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Garfield's party favoured the former plan. Garfield himself approved the latter. He said that, in such times as these, only the most worthless men would want to be bought, the best would feel it a duty to serve their country, and his vote was given in favour of compulsory enlistment. GARFIELD'S PARTY FAVORED THE FORMER PLAN GARFIELD HIMSELF APPROVED THE LATTER HE SAID THAT IN SUCH TIMES AS THESE ONLY THE MOST WORTHLESS MEN WOULD WANT TO BE BOUGHT AND THE BEST WOULD FEEL IT A DUTY TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND HIS VOTE WAS GIVEN IN FAVOR OF COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT
eral years. Now he was to become a Member of Congress, the national Parliament of the United States. He was elected a representative of Congress in 1862, but did not immediately take his seat. So far, his place seemed with the army; but when, in 1863, immediately after the battle of Chickamauga, he went with despatches to Washington, President Lincoln expressed a strong desire that he should remain, and help to guide the affairs of the war in the national Parliament. Such help as his was needed. Lincoln was beset by timid and divided, and in some cases interested, advisers, and the presence of a strong, fearless counsellor, as wise and experienced as Garfield, was a great accession of strength. Here his moral courage was soon put to the test. More soldiers were urgently required, and two plans were laid before the country. One was to offer a bounty to volunteers; the other plan was to pass a law requiring every able-bodied man between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to be enrolled.  YEARS NOW HE WAS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF CONGRESS THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HE WAS ELECTED A REPRESENTATIVE OF CONGRESS IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO BUT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKE HIS SEAT SO FAR HIS PLACE SEEMED WITH THE ARMY BUT WHEN IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA HE WENT WITH DESPATCHES TO WASHINGTON PRESIDENT LINCOLN EXPRESSED A STRONG DESIRE THAT HE SHOULD REMAIN AND HELP TO GUIDE THE AFFAIRS OF THE WAR IN THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT SUCH HELP AS HIS WAS NEEDED LINCOLN WAS BESET BY TIMID AND DIVIDED AND IN SOME CASES INTERESTED ADVISERS AND THE PRESENCE OF A STRONG FEARLESS COUNSELLOR AS WISE AND EXPERIENCED AS GARFIELD WAS A GREAT ACCESSION OF STRENGTH HERE HIS MORAL COURAGE WAS SOON PUT TO THE TEST MORE SOLDIERS WERE URGENTLY REQUIRED AND TWO PLANS WERE LAID BEFORE THE COUNTRY ONE WAS TO OFFER A BOUNTY TO VOLUNTEERS THE OTHER PLAN WAS TO PASS A LAW REQUIRING EVERY ABLE BODIED MAN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHTEEN AND FORTY FIVE TO BE ENROLLED
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