New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04
dispat.eh should undoubtedly be given The prefer
encc."
The following is General HancOcks reply, which
he SAID lad been Incorrectly published:


COvEHNOR's ISLAND July ., 1891.
General W; 7. SHERMAN T. s. Arp.y Washin5o, d. G.:
ths ' Prc '1 one iesm o, te assault nPon TIE IRE Of
XXX, ~ me int,irst Of he country the ret may be
,ho"n 70 nave been that OF q mailman. Thanks FOR
dispatch ana for your promise OF further Information
VS.. HANCOCK.
Late yesterday afternoon another dispatch came
from General sherman. 81 place confidence in this
SAID General Hancock, because General Sherman
knows what he telegiaphs, and his dispatch has
reasons. Here it s":
WASHINGTON, d. C., July s.
am this minute back from the White House. Or.
niI,S snrgeon N attendance on President Garfield, au
thriZed me 20 report that all TIE symptoms continue
W. T. SIBERIAN,
r. Commenting ON the assault on the President,
"eherai iiancock continued; " 1t was asSIredy the
AZ Oh Inhatic'or OF 2 man driven INTO cra2ed con-
dtlon by politics. The latter is probably the true
DESCRIPTION Of bis titon: 1t is the natural result
OF strong political feehng-iD other words OF poti-
cal fac ton ii is the outcome OF the state Of affairs
which has been developing in he country through
Iactloial annosiy There are minds SO constituted,
ana naturally eNcitahlo which when worked
ing, are driven into this condition..
This man is evidently of that class 1t would be
absurd 10 suppose chat he was AZ all connected with
anyone elst-in other worls.that there was any con-
spiracy. The acted Oh his own Representative
HIS mind was unbalanced and the result was nat
nral In The case of the assassination of Lincoln,
eXt ltenent had been running high upon the issues
OF the war, and he Southern people embittered;
yet Booth acted on his own responsibility, although
time"
Do you think this act is possibly aphasc of Nihi-
Il know nothing about it. have raid no alton
ton 20 The question do not suppose it is anything
of the kind. although have no opinion to express
upon Che matter Njhilislp rises from peculiar con-
dtlonS, and there can hardly be any comparison in
TIC matter II is simply an unfortunatc fact that
the PRESIDENT OF the United States has been shot
down III open day"
" 20 you recall the attempted shooting of Jack
d" Yes, but only generally. Comparisons of that
kind are not desirable Even in drawing
parallels in the cases of Presidents Lincoln and
Garfield dare say went too far In many respects
there was a marked difference III the crcum-
Stances"
I'm case Of the Presidents death, do Won think it
ern people :"
Il cannot say. lido not wish to discuss it. The
Southern people haze nothing to do with this mat
ter more than the North The preudces of the
further occasion for bringing forward the
subject. In case of the death of General Garfield
There Is no need for speculation. 1t is merely Il
waste of time"
Are you well acquainted with the Prcsidcntg'
49, Only III a general way, as men meet in official
me not so well as with many others; that is
intimate sense. OF course contact running over
twenty years would enable to sec a good doal of
hun Weall know what he is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and pleasing"
Later, General Hancock said
have no knowledge of politics at Albany, and
seeP alool from them. am not y politician that
Garfield has no further political Significance than
political faction"
With reference to the celebration of the Fourth
General Hancock remarked: certainly think
there should be none in case the President is no
better OF should die. If he should be mnch bet
evidence that he could recover, then it would be
day Tor rejoicing"