Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-23
WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
The President is Dead.

The sad intelligence was flashed over the
wires Tuesday morning that oar President
was dead No news, perhaps, ever fell
upon the startled ear of the American
people that awakened snch deep anguish,
snch ardent sympathy, or that suffused SO
many eyes with the tears of sorrow
The nation mourns! The worlds patti
OTIS are filled with grief. Liberty weeps
over the loss of her noblest devotee-over
the tragic death of her heroic chief. The
last ray of the hope of recovery that buoyed
the anxious hearts of fifty millions of sym
pathizing people has been eclipsed, and
dead Died at the hands of an assassin.
Cut down =" in manhoods middle day." ere
he had reached the full measure of his
greatness or shone in the zenith of his
glory. Yet, his name will live and bloom
forever on the brightest pages of Ameri-
can history. His name will shine
in the brightest constellation of the worlds
great men undimmed by the name of any
President, King, Emperor, chief or hero, or
by the achievements of any genius. Gen
erations unbounded in the mantle of inspir-
alton, will become the arbiter of his merits
and the light of the future will never cease
to reveal and accredit to his deeds and
achievements as widening the foundations
of human happiness, perpetuating the
blessings of human liberty, and strengthen
ing the pillars of constitutional Government
President Garfield was truly great man.
He was great scholar, great philanthro-
pist, great hero, great orator and great
statesman. He was good man. He was
great in the faith of the God of our Fathers.
All things considered he had no peer on the
American continent. By the possession of
those sterling qualities that constitute true
greatness, he won an abiding place in The
confidence and in the hearts of the Ameri.
can people, both North and South,
His administration would doubtless have
given satisfaction to the American people.
1t bid fair to heal up all the old wounds
of the war, and would have given peace
prosperity and happiness to the entire coun.
try. But now the mantle of gloom covers
| the nation. What will be the result of The
change, the future alone can reveal Ma,
] God be our guide.
] But the tragic event that resulted in th'
] death of the President is reproach to
I Christian civilization, and is stain, spot
I upon American politics more dark, NOR
/ lasting and damning, than that upon tn
hands of Lady McBeth, and is the result o
that liberty granted every cross-road poll
tician, every newspaper scribbler, ever
harranguer of public crowds, to besmirch
to malign, to traduce and SANDER the char
acter of those who may chance to be il
official position, or even to aspire to homo
anddistinction. tits the result of general cuss
edness that is tolerated in American politics
1t is the result of the teachings of that false
! sickly, sentimental philanthropy that loosen
] the hand of justice from the Threats of muir
derers and criminals 1t is the result of
I public opinion that does not demand tn
strict execution of the law
Let Guiteau be brought to justice withor
delay. Outraged justice demands it. Th
American people demand it. Let his exc
cution be the beginning of reform in M
tional morals. W.E.F.M.