The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-20
GENERAL IA ERl1AN'S APPEAL
In tho Interest or Law aud order.

/ In Tue NnttFubt u INV uuu SFNGEs
WASHINGTON, September l9.-The follow
linz letter from General Sherman, in the
Interest OF law and order in dealing with
the assassin Guiteau, will appear in tomor-
rows Republican.
WASHINGTON, September 1872 NJ
To Hon. Geo. C. Gohdm, National Repub-I
licdn;
My DEAR siR:--You and I have been
comrades in civil brois and strife In Gala
tornia, when Vigilance Committees ASSUME
cd rule, and we know, or think we know,
how good, honest people haveIdone some|
acts OF violence eunder an honest convictlOnI
that they were doing the right thing
and we believe that In time the Great
physician will cure all things 10 the patient
h have occasionally and recently heard the
same me arguments on the streets and the
same scraps OF wisdom enunciated,
and now at this dread hour when
our noble bnlve President Is lying M
Inc very agonies Of death at Long Branch
and tho CoWardly miserable wrecth, ,Guiteau,
IA cowing in his cell at a public jail, 1t oc'
curs to me that you and / should In our re.
spective spheres make q profitable use OF
bur past experience. No man on earth
holds In higher esteem tho noble qualities
ot James A. Garfield than myself. l was
an tlle tjoint Of starting TO Chattanooga 10.
nieht 10 do honors 10 the heroes Of the
|C6ickamaugua, OF whom he was the most
proninent, but was stayed by an unfnvOr.
able report from his bed side at noon, and
\ shall remain here at my post OF duty until
lthe last moment ot hope
Al ChiCkamatiga, eighteen years ago, Car.
lHeld was Chief Of staff to Gen. Rosecrahs,
whose right wing was broken back by
the vehement charges Of Bragg's forces,
and WAS carried along with broken masses
almost into Chattanooga when he
bcgped for the privilege OF returning
M i6in General George II. Thomas, whose
v,,ns ioll him that that heroic man still
sood fast with his left wing General
Rosccrnts gave him leave and he did re.
turn, running the gauntlet, joining
Genenl Thomas, and serving close
10 his person TIL night when
enabled them to fall back In good, order 70
chattanooga. That WIS Gen. Gartelds 9
last fight, In which he felt special pride,
and | know he intended to be at Chatta-
noosa next Wednesday to celebrate
ihe event Bit II is ordered other.
,Tise. Tor he now lies by the
Seasbore on his death.bed, from wotind
inaicied by The miserable wretch Guiteau.
l'or this man Guteau, | ask no
soldiet, no citizen TO feel one par
tirIe Of sympathy. On tho contrary,
conid / make my will the law, shoot.
ihVor hanging would be too good iot him
but do ask every soldier and citizen tc
remember that we profess 10 be the mos
iSyTtnation on earth to the sacred pro
mises Of the law. There Is no merit II
oieying an agreeable, bit there Is glory
and heroisin In submitting gracefully
Ia The Oppressive one. Our Constitution
rpafls, "No person shall be held Il. answeI
ioF capital or otherwise infamous crime nn
less oil presentmeht or Indictment Of
grand Jury, and In allcrimihal prosecutions
Ihe accused shall enjoy the right to
\ speeiy and public trial by inpartia
Il iify of The state and District wherein thI
crine shall have been committed" Thu
a a solemn contract OF the Government
hindinp on tho ConsCienCes Of all
shonld our President die, the murderer
n entitled 10 speedy trial by jury, and hcpl
Y he viii have Justice done. But II Is not n!
office, OF yours, or Of anybody, except thl
I rcVilef courts Of the district which are Ii
! undisputed power