The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-04

THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL.


Services OF TIE deceased ffrStIctt ortrdT-
sd-Coac.ndlrg Ceremonies.
WAsWNUYoN. Feb. 2..--rrinr to trt
r'clDck this morning. admission to IT,.
Capitol was refused 10 all save mcmh,
Of the two houSeS ui Congress and theI
employees. but at that hour the doors weIv
thrown open to persons fortunate enough
to hold tickets To the memorial services
to the late james \. Garfield, and before
half an hour had passed the galleries ui
the House were filled to their utmost ca
pacty. The large ma. iority of the spec
tators were ladies. who. out of respect /;
the occasion, had for the most part dis
cslrded bright colorS. and a snmbre black
was the prevailing hue OF their costumes.
There were no signs of mourning i'll the
hall. the full-iength portrait of the late
President, which hung just back of the
chairs of the presiding officers, being il
self undraped. This painting is TIL" wolk
ot L. +. Andrews. Il Washington artist.
/ The pose OF the figure is that which was
/ frequently taken by President Garlielj
when i'll the act of delivering d speech
! The head is i'll Il strong liShG. relieved bl
ii dark velvet curtaln as background.
With one hand he gra,pS roll ri manu-
script, while the other rests lightly on
the back of Il chair. whose green plush
covering forms IA marked contrast with
tle dark red background. The three.
| front rows OF desks IN the cha,ubes h.u
! oeen removed. ami their places uccupieu
Inv #
date the invited guests. The members
oil the House We're early in attendance
all being arrayed in black. and !. few APP
| pearlng i'll full evening dress. In the lob
! by back OF the Speakers desk the Marine
! Band was stationed. aud from 10 clock
until noon " niled away the trdium of the
! plsSin. hour, ny bursts of solemn music
Among the distinguished guests first t.
| arrive We're Geo. Bancroft. the historian.
| ". w. C"rcoran, Cyrus ". Field amG
! Admiral Wurlen, vino took seats dire l.
| ~ III front of the clerk desk. Among
the guests who at an early hour occupied
! seats upon the floor were Gen. Scheuck
Guvs. Hamilton OF Mary Wand. H"yt OF
! PENNSYLVANIA. Porter Of Indiana. Fostc,
| OF Ohio, and Digelow OF Connecticut and
/ Adiutant Gen. Harmne of Connecticut
! AT 1870 Gems. Sherman, Sheridan
! llancuck Howard and Meig>, AMI Aulni.
rails Ammcn. Rogers and Rodgers enter
! ed at the north door ut the chamber AND
were assigned to seats To the left of the
| Speaker desk. and a lew moments later
! the members uG the diplomatic corps, i'll
! full regalla were uShered in. headed b,
| the Hawaiian minister as dean of the
! corps. Their brilliant costumes ONLY
| served to throw into stronger relief the
dark attire OF the members of Congress
| WHO sat Immediately behind them. ihr
! supreme Court ui the District headed bv
! Marshal Henry, were the next arrivals
! Dr.. Bliss was also i'll attendance. MaS.
| Blaine occupl II a front seat III the gal
| ierN reserved FOR the friends OF the Pres
| ldeut.
! At precisely y clock the House WAS
| called to order by Speaker keiier ana
| prayer offered by the chaplain Of the
! House
| The Speaker then said This day has
been deulcated by the action OF the two
! houses of Congress To services in coin
| incarceration OF the life and death Of Jams
| Abram Garfield, late President of the
| Umted States. This House is now as-
! Sembed and ready to perform its part"
The resolutions setting apart TO-DAY
/ the Clerk Mcpher-"n.
At 1910 the Senate was announced
! aid all rose respectfully Is the senate
. headed by the Officer, nf shat hriy Gu
tered and took thciI ass .nvd seats. They
were followed by the ChI2f Justice and
! the Associate Justices OF the Supreme
! Court, dressed lii their robes of office.
/ Again the assembled multitude arose AS
| tue Pres dent OF the United States and
! his cabinet were announced. They Were
! accompanied by Senator Sherman, Rep
( reSentatlve Mckinley, chairman OF the
| committees OF arrangements. Some little
/ applause greeted the entrance of the
| President, but it %as soon discontinued
as being inappropriate to such an ouca-
sian.
The President took the front seat Oh
| the right OF the presiding officer chair
next u that occupied by Cyrus W. Field.
At 1890 the orator Of the day. James G..
Blaine. WAS announced aud his advent
! was the 5 gnal for another round of APP
/ planse.
| The ceremonies were then opened by Il
short prayer by Chaplain +. y. Power,ol
| the House. after which Hon. David Davis
| president pro TEN. of the Senate. said:
""This day is dedicated by Congress for
memorial services on the late President
III the United States, James \. Garfield.
! | present to You the Hon. James q.
Blaine. who has been fifty chosen Us he
orator for this historical OCCASION" Mr..
! Blaine then rose. and standing at the
| clerk desk, immediately in front of the
/ two presiding officers. proceeded. with
impreSsiveneSs OF manner and cleamess
of tone, to deliver his eulogy from manu-
script as follows:
! MR.. BLAINE's EULOGY.
Mr.. Blaine commenced his eulnsy by
! saying that for the second time in this
generation the great departments of the
government of the United States are as
sembled i'll the Hal of Representatives to
do honor to the memory Of II murdered
! President. Lincoln fell at the cio>e of Il
mighty struggle III which the passions oI
men had been deeply stirred. The trag-
zeal termination OF his great lilo added
/ but another to the heightened succession
of horrors which had marked SO many
lintelS with the blood OF the first born
Garfield was slain in Il day of peace. when
| brother had been recuncIled to brother.
and when anger aud hate had been BAH
i>led from the land Whoever shall
| hereafter draw the portrait " murder if
| he will show 1t as it has been exhibited
| where such example was last to have been
| looked for. let him not give IL the grim
| vIsaSe of Muloch, the brow knitted by
| revenge. the face black with settled hate.
| Let him draw rather Il decorurs, smooth
| faced bloodle>s demon: not SO much an
! eNami.i.: If human nature i'll its depravi-
ty and i'll its par"ay sn,s nt crime as an in
| lernal being. a TEND i'll the ordinary dis
a Of L..