The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-03
ASSASSINATION.

luis Wnolo community was luroWn lhto
fsversh state Of excitement and painful
emotions by receipt of a ST. Louis special
telegram to the HERALD announcing the
attempted assassination of President Garfield
at Washington. Tie news was so horrible
in its nature, and go sudden as well
as momentum; Ia its import, that
maly were incredible until the subsequent
confirmation came TO hand. Elsewhere will
DO found IN account of the proceedings hid
at general meeting called without distinc-
ton OF party or race. That the dreadful
deed was one done by m insane man we can
scarcely d>ub!; thst there was either Il pri-
vats grievance as tho motive or a supposed
Iol tical re c,l would appear from the
circumstances surrounding the crime. Phi
losophers tell rus that suicides, assassina-
nations, otc, are sometimes atmos'
pheric. 1t would seem that there is some
truth in the remark from recent events.
What Is best TO DO done to arrest tho evil
is socis' problem that requires
and should ,ive some thought on the par,
ofour people, for this country cannot afford
the nhilis ic efforts that have characterized
the hariher governments of Europe We
have no patience whatever with the daggers
work that would rid world of even tyrsnt
though no be, of the poignard that
would snatch from life monarch as he tray-
oils through the streets, of the bullet that
would hurl an honored president from life to
death, DO the cause what it may. We fear,
even as wo write, that the destructive
weapon of Gultteau has sent to
The dark door tho present chief
magistrate of the country. That swift
and duo penalty should be meted out to the
criminal, is thing to bs hoped for and OK,
pected' If insanity impelled the act, then
visit the culprit with adequate consequence.
1t Is fortunate that no real political signia-
canoe is to DO attached 10 the act
Every man, north and south, white and
colored,is concerned alike in this bloody bus
ines. and we stop not TO ask any other cues.
hon than the identity of the luckless indiyd-
ual. Let us trust that justice will have i,s
exact and ample course. We arc satisfied
that this is the feeling of reflective persons
mall this land aad our section, although the
southern blood boils at such bastard deed
President Garfield has shown disposition to
do such even-handed justice, tina! this sad
national calamity and personal injury has
awakened the general sentiment of symps.
Should the worst como. the southern
:. hardly be expected to res. so easy
undeY c NNe,;. .remarksAtion of his
legal successor whose ssSgss2ocjst!!Sain s
AMI whose past have not been of hopeful sig~
niucance to us. Should Arthur die during
his.term, Allen Thurman would have been
his successor. Ia Thurman's absence from
position, now. serious questions might arise
asb the status Of tho government. Let us
hope for the best, even while we fear for the
worst, as to the presidents recovery. We are
graliii'd at the prompt action of our people
last night, in denouncug the Brutus. tho Ra,
valliac, the Booth, the Rou:sakoir and tn,
Guitleau style of taking OIL even conceded
tyran's, and more especially peaceful ciu
zen' AMI high officials no matter wha, tn,
motive, the pretext or the occasion.