Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-12-07
NEW SERIES--V0L, %, NO. 49,

decent people if it had been. During
my residence in the Oneida Community
| |, like most of the men IN that com
mVnity was practically Shaker.
| have been in jail since July %, anC
have borne my confinement patiently
knowing my vindication would come
Twice have | been shot at, and come
near being shot dead, but the Lord
kept me harmless Like the Hebrew
children in the fiery furnace, not a
hair of my head has been singed, be.
cause the Lord whom / served when
sought to remove the President has
taken care of me. have been kindly
treated by the jail officials and have no
complaint to make save that my letters
have been intercepted going out and
in, and | have been cut off, until re-.
Gently, from the reporters and news.
papers, which l consider illegal and
impcrtinent Certain parties, whom
j need not name, have been greatly
benefited, financially, by my inspira.
tions, and | am going TO ask them to
contribute to my defense. have no
right or wish to ask my lawyers to
work for nothing. There are hundreds
of persons who are and will bo bene.
fitted financially by the new Admins.
tration. They are all indebted to me
for their positions from the President.
| confidently appeal to them and the
public at largo to send me money for
my defense. Certain politicians seem
perfectly willing to fatten at the public
crib on my inspiration, but they pre-.
tend to be Mortified out of their senses
by the late Presidents removal, and
want nothing 20 do with me. They
say ! am "a dastardly assassin" The
word ASSASSIN" CRATES on my mind,
and yet some people delight in using it.
Why am | an assassin any more than
q man who shot at another during the
war? A thousand brave boys on both
sides were shot dead during the war,
but no one thinks of talking about
assassination. There was homicide.
A man was killed but in my case the
doctors killed the late President, and
not me. So there is not even homicide
in this case. The President was sim.
ply shot and wounded by an insane
man. The man was insane in the law
because it was Gods act and not his.
There is not the first element of mur.
der in this case. There IS no homicide |
in this case and, therefore, no malice
in the law. Admitting that the late |
President died from the shot, which | |
deny as matter of fact, sull the cir.
attending the shooting liq.
uidate the presumption Of malice either
in law or in fact. Heretofore, politi.
cal grievances have been adjusted by
war, or ballots Had Jefferson Davis
and dozen or two of his co.traitOrs
been shot dead in January, 1864, no
doubt our late Rebellion never would
have been; but Providence and time
right all things, and to day, by grad.
lal change OF public opinion, | am
justified in passing with laudable con.
tempt the continual venom of certain
newspapers. Let the newspapers
change from Guiteau the assassin to
Guiteau the patriot ! appeal to the
Stalwart and Liberal press of the ma.
lion Tor justice. | appeal to the Re.
publican party especially the Stalwarts,
1f whom | am proud TO be one, Tor
Justice. ! appeal TO the President Of
he United States for justice, | am
he man that made him President.
my inspiration ho was a po.
itical cipher, without power or i'm.
Dortance. was constantly with him
n New York, last Fall, during the
canvass, and he and the rest of our
men knew that we had all we could do
10 elect our ticket. Had Hancock
Kept his mouth closed on tho tariff,
)r had the Morey letter been delayed
1no week, Hancock would certainly
nave been elected. Then no man
could tell what might happen TO the
Republic, lam more than glad Arthur
s proving himself wise man, in his
new position, and | expect he will
give the nation the finest administra-
lion il has ever had.
| appeal to this Honorable Court for
ustico; am glad your Honor is a
gentleman of broad views and Christian
sentiment and clear head. / count
myself fortunate, indeed, that my case
IS to be tried before such very able
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