The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1882-03-18

Dy nlm, anu Will UHc aIu VI OVu-
gress no doubt perfected.
Rut, while many Of the Exeeu-
tive duties were not grateful to
him, he was assiduous and con
scientious in their discharge.
From the very outset he exhibited
administrative talent of a high
order. He grasped the helm OF
office with the hand Of a master.
In this respect indeed no con
stantly surprised many who were
most intimately associated With
him ia the government, and
especially those who had feared
that he might be lacking in the
executive faculty. His disposi I
tion OF business was orderly and
rapid. His power Of analysis,
and his skill in classification, en-
abled him to dispatch b vast mass
Of detail with singular promptness
and ease. His cabinet meetings
were admirably conducted. His
clear presentation of official shb-
iects. bis well considered sugges-
tion Of topics on which discussion
was invited, his quick decision
when all had been heard, COM,
bined to show o thoroughness OF
mental training as rare as ms
natural ability and his faclle
adaptation to a new and enlarged
field Of labor. y
With perfect comprehension o.
ali the inheritances Of the war,
with a cool calculation OF the 90
stacles in his way, lmpelleo
always by a generous, enthusiasm
Garfield conceived that nucn
might be done by his administra-
tion towards restoring harmony
between the different actions O
the Union. He vas anxious tt
90 south and speak to the people
As early as April he Intellectually
endeavored to arrange for a trlI
TO Nashville, whittier ne hat
been cordially invited, and h
Was again disappointed a few
weeks later that be could not g
70 South Carolina to attend tn
a Il
centennial of the victory OF TN
Cowpens. But for the autumn
9 he definitely coanted on beinl
! present at three memorable as
semblies in the South, the cele
: bration at Yorktown, the openini
. Of the Cotton Exposition at AT
Ianta, aud the meeting OF tn
Q Army of the Cumberland az Cha
q tanooga. He was already turn
0 ing over in his mind his addrea
! for r each occasion, and the thre
f taken together, he said %
Q friend, gave him the exact scoI
7 and verge which he needed. a
n Yorktown he would have befol
II him the associations of hnndre
# years that bound the South an
10 the North in the sacred memol
10 of a common danger and a con
a mon victory. At Atlanta
d would present the material inte
ID ests and the industrial &eyelo
N ments which appealed 10 Il
0. thrift and independence OF eve
le household, and which unite Y
i'll two sections by the instinct
ID self-interest and self-defense. I
ve Chattanooga he would revl
We memories of the war only to sht
b, that after all lis disaster and
be it's suffering, the country "
et stronger and greater, the Uni
us rendered indissoluble, and the
n; ture, through the agony a
an blood Of one generation, ma
It's brighter and better for all.
!. i :
lsl The political events which q
is turbed the Presidents seren
ais for many weeks before that ia
day in July, form an imports
IN. chapter in his career and in
lid own Judgment, Involved questll'
ls- 6f principle and Of right VIII
oss are vitally essential to the Q
,si- atitutional administration OF
to Federal Government. 1t wo
on be out Of place here to speak
rk. language Of controversy; but
ese events referred to, however :
pa NAV continue to be a source
md contention with others, have
err come. SO far as Garfield is 6
ore cerned, az much q matter Of
in tory ashis herOism at Ohlcama'
) / or his illustrious service IN
her House. Detail Is not needn't,
to personal antagonism shall not
ar rekindled by any word uttered
way day. The motives Of those
ing posing him are not TO be adver
'er- interpreted nor their CO.
e. harshly characterized. Buf
Of the dead President this is t(
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