Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-26
Guiteau.

! Ih uelnpcc OF Guiteau he used the follows
| ing strong language n reference to somo
of the leading Republican lights of the,
country, which, whether literally true or
not, meets responsive echo in the hearts
OF the large mass Of the people, both North
and South. 10 aludipg to tho conduct of
Grant, Conkipg aud Arthur oud their un-
righteous war on the President over potty
office, be said:
Gentlemen of the jury, in my opinion
II there were not reasons, and powerful
ones, back Of this prosecution, this prisoner
oever would have been brought 10 trial.
But tell you. gentlemen of the jury, that
back of all this prosecution there is au in-
fuence which hago felt aud which you
may fee!, gertlcmcn, before this trial is
ended There ore politicians who seek to
hide their own shame behind the dis
grace OF this poor prisoner and mako him
the scapegoat for their orimc. l did not
intend, gentlemen Of the jury, to take up
this feature of the case; but when fod
the power and influence of this government
used against me 10 denyipg mo tho small
| pittance that have asked--a fur and i'm.
partial trial and The small facilities needed
for proper defense-I do not propose to
keep quiet. | say that such men as Grant
md Conkling and Arthur are morally and
intellectually responsible for this crime.
Conkling shall not escape, shall not shirk
the responsibility Of the state of things
that led 10 this act lie shall not escspe
tho condemnation of the American people,
if l can help it. for his share 10 the dis
| graceful scramble for Office that led to a
conflict with the chosen ruler of this great
nation and led the poor insane man 10 com
pass what they would have hailed with
satisfaction, and as would probably hun
drcds of other politicians it it could OCCUR
other than through assassination re.
moval of Garfield, who stood 10 the way of
their uurghtcous and dsgraccful struggle
for office.
"Ncither shnll Grant csoope that con-
dcmnation to which he is so Justly sub
jected, when, coming from Mexico and
coming with undue haste, he threw his own
name into petty quarrel about small
office in the Republican porty and sought
to foment tho differences that had apruog up.
| am not going to see the misdecds of these
men high in power visited upon tho head
Of this poor insane man if | can help it.
This clalnor for his blood is not for tho
purpose of aVcnging Garfield or satisfying,
Justice, but their theory is This: IF it can
be shown that this was the act: of sane
map, then these politicians in high places
will say: 'Of course we arc not response.
bio for the not Of sauc man. To be sure
we had some difference, but then it could
never have led q sane man to do such an
act But, on the contrary, gentlemen of
the jury, what is the effect of your verdict?
IT you acquit him as on insane man, why
people will say aome ono is at fault. They
say: 'We viii! fix the blame upon the heads
and hearts Of those men who waged war
upon our poor dead President until it drove
this poor insane man, from reading daily
10 the papers what Grant says, what Conk--
ling says, and from constantly thinking upon
it to his insane act of killing the President.
And these men in high places, the really
culpablc ones, will 70 down to posterity
with stigma upon their names and the
dctcstatou of their countryman fastened
upon their memories"
MIR. Scovillo's denunciation of Conk.
ling and Arthur created profound sensa-
ton in tho court room. As soon ns the
recess was announced, Mr.. Scoville was
surrounded by ladies aud gcntlcmon and
One gentleman cxcaimcd: "That's the
| ooiioSl ocntiucu4J uuu lou( nttuS tne
American people are behind you on that"
Tho recess hour was enlivened by several
heated discussions 10 the corridors and upon
the outside on the general question of
moral and intellectual responsibility as set
forth by Mr.. Scoville.
Lots'of interesting facts are developed By
tho census returns. Everybody knows that
Texas is the largest State in the Union and
Rhode Island tho smallest. but fcw people
would have thought that the disparity be-
tween them is 80 great thAt they stand to
| each other almost in the relntion of $50 to !.
Yet the official figures show that the Lone,
| Star Stnte has IN area OF 2G2 200 square
miles, while Little Rhody" has but l,085.
Out in Nevada there is single county-Nyo.
by namc-which is more than twenty times
the sizo Of tho little New England State.
while the smallest county in the whole
cocntry--New York--has tho largest popula-
| tion.
COLUMBIA, January l7.-Thc Board Of
Directors cf tho Presbyterian Theological
Seminary held session to night to consider
the proprety Of clectiDg new pofessor Of
church history, and also to discuss the con-
dition and prospects of the institution.
Two years ago tho funds Of the seminary
amounted to $4,000 and now they have
increased to Sl45,000.
Forty years ago the site of Atlanta was,
! n wiIdcrncss 0mnno tho ninaa In ia now