The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-28
Blaine's Tribute to Garfield in the
Presence Of Congress.
A Calm and Touching Review Of
the Story Of His Life
and Death
That VIII Cause the Nation to
Deplore Afresh s'the Deep
Damnation Of His
Taking Off"

but at that hour the doors were throw
open to persons holding tickets to tn
Memorial service Of the late James A. GaI
field, and soon tho galleries Of the Hous
were filled to theirutmost capacity, a larg
majority Of the spectators being ladies
who, out Of respect to the occasion, had 10
the most part discarded otthc bright coiors
and sOmbre black was the prevailin
hue. There were no signs Of mourning il
the hall. A full length portrait of the lat
President was hung just back Of the chair
ot the presiding officers, being itself I'm
draped. The members OF the House wer
early In attendance, oil being arrayed ii
black.
In the lobby back OF the Speakers desl
the Marine Band was stationed, and at in
tervals from 10 o'clock till noon discourset
solemn music.
Among the distinguished guests first I,
arrive were Judge Bancroft, Cyrus W
Field and Admiral Wooden, who tool
seats directly in front Of the Clerks desk
Among the guests who at an early houl
occupied seats upon the floor were Gen
Schenck and Gov. Hoyt, OF Pennsylvania
Gov. Bigelow, Of Connecticut At ll:3C
Gems. Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock, How
ard aud Meigs and Admirais Amen
Rogers and Rodgers entered and were seat.
ed to the left Of the Speakers desk, and q
lew minutes later the members OF the
Diplomatic Corps in full regalia were ush,
cred in, headed by the Hawiian Minister
as Dean OF the Corps. Their brilliant
costumes only served to throw into relie
the darker attire Of the members OF Con,
gress who sat Immediately behind them
The Supreme Court ofthe District, headed
by Marshal Henry, were the next arrivals
Or. Bliss was also in attendance. Mrs
Blaine occupied front seat in the gallery
reserved for friends Of the President.
THE SERVICES.
Precisely at - o'clock the House wa,
called to order by Speaker Keller ana
prayer offered by the Chaplain. ThI
Speaker then said: "This day has been del
tcated by the action OF the two Houses o
Congress TO service in commemoration o
tho life and death Of James Abram Gar
field, late President Of the United States
This House is now assembled and read,
to perform its part" The resolutions set
ting apart to-day for the memorial services
were then read by Clerk Mcpherson, A
1910 the Senate adjourned and all ros,
Us Senators, headed by the officers OF tha
body, entered and took assigned seats
They were followed by Chief Justices ant
associate justices Of the Supreme Court
dressed in their robes OF office. Apain III,
assembled multitude arose as the PFesiden
OF the United States and his Cabinet wer,
announced. They were accompanied b,
Senator Sherman and Representative Nc
kinIey, Chairman Of the Committe on Ar
1ngements. The President took iron
seat on the right Of the presiding officer
chair.
At 1890 the orator Of the day, James G
Blaine, was announced. The ccremonici
were then opened bya short PRAYER b,
Chaplain Power, OF the House. after yhicI
the President fthe day said: ."Thisd day i
dedicated by Congress for memorial servi
ees to the late President of the UniteC
States, James A. Garfield. present 10 vol
Hon. James G. Blaine, who has been ftlI
kuGeGh d1 tLlG lOf InlS historical nHNp
sion" '''' ~~''
MI: Blaine then arose, and standing al
the Clerks desk, Immediately in front o
the two presiding officers, proceeded will
lmpreSsiveness Of manner and clearness O
tone to deliver his eulogy from manu-
script, as follows
TIE SrREclT.
Mr. PREslDENr-For the second time il
this generation the great departments o.
the government OF the United States arc
assembled in the Hall OF Representative
to do honor to the memory Of a murdered
President. Lincoln fell ut the close Of j
mighty struggle in which the passions Of
men had been deeply stirred. The tragical
termination OF his great life added but an.
other to the heightened succession OF hor.
rors which had marked so many lintels
with the blood OF the first born. Garfield
was slain in day Of peace, when brother
had been recoaciled to brother, and when
anger and hate had been banished from
the land. "Yhoever shall hereafter draw
the portrait Of murder, II he will show It as
1t has been exhibited where such example
was last to have been looked for, let him
not give it the grim visage OF NIoloch, the
brow knitted by revenge, the face black
with settled hate, Let him draw, rather, a
decorous smooth-faced, bloodless demon;
not so much an example OF human natpre
in its deprayity and in its paroxysms Of
crime, as an internal being, Gend in the
ordinary display aud development OF bis
character"
From thelanding OF the Pilgrims at Ply.
mouth till the uprising against Charles
First, about twOnty thousand emiyrants
came from old England to New England.
Ashley came in pursuit OF intellectual free
dom and ecclesiastical independence ratll.
er than for worldly honor and profit, the
emigration naturally ceased when the con.
test for religious liberty began in earnest at
home. The man who struck his most
effective blow for freedom OF conscience by
sailing ior the colonies in 1920 would have
been accounted q deserter to leave after
1910. The opportunity had thon come on
the soil ot England Tor that great contest
which established the authority OF Parlia.
ment, gave religious freedom to the people,
sent Charles to the block, and committed
to the hands Of Oliver Cromwell the Su.
preme Executive authority OF England.
Tho English emigration was never re.
newed, and from these twenty thousand
men with small emigration from Scot.
land and from Franco are descended the
vast numbers who have New England
blood in their veins.
In 1885 the revocation OF the edict oil
Nantes by Louis XIV scattered to other
countries four hundred thousand Protest.
ants, who were among the most intelligent
and enterprising French subjects-ner.
chants Of capital, skilled manufactures,
and handicraltsmen, superior at the time d
all others in Europe. A considerable mum.
Der Of these Huguenot French came tc
America; few landed in New England
and became prominent in It's history
Their names have in large part become an
glacised, or have disappeared, but theil
blood Is traceable in many OF the mos
reputable families. and their fame Is per
petnated in honorable memorials and use
Iul institutions. l55
From these two sources, the English,
Pasitaa aud the French -Huguenot, cam,
the late President his father, Abram Gar
ls1k Il. a.