Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-18
WHIG.
THURSDAY MO sNIN4.. MAY ls 1866.
The Assassination.
COMMENTS LuUI lana CONFEDERATE
Journal.

COMMENTS OF LuuI LANA (coEFEDERATE
JoCRSAL
From the AexsndIlA (La) Dem 'crst. April %. J
The assassination Of the Preside 1t Of the On :
ted states aud the Secretary Of st tie is one Of
the mOsl astuuhhing event. that has ever oc.
CURED. That tue Chief Magistrate Of Iepub.
lie Ihou be stru X duwn at tue pital IL the
midst of nis friends, surrounded by garrison OF
ia lhiul Olders, is enough TO Ill the world with
amaEemsnt We caopot comprehend II. We
should even dsbe'iege it, were the proof OF its
occurrence not bey, n toe pos:ib ity of doubt
Though In s M quarters the excited peo.
pie the United ates lay this act at the door
Uf he authorities Of the Confederate States, We
observe hat hat iS not the general opinion al
th no IL. We do not believe that full inves-
tIgation will lead TO the discovery of any com
plicity in the affair on the part OF any one con-
nected with The Government Of the Confederate
D stes; Tor even suppos ng that the d:sire 10
commit any sucu deed existed. its inability 10 re
suit u any substantial benefit TO our cause would
have 20 sulc.eBt de sr US from attempt
ing IT, Ihe success of any one OF the ma1y
atteA pts 70 take LIE life oil the first Napoleon
would b We produced a nIarkeI effect on the dss-
tiny vi FrIlce, because NapJeOn was the en-
b.uimenJ and tue soul OF the cause which he
upheld But tue dssassinltiUn OF William the
81 eat uid not put an end t. the struggle which
b. o mmgRced aud which was ended 50 :cessini-
ly eigh years after bis death. go will II De
v It'll the II, sassinAtiVn Of President Lincoln
The whole North is united In Is efforts TO sub
due the Confederate stat s. and the mere change
OF ru era will pro luce NO uaterid change III
the pJucy hiCh tue gov5rnment oil tne Uniled
stateI has plrsu ID for The last four years. Al
" bo k.ow anything about the character OF the
successor TO Mr LinIoln's otice will admit that
be south b d not IN the late President more
biEt.r enemy and a more enthusiastic supporter
of the ar than II has 10 the parson OF the south.
er ttaitor and renegade who now fills the Pres.
idsnt al clair. Tie government of the United
{ tss is comm!ttsd 70 the task OF subjugation.
Who shall be the putcular agent TO carry ont
ItS oDJects Is matter of but little consequence
10 US or snyJody else.
Bat what snail We think now Of the best gov.
ernment Vn the face oi tue earth y Ii It's Chiet
Nauta'e not safe among his own people, aud
canu I 70 forth FROM his house without such
a the 10 N II CHS aud tyrsnts If the Old
" T d gaths around them to rOtect Their per-
sons il would em that tbs people are very fir
from being tie beat p ople on the earth, what
ever ID bs tho pscuIas excellencies OF the
" run ent under W -ich they i've.
rom the Shreveport Lal sentinel, April 27I
Two " ssks sipce We designated Lincoln as a
CespicAb,s &c pot and our Up nion OF bim Is un'
nged by hi DEATH which at an earlier date
Cusd It O.cur.ed in any other way we should
lave Iejoicsd at as the enemy Of tue South and
tie rig .ts " . are conten Ing for. Our fe lings
and rluciplss revolt alike, ho ever at the in
famous u oowardly crime by which he was
cut on; no: eau we recognize in it tie hand OF
rrogIdruoe as a respsote c. emporary much to
on surprise, seem dspos d to DO. We shall not
a tempt snyt .0iogic i Lis ;rssIon Of esdbject,
but do not bell ve at Onn 'tence would
w.ri out DIS Ineerut De eud, BY any such
means or inspire man 70 tn commission Of q
.ne denouLc.d and forbidden alis by laws
human and divine.
In 4 polililsl point Of view we regard Mr..
l. ncolMfs de ID az by no means the lsa't OF the
III sf rtui Q, i have Istsl BET Nlsn the South.
tor N Is rs . rs the urSs and sHougsst i which
st, AT he was, Elt out any doubt much b er
man tha the one VIII hI. su ceeded N IN the
Pre- e.iaeot.l chair Of the Q tied Siatse; eeJnd
- It viii sA ceiling of Indignation and re.
venge at the Nor whez will fu she delay and
eubarra.s the neg III lions which as we have
q WAYS cont nded will 81 last nave TO be r sort
ed 70 for peace between the cOnterdipg parties
and thlfdiy, what was, 70 doubt the conc rte
set # a few indi idua 5 onlv, wilt be attributed
10 q conspiracy Of the leading men OF the ION
feder cy; q. taerefDre we II peat again IL ws
coo,Ider the cr ue not only wicked at oc iOu'
me LIT also on that whli dict far M lie In ury
ME south by tns effects It will have tasu
M. Lincoln, il hs Dad lived. would have eva
attempted.