The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-06-11

aim. The first was not wholly dis
similar to the last. In the forms
. the pistol, in two attempts, failed tt
! fire-when President Jackson's lif
was attempted. In the latter th'
miscreant succeeds in firing twice
} and still leaves hope for the recovery
Of the object Of his spite. But IN
tervening these two cases isanother
with which the entire universe is
acquainted-the assassination o.
Lincoln. The facts Of this case are
SO fresh that no incident in it re.
quires to be brought to remembrance
now. Its history is like q birth.
day, remembered never to be forgot
ten. 1t was rumored that Harrison
did not die a natural death, and sus-
picion was long entertained that
political enmity wrought bis tragic
end. The hero OF Tippecanoe, OF
all events, only survived one month
of Presidential life.
In Jackson's case a factious po-
litical spirit made the attempt upon
his life possible, representing as he
did one Of the great political parties
of his time. In Harrisons case
jealousy engendered by his honora,
Bile achievements, both in peace and
war, backed by popular support and
applause, aggravated an opposition
in his own party that made his early
death possible. With Lincoln, an
embittered sectional prejudice re-
sulting from a civil war that had de-
luged the country in the blood Of
its choicest sons, rendered his
chances of life extremely doubtful at
best, SO that when he was assassina-
ted, while mgny were startled, 9th
ers expressed but little surprise. He
had previously frustrated a premed-
itated design to take his life OF Bal
timore. Those were stormy, revolt
ing times, when all was excitement
and alarm. With Garfield the times
are different, the condition of the
country different, and our relations
with all parts Of the world different.
1t is indeed o season of profound
peace and prosperity. Factious
partisanship has Of course assumed
huge proportions, but even that af>
fords no just cause for such des.
perate action. Viewed in the light
of passing events the crime is as
founding, and speaks poorly for the
future Of the Republic. On this
point | for once, agree with Ex-Sen'
ator Conkling, that law should bt
enacted providing that 'Whenevel
the lives Of the heads of the Nation
are attempted, the person or persons
thus attempting should suffer death
and that such 8 law should be rigor
ously enforced
Indeed there is some excuse fol
Nihilism in Russia, where power
concentrates into the hands of thu
few; but there is no excuse for effort
similar to those ofthe Nihilists in oul
country, where power rests in tn
hands of many-where government
derives its just powers from the con
sent of the governed. Yes there wa
some reason offered for the destruc
ton Of the life of the Gar, but Their
are no mitigating circumstances a
all adducible, for the attempted as
sassination Of President Garfield.
l 1t is redWctio adj a5sardum to in
sist that Guiteau was, or is, insane
either emotionally or otherwise, il
view Of the deeply laid plan as de
picted by himself. He was caution
and deliberate in his effort to multi
ate and destroy his intended victim
His very demeanor indicated reveng
because of disappointment and ma
lightly.
We congratulate the President
: his family and the entire country
upon the prospect Of his ultimate re
} covery from an attack SO severe an
J wounds SO serious. His warm re
ception Of delegation of colore
men from our State, just afortnigE
previous to this dread assault, ingrs