Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-14

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motive for which stmulants are administered.
1 will not, like the telegram you cite in regard
to the attempted assassination of the Presi-
dent, say am thankful the assassin was not
a Southern man, but will say regret he is
an American. A crime black enough in it.
self has deeper dye from the mercenary mo-
tive which seems to have prompted it. | sim
cerely trust the President may recover, and
that the startling event will arouse the people
to "a consideration of the remedy for the demor-
alization which wild hunt after Office is crs-
ating. With the best wishes for your welfare,
am very truly yours, JEFFERSON DAVIS"
Mrs. Garfield is the only person, except
the doctors and nurses and General Swain,
who is allowed to enter the Presidents room
at will The other ladies, wives Of the Cabi
net officers and intimate friends, are permit
ted occasional visits to the room, one or two
at time. Whenever Mrs. Garfield goes into
the room he welcomes her with smile, and
she invariably speaks to him encouragingly.
The children bear up with the same sort of
heroism displayed by their parents. The
surgeons do not remain continuously in the
Presidents room. They can, so they say,
Judge better of the case by remaining away
from the President except when they make an
examination, and then they compare his con.
dition with what it was at the time of their
last visit to him. They could not ascertain it
so we'll were they to remain by his side all the
time. A good portion Of the time one of the
ladies is allowed to remain in the room to fan
the President. Mrs. Blaine frequently re-
lieves Mrs. McVeagh at the bedside, and she
is relieved in turn by one of the other ladies.
The President is inclined to talk to visitors
more than the doctors believe for the BEST but
he always talks in CHEEKY way. r -,
Under the head of "Fair Play" the Char
lotte Observer thus discourses: "The disposi
tion that some anti.Stalwart papers show to
make political capital by charging the Stal
warts with completely in the assassination of
Mr.. Garfield is not to be commended, as there
is not the slightest evidence for the foundation
of such charge 1t is more than likely that
the animus engendered between the rival fac
tions of the Republican party may have had
something to do with leading the disappointed
and demented assassin to the determination
to commit the act but it would be just as
logical and just as fair to hold church re-
sponsible for the insanity of men who lose
their reason from religious excitement and
perpetrate horrible deeds, as to hold politi'
cal party responsible for the desperate acts of
political zealot, unless such acts be endorsed
bv it. 1t was that same unjust, unreasoning
spirit which charged the Southern people with
completely in the assassination Of Abraham
Lincoln, because Booth, driven to madness
at the overthrow of people with whom he
sympathized, cried for vengeance and sent the
death dealing bullet into the head of the na.
tion's executive in the presence of a thousand
Mortified people, We do not believe that the
leaders of the Stalwarts would have shed
many tears had the assassin's bullet done the
work for which it was sent but that they
would have conspired for. that purpose, or
connived at or encouraged it in any way, is
more than any candid man in the country be-
lieves however much he may detest these men
politically. They are capable of much trick
cry and much villainy, but have not gotten
quite so low in the scale of moral degradation
as to stoop to assassination to accomplish their
purposes"
MINOR NOTES AND RUMoRs.
- Throughout her trials Mrs. Garfield has
conducted herself with remarkable fortitude.
- If the President lives he will have learn.
ed the sentiments of the American people on
the subject of assassination.
- Mr. Tildens prophecy that Mr.. Gar6eld's
administration would be stormy one, is
being literally verified.
- The Barnwell Sentinel says that several
negroes in that section express themselves as
not sorry for President Garfield mishap.
- The Irish Land Leagues of this country
have nearly all passed resolutions condemn
ing the attempted assassination Of President
Garfield.
- With two exceptions-one at Louisville
and one at Atlanta the Springfield Repubti-
can thinks the Southern press is Every intelli-
gent in its conception of the crime"
- -Guiteau was very anxious that the photo.
grapher appointed to take his picture should
be an artist. He was sane enough to "as-
sumo pleasing expression"
- The New York Herald assumes that Gui-
teau is lunatic, but significantly adds that
"he is an American born and acquainted with
our politics"
- Out of 18 Presidents, in go years, 3 have
died-one by violence, one under strong sus
picion of poison, and the third crushed by
the mob Of office seekers, and fourth now
lies close to death.
- All idea of Guiteaus insanity is secuted
by the best informed and those interested in
the investigation. No crime has been COM
mitted for a long time that shows more perfect
preparation in every particular.
-Guiteau purchased the pistol he used from
a gunsmith named OMeara, for $40, borrow
ing the money from charitable gentleman
to whom he told one of his usual pitiful and
plausible stories.
Treasurer Gil6llan, who is an intimate
friend of the President, states that the Presi-
dent had been warned the day before the shoot
ing that he was in great danger, but would
not believe it.
- The recovery of President Garfield will
entail upon him vast responsibility. The
noble demonstration of his political foes can
not, and will not, be met hereafter by parti.
sanship.
Grant wants Guiteau punished in order
to put down Nihilism. Quite a number of
Republican papers think Grant made Gui-
teau possible Now who shall put down
Grant
- Guiteau's wife was divorced from him on
account ofneglect ard brutality. He treated
her rudely, and about year after they we're
married deserted her and left her to earn her