Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30

WORDS WORTH QUOTING AND READING TO-DAY.
There were two closing addresses at the trial OF
Guiteau which stood in striking antithesis, and
which are worth quoting to-day. Mr.. Porter, In
finishing his address to the jury, said: "Gentle-
men, the time has come when / must close The
government has presented the case before you
without fear, favor or affection. We have en-
deavored to discharge our responsible duties as
well as we could, and his honor has most certain
ly discharged his as we'll as he could under many
dfhcutfes and embarrassments unprecedented In
our judicial annals. know you will be faithful
to your oaths, AMI will discharge your still greater
responsibilities with equal fidelity 50 discharge
them that so far as depends on your action, at
least, political assassination shall find no sane
ton to make 1t precedent in our future history.
He who has ordained that human life shall be
shielded by human laws from human crime, pre-
sides over your deliberations, and the verdict
recorded where we are all to meet. l trust that
verdict will be prompt; that 1t Will represent the
any LEY ana mafs OF the lw gry
Witch has SO deeply Interested all the nations OF
the earth, may result IN o warning TO reach all
lands, I'll It assassination must not be used as n
means OF promoting party ends or political revo-
luton l trust that the time may come In cOnse-
guence OF the attention which has been drawn by
the Giro umstances of this crime and this trial, to
peril common to every well ordered and organ
lied society, when, by international arrangement
the law shall be SO strengthened that
THE POLITICAL ASSASSIN
shall find no refuge the face Of the earth. The
plotting murderer, who slaughtered President
Garfield, knew that, against the laws OF God and
man, he was breaking with bloody hands into the
house OF life. He did not know that over his own
grave grave he is to have, will be written by the
general consent OF mankind in dark letters, an In
scription appropriate to the grave OF a coward an
which he has sought will be found in that inScrip-
ton. He did not know what we do, that even
though by lingering death the President yielded
up his life, the hand that aimed that pistol at his
back: If may be permitted to borrow in illustra-
ton from the attorney general, on the occasion to
which have referred or the dedication OF the me-
mortal statue Of Alexander Hamilton, in some re-
spects akin to this in it's reminders, the assassin
unconsciously wrote the name OF James A. Gar
held in characters OF light upon the armament,
every letter were traced In living stars"
GUITEAUs PERoRATIoN.
Guiteau ended his closing address to the same
jury as follows:-"And now, gentlemen, must
close. Two months ago you left your homes and
loved ones to listen to this case have no doubt
but you have given it your most solemn and
prayerful attention, and that your verdict Will be
"not guilty." as charged in the Indictment To
hang man in my mental condition on July 2,
When fired on the President, would be lasting
you so understand it. The American people do not
want me hung. They are saying, swell, If the
Deity did it, let 1t CO." The mothers and daugh-
tiers OF the republic are praying that you will vim
d1cate my inspiration, and their prayers, expect,
Will prevail A wOman'S instinct is keener than
MANS and pray you listen to the prayers OF these
ladies'. How would your mother, wife and daugh-
they Would Vote for an aaS AMY why Should
you not do likewise? There Is not the first ele-
ment OF murder in this case You might as well
me. Under the law. as given by his honor, you can
acquit me with entire credit to yourselves. Phys-
Bile that should be sentenced to be hanged in
thirty days. may die in twenty-four hours. l
snail not go until my time. have always been q
praying man and think
STAND WELL WITH THE DEITY.
am sure do in this case, for certainly never
Should have Sought to remove the President had
the Diety not pressed me into it. 1t is said
that If knew the difference between right and
Wrong' In removing the President, l violated
human law, and ought to be hanged. But this is
not the law, and l say the Presidents removal
was right, because had Divine authority to do it.
Admitting for the moment that did violate the
law or this District against murder, reply, what
of 1t? Thousands OF persons have violated the
letter OF the law with IMMUNITY Ii l violated the
law did 1t under Divine pressure, for the good of
the American people. and they are willing to let
this case
GO BY DEFAULT.
In our western domain thousands OF Mormons are
daily and nightly violating the law, but the United
States government do nothing to vindicate the
dignity OF the law. During the last decade Nor
monsm has spread with frightful rapidity, and to-
day nothing but another war can suppress it. The
federal government is responsible for Mormonisln.
Let the President and Congress suppress this gt-
kgant1c spiritual and social despotism. II were
President would clean out these detestable Nor
mons In some way, and that right speedily.
And now, gentlemen, leave this case with you
At the g., last great day, you and all men will
stand In the presence or the Diety crying FOR
mercy and justice. AS you act here, so will be
your final abode In the great hereafter. beg you
do not get the Diety down you by meddling
with this case. beg, for your own sakes, and for
the sake of the American people, and for the sake
or generations yet unborn, that you Let this case
alone. You cannot afford to touch it. Let your
verdict be that 1t was the Deity's act, not mine.
When the President was shot his Cabinet tele-
graphed to foreign nations that it the &C of
'madman,' and it will be far better every way
that IL be officially decided that it was the act OF
'madman'"