The Shasta courier., 1865-04-22
Assassination Of President Lincoln.

Il
: facts had been before US many days before
: we could summon the will to pen them, and
gwe still lack the moral courage to say what.
s5as journalist, we must, in the discharge OF
Sour duty as such, do.
3 Abraham Lincoln, the head of our Govern
3ment, twice elected to that position by the
'apeople who constitute it, and who, from the
of his first administration OF
3its affairs had. by his single hearted love OF
:athe rhole country. won the confidence and
Prospect of his enemies. and increased the
Hove and confidence in the hearts of bis
5friends, is now no more. While in attend
lance at Ford's Theatre, on the night OF
April 18th 1865, at 81 o'clock. the desperate
s,cowardice and corruption of the rebellion
Headers eliminated in the infiction of a NOR
s,tal wound in the head of their most lenient
1judge, and the peoples best friend, resulting
sin his death at 7:22 o'clock on the morning
gof the 18th inst The whole particulars Of
ssthe maddening tragedy are published in our
photographic columns.
The records of the great crime of assassin
Eating an individual in the highest position
Gin the Government, and in the hearts of the
dpeople. is blackened by the further revela
ltions that the assassin's blow was aimed rot
5only at one, but all who officially constitute
athe Government, and by it to paralyze action
~ ri. ,.1 Fado dor
Gate assassins, and enable them at least to get
aaway with their blood-crusted treasure and
Forfeited lives. 1t was no act of personal
5vengeance-no blow at an individual heart
4 but stab at the Nation and wo wo
Ito the guilty conspirators and their TOOLS
zsThis last blow was wanted to nerve the loyal
apeople to the dealing out of exact Justice
a'The blow has been given, the evidence of the
sintent of that blow has become part of the
shistory of the dying struggles of the most
sperfdious and unprovoked rebellion known
Ito language, and now let justice-even-
4 Ishanded justice follow.
4 The bad policy of conciiating before crush
aing rebellion, is now apparent. Confidence
& lin half whipped treason is shown to be mis-
7piaced. That there is chiUalry in treason
Essag against such Government as ours. is dis
dproved, better look for it among highway
amen. The further fact that sympathizer
-lwith the rebellion, protesting Unionism, is
althe most dangerous member of society, is
fully proven. and none such should be trusted,
sbut be kept under the strictest surveillance.
I 1t is proven, too, beyond question, that leni-
sency, liberty, free speech and free access to
society of known sympathisers with treason
.sshas furnished the occasion for the consum-
.amation of this great crime. Had it not been
E:tor the "social amenities" which made trea-
son politics, and the discussion of such politics
Ia privileged question, treason could not have
amixed with loyalty on terms of equality, nor
: found the opportunity for committing this
dmost cowardly and damnable crime
aIt is this social tolerance-this concession
4 If free speech and free press to teach treason
q ,mong loyal citizens-this willingness on the
sapart of loyal citizens to discuss with full
Esgrown viners, with fangs apparent, the great
aquestion of the past four years, that has fur
I nished the sought-for opportunity to strike.
dWill the loyal people of the Nation accept the
Il esson taught, and hereafter look upon unre-
Hpenting treason as something too foul to
q safely come in social contact with?
q In the older States, where society is sup
q posed to be well regulated, the gambler and
sgthe harlot, the man or woman of bad habits,
Care shut out from the pale of all society that
Ihas the semblance of decencv; yet persons
Saturated with treason, the foulest crime
ssknown to the laws, have been the petted of
q that same society, recognized as social equals,
q ,nly differing in politics from those who were
sspiling blood like water in defense of an
Outraged country that their associates were
3 striving to assassinate. Until people see the
4 ifference between treason and politics, re
1;urrence of like tragedy may be looked for.
q Lincoln's tyranny" his been the theme
4 # these social traitor politicians. They op
q posed him because they would have liberty.
i l-nye. the liberty of severing the Govern
s jinent; the liberty of ensaving and working
] jim chains their peers; the liberty of import
4 ng barbarians that they might be civilized
.dunder the overseer's lash; the liberty of es-
4 ablishing the worst Of tyrannies on a soil
2heretofore consecrated to the fullest freedom,
Z excepting theone black spot, the sole remain
ging relic of the barbarism inflicted on the
sNation by the English Colonial Government
that preceded our OVID.
The lesson has been taught at great cost
, to great people. 1t remains to be seen if
! t is profted by.
4 New observation-disclosures Dickinson, of
sFrench Gulcb. has discovered and located a
<ivary r;oh ool1 ba, lo1o &c ,.,ork,