Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-03-09

magnitude had been more deeply impressed
upon his mind since his accession to the
I residencv, Had he lived a comprehen
,ive improvement 10 the mode ct appJint
ment ana in the tenure Of office would
have been proposed by him, and with the
sid Of congress, no doubt perfected.
Bat while many Of the executive du.ie
we're not grateful to him, he was as,iduOu;
and con, ciertious in their di,charg- From
the very outset he exhibited administra
tive talent Of q high order. lie grasped
the helm OF Office with the hand Of a mas
ter. In this Iesp,ct indeed lie constantly
surprised many who were most intimately
associated with him in the govcrpment
and especially thos5 who had feared that
he might be lacking in the executive f!c
ulty. His disposition Of business was or
deTly and rapid. Ills power Cf analysis
and his i'll in classification enabled him
TO 0IsIatCh vast mass OF detail With
singular promptness and case.
Ills cabinet meetints mere admirably
con uCtsd. Els Cieas presentation cf Off
cial subjects, his well considered suggestion
of topics on which discussion was invited
his quick decision Hhtn all had been sard,
combined TO show thoroughEess OF
mental training as rare as his natural abil-
llN hslN Il' llIllN tNtIlNAlsu " llNN uuN
enlarged field of labor.
With reffCt comprehension OF all the
iuEcritarcss Of war, with cool calculation
oftbe obstacles in his way, impel'ed al ways
Ov Il generOns enthu.iusm, Garfield con
ceived that much might be doHc by his at-
| minstrat'un toward restoring harmony be-
tween the different sections y the Union.
lie was anxious 10 90 south Al speak to
tue people A early as April he had inet-
G,c'ualy endGGvOrCd to arrange for trip
to Nashville, whittier he had been cordially
invited, md he was again disappointed
few weeks laier 10 ind that he COuli not
q to SOGth Carolina to attend the Centen-
Dial Cecb!atou of the victory Ct the Coz
pens. But fr tie autumn he detiniiely
counted on b ing pre-. ent at three memoir
able assemblies " the south. He celebration
at iOrktown, the opening Ol tho Cotton ex
position at Atlanta, and the meeting of the
army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga
lie vas already tuning over in his mind
his address ior each OCCASION, and the three
taken tore her, he sald to friend gave
lin tpe exact scope AID verge which he
needed. At Yorktown he woulu have be
| fore him the associations Of hundre
| years thot bound the south and the nor,l
| lG the sacred memory of common dan-
| ger aLd common victory. At Atlanta ht
would present the material interests md
the industrial development which
| appealed to the Thrift and independence
| Of every hGUsChvld and which shOul1
unite the two sections by the instinct Of el
| interest and self defense. At ChO'tanooga
| lie would revive memories of the war only
tn ,hcw hat aiter all Its disaster and al! l.
| sur rinrs, the cONntry "tS stronger ave
. bn 1-ptnp r,Y,l.rpl tDlit rl,l
and the future, through the agony arc
| bio d of one cenerition, made brighter an
| RETrEE TtE ALL.
/ Gariieli's ambition for the success ol hi.
| administration was h'Gh. VIII strong eau.
lion aGd conservatism in his nature, he VS..
! in no danger of alttmpiipg rash expert
| ments or oi re,ortlg To the clpirici,m Il
| tute- mauship. But lie believed that f'.
rcwrd ard clio or attention should he giyrI
| qpestiOns al; c,irE the motcrial irtere,t
! anu commercial prCspCG Of 10000 coo p.O
! pic. he believed that Ouf GOHtinCn,al r.
/ atoms, extensive ard undevelOped gs they
| are, Involved rcsppus hililv, ard could b,
| cultivated into profitable irerd,hp OF b,
| lbmdOned TO h"rm!Gl indifference or las.
! ing enmI y. He believed with equal conf
dcnCe that an essential iOrorunner to a rev
era 0t national progress must b. f., ling al
c ntentuent in every section of the Uuiou
AID generous belief that the beutils and
burdens ofgOyernmeut would be crmuo
to Bil Himself conspicuous Illustration
! Of SHAT ability and ambition may d. unde
re ,ub ican institutions, he loved his coua
tIy with passi IN Of patriotic devotion, aaC
every YQkiu" hEG"ght Ec5 6Ien TO her ad
yluCenent, lie was an American in a.
his aspirations, and he looked to the desti
ny and iLf lence sf the United States Will
The philOsCphic Compoiur4 Of Jefltron an,
the dcmoustralive confidence OF John
Adams.
TIE Lont'rs 'ont"ovetss.
, The political events which disturbed th,
Ir sidents s6ienily for many weeks beior
that fatal DAY in July, form an important
chapter in his career, and in his own judg
ment. involved questions Of principle and
Of rght which ere vitHl!y ESSENTIAL to the
c''u"t..u,ionai administration of the Federal
government. 1t would be out Of plac,
Lcre md now to speak the language Of con.
trlvurSy; but the events referred to, hew-
rvCr, they mgy Continue ia Ne 1OtrCc Oi
contention With others, nave become, Sc
far rs GIrti-ld is concerned, as much d
matter OF hi tory as his her ism at Chicka
manga or his illustriOu5 service in th
kause. Detail is not needful, and personal
5ntgg1nlsm shal not be refunded by any
word uttered to-day. The motives OF those
opposing hs are not TO be here adversely
lutCrurcli%| nor their crrr.e htshlG bharac'
ttriGed. But Gi the dead president this l.
tC be said, and said because his own speech
is forever sieHctd and he n'n Re no NOR
hcerd escort through The ldel'ty, ehd tn
love offs surviving friends From the begin
,,', IN tIt, ptl Di tbn pDnIrOyprgU hp eT
muCh deplOred, the president was never
: for one moment ectuated by any motive
Hf gain to himself or Of loss to Others
Least cfGl, hlsn did he eTen ohcE resent
meht, and
MALICE WAS not IN HIS NATURE.
He vas CongeniallY employed only in The
cych lnga 0. good oiicts and tht doing o.
kindly deeds.
, There wa9 not an hour, from the begin
Eirg of the trouble till the fatal shot en-
tered his bydy that the president would net
t gladly, for the sake OF restoring harmony
: have rc!raced any step he mad taken II suc'
le!fsc,ng nqu ieI.,y ihVHTtFu sn ggmse9ner oS ue
oistanty ovI 1ty' or any snnno,cl senss Of bumia
lion ,bot miGIt result from surrenderin.
+ his n-silion bqd MOI n feathers yuph
=. with him. No man was ever less subject t,
sprh influences from within or from with
d ont Hnt nfler most anxious dclberatior
Il an I tbo coolest survey OF all The circu,n
,t,ncas. Ia solet,nlv believed that the trui
l rrerosativss oil the executive were involved
in the issue winch had been raised, ant
=, that he would bepnlaithful to his supreme
Q bligattsu ifhc Jailed to maintain, In all it
4 vigor, the constitutional rights and digni
: ties Of bis great Office. He beliercd This il