The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-07

from King William county, Virginia,
but had been living in Philadelphia.
Hs announced ;that,he had been. inspir.
ed by God to come: here and kill Secrs-
tary Blaine. He inquired where Blaine
lived, and exhibited q revolver. He was
arrested. So, sss IS:
THE CRIME AGANsr OUR COUNTRY.
The attempted assassination of Presi-
dent Garfield, which, has been received.
withsn universal sorrow and surprise,
is the darkest and most fendish deed
that is recorded in the history Of the
United States. 1t has no parallel, un-
less, indeed, we call the assassination of
President Lincoln parallel. In that
! instance, however, the country was in
! the agony of q tremendous civil strife, in
which the worst elements of human ma
ture were asserting themselves on every
hand, and murder and death were the.
purpose of the advocates of each side,
{ 80 that although wicked and great
political and nntional calamity, it could
not be said to have been either unnatu-
raj or improbable. In this instance,
however, the country has been at pro-
found peace for sixteen years, and for
past fiye or six years has been steadi.
i #growing in prosperity and material
elopment. The new, administration
mad been inaugurated only some four
- - - = ID despite some; acts of which
might complain, its over
Dthad been towards theright
ktent that it gave promise
wisest, most conservative
bike administration that
the country since the war.
all sections and all parties
bg to appr reciate and admire,
dence and wisdom of the
hich was fast restoring con-.
:, American institutions, and
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81 Charles Gnitteau on last Saturday. To
IS See q man ia q land OF law and liberty
sslisssn aon /. y ssle ,'A9s = ~" .sa :
an sssass,n, = aiaays ,sso.s.us - .Ao
q gooa sa9n s.ns s.es. - uene.ai ua' a
fielas as an indsYlonal, ana 70 MS sunet-
ing, iaithfnt and beautifully devoted
d wifa md his affectionats little children,
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slIs iesIss ss,s.zeils ssei yMnele soes
sincerity saTd truth. But IN this
Ssdeed the. suferings and anguish
& - rr;es ato q ,nnre and hannv
e :.
,snnme ahas tue uafA siiaaoM. WHICH, AZ
castss0yer their joys, is q: small portion
of tl,e grief which our people are called
s.:.sass ith;s er;n,o which
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fnrongh fzesiaenl uarnelo Is a'ulea d.
Rll that is pnI o and honorable in the
y party to. which he belongs, at all that
! loo. ,a6,,ls ;,aoca and .on;et for the
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ana "a sior t'''e ioeufe uuiips
4 the coming years of the present admin
q Etratio, and we unay saw at the very
g -, go ;ns,;trt;nno tbemse,,es
..sss :, ssc -.
osnt. s1afleau represents .ne ,oess
elemsnt OF the dominant politics OF the
corntry to-day, and for his independence
atIpIuck in maintaining his principles
=. he has been made the subject of as bitter
and relentless war from his own party
q as; has ever been witnessed in this coun.
,try try &c 10 this var upon the President by
the stalwart politicians and the stalwart
:. press may be fairly and legitimately
ascribed the attempt upon his life.
Whether the deed was prompted from
any source of authority or control among
e the stalwarts >will never be known, We
( nrasnme. Int that wing of the Republi-
Z Ear, narty iA morally as clearly respon.
81 .; 10 nrs The effort at assassination "A if
4 tha aa;ct had pona forth from it's cred.
: ;tad ;. leaders The assassin ,says that he
ssomm;tted com the deed because It was a
q s anI;.;no ! necass;tv tn restore the unity of
;Sa l Rsnnhl;csn marty He also said
ss.nSaa s y .ttnsrht bs bad t;lled the Pros.
;dant r tbot I a rtbnr 10 President He nro.
= cIa;rn. % hi; b;msalf . stalwart Of Tia stalwarts
M a md sova that he, was with General Grant
snS sstnnr menp imeanine. the stalwart
Z; 81 3nni;,;c;anal I in. the New Tork canvass
~ X P nnnsnmnted h;s deed WAS the act of
.s !. : nsnnnm sp;ac 20 wronyht mn to the noint
~, - s,nnr?ar 'hr the dennnciations and i'm.
.s.ann.;oSs Saaned mnon The President
siG sIJ n,,a s...rs of Tho staIwort 'oraan;.
on si quat..s zoo - e,na u ,,asa; o ~ tbo ganv