Guiteau Trial: Closing Speech to the Jury of John K. Porter of New YorkJ. Polhemus, printer, 1882 - 123 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
2d of July Abraham act of God afterwards alleged American argument asked assassin asylum attorney Attorney-General believe blood brain brother called charge Charles Guiteau Charles Julius Guiteau Charlotte Corday claim Colonel Corkhill command Continuing conviction counsel Court crime Davidge death defense Deity delusion devil disease doubt evidence fact father Gentlemen guilty Guiteau homicide honor human Iago insane inspiration Interjecting jail John W Judge Porter juror jury killed Garfield knew lawyer letter lived lunatic Luther Luther W mind moral murdered the President never night notoriety oath Oneida Community pistol prayer praying President Garfield President's pretense prisoner prisoner's purpose question Reed refer remember remove the President Republican party responsible sane Scoville Secretary Blaine shot spirit Spitzka Stalwart statements supposed swears tells testimony thing thought tion told trial truth United States attorney utterances verdict witness
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 31 - They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Seite 56 - To THE WHITE HOUSE: The President's tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the Republican party and save the Republic. Life is a fleeting dream, and it matters little when one goes. A human life is of small value.
Seite 31 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Seite 119 - I have just shot the president. I shot him several times, as I wished him to go as easily as possible. His death was a political necessity. I am a lawyer, theologian, and politician. I am a stalwart of the stalwarts. I was with General Grant and the rest of our men in New York during the canvass. I am going to the jail. Please order out your troops, and take possession of the jail at once. Very respectfully, CHARLES GUITEAU.
Seite 118 - Not a soul knew of my purpose. / conceived the idea myself and kept it to myself. I read the newspapers carefully, for and against the administration, and gradually the conviction dawned on me that the president's removal was a political necessity, because he proved a traitor to the men that made him, and thereby imperilled the life of the republic.
Seite 122 - I now wish to ttate distinctly why I attempted to remove the President. I had read the newspapers for and against the administration, very carefully, for two months, before I conceived the idea of removing him. Gradually, as the result of reading the newspapers, the idea settled on me that if the President was removed it would unite the two factions of the Republican party, and thereby save the government from going into the hands of the ex-rebels and their Northern allies.
Seite 117 - The President's nomination was an act of God. His election was an act of God. His removal is an act of God.
Seite 83 - Guiteau wrote to his daughter, "and if I had the means to keep him would send him to one for a while.
Seite 118 - This is not murder. It is a political necessity. It will make my friend Arthur president, and save the republic,
Seite 119 - The President's tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the Republican party, and save the Republic. Life is a flimsy dream, and it matters little when one goes. A human life is of small value. During the war thousands of brave boys went down without a tear. I presume the President was a Christian, and that he will be happier in Paradise than here. It will- be no worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, to part with her husband this way than by natural death.