The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05
LAW AND ORDER.
4 LETpER FROM GEN. suERMAN-AN AP-
PEAL To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION.

\ AEfbEh FROA GIN. bdEtMAh-Ah AP-
PEAL To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. The follow
| ing letter from Gen. Sherman liz tn e
interest of law and order, in dealing
Withithe sassassin Guiteau, will appear t. I
morrow mornings Republican
:" Washington, ID. c., Sept. 10, 1881, 3
P. N. Hon. Geo. G. GOrham, National
Republican, My Dear Sir You and /
| have been comrades lin civil brOils and
strife in California, when vigilance com
mitees assumed rule, and we know or
think we know, how good, honest pan-
pie have dQna sqns aHts Of violence un-
! der an honest conviction that they were
doing the right thing, and we believe
that time, the great physician, will cure
all things to the patient. have occas-
ionally and recently heard the same
arggmepts on Fhe streets, the same
scraps OF wisdom enunciated, and even
at this dread hour, when our noble,
brave President is lying in the very
agontes of death at Long Branch, and
the eowardlV, miserable wretch Guiteau,
Is covering IN his cell at the public iail.
1t occurs to me that you and should.
in our respective spheres make profitable
use OF our past experience. No man
on ear b holds in higher esteem the
noble qualities of James a. Garfield
than myself l was on the point OF
starting for Chattanooga TO night to do
honor TO the heroes of Chlckamauga, of
whom he was Que of the most promi-
pent, but was stayed by the unfavorable
report from his bedside at noon, and |
shall remain here at my post of duty
till the last moment of hope. At Chick !
arAau2a, eighteen years ago, Garfield !
was chief of staff to Gen. ROsecrans. |
whose right wing was broken back by |
the vehement charges of Aragg's forces, |
and was carried along with broken !
masses almost into Chattanooga, when !
he begg d for the privilege of returning |
to join Gen. Thomas, whose guns told 1
him that that heroic man still stood 1
fast with right wing. Gen, Roseorups /
gave him leave, and he did return, run /
ming the gauntlet, joining Gen. Thomas
and serving close to his person till night
enabled them to fall back in good or
der 10 ChattanOoga. That was Gen
GaTtield's last fight In which he felt es-
pecial pride, and / know that he intend
ed to be at Chattanooga next Wednes-
day to celebrate the event. But it is
ordered 9th rwise, for lac now lies by
the srashoTe on his death-hed, from a
wound Inflicted by the miserable wretch
Guiteau. For this Guiteau | ask no
soldier, no cltizen'to feel one particle OF
on the contrary, could
make my will the law, shoO-in or hang
ing would be too good for him. But do
ask every soldier aud cltiz n to Eemem-
Der that We profess TO be the most loyal
nation on earth to the sacred promises
Of the laYr There is no merit In obey
ing an agreeable law, hut there is glory
and heTOism in submitting gracefully to
an oppressive one. Our oOnstitu ion
reads: no person shall be held TO an
sWer for capital or atherwise infamous
crime unless on prescntment or indict-
meRt Of grand jury and in all Orimi-
nal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy
the right TO speedy aud public trial by
an impartial jury Of the state and dis
trict wherein the crime shall have been
This is the solemn con-
tract Of government, binding on the
of all. Should our Presi-
jen die the murderer is entitled to a
speedy trial by Q jury, and hope he
viii have JUSTICE done him. But il is
not any Office OF yours, or of anybody
except toe regular courts of this Dis
.rict, which are in undisputed power,
VIOLENCE 10 any form viii bring re-
lro9ch upon US ALTON the contrary az
arge, and especially Gu us Of the Dis
rIet Of Columbia,
"All the circumstances OF the shoot
ng, and OF the long, heroic struggle
or life, impress me so strongly that l
would be ashamed Of my countrymen II
hey mingled with their feelings Of
'Tief any thought of vengeance. Ven
tents Is mine, saith the Lord trust
he public press will exert its powerful
influence 70 mainfaiH the good order
nd decoTum which have prevailed
ince the saddest OF all days In Washing
IN, July 2, 1881. SINCERELY your 9
riend, w. T. SIBERIAN"