The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
WHOLE NUMBER 74l.

to be anticipated from the infammatory stage.
He has been given Cruel, oatmeal, and little
steak during the day. For the first time the
surgeons have been really free In expressing
the belief that the President has decidedly
more chances in his favor than against him.
This has been true as well of those not in the
case as those who are managing it. DIR. Boyn-
ton, who has long been the family physician at
the West, arrived, and, after spending some
time in the sick room, gave q very decided
opinion that he would recover"
Vice President Arthur is in excellent spirits.
He thinks the President will recover, and
thanks God for it.
The following correspondence has passed be-
tween ex-senator Conkling and Attorney Gen.
eral MacYeagh:
"F1FTH AVENUE HOTEL,
'NEw YORK, July s, 1881.
fsMY DEAR SIR-In the adherence with
which all decent men alike shudder at the at
tempt to murder the President, have given
thought to the matter to which your attention
may or may not have been turned. Our GRIM
inal code treats premeditated homicide In all
cases alike, irrespective of the victim. Murder
being visited by the greatest penalty, perhaps
no distinction between one case and another
could be founded on the public relations held
by the person slain. But In case Of an attempt
to murder, broad distinction can be made be-
tween assailing the life of an individual aud an
attempt to take the life of special value to the
whole people. The shocking occurrence OF
i
ishment of assault aimed at high executive Of
ficers and whether successful or not should be
made thoroughly rigorous. The man who at
tempts the life of the President, if morally re-
sponsible, commits an offense which the Ma
ton ought to guard against and punish by the
exertion of all the power civilized nations may
employ suggest this as deserving OF con-
NV profound sympathies are with the Pres
ident and with all of you every hour. The
conflict of reports keeps hope and fear striy-
ing with each other, with nothing stable except
facts, and trust that the worst is passed.
"I wish you would express to the President
NV deepest sympathy in this hour which should
hush ali discords and enlist all prayers for his
safe deliverance. Please also give to Mrs.
Garfield my most respectful coincidence trust
ing that all will be well,
"Cordially yours,
MAcvEAaH's REPLY.
"WAsHINaToN, July z, 1881.
"To Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York:
"Thanks for your letter of the 9Th, which
carefully considered, and its kind message. o.
| sympathy will be conveyed to the President
| and Mrs Garfield at the earliest opportunity
"WAYNE EAcVEAaH."
SUBSTANTIAL SYMPATHY.
Postmaster General James received teie
gram from George Wilson, Secretary OF the
| New York Chamber of Commerce, who requests
the Postmaster General to say to Mrs. Garfield
that the members of the New York Chamber OF
Commerce have subscribed $250.00o to be
presented to her, both as token OF their sin
cere esteem and sympathy and as q means Of
relieving the mind of the President entirel.
from anxiety with regard to the future OF hi
family.
To this telegram Postmaster General JAIME
sent the following reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
"WAsHINaToN, July 2.
"To George Wilson, Esq Secretary Chamber o
Commerce, New York:
"Your dispatch has been delivered to Mrf
Garfield. On receipt of it she remarked ther
was much that was touching and beautiful
the sympathy of the people Of the whol
country she did not dare to trust herself
think of it.
"THos. L. JAMES, Postmaster General"
au1TEAU's BRAvADo.
Guiteau is a fastidious assassin. The gorg
rises at his vanity. He was photographed !
several positions on Tuesday, SO that tt
world might study the countenance OF tt
man who attempted the life of the Presiden
He was given the benefit of the highest styl
of the art, though the crude wood-cuts whic
the newspapers use In the haste {
journalism are better than he deserved. b
took great deal of interest In the work Of Il
photographer and made frequent critical %
aminations. He assumed heroic attitudes, an
stipulated that his eyes most be wch taken-tt
| eyes which emblazon him as q murderer.
the artist was patriotic American citizen, u
} behavior of Guiteau must have made hi
wish that his camera was . cannon and he 6
artilleryman. Guiteau evidently regards hir
self as a hero. He conducts himself with
: disgusting bravado. He holds himself abo'
the common murderer, and wants to be look.
on as a man who immortalizes himself by ki
ing. He aims at the life of the man who b
received the highest honor in the Unit
States, and wants to take rank
an assassin accordingly. He has
bloody vanity which moves him to picturesq
, positions before the people. Says a popul
journalist: ''He belongs to class Of big
/ toned murderers who hold themselves abo
the ordinary punishment of assassins, W
!, look upon the gallows merely as means
Furnishing their assumed martyrdom to caui
q He belongs to a class who need humiliati
! and Encouragement Why should not su
= men, prior to their punishment. carry logs
their back, labor with balls and chains to th
/ legs, and undergo fogging. at frequent int
: much @ to do with the matter. It
a time to look out for somebody
sides the "insane" murderers. The m
> who kill and die for it on the "heroic" pl
should have the heroism knocked ont of the
e There are degrees in DEATH The condemn
= = asks to be shot, not hanged. The life cony
asks to be taken without the prison walls
: die. The dying man has a keen sense Of
" surroundings. The man who assassinates
: President should suffer death as disgrao,
' as possible. He should be utilized as an
/ ample to those who are schooling their mil
to the Guiteau standard. The assassins of
/ Old World, and their offshoots in this count
!, should be taught that they are very comm
butchers"
Guiteau is certainly an audacious wret
. He has been II ,ssing the Assistant District
. torney to take do yn the rAbyatrve Of his
y y from his dictat on which he desires publish
!. SIT would read like romance, +" he said,
% spirit of glee. The Assistant District Attor
!. being good stenographer, told Guiteau to
- on, which the criminal did for the space of
re hours, and a complete report was ms
ia Guiteau is kept in perfect ignorance concern
" the feeling outside, not even permitted to
r. the newspapers which he 30 persistenly q
s- for. 1t would be only matter of gratiicat
ne to him to read what was being said about
He was asked the other day if he would
at like to take ride on the avenue. "Oh, no {;
thank you," he said with shudder. He