them there,
relieved the immediate wants of many from his own purse and used his
influence with the national government for the establishment of a camp
where these refugees found shelter, food and clothing, and were to a
large extent organized into companies and mustered into the national
service. His own wife and child were turned out of their home and his
property confiscated. All through his duties as military governor of
Tennessee Johnson displayed great ability and discharged the duties of
his office fearlessly, amid eminent personal peril.

On June 7th, 1864, the Republican convention held at Baltimore, having
re-nominated Mr. Lincoln, chose Mr. Johnson for the second place on
their ticket. They were inaugurated March 4th, and April 14th the
President was assassinated, and within three hours after Lincoln expired
Andrew Johnson was president of the United States.

Soon after his inauguration as President of the United States, in the
course of a speech on the condition of the country he declared, "the
people must understand that treason is the blackest of crimes, and will
surely be punished." Now follows the strangest scenes imaginable, coming
from such a man as he had always, until now, proved himself to be. As
this part of ex-President Johnson's life has been given great
prominence, we forbear to speak further in relation to it. We are
constrained, however, to say that it was sad to see a man, thus late in
life, destroying in a few months a good character, as a citizen, and
reputation as an able statesman, which he had been so many years
building, and in which he had so eminently succeeded. In 1866 the
University of North Carolina conferred upon him the degree of LL.D.

On the 31st of July, 1875, this wonderful man, who had risen from the
tailor's bench, to the highest place within the gift of a great nation,
then to be disgraced and vanquished at his own bidding, died a
disappointed man.

JAMES A. GARFIELD.

Our country probably never produced a character more perfectly rounded,
physically, intellectually and morally than that which is presented to
us in the person of James A. Garfield, who was born in a log cabin in
Cuyahoga county, Ohio, November 19th, 1831.

His childhood was passed in almost complete isolation from social
influences, save those which proceeded from his mother. His father had
died when James was only eighteen months old, and when old enough to be
of any use he was put to work