. Still the real interest was l with the living. Curiosity to hear what MT. Blaine would say was keen and widespread. 1 The extreme delicacy of his position was un- derstood, and it's rare opportunity as well, if rightly treated. No representative of | President Garfeld's family was pres ent. The committee sent Mrs. Garfield special invitation with a suitable supply of tickets; but she pleaded her dislike to occa- I sions of ceremony and sent the tickets to General Swain, that devoted friend to whom her husbands last words were addressed, for 1 distribution among personal friends in Wash l ington. But while the spectacle lost interest that would have come from the presence of 1 that now historic group which, less than 1 year ago, looked down with such pride and 1 joy from the Senate gallery to see the son, 1 husband and father vested with the highest I honors of his country, 1t had many features ! which gave notable distinction to the gather 1 ing. As a collection of eminent men the scene was worthy of a painter. In the ! bounds of one room We're gathered a very 1 large part of those who are responsible for 1 making and executing our laws The whole ! civilized world, moreover, recognized the dignity of the occasion by the presence of its l official representatives. The eye could not 1 turn in any direction without resting on men ] whose public services form part of the his l tory of our own times.
 I At half-past eleven the invited guests began l to arrive and were escorted to their seats. l The first Fo come were Generals Sherman, 1 Sheridan, Hancock, Howard and Meigs. 1 They were followed immediately by the dip l lomatic corps in their full regalia. Other l military and naval officers of high rank fol- lowed, among whom Admiral Worden, of Monitor fame, was conspicuous. The scene on the floor was very brilliant one. The 1 Representatives were crowded into half their accustomed sitting space, and the room thus gained was filled with the most distinguished persons in the country. MT. Bancroft and MT. Corcoran sat side by side while several l Governors of States and crowd of ex-Rep- resentatives and Senators filled the sofas and chairs in the area behind the rail. Mrs. Blaine occupied a front seat in the gallery reserved for friends of the President. Dr. Bliss was also present. Never did an Ameri- can orator have more splendid audience.
 The House. was called to order at 12 o'clock, and Speaker Keller announced the occasion At 12:1O the Senators entered, fol- lowed by the chief justice and associate jus tices of the Supreme Court, dressed in their robes of office. The President and his Cabinet entered shortly after. They were accom- panied by Senator Sherman and Represents tive Mckinley, chairmen of the committee of
 arrangements. Some little applause greeted the entrance of the President, but it was soon discontinued as being inappropriate to
 such an occasion. The President took the front seat on the right of the presiding off
 cers' chair, next to that occupied by Cyrus w. Field.
 At 12:3O the orator of the day, James G.
 Blaine, was announced amid a round of ap- plause and after prayer by Chaplain Power { Mir. Blaine, standing at the clerks desk inn
 mediately in front of the two presiding off
 cers, proceeded with impressiveness of man. ! ner and clearness of tone to deliver his eulogy
 from manuscript. The great audience listen. | xuith oil ia,1+ +o %hn thn
 traordinary merit of which as panegyric was
 soon perceived. He gave an orderly and log ical account of General Garfeld's life from
 infancy to death. The sketch of General : Garield's boyhood and youth was exceeding 1 ly judicious, and corrected in the happiest
 manner some popular misconceptions. His 1 romantic career as college. president, State Senator, major general, and member of Con 1 gress, crowded into the six years between twenty-four and thirty, appealed to tht speakers imagination, and afforded him al } opportunity for brilliant passage. Once il 2 Congress MT. Blaine felt at home, and ' speaking with familiarity with the politiea
 history of this country almost unequal
 led by any politician of this genera tion, MT. Blaine drew graphi,
 picture of Garfield as a debater and leader
 Here came one of the finest passages in hi I address-his summary review, in the natur
 of Aggression, of the parliamentary leaders of our history. His analysis of Clay, Douglass
 and Thaddeus Stevens was masterly. MT Blaine said that Garfield was not leader il l that sense of the word but he could d. 5 I what they could not and his fame will b. l greater and more lasting than theirs. Hi
 subject now brought him to the career O
 Garfield as a, candidate and as President
 This was delicate ground, Eand the audience
 listened in almost painful silence. The ora
 tor picked his way carefully and w1sel. through this chapter, and as he passed be yond it to speak of Garfield as man rathe
 than politician, the eager listener saw tha
 the orator had kept his pledge to avoid con s1 troversy. The closing sentences, depicting g the murderous assault, the sick scenes at tn = White House and at Elberon, and the las ! hours, were couched in the most beautiful and appropriate terms, and were delivered
 with great nobility of oratory.
 The eulogy was concluded at 1:50 p. m. @ having taken just hour and a half in it ] delivery. AS Mr. Blaine gave utterance t !. the last solemn words, the spectators brok 5 into storm of applause, which was no :. l hushed for some moments. The address wa
 listened to with intenset interest and in sol
 emn silence, unbroken by any sound exceE
 by sigh of relief (such as arises from = large audience when a strong tension is re
 moved from their minds) when the orato
 passed from his allusion to the differences ez
 isting in the Republican party last spring.
 Benediction was then offered by Rev. Dl
 Bullock, chaplain of the Senate The Marin
 band played the Garfield dead march as th
 invited guests filed out of the chamber in-tt