The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-17

ton of Judge Cox, and | Inn sure tha
| the heightened of the nation will do like
wise, because | am my own counsel, aDc
| it is infamous If am not permitted t.
address the jury when my life is al
stake. l would not trust the best man il
America to close the Gaze. take nc
stock in Scoville's and Reeds theory o.
this defense. / removed the President
and this speech contains my defense, RnC
it should DE read by every American
and desire you to give it the widest
publ city, by printing it in its entirety
/ have the honor 10 be yours, etc.,
CHARLES GUITEAU.
I. S. JAIL. WAsRINGToN, d. G.,
January 10th, 'S2.
THE SPEECH.
Washington led the arm les of the re.
volution through eight years of bloody
war TO victory and glory. Grant led the
armies Of the Union to victory and glory
and to-day the nation is prosperous and
happy. To-dsy-.C hristmas, '8l-I suffer
in bonds as patriot because I had the
Inspiration and nerve to unite the great
political party to the end that the nation
might be saved another devastating war,
To-day, 1 suffer in bonds as q patriot.
There is not the first element of murder
in this case. To constitute the crime oil
murder, two elements must co-exist;
first, an actual homicide; second, malice
in law or malice in fact. The law pre-
sumes the malice from the fact Of the
homicide. There is no homicide in this
case, therefore no malice Ia law. The
Deity SLOWED doctors TO finish my work,
gradually, because be wanted to prepare
the people for the change. AID also con-
firm my original Inspiration. am sat-
isfied with the Deity's conduct with this
case thus far, and l have mo doubt he
will continue to farther it to the end.
Nothing but the politicsl situation last
spring justified the Presidents removal.
The break in the republican party then
was widening and foresaw civil war.
The Lord wanted to prevent repetition
of this desolstion, and inspired me to ex-
ecute his will. Why did he inspire me
in preference of some one else? Because
l had the brains and nerve to do the
work. The Lord does not employ in
competent persons TO serve him. He
uses the best material he can find. !, of
all the world, was the only man who had
suthority from the Deity to do it. With
out the Deity's presence l never should
have sought to remove the President.
This pressure destroyed my free agency.
The Diety compelled me to do the act,
lust as the highwayman compels man
to give him money, often placing a pis-
toll at his victims head. An irresists-
BILE pressure to remove the President was
on me for thirty days. and it never lefl
me when awake. 1t haunted me day
and night. At lsst an opportunity came,
/ shot him. AS soon IS l fred the SHOT
the inspiration was worked off and felt
Immensely relieved. 1 would not do it
again for a million dollars. Only r
miracle saved ma from being shot or
hung then and there. It was the most
insane and foolhardy act possible, and
no one but mailman could have done it.
There are more Than thirty-eight csses in
the Bible where the Diety has directed 10
kill for the good of the people, that is, to
save them from some greater trouble.
Had Jefferson Davis and dozen or two
of his eo-trsl,ors been shot dead in jan
usry, 1861, no doubt our late rebellion
never would have been. General Arthur,
as President, is doing splendidly. Ne
man can do better. am specially pleased
with his conciliatory spirit and wisdom
toward the opposition. 1. is exactly
what L wished him to DO, viz: unite the
factions Of the republican party to the
end that the naiiJn may be happy and
In short, every body. po,iti-
cally, is happy, save few cranks, aud
they will probably be hsppy soon. Il
have no doubt as to my spiritual destiny.
I have always been 9 lover of the Lord,
and hot har ha lofo mn live
thirty, I am his. AS q matter
to be President. Somepeople think I am
as good man as the President. General
Arthur is good man in every way. IL
hsppen to know him we'll. l was with
him constantly in New York curing the
canvass; so with General Grant, Conkling |
and the rest of these men. They have
not taken any part in my defense because
it would not he propr.
The prosecution have introduced GER
tain witnesses who are guilty of rank |
perjury, and it has excited my wrath, I
and | have denounced them in plain Ian
guage hate the deceptive way of the
A mob crucifed the Savior
of mankind, and Paul, his apostle, met
an ignoninious death. All inspired men
must do their work and leSve the result
with the Deity, whatever becomes of
them. The worst that men can do is 10
kill you, but they csnnos prevent your
name and work from going laundering
down the ages. Had i stuck to my lsw
business there in New York and Chicsgo
I should have been & rich man to-day,
but l had other work to do. Ny book,
1.-THE TRUTH" contains my theology. It
cost me trouble enough, and have no
doubt but it is official. During the three
years was in theology l incurred some
small debts which have rot yet been
.ble to pay. One thousand dollars would
pay every dollar owe. Some men owe
100000 and are considered heightened.
rhe prosecution have made great noise
Ibcut my owing some board bills,
)ut that has no bearing on
his issue. Mr.. Corkhill. Who'll
las taken it upon himself to
Iig up my circumstances, owes hun
RED times more than l DO. Railways !
,sy when I have the money, but there
vas no money in theology. and I knew
t when I went into If. 10 day | suffer
Il bonds because l had the inspiration
I'd nerve to remove the Fresidentthat a
ation might live, but / expect you,
entlemen of the jury, will remove these
onds TO the end that I go forth a vindI- {