Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-07

distinguishes. graduate Of West Point. who ha.
seen setiye and important service In two preced
ing wars 80.
The result Of the campaign Is matter OF history
The skill the endurance, the extraordinary energy
shown By Garfield, the courage he imparteu ~ al.
men nav and untried as himself. the measures ne
adopted 10 Increase his force and 10 cfet.e IN the
eneny's mind exaggerated estimates OF nus nun
bcrs. bore perfect frait la The routing OF Narsha
the capture OF his camp, the dispersion oil hi'
force and the emancipation 81 an important terri
tory frOm the control pf the rebellion. tosning a
s:sSl s,cser hal ana unusual and extra
neOus importance, and In the popular judgment
elevated the Young connnsnaer 10 t'e rank OF :
military hero. With less than Two thousand inei
ia his entire command, with mobilized force OF
only eleven hundred, Without cannon ne had mel
an army OF I've thousand and defeated theul-
driving Marshalis iorces successfully irom w.
strongh0lds of their own selection ivrtneu VIII
abundant artillery. MajOr6eneral Buell.. com
uanting the Department OF The ONO an eNPcIi
enc,,d aSld able soldier OF the Regular Army, pub
hshed an or,ier OF thanks and congratulaiion on
I the brilliant result OF the Big sandy campaign,
I which would have turned the head Of les cOol
and sensible man Ihen Garfield Bueu Declared
that his services had called into action the hshes1
qualities OF a soldier. and President Lincoln sup
| pem eEted these woris Of praise by the mofV -uh-
| siantial reward OF a trixadier generals cohnhl~'
sion 10 bear date fO IA the day OF his decisive VIC
tory over Marshall
The subsequent military career at Garaeld fully
| sustained it, brilliant beginning. Nish his new
! commission he was assigned 10 t.e command OF a
brigade Ia the Army OF the ONO. and took part IA
I the second amt decisive day : nghi Ia The great
I battle VI shiloh. Thy remainder OF the year iSoS
~. No; speciav eventual T. Garfield, as II was
not d thc armies with which lac Was serving MS
practical sense vas called inio cNercise IN com
pleiug tile ASK assigned hin by General buei, OF
rcc1ustrBctiny BRIGGS ami - establishing MUGS o.
hallway communication tor Tue JrtHy. Ills ,cSulsS
tiuu la this uscfui.but not brilliant Held Was Natl.a
/ hy service courts martial 81 Importance, Ia
Which department oC tiuiy he Won a valuable repu
taton, attracting the notice ami securing The alr
prOyd OF the able and eminent juicy AdNotatc
I ~ 81.
10 honorable fame Tor among Tire great inen " no
In those ty INK day, gave themselves, Win thtlIe
devotion, o. the service ui their country one VINO
uruught L. thc service tbs rpcsi learning, uc most
fCryu eloqUeuce, the most varied atisinment~' WI"
lahOrei with modcsty and summed applause, Nho
Ia the dav ~ triumph al reserved and silent ami
scfateg ui-As francl. Dcak In the hour OF Hun
gary : ucliyerance-was Joseph Holt, 81 hentucA!.
wh. in his honorable retirement enjoys the re-i'cct
anal vencrasiou of all Who love the Union "i The
states.
harry in 1858 fairfield was assigned TO the
highly Important and Responsible post 81 CHIEF OF
STAT 20 General Ro~ecrans then ai the head OF the
Army ~ the Cumberland. Perhaps Ina a great NH
itSry cdmnSign no subordinate offcer Requires
-oundcr Judgment aud quicker know ledSc 81 men
than the chief 81 stsG % the commanding general
An in,nscrcct man IN such = position can SOW more
discuri. hrce, more jealousy and disseminate more
strife than any other officer IN the cutie orgautza
ton. When General Garfield assumed hls new
,lujics he found various troubles airady Wei tie
Vyiopci and seriously affecting the yairr AMI
efficiency of The Army ~ The Cumberland. The
energy, the impartiahly, And the tact with which
ne -ought o. aliay these dis,ens.Uns, and 20 dls-
chsrz,c the duties OF his new AMI trying position
will always rcuain 20 the most striking prooi-
81 hi> Ervat versatility His military duties closed
on thy memorable HE'LL 81 Jhickamauga. = field
which however disastrous 20 tie Union arms, gave
% h.m uie occasion ~ winning mpcri-hAble
hurci-. The very rare distinction Was aCr"r'tcft
him 81 a great promotion Tor ais bravery on
ncJ lhat Wa> lost President Lincoln appointed
him q ma or- general IN Ire Army 90 the United
states Tor gallant and mcritorious conduct IN The
battle ol ChickamauG8.
Ttsc Arslv 81 tiIr Cumberland rcorEaniEc,i
uusiyr the Cammaui OF General Thomas, who
prump u offered Garfield one 90 81 divisions. He
wa cNiremCly dC-iruu. o. accept tIe position but
Wa culhsrr sci ty the fact that DE had, year
hcfurc. hecn rlrctei Ia Congrc--, anil uie tin"
when he anu. takC hi -Cdt Vas drawing near. lie
prvfcrre'i b. remain In the military service, and
hit Within hi> on n breast, M largest confidence
% ~uccc-- tn the wider Held which his new rank
opened 10 him. Balancing the arguments On the
one side Snd the other, anxious O. determine What
was Tor the hcst. DESTROYS above all things D. 10
his patriotic duty, he dcci,!ycly Influenced by
the adyicc 81 President Lincoln anil Secretary
Stanton, both ~ whom a,,urel him thai be- could,
Al that time, De ~ especial value in the House ot
Representative lie resigned his commission OF
Major General on The 9Th day of December. 1898,
AMI took his seat In the House Il Representative
the sth. HE Aat served two wears ami four
months IN the army. and hAi Just completed Ill
thirty >eSsIHd year.
The Thirty eighth Cougrcs. ., prc-eniucuuy e.
titei In history O. the designation Of the War Con
grvs,. 10 va, clccted while the war was fragrant
ana every member was chosen upon TIE issues iu.
VOWED In tire cvutiUuluCc of thc struggle. The
Thirty seventh Congress had. Indeed, lcgi,latcd 20
La ~ extent On war measures, bat 70 Was chosen
before one believed that secession Of the states
wuuit Zoe actually attempted The magnitude Of
the work which tell upon H. successor wa> unprese-
dentei, both in rc-lect To- vast sums 81 money
raised for the support ot The ARMY AMI Navy, auV
81 the amt extraordinary powers % legislation
which 10 t0rvcl 6" eN"rCi-e. only twenty four
state were represented. and one hundred and
eighty Two members Wer' upon IT. roll Among
81. dor
both sides, veterans iu the public -sryics with es
tabliShei regulations Tor ability, AMI with that skill
which cores Ouly from parliamentary experience.
Into th, a->emhia.cc Of men Garfield entered With,
out special preservation and 10 might almost L. Said
uneN pecte,lly. The question Of taking command
% 4 division ut troop, under General Thomas, or
taking his seat in congress Wa, kept opea till the
last moment. - hate. indeed. That The rcsiEuA
ton % ni- military commission AMI his appearance
IN the iiou-s were almost contemt"Ianrou-. lie
wore the uniform 20 MAJOR general OF TIE uiird
states Army ca SATURDAY. amt OF Monday iu civil
ian's urr-s hs answered Go The roll call a Rep
r'-seutatiNc ia CVugrc-s from the state OF OHIO
lie Was especially fortunate in the constituency
which elected him. Descended almost entirely
frOm New England stocA. tia mcu Of the Ashia
bula district WCrc Intensely radical Oh ali ques
tion- ptlating t. human rights. Well educated
thrifty, thoroughly intelligent la affair. acuicly
Discerning 80 character. not quick % bestow con
ndencc, aEd slow 70 withdraw 70, u"y were al
tile most helpful aud most cNactlug OF sup
purtcrs. TIER trnscious trust IN men In whom
they have oncc contldcd l. illustrated bN The Uu-
paraiielcd fact that Elisha Whitie-ey, Joshua Il.
t,ii,iings snd James \. GSrllcld represented the
III 'tIici FOR lfJv-fosr years.
Therc Is 40 test Of mans ability In any depart.
meni % public life m ~ severe than service IN the
Hou-e 81 Representative there l. no place Whcrc
liitle difference J. paid 10 reputation previously
acquired, or o. euinencc won outside no place
where little consideration l. shown for The feel
inEs or failures of h ginncr~. " hat inSu gains
IN th. House hs gains by sheer fore OF his own
character. and u be- loses and falls back he mast
expect no merry, and viii receive n" sympathy. II
& 80 fs-af. -ffl
the recognized rule, and where 10 prctense can
deceive and glamour can mislcad The real
man l. discovered his worth i impSrtialy
weighed. Ms rank j. universally iecree,L
With possibly single exception Garfield was the
Youngest member 81 the House when lac entered,
aud was but war. from his college graduation
But had bceu in his sixty DAYS before his
ability was recognized aud his place conceded. lie
stepped 20 the trout with the confidence of one who
belonged there. The House Was crowded with
strong VI both partics; nineteen of them have
since been transferred 10 the senate, ami many OF
them have served with distinction IN the guberna-
tOral chairs OF their respective states ana on Tor
egn missions Of great consequence, but among them
all none grew rapidly, none 50 nrmly ~ Garfield
As is said by Treyeiyan Of his parliamentary hero,
Garfield succeeded 'because all the world in concert
could not have kept him in the back ground, and
because when once In the front lac played his part
with - prompt iRirepidiiy and a commanding ease
that were but the outward symptoms OF the immense
reserves of energy, which II Was in his power 10
draw" Indeed the apparently reserved force which
Garfield possessed one OF his great Characters
tics. lie never did so well but that IL seemed he
could easily have done better. He never expended
much strength but that he seemed 10 be holding
additional power nj call This y one OF inc hsppest
and rAresi distinctions Of an effective debaier and
often for much in persuadng an assembly
AS the eloquent and elaborate argument.
The great measure OF Garhelfs fame was filed
by his service In the House Of Representatives
ifs military lie, illustrated by honorable perform
ance, and rich In promise, was n he himself feit,
prenAturey terminated, and necessarily incom-
I pete. Speculation a. 10 what he might have done
In field, where the great prizes are - few, can
not be profitable. Ii j. sufficient 10 say that rs
soldier he did his duty bravely; he did IL intell
/ gently; he Won an enIable fame. and he retired