The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-07

after adj ournment of the senate the derocrat.
I both houses OF the legialaturs met In the
senate 'hamber, assemblyman Murphy pr, sld'
ig,
.Assemhlyman splnola stated the object OF
19e mes1lSs mnsnS to give eGxPTs Gsocsa 81 o
members of the leg sla'ure with
the president OF tn. Tint st teSan hi,
{ mily ia the grea. afiiict on VIII ch 'as falen
on them He moved that n mn tee OF five,
appoin ted 10 draft suiia leres ,lu l. ns. Adop-
Ted, The oh ir appoin .d AsseuD'ymin IN
Spinola, Senators Mt tina AMI II. bachers and
Assemb ymsn BeneGl CT al Paterson as asub-
c"mIni tee. The c. mmitIet re urned and
subsequently reported tie foil wing reeolu-
tions: "While tne country and the who o
world rest under the shadow of an appalling
crime which threatens 10 remove by death the
chief m agu trite of the United States, IL \ ems
meet THAI the democracy repre- sented In Tue
.gslature of New YORK In formal manner
excited SIthiS them by the a.ssss n s
awful act. IL IL with fee inas of qualification
that W are firm In tho belief that the secured
rights OF the people, der our constitution,
canDot be eriously affected by the low aimed
by the rnur erer's hand at an In iividual who
occupies the foremost positi n Ia the govern.
ment OF the na ionso the earth. Mons the ie-ss,
however, is 1 ths feeling With ,Iish %uiehh
on us the knowledpe that such
a crime as we arepoS c0nsid ring Is possib Q
even by accident in fr, Q mer ca and none he
less are. the feelings sofindiguation and horr rim
our he arts which in vain we eek for y ords to
exp ess. None the less are our hearts fiilei
with sympathy wi h the president, stricken
down In his strength and yissrous manhood
and for the sorrow ng family weeping round
tne angel of death While we enow
the utter n adequacy of langu 'ge to exp ess
that which we feel at this time, we would
fail to d Justice to our feeliAgs ii We omitted
to mak- this minute.
Resolved, Tn t we regard with the utm os
detestat on, condemnation aud horror The
the life Of A. Ga, fl Id president r
iss; that we join our prayes wi h
all civinz d nh IONS thst he b. restored to
heal h AID prOsperiiy long to live. ANA ,hat
we extend to him AMI his distrrs ed wife ana
shic'ed family the e,rne!' assurance OF our
hearth 1t sympathy wi h i'm and hem In this
b h,ur o their great sorrow and suffe ing
Resolv d. Ina n copy of this mi ute and
these resolutions be 'rsnsmtt' Ell to tn. cre'a.
ry ofstate of the U 'it,n States, 10 b b him
presented to the pr sident and bis family; u
b ches. T Ben dict, ID d Patterson.
senator Fowler moved the dcption Of the
minutes and resolution In u few appropriate
remarks.
Inc mot on wss carried by rising vote and
this officers of the meeting were direc ed to
forward the mil utes and resolution to Sscre-
tary Blaine.
Washirg on, July 5-The following te.e-
gram ss ueeu received;
wiliamston, Mass Ju y 4-Golonel A
Rockwell, Executive Sansion, Washington:
Inc following 'esolutions:
First-Ihat the alumni + Williams college,
with prufJundest so row, in view OF the great
nffllcLioa that has befallen the cUun-
try ct the moment of their an
heir sym. aihy with their be owe brother,
the pres ident of the United States, and their
most arrest prayer That IT may please a.
mishiyG to spare his useful life and re-
st re h,m to be con inued blessing to his
country al d to mat kind.
oecpId I hat Ia the many virtues that illu1-
trated tha ch + cter of james A Gar Id is his
pa riotism. his courag bis fidelity to every
we, the alumni, recoguize noble
exam lie that may the aspiration
arc hope OF ths educated you IN OF our coun-
Third-That we bow in humble submission
to the Divi ne will In the great disa pointme"t
we are compelled to bear, in that We a'e not
h Mor or We We srtici}psited in in his pTese ce
18th us at tols CONNIE cement, but our r. gret
is W IL wei in, our I ense sympa ny win
which they have heeen overwhelmed Fon tn,
That these r. --'' - "" % this mo ming to
the pres,6, ~. ..,. he SO row o h
b otners OF the alumni aid their tend rest
syn pathy
[SigneG.l ,TPFERY eecy ofthe Alumni.
Executive MsnsiO :, July o. Professor A. r.
Perry, William ton, Mass achusetts: For the
p e'ident and family, am requ s'ed TO Sc, d
% the alumni of Williems Co ege their 1--we
a d thauhs or the wor of sym athy, c :.
deLcs and r.sp,c. as ex pressed Ia their H. ,.
lutions to the esident The a'um Il are at
4, his time not only SO rs ofa chershing moth r,
bui In heart aud soul his roth ers AS
such he sends them his affect ona'e greeting.
[Signeu,l A +. ROCKWELL.