The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-02-08

T-E editor of the Democrat, in an
article on the Republican meeting,
which he published hast week, gave
utterance to the following dastardly
declaration:
"On the 2i OF July last President GARFIELD was
brutslly murdered IN the Pennsylvania Railroad
depot at Washington, by the assassin Guiteau IN
order to make Arthur President, and that Grant,
Conkling, Cameron Co. might have the dis
pens:ng Of the public otiiccs-"
As Asagainst this brutal assault upon
some of the foremost men Of the Ma
ton, we place the following extracts
from the speech Of Judge Porter,
who so vigorously devoted all his
splendid legal abilities to procuring
the conviction of the assassin. Look
upon this picture and then upon
that. Said Judge Porter, apostro-
phising Conkling and Grant:
Although Garfield is dead, the prisoner
speaks, and has spoken on the witness stand
{
ly an assassin, but the medita;ing, deliberate.
sane and responsible assassin of the Presi
dent. The man slaughtered Garfield as he
would have slaughtered a calf that he want
cd to eat" 1.-THE doctors did that' said the
prisoner.l And having disposed of him in
that way, in comes his counsel and charges
with crime those who occupy too lofty posi-
ton TO notice the viperS that said il, and
who would have degraded the dignity of
. their Office by noticing il. One Of them is
distinguished American Senator, who a.
this moment iexcept that be was too proud
and too lofty TO accept osicel would - sit
ting as Chief Justice of ;i'e Supreme Court
Sf the United States .he son Of a great and
honored American icf.sE; a man VINO. still
Young in YEAR. mas commanded more Of
attention ~ avlte and abroad of the admir-
rrs oi ia;esisctual greatness. OF the loftieSt
eloqucace and greatest sta.esmanship than
any man even OF his time: bitter partisan
a man honest in all he undertakes; a man
faithful 10 his friends faithful 10 his con
yictions even though they involve sacrifices:
naan who was capable of doing What but
.ew men are. rcsiguing the leadership The
American Senate, and 10 DO il al IL, reTil
uf iiis own political destruction; IA. of
unsiaired integrity, of courage aud fear ess-
ness and manlinr>s WHICH made The y it!l-
drawal a matter o. regret cycn 70 his 20 iii-
cal adyeTsaries; such a man j. to-day "
i-sisaci before an American jury. and ar
rai.ned ~, hy criminal but hy a climi-
nals defender. +" without mr. hi4owic3cc1
iHtcrpoScsi the prisoner rs Y@Spnn-ih.e faf
The mur.eF ol Garfield.
= Another Of those 20 afraignei is a nam
more honored in the Confederate States
than any American, save their own cherish
cd leader. General Lee; a man who is hon
rendered, .ir>t in war and afterwards in re-
coaciling difficulties which grew out Of war.
man whose life has beer wsihou. disbon-
ar and without reproaeh; raan elevated
to conspicuous POSITIONS, the successor ot
Washington AID Jefferson. Jackson and
Lincoln. one who. siicr be left that place,
was welcomed in eycsy European and Ori-
eatal land as one Of the abicsf men aud
purest personal characters "a be named in
the history of the nineteenth century That
man Is arraigncd by the lawyer Of ofGuitcan
i"Eut not by Griieau. interrupted the pris-
oncri as responsible for the murder of Gen
eral Garfield
More than tina; we have The President If
the United States.
The prisoner-MRGe so hy the inspiration
OF Guitcan. DO not forget that, MIR. i'asier
Won do not represent him citl.er
Judge Portcr-Thc successor Of Garfield
and Hares and Lincoln and Sacks..,3 and
Jefferson and Adams and Washington .le-
yated To t;sa. position. not by the assassin.
but by the voice of his coun;ivmen. And
when this creatrnc says II made Arthur
President he forget that General Arlbar
was made President by the voice of bis
eountrymen. by that vcfy voice which
made Garfield President Jic was made
President unde- the constitution and fa1s
Niilar.i Fillm0re was just a. truly elected
by the people rs tie preSiae.st wl.sss ne
succeeded.
The Prisoner r-Iisst Is false staiemcsIs
Mr. Arthur and Mr. FiiinsSs scse nssalins
ted as Vice Presidents. and vuulsi not have
been nominated az k1'net;cen, n; the i;.up.