The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-19

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treated he probsbly would h2la
ration or intention, the Deity allowed
the doctors to finish my work gradually,
because He wanted to prepare the peo-
Pile for the change and also confirm
The original inspiration. am we'll sat
isfed with the Deity's conduct of this
case this far, and / have no doubt
that He VIII continue TO father
it to the end, and that the people
will sooner or later see the special proviE
dence in the late Presidents removal.
Nothing but the political situation last |
spring Justified his removal. The break |
in the Republican party was then widen /
ing week by week, and fOresaw civil |
war. My inspiration was TO remove the /
late President, and at once, and thereby |
close the breach before it grew so wide |
that nothing but q heartrending and des- |
olating war could cIosc it. The last war |
cost the nation million of men and a |
billion of money. The Lord wanted TO |
prevent repetition of this desolation |
and inspired me
TO EXECUTE HIS WILL
Why did He inspire me in preference
to some one elses Because / had the
brains and nerve, probably, to do the
work. The Lord does not employ in.
competent persons to serve Him. He
uses the best material He can find. No
doubt there were thousands of Republi-
cans who felt as did about the late
President wrecking the Republican par
ty, and had they the conception, the
nerve, the brains kand the opportunity
and special authority from the Deity
they would have removed him. I, of all
thelworld, was tho only man who had
authority from the Deity to do il.
Without the Deity's pressure, I
never should have sought to re-
move the president. This pressure de-
stroyed nay free agency. The Deity COM
PEELED me to do the act Just as high
wayman compels him TO give him mon
ey after placing pistol at his victims
head. The victim may know that it. is
absolutely wrong for him to give the
money that his wife and the children
need, but how can he keep it with q pis-
tol at his head His free agency is de-
terrsd and he gives his money to save
his life. This irresistible pressure to
remove the president was on me for
thirty days and 1t never left, me when
awake. -,a.l.a
rr TT HAUNTED NE
day and night At. last an opportunity
came and I shot him in the Baltimore
and Potomac depot. As soon as I fred
the shot the inspiration was shaken. off
and felt relieved. would not do it
again for Million of dollars. Only a
miracle saved me from being Shot or
huag there It was the most insane,
foolhardY, act possible, and ne one but q
mad man could have done it. Had I
shot the president on my own personal
account no, punishment would be too Sc
we're. ] had no choice save TO execute
II, go hos, .twkr
eight places in the Bible where the Deity
has directed men to kill for the
good of the n people, q. G., , to
save them from some further
trouble. Heretofore political grievances
have been adjusted by war or the ballot.
| Had Jefferson Davis and dozen or two
of his co-traitors been shot dead in
January, 1861, no doubt our late rebel
lion never would have been, and this
| would have saved the nation a vast deal
Of trouble and expense and nearly a
million of lives. Gen. Grant, after four
years of bloody strife,
| Jlss-.sgl SUPPRESSED ONE WAR,
and providence saved the nation this
| time and as time advances the public
will appreciate this more and more.
Gen. Arthur as President is doing
| splendidly.j No man can do better.
am especially pleased with his concilia-
tory spirit and wisdom toward the op.
position. 1t is exactly what / wished
him to do, viz, unite the factions of the
! Republican party to the end that the ma
| tion may be happy and prosperous. The
| New York Herald, of a recent date,
says: 5.Lai5G -
| y QUOTING FROM THE HERALD.
"If one compares the first two months
Of Garfield's administration under the
Il 1,aA inc ffE Rluiran with tho
/ first two months of Arthur's he must say
| the comparison works entirely in Ar.
thurs favor. The Garfield Blaine policy
was openly and distinctly positive. II
| did not pretend otherwise. 1t violated
unblushingly every canon of civil ser.
| vice reform and every pretense of sound
administration. It flung the party into
"a furious turmoil, and leaving aside the
remarkable and scandalous foreign
policy which it made haste to set on
/ foot, it used the public offices without
i thesleastsregard to dtness,or pFopriety "a
i reware personal, adherents of Mr.. Blaine,
and to punish Republicans against whom
there was no charge of failure to per
The Herald, "will-. give General Arthur
the heartiest support while it sees him
reverse the policy of his predecessor, in
the main, for both home and foreign
affairs. That policy, INSPIRED by the
demagogue whom poor Garfield in an
evil moment made his secretary OF state
was evil and disgraceful and only that
A TREATISE OF HAPPINESS.
In short, every politician is happy
save few cranks, and they will prob
.ably be- happy soon. Happiness il
catching. The political situation to
day is just what I knew it would be
last June if Mr.. Garfield was re
moved. Everything in this case, so far
has gone about as / anticipated last
June, which is an evidence of the Deity's
confirmation ofmy act. I have been in
Jail since duly I'd, and have borne my
confinement patiently and quietly, know.
ing that my vindication would come. ]
have been shot at and came near being
shot deadgbut the Lord kept me harm
less. Like the Hebrew children in the
fiery furnace not hair on my head has
been singed because the Lord whom ]
served when l sought to remove the
ppresident has taken. care of me.
MY MOTHER DIED
when I was seven years old. My father
was good man and an able one, but q
fanatic on religion. On his influence
teen and remained six years. Three
years after this unfortunately married
and SO continued four years. Soon after
l was divorced went into theology for
three years. My life in the Oneida com.
munity was one OF constant suffering
My married life was the same. My the
ology life was one of anxiety, but was
happier at that than anything else be-
cause was serving the Lord. My life
has been isolated. During my six years
IN the Oneida community got
L.
and might as well have been in states
prison or a lunatic asylum. l never
was able to forgive my father for run.
ming me into thatcommunity. If II had
not been for this / should have had q
happier life. But let it go among the
forgotten things behind. pressed for
ward Ihave no doubt as TO my spirit
ual resting. have always been lover
of the Lord, and whether live one year
| or thirty am His. I have had this
idea for twenty years and it has never
/ left me. As q matter Of fact presume
/ should. Like to be president Some
people think I am as good man as the
president now. Generals Arthur is q
tgeod man I'M every way. L happen to
know him well. | was with him con-
stantly in New York during the canvass
so with Grant. Conkling and the rest of
these men. They have not taken an &c
tiye part in nay defense because it would
not be proper, but / know how they feel
on this case, They elected Garfield and
they know that by Blaineis influence he
proved traitor to them and imperiled
the republic. Had Garfield shown the
spirit and wisdom Of Arthur he prob
ably would have been alive today, but
he sold himself body and soul to Blaine
and Blaine Is morally responsible for
his DEATH Dir. Blaine is a. good fellow,
IpersonsIly, but he Il vindictive poll.
tician, and he wanted to get even with
Grant and Conkling and Arthur for de-
feating him at the Chicago convention,
and Garfield weakly yielded himself to
Blaine's influence, and il finally resulted
| IN his death.
"a THE PROSECUTION
have introduced certain Witnesses who
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