, 1881-12-28

This Irrcs,sttbfo prqkBg g&6 remove tho 1scsl-
dcnt wills On tno ror tfEs83ays. nnd It mover loft
,no when Mwnkc. 1t ha1hsol inc dny an,l night.
AZ Inst the opportunity cnnc, nnd shut hin, In
tho lsa'ttn"rn Il Potomac f'cpot. As soon nsr
tlrcd tho Fhot tho Inspiration worked on, aud t
felt immcibcly relieved. would not 10 1t a8att,
for tnIllun t!oars.
Only fnfrne!e aavcd inc from bpng shot Of
hung th0n nr,I there.
It was the ,nost in.ane foo1hnr1y net possible,
and no ono but n tnatninn could havo dono It.
Hut tho pressure ut fGH waa IT. enormous th1t
w0uIh have dono 1t If hnd sted tho next thu.
mctlt.
ltcrctnforo political grievances havc l,ccn nd
ju:tcd by wMr nr tho hnnt.
llAh Jefferson DnVts and dozen Or two TT hfs
Contributors been shot dead III Jan,lury, lHDl, no
donbt uur 1tc'3cfon never wou! hasc hccl.
Gen. Urnnt suppressed Clio Hnr, und rrori-
lencc and fnyrd tho Milton.
As tluc ntlyA,lcrs. tho public will appreciate
this thct mnte AllA tnorc
Today-Christlnus, lSsl-1 at1a tp jatl. snd hnyo
been since July :.
have borne my confinement patiently ard
quietly, knowing that my vndIcat!ou would
| Cunle.
Twice haro been shot at, nnh cnsno noar boz
'nK shot dead, Dut tho 1.Drtl kept INT hhrEupss.
| Like tue Iiubrew children In tho fiery furnace
not Il hnir Oil thy tlonl tina bee1l snxod, because
tito I.Hr.1. wl1ntM served Whun / sought tu rt-
n't'se tho President, hns taken caro- IT tic.
Ny tr!nl seems to bc rr0HrcasluE welt: Judge
Cnx consider j,i4t thu 'natt for tho case. lie IL
nb!c conscientious. nt,I careful. haye II hri9ht
Jury, ald wish them to pass u, my ease
| jttAKe them rnrn uuod mnu. Thur listen with
!! thu xTentcat interest tU tho testimony AID nd
| dresses, and prcsutto they will give this cAso
| their fno.t s,1c,nn attention. and dispose Of 1t
nccHs'inE to tho fncts and law, ind believe Tho
h-luled press IT tho Nation will nct4niescn III
| their verdict.
| Thu prosecution have introduced certain twft-
| Nesscs WIN arc guilty OF rink perjury. and II
has excited my sr1th. utld | have denounced
| thom IN plain language.
| hntc tho n,Gnn, deceptive whC Of tho prosccu-
tim. afy opinion Ut tlia Utstrlct-Attoruey II
| well known.
Tho defense has l,cen unfortunate In having
| Insufficient counsel. iHlt, notwithstanding this.
| uspent Justice to in '.',le me. mid tny motive
/ nnt inspiration vtntl'casel. rcop|e uro sayng:
"Wclt, X tho Lord ,lIt, tt. Let tt Ku."
Ioxpoct this spirit will grow.
mn highly pleased with GGn. Arthur. lie ia
lntna splgndf1ty in his nc,r position. lIud Ggn.
fairfield tlnne us well. ho probably would hnvd
tHcn alive tolHy. ffe WIS IL good suRn, but D
| weak politician.
/ UNI especially pleased with Con. Arthur1
| cuncntury Gplrt uni wts1nsn toward tho OPP
position. 1t Is exuctly whit | wished him tn i'd
-ylz.: untto tho 1Mctons OF tho 1tepus.flcan
| party, to tho cnd thai tho Nation ulny 10 happy
nud prosperous.
NY HtG dhS bccft fhtncf ahH one
Ny mother llcd when wnsT.
Ny fathor WIS n Rooi man md an ablc one,
| but n lMllatIc In religion.
Under bis INFLUENCE, got Into TIM 0ncd3
Community n. ~, and remained six years.
Three years after this was unfortunately
married, and FL continued for fur years. Eoou
, | nftcr was divorced went on to theology.
Three yrars of my lIfn In tho 0nctia Commh-
nifty WIS Clio of constant suffering. Ny mnrret
! llfe tho Bntnc.
My thooogical Ito one Ut anxiety. but was
happier Mt that thnn anything clso, because
was serving tho Lorl
sly llfo hus been tlesoIntcd. -, :.
nuriu2 1ny six yenrs III the Oneida Community
| gut instrnnKed from my relnttyca- might ri
vel have been tu Etnto's priapt1 Dr tho Il,natle
, | nsyIum. ! wns neycr Able to forgive my fnthcf
, for running ulo lrto tint Community. II It hud
not bocr fur this should hnye hudn fur hupp!cf
a lifo.
, Forgetting things hchntl. press forward.
i Ia. III uL2Gt1@sA.,1 ..sJ .E:'.t.:1' 1--:t-:'.
| have niwnys hetn liver Ut tho Lurd, and
. whether live onu ycar Or thirty. 1nm Ills.
} As lnnttor 0r fact, presume shall live ID
| bc President.
5 Todny. l,ssi years mo, tho Savior of mankind
wns horn tu poverty nru ubscurlty. 1lo moved
III, and dUwu Judtel. md spoke rs ono hntinf
Il authority. Fnst m,,ltitthics f0linwcd Him. lie
= cnst out dcvt[s healed tho slo!s. restored tho
blind nratl tho discussed. told tho multitude who
n lto wns. md whnt liz cuma ter: that Gol thu
d l.lthcr had sent Him to punt tho raco tho why
t to ctcrnnl lilo.
{ This wonarrsut nelng bud nowhere to lny liz
;, bend. lio Ind M money, nnl hnt no frcnls
:, lie neyur travelled. lilo novcr wrpto Il book. lii
Q WIS hutctl, tcsplsctt and flualsy crucilcd as
s vi!u inposlnr.
Then buck III went TO ibe bosom 0f tho Father
+ During Ills ministry Gto drew around Himself
!. few tlcspi4cl individuals whu woro as poor NJ
Himself They hAd no tonry. Nnl no staldlua
a | In society, Anl wcrG mosty ttsh0rtIGI.
+, tN,twnrlly. likc ups. other Rrrut events Ia
IL huu,nu hjstury tho oriyln Ut Christianity WAS al
q | absolute failure.
d 1t WIS like tt4o seed nutotl, and II had grosvt
II tIttlp tJy little, Time has developed 1t ntn
u rtuat,to tree, ,,ycrtangtng tho habltablo globe
q | rl,o ,nnh cr,ucnd nm Suy1ur ut t1,unk1ud. md
n pnu1, Ills trent upostte. went to tYnotuuul
dcutb.
n Thls happcncd mnny centuries axo, for eight.