Read Ebook: The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield Twentieth President of the United States Including Full and Accurate Details of His Eventful Administration Assassination Last Hours Death Etc. Together with Notable Extracts from His Speeches and Letters by Brown E E Emma Elizabeth

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The "Great Heart of the People."--Bereaved of their Chief.--Universal Mourning.--Wondering Query of Foreign Nations.--Humble Birth in Log Cabin.--The Frontier Settlements in Ohio.--Untimely death of Father.--Struggles of the Family. 11

Boyhood of James.--Attempts at Carpentry.--First Earnings.--His Thirst for Knowledge.--The Garfield Coat-of-Arms.--Ancestry, etc. 21

Life at the "Black-Salter's".--James wants to go to Sea.--His Mother will not give her Consent.--Hires out as a Woodchopper.--His Powerful Physique.--His Strength of Character. 25

James still longs for the Sea.--Experience with a Drunken Captain.--Change of Base.--Life on the Canal. 30

Narrow Escape from Drowning.--Return Home.--Severe Illness.--James determines to fit himself for a Teacher.--Geauga Seminary.--Personal Appearance.--Dr Robinson's Verdict. 36

Low state of Finances.--James takes up Carpentry again.--The Debating Club.--Bread and Milk Diet.--First Experience in School-Teaching.--Becomes Interested in Religious Topics.--Creed of the Disciples.--James joins the New Sect. 42

Return to Geauga Seminary.--Works at Haying through the Vacation.--Teaches a Higher Grade of School.--First Oration.--Determines to go to College.--He visits the State Capitol at Columbus. 48

Hiram Institute.--The faithful Janitor.--Miss Almeda Booth.--James is appointed Assistant Teacher.--Critical habit of Reading.--Moral and Religious Growth.--Debating Club. 53

Ready for College.--His Uncle lends him Five Hundred Dollars.--Why he decides to go to Williams.--College Life. 58

Return Home.--Appointed Professor, then President, of Hiram Institute.--His Popularity as a Teacher.--Answers Prof Denton.--Marriage. 67

Law Studies.--Becomes Interested in Politics.--Delivers Oration at the Williams Commencement.--Elected State Senator.--His Courage and Eloquence. 74

War Declared Between the North and South.--Garfield Forms a Regiment from the Western Reserve.--Is Appointed Colonel.--General Buell's Order.--Garfield Takes Charge of the 18th Brigade.--Jordan's Perilous Journey.--Bradley Brown.--Plan of a Campaign.--March Against Marshall, 80

Opening of Hostilities.--Brave Charge of the Hiram Students.--Giving the Rebels "Hail Columbia".--Sheldon's Reinforcement.--The Rebel Commander Falls.--His Army Retreats in Confusion. 93

Garfield's Address to his Soldiers.--Starvation Stares them in the Face.--Garfield Takes Command of the Sandy Valley.--Perilous Trip up the River.--Garfield's Address to the Citizens of Sandy Valley.--Pound Gap.--Garfield Resolves to Seize the Guerillas.--The Old Mountaineer.--Successful Attack.--General Buell's Message.--Garfield is Appointed Brigadier General. 100

Garfield takes Command of the Twentieth Brigade.--Battles of Shiloh and Corinth.--The Fugitive Slave.--Attack of Malaria.--Home Furlough.--Summoned to Washington.--Death of his Child.--Ordered to Join General Rosecrans.--Kirke's Description of Garfield. 110

Rosecrans Quarrels with the War Department.--Garfield as Mediator.--Remarkable Military Document.--The Tullahoma Campaign.--Insurrection Averted.--Chattanooga.--Battle of Chickamauga.--Brave Defence of Gen. Thomas.--Garfield's Famous Ride. 115

Rosecran's Official Report.--Sixteen Years Later.--Promotion to Major General.--Elected to Congress.--Resigns his Commission in the Army.--Endowed by Nature and Education for a Public Speaker.--Moral Character.--Youngest Member of House of Representatives.--One Secret of Success.--First Speech.--Wade Davis Manifesto.--Extracts from Various Speeches. 125

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.--The New York Mob.--Garfield's Memorable Words.--Eulogy upon Lincoln.--Memorial Oration.--Eulogy upon Senator Morton.--Extracts from other Orations. 138

The Home in Washington.--Fruit Between Leaves.--Classical Studies.--Mrs. Garfield.--Variety of Reading.--Favorite Verses. 147

Tide of Unpopularity.--Misjudged.--Vindicated.--Re-elected.--The De Golyer Contract.--The Salary Increase Question.--Incident Related by President Hinsdale. 154

The Credit Mobilier.--Garfield entirely Cleared of all Charges Against him.--Tribute to him in Cincinnati Gazette.--Elected U. S. Senator.--Extract from Speech.--Sonnet. 160

After the Ordeal.--Unanimous Vote of the General Assembly of Ohio.--Extract from Garfield's Speech of Acceptance.--Purchase of the Farm at Mentor.--Description of the New House.--Life at Mentor.--The Garfield Household.--Longing for Home in his Last Hours. 167

Republican Convention at Chicago.--The Three Prominent Candidates.--Description of Conkling.--Logan.--Cameron.--Description of Garfield.--Resolution Introduced by Conkling.--Opposition of West Virginians.--Garfield's Conciliatory Speech.--His Oration in Behalf of Sherman.--Opinions of the Press. 174

The Battle still Undecided.--Sunday among the delegates.--Garfield's Remark.--Monday another Day of Doubt.--The Dark Horse.--The Balloting on Tuesday.--Garfield's Remonstrance.--He is Unanimously Elected on the Thirty-sixth Ballot.--Enthusiastic Demonstrations, Congratulatory Speeches and Telegrams.--His Speech of Acceptance. 187

Return Home.--Ovations on the Way.--Address at Hiram Institute.--Impromptu Speech at Washington.--Incident of the Eagle.--The Tract Distributor. 196

News of the Nomination Received with Delight.--Mr Robeson speaks for the Democrats in the House of Representatives.--Ratification Meeting at Williams College.--Governor Long's Opinion.--Hotly-contested Campaign.--Garfield Receives the Majority of Votes.--Is Elected President on the Second of November, 1880.--Extract from Letter of an Old Pupil.--Review of Garfield's Congressional Life.--His own Feelings in Regard to the Election. 201

At Mentor.--The Journey to Washington.--Inauguration Day.--Immense Concourse of People.--The Address.--Sworn into Office.--Touching Scene.--Grand Display.--Inauguration Ball.--Announcement of the Members of the Cabinet.--Two Great Problems.--How they were Solved.--Disgraceful Rupture in the Senate.--Prerogative of the Executive Office vindicated. 207

The President Plans a Ten-Days' Pleasure-Trip.--Morning of the Fateful Day.--Secretary Blame Accompanies him to the Station.--A Mysterious-looking Character.--Sudden Report of a Pistol.--The President Turns and Receives the Fatal Shot.--Arrest of the Assassin.--The President Recovers Consciousness and is Taken Back to the White House. 214

At the White House.--The Anxious Throngs.--Examination of the Wounds.--The President's Questions.--His Willingness to Die.--Waiting for his Wife.--Sudden Relapse.--A Glimmer of Hope.--A Sunday of Doubt.--Independence Day.--Remarks of George William Curtis. 218

The Assassin.--What were his motives.--His own Confessions.--Statement of District-Attorney Corkhill.--Sketch of Guiteau's Early Life. 227

Night of the Fourth.--Extreme Solicitude at the White House.--Description of an Eye-witness.--Attorney McVeagh's Remark.--Sudden Change for the Better.--Steady Improvement.--The Medical Attendance. 233

A Relapse.--Cooling Apparatus at the White House.--The President writes a Letter to his Mother.--Evidences of Blood Poisoning.--Symptoms of Malaria.--Removal to Long Branch.--Preparation for the Journey.--Incidents by the Way. 238

Description of the Francklyn Cottage.--The Arrival at Long Branch.--The President is Drawn up to the Open Window.--Enjoys the Sea View and the Sea Breezes.--The Surgical Force Reduced.--Incident on the Day of Prayer. 245

Hopeful Symptoms.--Official Bulletin.--Telegram to Minister Lowell.--Incidents at Long Branch.--Sudden Change for the Worse.--Touching Scene with his Daughter.--Another Gleam of Hope.--Death ends the Brave Heroic Struggle.--The Closing Scene. 252

The Midnight Bells.--Universal Sorrow.--Queen Victoria's Message.--Extract from a London Letter.--The Whitby Fishermen.--The Yorkshire Peasant.--World wide Demonstrations of Grief. 260

The Services at Elberon.--Journey to Washington.--Lying in State.--Queen Victoria's Offering.--Impressive Ceremonies in the Capitol Rotunda. 266

Journey to Cleveland.--Lying in State in the Catafalque in the Park.--Immense Concourse.--Funeral Ceremonies.--Favorite Hymn.--At the Cemetery. 273

Lakeview Cemetery.--Talk with Garfield's Mother.--First Church where he Preached.--His Religious Experience.--Garfield as a Preacher. 280

The Sunday Preceding the Burial.--The Crowded Churches.--The one Theme that Absorbed all Hearts.--Across the Water.--At Alexandra Palace.--At St. Paul's Cathedral.--At Westminster Abbey.--Paris.--Berlin.--Extract from London Times. 287

National Day of Mourning.--Draping of Public Buildings and Private Residences.--Touching Incident.--Tributes to Garfield.--Senator Hoar's Address.--Whittier's Letter.--Senator Dawes' Remarks. 290

Subscription Fund for the President's Family.--Ready Generosity of the People.--Touching Incident.--Total Amount of the Fund.--How the Money was Invested.--Project for Memorial Hospital in Washington.--Cyrus W. Field's Gift of Memorial Window to Williams College.--Garfield's Affection for his Alma Mater.--Reception given Mark Hopkins and the Williams Graduates.--Garfield's Address to his Classmates. 301

Removal of the President's Remains.--Monument Fund Committee.--Garfield Memorial in Boston.--Extracts from Address by Hon. N. P. Banks. 306

Southern Feeling.--Memorial Services at Jefferson, Kentucky.--Extracts from Address by Henry Watterson.--Senator Bayard.--Ex-Speaker Randall.--Senator Hill.--Extracts from some of the Southern Journals. 328

Extracts from some of the President's Private Letters to a Friend in Boston, bearing the same Family Name.--To Corydon E. Fuller, a College Classmate. 336

Reminiscences of Corydon E. Fuller.--Of one of the Pupils at Hiram Institute.--Garfield's Keen Observation.--His Kindness of Heart.--Anecdote of the Game of Ball.--Of the Lame Girl in Washington.--Of Brown the ex-Scout and old Boat Companion. 353

Remarks of a Personal Friend.--Reminiscences of the President's Cousin, Henry Boynton.--Garfield as a Freemason. 360

Currency.--Lincoln.--The Draft.--Slavery.--Independence.--The Rebellion.--Protection and Free-Trade.--Education.--William H. Seward.--Fourteenth Amendment.--Classical Studies.--History.--Liberty.--Statistics.--Poverty.--The Salary Question.--The Railway Problem.--Elements of Success.--Law.--The Revenue.--Statesmanship.--Relation of Government to Science.--Gustave Schleicher.--Suffrage.--Union of the North and South.--Appeal to Young Men.--Inaugural. 388

ADDENDA.

Remarkable Military Document by Garfield 494

Official report of the post-mortem examination of Garfield's body 505

Senator Hoar's Address 520

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