Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-07-14
ALFALFA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUYRsDAY, july N lssI.

promptly reUuECd.
The Ecening Post says: How far is tho
moral responsibility of men in their right
minds controlled purely by their own selfish
interests aud ambitions affected? In tracing
tho causes Of this assasin's irresponsible act
how much his talk Of The Stawart organs
and apostles contributed to upset tho bal.
ancc if weak mind already distributed by
personal appointments-if this poor,
weak fellow, has bcon about Washington
nursing his grief from day to day, he must
have habituaiy read the daily datrbes of
tho so-calcd Washington organ Of the
Conkling faction dnd Star Route gang.
MR. TILDEN's SORROW AND SYMPATHY
NEW York, July 5.--It was at Grey
stcDe, his charming estate near YonEcrs,
that Mr.. Tildcn was found yesterday by u
reporter. lie Was out in field among his
graceful Jerseys. They gathered around
him, seemingly conscious that he was their
friend. The visitor inquired Us TO the con-
dition of Alr. Tilden's health, aud was told
that but for slight cold it was very good
llc looked yefy well aud tho interest with
which he poiutcd out favorite heifer or a
pet chicken showed the delight lie takes in
rural occupations. His first inquiry WIS as
to the latest news FROM tho White House.
In reply to question from the reporter he
said:
81 received dispatch from WASHINGTON
at 1890 to-day which gave very cucour
aging and hopeful view of the President 5
condition and prospects. l still hope that
this intelligence is true"
'What was your impression when YOU
FIRST received tho news?"
81 received Saturday the information of
the attempt to assasinate tho President
with incrodulity, which soon changed iuto
horror"
"What did you think of it from ma.
tiona point of view?'
"This Our young American civilization
and our system Of elective constitutions |
government cannot afford the frequent
recurrence ef attenipts to change The ad
ministraton of govcrnmcn, and the possess
sion of iudivduai political power by tho
act OF an assassin. don't mean to say
that our fifty millions Of people can in any
way be madc responsible for the crime of
single utcScr of that vast aggregate. or
course such acts snny happen in any country
or any agci but the consequence arc none
the less calculated to fill with dismny aud
disgust the whole community, and to weak.
en- the confidence in u system like our own.
where they are less cxcusablc than any
| where else III tbs world"
"What effect do yon thiuk tho attempt
will hayc"
"At present VIC arc all filled not only
with concern for the public effects of such
a crime, but with sympathy for the dis
tipguishcd victim, his family and his inn
mediate friends 1t is too early to moralizc
upon the subject, but two things nro 80
obvious thay they cannot escape consiJcra-
tion even now. The first is the great peril
that attends the enormous and increasing
Lover of the chief executive magistracy.
1t addresses temptations too strong for public
safety to the interests and passions OF mil
lions OF persons"
"Do you refer to the civil scryiccW
"Partly only. More particularly this:
The putting up periodically at tho end of
every four ycars of the vast power of tho
government Of fifty millions of people, the
enormous expenditure that it involves and
the redistribution Of the ono hundred thou.
sand Offices at raHle in which the whole
people actively participate, must be fruitful
Of evils yet uasccn. Civil ccmmotons,
fraud and violence are the natural results"
"Whnt is the sccond consideration to
which you rcferred?"
"Ihc second one perhaps grows out Of
tho first. Ii is tho uGhouuded licentious-
ness that chnractcr'zCs our party competitions
and pollcai disscnslons, the assassination Of
| private character, and tho INSCRIPTIONS
methods rcsor!cd to to Influence the public
| judgmcnt. All good men of all parties
ought to do their utmost to limit aud re-
strain these mischiefs. The undue stimu-
us to mad passions arms the haud of tho
eccentric individual who assumes to himself
TO work out results perhaps under tho
insane ambition for a Uotorcty Of infamy.
But turn from the subject with feeling
that now when every public sensibiity and
every private sympathy is deeply wounded
| am not equal to drawing the lessons which
the deplorablc event suggests to our people
Let US hope that President Ga,lcId's ro-
covcry will reduce to minimum the
public evils of his assassination, while it
will remove tho weight of tho private
bereavement which fills US oil With concern
and sympathy"
THE PRESIDENT TO THE PEOPLE.
The Secretary of the Stale furnishes the
following, with tho request that it be given
the widest possible circulation:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
July Ill p M.-To tho Press: On
behalf Of tho President aud Mrs Garfield
| desire to make public acknowledgement of
very numerous messages Of coincidence and
ELECTION whcl, have been received since
Saturday morning. From almost every
State in tho Union, from tho South os
bountifully as from tho North, aud from
countries beyond the gen have cou,e mes