Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-04
The Attempted Assassination Of the
President.

The dispatch received early in the fore
noon of Saturday, announcing that the
President had been shot, was ike an
electric shock, spreading CONSERVATION
throughout eur entire community. The
Universal sympathy became more intense
as subsequent dispatches gave the de-
tails of the murderous assault, and de
scribed the critical condition of the
President. The feeling of painful ap-
prehension continued to increase as the
accounts became more and more
unfavorable, until late in the
evening it was announced that the Presi-
dent was sinking, followed shortly by
an unauthoritative report that he was
dead. Dispatches received later in the
night were more favorable, and gave
faint grounds for hope. The bulletins
of the attending physicians up to 3
o'clock yesterday morning, with other
telegraphlc details of interest, were pub
lished in the Sunday telegram yesterday
morning, and were eagerly sought by
our anxious and deeply sympathizing pub
lie. The tenor of these dispatches was
encouraging and hopeful, and, while
the accounts of the Presidents condition
were calculated to relieve the public
anxiety, they were not sufficiently reas-
surfing to inspire confidence in favor
able result. In our telegraphic columns
this morning will be found the bulletins
of yesterday and last night, which up to
this writing continue favorable, but not
sufficiently satisfactory to justify the be-
lief that the danger is over.
On our Geographic page will also be
found this morning most impressive
and gratifying expression of the feeling
with which this most atrocious assas-
sination is regarded by the press
and people of all sections of the
Union. From all parties, from all
sections and all classes, comes one unani-
nous expression of heartfelt sympathy
for the stricken President and bitter
execration for his ruthless assassin.
While these expressions of feeling are
very properly restricted to a con-
temptation of the murderous attempt
on the Presidents life, it is easy to
perceive that a unanimity of opinion
exists as to the causes that inspired the
bloody deed. 1t is justly recognized by
all fair minded men as the legitimate
Outcropping of ultra stalwartism, leaven-
ed with the diabolical spirit of Nihiilsm.
The hero of the bloody drama is ga stall
wart of the stalwarts;" he ''was with
Gen. Grant and the rest of our men
in New York during the canvass. I"
He regarded the death of
President Garfield as a political
necessity" the only means of uniting
the Republican party and saving the
Republic He is said to be insane. He
doubtless is a crack-brained fanatic, but
1t is evident that his crime is due as
much to his stalwartism as to his inssni-
ty. He is from the hot-bed of stalwart-
ism and cOmmunism-Chicago. 1t is
not to be charged that he was instigated
to assassinate President Garfield
by the stalwart faction, or
the starring thieves. But
he is a jealous stalwart. He has read
Grants interviews and the stalwart news
papers. He consorts with stalwarts.
He was with Grant and the rest in the
New York canvass. He felt that Gar
fields death was ga political necessity, "
and it is easy to surmise where he got
his inspiration or the insanity" that
prompted him to do the deed.