Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-24
RICHMOND WIG SONDM MORNING, APRIL a. 1865

OVERLOOKING hearts could we bless God and pray for
his continued favor How have loved the old dag can
never now be klowa few years since and the entTe
>-ord could boast OF pure and spot Bat
haze OF late been icing and caring Of the bloody deeds
VIZ ch she has been made the emblem and would shud
de 10 T. ink oW changed she had grown how have
onpei 10 her break from the mist Of blood and death
hat cIe5 ound her folds spelling her beauty and ar
tbino her Ii nor. But day by day has she been
ICED deeper and deeper into cruelty and oppression
ri now lin INV eye her once bright red stripes look Ike
bloody rsshes on the Ica Of heaven. look now upon
mn. iry admiration Of her gores a. dream Ny love
~ Rings stand today II for the south alone Nor do
eem it dishonor in attempting to make for her PR
sonr of this man. to whom she owes 30 much OF misery
attend; me- 60 psnsss 70 ter s wDsb have
40 long derded and been elceivorins to force her ~
forgetting they are brothers, and that its imPoitic
tn al an enemy TO MD less. ShoI'd rslcH Eer IN
fety and find it true will proudly beg permission to
trinnph or die in that same ditch" By her side.
Confederate doing duty upon his own response
bii,t, J. WILKES BooTn.
,oora's IDEA OF IMMORTAL PANE
From the Cleveland Leader, April IL
We learn on the best authority that when Wilkes Booth
was in this city year and halt ago, he remarked to
A uroyninent citizen that The man who killed Abraham
Lincoln would occupy higher niche OF fame than
George Washington This demonstrates that MS mia
nous deed long prsmeditated.
From the Chicago Journal
theatrical centlemln OF this city informs Us that in
he early part Of 1868 during an engagement OF ).
Wilkes Booth at McV.ckers Theatre he made the re-
mark one dly What glorious opportunity there Is for
u N an to immOrt'lize himself by killing Lincoln
What good would that dot ne was asAe1'
he then quoted these lines
The ambitious youth who fred the Ephesian dome |
Outyes in fame tne pious fool who reared II.
well who was that ambitious yoGth-what was biz
me-" then asked.
That cont know" Booth replied
Then where's the fame you speak Of ~
This. GU. informant tells us nOnplnsd hin.
From this Il would that the assassin has had ne
commission of this horrid crime in his mind Tor at least
tao or thee years.
An IMPORTANT ARREST.
A snecial despatch to the n. Y Tribune from Bat
more 18th instant, says:
Young man named Samuel Arnold, in the employ OF
! w Wharton a store-keeper 1t Fortress Monroe was
apurehended yesterday morning at that place on susq
ion of being implicated in the assassination of Presl
dent Lincoln and Secretary Seward. and brought t.
this cty arriving here this morning IN custody OF two
Government officers Arnold denies any knowledge Ol
he Mot 10 asassnate the President but cOneSses that
br was concerned with Booth and other parties, aUout
even in all in plo TO kidnap the President and de-
liver him TO the x edmond authorities previous 10 the
ara ement of the cartel for exchange OF prisoners b.
lie saws he withdrew from the gang when Booth
tLreatened 10 shoot him. An alteration ensued; but
the dificulty was settled by Booth apoogizng. Since
them Arnold SAYS be has had nothing TO do with Booth
bu tes and other do cuments found in his possession
sigped SAN" prove to the contrary. lhe prisoner
was taken 70 Washington.