National Republican., 1881-07-06
The Observation-Disclosures powcrless.

The American Nation is not for a day
nor for a gencraton-much less is it for
party or man. 1t is for the centuries
to come, and for the generations of people
they shall bring forth. 1t ia the one
country where no men can make laws by
right of birth, or chief ruler claim the
sceptrc unless offered him by the people.
Tie American people love their coun-
try with passion which is too intense
for continuous manifestation. 1t is only
when it is assailed that they show their
might. The calm strength of the Nation
is ever in reserve for any occasion that
may arise to test it.
We nave during the past year passed
through the great quadrennial struggle
over the succession. That has been fol-
lowed by more than usually sharp strug-
giles within tho dominant party and in
the midst of these comes the attempted
killing of the President. If he should die
the Constitution provides that he shall
he succeeded by the Nirc-Prcsident,
chosen as he was, also, by tho people to
serve in such an emergency. In the un-
fortunate internal party strife alluded to
the President and the Nice-President
We're not in accord with each other.
The murderous assault on the President
banshed from all well-ordered minds
the small strifes Of party and aroused
within them the strongest feelings OF
personal sympathy for The President, the
most earnest desire for his recovery, and
a patriotic desire 10 contribute to the
occasion temper and behavior which
should reduce TO minimum the agita-
tions and dangers of the hour.
The press of the country, which should
reflect the better opinions of the people,
is not always equal 10 the duty; and in
times ofgreat excitement its writer's and
conductors oflen temporarily misinter-
pref the public will. This, however,
they are soon made to feel, and in most
instances they correct their mistakes.
What we have said has been exempl-
fed during the present emergency. On
Sunday morning some newspapersactually
took the ground that sorrow over dying
President was political matter, and that
those who had not been the Presidents
partisans at all times since his inaugural
ton, although his supporters before, must
be in some sort privy 10 the crime
against his person. One of these writers
went so far as to talk Of "tho crime Of q
=, faction" A few very bad and notorious
men here gave out mischievous hints
of plots and conspiracies to the press cor
respondents They pretended that high
officials agreed with their absurd theories,
and, while declaring that they had not so
much as molehil of evidence,
Tishcd it understood that they mad
mountaih,, bRSSf suspicia"s""- he ogotism
and the malice 'af tho assassin Guiteau
was cqualed by that of the few detectives
here and writers in the New York Tn
dune and Louisville CoHrts-Io.H7,aL, who
sought TO direct public anger at men of
the purest and highest character, simply
because they were known as Stalwart "
leaders. The miserable attempt was
80 disgusting and disgraceful that it has
been abandoned. The Cabinet, and es,
pecially Secretary Blaine, who had beer
falsely represented as saying he thought
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proper to make known their opinion, and
the following authorized statement ap
peared in the New York Times Washing
ton dispatch yesterday:
The members Of The Cabinet to-day authorized
tho Times correspondent TO publish in their join
and several behalf their utter unbeief in the cur
rent reports of conspiracy, and Secretary Blaiu,
made special request that his namo should b,
particularly mentioned us denouncing the story al
wickedly false
Many indignant friends have sent in
communications and made verbal ap
peals 10 The REPUBLICAN, that the afro.
cious sentiments OF the Tribune and some
other papers be properly characterized
in our columns. We have refrained
taking the ground that the patriotism ant
humanity of the so-called Stalwarts wa:
too far beyond question to require de
fense, Already it is evident that thi'
ayas the right course. The mischief
..akers have done no harm. Let then
alone.