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TiL Xj"fceJL'Lty of -bliLe Press must "be Pzeser-'T-Q'oocls:. TERMS : $2.cb per Yer' VOL. II. WADESBORO', N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY) 5,-lil881 NO. -12. R. H. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor. -- t-T Ak's-on Times, Succeeds The Pee Dee Herald TERMS : CASH IS ADVANCE. On Year .' ...$2.00 SU Month 1.00 Thrt4 Months. 50 O ADVERTISING RATES.- One square, first insertion, $ 1 OA Koch subsequent insertion,. 50 Loral adTerti-wtnenU, rr line 10 Special rates given orapplication for lgr tirae. Advertisers are requested to bring in their adrertisementa on Monday evening of each reek, to insure insertion in nxt issue. O By- The TIMES is the only paper uhlinhetl in Anton County. Vkofkssional cards. SAM J. PEMBERT0N, ATTORXEY AT LAW, ALBEMARLE, N. C. fsr-Attends the courts of Anson, Union. Cabarrus, Stanly. Montgom ery and Rowan, and the Federal Courts at'Charlotte and Greensboro. HI, E- Allen, DENTIST, pfj O.TIse S. E. corner of Wade and Mor gan htrU (near the Bank.) 25-n. A. B. Hyiitley, M. D., WADESBORO, N. C. fy OfTers his professional services to the citizens of Anson county. Rk-e first door above the Bank. i WM. A. INGHAM, M. D., Practicing Physician, WADESBORO, N. C. .. I. SAR1AX, J. D. PKMBERTO.V DARGAN & PEMBERT0N, ATTORNEYS AT LA W, WADESBORO, N. C. tW Fraetice Cwurt. i in the Stato and redcral 3 J AS. A LOCK II ART, Att'y and CounsoIIorat Law, WADESBORO, N. C. y Pratices in all the Court of the State. B. K. LITTLE. W. U PARSONS. Little & Parsons, ATTORNEYS AT L A W, WADESBORO, N. C. ' Cellsetion.4 promptly attended to. SAMUEL T. ASHE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WADESBORO, N. C. p3r Special attention given to she collec tiea nf elaiinn. P. D. WALKER. A. Bl'BWELL Walker & Burwell, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will attend regularly at Anson Court, and at Wadesboro in vacation when requested. QUORGE V. STRONG. Attorney aad Counsellor at Law, RALEIGH, N. C. ts?r Pratices in the State and Federal Courts. HOTELS. CO VIjXG TORY'S HOTEL, FORMERLY HtxTLET'S HOTEL, WADESBORO, N. C. X Centrally located in the business part of town. Commercial Travellers solicited. UJ- Aeminodations first-class. Table supplied with the best to be obtaincL WAVERLY HOUSE, CHARLESTON, C. This favorite family Hotel is situated on King street, the principle retail business street, and nearly opposite the Academy of Music The WAVERLY under its new manage ment has recently been renovated and refur nished, and is recommended for its well kept table and home comforts, i Rates $2 and $2 50 per day, according to location of room. The Charleston Hotel Transfer, Omnibuses will carry guests to and from the House. V G. T. ALFORD, Manager. P AVI L IAN HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. This popular and centrally located HOTEL having been entirely renovated during the past summer is now ready for the reception of the travelling public. Popular prices 2 and $3 50 per day. Special rates for Commercial Travellers. E. T. GALLIA RD, Proprietor. YARBROUCH HOUSE, . RALEIGH, N. C. Prices Reduced to Snit the Times. CALL AND SEE US. r JpCRCELL HOUSE, VriLMIXQTOX, X. c. Recently thoroughly overhauled and reno vated. Frst-cUisa in every respect. Loca tion desirable, being situated near all busi ness houses, Post-office, Custom House, City Hall and Court House. Katxs, '. $ 2 00 and $2 50 per day. Our motto is to please. B. L. PERRY,. Proprietor. Jas. A. Lzak, I J as. A, Lbak, Jr., President. ' Caslii Cashier BANK of NEW HANOVEE, WADESBORO, N. C, HJ Special attention given to collection?, aad proceeds remitud on day of payment, at current rate ot xchange. t DIRECTORS: JAS. A. LEAK. J. C. MARSHALL. MOHPHMRIIsbll la.Y)ilir.Tmyriru aanrd. r:u rtt- SCHEDULES. Carolina Central Railway Comp'y. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. OrncEOr?fXRAi.RcpEW)rrEXDrJT, I Wilmington, JJ. C., May 25, lfcSO. f On and after" May 25, 1880, the following schedule will be operated on this Railway : FABSKXGCH, MAIL. AKD KXPHKSS TRAIW. . Leave Wilmington, u f Arrive at Charlotte, 945am 643 p n v 9 ) Leave Charlotte, 0 45 a m - f Arrive at Wilmington, 4.5 p m Trains Nos. 1 and 2 stop at regular stations only, and points designated in the Company's Time Table. PASSCXGZB A.3CD FREIGHT TBAIX I Leave Wilmington at 5.00 p. u No 5. V Arrive a Hamlet at 1.20 jl. m I Arrive at Charlotte at 8.10 a. M I Leave Chr lotted t ' 7 DO p. m Na 6. Arrive mHaiHtn at" TtT) a. II ( Arrive at Wilmington at 9.1)0 a. X Jfo. 5 train is daily except Sunday, but makes no connection to Raleigh on Satur day. No. G train is daily except Saturdays. Through Sleeping Cars between Raleigh ami Charlotte. V. Q. JOHNSON, Genl Sup't. Raleigh & Augusta Air-Line R. R. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Scperintex dext's Office, 1 Raleigh, N. C, June 5, 1879. . J On and after Friday, June 6, 179, trains on the Raleigh and Augusta Air-Line Rail road, will run daily (Sundays excepted) as follows: No. 1 Leave Raleigh, 8 ( p. M. Cary, 8 31 P. m. Ajx. 8 5.5 P. H. New Hill. 9 14 p. u. Merry Oaks, : p. M. Moucure 9 50 p. it. No. 3 Hamlet, Hoffman, Kej'ser, Blues, Manly, Cameron, Kanford, Osgood, Monctire, -Leave 230 a. M 3 14 a. m 3 37 a. H 3 54 a. u 4 i:l am 4 56 A. If 5 4t A. X 6 02 A. it OsirooU, 10 it P. If. Kanford, 10 44 P. M. Cameron, 1 1 27 P. M. Manlv, 12WA.M. Blue's, 12 29 a. M. Kevwr, 12 4S a. it. Hoffman, 1 14 A. M. Ar. Hamlet, 2 00 a. M. 6 25 A. u Merry Oaks, 0 4 j A. M New Hill, 7 00 a. M Aiex, 7 a a. M Carv, 7 59 a. if Ar. Raleigh, 8 30 a. M Train number 1 connects at Hamlet with C. C. Railway for Charlotte and all points south. Train number 2 connects at Raleigh with the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad for all points north. JOHN C. WINDER, Superintendent. Cheraw & Darlington Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. President's Office, Society Hill, S. C, Feb. 28, 1SS0. j On and after Monday, the 2th inst., the train on this road will run as follows mak ing connection at Flort" noe with trains to and from. Charleston, Columbia and Wilmington both ways: GOING DOWN. Leave Cheraw at 10 30 a. m. Cash's, 10 50 " Society Hill, 11 15 " Doves, 1145 " " Darlington, 12 15 p. M. " Palmetto, 12 35 " Arrive at Florence, 1 00 " COMING UP. Leave Florence at 2 35 p. if. Palmetto, 3 00 " " Darlington, , 3 15 " " Dove's, , 3 40 " " Society Hill, , 4 05 ' Cash's 4 25 Arrive at Cheraw, 4 50 " Close connection made at Florence with trains to and from Charleston and Wilming ton, every day except Sunday. B. D. TOWNSEND, President. Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Until further notice, the trains on this road will run as follows: Leave. Arrive. Wadesboro, 8.40 a. M. Cheraw, 10.05 A. if Cheraw, 1 0. 15 a. m. Wadesboro, 4. 15 P. V Makins close connection lth ways at Che raw. with Cheraw & Darlington train, and" ut Florence with the Northeastern train. B. D. TOWNSEND. President. Northeastern Railroad Company. Charleston. S. C, November 26, 11 ! On nnd after this date-the following Sched ule will be run, Sundays included: Leave Charleston. Arrive Florence. H.U) p.m 12.55 p. m 4.50 p. in. 1 1.55 p. m 8. 15 p. m 1.30 a. ni Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. 2.40 a. in 6.45 a. m 1.05 rx m 5.25 p. m 4.00 a. m 8.45 a. m Train leaving Florence at 2.40 a. m. will not stop for ay-passeugers. P. L. CLADPOR, General Ticket Agent. J, F. DIVINE, General Sup't- TIME TABLE Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley R. R. TO TAKE EFFECT MAY 9, 1S0. Leaves Fayetteville at 4.00 p. it Arrives at Gulf at 7.:55 p. K. Leaves Gulf at 6.00 a. m. Arrives at Favetteyillo, 10.20. A. M. Daily except Sunday. L. C. JONES, Sup't. THE CHARLESTON LINE. FROM THE UPPER CAROLINAS. THE NEW SHORT LINE FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA. Charlxstox, S. C, Aug. 2nd, 1880. Commencing Augus.t 3rd, the Cheraw fc Salisbury Railroad opens from Wadesboro, Charlotte and all adjacent territories yia Che raw and Florence, a new line to Charleston and the East, and respectfully invites the at tention of all shippers, and a share "of their business. For rates and all imformation inquire of W. L. Rose, Agent, Wadesboro, or the under signed. A. POPE, General Freight and Passenger Agent. FOR FLORIDA. . Via Savannah, Twice a Week. On and after December 1, the palace steam er ST. JOHNT3, Capt. Leo Vogel, will leave Charleston as per Schedule below: On the Tuesday trip the St. John's calls in at Savannah going and returning. On the Saturday trip she goes direct to Florida, not stopping at fcavamian eitner way, Tues'y, Nov 30, 12 m Tues'y, Dec 7, 1pm Tues'y, Dec 14, 10 a m Tues'y. Dec 21, 12 m Satd'v, Dec 4, 8 p m Satd'y, Dec 11, 8 p m Satdy, Dec 18, C p m Satd'y, Dec 25, 8pm Satd'y, Jan 1, 7pm Tues'y, Ddb 28, 10 am Connecting at Fernandina with Transit Road for Cedar Keys and points on tlie Gulf, also with Boats at Jacksonville and Palatka for Upper St. John's, and Oklatiha Rivers, and with Railroad for St. Augustine at Toeoi. Freight Received daily. State rooms secured and all information furnished bv application to RAVENEL & CO.. Agents 30 East Bay, Charleston, S C. D. J. GASHERIE, Proprietor. 137" Convenient to all the trains. A full stock of Groceries and Con fectioneries always on hand. "BLACK-DRAUGHT" aad fever impossible. makes chilla CHRISTMAS BZIXS. BY HEX RT W. LOSGFIIXOW. I beard the boll on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace and mirth ood will to men! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all ChrLstiandom Had rolled along j The unbroken song t Of peace on earth, good will to men. Til ringing, singing, on its way, The world revolved from night to day, . A voice, a chime, A chant sublirac, ... ' Of jjeace on eaxth, goos wiffto men! But in disp&ir I bowed my head "There is no peace on earth," I said! "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, -good will to men !" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep, "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep! The wrong shall fall, The right prevail, Wi h peace on earth, good will to men !" JEFF DAVIS' CAPTURE. James H. Jones (colored) is at pres ent, jailor of the county jail in this city and also a member of the Board ot Aldermen. During the war he was the body servant of Jefferson Davis, and drove the carriage of the President of the late Confederate States at the time of the latter's flight from Richmond. He was constantly with him thereafter up to the time of the capture in Wilcox county, Georgia, having driven the carriage through Virginia, North and South Carolina and a portion of Georgia; was made a prisoner wkh Davis and sent to Fortress Monroe, being sub sequently released. Jones is a man of some intelligence, who wields con siderable influence over his race, and, although a Republican, ho is ever ready say a kind word for his former employer. He is well thought of by th white people of this com munity, and has a good reputation for veracity and integrity. Beingap- prised of the facts dbove related, a Herald correspondent approached Mr, Jones with the hope of securing some facts connected with the mem orable flight from Richmond and the subsequent capture of the President of the late Confederacy not hereto fore made public. Nor was he disap pointed. It would perhaps be well to preface the story with the statement that, although thejfvant of Jeffer son Davis, the narrator of what fol lows was never his slave, Jones hav ing been born free. THE REMOVAL FROM RICHMOND. That Mr. Davis was attending re ligious services at St. Paul's church, in Richmond, on Sunday. April 2. 18C5, when the telegram of Gen. Lee, announcing nis immediate with drawal from Petersburg and the con sequent necessity for evacuating Richmond, was delivered to him, is a matter of history. The sensational stories which have been published des criptive of the "panic'1 caused by Mr. Davis' abrupt withdrawal from the church, are characterized by Jones, who was the bearer of the dispatch, as well as by Mr. Davis, as having transpired in the fertile imagination of the authors only. Jones was well known in the community as Mr. Davis' body servant, and consequently,- when he handed that gentleman a telegram which caused him to hast ily quit the building, every one who witnessed the affair was convinced that something unusual had happen ed; but this conviction did not pro duce a "panic" nor cause the display of any undue excitement. "The ex ercises were abridged and the congre gation quitely dismissed that is all.' The next day, Monday, arrangements were perfected for the removal of Mrs. Davis and family from Rich mond, and on the afternoon of that day Jones, with the carriuge and horses and the Davis family, proceed ed by rail to Charlotte, N. C. Arriv. ing at the latter place, a house was rented, and the family settled down with the expectation of remaining in Charlotte for several months at least. After these arrangements were con eluded, Jones proceeded to Danville, Va., where the Confederate President tnen was, to report to him. it was while Jones was in Danville that Lieut. Wise, a mere' youth and son of Gen. Wise, came, after escaping through the Federal cavalry, and notified Mr. Davis of the speedy sur render of Gen. Lee. This was the first' reliable information Mr. Davis revived of the auticipated surrender of the army of Northern Virginia. Mr. Davis, after receiving this news, sent Jones back to Charlotte with orders to remove his family to Abbe ville, S. CT This he did, and, after seeing Mrs. Davis comfortably domi ciled at the residence of a law3'er of that place, a friend .of Mrs.' Davis, he started on his way back to meet his employer. He arrived at Charlotte, N. C, on the 18th of April, a few minutes before the Confederate Pres ident and party rode up as they came from Greensboro, N. C. ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN. Jones, among others, went up to welcome the party. Mr. Davis had traveled on horse-back, and was in the act -of dismounting when a tele gram was handed to him. This was a dispatch from Gen. Breckinridge announcing the assassination of Pres-; ident Lincoln. "Mr. Davis broke thai seal," said 31 r. Jones, "and I saw ai pained expression pass over his facq as he proceeded to read the raessajeJ The crowd of troops, which had coif lected to welcome the party, noting the agitation of Mr. Davis, called fotj the reading of the telegram. Mrj Davis thereupon handed the telegram to a gentleman, whoso name, think, was Mr. Bates, remarking, a3 he did so: " This is sad news; read i o: ilims sad news ; reaa it Iere th emW corrcspondent in. ." Mr. Itesdidasdirecteit;;1.TOpteJ thQ narrative b Mki )e of the crowd, upon the y .f fae knew of hijJ QWn knowleJ to them and some puh-e ot the moment, cheered a$ was, perhaps, after all.sonly natural at the news ot the death of one they considered thejr most powerful eue1 my." ' '"Then there is no truth in the stories published stating that Mr; Davis read the telegram to the crowd collected about him in an exultant manner?" asked the Herald represen tative. r "Absolutely not a word of trutlj, sir,1' replied Mr. Jones. "In th? lirt place, as I have just stated. Mr. Davis did not read the telegram to the crowd at all. Mr. Bates read it, arid he did not read it with anv show in exultation that I ceuld perceive. 1 1 know that Mr. Davis was deeply grieved at . the act of Booth, ; for I shortly afterward heard him express himself to that effect. And, aside from all human sympathy called into action by the act of the assassin, I have reason to know that Mr. Davis deplored the death of Mr. Lincoln, for I have heard him say that he infinite ly preferred Lincoln to AndjT John son. He entertained an extreme de gree of disgust for the latter gentle man, whom ho regarded as a traitor to this section. J TO THE RESCUE OF HIS FAMILY A FALSE ALARM. "After remaining in Charlotte' a bout a week," continued Mr. Jones, "we left that city, and on the 4th of May we crossed the Savannah rivier, with a company detailed to escort the President, and riding a few miles to a farm housewe had breakfast and our norses wen iea. it was nere mac Mr. Davis learned that a regiment of Federal troops were moving on; to Washington, Ga., one of the depbts of supplies. Upon the reception of this news it was at once decided that we should push on for Washington, hoping to arrive there in time i to notify the citizens of the expected event and summon all available forces to its defence. After sending word to the officer commanding the advance to join him at once, Mr. Davis (attended always by myself), with the escort of the company allud ed to, moved on. After reaching there scouts were sent out without encoun tering any of the enemy, and it was concluded that the report was a false alarm. Two or three days after leav ing Washington, Ga., Mr. Davis heard that a number of stragglers and deserters were in pursuit of his wife and family who, with an escort of a half dozen or so men, were mak ing their way to the Florida coast. The President had not seen his family since they left Richmond. Their route was in a different direction from the one we were pursuing, but we changed our, course in consequence of this information and rode in pur suit of them. About daybreak next morning we met a party of men who gave the information that they had passed an encampment of wagons containing women and children. We found in this encampment the ones sought, and Mr. Davis and our party traveled with them two or three days, when, believing them out of the reach of marauders, Mr. Davis decided to part with them to execute his original purpose. "It was understood that our party were to leave at nightfall, but it hay ing been reported to Mr. Davis that a marauding party intended to attack the caiip that very night it was de cided by that gentleman that .we would defer the separation until tht truth or falsity of the report was as certained. i "It seems that a report had been given currency that this was a treas ure, train, which had induced sjtrstg- plers to follow it, hoping to get ain op portunity to rob it. 1 "I had Mr. Davis1 horse, saddled, in readiness to proceed on his wayj and had thrown his holster of pistols a cross the saddle. , FIRING OVER THE BRANCH. "Mr. Davis lay down without re moving his clothes in the early part of the night to rest. Nothing occur red to indicate an attack until just before dawn, when I heard firing over the branch. I immediately hur ried to the spot where Mr. Davis was sleeping, and, arousing him, t eld him of what I had faeard. He came out of the tent, anq we saw some caval rymen whom -e recognized as regu lar Federal troopers deploying around as they approached the camp. I had tied the horse tq be used by Mr. Davis near the road'some distance from the camp, and, as before stated, hisj hols ter of pistols was secured to the saddle on his horse. It was, then, an un fortunate discovery for us that we realized tho fact the troopers were approaching frcjm that direction and were already near the spot where the horse was secured. It was therefore , Impossible for Mr Davis to reach his lorse, and he was in a predicament iideed. Mrs. Davis had implored aer husband to leave immediately jpon learning that the attacking par ty were regulars, but he hesitated, and so lost some precious moments. When lie at last decided upon flight ho was compelled- to start in an op posite direction from that intended, on foot and without arms.1 THE SO CALLED "DISGUISE.' m it he knew of his own knowledge how Mr. Davis was dressed, and if, there was any truth in the stories which have been published stating that ho was attired in a woman's clothes, wearing a hoop skirt at the lime of his capture. i. t liiilv. I know of my own ':r: . '."Ige,"' he replit d. "I was by : . side from the time I woke him in lus tent to the moment of his capture. If any one ought to know I should." lie then continued as follows: "Mr. Davis, at this season of the year, wore a sleeveless waterproof iight overcoat. Mrs.' Davis had, one almost exactly like it same material Milv the cut Was a little different. After deciding to attempt an escape Le returned to the tent for I ; is over coat, und in the hurry and confusion of the moment it was very dark in ti.e tent picked up his wife's instead f his own coat, and, as he emerged f;-om t lie tent, Mrs. Davis thought- f.illv threw a shawl over his shouId-4 crs. lie was wearing his wife's 'raglan" and the shawl over his shoulders when he was challenged br the trooper, as will be more fully explained further on." "Then he didn't have on a bonnet and hoopskirt?'' Jones laughed and seemed very, much amused at this question. "No, indeed,1' he replied; that hoopskirt bo'nnet story is the most thoroughly unadulterated piece of fiction I ever read. THE CAPTURE. "Mr. Davis,"' continued the narra tor, "had not gone twenty-five yards when a cavalryman galloped up and commanded him to halt. Mr. Davis gave a defiant reply' to this order as lie advanced toward the horseman, throwhig the. shawl and "raglan" from his shoulders as he did so. Mr? Davis did not have a weapon of de fence of any description, and this ac tion on his part looked a little fool hardy to me at first, but he had a motive for acting as he did, which he afterward explained. "As he approached the cavalryman the latter leveled a pistol at the Con federate President. Mrs. Davis, who had been anxiously watching her husband, seeing this demonstration of tho horseman, rushed up to Mr. Davis and threw her arms around him and pleaded for his life. By this act Mrs. Davis perhaps accom plished two results she may have saved her husband's life; she certain ly prevented his escape. Mr. Davis' intention, as he afterward stated, when he advanced upon the trooper who ordered him to halt, was to take the chance of escaping a death-wound from the hands of the cavalryman, and, after. he had fired, to put his hand under the fodx of the trooper,. tumble him off his horse on the other side, mount the animal himself and attempt an escape. Had Mrs. Davis remained passive he might and lie might not have, accomplished his ob ject. Instantaneous action was, how ever, necessary, and Mr. Davis quick ly realized that the opportunity wrts lost the moment his wife impeded his movements, and, relinquishing the idea, he quickly turned back and passed on to the camp fire. I was up making coffee for breakfast when tho firing oyer the branch occurred, and therefore heard the first shots, when I immediately awoke Mr. Davis as related. ' "After .Mr. Davis gave up the idea of attempting an escape, subsequent to the interference of his wife, I pass ed on to the tent and lit the candles that were in the candle-sticks." Here Mr. Jones showed the Herald representative a pair of massive can. d'esticks. "They were given to me by Mr. Davis," he explained, "and I have also a brace of fine pistols presented to me b;t&3 same gentleman." A IpJHJ BETWEEN FEDERALS. "Then began the firing between the two approaching' parties. It seems that our pursuers had taken different roads, and approached the camp from opposite directions. Of course they enccunted each other, and they began the firing from each side of usi We "laid low." Both parties supposed f they were firing into an armed band of Confederates, and did not discover their mistake until a number of men and horses were killed and wounded. None of our party were hurt; on the contrary. Col. Wood and Lieut. Barnwell during the melez walked off Unobserved. "All this occurred between 3 and 4 o'clock a. M. After the firing ceased Col." Pritchett, the Federal officer, came into camp and asked mo which of our party was President Davis. I pointed him out, and he was at once put under arrest. "This was in Wilcox county, Georgia, on the southeast road, about sixteen or seventeen miles, leading had passed. j . "We were pll made prisoners, and together with the wagons, teams, etc., sent to Macon, Georgia, thence to Augusta, fGeorgia, via Milledge ville, and transferred to 4 boat where we met Vicej President Stephens. C. C. C14y, Geni j Wheeler, the cavalry officer, and h4 Adjutant, Gen. Bawls, also prisoners.' From there we were sent to Fortress Monroe via Savannah toPoyt Royal,: where we were trans ferred to a transport ship, which-an-chorejl at Hainptpft .Road?. . liv. Davis and Mr. Clay were' sent to rortrHs Monroe and imprisoned; Mrs. Davis Was sent back to Savan nah oh the same ship which brought its; I vas released." "Tlhs is alfull, fair and impartial statement o ' the facts', is it .''".asked representative. ain. unvarnished state- 'acls-ji.ist as they occur the Herald's "It is a p ment bf the i red. .There jare no motives exist! to actuate rue to be partial in this statement ejpe way or the other. I ana jRepubfician of the first water; I have jjrreat jiT??peet for my former employer, Davis. I would not make'a false statement in this connec- tion lb glorilfy ior to ceudmn him. Ratctwi N.C Letter, in New York He rah!. Gaitcnii"! Christinas address, j WApniN-iiroN. Dec. -jr. The follow ing isthe lcHter Guiteau wrote in jail on Monday': IIRIS'maS Gr.EETINU, 1SS1. ) ByChas. J, Guiteau. if To-day i Christmas, and I greet the American people with a merry Christmas. Last Christmas I was in I New York I was boarding in a first- class lioustf. and was finely dressed. I attended; church, and had a quiet, pleasant day. : : Two years ago I was in Boston, but wasiiot sot well, fed or clothed. I was on thhology. There is no money in theoldgy. 1 1 left a $5,000 law business in Chicago in for theology. I wentjinto theology to serve tha Lord and rireacli the gospel. I had about as liithcli trouble to get in my work on theolbgy ap Paul did. He hungered, and tbirstfjd, and was naked, and had no Qortaiiji duelling place; but he preached tpie gospel asdio understood it, although he had a hard time. Since he lft earth his work and name have'; conie down the ages. Christ and Paul did their work and left the rcsuljt with the Almighty Father, and I dof t became! Christmas, 1S73, I was in St-.i Louis. T was in very re ducefl cirepmstimces. I had been on theology a year. ; I had spent the year! travelling niostly in the East trying to fpxach the gospel by lectur ing, pnd spiling my lectures in Wash ington, New York. Boston, Chicago, and other' cities: I felt : the Lord put this fvorkjon me, and I did 3 best I could. I; had no friends and little money. Christmas, 1S77, I spent in Philadelphia. I was well fed and clotted and was trying to lecture. ChHstraas, 1S70, I was rn Chicago, and was forking with Mr. Moody and writiing njy lecture on "Christ's Sec ond jConjing, A. D. 70." To-day, Christmas, 1S81, I suffer. in bonds as a patriot! but I am in honorable com pany.' " Washington was a patriot. Grant was a patriot. is a patriot. V aslnnsrton led Ihe armies of the Revolution through viffht years of bloody war to victory aind glory. Grant led the ar mies' of tfie Union to victory and glo ry, and jto-day the nation is prosper ous 4nd happy. They raised the old war ! cryu "Rally round tho flag, bcysf;" arid thousands of the choicest .sonsbf the republic went forth to bat tle f(r victory orideath. Washington and Grant by their' valor ana success in war won the ad mintionof mankind. To-day, Christ mas,lSSi, I suffer 'in bonds as a pa triot because I had the inspiration and hierye to unite a great political party, t the end that the nation might b saved another desolating war.! I o not pretend war was im mediate, !'but I do say emphatically thatjthejbitterness in the Republican part lad c spring was eieepemn;r and from the cotfntv-seat which we deepening hour, by hour, and that j guilty of rank perjury, and it has ex witlipn tfi'O or three years, or less, the cited my wrath, and I have dc-noune- iiatifn would have been a flame of civil;: .war. J' 1 In the presence of death all hearts were hushed ; contention ceased. 'For weeks and weeks the heart and brain of the nation' center ed em the sick man in the White Houe. ; Atlast he went the way of all flesh, anel he bation was in mourning. ' And to-day, Christmas, 1881, I am on tml for my life, charged with murdering the late President There ; is not the first element of murder lin this case. To constitute, the erinie of murder two elemerits must coexist first, an actual homi cide seeonelly, malice in law or mal ice ii fait. The law presumes malice froni the fact of the homicide. There is no' homicide in this case, and there forelno naliee in 'the' fa w. Maliin fact pepf'nds on tho circumstances at tending the homicide. Admitting that the late President died: frofm the shot, which I deny is a matter of fact, still the circumstan ces attending the shooting liquidate the prespmption of malice, either in j 1 law ibr fkct. . -J -, ' , ; . , , I i ij.au. lie oeen properly treaieu ne probably would have been alive to day, whatever my inspiration o$ in tention. The Deitv allowed the doe tors to finish my work gradually, be- cuie ITe wanted to prepare the peo pie for the change, and also confirm my original inspiration. I am well satisfied with the Deity's conduct of the case thus far, and I have no doubt but He will continue to father it to the end, and the public will sooner or later see the special Providence in the late President's removal Nothing but the political .situation last spring justfflejHus removal. The break in the Republican party then was widening week bv week, and I foresaw a civil war. My inspiration was to remove the late President at once and thereby close the breach be fore it got so wide that nothing. but a heartrending and desolating war could close it. The last war cost the nation a million of men and a billion of money. The Lord wanted to pre vent a repetition of this desolation and inspired me to execute His will. Why did he inspire me in preference to some one else ? Because 1 had the brains and nerve, probably, to do the work. The Lord does not employ in competent men to serve Him. Ileuses the best material he can get. ;o uoubi there were thousands' of Republicans who fell as I did about the late President wrecking the Re publican party, and had they the con ception, tho nerve, the brains, and the opportunity and special authority from the Deity they would have re moved him. .1, of all the -world, was the onlv man who had authority from the Doily to do it. Without the Dei ty's pressure I never- should have fought to remove the President. This ! pressure dasl roj'ed mv free agency. The Deity 'compelled me to do the act just as a highwayman compels a man to j;ivo him money, often placing a pistol at his victim's head.. Tha vic tim may know it is absolutely wroiig for him to give money that his wife and children need, but how can he keep it with a pistol at his head ? I lis free agency is destroyed, and he gives his money to save his life. This irresistible pressure to removo the President was on me for thirty days, and it never left me when awake. It haunted me day and night. At last an opportunity, came, and I shot him in the Baltimore and Potomac Depot. As soon as I hAd lirod tho shot the inspiration was worked off-, and I felt immensely relieved. 1 would not do it again for a, mill ion dollars. Only a miracle saved me from being shot or hung then and there. It was the moat insane, fool hardy act . possible, and no one but a madman could have done it. But the pressure on me was so enormous that I would have done it if 1 had died the next moment. . - Heretofore - political grievances have been adjusted by war or the bal lot. Had Jefferson Davis and a dozen or two of his co traitors been shot dead in January. 1831. no doubt our late rebellion never would have bech. Gea. Grant suppressed one war, .and Providence and I saved the nation. As time advances the public will ap preciate this fact more and more. To-da-, Christmas, 1SS1, T am in jail, and have been since July 2. I have borne my confinement patient ly and quietly, knowing that my vin dication would come. Thrice I have been shot at, and came near being mot dead, but the Lord kept me harmless. Like the Hebrew children in the fiery furnace, not a hair on my head Las been singed, because the Lord, whom I served, when I sought to remove the President, has taken care of me. My trial seems to be pro gressing well. Judge Cox I consider just the man for the case. He is able, conscientious, and careful. I have a bright jury and I wih them to pass on my case. I judge, they are good men. They listen with the greatest interest to the testimony and address, and I presuniethey will give this case their most solemn attention, and dis pose of it according to the facts and the law, an '. I believe the. high-toned press of the nation will acquiesce in their verdict. . The prosecution have introduced certain witnesses who are eel them in plain language. I hate the mean, deceptive way of the pros ecution. M3 opinion of the District Attorney is well known. The de- 1 fence has been unfortunate in hav- ; ing insufficient counsel; but, notwith standing this, I expect justice will be done me, and my motive and inspira tion vindicated. People are saying: '"Well, if the Lord did it, let it go." I expect this spirit will grow. I am highly pleased with Gen. Arthur. He is doing splentlidly in his new posi tion. Had Gen. Garfield done as well he probably would have been alive to-day. He was a good man, but a weak politician. -I am especially pleased with Gem Arthur's concilia tory spirit and wisdom toward the opposition. It is exactly what I wished him to do, viz: unite the fac tions of the Republican'party, to tlie end that the nation may be happy and prosperous. My life has been rather a sad one. My mother died when I was 7. My father was a gooel man and an able one, but a fanatic in religion, Under his influence I frot into the Onei , ...... , , ida ' kk! ; tominumrv.su. vj. ana 1 remains six. years, j' Three years after this I y was unfortunately married,' anl so'. continued four years, i Soon after I rwas divorced 1 went On to theology ' three years. My life in the Oneida Community jwfis' one of constant suffering; my jharrtedj life the same; my theological lijfc one f anxiety; but I was happjier at that than any thing else, beratise t was serving the" Lord. My life has ,been- isolated. 1 During my sixjyars in lhe; Oneida Community I got estranged from toy , Felatives. j I might a jrrell have ben in State prison joif a lunatic asylum. I.'nevcr was able (jo forgivomy father for running me into thit co"ninunity.. If it had not been fori this I should have had a- far happieif life; but let it go: Forgetting' tho tilings behind, I press forward. 1 1 havel no doubt as tov my spiritual destiny. I have always been a lover of the-bord, and, wheth-' er I live me year-or thirty, I am his. As a matter of fact, I prcsumd I shall live to bc'a President, j " To day, 1S1 years ago. the Saviour of mankind was born In poverty and obscurity.' He inoved up and down, .ludea and spoke asj one having authority.; Vast multjitudesfollowed Him. lie cast out devils, . healed the siek, restored tho blind and diseased, ten! tnc multitude wMVHc wxs and what He .Coma' for; j that God the l ather had sent Iiliin to point tlie race the way to eternal life." This wonderful hying had nowhere to lay . ijis head.; lie had no money. Ho had no friends, He had never trav.-, ellcd.;. He never wrofie a book. He was hated, despised, and filially cru- ' cifled as a vile impostor: 'Then, back lie went lb the bosomj of the'.Father. Dining his ministry. lie. drew around Himself a few dtspi$cd individuals who were as pooir as Himself. 'They had no money and ho standing in so cicty, and were mostly fishermen. Outwardly, like most other great events in human history, tho origin, of Christianity was ain absolute fail ure. It was like a. seed planted and it had to growlittje by little. Tiniw has developed it into a gigantic treV . overhaMigjng tlie habitnblo globe. The mob' crucified 'the Saviour of man kind, and Paul, Hisj great apostle, went to an ignominious death. This happened, many centuries ugo. . For -eighteen centuries no men havo ex erted such a tremendous influence on tho civilization of the race as the de spised Gahlean jin great 'apostle..' They did theirj vi ork land left the re sult wiih the Alrnighjy Father. Arid so mu.-t all inspired men.- -Theyinust do their werk mid lfoave the result with the Deity, whatever becomes of them personally. ifhe worst that ' men can do is to kill you but- they ' cannot prevent your 'name and work from going thundering down the ages. ( .d al ways avengcshose who ' injure His men. Chjrist's. citernpo irarics. crucified the jImihtyVniy: son, but lie got even with the Jewish , race at the dcstruelifim of Jerusalem, A. D. 70j when Titus, a Roinan Gen- 1 eral, razed that citjr to the ground and-slaughtered ovef 1,100,000 Jews, and fro hi that (lay io thrn the Jews ; have bren a despised and downtrod- ! den race.' The millspf the gods grind ; slow, but they grind pure. Woe unto' any man. or men that persecute God's j f man. 1 he Almighty will follow. them - ? in this world and in the next. Take 1 my own case. When th pressure to j remove the President came on mo I spent two weeks in prayer to make sure of the Deity's kvill. At the end ' of two weeks my mind was fixed as ' fo the political necessity, for his' re- i moval, and I n'evr liad the slightest ,. doubt since about the divinity forthe-; act, and I the necessity for it. Thus j far the duly has furthered the act to" j my entire satisfaction: He knows I simply executed His will, and I know" . it, and ai great: many people -are be-' ginning to sde it, and they will see it ; more anl more; as time advances. F . put up my life on thio Deity's inspira- - j tion, and Ihavq notcome to'grief yet, j and I hayp no def. I shall, because I do not think I rim destined to be shot or hung. But that is a matter for thoj ' Deity to pass oh and not me. What ever the mode of my exit from this -world, I have tio doubt but that my name and wor will go thundering down the ages, ;but. woe unto .the men .; that kill me privately or judicially, i U. S. Jail, WasiUnoto, P. C, Christinas, 1881. ; Glad It liaine. 1 ' "I am mighty thankful" for that rain yesterday; it cjid the country a power of good," remarked Colonel McSpilkins. ; j . "Was your farm suffering much for rain; Colonel?" queried Golbooly. "IV havi't g(t ariy farm:". -"Have you got a Government hay contract !"4 ': j ' ; , "Not that I lnow of." - , 'i 1 "What makes you take such an in terest in the weather, then?" . . "I will tell jrou why l am glad jit rained ysterdy. There was fo -be a picnic, and my wife had fixed up a lunch basket for the preachers tables but you fsee it ained, ' and there was no picnijc, so Ve bad the lunch for dinner to keepj it froiri spoiling, and it was tjhe best dinner I've had at home in jten years, land I never would have had it if ijt hadn't rained no you know why I sylthjif the niin-did thr country -a po . : ofj good kee 'V: n 1 1. H ! i If '1 jy ' -. 'I ! i - - 'i ; )j . j , . - - ':