The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-11-29

NoyeSism laen. To-Day Jo6n II. Noyes,
the founder of the Oneida, Community,
is an American fugitive on British soil
Noyes is cold -blooded scoundrel.-
He has de6auched more young women,
broken up more reputable families and
caused more misery by his sinking fa-
naticism and licentioasness than any
man of this age. Had Moves had his
due he would have heeu hanged thirty
years ago for crimes committed with
his own flesh and blood, and it would
have been q godsend to great many
decent people if he had been. During
my residence in the Oneida Community
Il like most Of the men iu that commu-
nifty, was practically Shaker. =
THEORY OF INSANITY.
Mr.. ScovilIe is developing a theory
of hereditary insanity which may have
an important bearing on this case. To-
sanity runs in my family. My. father
had two sisters and nephew and q
niece in an insane asylum. He himself
was monomanisc for twenty-five years
on the Oneids Community. He could
see no evil in that concern and no good
out Of it. He thought Noyes a greater
man than the L ,rd Jesus Christ He
was rational enough outside OF the Com
munity idea On that he was lunatic
He would get greatly excited in discuss
ing that, and look and act like wild
man. All this time be was good bu-
siness man. He was cashier Of a bank
and attended to his duties promptly and
faithfully. 1t was owing to his fsnati-
cism and insanity that | got into the
Oneida Community when boy Once,
under Noyes' influence it was impossi.
BILE to get away, and fingered there in
the greatest distress for six long and
weary years I was in the Community
from 1860 to 1866 Since then | have
known and cared nothing for them.-
One Smith, whom knew there, has ia.
ken upon himself to write on this case,
and among other silly and impertinent
statements he says l was In the habit of
connecting my name with the words
"Premier to England" &c These
statements are false. MY father was q
frequent visitor at .the CDmmunity, but
never resided there. He wanted to go
but nv stepmother opposed it. l wish
this Oneida Community business to pass
into oblivion.
My ex-wife has been summoned by
the prosecution. Our marriage was
premature. only knew her ten weeks,
and we married on ten hours notice.
She was poor girl. She had been un-
fortunate, and ha6 no business to have
married her. We were married in 1859
separated in 1873 and divorced in 1874
without issue; was practising law then,
and we lived at hotels AMI boarding
houses. | have known little about her
since 1873. understand that she mar
ried well, four years ago, and is living
in Colorado. have been strictly vir-
tuous for six or seven years. ] claim
to be a gentleman and Christian.
LIFE IN JAIL.
I have been in Jail since July 2 /
have borne my confinement patiently
and quietly, knowing my vindication
would come. Twice have l been shot
at, and came near being shot dead, but
the Lord kept me harmless. Like the
Hebrew children in the fiery furnace,
not hair on my head hss been singed,
because the Lord, whom served when
l sought to remove the President, has
taken care Of me. / have been kindly
treated by the Jail officials, and have no
complaint, save that my letters have been
intercepted going out and coming in,
and / have been cut of until recently
from reporters and newspapers, con-
slider illegal and impertinent. Certain
parties, whom | need not name, have
been greatly benefited financially bv nv
inspiration, and | am gong to ask them
to contribute to my defence. l have no
right or wish to ask my lawyers to work
for nothing. There are hundreds of
persons who are and will be benefited
financially by the new administration
L uS1 ale all tuuGU'Ou w tuO lOI tuCil
position, from the President down.
APPEAL FOR HELP.
l conf lently appeal 10 them and to
the public at large to send me money
for nv defence. The money can be
sent quietly by express withholding the
name if you wish TOY to George SEQ
vile, Washington. D. c 1t will be
sacredly used for my defence. Certain
politicians seem perfectly willing to fat
ten at the public crib on my inspiration,
but they pretend to be horri6ed out OF
their senses by the late Presidents re-
moval and want nothing t, do with me.
They say am "a dastardly assassin. +"
The word 'sassassin" CRATES on the mind
and yet some people delight in using it.
Why am / an assassin any more than q
man who shot another during the war 2
Thousands OF brave boys on both sides
were shot dead during the war, but no
one thinks OF talking about on assassi-
nation There was a homicide, e., a
man was killed. But in my case the
doctors killed the late President and not
me, so that there Is not even homicide
in this case. The President was simply
shot snd wounded by an insane man
The man was insane in law, because it
was Gods act and NOT his There is
not the first element of murder in this
case.
WHAT CONSTITUTES MURDER.
To constitute the crime OF murder
two elements must coexist: l. an actual
homicide. Mathematics in law or
malice in fact. The law presumes NAL
ice from the fact OF the homicide. There
is no homicide in the case aud therefore
no malice in law Malice IN fact de-
pends on the circumstances attending the
homicide. Admitting that the late
President died from the shot. which
deny as matter of fact, still the cir.
cumstances attending the shooting ligui
date the presumption OF malice either IL
law or in tact. Heretofore politica
grievances have been adjusted by war o.
the ballot Had Jefferson Davis and
dozan or two OF bis co-traitors been sho
dead in January, 1861, no doubt on
late rebellion never would have been.
am patriot. To-day I suffer il
bonds as patriot Washington was
patriot. Grant was patriot Washing
ton led the armies OF the reyolntio
through eight years Of bloody war I
victory aud glory. Grant led the al