The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-07

I cover. lnlb ~ cause LOT great tHhukIui'
ness on the psrt of our people.
sECItERARY nLAlNE no ne AssAEsY.
MATED.
a dispatch from Washington, dated
July 8 Gays: Daniel McNamara, suppos-
ed TO be Insane, appeared at police head.
quarters to-day, and said that he was
from King William county, Virginia,
but had been living in Philadelphia.
He announced that he had been inspir-
ed by God to come here and kill Eecre-
tary Blaine. he inquired where Blaine
lived, end exhibited a revolver He was
arrested.
THE CRIME AGAINST OUR COUNTRY.
The attempted assassination Of Presi-
dent Garfield, which has been received
with such universal sorrow and surprise,
is the darkest and most fendish deed
that Is recorded in The history of the
United States. II has no parallel, un-
less, indeed, we call the assassination of
President Lincoln o parallel. In that
instance, however, the country was in
the ngony Of tremendous civil strife, in
which the worst elements of human ma
tnre were asserting themselves on every
hand, and murder and death were the
purpose os tho advocates Of each side,
so that although wicked and great
political and national calnmity, it could
not be said TO have been either unnatu-
raj or improbable. In this instance,
however, the country has been at pro-
found peace for sixteen years, and for
the past FIVE or ak years has been steadi-
ly growing 10 prosperity and material
development. The new administration
had been iaaugurated only some four
months, and despite some acts Of which
the country might complain, It's over
whelming drift had been towards the right
tossucb nh extent that II gave promise
of proving the wlsest, most conservative
and statesmanlike administration that
has been given the country since the war.
The people Of all sections and all parties
were beginning to appreciate and admire
tho Independence and wisdom of the
President, which was fnst restoring con-
fldence in American institutions, and
giving hope for their maintenance and
perpetuity. The prospects, of tho coun-
try had never been Brighter since the
civil war than they were recently, until
the rude and startling shock that was
given them by the wild and fiendish act
ofCharles Guitteau on laat Saturday. To
see man ina land Of law and liberty
stricken down by the das.aT;lly blow Of
an assassin. Is always revolving to the
good and tho true, To General Gar.
Held, ny an individual, and to his suffer
ing, faithful and beautifully devoted
wife, and his afiectionato little children,
the synpAthiea and prayers aud sorrowa
of their isllow.citizens everywhere goes
out In sincerity and ruth. Jjut in this
dark deed the snfIerings aud anguish
which il carries TO q pure and happy
home, and the dark shadow which II
casts over theirioys, Is . small portion
of the grief which our people are called
upon 70 bear in This crime, which
through President Garfield ia aimed at
all that ia sputo and honorable in the
party to Which he belongs, ct oil tha,
gives our people peace and quiet for the
present, and hope for the future during
the coming years of the present admin.
istration, and We may aay at the very
heart Of our ssee Institutions themselves
President Garfield represents The beli
element Of the dominant politics OF The
country 10. Gisy, and .ar his Independence
aud pluck maintaining bis PRINCIPLES
ho has been made tho subject OF ns bitta,
s.iisa from; i On tii,ftty
as has ever been witnessed In this coun.
y try 70 this warupon the President BIZ
I the stalwaTt politicians and the stalwnri
i press Iney be fairly and legitin .x,Iy
ascribed tue attempt Upon his life
4 Whether the deed aas proInpteti from
4 any source. oil anthnfitg,s. !. controiianonp
tho stalWatts will never be known. nc
4 pFezumei hut that wing of the Repubii
s can party ID morally as clearly respon.
eible for the effort at assassination as i
the eaiet had gone forth from lie cred
tied leaders, The assassin snya that hS
committed the decd because it was 4
political necessity ia sre4tnre the unity
the. Republican pssts. IIs also sAI ]
wheu he thought he had killed tfe Pres
ident that Arthur il Prasid lent. Ho bro
claims himself q sssixafs OF, the staIwafts
and says that he vas With General Gran
and t.Onr iiieny meaning: tho atalwar
p5,liticians( il the New York icansass s,sss
tfSunpfom2tad, his deed was the act d
ii monomaniao wrought, an 10 s,,o 3unlT,
ssilf murder by the dennncibfivrs aud i'm
i 4 cPrecafions lieapsd .ipon the Pfesiaen
1 from oil qnaasers of the sEaiwart organi
&ation. 1t fwAs one tn6r3 In The man,
aets 9f fraud, violence, slatrnafion ans
corruption which hss chaIa ICED sth,
1sarar s this ss1 is:. "a ,iir
paEly, which lias clearly nani3estad III
purpose 10 dorainnta American inStitu
tioas or destroy them. The act of Cult
team vas the cut tc0ne Of tie policy anS
teaching of this party Il. our nolitic
which has irSt heBitatei tD gaj2e Stat
governments by Tie use of bayonete. /,
buy ctoIal r0te1, to menace the eoiin
With civil Ear when power Kas abou
70 Slip from them, and to force upon tfS
cout:itSr d j President Rho ther themselye
admit s5as not elected, and non fha
t,fsssee hna hnseafl fran sllniF i,ls,.la ies,.
seek ay Piclelice 10 snatch back from 1;aii
people tic iitsia ef cigil liberty wliiel i
seiinis 10 arelufii to nm pseaiden
saaftielsl Iss. slUpe stands between tn