Daily Republican., 1881-07-05

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the unfavorable symptoms. Postmas
ter General James and Secretary Hun,
expressed themselves as confidently
hopeful that the presidents condition
will improve during the night, as 1t did
last night, and that there will then be
very strong reasons for expecting final
recovery.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 4-10 p.
m.-5light amelioralion of symptoms
during the past two hours. No vomit.
ing during that period. Pulse, 124
temperature lOl; respiration, 2i. In
order not to disturb the President I'M
necessarily no further bulletins will be
issued until tomorrow morning
(Signed) d. W. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBURN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, - m.-The
condition of the President has further
improved since the date of the last Off
cial bulletin. His temperature and
pulse have again fallen slightly, and lie
is at this hour sleeping quietly.
PUBLIC ACK KNowLEDGEMEST.
WAsHINGToN, July 5.-The Secreta-
ry of State furnishes the following with
request that it be given she widest
possible circulation.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 4, II p.
m.---To the press : On behalf Of the
President and Mrs. Garfield desire to
make public acknowledgment OF the
very numerous messages of coincidence
and affection which have been received
since Saturday morning. From almost
every State in the Union, from the
South as bountituly as from the North,
and from countries beyond the sea,
have come messages of anxious inquiry
and tender words of sympathy in such
numbers that it has been found impos-
sible to answer them in detail. there
tore ask the newspapers to express for
the President and Mrs. Garfield the
deep gratitude which they feel tor the
devotion of their fellow countrymen
aud friends abroad, in this hour of
heavy attliction. (Signed)
JAMES q. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
WAS THERE A CONSPIRACY.
The wide spread belief that the shoot
ing was conspiracy has not diminished.
A Washington despatch says:
The theory that the shooting Of the
President was the result ola conspiracy,
and that Glliteau was mere instrument
to make it effective, found many believ-
ers last night, and was very generally
discussed to-day. Those who accept
the theory of conspiracy point to GER
tain acts of Guiteau before and after
the shooting to make ont their case
The purchase Of the pistol on Friday,
he having been without any money pre-
vious to that day, his careful inquiries
about the move nentS Of the President,
his arrangement with a hack-driver for
being driven toward the Jail after he
should perform the shooting, and his
letters and written statement are refer.
red to a. producing evidence that Cult
eau discussed the assassination with
other persons who assisted him with
means and advice. The conduct of
Gulteau shows that he has been delber-
ately planning for several weeks the
murder of the President and the pertec-
ton of his plans, and the secrecy with
which he guarded them shows that his
insanity is not Of that order which rem.
lers men IRRESPONSIBLE for their acts.
Col w. A. Cook in an interview witt
| a Washington Star reporter yesterday
said:
"Apart from the desperate and de-
PRAYED character OF this act-the
shootlng-there does not appear to be
anything: On the contrary, the length
of time during which he appears to
have entertained u purpose to assassi-
nate the pres ident; his preparations for
the assassination, including the pur-
chase of IA pistol; the dangerous charac-
ter; his persistent and tranquil pur-
suit of the president; his preparations
for flight, aud his leaving behind pa
pers that might become the basis Of a
plea of insanity, all seem to indicate a
sound mind He may be an enthusi-
asst or a fanatic, but enthusiasm or IA
naticlsm is net neccess srily an accom-
panment of insanity. The whole act
appears to be one Of reckless depravity
rather than the deed of an insane man.
Rut all this, too, must be carefully and
imrartially examined, and will be
the present is not the time to form
definite conclusion even as to his men-
tai condition. This can only be done
under the regular, tranquil and pa
tient forms of the law. But to me it
seems startling and dangerous prop
osition to assume and proclaim that
when the first officer of the nation is
stricken down by the hand of an assas-
sin to say that he is insane. To do so IS
only to encourage others of reckless
and depraved character to perpetrate
similar deeds"
"What, then, colonel, do you think is
the better course
"Whether the president dies or lives,
to take time quickly, and persistently
pursue the investigation to arrive at the
ultimate truth, anu to suspend all final
Judgment until this is done, and thus
to form careful, correct and just opin-
ion. The time is come when, perhaps,
the nation is to be saved from the acts
of desperadoes and villains, anu While
at the same time any really untortu-.
nate imbecilc in Elind must be treated
with proper and wise consideration.
Excursion To Marcus Hook.
A nriya,p narty consisting of about