Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-06
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The shooiog of P.osidsnt Ga!6,Id By Gui-
tasu briggs to mind the attemsted tss,;sias-
tim Of President J.cksou 10 The c,ai,o! ct
Washington 90 Jatuuy 30, 1885 Ths ex,rs
ordinary similarity which exists 10 the IL sin
Circumstances attending tho nutd>rous attacks
upon President Jacksou and Gsri.id ia re-
msrkabIc, althorSa the former escaped bS al
most mrs0o tram the sad fate Thioa las
ov r.skeo the latter.
Gsnerat Jackson bad entered r 1892 it gill
be remembered, on bis seoond term az Chief
Magistrate, aad although bis election d,cisivaiy
'hoHtd the popularity among the psopIo Of
both Jackson aud the political principles Of his
party the op2o5i'loo WAS suhcieu ly siropg 10
numbers ana suhcianlly brill ant in the elus
leac, OF Its leaders to mako the Pr siicnt's
ile aoyI hing bus one OF rest aud e,j>Smsns.
Jacason's = hot impe.uoslty, his slroox personal
std po!I,icil Dr Gdose, aud The sImost sa7age
tury win NEl:h be was Of s!i .inoa r:a5y 10
attack b:s eoeiolss or defrhd his frist ! scr;rd
TO foo to white beat sry ,me that wss started
10 politc,t matters ct tics, days, and tis AZ
m'a's ra!loo WAS almost Conticrcu:l7 engaged
iu biAer political fsuis with i,a orucroos upou
the quoe,ou. ur lac GOvr. Calhoun. WetS:er
std Clay used thair brilliant po@.r, upen mara
t15n one occasion with great effect agsinss
jackson. aod the P,esteu:'s txc,IaGle,
passionate nature sod obsiG,.e detcrmiostion
to oRrFy bis measures we're only intensGed by
the wIth5ilng attacks made upon him 10 Coz
Rress by these Statesman aud their sun,
Dtr;ers. Ins tIDes wsre troubcslue onps
al best, srd psry feeling vas rot ouipted
by aiy attempts on the p:rt et the sd-
miui5Lauon TO make rough ways smooth
or ~ erlnciug disposition to give say
IN liz demands. The South Carocs pa!i;Gers
Wtfe thorn In Jscksou's side 10 their cc-
mands 10 regard 10 tbe abolition of import du
lies; the Withdrawal Of depo!i from the Uri.
led STATES Bark was sDoth r prolific s9uros Of
anxiety; the Fle,oi iEbrcslio added 20 tho
cares shd political entanxIepeu!s Ct ;he party
scd the threatened lnpee &c Il. ent of ttn prssl-
d1ht by tho Senato sy,vsd only to m.gcify the
cDmity between the ADMINISTRATION snd ia Cd
n3nepte. Jarks}n's naturally stormy, viDajc.
tiva disposition aud pInntness TO so4rdon
words ter blows had ofien brough. trouble unoo
him 10 the pas', and sreat aud Hsll spar, Ola
ted al were hia public. military szd civic s.r7i
oIs re bsd hosts tf eaemies, some of whom
THREATENED hin With personal violouce, Ho
sa5 es nuca admired IN Certain q1srters as hs
Ut ths "coda OF honor brought him into su-
mer1us persona. elovuaters, Two reriprs
puo!ls attacks @ere msde upou kiai during th
last four Years OF bis Pfcsidcrcy-,iz ihrsa
oy LlsutenaGt Randolph sgd q mau bz ,hs
nsuo or LaSrepoo. Aud ii i, this sss to
Shol teiesetce is mado as bsius is remuka
bls deRrae similar to thst mads upou Pf.s,-
den: Garfield the similarity ex,s iu!, bot 10
tho charaorrs or di 'pOsi:ios cf the two P.esi
denis. tut 10 the chNso.cr of rhs uauid be
sasassins and thait methods. Ths Prssidsos
aod Bis Catlnct were present 10 he Capi,cl
=ish Cfheia f.rmaIi1y on January 80, 1888 10
iiin both Hoas:s CT Con. REL aua numerous
nodg VI oz rs In ceremonies held iu hc3.r OF
a dtcaa:ed member Of Tie Il uss from S.uh
Garoina. The usual ceremonies had .ea %
GUIDED and the President. sooompauiei by
Alessrs, Woodbury. and Dickson, had crrs.d
the great ru'uoda aud Serc about to step cot
90 the por;loo when man emerged from tho
cro@d aud advanced toward the President,
Woeo within Q git te,t Of him he drew q
pislcl and aiming it atlha Pre4ideut pulled tho
tukg.r hstoro he ga, aware tf the nsu's inten,
tlc5. BY miracle, appsrca,ig, the CAP missed
Gre. Wien the mau DIRE W another pistol and :t
tempted to FIRE il. A s.cord .ius the CAP
nis., 6fe sl jackson rushsd at his assailsnt
and dlsarmed him. Usforuoa'e!y fer Pfcsi.
den. Gat6 | the pistol Of Gui.esu was ,u 9
and ptspps sod did lts work moro etfscivel7
hsn did thst of tho asaallsut cf Pse,.dept
Jackson. The man Was at onoe secured and te
CAV, bis name ss Lawrence. He oou!uc!ed
himself with the sams cool indifference thst
dss marked Guiteau's behavior eincs Ills ar
rest, and give nuoh the ssme EXCUSES, efyiog
no was deprived Of his mcloy 70 sut aad foi. il
Incumbent on him to put the Pr sideut on. of
| .hs way Dy ass,ssla alton. ss be regarded the
Psc.ldect es the causs of his oRn troubles and
,ha oounrs's political epssaslemen,s. The
mSu IVES t,k,n TO jail aud bis history aud cou
O, io1s sought cut. when it was determined
| sbat he ~as luua.c on the euti :as ard 6xed
IN his determination to kill tine supuosad
! author of tbe diff u!Ies mentioned, IL his
Q III he remained trsnqai! aud uaooucerbcd as
20 tho Goal rasu!s. After du l'g,l and medi-
| o.i proceedings i L'Wraoc, WAS f .ally Committed
70 an asylum.-N Y Herald.