Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-16

16, 1882.
| happy soon. Happiness is catching" He quotes
| newspaper extracts to sustain this statement
81 WILL LIVE TO BB PRESIDENT"
| he says, and further on:--"I have had this idea
| for twenty years, and it has never left me. As
matter OF fact, presume shall live to be Presi-
dent Some people think am as good man as
the President now.
| a majority, and will prevail against all the men
| ever born. Abraham and the Deity were major
| OF Nazareth and the Deity were majority"
| REFERRING TO HIS DEBTS,
he says:-'I understand, Mr. Corkhill who has
taken it upon himself to dig up my circumstances,
owes hundred times more than do always
pay when I have the money; but there was no
! money in theology, and knew il when went into
| it. did the best could under the circumstances,
and that was all the Lord wanted OF me'
ABUSE OF WITNESSES FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
| The address Is exceedingly severe on certain
witnesses for the prosecution, especially Reynolds
| Shaw and English, whom he denounced bitterly
| in court. 81 hate the mean, deceptive way Of
this prosecution he says, land have no doubt
| but you, gentlemen OF the jury, will say by your
verdict that you hate it, Mr.. Brooks interviewed
me, expecting to discover conspiracy. l told
| him that my inspiration alone did it. and that
| one was associated with me- He listened care
fully to my story, and he bslieced il, and dropped
| HIS COuSpIdCS lued. ana 50 nave L0P american
| people. And now will ask you. gentlemen. to be-
teve it and say by your verdict that the Deity in
| spired me to remove the President and that He,
| and He alone, is responsible for his removal
| THE THEORY OF TRANsIToRY MANIA.
| Referring to his defence of transtory mania he
| says: "It was on this ground, to wit, transitory
mania, that Sickles McFarllnd, Cole, Hiscock and
other supposed criminals were acquitted. In the
case of HiScock, the jury founl him sane imme-
diately before and after the firing. but they We're
uncertain as to his mental condition at the
moment OF firing, and they asked the court what
| their verdict should be. The court said they must
| give the defendant the benefit OF the doubt, and
they did so, and he was acquitted. II single man
on this Jury has the slightest doubt as TO whether
| l., nred that shot on my personal account or as
to give me the benefit OF the doubt and acqut HE.
| The prosecution have attempted TO show by
their paid experts that was not suffering from
| transtory mania at the time fired the PreSi-
| dent. But what do they know about it: Also
| luteiy nothing"
NO STOCK IN EXPERTS.
| "Had plenty OF money, could get fifty ra1u-
| table experts to swear was insane absolutely at
that time l take no stock in the shape OF the
head Or the hang of the tongue, or in the opinion
OF experts on either side OF this issue"
IN A MANIA FOR THIRTY DAYS
Referring to his address to the American people,
| written on June 18th, he says: When l wrote
these words had been in mania for thirty DAYS;
| had groaned under the political stu ton; was
| in reverie or trance. In the same address used
the words: cannot render nv feelings as Booth
| or Jefferson could, but viii do it in my humble
way. l am supposed, for the moment, to recover
from the mania think what the public will say
when they find the President is shot. and reel and
stigger under the thought am about to remove
the President. But Gods WILL not mine, be
dOne."
he OUGHT TO ESCAPE BECAUSE OTHERS VIOLATE THE
LAW WITH IMPUNITY!
In closing. Guit3au says: sit is said that II I
know the difference between right and wrong,' in
removing the President violated human iaw and
ought to be hung. But this is not the law, and
say he<President's removal was right, because 1
had Divine authority to do it. Admitting for the
moment that did violate the law of this District
against murder, reply. what OF it? Tnous lndS of
persons have violated the letter Of the law with
impunity. Ii 1 violated the law / did it under
Divine pres sure for the good OF the American peo-
pie, arFi they are willing TO let this case go 10y de-
m lault, ana expect you VIII let It 60 by default In
aily anc nightly violating the law: but the United
| States government do nothing to vindicate the
dignity OF the llw During the last decade Mormon
ism has spread with frightul rapity, and to-day
nothing but another war can suppress it. Federal
the President and Congress suppress this gigantic
spiritual and social despotlsm. Ii were Presi-
lent would clean out those detestable Mormons
n SOM way, ana that right speedily. Perhaps in
Is 81 shall get Il chance at Jhem."
THEOLOGY, LAW AND CRANK LETTERS.
The Specch contains numerous theological disGui-
stionS, which seen to have been copied from the
book written by Guiteau some years ago, and
which, AS was shown by the counsel for the prose-
cui3n. substantial reproduction of previous
publicationS by Elder Noyes, the chief OF the
Oneida Community. He repeatedly relates the
circumstances OF the shooting. but with all his
| we 4rsome iterations he sometimes makes point
which shows that he comprehends the law points
also. number of letters which he has received
from various persons, less cranky, giving
their views In the case.
SERMON ON MORAL INSANITY.
Vl,n cr,f,f tns hal p,,-
son, delivered at the Mount Vernon Place N. E.
church last evening, was ''Moral Insanity" the
text being taken from Proverbs xiv. Ii, 1.-The
man that VANDERBILT out of the way of under
standing shall remain in the congregation OF the
dead" Referring to the Guiteau trial he sail he
| thought it most important thing that the public
| mind should be made up beforehand TO submit to
the verdict. whatever it may be. He said that if
we accept the theory OF irresistible impulse
all lm0raliy unsound. We are sinners, and we cannot
be judged by the law OF God and escape. Can we
say that there is a single sin that we have COM
| mitted that God has not given Us the power to
sist? He that begins to justify himself and resist
God will very soon lind himself .'in the congrega-
| ton OF the dead" God has given man the power
| to resist all sin, but how Often like the foolish
bird Of Africa that sticks its head in the sand and,
shutting its eyes, imaglnes itself hidden from the
against Gods truth, and imagine himself free from
moral responsibility.
| TRIAL NOTES
| Stuart Robson and daughter and two friends,
| IdCCoHpaHell Wy bteu, N1Sltti dt tnS
| jail yesterday afternoon. Before leaving Mr..
| Robson bestowed a $40 bill upon the prisoner.
Mr.. ScOv1lle last night sent telegram to firm
| of Chicago lawyers, instructing them TO bring a
libel suit in the United States court against the
Herald company OF that city, for recent publica-
tiOn, referred to in THE STAR Of Saturday, charg-
| ing Mr.. Scoyille with fraud ia connection with
his bankruptcy.
DEATH OF ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN.-Mr. Thomas
f. France died at his residence, 93 H street north
west, Saturday evening, at the age OF I'll years
| He was born in Baltimore, and came to Washing
| ton when a small boy. He was closely identified
with many of the important interests OF this city,
and during his residence here Of over IS years
accumulated considerable property. He was a
member OF the association of Oldest Inhabitants
and also OF the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church His funeral will take place from his late
residence tomorrow, at II O'Clock am.
THE IRISH LAND LEAGUE.-Tbe executive com.
mittee of the John Dillon branch Of the Irish Land
League met last evening, and approved a circular
letter submitted by the Chairman, Mr. j. D. O'Con-