Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-29

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-; e,x.-s.. yrrSssin oopy off Letter:
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Skc Viikes bes1h, the musdcres O. Pres'-
Ss-s i.~sSn - been fnsniahsd - ~ tne
~ 1iilwasd. United States narshsl
SeoSs nu1ega Diserisl II Peansylvseses a.
- Se1AoA ovee y that Officer ~ Soee ~
Sn' TSH = ! orolber-in-law q -
HseeA tn history connected with u "
sSs~se1 uecnlhe. 10 Noveoocr, 1864,
~. nsner vss depos ted With Mr.. Clarke ~
80. II sealed envelope. 'tos sale Keep
-" NJ. Clark being ignorant Of the con-
oosis. In JaAnasy last Booth called u NJ;
0lnrhs's heuae, asked Cor the package, ana
Hsves given up 70 him. II Il nov suPpes'
n ~ r. thce sisss be took out the paper
- sdded % e hiA signature, which ap.
- 20 Be- IN different ink from that used
= shs body Of shs letter, and also from the
lanenaep employed could not have been Pat
= & originally. Afterwards he returned
he nockaee 10 NJ. Clarks again for safe
keeping. sealed and bearing the supefxcrip
tiee u. Wilkes Booth"
The inclAurs VA preserved bv the fami
h without saspician Of ies nature. After
d. Il ctiae infosuDation Of the asaaaasna
ten OF the President. whirh came upon the
6atlyog Mr.. Clarke With crushing force, Il
- ceasidsrsd proper = open tbs snssl,ps.
VA seus $50 United States bsnds, end
csstoraass q shares In oil esupaniss. NJ.
Clarke promptly handed oyer The paper r.
Aafahal Nillward, n whoss custody Il nos
ss0siaA Bro0 . pssusal Of this parsr Il
sesnet % hAse teen prepared By Boz u ~ I
vtndsca&ion Of souse desperate act Ahich h
- n oents4Q1atlon and from the Ian
g1age iced Il Y probable that 1t was plo
@ abduct The president and carry him oil I.
vte6teoa. Il also appears that Booth wat
- 81 the party who was engaged ia til.
eaQture and execution Of John Brown, d
OouAWoetemie.
Froa the Philadelphia Prsss.]
, We have just received the following let
-. wsieseo By John Wilkes Booth, and
poeosd b. Mn Ia the hands Il his brother
lo.4w, J. 8. Clarke. Il was written by him
b Novon6ee last, and loft with J. s. Clark,
= . sealsd susslaps, addressed to himself
- bic own handwriting. In the same en-
v9po WogO sosDe United States bonds ant
. 9odks. This letter was opened by Mr.
OogGo IT he first time on Monday last
- t0oediately handed BY him to Marsha
9illwoeis WAe has kindly plsced Il in oul
nands. Nest unsnissaksbly Il proves tina,
- must for many months have contsmpla
- eeising The person Of The late President
u = howevsr, doubtful whether he imagin
q she block dsed which has plunged the No
ten into The deepest gloom. and It the same
time awakened e to just and righteous in.
dignation:
NJ DeAs Sa:-You may use this - you
think best. But Is some may wish to know
sAss, wAo, and WAy, and a. know not hose
y direct. give Il Tin the words Of your
0Astsf.)
M wkSsN 4 may concern :"
Right q wrong, God judge me, not man
1be6s ~ motive good or bad, Of one thin
IN onre, the lasting condemnation Of th
Noesh.
love peace mere than life. Have love'
~ Union beyond expression For fosl
yeass have ! waited, hoped and prayed 20
~ dark cloud 70 break, and for . respors
tisa efeur FORMER sunshine. To wait longe
vo1ld - crime. An hope for peacs
dsa1. ~ prayers have proved a. idle .
uytepss. 0od's will b done. 1 20 TO q
o1a s6aro The bitter end.
have ever held the South WAS right
Voy .nemtnation Of Abraham Lincoln, fou
yp1lp -. spoke plainly, wsr-war upoI
S1alhofn rights and lnstitutions. His e'ec
- Sroved L. await On overt act" Yer
tie yea are boand and plundered. VIVA
eollyl The South Vas wise. Who think.
IT afEuUent Or patience when the finger o.
bic easmy presses on the triggers In Z
fsvsi0s scor, I. too. could say country
si0hs sewreNg" But In struggle such a.
sUvs (whsrs the brother tries to pierce thu
hrstAer's heart, } fou Gods sake choose tie
righl when . country like this spurn.
juGties from her eide she forfeits the allie
glance al every honest freeman, and SHOULD
haspAi6 untrHnn,clcd by any lealty 20
oves, q act - his conscience may approve
RnQaa Of the North to hate tyranny, I,
M Gbessy and justice, to strike At wron,
an4 eppeVaeiea. was the teaching Of on
Aahsss. The study q our early history vii
- 1t ~ forgss q, snd may II never.
This country WaS formed for the mhist
~ Tor the black man. And looking upol
Attina slavery from the same nd.poin
hid b. The trainers Of our Constitution.
~ ~, hayo ever conaidcrcd il one Of tn
QsIaase blessings (both for themselves On,
~ DIT God evss 6estowcd upon . favore,
oaeiea. Wienese herstueors our wealth an,
poQse 1itusss their elevation AND enligh,
0aaon2 ohese their race elsewhere. hav
|1lved eneagot g most Of my life. and hav
- - harsh treatment from master 4
~ thaA haye bsheld in Tho North iron
0ahse % son. Yet, Heaven knows. no on
vsuad b willing to DO more for the neg,
seee t4en !, could l but ses way to stil
0U14W VYW cQu0lB1OU. -
DIT lpcoln's policy Il only preparing TIL
Woy ~ thsis total annihilation The South
~ ~ aAd Ases not 6sea .Eg1tiag for IN,
eeetinuancs of slavery. The fisst battle q
DsJ0 R1a ~ away with that idsA. Theil
ooooo - see eer have been - ae6lS end
Usoor ~ tben tksos sAee led ~ Fathers On
- eheeA ~ al1vw they were wrong q
- torlnnine e this contest, crveifv ana
t3tesoios tovo nlAds the wrong becoms tn,
eeA ~ ~ slaad asw (belore the won
~ - aduifasion u the worid) ~ nobl,
eone q potriotic hssoee. Hereafter. rad
- ehsat dss1h Thsfuopyle VIM b for
NJ t:siasd Ia ~ eaptufs and sxseutior
- - bsewn (sho was . ndrdsrvr q
- Wectsea border, AMI who Vas faif,v
49, 60 oes6cts6 bssbss u imp4ftial iudee
- & u.ase:, ed sho, by the way,
~ - nnds god, I vas proud 81
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