Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-16
.GurrrAu AND rHE ASSOCIATED raEss.

WAsHISGroN, Jsnusry 15th.-Ths f5lioW-
ing has been furnished for publication
To the Associated Press Gentlemen: have the
homer herewith to transmit my speech. IL Is an
document, aGd desire that 1t De sent
broadcast 70 the American nation, II Judge COX
will allow me to deliver It, But SEND u 70 my
countrymen, and they. and the President OF the
United States, if necessary. will finally adJudcate
this case II he does not, his name Will 60 dow to
history blsekeued as gsg law man. l am sure
tina. the able Chef Justice and his associates who
represent the Washington Court will spit with
scorn upon the imposition OF Judge Cox, and am
sure that the high toned men Of the nation will do
likewise; because / am my own counsel, and 1t is
il am not permitted to address The jury
when my life is at stake. | would not trust the
stock in Scoyile5 and Reeds theory Of the defense
/ removed the President. and this speech contains
my defense, and it sh uld b. read by every Amerl
can, and desire you to give it the widest publicity
by printing it in its entirety have the honor TO
be yours, etc., CHARLES GUITEAU,
United States Jail.
THE SPEECH WHICH THE ASSASSIN DID NOT
DELIVER.
Washington led the armies Of the revolution
through eight years of bloody war to victory ana
glory. Grant led the armies Of the Union to victory
and glory, and TO day the nation ls prosperous anu
happy. To-day Christmas, 1851, } su1er IN 0ohds
as patriot, because had an inspiration ana the
that the nation might be saved another devasat hg
war. To-day / suffer in bonds as parrot.
There is not the first clement a murder
in this case To constitute the crime
of nurjer two elements must exist. Fist,
an actual Louicde; secondly malice IN law or
malice in fact The Law prssuncs malice, from the
fact Of the homicide. There il no homicide IN this
case, threfore no nalcs in law. The Deity allowed
the doctors to Fl ish my work gradually, because
He wanted to prepare the people for the change.
and also confirm my original inspiration, and
am well satisfied with the Deity's conduct with
this case thus r. aud have no doubt He Will con-
tinue to father it TO the end Nothing but the
political situa ion last spring justified the Presi-
dents removal. The break in the Republican party
was then widening every week, and foresaw civil
war, ard the Lord wanted 10 prevent repetltlon OF
this des lation and Inspired me to execute bis WILL
Why did He inspire me in preference to some one
else! BecAus4 had the brai and nerve TO co the
work The Lord does nos employ incompetent per
sons to serve Him. He uses the best material He
can find l. Of al the world, was the only man who
had authority from the Deity TO do it. without the
Deity's pressure never should have sought to re-
move the President. This pressure dest. Dyed my
free agency. The Deity compelled me to do the
act, Just as map compels another man To give him
money after placing pistol to his victims head.
The pressure to remove the President me for
thirty DAYS and t never lett me when awake. Ii
haunted me day ard night, and
AT LAST AN OPPORTUNITY CAME,
And shot As soon US I fired the shot the in
spiration WIS worked of aud | felt relieved
would not do it again for million dollars. Only a
miracle saved me f.om being shot or hung then and
there. Il was the most insane and foohardy act
possible, and no one but mad man could have
done it. There more than thirty eight cases in
the Bible where the Diey has directed men to kill
for the good of the people. That is, to save them
from some greater trouble. Had Jefferson Davis
and dozen or OF his co-traitsr5 been shot dead
in January, 1861, no doubt our late rebellion
never would have been. General Arthur, as
is doing splendidly. No man can
do better. l am especially pleased with
his conciliatory spirit and wisdom toward the
opposition. 1t is exactly what wished him to do,
viz unite the factions OF the Republican party, to
the end that the nation may be happy and prosper
GUS In Short everybody is politically happy, save
few cranks, and they will probably be happy soon.
have no doubt As to my spiritual destiny. | have
always been
LOVER OF THE LORD,
And whether live one year or thirty / am his. As
matter of fact, presume shall live TO lie Presi-
dent. Some people think l good man az
the President General Arthur Is a good man every
way. happen to know him well. WAS with him
so with General Grant, Conkiing and the
rest of these men. They have not taken
active part III my defense, because it would not
be proper The prosecu ion have introduced GER
tain W tnesses who are guilty of rank rjrry, and
it has excited my wrath, and have denounced them
in plain language. hate mean, deceptive way OF
prosecution. mob crucifed the Savior of man.
kind, and Paul. his great apostle, went to an Ignc-
minious death. All Inspired men must do their
work and leave the result with the Deity whatever
becomes OF them. The worst that men can do is to
kill you but they cannot p event your name and
work from going laundering down The ages Had
stuck to my law business there in New York and
in Chicago should have been rich man to day !;
but | had other work to do. My book, "The
/: ruth" contains my theology. 1t cost me trouble
enough, and ] have no doubt but it is official
During the three years J was ON theology
incurred some small debts, which have not yet
been able to pay. A thousand dollars would pay
every dollar owe. Some men owe 100000, and
are con sidered high-torej. The prosecution have
made 4 great noise about my owing some board
bills but that has bearing on this issue. blr.
my circumstances, owes hundred times more than
do. always pay when have money, but there
was
NO MONEY IN THEOLOGY,
And knew it when went into it. T.day suffer
in bonds because l had an inspiration and the
nerve to remove the President, that the nation
might live hut expect you, gentlemen
OF the jury, viii remove these bonds, to the end
that may 90 forth free and vindicated man.
That is what you are here for, and ask you to
lberate me. Tell the American people that you
find no evil in me. It is the opinion OF some OF
thu atlest men5ers of the bar thai this Court has
no jurisdiction TO try this case. This point VIII
be pressed, if necessary, in arrest OF judgment.
But expect you, gentleman Cf The jury, 20 jug
sify the act You are here to yindicite my in
spira.ion; but | would have pae it any timc af-
ter June 1st, if bad known was % be shot
dead the next moment. | had TO pow,r t. pre-
vent it. My free agency was entirely destroyed.
| was under d1ress. In law, any one under duiess
is not responsible for his act. On this er uhd
ask you to acquit Te. How do we know You was
under cures? ay word for it. No one el-e can
know the fact but the Deity and me. know it,
The Deity knows it. | owed M duy to he Deity
and to the American people, regardless OF coase-
queuc to myself.
NO ONE WANTS TO SHOOT or HANG NE NOW
Save few cranks, who are % isnorant That they
can hardly read or write. High-tored IeCple are
saving, Z" Well, il the Lord did it, let it go. The
President did not die before his time Ii the Lord
had not want him, he would not have departed
Physical death is nothing. All men have Gied.
ALI men will die. The President might have
been taken by a railroad accident OF
g ippad on an orange peel and broken
his neck. The interview with Brooks consider a
special providence in my faycr. l talked with bin
freely about the Deity and my inspiration aud the
political situation, which showed the condition oi
my mind on July ID, when l was precipitsted On
to the President. A vast deal Of rubbish has got
into the on both sizes The issue is, Who fired
that shot, the Deity or me? Had fred it on my
own personal account, no punishment would be too
quick or too severe for me. And this is Why pro-
tected myself by going to the jail and having the
national troops ordered out. wou humb!y sug'
gest that the jury be charge as follows that II they
believe that beneved it right for me to remove
the President bee iuseI had special Divine authority
f so doing, they viii acqut on the ground that
was overpowered by the betty.
IN CONCLUSION.
After quoting Beecher, Talmage ard other
clergymen, aud d. clafiug that when he be-
came President in 1884 he would clean out
the Mormons right speedily, he closed thus
To the jury To hang man in my mental con-
ditiou on July ID, when | fired on the President,
would be lasting disgrace to the American
people. The mothers and daughters OF the
republic are praying that you will vindicate
my inspiration 1 beg you do not get
the Deity down on you by meddling with this case.
beg for your own sakes, for the sake of the Amer
lean people, and for the sake OF the generations un.
b, rn that you let this case alone, and you can't
ford to touch it. Let your verdict be that it was
the Deity's act, not mine. When the Presi lent was
shot Cabinet telegraphed to foreign nations that
it the act of madman, and it will be far better
every way that it be officially decided that it was the
act of a madman.