National Republican., 1882-07-01

| point and told him emphaticaly that, so help me
God, not soul in the universe knew OF my pur.
pose TO remove the President except myself. l
| told him In detail all about my circumstances
| who | was where | came from, where lived
since came to Washington, aud satisfied him
that spoke the literal truth, and he went
away pledsed With my speech. Tho Saturday OF
the removal Mr. Brooks chief of the secret service,
came to my cell at IL o'clock at night. knew
him by sight had seen him once or twice In the
Treasury library; ! was In ihe habit, as have
New York 1ri6unes; Mr.. Brooks came in there once
or twice to talk with Mrs. Kimball, the librarian,
and recognized him by sight as soon rs he came
into the cell. lie also recognized me, but could
not place me. told him where had seen him,
in the library He said that he had read
my papers carefully, which ! had prepared
Colonel CorShi OF course he sI could not think
of this removal in any other light than as wilful
murder at first but told him. as / did Corkhill,
emphaticaly, that, SO help me God, not soul in
the universe knew anything about this matter,
that Il was my conception aud my own execution,
about my circumstances, and he went away salts
fled that had told the literal truth-that there
OF me, and he and Corkhill promised to draw off
their detectives, and they have dono so.
Ills Visits 10 the White House.
| During the time that was pressing my appli-
cation for the Paris consulshlp called at the
White House several times. handed my card to
President The reply came back several oc-
casions, Mr.. Gulteau the President says that II
will be impossible for him to sec you TO. day"
could not see me to-day, aud that was the state
ment that he sent me III rough his doorkeeper
to get rid of Walker the president consul. In one
ofmy notes to the President asked him directly
ep hays the eame n baSf e%a The
Prcsdentis very busy and cannot see you to-
day" These interviews occurred several days
apart-sometimes a week apart; they all occurred
during the time that was pressing my applica-
tion for the Paris consulship. The case was pend
and, as 1 have before stated, 1 confidently
expected q, favorable answer when they
stood, @ S by the the Presidents statement, % that he
could not sec me, that he was trying in soms way
5d Of bs Sa sSoSa Snd hS as
getting or not getting the Paris consulship had
no;hinQ whatever to. do with my shooting the
sty under Divine pressure, and It was only by
nerying myself to the utmost that shot him any
way If lie should recover and should meet
him again. ! would not shoot him. and now
leave the result with the Almighty. In case the
70 cono Ss Ns Yr he or b
cago and open law office and let politices go.
More About His Literary Work.
MIND woRs Ike Lightning S rhs aScauns fO
write 50 rapidly can hardly read 4; then copy
clothing. eat and sleep mechanically. /
scarcely speak to any one ] shut myself up and
a. M, and stick to Il until get thoroughly ex.
hansed physically and mentally, Iwork until II
dateiy to Sleep In the morning i 81 am mfr fresh and
go at 1t again. 1t took me a month, working day
and night, to get out "Christ's Second Coming
7o;" it was written in the Chicago public
library in, December 1876 worked ten days
on on chrisaniy Reviewed." they they were ere written ei
at 9s7c MilwauEee Wis., Wis.,, in August and September,
Final Judgment . and "a Reply to Attacks on the
| Bibie;" these dscourses were mostly written
Tne Ssly s IN
library OF the Young Mems Christian Association,
6o in the oa city Of NsT hs York in September lS7g it
took about three hours The ideas canle to me
| opposite the White House, and went into the
Ellington I and wrote it the same AN evening; it
The time ~ mentioned % as iVslaR Consumed SoSi on
the above subjects indicates the time
somposon on eaS hs 3dng 6nkng @
contained In my theology; also on the conception
Of my idea of removing the President. There is
| had special Divine authority to remove General
| Garfield The Bible, and especially the Old Testa
inspired ON earth to do specific acts. Destroy
the idea that God has no ability or disposition TO
| you destroy the foundation of the Bible.
IF THE DEITY COULD INSPIRE MEN
two or three thousand years ago, why not to- day?
Human nature is the same now as then, and hu-
"And God said, land IL thus saith iV the :" Lord"
"and the Lord said unto Abraham" land the
ments are made throughout the entire Bible, aud
especially In the Old Testament. The fact that
General Gariied may recover does not initiate
remove him. My explanation is this The Lord
wished him removed for the good of the Ameri
Owing to the .dlsadyantage under which l exc
GU ed The divine will to wit, shot him MS he was
strike MIN in vital place. but it would have soon
proved fatal had L not been for the prayers and
y Re e
eral 'Garfield's condition since July 2 has been
most appalling, and it justly drew forth the ten-
entreaties changed the Deitys original mention
| and General Garfield still lives
Now, a 10 the Political Situation.
This was dictated on the 2Sth of August Should
General Garfield recover, in view of this dispeusa-
ton of Providence, think he will see the neces-
that sent the President a note saying / sympa-
thized with him In his contest against SenatoIa
discovered that the Presidents express ed pnrpost
was to crush General Grant and Senator ConklinG
my views changed decidedly. l watched tn
read the leading newspapers for and against til
Administration, and gradually the conviction Sc "
crush General Grant and Senator Conkling, anH
hsTeoy open the sbeWy way .Ssd for his ren0
ling. During the deadlock in the SEM
and while the Robertson matter was pending
prsside1t gave notice that Il any Senator yo
would need letter of Introduction to him,
President sent the President two or three MOI
| suggesting that he pacify the Stalwarts, aud
| party and that the Republic would come to 81
| To these notes he made no answer. This
| about two or three weeks before i conceivej#
| of removing the President did not go near
| For eight weeks General Garield's con 81
has been most extraordinary, and no
| of human life ought TO initiate somewhat al
| the public feeling on account of the PresM
sufftrings. During the war thousands OF
boys went down without a tear; they died "a
| field and in the camp and hospital. To-ddyB
| mangled remains lie buried in many n
| During the war mans life was of small
The President might have suffered equal pN
| he met with railroad accident or some
| dispensation Of Providence, but this
WOULD NOT HAVE HoRRIFED THE PEoI8
| as did bullet wound 1t came so sud
| they almost lost their senses, and no one
| the Presidents sufierings more than
idea Of removing the President was gigaI
| ception, and am not surprised that u
stand aghast at the magnitude of the co
and imagine that two or more brains con
| But not soul in the universe knew OF M
| to remove the President; 1t was my own4
| tlon and execution. Heretofore poitie8
ances have been adjusted by war or y
Had Jefferson Davis and a dozen or I
| co-traitors been shot dead in January, 1S
bly, our late rebellion never would hav4
sought to remove President Garfield as
est way of uniting the contending factM
Republican party and thereby keep Il
| government in the control OF
saved the Republic after years
rending and desoatng war.
| no doubt but that there viii be anotbA
| less the government remains in the &C
Republican party TO control the goye3
Republican party must be united.
thick OF the fight last fall, in New VI
| had all we could do to elect GeneY
Had Hancock kept his mouth shut
or had the Morey letter been della!
Hfof ofr1u unttlA haH haA