The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-05-03
John Wilkes Booth.

The New York ErenHg Post saws: Tie
latest kilograms from Washington state
positively that the assassin of The President
WAS John Wilkes Booth This young man
Tor he Is only thirty-three years old-i~
Inc Youngest son Of the elder Booth. and Is
next IN order of birth 10 his DISTINGUISHED
brother Edwin. lie Was born on hi. faith
cr farm. near Baltimore. and IS thus Il
Narylander. Like his two brothers. Edwin
anu Junius Brutus. he Inherited and early
manifested prediction Tor the STAGE. and
Is Well Known 10 theatre-gOers and The pub
nc generally a. very lne-l0OKing Young
man. put rs an actor OF more promise than
performance. lie IS best remembered. per
maps, M Esch0d- which he played CLOSELY
alter his ldiAer's conception Of that char
ac-cr ana ny his admirers was considered
superior 90 the elder Booth He was quite
popular in the western and southern cities
anu hls last extended engagement was. We
oeieFe. ia Chicago We have hearl eXcell-
ent actors say-and actors are not over ant
10 praise each othcr-that he had Inherited
some OF tie most brilliant qualities OF Li.
iatner genius But of late au apparently
mcuraOle bronchial ailllcUon has made al
most every engagement failure Tie pa
per5 aud critics have apoiogizel for hi-
hOarseness" bat ii has lonr been known
10y his friends that be would bn compelled
% abandon the stage.
L2st winter lie played al engagement in
the 81, Charts Theatre. in New Orlean.
under the disadvantages OF his hoar.e-
ness. and the engagement terminated soon
er than was expected 0u that account He
had many Oil friends iu that city. bu, this
was hls Arst appearance there since the iu-
cepton Of the rebellion. on his arrival he
called upon the editor OF one OF tie lead
ing journals. and in the course.0f converse
ton he Warmly expressed nis symDathv
with secession. Indeed. he Was vel known
- secessionist, but hc was not one Of b..
noisy kind" He has the same quiet sub
dled gentemaniy manner in his intercourse
wlth Others, that markes his whole family
lis last appearance ia public ia this city
vas on the evening OF November %. lSGt
~ W inter Garden. when the play Of Julius
C17ar was given for the benefit OF the
enaNspeaT Monument Fund. with cast
including the three Booth brOlhers-Elwn
as bfHias Junus as C1sSulS. aud John
Wilkes as Urrt i7f9uV There was
very large aud appreciariye audience on
That occasion
II II is indeed true that he j. the assassin
ol the President, the universal Indignation
winch wil cOusign him 10 lasting .ufany
VIII nor prevent the expression OF the pro
iounde-t sympathy ami sorrow for those
~-o are allied 10 him by blood. and whose
condemnation Of the act viii not be le-s
emphatic than our own; ana al the more
emphatic. because Of their Outspoken fiiei-
ny - The loyal cause and their heartfelt
admiration OF the lage Pres dent
Ihe Chicago Tunes says: Two YEARS ago
ne was IA this city. and while mere. WAS
manly remarkable FOR bis OlIsggken dis
loyalty MS erratlc behavior. aud hi, beast
y lAto1icatl0n whenever he could escape
Tie guardianship Oi his friends During
conversation at one time with MANAGER Nc
icSer- ne asserted that immortality awaited
any Nan who would XII Mr Lincoln. and
lndorsed us opinion with the familiar QUO
ta-I0n.
' Tle asab--.7-s y.-tA 11 a-ei tl, Eplasiaa dane
o-t--ves Il iA-as - io-s ,o-i ~Ae rea-ei a.
The character Of his father yascilated be-
tween ecceniTiclty and weI-detued insanity
and :, s probable that Young Booth liner
tied this peculiarly the same being irter-
siled- OF driven more into the latter. bv bis
Vici0us habits. contemplating tie immor-
tally . oe derived from this great cr.ms.
and melted 70 Z farther by hls secession
sympathles. Il is pr0bible that he br00Iet
over the idea till u absorbed his whole soul.
and lie became = mOuOmaniac Having
once decided upon x. Ae BEGAN ~ yiau i.s
execution. Insanity scarcely ever .g----
ieres wl-h slrewiness. and co1segue..iv
be projected lis nefari0us atteuut with d.
boAcal skill He Is naturally . mau OF great
canning an the utmost determination AMI
oy these he lab0red Oh until he cousurnatei
Ms laoors on Friday evening.
de mas succeeded but too EeIl. He has
probably gained that mortality which he
- long has coveted; but i IS AZ immortal
~ whose contemplation and origin thrills
the soul with lOathing. His immortality Is
simply 10 i've forever execrated bv good
men; i Is such an Immortality as belongs
70 lne damned spirits, whose suherings 20
out eternaliy.