The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-10

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rhe Remarks OF Number OF Innu.
entail Persons ON Hearing OF tho
Attempted Assassination Of the
President.
The following are soms Of the remarks
made by we'll known persons-pOliticians.
bankers and others-on first hearing of the
attempt to asssssinste Garfield. They were
the first remarks made by them. evidently
expressing the true sentiments Of the speakers
and not those carefully prepared sentiments
Of sympathy with the sufferer which soon
followed:
"The news has found me so unprepared
and overwhe med with personal cares that
it almost stunned me. May God grant that
il may not b. true. 1t is the most terrible
Lincoln. If it is trU', ga may heaven
help our coun,ry"-R,sco Conkling.
"This Is nstionAl cal m ,v-to the south
especially. The man 81 committed The
act must have been m 1;if it becomes
known that he is not, il W Il become the
death. blow to popular government, and set
back democracy in Europe fifty years,
hope most earnestly that the vile act will
not be considered abroad other than as the
freak ola iuns,ic". General X ,ger A Pryor.
"lf this is the outgrowlh of nhilism in
our country, l am in favor of crushing it
out Immediately by the prompt execution of
the would-be sssassins and their followers"
General Grant.
at isa very sad affair indeed. In the
present indefinite and indeterm;nate condi-
ton of matters you must excuse me from
saying anything. IF the president dies
may have something to say if the public
cares to hear anything from me".-Gsneral
Hancock
II don't know what to think or what t, do.
l can only pray that President Gait ids
wounds are not fatal."-Uhsuncry De-
pew.
"Oh, cannot talk now. My head ia ens
tirely gone. The strain hiss been terrible all
day long, and the alienation of hope and
fear has prOstrated me entirely had hoped
and prayed for the best, and fear now that
the worst is to come. It is an act to call forth
the condemnation Of every body. When the
cold blooded assassin pointed his pistol at
I President GaI lid, he pointed in at so COO =
600 ofpeope, and while the presidents body
received the wound, the Pang goes straight
to the heart of every citizen and every inh b.,
liant Of the United States. 1t is terrible,
terrible. '-Thurlow Weed.
IL cannot believe that this is the work of
party or faction. Such a party would be
whipped out peremp,orily. Such horrible
crime must hs 70 been the work of an insane
man. President Lincoln's assassination was
bad, but this is worse" -Ex.S Secretary of
the Navy, Thompson.
II believe the thing to have been q pre-
meditsted, cold blooded and most cowar ily
found that General Garfield was man of
nerve, who could not be swayed here and
there. Itdoes not speak well fer our gov.
eminent if the president of the United
States cannot go into the streets with safe-
ty."--Ex.Secretary of War, Ramsey.
"Ths assassination has taken place in q
I me of peace. My own opinion is that the
effect will be far more terrible than thai
which followed the Lincoln tragedy. Our
country seems to BE- getting Mexicanizsd." -
Senator Jones of Nevada.
II cannot imagine greater crime than
this. 1t is something fearful. II is an out
rage, a national calamity, fearful thing.
IL VIII weaken the strength OF republican
institutions all over the world. Two pres
dental sssassinations in twenty years will
test the atrsngth of our form of government,
severely."-Ex-Senator Bsrnum of Con
necticut.
"My God! how can such things occur
in a free country? We have no nihilsts here
seeking to overturn the government. We
have had peace for many years and arc in
the midst of peace cannot understand it.
! only pray heaven it is not true. "-Murat
Halstead.
II have not recovered from the shock yet
sufficiently to concentrate my Thoughts on
the awful crime which has been committed
II is a terrible calamity to the entire nation
but believe we are firm enough to bear the
shock"-Jesse Seligman. tho banker.
"Tne Lori help mt! How could anyone
DO go cold hesrted as to want to Kill! my
baby."-Garfs'd' mother.