Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-01-26
SC0YILLE'S ARRAIGNMENT OF THE
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OF the Speech,

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Of the Speech,
Mr., Scoville said" If there were reasons
back Of this prosecution, this man ar
raigned here before you, gentlemen,
would never have been brought into
court of justice. He would have been
taken after the homicide to an insane
asylum, and kept there until he died.
Back Of this prosecution is something
which have had to contend against, and
which you may now or will feel the pres
sure of before you go through with this
case. 1t is not merely the efforts of this
man (pointing to the District Attorney.
Back of him is the United States Govern
ment, and arraign before you, gentle
men, as those who are crowding the pris-
oner to the gallows persons high in au-
thority. | say, and say it without fear,
that the movers of this prosecution are
those politicians who seek to hide their
own infamy by casting the blame on this
insane man. say that such men as
responsible for that. 1t is true we had a
quarrel. 1t is true we bad difference,
but no sane man had right because of
that to shoot the President" And that
reasoning is perfectly correct. There
fore if you find this prisoner guilty,
these men are sheltered, secured, almost
vindicated from public opinion. But, on
the other hand, suppose you find this
man not guilty by reason of insanity,
what is the result? The people say: This
is the man whose mind was preyed upon
by supposed impending evil; who was
led to believe there was another war
coming and that million lives were to
be sacrificed. Under that delusion he
shot the President of the United States
WHO INCITED THE ASSASSINATION.
That will be the first conclusion. What
will be the next step? Somebody must
be to blame when an act of this kind has
| been done. Who induced this poor lu-
natic to do this act? Recollect those
slips cut from the newspapers and stat
| ing what Conkling said; what Conkling
did; what Arthur said, what Arthur did;
people make up their minds
they will fix the blame somewhere.
Where will it rest but upon the heads of
and hearts of these men who waged this
unjustifable war against the dead Presi-
dent, and these men will rest forever
with that approbrium upon them-for-
ever; and they will go down to their
graves with the contempt and reproach
of their fellow citizens, unless they do
the only thing that can be done-wh hat
Grant has done in relation to Fitz John
Porter-come out and say as American
citizens, we did wrong Let them
write letter to the desolate widow at
Cleveland, and say to her: 1T is true
we are sorry, it is true we mourn with
you. but we feel that this terrible calam-
ity was in some degree the outgrowth,
the legitimate result of the unjustifiable
war which we waged against your dead
husband, and we pray you to forgive us.
When these men do that they will show
their claim to the regard of the Ameri-
can people, and it is the only thing they
can do 70 save their names from meriteG
oblivion.
GENERAL GRANT TO BLAME.
Neither shall General Grant, honoreG
as he is by his country, honored as he
has been by the suffrages of the people
honored as he has been for twenty years
: in my own heart-neither shall Genera
Grant escape that condemnation tt
, which he Justly subjected himself, when
coming from Mexico, leaving his duties
duu "lpl huotCt llO JHI0N
: his own name and influence into tha
: petty quarrel about a small Office in the
: republican party, and sought to foment
the differences which had sprung up
General Grant stands only noblemar
i as he stands in the hearts of his country
men. We have no Lord Grant; no Duk,
, of Galera; we have only General Grant
: and as long as he maintains his hig
e character, his devotion to his country,
l long and no longer will he maintain tina
place which he has maintained in th
: hearts of his countrymen. 1t is NOR
: noble for General Grant to say what h
n has lately said in relation to Genera
!, Porter-that his conduct towards hin
o eighteen years ago was mistake; tina
l. he did wrong and that it should be COZ
:. rected-it was more noble, more mani,
IL in him to take tnat position than to d.
l. ANYTHING which he has accomplishe
u during the course of his long life. Blu
o there is another step for him to take
e and another step for the President t
% take if they would redeem themselves il
e the opinion of their countrymen. Whe
q the Vice President of the United State
% left his high position and went to Alban
1t and prostituted his place, and his talen
y and his influence toward the fomentin
t. and spreading of this quarrel and contrc
t. versy in the republican party, he de
J. served the condemnation of every citize
I'd of this republic. And that conduc
Y, sticks to him yet, and will until he an
n General Grant and Senator Conkling. il
"a all their pride, in all their ambition
ol shall come out openly and plainly befor
" the public through aletter of declaration
N of some kind and say that this warefar
which they waged on President CARTEL
ot was unwarranted, and was disgracefu
s, to them as citizens of the republic, hole
al ing the high position which they held.
a. saw this thing on my own responsibility
ty 7 would not have said it now, but f6
this am not going to see the shortcon
. ings and the misdeeds of these mer
Ill though high in place and power, visite
q on the head of this insane man if ca
'e. help it. And tell you it would be dor
n, if YOU would find verdict Of guilt,
ID, This is the reason which has prompte
all this expenditure of power and fort
ay on the part Of the administration to har
ell this man. This is it:
d. TO SCREEN STALwART LEEDERS.
,tn ,na 1t is not for the purpose of vindicatif
.ea President Garfield. 1t is not for tt
ns purpose of doing justice. But il it CT
he 70 be made to appear by the verdict of
!, iury that this act was the a
I'VE I'VE of sane man, man who was r
w sponsible for his conduct, by man wi
iv could control his action, man WI
,gs should be Judged by the same standa
'h' bv which we judged ourselves-wh
then? Why, these men can say, al
will say, "We are not responsible 1
md x,hot a sana man has done: we are n