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His death was mourned, and the manner of it hated by every section and party alike, and the whole nation, united now in sorrow, bowed in loving tenderness over the grave of one of its greatest children. HIS DEATH WAS MOURNED AND THE MANNER OF IT HATED BY EVERY SECTION AND PARTY ALIKE AND THE WHOLE NATION UNITED NOW IN SORROW BOWED IN LOVING TENDERNESS OVER THE GRAVE OF ONE OF ITS GREATEST CHILDREN EN
. For weeks the President hovered between life and death, showing ever the same sublime spirit of cheerful patience and Christian resignation which had adorned his life. At length the end came, and on the 19th of September 1881 he fell asleep. His body was removed to Washington, where he was laid in state. On the bier a wreath of white roses rested, bearing the simple inscription--"From Queen Victoria to the memory of the late President Garfield, an expression of her sorrow, and her sympathy with Mrs. Garfield and the American nation." Through that room passed a hundred and thirty thousand persons of all ranks, to take one last look at the man whose life had been so great, and whose dying had been so glorious. Then in the cemetery of his native Cleveland, James A. Garfield was laid to rest. The spontaneous affection of his countrymen amply provided for his beloved family; and his martyrdom, it was said, did more than any other event could have done to draw the North and South together. E FOR WEEKS THE PRESIDENT HOVERED BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH SHOWING EVER THE SAME SUBLIME SPIRIT OF CHEERFUL PATIENCE AND CHRISTIAN RESIGNATION WHICH HAD ADORNED HIS LIFE AT LENGTH THE END CAME AND ON THE NINETEENTH OF SEPTEMBER EIGHTEEN EIGHTY ONE HE FELL ASLEEP HIS BODY WAS REMOVED TO WASHINGTON WHERE HE WAS LAID IN STATE ON THE BIER A WREATH OF WHITE ROSES RESTED BEARING THE SIMPLE INSCRIPTION FROM QUEEN VICTORIA TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE PRESIDENT GARFIELD AN EXPRESSION OF HER SORROW AND HER SYMPATHY WITH MISSUS GARFIELD AND THE AMERICAN NATION THROUGH THAT ROOM PASSED A HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND PERSONS OF ALL RANKS TO TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT THE MAN WHOSE LIFE HAD BEEN SO GREAT AND WHOSE DYING HAD BEEN SO GLORIOUS THEN IN THE CEMETERY OF HIS NATIVE CLEVELAND JAMES A GARFIELD WAS LAID TO REST THE SPONTANEOUS AFFECTION OF HIS COUNTRYMEN AMPLY PROVIDED FOR HIS BELOVED FAMILY AND HIS MARTYRDOM IT WAS SAID DID MORE THAN ANY OTHER EVENT COULD HAVE DONE TO DRAW THE NORTH AND SOUTH TOGETHER
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