The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-24
The Death of J. Wilkes Booth.

From the LOndon Times, may g
Such an end was too good for sush q
miscresnt and most honest men will fee,
in common with the American people, that
iusties has been cheated of q victim. A
stage desperate like Booth, had he been
rto1ired TO choose his own desth, would
c~ertainly have preferred a soldiers fate TO
q public execution, and the ssme fortune
which favored his infamous design seams to
have attended him to the last. 1t was by
steries of hair breadth chances that he OBJ
tanned access to the Presidents box, that
he was enabled to take deadly aim, that he
passed unhurt and unchsllenged through
the horror-stricken audience, mounted his
horse in safety, and reached q point some
folty miles distant from Washington by a
~circuiteus route, in spite of g severe acct
dent, and across q broad estuary. Hunted
down at length, and brought to bay, he
dies like the hero of a tragedy, but with
execrations on his tongue, still defying the
Judgment of human tribunals. q
The telegraph afurther announces that
Harold hsd been conveyed to Wsshing-
ton, and that JuDius BruEus, the brother of
Wilkes Booth, had been arrested as an &C
cessory. Whether Harold will be identi-
fed IS the person who made tho dsstArdly
attempt on the life of Mr.. Seward, who is
happily recovering, remains, Of course, to
be proved. A very minute description Of
this person was published in New York,
and q man corresponding to it was sppre-
hended, so that Harold may possibly turn
out to have played q subordinate part.
Ar. Stanton has announced, we hope
premsturely, that evidence in posses
sion of the government shows
the conspiracy to have originated in
Canada, and to have been "spprsved at
Richmond"-s singulsrly vague express
ion, aud one suggestive of imperfect infor-
nation. He added, apparently on the
same authority, that the Ieputed ssssilsnt
of Mr.. Seward was one of the st. Adams
raiders but this, too, requires confirms
ton.
In the meantime, it is due to the Amer
lean press that we should record our testi-
mony to the forbesring and enlightened
spirit in which some of our New York Co
temporaTles have discussed the ssssssins-
ton and its probable results. 1t seems as
though the moderate and humane coInsels
of she murdered President were more po-
tent in his death than in his life, rebuking
and silencing the wild cry for vengeance
which might otherwise have been raised.
At all events, the general attitude of the
American people at such 8 crisis has been
marked by 9 striking and honorable sense
of responsibility, and contrasts favorably
with the ssvage loyalty which glosted over
the torments of Rsvsillsc and D4miens.-
If vindiotive sentiments could not be alto
gether restrained, they have st least failed
hitherto to acquire the mastery. We n sy,
therefore, feel that Harold, however strong
the evidence sgsinst him, will have q fair
trial, and that his crime, if it should be
traced to Southern mitigation, will not be
visited on the heads of an innocent nation.
Nashville New OF Isham q.
TEsshViIle Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
of Monday .a
INCIDENCE OF REBEL OFFICERs-IsHAM G.
HARRIS HEARD ERoM. .l-
The city is full of rebels, many of them
officers, VINO are abusive and defiant. Much
abuse is hesped upon President johnson
and Governor BrownloW. A rebel Colonel
was yesterday put in prison for using
threatening language. List night, after
the Governor had retired, q rebel officer
came to his door and demanded admit
lance. The gusrd refused, but he per
sisted, saying he had u gent private bust
ness. It was only by strong thrsa' 8 OF
using the bsyonet that the guard com
PEELED him to leave. 1t is believed he
meant to assault the Governor.
A very spicy correspondence hss lately
taken place between Governor Brownlow
and the defunct Governor of Tennessee,
and the officers of the Bank of Tennessee,
who are now at Augusta, Georgia. They
proposed to bring back the archives and
the assets of the bank their messages ssid
they had 500, 600 in specie) if they were
psrdoned. Governor BrowloW replied in
. manner from which, probably, will soon
come positive results Of g.est value. 81
NASHVILLE, Msy q. ID
IsHAA G. HARRIS AND TENNESSEE STATE
BONDS ~CAPTURED.
It is reported that Ishsm G. Harris is
captured. It is certain that the Tennessee
State archives are captured, ard all the
State bonds and $500, 600 in specie. belong
ing to the Treasury of State.