The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-03
TIE PEOPLE MEET.
Resolutions Of Indignation at the At
tempted Assassination OF the Pres
tdemt and Of coincidence with His
Eami ".

RESOLUTIONS OF IndtguNt1Om NJ tno At
tempted assassination OF the Pres
idemt and Of coincidence with His
Family.
Last night at the city hall, there was a
large meeting Of citizens, irrespective Of
party, assembled TO express their sorrow
and. indignation st tho attempted as
ssssina,ion of President Garfield.
DR.. A NJ. Cochran was called 10 the chair,
on taking which no made few remarks,
feeling and appropriate to the occasion.
MIR Q. l.. Martin was then made secretary
of the nesting A series of resolutions then
being presented to the meeting, some dis
cussion ensued Msjor Lennon urging that a
committee made up of members of each po-
lticsl party be appointed TO draft suitable
resolutions expressive of the sentiment of tho
meeting. Ga motion of Colonel John Stone
committee of five was appointed on resolu-
lions, consisting of Messrs. Z. NJ. Hite, dem
ocrst, DR., McKav, republican, Il. 5. Burne,
green hacker, Ii. Zimmerman, republican ana
w. &. Sterrett, democrat. On motion of
Mr.. Slcrre,t Melvin Wade, colored republi,
can, was added to the committee.
During the absence of this committee,
Mcssrs. Charles Fred Tucker, j. j. Good,
Z. g. Bower, DR., IL. NJ. Bien, w. q. Sler
retl, Mr. Scott, colared, and Msjor j. f,
Elliott, addressed the meeting in appropriate
remarks.
Tho committee, returning, submitted the
following resolutions, which were unani-
mOusly adopted.
RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, The sad intelligence has this day
reached US of the attempted assassination OF
President Garfield, the chief magistrate OF
the nation, and
Whereas. This news is so distressing ir it:
nature, SO full of possible diretul results &c
tho we'll being and the prosperity of our
country, so suggestive Of Calsmites untold
Be it resolved, That we, ciiiz Ems of Dallas
Texas, irrespective of party, loving our coun'
lry, revering and honoring its institutions
and cherishng all its traditions and III
memories, contemplate with horror u deed
so dastardly as this attempted upon
the life of the president by rockies.
assassin, and that in the wounds our chief
magistrate has received we feel that the en-
tire American people have been stricken by
the murd erer's hand
Resolved, That while the assassinstions OF
kings aud crowned po,entates in the lands OF
monarchy and of despotism are crimes to
appail the hearts Of all good men, that SINH
lar deeds, or even attempts at them, in this
tree land of ours, where our chief ruler is the
chosen one Of tho people, where tho very
seat he fills is the emblem and the guarantee
OF the liberties of the people, that such deeds
are blows aimed at tho lifaof our republic, at
tho destruction of our free institutions, at
our hsllowed forms of self government,
and That as patriots, MS good citzens, and as
ireemon, we hereby express our indignation
a. and our condemna ion Of any spirit tina,
would dictate or prompt to 50 henous an
outrage, SO monstrous and cruel an act.
Resolved, That in this, I! Gour of gloom
and of sorrow, when woe aud misery weigh
heavily upon their hearts, wa hereby express
our earnest and sincere coincidence with the
family of President Garfield, and VIZ assure
them that as their hearts bleed, so bleed the
hearts Of the people of our entire country,
and as they are bowed down in agony of soul
and woe, SO is the nation bowed down and
overwhelmed with the shadow of mighty
| sorrow.
On motion of Colonel G.. w. uynson. the
newspapers of the city wers requested to
publish the resolutions. The meeting then
adjourned sine die.