The New York herald., 1865-04-20

THE SEWARD FAMILY.
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Secretary Seward and Frederick seward
ContiMuc 10 Improve.
wAsHrSGroS. April 10, 1895
Secretary Seward and Frederick seward continue 70
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TEE ASSASSINS.
Booth Reported Seen at Read
ing, Pennsylvania.
Important Letter from tie
Murderer.
!; Ills REASONS FOR THE ASSASSINATION
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The Attempt on the Life of Pre-
Ills REASONS FOR the ASSASSINATION
The Attempt on the Life of Pre-
Sident Johnson,

&C., &c..

4 Booth Seen on u Train in Pcnnsy'ssnsH.-
RE,DiyG, Pa. April 10, Iso5
4 Booth, tho murderer IL Is suppse l. was on the pas
senger that left hcrc tsix O'Clock for Poir'iilc
|, gentleman him bcforcii reacneds
4 here, spoke u him and shock hands wish him.
4 During their conversation Booth oloTed up
q several times, and appeared annoyed and
D des Of avoiding observation The gentleman
3 positive is Booth having known lin Tor several
b years Why he did not give the nj at orbefors
y the train left her. do not know; bit Just the TRAN
loft he notified several of tire officers Of thr road An
& extra tram nm 'da,ey sent in psrsu of he train
4 kilograms sent % all points upon tire lac Of the
y road. The result is ~ yet unknown
The extra did not overtakc the r"gulnr tar hut
4 arriy Pot ivc after IT, The condu tor Informed
!. party that the suspected got OF II Porn Clnton The
Y returned but the had left which way how
! no appeared TO know.
! Important Letter from ~. Wilkes Booth.
HIS ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO MAKE MI. LINCOLN
4 A PRIsoNER-Bis REASONS FoR MS AcTioN.
4 [From the Philadelphia Press, April 19l
We have st received the ollowng etter, written by
John Wilkes Booth, and placed by him In 'ac hands Of
his brother in law, j. S. Clarke II written by1 him
q in November last and lc with j. Clarke in sealed
n lope, and addrcsscdto himself irhis handNf
( ting. IN the same envelope itid states
4 bonds and oil stocks This letter W tP.n,o nv -,
4 Clarke for tn frs, time Monday last la iueaia'a
Z handed by him to Marshal Mlva.o. gho l14 kut5
4 pla ed Il in or HANDS Mot umsal .0} % pros.s
y that he mus, for many months have ro ttr td softt
q he pcrsoa OF the late President 1t b. Abreetr a
iNf whether be imagined The hlact de. "hch las
q p nged the nation into the deepest gH.u atd 70 ire
!; same time awakened just and ralto3-s nds1s
Z tom
My DEAH Siis-fou may this yp. thipk hcss
Z But as me may wish know uien gko .nd 10, ar-
asI not to~ Direct eivo It. @ the words o;
"a yoar master,
n $40 whom it ,acy coscern y
"a Righ wrong, God iud se me, not For bsny
Ia motive good bad Of thing am slrc the lasna-
III condemnation of the NORTH
IA Ilov, peace thar lie Have loved the Union,
h beyond expression For gears have waited, noped
i and prayed for the dark cloud break, and fer q
restoration of foyiner sunshine. To wait long
wo Id b. u crime. AZ bopc for peacs isdcad. Ny
E prayer have proved asioe hopes Gods will hs
"a done. / go to and share the bittcr end.
"a have held the South right The very
minaton Of Abraham Line In, four years ago spoke
plainly upon Southern rghts-and nsttutio n
n His election proved il. "Awa actn Yes; bh
u you bound and plunderd What iollyl The south
wise. Who thinks o. arguma mt patience when
F7 the nuger of his eneIay presses the regcr In
FAf rsps war !, too could say 'Countrv, riglt %
q wrong" But in struggle M t'yhcre the bro
u ther tries 10 pierce the brohers hear for Gods sake
y CHOOSE the right When country like, Tins spurns
rom her side she forfeits the ailYancc OF every
honest freeman ard should him. unrammclied by
any feaity socver act his eicncc appross
People OF the North, to hate tyranny, to love bryy
and JUSTICE 10 strike at wrong and Up ossIon, shs
teaching Of fathers. The study o early Sn@ ory
~ W u not let me forget 1t. and may DeEcr.
..h,f Sh>
q bsck And hooking upon Afyi slavery from the
same standpoint Id by the noble fNmnrs oa
stsu.'on, for ono, have considered cs the
greatest besng loth for IN meslves and thui God
4 ever bestowed apou favored nation Witness hereto
y fore wealth and power; witness their elevation and
enlightenment absye their elsewhere l 1avs liycd
among most Of my bfe and have Ies harsh treat
4 ment from master thon ! have bshelts In the
n North from fahsr to Vat, Heaven Knows.
Id be willing 70 do for the negro, than
y eund but see way 10 fniv ser TIER condition
a But Lneolns policy aaly prepar. NJ. tho way for
their total annsf stion. Ths South no t,re hey
BEEN fighting H1 the continuance Of t4aSors The first
battle os Hull did yewiih that idea srir
for have been noble ans greayv far nm
Pe g. SC Ga.su urypa afsys Fr@e sboad We allow
. they at the bsgnnng OF ts caest, er'e ~,
md iasice have made TN wrong Lscene stc l0h and
they stand (bcsora the wondsr an, simi alton Of
'he sorld) noble tBd Of pairO.c hersss Hsrnft
Y reaug OF eir deds. rhsrmopy D.sVin be forgotten.
. When aided in NE capture ana cxosuton Of Jhn
4. Brown tvae wcst<n border. and
" wao WAS foirly iec and fd bcfse mp-p aA
jadge arf Jury. Of ',sson auo Who BY tho way has
E BEEN male a sod,i proud .f little share
"a ynihe transacon Tor dcems II me duty, and lhs,
helping counry to- perform of
tIius,oe, But Why was crfsa 10 ys'r John Bo~n n
sonsdcred by ,hen-e 5esl NE greatest md only
NJ ,irt AZ Of thc wcpc rcpuh party. Strange raasn
grutbni Vice 10 become SIMPLY bccsse ms,s
vi ndaee In ~
M ttblugh tsen, ds that nc abo'tionshe ~ hs
'1 NJ hai In the land, aDd th>t the enp party de
IA rived the same ~ poor old Brown; because
.y they viii W abolish slavery, but on nasount OF NE
II means they have endeav,<cd eject ,hs,
" abolition n Brown we're n,ing dopss whether hs
Il aim eD w..d set nsvcry ssainsI the a.on Nest, or
4 many In the Nortisdo, sIs openly, Ihe rson
y the South to retain rrs rgy sunran.
tecd TO them by esory tie. which oaec ers.d
Nerd. vAc South make no choice II is srhrr er
tcrnir aon slavery tss ~, s,ire' twose sasn DEATH
4 " dra~ from. know sy choice.
= have also studied hard 10 csscover upan whs,
grounds the right OF State sccdc hes b. cont d.
when very name United stse- and she DccIAraton
OF taIepcndsucc tA provide isr sion Bat there
y Is mo time br weris write In haste know bo~
foolish shall he s-emcd for undertaking such step
4f ss, wbcr ON tho one s'se. have many fr eud and
y everything to mako happy, where rss prons ioo
y aloe has saned me income Of mo ac. wcuiy thou.
sand dollars ycsr, and sbcrr NY gfcal perS nj eHbi
4ton IN y sr,icSsioD has srsh gr.si ned s'r labor
ON the other nd the south tes,or upcs
3me one KIDD word pIaoe whSe" ha,eno ties'is.
N cSccpt tenath the sod parr where IA Il 81 hsr BE-
come private soldier bcgga. 10 up al of shs
FOR Che tat bes de- my nn,hrr aud ais et' whom
x love ~ desrls ltho,yh they cIy dntt with
y in oprioi. s'ems insane; but God IS my Jnsge
n love tsii more than ! do country that d sowns
= IL; han fame wealth; more t n, Gu pardon
y me " wrDD1 Iaore th.n happy hoyre have never
A becu llon battle ici ba, on my oountrym ~ could
you all bal scc the et ~ or cacca a, rs hor,d war a.
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