Annals of Cleveland

Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.

Abstracts: 9

784

Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 January 1864 (56 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

784 - L Jan. 9:3/2, 3,4 - The great Northern Ohio Sanitary fair will open
in Cleveland on Feb. 22, and continue for two weeks. The proceeds from
this fair will be entrusted to the Soldiers' Aid society to carry on
its work. The fair will contain a ladies' bazaar, a refreshment hall,
a mechanics hall, a produce hall, a merchandise hall, a fine arts and
floral hall, a museum of relics and curiosities, and a grand audience
room for concerts, lectures, tableaux, etc. Donations will be sought
wherever things of usefulness may be found.
Following is a list of officers: Honorary Officers: His Excellency
Governor Brough, ex-Governor Tod, Mayor I. U. Masters, Maj. Gen. J. A.
Garfield, the Hon. S. P. Chase, and the Hon. B. F. Wade. - -
The executive committee consists of: T. P. Handy, chairman, H. M.
Chapin.
Mary C. Brayton, and Ellen F. Terry. secretaries. Seventeen more
officers. Twenty-one special committees have been appointed to attend
to every known phase of the fair. -
Word is coming every day from all parts of the country, especially
the South, thanking the local organization for their many kindnesses in
giving aid to soldiers at the front, and food and comfort to the wounded
and sick in the hospitals. (56)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Brayton, Mary C.; Brough, Governor (Ohio); Chapin, H. M.; Chase, Salmon P.; Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; Handy, T. P.; Masters, Mayor I. U.; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Soldiers Aid society; South; Terry, Ellen F.; Tod, David (ex-governor); Wade, Senator B. F.

796

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 February 1864 (39 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

796 - L. Feb. 6:2/3, 4 - Miss Anna E. Dickinson will lecture at the Cleveland
Sanitary fair. -
The Ancient Order of Knights of Malta pledged to give two evening per-
formances revealing the rites of their order for the first time.
Over 200 musicians will play an old folks concert. School children will
sing and dramatic plays will be given. There will be a continental tea
party for the ladies.
The railroads have reduced rates as their share toward the fair.
General Butler, and Garfield have been invited to speak. The 29th
militia of Cleveland have drilled and have a splendid performance to give.
Farmers have been given produce lists of food the fair will need. (39)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Butler, General; Dickenson, Anna E.; Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; Knights of Malta; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; U. S. army

809

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 February 1864 (63 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

809 - L. Feb. 22:2/2, 5 - The Sanitary fair will have its grand opening to-
day. The governor and his staff arrived in Cleveland today for the dedica-
tion exercises.
The program is as follows: Music by Leland's band; an address by Gover-
nor Brough, followed by more music; an oration by Major General Garfield,
and finally, the closing dedication address by the mayor of Cleveland.
Leland's band will play at seven p.m., when all the halls will open, in-
cluding the bazaar, the floral, the fine arts, and the museum buildings.
Over 100 people have been constantly employed for the past four weeks pre-
paring the buildings for the opening. (63)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Brough, Governor (Ohio); Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; Leland's band; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair

816

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 February 1864 (98 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

816 - H Feb. 23:2/2, 6 - The weather was bright and clear yesterday for
the opening of the great Sanitary fair in Cleveland. The train from Co-
lumbus arrived early today with the members of the state legislature. They
were given a dinner at the Weddell House, where Mayor I. U. Masters gave
a speech welcoming them to Cleveland. A parade was given by the members
of the 29th O. W. M. The immense audience hall was filled for the inau-
guration ceremonies. Mayor Masters presided and introduced the Rev. S. C.
Aiken of the First Presbyterian church, who opened the proceedings with a
prayer. Lieutenant Governor Anderson gave a speech in which he praised
Cleveland. Maj. Gen. J. A. Garfield also spoke, praising Ohio's gallant
soldiers of the civil war, and the great Sanitary fair was declared duly
opened. None of the departments were entirely finished, and their beauties
were not fully developed; but the general effect of floral hall, the
bazaar hall, the fine arts hall, and the museum was perfectly enchanting.
It is expected that every department connected with the fair will be fin-
ished today. (98)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Aiken, Rev. S. C.; Anderson, Lieutenant Governor (Ohio); Columbus, O.; First Presbyterian church; Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; Masters, Mayor I. U.; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Ohio; U. S. army; Weddell House

1394

Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 October 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1394 - L Oct. 8; ed: 2/2 - The mendacity of the PLAIN DEALER is well
illustrated in its comments on the demonstration at the Union rally.
It talks about General Garfield being introduced and "demonstrating"
that the rebellion had been cut in twain etc. Garfield was not in
Cleveland that day, but in Delaware.
LEADER: -
"This shows how the PLAIN DEALER makes lies out of the 'whole cloth. '"
(2)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; Cleveland PLAIN DEALER; Delaware; Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.

1618

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 September 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1618 - L. Sept. 13; ed:2/2 - The Union demonstration held in Cincinnati
Sept. 10 is said to be the largest ever assembled in the city. General
Garfield made the main speech.
"Let us imitate the Cincinnati meeting in the enthusiasm with which
we shall greet General Schenck Sept. 15." - (3)

Political Parties / Union

Index terms:

Cincinnati, O.; Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; Schenck, General; Union party

2350

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 February 1864 (ed; 106 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2350 - L. Feb. 3; ed: 2/2, 6 - In his Congressional speech on confiscation
of Confederate property, the Ilon. James A. Garfield declared that such
confiscation was justified by the action of the South. He said in part:
"When the government of the United States declared that we were in
a state of war, the rebel states came under the laws of war. By their
acts of rebellion they swept away every vestige of their civil and polit-
ical rights under the constitution of the United States. Their obli-
gations still remained, but the reciprocal rights which usually accompany
obligations, they had forfeited.
"The question then lies open before us: In a state of war, is this
resolution legal and politic?
"I remember to have said to a friend when I entered the army, 'You
hate slavery; so do I; but I hate disunion more. Let us drop the
slavery question and fight to sustain the Union."
"Mr. Speaker, I am surprised and amazed beyond measure at what I have
seen in this House. Having been so long with men who had but one
thought upon these great themes, it is passing strange to me to hear
men talking of the old discussions of a few years ago. They forget
that a nation sometimes may live a generation into a single year and
the experience of the last three years has been greater than that of
centuries of peace and quiet.
"If we want peace that is not a hollow peace, we must make thorough
work of this war. We must establish freedom in the midst of servitude,
and the authority of law in the midst of rebellion. We must fill the
ranks of our armies, assure them that a grateful and loving people are
behind them and they will go down against the enemy bearing with them
the majesty and might of a great nation.
"The war began by proclamation and it must end by proclamation."
Mr. Garfield's speech cuts so directly down to the heart of the whole
question of confiscation that our readers will be glad to read it. It
has been spoken of as the most effective speech made in Congress this
session." (106)

Wars / Civil War / Confiscation

Index terms:

Confederacy; *Confiscation (Civil War); Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; South; Union; U. S. Congress; U. S. constitution; U. S. House of Representatives