The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05
GUIrEAU
THE LAST SCENE OF Al,

During the prayer on the railowS Gait
eau stood with bowed head. At IL r0--In
SION Or. hicks opened the Bible. ana CO
eau, IN nrm tones, said: Il will nss5
selection nom the 10th chapter Of Matthew
nom the 18th 10 the 4Ist verse. inclusive-3
he tnen read, IN 4 clear, strong voice and
Win COCA inton5tlonSs showing little II anv
nervousness, as follows:
. And fear not them which KIN .hs I'D
eae az hoS aele 10 klu the soul; but rather
and BODY in he'll.
y. Are not tNo spsrrous sold FOR a fsrthi,.
snd one Of them shall not fan "a ~ gr-r1S
without yeur Father.
numbered. ."
81. Fear ye not therefore. We are Of mora
value than many sparroWs.
81 Mhosoeyer therefore shall confess ne h.
isrsnen, MIN vii eOafess also before ny
Father which is in heaven.
s.. But whosoeSer shall deuv ne before man
him will also deny before my Father which
in heaven
81. Think nos tbas l an cone to ssad peace
on earth came not 70 send peace, BUT a
sword.
IS. For I sm cons TO set a man AZ variance
against hk father, and the daughter against
her mother, and the daughter-in-law against
her m0ther-iniaw.
sc. And = mans foes shah be they Of his
own boasehoii.
81. He that byetA father or mother more
than me is net worthy Of me; and he that
loveth son or daughter more than ne is not
worthy Of ne.
IS. And be that taketh not bis cross. and
~fOlloweth after rae is not worthy Of me.
50. be that hndeth his life shall lose it; and
he that lOseth his life for my sake shall fad
it.
40. lie that reeeiveth on r~ecaiveth NE; and
he that r~sseiveh me reeeivsth him that sent
me.
Al. lie that s~ceeiveth a prophet in The name
Of a phophetshall receive a prophets reward;
and he that received a righteous man in the
name OF q righteous man shah receive a right
eous mans reward.
DR.. Hicks produced 4 manuscript which
was prepared by the prisoner this morning,
and held it before him, while Gniteau read.
While DIR. Hicks was arranging the man
uscript, Guiteau exhibited slight nervous
ness and moved several times from one foot
TO the other. He soon recovered his COM
posere, looked over the sea of upturned
faces, and said 81 am now going to read
to you my last dying prayer
: He then read in a loud tone and with dis
tinct and deliberative- emphasis the follow
ing;
] "MY DYING PRAYER on III GALLONS.
"FatheT, now I 90 to Thee and the Sa-
viOur. | have finished the work Thou gavest
me to do, and / am only too happy to 20 to
Thee. The world does not yet appreciate
: my mission, but Thou knowest it. Thou
: knowest thou didst inspire Garield's re-
moval, and only good has come from it.
This Is the best evidences that the inspira-
/, ton came from Thee, aud have it set forth
0 in my book that all men may read and
know thou, Father, didst inspire the act for
t.-hs.k Il ~ uA-- vu.wl.w.A UEs- -
e meut aud nation, by this act, l know, will
incur Thy eternal enmity, as did the Jews
by killing Thy man, my Saviour. The re-
tribution in that case anne quick and sharp,
and / know Thy divine law OF retribution
will strike this nation and my murderers in
the same way. The diabolical spirit Of this
nation, its Government and its newspapers
b towards me will justify Thee in cursing
e them, and | know Fly divine law of retri-
# button is memorable. l therefore predict
d that this nation will 60 down in blood, and
that my murderers, from the Executive to
the hangman, will 90 to hell. Thy law:
# are memorable. Oh Thou Supreme Judge
n Woe unto the men that violate Thy law
e Only weeping and CRASHING OF teeth awaits
It them. The American press has a large bill
TO settle with Thee Righteous Father fo
their vindietiveness in this matter. Moth.
N ing but blood will satisfy them, and now m
n blood be on them, and this nation and it
officials. Arthur, the President, is a coward
Rs and an migrate. His ingratitude to the maj
ie that made him, and saved his party and tn,
land from overthrow, has no parallel in his
tory but Thou, righteous Father, will judg
him. Father, Thou knowest me, but tn
world hath not known me, and now l go t
Thee and the Saviour without the slightes
i'll will toward a human being"
Farewell ye men Of EARTH
At several points he paused and endeay
of cred to impart an increased emphasis 10 hi
n words by a peculiar facial expression ofteI
observed during the trial, when he was an
ne gered at something which was said or done
IT. This was peculiarly noticeable when he a
b. luded to President Arthur and when he dc
Nv clared that this nation would go down i
~ blood.''
is When he had finished his prayer he agai
he surveyed the crowd and said, with q fri
al voice
81 am now going to read some verses
as. which are intended 10 indicate my fesliag
lst at the moment Of leaving the world. ]
set to music they may be rendered effective
The idea is that of a child ba5bling to hi
mama and papa. l wrote it this mornin
q about 10 o'clock"
d0t He then eommancad 70 chant